Not exact matches
Regardless of the educational
options available or
schooling choices made for their own children, Christians can serve and strengthen
public schools through volunteering as tutors or reading partners.
His aggressive, bare - knuckle style, cuts to
public spending, and well - publicized clashes with the New Jersey Education Association have
made the governor a media sensation and shoved his education reform ideas — which include expanding
school choice options for students and overhauling teacher tenure, compensation, and pensions — into the national spotlight.
If we believe that all parents — particularly those struggling to
make ends meet — deserve authentic
choice among diverse
school options that include charter, Catholic, and traditional
public schools, we can and must do better.
On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver
Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help
make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to
make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation
options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter
schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality
schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose
schools confi
schools confidently.
The session saw bipartisan support for Louisiana's Scholarship Program as it was renewed and strengthened, creation of a
public school choice program and more
options made available for Louisiana parents.
Quite often,
public schools of
choice are to low - income families what private
schools are to more affluent families, Swagerty says, adding that she loves the fact that charters give low - income families the
option to «
make smart decisions about what's best for their children.»
The event, titled «Stronger Together, A Celebration of
School Choice» marks the end of National
School Choice Week, a
public campaign to
make K - 12 students and their parents aware of
options in education.
Charter
public schools in Idaho already have some opportunities for flexibility, through curricular
choices and their performance certificates, and this
option opens the door for traditional
public schools to have the same opportunities to
make governance decisions at a local level.
In addition to the connection between expanded
school -
choice options and increased parental engagement, which panelists echoed in their testimony, Todd Ziebarth, from the National Alliance for
Public Charter Schools, pointed to the way that charters involve parents in decision making and school governance as a model that could positively influence traditional public school prac
Public Charter
Schools, pointed to the way that charters involve parents in decision
making and
school governance as a model that could positively influence traditional
public school prac
public school practices.
We at the California Charter
Schools Association will continue to work with our members to help educate parents and the
public about how best to navigate the transition from a command and control system of education to one where parents
make well - informed
choices between an abundance of quality
options.
«However, stronger
public school choice options is but one of many opportunities ESSA
makes possible.
In a prepared statement, a spokeswoman for the state's education commissioner said, «The state is committed to
making sure that all children have access to a quality education, regardless of their zip code...
Public schools of
choice have created high - quality
options for thousands of Connecticut families.
Yet, in spite of all of the drama that has occurred in the time since the ruling, a number of individuals — from parents to politicians to members of the media — have inexplicably opined in letters - to - the - editor, blog posts and the like that the fateful decision
made by four of the seven justices on the State Supreme Court would not hurt the charter
school movement in Georgia nor stifle the progress that has been
made to give parents and students quality
public school choice options.
The session saw bipartisan support for Louisiana's Scholarship Program as it was renewed and strengthened, creation of a
public school choice program and more
options made available -LSB-...]
Since then, we increased quality
options for families with expanded
public school choice, a needs - based voucher program, and Indiana's Charter School Board, making sure all parents — no matter where they live — have the ability to find a good school that meets their child's
school choice, a needs - based voucher program, and Indiana's Charter
School Board, making sure all parents — no matter where they live — have the ability to find a good school that meets their child's
School Board,
making sure all parents — no matter where they live — have the ability to find a good
school that meets their child's
school that meets their child's needs.
According to Department budget documents, the proposal «would support LEAs in establishing or expanding student - centered systems that: (1) differentiate funding based on student characteristics, providing disadvantaged students more funding on a per - pupil basis than other students; (2) offer a range of viable
school options and enable the Federal, State, and local funds to follow students to the
public school of their
choice; (3)
make school performance and funding data easily accessible to parents; and (4) empower
school leaders to use funds flexibly to address student and community needs.