The resolution cited the fact that charter boards accept public money but lack democratic accountability, that charter schools are contributing to increased segregation, that punitive disciplinary policies are disproportionately used in charter schools as well as other practices that violate students» rights, that there is a pattern of fraud of mismanagement in the sector in general, and it then called for opposition to privatization of education, opposed diversion of funding from public schools, called for full funding for quality public education, called for legislation granting parents access to charter school boards and to strengthen oversight, called for charter schools to follow USDOJ and USDOE guidelines on student discipline and to help parents file complaints when those guidelines are violated, opposed efforts to weaken oversight, and called for
a moratorium on charter school growth.
And, «Blistan and the NJEA have even called for
a moratorium on charter school growth, but this recent action highlights their double talk and utter hypocrisy.»
There are problems in some cities and states with some charter schools that need to be improved or closed, but calling for a national
moratorium on all charter school growth makes no sense at all.
Delaine Eastin, a former state superintendent of public instruction, has called for
a moratorium on charter school growth.
Public charter schools were at the heart of the electoral fights, with some officials calling for
a moratorium on charter school growth.
Not exact matches
These include depriving
charters of full per - pupil funding; denying them access to (or financing for) facilities; placing new restrictions
on existing
schools or
moratoriums on future
growth; and weakening
charter laws.
At its national convention, the NAACP voted to support a
moratorium on the
growth of
charter schools, which is puzzling because opinion surveys show strong support for
charter schools among African Americans.
The new 2016 resolution, however, went further in that it called for a
moratorium on the
growth of
charter schools until concerns were addressed.
But we recently learned about the NAACP's resolution calling for a
moratorium on the
growth of
charter schools, and believe it is simply wrong.
For instance, he has spoken out against House Bill 1723, which would place a
moratorium on the creation of new
charter schools, and also to limit the
growth of existing institutions in applicable geographic areas.
Despite this,
growth of
charter schools in Rhode Island has been slow, due to a lack of state funds and a
moratorium on the creation of new
schools that was lifted a couple of years ago.