Sentences with phrase «more high quality public schools»

Valdosta, like rural and metro areas across Georgia, are demanding the creation of more high quality public school options in K - 12 education.

While we would expect that an irresponsible initiative of this kind will struggle to find any meaningful support in this state, CCSA will remain diligent to provide whatever protection is necessary to make sure that California charter schools keep on stride for creating even more high quality public school options for children and families in the future.

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I have been proud to lead the fight in creating several high - quality schools with more on the way, opening new public parks and upgrading our waterfront, new retail, and the rebuilding of the World Trade Center.

«There is mounting scientific evidence that diets including less low - quality carbohydrates, such as white breads, potatoes, and sweets, and higher in protein - rich foods may be more efficient for weight loss,» said first and corresponding author Jessica Smith, Ph.D., a visiting scholar at the Friedman School and a research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

That is, the high rate of private placement in D.C. may be more a function of the quality of D.C. public schools than a function of special education per se.

A public statement followed by a series of activities to promote more high - quality schools could drive improvement from the ground up if state leaders continue to fail to act.

Given the need for more high - quality schools, we should be open to finding ways for any high - quality public - school operator to be successful, whether they are stand - alone charter schools, EMOs, franchises, networks, or CMOs.

Even more controversial among teachers than Shanker's advocacy of high standards and public school choice was his embrace of a series of reforms intended to improve the quality of the teaching profession.

NAF cited Schwartz's long history of advocacy for high quality school - to - career programs, especially in his current position cochairing Pathways to Prosperity, a foundation - funded initiative designed to increase public support for the creation of multiple pathways linking work and learning to enable more young people to successfully complete high school and go on to obtain a meaningful postsecondary credential.

Nina Rees, CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&Public Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&public schools.schools.»

Finally, Adam Peshek proposes a way to tackle some of the obstacles to charter - school growth through the Opportunity Zone program (part of the 2017 tax reform package)-- and hopefully create more high - quality public school options for children along the way.

The growth of for - profit online schools, one of the more overtly commercial segments of the school choice movement, is rooted in the theory that corporate efficiencies combined with the Internet can revolutionize public education, offering high quality at reduced cost.

In other words, high - quality pre-K is a much more powerful political issue than public charter schools.

More than two - thirds of parents see the following as reducing the quality of public education: teacher and staff layoffs; increased class sizes; school closings; high turnover rates; and cutbacks in art, music, libraries and physical education.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

«Harbormasters» are unelected entities that seek to put themselves in control of managing public education in a particular community, and (b) «High - Quality Seats» is a euphemism for more charter schools.

The profound lack of knowledge about public education, as reflected in comments about public schools being «flush with cash» and badly underserving the nation's children, coupled with policy proposals based on these «alternative facts», pose a threat to a high - quality education for more than 50 million students.

All of you should be incredibly proud of what we achieved with this event - we showed our strength, but more importantly, we showed the depth of our commitment to making sure every student in Los Angeles has a high - quality public school.

Cymone also helped more than 200 students enroll in high - quality public schools — 94 percent of which were of higher quality than the schools, scholars were zoned to.

According to CAP's survey, more than three - quarters of Americans agree that school integration will improve the quality of education received by low - income students, but less than half of the public agrees that integration will improve the quality of education received by high - income students.

PAA co-founder Julie Woestehoff concluded, «It's time for a more responsible federal education law that will strengthen our nation's public schools and provide a high - quality education for all our children.»

«The approval of Brass City Charter School and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of ConnecSchool and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of Connecschool options to the families of Connecticut.

From centrist Democrats who think that choice should only be limited to the expansion of public charter schools (and their senseless opposition to school vouchers, which, provide money to parochial and private schools, which, like charters, are privately - operated), to the libertarian Cato Institute's pursuit of ideological purity through its bashing of charters and vouchers in favor of the voucher - like tax credit plans (which explains the irrelevance of the think tank's education team on education matters outside of higher ed), reformers sometimes seem more - focused on their own preferred version of choice instead of on the more - important goal of expanding opportunities for families to provide our children with high - quality teaching and comprehensive college - preparatory curricula.

Our public charter schools are given more academic and budgetary flexibility than traditional public schools, and in exchange commit to deliver high - quality academic results for students.

The move toward more high - quality charter schools began with the state's successful bid for Race to the Top money and accompanying legislative changes, plus the commitment to create a public - private fund to incubate new high - quality charter schools and scale up top CMOs.

«L.A. families still want more high - quality public school options in their neighborhood,» the foundation said in an email to LA School Rschool options in their neighborhood,» the foundation said in an email to LA School RSchool Report.

Among them, tuition at many high - quality private schools is more than public vouchers can feasibly provide, and there is virtually no mechanism guaranteeing instructional quality.

For more than 100 years, Jenks Public Schools has provided students with a quality education in an environment known nationwide for high academic standards and innovation.

To help New Orleans become the first high - quality urban education system in the country, NSNO invests in great public schools, helps schools become more effective, and coordinates solutions to citywide challenges.

Learn more about high quality public school options in the Coastal area.

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The After - School Corporation (TASC) provides a description and lessons learned from one of the nation's largest, longest - running efforts to offer teens high quality, structured after - school programs, filling more than 40,000 seats over nine years in New York City public high school after - school proSchool Corporation (TASC) provides a description and lessons learned from one of the nation's largest, longest - running efforts to offer teens high quality, structured after - school programs, filling more than 40,000 seats over nine years in New York City public high school after - school proschool programs, filling more than 40,000 seats over nine years in New York City public high school after - school proschool after - school proschool programs.

In order to meet this parental demand for choice and the public's desire for more high quality public educational options for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in charter school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities for charter school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution limiting parent choice.

AACTE's more than 800 member institutions are dedicated to high - quality preparation that ensures the effectiveness, diversity, and readiness of professional educators, supporting the priorities of the American public surveyed in the 47th annual PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Scpublic surveyed in the 47th annual PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public ScPublic's Attitudes Toward the Public ScPublic Schools.

Example projects: Ms. Hargrave's work includes co-authoring the forthcoming The Secret to Sustainable School Transformation: Slow and Steady Wins the Race, and co-authoring Teachers Supporting Teachers: State Policies for Non-Classroom-Based Instructors; Growing a High - Quality Charter School Sector: Lessons from Tennessee; The Achievement School District: Lessons from Tennessee; Student Achievement in Charter Schools; Raising the Bar: Why Public Charter Schools Must Become More Innovative; and The Conditions for Success: Ensuring Great Public Schools in Every Neighborhood.

Replicating Quality: Policy Recommendations to Support the Replication and Growth of High - Performing Charter Schools and Networks, a new report by Public Impact for the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and the Charter School Growth Fund, argues that these changes could pave the way for a dramatic shift in K — 12 quality, creating excellent opportunities for a million more students over the next Quality: Policy Recommendations to Support the Replication and Growth of High - Performing Charter Schools and Networks, a new report by Public Impact for the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and the Charter School Growth Fund, argues that these changes could pave the way for a dramatic shift in K — 12 quality, creating excellent opportunities for a million more students over the next quality, creating excellent opportunities for a million more students over the next decade.

Precisely because of the grim conditions in schools and society, a vigorous commitment to high - quality public education is more necessary than ever.

«I want to thank Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, bill sponsors Rep. Scott Hilton and Sen. Fran Millar and the Georgia General Assembly for ensuring that more Georgia students will have access to a high quality and transformative public education because the public charter schools they attend will receive a funding increase.

That only makes conditions worse in the public schools and the surrounding community, as they typically lose more resources while having to serve more high - need students, and eventually quality educators get driven away.

This means more high quality public charter school seats for Texas students and millions of dollars in savings for public charter schools.

Charter schools also have more flexibility than traditional public schools, so they are uniquely situated to provide high - quality educational services to students with various learning needs.

We do what we do for the more than 90 percent of all Texas students who are educated in public schools because we believe all kids deserve a level playing field made possible by a high - quality education.

«It will mean giving parents more choice of the public schools their children attend as one way of assuring higher quality without heavy - handed state control.»

«The growth of for - profit online schools, one of the more overtly commercial segments of the school choice movement, is rooted in the theory that corporate efficiencies combined with the Internet can revolutionize public education, offering high quality at reduced cost,» the article notes.

Tuition - free online public schools, powered by K12 and available in more than 33 states, offer students a high - quality education.

This historic vote by the State Board is a big and important step in ensuring that more students and families in Nashville have access to high - quality public schools.

And he is working to demonstrate that the quality of a public education is about more than how many AP classes one takes, now many community college courses a high schooler enrolls in over the summers, and how many extra hours of math a fourth grader «earns» by getting a slot in a prized G&T program.

To help support the growth of schools, grants will fund the identification and development of new charter school facilities, efforts to recruit and prepare public school teachers and provide support and coaching to public school leaders, and efforts to deepen conversations between educators and families to create more collaboration and public participation in creating more high - quality public schools.

To date, Great Public Schools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public scPublic Schools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public sSchools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public scpublic schoolsschools.

Van Schoales, head of A + Denver, makes a personal and professional plea for higher quality and more comprehensive arts education in Denver Public Schools.