Sentences with phrase «movement of public school parents»

The 185,000 - plus students who opted out of the state English Language Arts [ELA] test last week did so because of more than three years of organizing by a genuinely grass - roots movement of public school parents.

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ALBANY — Teachers» unions are leveraging an unprecedented statewide protest of standardized testing in public schools as their latest weapon in a war with Governor Andrew Cuomo over education reform — whether the parent activists who began the so - called «opt out» movement like it or not.

4) The Chris Kirby incident and the arrival of a true East Ramapo political movement — It's been no secret that the East Ramapo Central School District is experiencing tumult for years, but 2013 marked the year that a full - fledged resistance to the private school domination of the board was launched by public school paSchool District is experiencing tumult for years, but 2013 marked the year that a full - fledged resistance to the private school domination of the board was launched by public school paschool domination of the board was launched by public school paschool parents.

New Haven, CT — Connecticut's public charter school movement turned 20 - years old this past Saturday, marking two decades of providing students with innovative and new educational opportunities and parents with real public school choice.

Either this discordant plan is a front for public school expansionism, bent on adding another grade or two to its current thirteen, and adding the staff (and dues - paying union members) that would accompany such growth, or it's a cynical calculation: only by appealing to the middle - class desire for taxpayers to underwrite the routine child - care needs of working parents will any movement occur on the pre-K front, and the heck with the truly disadvantaged youngsters who need more than that strategy will yield.

Of course, parents and educators can come together and influence state policy, as they've done in recent years in resisting the privatization movement that would use public funds to pay for private school tuition.

New Haven, CT — Connecticut's public charter school movement turned 20 years old this month, marking two decades of providing students with innovative and new educational opportunities and parents with real public school choice.

Caputo - Pearl sees this as a threat to UTLA's very existence, which makes it strange when his two national affiliates may both end up supporting Clinton, who once said, «I stand behind the charter school / public school movement, because parents do deserve greater choice within the public school system to meet the unique needs of their children.»

«California's charter school law has initiated a broad reform movement consisting of parents and educators who are coming together to create new schools which are better meeting the needs of students and encouraging improvement throughout our public education system.

LA School Report covered the intense race like no other publication, with comprehensive profiles of the primary candidates, what was at stake for kids, what fueled the record spending, and the rising parent movement that swept in change for public education.

The charter movement has transformed public education, and heralded in an era in which parents and communities can create schools of choice for their children and have greater flexibility and richer learning environments in exchange for added accountability.

The movement appears to have public support: 70 percent of likely voters said they'd support parent - trigger laws in a March national poll by StudentsFirst, a pro-school choice advocacy group run by Michelle Rhee, the controversial former chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools.

Parent advocates from across the country converged on New York City on Monday, February 7 for the first national forum of Parents Across America, a parent - led movement to make parent voices heard in the national debate over education reform — and to promote positive, common - sense solutions that will improve public schools natioParent advocates from across the country converged on New York City on Monday, February 7 for the first national forum of Parents Across America, a parent - led movement to make parent voices heard in the national debate over education reform — and to promote positive, common - sense solutions that will improve public schools natioparent - led movement to make parent voices heard in the national debate over education reform — and to promote positive, common - sense solutions that will improve public schools natioparent voices heard in the national debate over education reform — and to promote positive, common - sense solutions that will improve public schools nationwide.

The charter movement transformed public education, and heralded in an era in which parents and communities can create schools of choice for their children and have greater flexibility and richer learning environments in exchange for added accountability.

«We want to thank the supporters of the charter movement, including students, parents and teachers, for recognizing the important role of charter schools in public education, and for supporting efforts to expand quality education opportunities to more students.

We believe that building solidarity among parents and teachers, supporting social movement teacher unionism and fighting racist school policies is key to building a high quality, equitable, and just public school system for all of Chicago.

After all, neither Brill nor Guggenheim (or even other reformers, including those in the Parent Power movement) hold ed school degrees, are ensconced in think tanks, or have spent a day in a classroom — even though it doesn't take the possession of either credential to know that American public education is in crisis.

As parents dissatisfied with schools in both districts flock to charters, the debate continues: What is their impact on public education, and can traditional educational models amicably coexist with an alternative movement that shows no signs of abating?

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act brings to House consideration a significant reauthorization proposal that has the support of the charter school movement.

As a former home - school parent / advocate, I wanted to be a part of a movement that provided additional FREE excellent education opportunities outside of the traditional public school system.»

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.

What is happening in New York is indicative of a groundswell of popular dissent — what Peter Rothberg, a journalist for the Nation and a New York City parent, called a «nationwide movement» — against the overuse and abuse of standardized testing in public schools.

And I just don't feel like as a public school parent, I have much of a voice except to become a part of a social movement, a protest movement which is saying that it's too much.»

While Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration misleads, lies and threatens parents, teachers and school administrators in an unethical attempt to derail the opt out movement in the Constitution State; public officials in other states actually take action to respect the will of their constituents.

Calling themselves a «grassroots movement» in support of Governor Dannel Malloy's plan to use taxpayer money to open two new charter schools while making historic cuts to Connecticut's public schools, the New York based charter school industry group known as «Families for Excellent Schools Inc. / Coalition for Every Child» paid at least $ 87,000 to rent buses to bring in charter school parents and students from as far away as New York and Boston for the pro-charter school rally that took place at the Connecticut State Capitol lasschools while making historic cuts to Connecticut's public schools, the New York based charter school industry group known as «Families for Excellent Schools Inc. / Coalition for Every Child» paid at least $ 87,000 to rent buses to bring in charter school parents and students from as far away as New York and Boston for the pro-charter school rally that took place at the Connecticut State Capitol lasschools, the New York based charter school industry group known as «Families for Excellent Schools Inc. / Coalition for Every Child» paid at least $ 87,000 to rent buses to bring in charter school parents and students from as far away as New York and Boston for the pro-charter school rally that took place at the Connecticut State Capitol lasSchools Inc. / Coalition for Every Child» paid at least $ 87,000 to rent buses to bring in charter school parents and students from as far away as New York and Boston for the pro-charter school rally that took place at the Connecticut State Capitol last week.

Stand Indiana supported the successful election of three of its four parent - endorsed Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) board candidates, which will ensure continued forward movement by IPS, whose graduation rates and school quality are on the rise.

Once hailed as a kind of free - market solution offering parents an escape from moribund public schools, elements of the charter school movement have prompted growing concern in recent years.

Charter school parents, local communities, public officials, and charter school authorizers have been mostly unaware of the Gulen movement and its operation of the charter schools.

She shares the charter school message and the stories of the real people who are a part of the movement with the press, member schools, parents, and the public.