Sentences with phrase «not against charter schools»

@Marc: I am not against charter schools at all.

«I'm not against charter schools,» she explains.

Ries and the rest of Save Our Schools NJ, a self - described grassroots, nonpartisan organization, are quick to say that they are not against all charter schools.

Newsom insists that he is not against charter schools.

«We're not against charter schools, especially if they're going to give students the skills they need.

«We are not against charter schools so she should think about what she's doing because she's hurting the kids,» Santana said.

* People aren't against charter schools, * Yawu Miller, the managing editor of the Bay State Banner, Boston's African American newspaper, told me when I interviewed him earlier this fall.

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Whereas I didn't agree that charter schools take money away from trouble traditional schools BEFORE — I came away from the excellent comments from the Senators voting AGAINST the charter school bill believing this is the case.

A number of Assembly members who haven't spoken out against efforts to limit charter schools have long waiting lists in their districts of kids wanting to get into those schools.

Democratic Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky in a radio interview Friday criticized an education reform group's campaign against him, suggesting an investigation wouldn't be surprise because of charter school money being approved in advance of an ad blitz.

Eva Moskowitz, the founder and CEO of the Success Academy charter school network and a former city councilwoman, would not rule out a challenge against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio when he runs for re-election in two years.

«I will not vote for him if he is against charter schools,» said Amy Mcbean, a 50 - something Harlem resident whose granddaughter Anyiha, attends one.

In an interview last night, Eva Moskowitz, the founder of Success Academy Charter Schools and a former city councilwoman, would not rule out a future primary bid against Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Eva S. Moskowitz says her network of charter schools has room to improve in how it serves students with disabilities but does not discriminate against them.

Then on Sunday, he pledged not to grant a long - term extension of mayoral control «without first ensuring that all students have opportunities,» the punctuating sentence of a statement in support of charter schools and against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's charter policies.

Still not resolved: how much aid to direct to public and charter schools and the exact structure of new youth courts that would handle certain criminal charges against 16 - and 17 - year - olds.

Eva Moskowitz, the charter schools titan and bête noire of the de Blasio administration, recently announced she would not run for mayor — an acknowledgment, perhaps, of how difficult internecine warfare against Mr. de Blasio could be.

Charter school advocates who haven't been pleased by Perkins claim that they have «opened the doors to an insidious form of segregation» and is holding hearings (the first is on April 22) are also down with the idea of backing a primary challenger against him.

The teacher unions are also battling against charter schools - which, while public, need not be unionized, and which draw students and money away from the regular public schools where union members teach.

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Which is why the movement needs a new political strategy — one that builds a broader constituency, whose success doesn't turn key supporters against it, and one that continues to encourage innovation in an increasing number of high - quality charter schools.

But this support doesn't always translate into collective action to support the growth of charter schools or to fight against the criticisms that opponents perpetuate.

It's not only the stuff of the American presidential election, but of the pitched battle for and against the spread of charter schools on ballots across the United States.

In addition, the Massachusetts Teachers Association led a much - publicized campaign against a proposal to expand the number of charters in the state, and the California Teachers Association created a website, «Kids Not Profits,» radio ads and a social media campaign calling for tighter restrictions on charter schools.

They compete against one another not only in the «marketplace» for student enrollment, but also in the political arena, where chartering authorities decide which proposed schools will receive charters.

Tacoma School Board member Catherine Ushka said the letter of intent does not change the district's previously stated position against charter schools.

He's against charter schools for political reasons, but his political agenda isn't helping kids in my neighborhood learn how to read or improve their math skills.

Not allowing public charter schools to have the contact info needed to reach out to families is against the law.

Earlier this week, the Board of Regents took an unprecedented action against charter school growth by denying not one but two charter school applications.

And unlike teachers at private schools, charter school teachers don't get the shield of the National Labor Relations Act, which contains some of the nation's strongest protections against unfair labor practices.

Charter schools are not the answer, but for those of us last - in - line for delivery of great neighborhood schools, maybe we have a better chance, rolling our own dice rather than playing in a game historically fixed against us.

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However, like traditional public schools, charter schools must admit all students who wish to attend and may not discriminate against students, including those who are low income, English learners, or struggling academically.

Those new options have made a significant impact on Connecticut's achievement gap — you can not argue against the fact that charter schools have changed the lives of inner - city children of color who may not have otherwise had success in education.

Since taking office, Team Malloy / Wyman have dumped over $ 450 million in scarce taxpayer funds into charter schools in Connecticut, although these schools consistently discriminate against children who require special services, children who aren't fluent in the English language and children who won't adhere to the charter school's abusive «no - excuses» disciplinary policies designed to push out children with behavioral issues.

Haimson is also against colocating charters in traditional public school space, despite the fact that charters don't receive public funds to build or lease facilities.

Public charter schools may not charge tuition and may not discriminate against any pupil on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability.

He showed signs that he was not completely against charter schools, allowing several dozen other co-locations to stand.

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But, we also will be the first line of defense against any effort to divert federal education funding to private and religious schools, or to promote creation of charter schools not subject to authorization and oversight by school boards.

«There simply were not a lot of people against the charters,» said Karim Camara, a Democratic assemblyman from Brooklyn and supporter of charter schools, who introduced Mr. Cuomo at the rally in early March.

D.C. Council member David Grosso (I - At Large), who chairs the council's education committee, said he wasn't aware of the specific complaints against BASIS DC but made clear that the law applies to all of the city's traditional public schools and public charter schools.

Ignoring Connecticut's collapsing fiscal situation, the Governor and legislature actually handed the charter schools even more scarce public funds, even though those schools discriminate against Connecticut children by refusing to accept and educate their fair share of students who require special education services and those who aren't proficient in the English language and therefore need additional English language services.

AECI Charter High School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group for reasons of race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual preferences or mental or physical disability.

«But there is nothing stopping charter schools from ceasing their discriminating against SPED and high - needs students; they do not need a policy to do what they are legally required to do.

We are against labeling any schools as «failing,» against Renewal and Receivership School programs that don't help, against targeting these schools for Charter Co-locations, and against closures.

Ravenscroft hasn't implemented this feature, which seems better suited to public or charter school systems that must adhere to local or national standards and track their progress against government benchmarks.

In August 2013, the Anderson Unified School District («District») filed a complaint against the Shasta Secondary Home School («Shasta»), a nonclassroom - based charter school authorized by the Shasta union High School District, alleging that Shasta did not have legal authority to open a resource center within the District's boundaries because of the geographic site restrictions found in the Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 47School District («District») filed a complaint against the Shasta Secondary Home School («Shasta»), a nonclassroom - based charter school authorized by the Shasta union High School District, alleging that Shasta did not have legal authority to open a resource center within the District's boundaries because of the geographic site restrictions found in the Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 47School («Shasta»), a nonclassroom - based charter school authorized by the Shasta union High School District, alleging that Shasta did not have legal authority to open a resource center within the District's boundaries because of the geographic site restrictions found in the Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 4charter school authorized by the Shasta union High School District, alleging that Shasta did not have legal authority to open a resource center within the District's boundaries because of the geographic site restrictions found in the Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 47school authorized by the Shasta union High School District, alleging that Shasta did not have legal authority to open a resource center within the District's boundaries because of the geographic site restrictions found in the Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 47School District, alleging that Shasta did not have legal authority to open a resource center within the District's boundaries because of the geographic site restrictions found in the Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 4Charter Schools Act, Education Code sections 47605 and 47605.1.

I understand that virtual charter schools may have a highly mobile population of students, but in most graduation accounting schemes, students discharged to other schools will be removed from the denominator of the graduation rate, and not count against the school.

When Board member Robert Cotto spoke, there were audience members dismissing him for not being a parent; no such criticism was levied against other Board members — most of whom do not have children currently attending Hartford Public Schools — who happened to be in favor of approving plans for a new charter school.