Sentences with phrase «of educational options for the child»

Because as parents and state lawmakers understand, school choice simply means empowering parents to choose from a variety of educational options for their children, including traditional public schools, public magnet schools, online academies, private schools and homeschooling.

National School Choice Week is the world's largest celebration of educational options for all children.

Please join Cascade Policy Institute for our monthly Policy Picnic on Wednesday, January 24, at noon, celebrating National School Choice Week, the world's largest celebration of educational options for all children.

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And if you have kids and find yourself spending a lot on kids» books, movies, TV shows, or educational apps and games put - together, Prime members can pay $ 2.99 per month for a single child or $ 6.99 for a family of four kids for FreeTime Unlimited, which gives members unlimited access to 13,000 options.

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.

The Woodland Charter School began its journey in 2009 with a small group of parents seeking educational options for their children.

If you're a parent of school - age children and you're either PCSing to Korea or you've already made the move, there's a good chance that you'll be interested in researching the various educational options for your kids — and one of those options is enrolling them in a school provided by the Department of Defense.

This is also an excellent source of educational activities for children - there are dozens of options, making learning ABCs and 123s extremely fun.

We are working with Bronx parents who have gone through the G&T process and can offer their experiences and knowledge to assist parents, especially when signing up for the free G&T test with the Department of Education; to answer questions parents and caregivers may have about the G&T process and schools; and with organizations that provide further educational options for parents of gifted and talented children.»

• Or will a «grand agreement» unite them under a banner of parent empowerment that places family educational choice at the core of K — 12 reform, regardless of what educational option a parent chooses for a child — district, charter, or private?

With the school - choice alternative, for example, parents wanting the best education for their child often need financial means and knowledge of the educational options to make an informed choice of another school, resources not always available in low - income communities.

«Legislators in Ohio have once again stood up for families that lack access to high - quality educational options, and we thank them for putting kids first,» said Betsy DeVos, Chairman of The American Federation for Children, a school - choice advocacy group.

[6] A better strategy for reaching that goal would be to transform Title I by allowing states the flexibility to make Title I dollars «portable,» so that the dollars follow the child to the school or educational option of the parents» choosing.

The Goldwater Institute, the Foundation for Excellence in Education, the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options, and the American Federation for Children argue that the Blaine Amendments were «motivated by bigotry» and «present an obstacle to the provision of high - quality educational opportunities for millions of American schoolchildren» that must be removed in order «to vindicate our nation's sacred promise of equal educational opportunities.»

At the midway point of this year's National School Choice Week — a celebration of effective educational options for all children — what strikes me is how much choice is on the move these days, but not just at the level of the school.

The results of such an analysis allow us to reality - test the broad cautions voiced by the Friedman Foundation, the Cato Institute, and others — in particular their warning that holding schools to account for student achievement (especially via conventional state testing programs) will surely cause them to turn their backs on such programs and thus leave needy children without good educational options at all.

The policy goal for education should be expanding and diversifying educational options so all children have access to the kind of education that best suits him or her, not homogenizing schools.

For the same reason that accepting a scholarship moved families from the object of a conversation to the subject of a conversation about educational opportunity, these same families» decisions to leave one school and to keep their child enrolled in a school of their choice for as long as the option is available are, in my opinion, examples of «the complete school choice journey.&raqFor the same reason that accepting a scholarship moved families from the object of a conversation to the subject of a conversation about educational opportunity, these same families» decisions to leave one school and to keep their child enrolled in a school of their choice for as long as the option is available are, in my opinion, examples of «the complete school choice journey.&raqfor as long as the option is available are, in my opinion, examples of «the complete school choice journey.»

We believe an education tax credit that would inspire charitable giving to state non-profits who provide scholarships to eligible children is the best way to immediately expand opportunity for children in need of more and better educational options.

We strive to expand awareness of our program and schools so that as many families as possible know that KIPP is an available educational option for their children.

This legislation (HB 394) would create a pilot program providing parents of students with special needs the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with funds to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

The week is also designed to empower parents to choose the best educational environments for their children and supports a variety of school choice options — from encouraging increased access to great public schools, to public charter schools, magnet schools, virtual schools, private schools, homeschooling and more.

«I hope we can follow the schools that are potentially at risk very closely,» said Cobey of the prospective charters, noting recent failures of charter schools that have left families scrambling to find appropriate educational options for their children.

«We believe parents should be trusted to make educational decisions for their own children and need a full menu of school choice options to choose from,» Hepworth wrote.

I'll end with this: we have so many divisions and distractions in our community, wanting great educational options for the children of this city doesn't have to be one of them.

26 Accountability Measures In The Special Needs Bill March 3, 2015 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge Senate Bill 2695, The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

offer parents the option to receive money in an account that they can use for private school tuition and other educational expenses to supplement learning or in lieu of sending their children to public schools

Petrilli concluded by calling for «a round of Kumbaya» and then getting «back to work on expanding great educational options to lots more children nationwide.»

ESA's, known as «Vouchers 2.0» by education reformers, offer parents the option to receive money in an account that they can use for private school tuition and other educational expenses to supplement learning or in lieu of sending their children to public schools.

For younger students, the city provides some educational options, but every year thousands of children are turned away due to lack of space.

One of the main purposes of charter schools is to give families more educational options for their children, and hopefully, to make sure that at least one of their options is a phenomenal school at no cost to them.

She is a former state legislator where she served on the Senate Education Committee and fought successfully to expand educational options for Louisiana's children by authoring and supporting numerous pieces of school choice legislation.

The annual scholarship report from the Louisiana Department of Education found that the Scholarship Program continues to successfully empower parents to choose educational options best suited for their child, scholarships children are making academic gains, and accountability standards are working — ensuring children attend high - quality schools.

SUMMARY The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

Rest easy @fordsheshe, your work @parentrev will live on in the thousands of families you fought to get quality educational options for their children and all those you trained to engage with compassion.

Duplessis, a former Louisiana State Senator who fought successfully to expand educational options for Louisiana's children, challenged the audience to always put children ahead of politics and rhetoric.

Every parent, regardless of ZIP code or income, deserves educational options for their children.

Hundreds of children joined parents and teachers at the capitol, to hear advocates talk about the need for more educational options in Mississippi.

In addition, there are gifted educational organizations supportive of homeschooling as an educational option for gifted children, such as the Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children: www.hollingworth.org, and the Gifted Development Center: www.gifteddevelopmchildren, such as the Hollingworth Center for Highly Gifted Children: www.hollingworth.org, and the Gifted Development Center: www.gifteddevelopmChildren: www.hollingworth.org, and the Gifted Development Center: www.gifteddevelopment.com.

Baton Rouge, LA (Sept. 30, 2014)-- The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state's voice for educational choice, condemned a lawsuit filed by the Louisiana Association of Educators that seeks to block funding for certain public charter schools and has the potential of denying parents» their right to access needed educational options.

«Mike Pence has been leader in advancing bold education reform, including supporting all educational options for children, both in Congress and as Governor of Indiana,» said Betsy DeVos, chairman of the American Federation for Cchildren, both in Congress and as Governor of Indiana,» said Betsy DeVos, chairman of the American Federation for ChildrenChildren.

«Tonight's results confirm 8th District voters» preference for a candidate who supports innovative educational choice options,» said Ann Duplessis, President of Louisiana Federation for Children.

Although early college entrance is not appropriate for all highly gifted children, it should be seriously considered as one of many possible options to meet the educational needs of highly gifted children.

As a result, a number of exceptional educational options for some of Orange County's most needy children will open in the fall of 2016, including USC College Prep in Santa Ana and Unity Middle College High School in Orange.

«As an authorizer, I am motivated by the potential of charter schools to provide our children with excellent educational options based on high expectations for all, an unwavering focus on academics, the pursuit of social justice and the hard work, dedication, and talent of teachers and staff.»

They provide a valuable and viable option for educating children and should be embraced as just one of many educational options in Indiana's educational toolbox.

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Muhammed Akil, Parent Coalition for Excellent Education (PC2E) Executive Director added: «Today's so - called protest held by supporters of the troubled educational status quo was yet another example critics from predominantly suburban communities with excellent educational options for their children trying to limit high quality choices for parents in urban communities whose districts have too often failed to provide them adequate options.

OCI seeks to change the education policy conversation from one where labor, public, charter, and independent school sector leaders argue about which type of school is best able to serve children, to one where parents choose the best quality educational options for their child — no matter what form it comes in.

Like many of the parents I met while canvassing the area, the mother was deeply invested in her child's academic success, desperate for more high - quality educational options and fearful that her child wouldn't get the education he needs to have a bright future.