Sentences with phrase «of public education options»

Now comes a proposal that would greatly expand the a la carte nature of public education, allowing students to order off the vast menu of public education options.

Amid debate about where charter schools fit into the spectrum of public education options, I accepted an invitation to visit Horizon Science Academy - McKinley Park on Chicago's South Side.

To meet the diverse needs of student and families across the state, a variety of types of public education options are available.

Not exact matches

Although numerous parents choose public education because it is a free resource and may be a good option depending on the school district, increasing numbers of families are discovering -LSB-...]

Although numerous parents choose public education because it is a free resource and may be a good option depending on the school district, increasing numbers of families are discovering the benefits of choosing another option, such as private school or homeschooling.

Homeschooling may not be the right path for every family for a panoply of reasons, but just as parents spend a lot of time contemplating and researching the public and private school options available to them, homeschooling should be another reasonable education choice for families to consider.

Marie Stopes International is calling for greater effort, through public education campaigns and advertising of family planning methods and services, to increase women's awareness of the full range of contraceptive options and regular use of a method suitable to their lifestyles.

· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements for counties under Article 6 public health programs · Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay» for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.

«To say that schools that have already been starved should be further starved so he can privatize options is an abandonment of public education,» she said.

New York, NY — Families for Excellent Schools today released an analysis of the Spring 2017 Grades 3 - 8 ELA and Math test results, showing that public charter schools continue to be the best education option for underserved New York City children.

Parents and students across New York, including grassroots activists organized by education reform advocacy organization StudentsFirstNY and Derrell Bradford, executive director of NYCAN, view Governor Cuomo's reforms as critical to improving public school options.

«You really haven't gotten your moneys» worth,» he said, specifically mentioning such ideas as a public option government - run health care plan or education reform or public financing of elections.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

Upper West Success Academy, part of the Success Charter Network group of schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, says it will provide high - quality public education options in an overcrowded district.

The changes, which Education Commissioner John King said are already under way, include increasing public understanding of the standards, training more teachers and principals, ensuring adequate funding, reducing testing time and providing high school students the option to take some traditional Regents exams while Common Core - aligned tests are phased in.

«Examples of financial ties to industry include payment for research, ownership of stock and stock options, as well as honoraria for advice or public speaking, consultation, service on advisory boards or medical education companies, and receipt of patents or patents pending,» the new guidelines say.

Appropriate combinations of, for example, behavioural change, improved technology, research, adequate levels of finance, improved education and public awareness programs are among other options.

TFA believes that recruitment is down because the economy is stronger (and prospective TFA teachers have more options) and because of «an increasingly polarized public conversation around education.»

That option is not available in public education, at least not without disruption on a scale that would dwarf the fallout of even the most bitter teachers» strike.

Rather than asking how reforms can encourage an array of options (public, private, or for - profit) to emerge that fit the needs of today's students, the free - public - college crowd wants to simply cram more people through the same old expensive, mediocre model of education.

The goal of National School Choice Week (NSCW) is to raise public awareness of all types of education options for children.

Education Minister told ABC News he would introduce rules requiring public schools to give options for female students by the start of next year.

The DOE in this case is the Department of Education in New York City, which the article points out «last year spent $ 116 million on tuition and legal expenses related to special - education students whose parents sued the DOE on the grounds that the public - school options were inEducation in New York City, which the article points out «last year spent $ 116 million on tuition and legal expenses related to special - education students whose parents sued the DOE on the grounds that the public - school options were ineducation students whose parents sued the DOE on the grounds that the public - school options were inadequate.

A public - private partnership is «one of many options available to school districts for providing educational facilities,» according to Frances Marine, communications director for the Florida Department of Education.

In a 2008 study, we examined whether the academic achievement of special education students was affected by the number of options they had to leave their public school with a voucher.

Micro-schools are gaining traction among families who are dissatisfied with the quality of public schooling options and can not afford or do not want to pay for a traditional private - school education.

Upon taking office in 1999, the governor pursued a multipronged strategy of education reform: an emphasis on reading, standards and accountability for public schools, and new choice options for students.

While expanding parental options for children's education in Milwaukee, school choice has transformed public education into a multi-sector delivery system for the good of everyone.

If Republicans and Democrats disagree strongly on the options for school reform, changes are unlikely — despite clear signs that the public is concerned about the quality of public education.

You compared options, and made an informed decision... Instead of dividing the public when it comes to education, the focus should be on the ends, not the means.

To date, the first - term Democrat has held five public forums throughout Ohio on K - 12 education, drawing crowds of 200 to 300 willing to consider such options as an extended school day or school year, and nontraditional age groupings for classes.

After congratulating the nation for working to amass current successes — including financial aid options that have «finally opened the doors of college to all Americans,» state - developed academic standards, the creation of a voluntary national test, technology in the schools, and an emphasis on class - size reduction — Clinton outlined his proposal to drive public education into the 21st century.

A new national survey finds that the majority of parents want public charter schools as an option for their child's education.

School choice is a term for K — 12 public education options in the United States, describing a wide array of programs offering students and their families alternatives to publicly provided schools, to which students are generally assigned by the location of their family residence.

Support for providing the option of single - sex education is stronger among public school teachers, 47 percent of whom support the idea (Q. 16).

What this pick means is far from ensuring that every child has the option of a great public education — the many who have it now will lose it.

Options for NY State in an Era of Constrained Resources In November 2014 Marguerite Roza presented at a public symposium of the NY Education Reform Commission «Maximizing Resources for Student and School Success».

No public education learning option should come at the financial expense of other options, so the Revenue Conference numbers in Florida are instructive.

Director, Options for Parents; Charter School Division of the New Mexico Public Education Department

With this latest show of support, the Obama administration has once again recognized public charter schools as a highly valued public education option for millions of American families.

Two things, we believe, will start to bring the system back into a sustainable orbit: a dramatic expansion in the range of education options available to parents and a fundamental change in public access to the collective bargaining process.

About PCSB: The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in WashingtoPublic Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtopublic school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtopublic education in Washington, DC.

But in 2011, reformers set ambitious goals for how many options could be afforded to parents, so even if participation is light, the range of choices that parents and children have in education should cause everyone to think twice about how public schools have been operating.

In later decades, school districts expanded the «public option» in education; by 1960, 90 percent of high - school age students were enrolled.

Yet nothing in the traditional governance of public education is suited to this flowering of options and operators.

Since some Oklahoma children have already started the school year, the Education Department will phase in some of the consequences of No Child Left Behind that Oklahoma had escaped under the waiver: The state must provide tutoring services and public school choice options no later than the 2015 - 16 school year.

But in a sector of public education with far less oversight than traditional school districts, it's easy to see how a teacher could find herself fired and out of options.

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According to State Superintendent of Education, Molly M. Spearman, «Providing public school options based on the needs of individual students and families is important to ensure that every child meets the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate.»

Lawmakers got a glimpse of reports on education lottery proceeds, the local education funding dispute resolution process, the $ 79 million cost to meet current standards for school nurses, and a public school construction needs survey and recommendations for construction funding options for certain school districts.