Sentences with phrase «of public school parents believe»

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The school was started by a group of committed parents and teachers who believed they could offer a distinct educational alternative by forming a school guided by the Core Principles of Public Waldorf education.

Supporters of the Tim Tebow laws believe homeschooled students should have the same rights as public school students, after all parents of homeschooled children pay the same amount of taxes as all the public school students» parents.

I'm a 1st grade public school teacher and you wouldn't believe the kinds of things parents put in their teacher request / placement forms.

We believe that education is a human right and we want to ensure that New York City public schools are places of learning in which all stakeholders (parents, students, educators, non-pedagogical staff, administrators and the community) are engaged in a democratic process to provide a free and quality education to all its students, from Pre-school to College.

PPS believes that public schools succeed when every part of the community supports them that includes parents, and it includes all parents.

In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced (under pressure from the state legislature) changes that will make it easier for special - needs students to attend private school at public expense when their parents believe that public schools are not meeting the needs of their children.

Parents, educators, and taxpayers surveyed by the Public Policy Forum in Milwaukee cited a range of guidelines, from reporting test scores and teacher qualifications to oversight by an independent board, they believe are necessary to oversee choice programs involving private schools.

As both a former schoolteacher and a parent of two children who went through public schools, I am convinced that we need more effective ways to hold educators accountable, and I believe that testing has to be a part of an effective accountability program.

AFT president Randi Weingarten commented, «Not only do parents overwhelmingly believe in the promise of public education to help all children reach their dreams, their prescription for how to reclaim that promise matches what America's teachers want for their students and schools.»

We believe the most promising approach is to move decisionmaking closer to the consumers of K — 12 public education by unleashing pent - up demand and empowering parents to choose schools for their children.

WASHINGTON — Parents overwhelmingly believe that public schools are the single most important institution for the future of their community and of our nation, and they choose strong neighborhood public schools over expanding choice, charters and vouchers, according to a nationwide poll released today by the American Federation of Teachers.

«And this poll makes clear that not only do parents overwhelmingly believe in the promise of public education to help all children reach their dreams, their prescription for how to reclaim that promise matches what America's teachers want for their students and schools.

• Who has right ideas for public education: 81 percent of parents said they believe teachers have the right ideas for their public schools; 77 percent said principals have the right ideas; 70 percent gave the nod to parent organizations; 39 percent said their governor has the right ideas; 37 percent had confidence in mayors / local officials; and 33 percent said business owners / corporate executives have the right ideas.

In California, we believe parents, as educated consumers and advocates for their children, want to know more about how public schools are performing, and that policymakers should ensure the public has the necessary tools to make good use of multiple measures.

Dissatisfied with his lack of progress under his Individualized Education Program (IEP), his parents withdrew him from public school in 2010 and enrolled him in a private school specializing in serving autistic students... Drew's parents believed that under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), they were entitled to reimbursement from the Douglas County School District for the cost — $ 70,000 per year — of Drew's private educschool in 2010 and enrolled him in a private school specializing in serving autistic students... Drew's parents believed that under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), they were entitled to reimbursement from the Douglas County School District for the cost — $ 70,000 per year — of Drew's private educschool specializing in serving autistic students... Drew's parents believed that under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), they were entitled to reimbursement from the Douglas County School District for the cost — $ 70,000 per year — of Drew's private educSchool District for the cost — $ 70,000 per year — of Drew's private education.

For parents with children who are not currently enrolled in a school within the South Carolina Public Charter School District who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child or a child advancing from grade to grade, to the child's district of resischool within the South Carolina Public Charter School District who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child or a child advancing from grade to grade, to the child's district of resiSchool District who reasonably believe a child is a child with a disability may also refer the child, including a homeless child or a child advancing from grade to grade, to the child's district of residence.

«I believe public schools of choice will enhance that important contract that needs to be strengthened between parent and child in the engagement of the educational future of the child.

If parents believe charter schools and private schools will address the diverse needs of children with disabilities, they need to read the history as to why Public Law 94 - 142 was created in the first place.

Finally, we heard repeatedly that Baltimoreans believe that parents and community members becoming more active supporters of schools is an important step in demanding more from our public education system.

As a public school parent and the son of a teacher, I believe strongly in the power of public education.

In addition to the career and technical education findings, 81 percent of public school parents did believe «their child's school provides students with a safe place to learn.»

«We want to improve performance across all schools and believe strongly that league tables are not the most effective way of presenting information to schools, parents, and the wider public.»

More than 70 percent of public school parents said that they believed the scores will likely be the same or higher than previous years» scores on the completely different California Standards Tests that students had been taking for over a decade.

Join our growing network of parents, students, educators and advocates who believe better public schools are the key to securing the American Dream for all children, regardless of circumstance.

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.

A recent poll by Education Reform Now, a non-partisan partner of DFER - DC, showed that 76 % of voters and an overwhelming 86 % of parents believe that public charter schools should be part of the solution to the city's supply of vacant school buildings.

Key Issues To ensure charter schools and neighborhood public schools function in the best interests of students, parents and community members, we believe that, like all public institutions, they must be guided by six basic principles of a democratic society: transparency, accountability, quality, oversight, equity and public control.

We believe building solidarity among parents, teachers and the teachers union and fighting racist school policies is key to building an equitable, just and quality public school system for all of Chicago.

Petrilli believes that if parents can be made angry and convinced that public education and public schools are «failing», it will then pave the way for acceptance and a smooth implementation of Common Core.

If Governor Malloy, Lt. Governor Wyman, Commissioner of Education Dianna Wentzell or any public school superintendent or principal has a legal opinion that they believe gives them the authority to override constitutionally guaranteed parental rights then they need to immediately make such a document public so that those of us who are parents can take appropriate legal action to protect Connecticut's parents and children.

In Connecticut, the SBAC disaster was slowed by a handful of dedicated and committed public school superintendents who recognized that parents had the fundamental and inalienable right to opt their children out of the destructive SBAC test, but the majority of local education leaders (and elected officials) kowtowed to the Malloy administration and engaged in an immoral and unethical effort to mislead parents into believing that schools had «no degrees of freedom» on the SBAC testing issue.

While legislation may be brought forward at the federal level to create new student voucher programs, given that California's vibrant and growing charter school sector affords parents their fundamental right to choose where their students go to school, we believe that vouchers would be at odds with the needs of California's public school system, and we will work actively to resist them from being forced upon our state.

Public school parents continue to have trust and confidence in teachers, and the majority of parents believe their child has substantially higher well - being because of the school he or she attends.

Fully 57 % of both voters and public school parents with an opinion believe there is too much emphasis on state standardized testing of students, compared to only 12 % who say there is not enough emphasis and 31 % who believe there is the right amount of emphasis.

As a public policy matter, education reformers believe public money should follow children to schools of their parents» choice.

Rather than focus on poverty, language barriers, unmet special education needs and inadequate funding of public schools, the charter school proponents and Malloy apologists want students, parents, teachers and the public to believe that a pre-occupation with standardized testing, a focus on math and English, «zero - tolerance» disciplinary policies for students and undermining the teaching profession will force students to «succeed» while solving society's problems.

We do not believe the decision to establish a new charter school or to convert a traditional public school to a charter should be made just by government officials or by a small group of parents, as the consequences will affect the entire community.»

In that survey, there was a direct correlation between respondents» perceptions of surrounding public school quality and support for charter schools: the worse parents believed their traditional schooling options to be, the more they favored charter schools.

«As parents we believe that every child deserves an excellent public education,» said Natalie Beyer, a member of the Board of Education in Durham, North Carolina and a founder of the advocacy group Public Schoopublic education,» said Natalie Beyer, a member of the Board of Education in Durham, North Carolina and a founder of the advocacy group Public SchooPublic Schools NC.

«We believe that corporate school reformers are once again turning to Hollywood to sell a version of school reform that many parents reject, as they did with «Waiting for Superman» and its biased attack on public school teachers and idealization of charter schools,» said Julie Woestehoff, PAA co-founder and executive director of Chicago's Parents United for Responsible Eduparents reject, as they did with «Waiting for Superman» and its biased attack on public school teachers and idealization of charter schools,» said Julie Woestehoff, PAA co-founder and executive director of Chicago's Parents United for Responsible EduParents United for Responsible Education.

While some Success Academy parents believe the network is preparing their children for the future better than their traditional public schools, others resent the levels of discipline in the school and began looking for other options for the following year (Spear, 2015).

(2) signed by an individual, or his parent, to the effect that he has been denied admission to or not permitted to continue in attendance at a public college by reason of race, color, religion, or national origin, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly achievement of desegregation in public education, the Attorney General is authorized, after giving notice of such complaint to the appropriate school board or college authority and after certifying that he is satisfied that such board or authority has had a reasonable time to adjust the conditions alleged in such complaint, to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section, provided that nothing herein shall empower any official or court of the United States to issue any order seeking to achieve a racial balance in any school by requiring the transportation of pupils or students from one school to another or one school district to another in order to achieve such racial balance, or otherwise enlarge the existing power of the court to insure compliance with constitutional standards.