Sentences with phrase «of quality public school options»

Sisulu - Walker Charter School of Harlem (formerly Sisulu Children's Academy - Harlem Public Charter School) was founded by ten men and women with one mission: to create a truly outstanding public school for children living in Central Harlem, a neighborhood with historically low - performing schools and a dearth of quality public school options.

Not exact matches

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.

On the third page of the study, the authors write: «Negative voucher effects are not explained by the quality of public fallback options for LSP applicants: achievement levels at public schools attended by students lotteried out of the program are below the Louisiana average and comparable to scores in low - performing districts like New Orleans.»

If traditional public schools refuse to provide a safe, orderly, academically enriching environment for young adolescents to prepare for college preparatory high schools or high - quality career and technical options, then we should encourage the development of charter schools, magnet schools, and other choice strategies that do.

As charter schools across the country struggle to keep up with demand, a new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with limited access to quality public charter school options.

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.

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.

We find clear evidence that the availability of public school - choice options under NCLB increased demand for information on school quality.

A new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with limited access to quality public charter school options.

Finally, Adam Peshek proposes a way to tackle some of the obstacles to charter - school growth through the Opportunity Zone program (part of the 2017 tax reform package)-- and hopefully create more high - quality public school options for children along the way.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

For 17 years, Green Dot Public Schools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school opPublic Schools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school oSchools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school oppublic schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school oschools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school options.

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 WashingtoSchool 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 Washingtoschool 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 Washingtoschool performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtopublic education in Washington, DC.

Micro-schools are gaining traction among families who are dissatisfied with the quality of public schooling options and yet can not afford or do not want to pay the ever - rising cost of traditional private schools.

On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confiSchools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools confidently.

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Since 1997, public charter schools have been a high - quality option for thousands of Connecticut students and families.

Education policies to improve the quality of New York's public schools, with a focus on improving teacher quality, expanding school options for families and improving the way our school systems are governed and funds are spent.

Our work isn't done until every parent in Mississippi has a range of high - quality education options and the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

In the months ahead, we plan to work side by side with our partners in Mississippi to defend the state's strong charter public school law and ensure that the state's low - income students have access to a growing number of high - quality public school options.»

«The approval of Brass City Charter School and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of ConnecSchool and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of Connecschool options to the families of Connecticut.

Fortunately, options exist to ensure that high - quality public charter schools can secure financing to meet the needs of their students.

Eli Broad, who endows the prize, was one of the few prominent education reform donors to publicly oppose DeVos» nomination, and recently said the proposed cuts to education programs in Trump's budget would «hurt the very communities that have the most to gain from high - quality public school options.»

Accordingly, Democracy Prep will continue to explore opportunities to partner with communities looking to expand the availability of high quality public school options for low - income students.

All of the «options» Florida is offering have the same issues as public education: they are only as good as the quality of programs & people - administrators, teachers, evaluators, etc. implementing them - and more importantly, in the voucher plan there are two huge issues: 1) poor and uneducated parents rarely are aware of the range of quality and number of schools available (which I am sure the politicians are counting on) 2) Even if every parent were saavy in the needs of their child and the kind of school they should look for, there aren't enough of those schools available...

Ensure quality public schools are accessible to all families in Los Angeles by supporting the improvement of existing schools, a needs - based expansion of quality school options and improved school transportation availability

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

Lack of official centralized information system inclusive of comparable information on all public school quality and options available to families

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

Public charter schools across the country were started with the promise of being alternative, quality options for parents to choose for their children.

This includes offering a new vision of structuring public education, based largely on the portfolio model Hill and his successor at CRPE, Robin Lake, have advanced for the past decade, as well as crafting a new approach for financing education that expands high - quality school options for children and their families.

In order to meet this parental demand for choice and the public's desire for more high quality public educational options for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in charter school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities for charter school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution limiting parent choice.

As executive director of Families That Can, Ravare will work to educate, empower and mobilize charter school families to advocate for their schools, and to support the growth of high - quality public school options.

About 30 percent of Arizona public schools are charters, with more than 180,000 students choosing this quality option.

Jonas Perriott, father of a beautiful, wide - eyed three - year - old daughter, says that high - quality school options are scarce in New Orleans public schools.

Choice is not an attack on public schools and has never been about privatizing education; it is about creating a vibrant marketplace of high quality education options — public, private and charter — and empowering parents to choose the best setting for their child.

CCSA is working with charter schools across California to ensure that all students, regardless of immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, faith, or disability may access high quality public school options.

If passed, SB 1362 would have severely limitied future high - quality charter public school options in California and potentially precipitated the closure of existing high - quality charter public schools.

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A 2015 poll of 1,000 public school parents conducted by Education Post found that 65 percent agreed that, «Public charter schools offer parents in low - income communities options for quality schools that would otherwise be inaccessible to them.&public school parents conducted by Education Post found that 65 percent agreed that, «Public charter schools offer parents in low - income communities options for quality schools that would otherwise be inaccessible to them.&Public charter schools offer parents in low - income communities options for quality schools that would otherwise be inaccessible to them.»

By empowering parents with high - quality public school options, challenging students to meet high standards, and grounding the system with strong accountability at every level, New Orleans has become a model of reform for the nation.

The Alliance is to be commended for not only providing high quality public school options to thousands of low - income minority students in the Los Angeles community but for also being responsible stewards of public funds.

I was reminded this week that our goal at TCSA, to improve student achievement by advocating for and strengthening a diverse set of high quality charter schools, is shared nationwide by educators and policymakers who believe that charter schools are the best public school option for students.

We at the California Charter Schools Association will continue to work with our members to help educate parents and the public about how best to navigate the transition from a command and control system of education to one where parents make well - informed choices between an abundance of quality options.

Valdosta, like rural and metro areas across Georgia, are demanding the creation of more high quality public school options in K - 12 education.

«Families with children want to know that there will be quality education options like public charter schools made available to them,» said Tony Roberts, President & CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Assocschools made available to them,» said Tony Roberts, President & CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools AssocSchools Association.

But I would be silly to think that my own cultural capital, through my connections and people I work with and for had made it possible for me to explore options other than the public schools of New Orleans and allow my daughter a chance at her inalienable right to a high quality school and social capital.

As Bridgeport Superintendent of Schools Vallas rolled out his plans for a revamped Bridgeport education system, he included the creation of a «Good Schools Bridgeport Foundation» which will «support the school district by securing public and private funding that... and to use that funding to help the district expand high quality school options.»

But now the option to choose a quality public school for my boys that I enjoyed as a parent and resident of Huntington Park is being threatened by thinly veiled political attacks that puts adult interest over the those of students.

The new public charter school regulations being discussed in Trenton today will not only expand high quality educational options for our students and families, but will allow public charter schools to continue to innovate and positively transform our education system to the benefit of all students.