Sentences with phrase «of whether charter»

The court challenge centres on the B.C. minister of Advanced Education's consideration of whether the Charter of Rights and Freedoms applied to the decision to approve the law school.

This is true regardless of whether the charter school operates as a Local Education Agency (LEA) under State law, or as a public school of an LEA.

Yet for all their growth and visibility, the basic question of whether charter schools have been delivering on their promise of higher - quality education, especially for underprivileged students, remains remarkably open.

Indeed the question of whether charter schools in Puerto Rico would be unionized remains an open one.

To complicate things still further, the question of whether charter employees should be eligible to participate in state pension plans remains unsettled.

The studies come amid a growing debate over the question of whether charter schools are inadequately funded compared with traditional public schools, and if / how they improve student achievement better than the traditional schools.

Tuesday's elections did little to answer the question of whether charter school supporters have mustered the political backing to overpower the unions.

The answer then to the question of whether charter schools provide opportunities for students in struggling public schools appears to be «yes, but...»

This attempt to turn around an existing large and troubled school was unlike anything it had attempted before, marking the first true test of whether a charter's formula for success might be applied to regular public schools.

In fact, a few examples of whether charter schools are meeting their academic goals already exist.

The interaction with own ability addresses the question of whether charter schools do well because they serve a relatively high - ability group.

In my article, I referred to Green Dot's takeover of Locke High School to raise the question of «scalability» — whether reforms can be reproduced on a broad scale — and the question of whether a charter takeover produces an educational miracle.

The strong achievement gains estimated here for charter schools raise the question of whether charter attendance increases educational attainment as well as test scores.

«Democracy Prep provides a test case of whether charter schools can successfully serve the foundational purpose of public education — preparation for citizenship — even while operating outside the direct control of elected officials,» the Mathematica report concludes.

The NAACP has been conducting a series of hearings on the topic of whether charter schools are good for children of color.

We do not have good data that would help answer the question of whether charter schools disproportionately draw high or low achievers.

Vicki Phillips, the director of education, College Ready, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says: «They have moved beyond the question of whether charters or district schools are better.»

So too does the question of whether charters exist to help all kids or to provide a specialized education to a few.

Not exact matches

In any event, the point isn't whether the requirement to complete the long - form census form violates the charter, I don't think it does because it's probably either a violation «in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice» (under section 7) or a violation which is «reasonable and demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society» (the test under section 1), but that it does nevertheless violate the right to privacy which is one of our fundamental rights.

You're going to devote a lot of time and energy to starting a business and building it into a successful enterprise, so it's really important that you truly deeply enjoy what you do, whether it be running fishing charters, creating pottery or providing financial advice.

Whether through the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, labor and environmental standards, or other elements of the Canadian legal and regulatory system, we should ensure that human rights standards enshrined in our laws and regulations are respected by our PRC partners.

I was wondering whether I should say something about the recently leaked proposal for the «Charter of Quebec Values,» but Mathew has noted some of the major problems.

That is why liberal Protestant denominations are tearing themselves apart when they connive in adopting a utilitarian or consequentialist sexual morality ¯ for these churches are, whether they admit it or not, unmooring themselves from their constitutional foundation, which is ineluctably based in the charter of the Christian Scriptures.

One wonders, when British government development policy comes in for a hammering, whether Murray's attitude is coloured by his frequent unsuccessful appeals to the Department for International Development for funds for various pet projects: a charter plane to bring indelible ink to Ghana to mark the fingers of voters in an election or the reconstruction of a ruined bridge in a remote village.

Another major issue still unresolved, according to Tom Precious of The Buffalo News: whether to drive more money to charter schools, as Senate Republicans want, or into the traditional public school systems, as Assembly Democrats insist upon.

The Assembly continues to have «concerns,» according to the governor, who said he will submit an application regardless of whether there's an agreement on lifting the charter school cap because «you never know, we might win.»

He goes on to say, «Article 9 of the Charter simply leaves it to States to decide whether they wish to afford homosexual couples the right to marry» — and this in the context of a decision about civil, not religious marriage.

Negotiations in Albany were also bogged down over how to divide increased education funding, the details of an affordable housing and development tax credit in New York City and whether to increase the number of authorized charter schools.

Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday that he selected members of a Charter Revision Commission examining city campaign finance laws based on merit — not whether they donated money to his...

Whether it was the «snooper's charter», the extension of «secret courts», the «go home» illegal immigrant vans, or the arrest of David Miranda, the perception has taken root in the party that Lib Dem ministers have too often caved in to Theresa May's authoritarian demands.

Proposals to raising the cap on charter schools in the state and whether to extend mayoral control of schools in New York City were were dropped from the negotiating table as Tuesday's deadline loomed.

The expiration was the result of a stalemate over whether mayoral control should be linked with provisions to grow New York City's charter school sector.

State applications are graded in part on whether they lift artificial caps on charter schools — a key education priority of President Obama.

Albany, NY — Alan is joined by New York State Senator Bill Perkins, who is challenging charter school funding and questioning whether public schools are being left behind in some of the state's poorer neighborhoods.

«We want to give parents the ability to have choice and to choose based on their interests and the success of a school, whether it's a charter school or a non-charter school,» Walcott told NY1.

Questions on other topics include: the NYS Attorney General's investigation of the Puerto Rican Day Parade committee, whether de Blasio's pre-K initiative will include private and parochial schools, the «absent teacher reserve», a protest by Girls Prep supporters against de Blasio's expected charter school policies, performance of Administration for Children's Services and whether de Blasio plans to contact the St. Patrick's Day Parade committee to urge them to lift their exclusion of LGBT groups and organizations.

Organizers of Ghana Music Awards Charter - House has said that it is not clear whether Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale will be nominated for awards in the 2018 edition.

In his written address, Inibehe Effiong, Counsel to Udo, is seeking to determine whether the assault and torture meted by the accused persons on his client, amount to «a breach on the applicant's fundamental human rights to dignity of his human person as guaranteed in section 34 (1)(a) of Nigeria's 1999 constitution (as mended), as well as the African Charter on Human and People's Rights».

New York negotiations also focused on how to divide increased education funding and whether to increase the number of authorized charter schools.

The Court would have the onus of also determining whether Luke and his security aides violated his client's fundamental rights of freedom of movement and from discrimination as guaranteed by relevant sections of the Constitution (1999) and the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, amongst others.

ALBANY — Education issues like charter schools and a proposal for an education tax credit could split the State Senate's Democrats, with advocates on both sides of the issues waiting to see whether a proposed reunion of regular and Independent Democrats will come to fruition.

«I'm not buying de Blasio gave him an overarching focus, because clearly the governor used the mayor for a punching bag from the very beginning of the administration, whether it be on the millionaire's tax or charter schools,» said Doug Muzzio, professor of political science at Baruch College.

One of the most controversial issues in education has been whether to allow charters to share space in public - school buildings.

«All students must be treated equitably by the Department of Education, whether they are in a traditional public school or a public charter school.»

«The Nigerian constitution and several international charters, to which the country is a signatory to, recognise the right to freedom of association by anybody, whether individual, corporate or institutional.

Dave Levin, the C.E.O. of the KIPP charter school network, said Thursday, «Whether or not you agree with the policies is not the same as whether or not you agree with the prinWhether or not you agree with the policies is not the same as whether or not you agree with the prinwhether or not you agree with the principles.

«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.

Topics included his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statement that he is not planning to approve a specific amount of pre-K funding set forth in the state senate proposed budget, how confident he is of pre-K funding, the status of his administration's review of the city's Sandy relief programs, his reaction to Governor Cuomo's statements on mayoral control of the city school system and charter schools, the current status of site clearing and the investigation into the cause of the East Harlem building explosion, whether New Yorkers should be concerned about gas leaks, his reaction to a tweet yesterday by Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito critical of Governor Cuomo's reaction to the East Harlem building explosion, how the church services he attended this morning for victims affected him personally and the relief efforts being led by his wife, Chirlane McCray, and the Mayor's Fund for NYC.

Topics that Lhota addressed following the debate include whether his idea of switching MTA Bridges & Tunnels to City control has any chance of state approval, his view of Mayor Bloomberg's resiliency planning, charter schools and his reaction to a WSJ story describing Ken Langone, one of Lhota's strongest supporters, as «convinced» that Lhota will lose.

Questions asked included whether Cardinal Dolan supports the income tax surcharge that is part of the mayor's plan, what the 1,700 seats offered by the Archdiocese are currently used for, pending education tax credit bills, how the mayor expects to get his pre-K plan approved despite continuing disagreement with Governor Cuomo, guidelines governing church / state separation, how enough sufficiently - credentialed teachers can be in place for September and whether the pressure over his charter school actions is causing Mayor de Blasio to change his views.