Sentences with phrase «operated by a public school teacher»

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In a number of states, these agencies are dominated by teacher unions and public school advocates who have made it virtually impossible for some religions to operate schools in accordance with their religious principles.

Charter schools are often a subject of considerable public debate, since they receive public funding but may be privately operated and staffed by nonunion teachers, in contrast to traditional public schools.

People in public education unwittingly destroy school cultures all the time by treating educators as interchangeable cogs, transferring principals and teachers without regard for a school's approach and operating assumptions, by creating one - size - fits - all mandates that suggest a school's distinctiveness is a nuisance, not a value, and by sending mixed messages and edicts from the central office until people are burned out and resentful.

As I look out over the current school reform landscape I see it is categorized by policies that seek to standardize, homogenize, and corporatize public education through the use of one - size - fits - all curriculum standards, high stakes testing, micro-management of school operations from distal bureaucrats, teacher evaluation policies based on mis - interpretations of current research, and heavy reliance on corporate education providers camouflaged as non-profits operating via charter schools.

Biology teacher Mark Friedman has been suspended, and history teacher Sonia Del Pino has been dismissed from Animo Leadership Charter High School in Inglewood, which is operated by Green Dot Public Schools.

Island Childress's appointment is part of UEI's ambitious plan to improve schooling nationwide by conducting rigorous applied research, training exemplary teachers, operating a high - achieving public school, and designing school improvement tools and training for thousands of schools and classrooms across the United States.

We are also deeply troubled by the prospect that if virtually unregulated teacher certification academies with little academic quality control are allowed to proliferate, the employers of their graduates will be either charter schools, many operating in high - poverty communities, or traditional public schools that lack the resources to be selective and competitive in hiring the best - qualified teachers.

Our state operates a public education system marked by the inequitable funding, which impacts access to qualified teachers, school leaders, staff, curricula, materials and facilities.

An independent, tuition - free virtual public charter school operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaschool operated by the School District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teaSchool District of Waukesha, eAchieve Academy features a flexible, individualized approach to learning integrated in a rigorous, engaging online curriculum with extraordinary support from experienced, Wisconsin - certified teachers.

Last year, the New York Daily News illuminated the murky language of the pre-K debate by explaining that «high quality» typically denotes public school system - connected programs involving certified teachers who hold Bachelor's degrees, and operate under a state - approved curriculum, as opposed to the Obama administration's pre-K system of choice, Head Start.

Independently operated public charter schools have long been challenged by teacher unions.

In 2008, Tony cofounded FirstLine Schools, to create and inspire great public schools in New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public sSchools, to create and inspire great public schools in New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public sschools in New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public sschools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public schoolsschools.

These neo-gilded age philanthropists claim that the solution is for parents, teachers and education advocates to step aside so that the billionaires and their groupies can transform public education by creating privately owned and operated — but taxpayer funded — charter schools.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

Obama said the states and districts that apply for money will be evaluated by clear criteria, with rewards going to those that adopt strong standards and common tests; that get high - quality teachers in the classroom; and that allow expansions of charter schools, which are public schools that operate with more independence.

Charter schools are tuition free, independent public schools governed and operated jointly by licensed teachers, parents and community members.

Go Jen — of course — and I plan to operate on my neighbor tomorrow — it's only a little heart problem — should be able to do it — and if I fail well so what — then I can run a bank and make millions of dollars even if I fail — but teachers (gods chosen selfless few) care for all of our kids and are the real hero's in this world — I am so thankful that my two daughters attend public schools and have been nurtured by those who have chosen a profession of giving and not one of taking — if you can read this post — thank your teachers — I am grateful for mine everyday — Thanks Ms Weigh K - Ms Brown Gr1 - Ms Shea Gr2 - Ms.