Sentences with phrase «option than private school»

I chose Montessori because I thought it was a better option than private school, but as a Waldorf teacher myself I'd say thru are really wildly different.

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Education savings accounts operate like the «partial voucher» that Friedman envisioned more than a decade ago, allowing families to seek out the best educational opportunities for their students — whether those be in a private or parochial school or a mix of non-traditional education options.

Some students returned to a home - school or private school environment, some went to FLVS full time (a more affordable option from the state's perspective than a traditional public school), and some went to traditional public school.

It is not hard to imagine a more partisan Democratic mayor appointing a chancellor that would be less friendly to private school options than traditional public schools and thus more likely to support the creation and continued existence of the traditional options.

Specifically, we look to see whether test scores showed greater improvement in the wake of the new policy for students attending public schools with more (or more varied) nearby private options that suddenly became more affordable for low - income students than did scores for students attending schools with fewer (or less varied) potential competitors.

Prior to the introduction of the program, some communities in Florida had a much richer and more diverse set of private school options than did other communities.

While a tax credit may be more politically palatable than asking Congress to find or reallocate money to fulfill Trump's $ 20 billion promise to expand charter and private school options, «just because it's more palatable, doesn't mean it tastes good,» said Noelle Ellerson Ng, the group's associate executive director.

The fact that organizations like Stand for Children and Democrats for Education Reform prefer to stand with the teachers» unions rather than standing with the 3.5 million children in charter schools and private choice programs, and the millions more who desperately want access to better options, speaks volumes.

Ironically, these trends leave brilliant children who live in poverty with even fewer opportunities to develop their talents than they had before; their families can not afford the private schools and summer enrichment programs wealthier children have the option to attend.

Thomas Gentzel, executive director and CEO of the National School Boards Association, noted that the system has evolved over many years from one that offers limited options into one that molds to students» diverse needs — providing a greater degree of choice, in fact, than many private schools.

When lawmakers enacted the Opportunity Scholarships program back in 2013 to allow children from low - income families the chance to use public dollars at private schools, they included accountability provisions in the law that fail to let the public know if these privately - operated schools are better — or worse — options than public schools.

But what makes Madison unique is it is a relatively wealthy area making private school an option for many more families than we see in other parts of the state.

Given that some of the schools are charters — usually a better alternative than local traditional schools — and given that New York has no private school choice program, it seems that these families will have no option but to shell out money for a private school... if they can afford one.

While Friedman's free market philosophy has guided generations of business people and politicians, his views on education are less well known: The economist who advised Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher became interested in school choice more than six decades ago, long before charter schools and private school vouchers became options.

More than ten days after getting the news that Rocketship's Ward 5 campus would not open as expected, the parent was still waiting for waitlist updates and was actively considering private school options.

It is especially significant in light of Nevada's recently enacted education savings account (ESA) and tax - credit scholarship programs, which will make private school choice an option for more than 453,000 Nevada students.

More than 32,240 events and activities will focus on all education options available today, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online learning, and homeschooling.

Nationwide, more than 32,240 events and activities will focus on all education options available today, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online learning, and homeschooling.

In India, private schools as a share of the total have more than doubled to over 20 percent with some Indian states now providing education to their students primarily through private schools.30 Vouchers are a newer additional to this rapid shift in educational options, but are also on the rise.

We did not have the option of evaluating what teachers actually do, as the geniuses in Albany and DC, many of whom send their children to private schools where this nonsense does not apply, appear to have determined that teachers teach tests rather than students.

Because law degrees take less time to complete than medical or dental school degrees, more private student loan lenders offer students options for financing their law school education.

Although law school is expensive and most law students graduate with significant student loan debt, reducing the costs that are within your control, choosing federal over private loans, and understanding your repayment options will go a long way toward successfully managing your debt.Ideally, your total debt would be less than

Florida Districts, private and charter schools can now offer online driver education courses to their students at a much lower cost than the only other option on the market.

If you aren't comfortable with the public schools in your district and you don't have a ton of money to spend on a private school then this is at least more affordable than some of your other options.

Overall we are very grateful to be at JM and have decided to keep our children there rather than explore private school options largely because of the commitment of the Principal and teachers and the energy of the parent body.