Sentences with phrase «option than the public school»

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.

Not exact matches

To ensure a supply of new school options, the city conducts an RFP process rather than trying to convert existing public schools.

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.

When the public was asked whether government funding for public schools in their district should increase, decrease, or stay the same, 59 percent selected the first option, only slightly less than the 63 percent that gave that opinion in 2010, and dramatically more than in 2009 (46 percent).

Two thousand and five hundred Manhattan - residing children are tested at the kindergarten level by parents who believe Hunter will be better for them than any other public school option.

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.

Twenty years ago state legislators began to approve charter schools in order to give families public school options other than their district or neighborhood schools.

Particularly in urban communities that have few, if any, high - quality public school options, the demand for charters can be significantly higher than there are seats available.

Today, more than 2 million students are taking advantage of this robust public school choice option in over 5,600 charter schools across the country.

Since some Oklahoma children have already started the school year, the Education Department will phase in some of the consequences of No Child Left Behind that Oklahoma had escaped under the waiver: The state must provide tutoring services and public school choice options no later than the 2015 - 16 school year.

Further, it's equally silly for Burris to say «democratically governed public schools are the most effective and ethical means to improvement,» rather than the new options provided by school reformers.

But in a sector of public education with far less oversight than traditional school districts, it's easy to see how a teacher could find herself fired and out of options.

Chicago Public Schools will open more than 100 school, library and park district sites to students affected by Friday's one - day teacher walkout, but district officials warn they can't accommodate all 300,000 - plus kids, and parents should find an alternate option if possible.

«With more than 90,000 students anticipated at charter schools this year, and another 50,000 - plus names on waiting lists, New York families clearly want more public charter school options.»

The school choice movement is on the rise in North Carolina, where advocates hosted a celebration Tuesday to mark their gains and to press for more opportunities for families to attend options other than traditional public schools.

The letter was released with the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) and the National Alliance for Public Charter School's (NAPCS) as part of a new campaign, ChartersWork, which «tells a clear and compelling story of why more than 700,000 Black families have chosen charter schools.»

There are many parents who believe that too often, children who have been raised to use all their intelligence will go off to schools where they are severely restricted in what they learn and how they learn it, thus making a traditional public school a less than ideal option.

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.

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

Rather than bowing to special interests that seek to roll back or limit access to educational choice, Arizona policymakers should support policies that create more quality public school options.

In school year 2016 - 17 (the year of focus for our study), 27 percent of public school students attended their in - boundary school, and 73 percent attended a school other than their in - boundary option.

The other 73 percent applied through a lottery to attend a school other than their in - boundary option, which breaks down across different options (aside from in - boundary) as follows: 46 percent of public school students attended a public charter school, 21 percent attended an out - of - boundary DCPS school, and the remaining 6 percent attended other DCPS schools [1](Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), 2017).

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.

They were created to be an opportunity for children — especially those who are traditionally underserved and historically haven't had more than one option — to choose a public school that's different from the traditional educational model — something that offers an environment that fits their needs and learning style.

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.

The sad reality is that public schools receive more students than any other option who don't value education and who do not want to be there.

To date, Great Public Schools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public scPublic Schools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public sSchools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public scpublic schoolsschools.

My children should not be treated any differently than other public school children just because I found a better option for them.

If the Board received more than 12 applications in a single year from qualified applicants, then the proposed law would require it to give priority to proposed charter schools or enrollment expansions in districts where student performance on statewide assessments is in the bottom 25 % of all districts in the previous two years and where demonstrated parent demand for additional public school options is greatest.

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.

From opposing the expansion of high - quality charter schools and other school choice options, to its opposition to Parent Trigger laws and efforts of Parent Power activists in places such as Connecticut and California, to efforts to eviscerate accountability measures that hold districts and school operators to heel for serving Black and Brown children well, even to their historic disdain for Black families and condoning of Jim Crow discrimination against Black teachers, both unions have proven no better than outright White Supremacists when it comes to addressing the legacies of bigotry in which American public education is the nexus.

More parents choose public schools as their child's option to education than all of the other options.

Unfortunately, public schools are allowed to block children with special needs from using this option and more than 1000 rejections are given to special needs children each year.

Rather than being seen as a problem, charter school closures should be viewed as an indication of a healthy public school system committed to meeting parent demand for high quality school choice options, and providing the transparency and accountability that parents and the general public wish to see in place for all public schools.

The movie, «Waiting for Superman» details families in need of better education options for their children and shows them waiting to get into the only free school option available other than traditional public schools: charter schools.

With the recent creation of many new, themed high schools and the continuing growth of the charter school movement, students in Philadelphia have more public high school options than ever.But more options haven't meant that most students are getting into the schools they prefer, or that the available choices meet students» needs.In fact, about 58 percent of District high school students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for Aschool movement, students in Philadelphia have more public high school options than ever.But more options haven't meant that most students are getting into the schools they prefer, or that the available choices meet students» needs.In fact, about 58 percent of District high school students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for Aschool options than ever.But more options haven't meant that most students are getting into the schools they prefer, or that the available choices meet students» needs.In fact, about 58 percent of District high school students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for Aschool students are enrolled in schools that they did not choose, according to an analysis of School District data by Research for ASchool District data by Research for Action.

Brinig: As we discuss in our book, the loss of Catholic schools is a «triple whammy» for our cities: When Catholic schools close, (1) poor kids lose schools with a track record of educating disadvantaged children at a time when they need them more desperately than ever; (2) poor neighborhoods that are already overwhelmed by disorder and crime lose critical and stabilizing community institutions — institutions that our research suggests suppress crime and disorder; and, (3) middle - class families must look elsewhere for educational options for their kids, leading many to migrate to suburbs with high - performing public schools.

I was already a parent then and had experienced firsthand the uneven landscape of public schools available to families, many of whom had far worse options than I did.

«More than 200 children now have another option when it comes to their public schooling.

Parents in Wake County have a wealth of options for public school choice within the Wake County Public School System through the magnet school program that has been a cornerstone of the school system for more than 35 public school choice within the Wake County Public School System through the magnet school program that has been a cornerstone of the school system for more than 35 school choice within the Wake County Public School System through the magnet school program that has been a cornerstone of the school system for more than 35 Public School System through the magnet school program that has been a cornerstone of the school system for more than 35 School System through the magnet school program that has been a cornerstone of the school system for more than 35 school program that has been a cornerstone of the school system for more than 35 school system for more than 35 years.

He is making his second run for the position and opposes the Common Core State Standards and favors expansion of educational options — including taxpayer - funded vouchers — other than public schools.

Many voiced suspicion and dismay that their city faces a future with more charters than public schools, leaving only those with the greatest needs or fewest options in neighborhood schools.

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).

Within the UNO school community, plenty of parents and students say network schools are a better option than the regular public schools.

For families exercising public school choice — including charters and district - run magnet schools (which limit options through race - and socioeconomic quotas)-- the reality that public school data remains a black box geared more toward compliance than toward providing useful information limits their ability to truly pick schools fit for their kids.

According to Department budget documents, the proposal «would support LEAs in establishing or expanding student - centered systems that: (1) differentiate funding based on student characteristics, providing disadvantaged students more funding on a per - pupil basis than other students; (2) offer a range of viable school options and enable the Federal, State, and local funds to follow students to the public school of their choice; (3) make school performance and funding data easily accessible to parents; and (4) empower school leaders to use funds flexibly to address student and community needs.

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.

The north Fulton city of Johns Creek, home to more than 76,000 residents, features some of greater Atlanta's finest public educational options, ranging kindergarten through high school.