Sentences with phrase «other voucher proponents»

In her recent column, state Rep. Chris Taylor argues that the American Legislative Exchange Council, ALEC, and presumably other voucher proponents are «all about tearing down our public - school infrastructure so corporate privatization efforts can move in and make a buck.»

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In theory, the concept might appeal to those who think taxpayers who don't use public schools should get other benefits instead — and to proponents of allowing parents even greater flexibility and choice than vouchers offer them.

On the other hand, he defies proponents of charters, vouchers, and other forms of school choice as wishful thinkers disposed to let marketplace theories trump evidence of student achievement while also undervaluing education's civic and cultural roles.

Proponents of vouchers and other measures that expand access to private schooling often claim that competition from privately operated schools will spur student achievement — and, perhaps, lower costs — in public schools.

, a campaign whose sponsors include proponents of vouchers, charters, magnets and other schools, though the real focus is on vouchers.

Next week (Jan. 27 - 31) is National School Choice Week, a campaign whose sponsors include proponents of vouchers, charters, magnets and other schools, though the real focus is on vouchers.

Courts in Colorado and Florida have struck down voucher programs on other state constitutional grounds, frustrating the hopes of voucher proponents to frame the issue as one of religious intolerance.]

Proponents of vouchers and other forms of choice argue that providing choice to students and their families opens up the education market to competition and innovation, improving the quality of education in all schools.

The state superintendent race pits two former school district superintendents and longtime educators against each other — a proponent of expanding school choices and an opponent of the state expansion of taxpayer - funded school vouchers.

For example, many voucher proponents point to other measures of voucher effectiveness, such as increased parent satisfaction.59 The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a strong proponent for expanding voucher programs as a way to increase enrollment in parochial schools, wrote in a letter to Sen. Marco Rubio (R - FL) and Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN) that «parental surveys, the number of families renewing scholarships, student graduation and matriculation, and basic accounting requirements, for example, are sufficient to assess and maintain the integrity of the program.»

Proponents of vouchers, tuition tax credits, non-public charter schools and other methods propose to improve education by diverting public resources to support private ventures.