Sentences with phrase «out of the public school system»

As a result, they have threatened to move out of the neighborhood or take their children out of the public school system altogether.

They also argue that the scholarship program pulls poor students out of the public school system in favor of private schools, diminishing funds to nearly 2.8 million children served by public schools.

These families feel strongly enough about choice that they pay extra to opt out of the public school system.

I WILL pull my children out of our public school system that lies to our precious children.

They argue that the tax - credit programs draw needed funds out of the public school system, redirecting money to private schools that aren't accountable for student performance.

The charge has been that money is being diverted out of the public school system to benefit the private and parochial school kids, and as a result, some 9,000 black and Latino students get short - changed.

I share the sentiment that some of the recent laws have gone overboard in requiring state tests, etc.Private choice programs should be clearly understood as an opt - out of the public school system rather than an invitation for the states to impose their standards and tests.

Although I was only a few years out of the public school system myself, I naively assumed Sizer's vision was the new norm in education.

While both serve as options for parents, vouchers send parents completely out of the public school system and, in many cases, require them to pay tuition balances that vouchers don't cover.

The Vallas years saw the largest increase in the number of children driven out of the public school system, thanks mainly to the testing programs of Paul Vallas.

I am against any alternate education system that siphons funds out of the public school system or puts our schools under the influence of corporate entities.

«Resources are being diverted out of the public school system to private schools, an attack on the teachers who sacrifice so much to work in our schools,» Gianaris said on NY1's Inside City Hall.

A third possible direction goes back to diversity and individualism — through privatization, including such mechanisms as tuition tax credits, vouchers (enabling students to opt out of the public school system), and home schooling.

Education savings accounts can do the same thing by encouraging families to take their children out of the public school system and purchase a variety of educational services directly, for less cost.

In some instances, where highly educated parents with children have chosen to live in the city, parents have opted out of the public school system.

North Carolina is in the thick of the school voucher debate, with two bills moving through the General Assembly now that would siphon at least $ 90 million out of the public school system and into voucher programs intended for low - income and disabled students.

Nevertheless, Rep. Paul Stam has introduced a school voucher bill that would move $ 90 million out of the public school system and into private institutions by offering eligible students $ 4,200 tuition reimbursements per year.

Rather, people should understand ESAs as an opt - out of the public school system, not as an extension of it into other delivery methods.

Critics of the voucher system say the program will siphon desperately needed funds out of the public school system to offer what would effectively be a tax break to families who can already afford to send their children to private schools.

«My husband and I have had that discussion: Eventually we'll have to get her out of the public school system, before she hits high school,» said Ms. Kelly, 35, who works at a nonprofit group.