Sentences with phrase «over one's public schools»

State legislators created the program — which would allow a private charter or education management company to take over a public school — two years ago as an intervention for long - struggling schools.

In most states the creation of a charter school challenges a school district's control over the public schools within its borders.

What I don't understand is why are states funding charter schools over public schools when the research shows that the vast majority of charter schools do not outperform public schools?

Although the processes to make these changes have become somewhat more public, the decision to hand over public schools to a new management organization still is being made primarily behind closed doors.

Despite the differences of opinion on charter takeover though, most criticized state leadership over public school funding.

Private schools often promote their small class sizes as an advantage over public schools.

He said the city has no jurisdiction over public schools so kits won't go there.

You wouldn't know it from the discourse over public schools, but according to the most recent results, public education has some of the lowest rates of job turnover in our economy.

Meanwhile, many embraced a not altogether compatible reform, school accountability, that has extended the regulatory control of the state and federal governments over public schools.

In fact, education tax credits offer a meaningful improvement for freedom of conscience over the public schooling status quo.

The new federal education law is supposed to return to the states greater control over their public schools.

If the two are so similar, why choose a charter school over a public school?

«You could make the case that for certain populations of kids, charters have an advantage over public schools, for kids who have not been well served,» he said.

Walcott also spoke to the issue of mayoral control over the public school system.

Sen. Alberta Darling's and Rep. Dale Kooyenga's plan to take over public schools in Milwaukee does neither.

State courts have uniformly rejected challenges to charter school - enabling legislation, relying on the plenary state power over public schools.

The Florida Supreme Court will take up a long running lawsuit over public school funding.

Charter laws broke the district's monopoly over public school operation.

If you don't yet have charter schools taking over your public schools don't blink.

ALBANY — A new, well - financed partnership plying both fundamentals of democracy and modern high - stakes lobbying plans to bring Albany's fight over public school aid into New Yorkers» homes.

For more than a decade, the debate over public school reform has created friction between teachers unions, administrators, school boards, parents, policymakers, and other stakeholders in public education and has fueled disagreements over how to improve the quality of teaching and learning for children.

With Reform Fervor in the Air, Local School Board Elections See Record Outside Spending This year, huge amounts of money and passion are flowing down the ballot into the school board elections — part of an all - out war over public school reform.

As indicated by the recent debates (in Kansas and elsewhere) over the public school teaching of evolution, they are persuading many conservatives to join them in their attack on evolution.

Barton is also active in the national struggle over public school curricula, consulting with both Texas and California on educational standards.

The key to remember is that parents like the charter schools and opt to send their kids there over public schools so that if the charters schools also sucked they'd go out of business but they aren't.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, came to Buffalo today to lend his support to teachers and parents protesting the rushed action taken by the School Board to allow charter schools to take over their public schools facing closure.

But it's likely to be just the first step in what promises to be a long fight for Moskowitz over public school space and the future of the controversial charter network.

Answer to last week's quiz: The American flag was first raised over a public school in May 1812 at Catamount Hill, Colrain, Mass..

Stanford University released a study that claims that charter schools in Detroit have a slight edge over public schools.

A subset of students who were lower - achieving to begin with showed gains in English over their public school counterparts.

Lawmakers say they're looking to streamline Wisconsin's four separate privatization programs, but there are still serious concerns that this prioritizes selective vouchers over the public schools that serve all children.

In the case of Window Rock School District v. Reeves, NSBA and the Arizona School Boards Association (ASBA), filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief urging the Court to accept review of the Ninth Circuit decision over this public school employment claim and establish the state's authority.

School Lawsuits Multiply, Richard Whittaker, Three Groups of Texas School Districts are Suing the State Over the Public School Finance System, Austin Chronicle, November 4, 2011

And why are Bill Gates and David Coleman given so much liberty over our public schools and what we teach our students?

The resulting substantial waivers to the stringent requirements of NCLB, the proliferation of high - stakes testing across the states, and the concerns about the loss of control over public schools by local communities proved too much.

Given the well - documented consternation this year over a public school funding crisis spurred by lawmakers» demands that schools reduce class sizes in kindergarten through third grade, it's an important, albeit tentative, promise.

Governor Signs Off on Bill Ensuring Free Public Education Gov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation that settles a lawsuit over public schools illegally charging students for educational activities and materials such as textbooks, exams, and field trips.

Many families may not have the tools to assess which voucher options are improvements over public schools, versus those that are simply online schools with poor state oversight, like some of the poor - performing charter schools in Ohio.

Voter anger over the public's loss of control over public school policy is being felt in Pennsylvania too, where the state's incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett faces an uphill climb in November's election, according to recent polls.

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Aside from selling more computers (Chromebooks) software and SBAC test analysis ($ 22 - $ 27 per student), new CCSS aligned textbooks, workshops for educators etc. the money to be made lies in turning over public schools to charter schools, which use public funds, in many cases to turn a profit.

The state Assembly and Senate adjourned for the year last night, without any deals on extending control of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's authority over the public school system, or the continuation of sales taxes in upstate and Long Island counties.

Legislative language like that would have allowed the state and towns to circumvent contracting requirements when handing over public schools to third parties.

Across America, parents are demanding more and better educational options for their children while teachers unions and bureaucrats desperately fight to retain their monopoly over public school students.

Recently a neighborhood in Brooklyn made national headlines for a fight over public schools.