Sentences with phrase «power in the hands of parents»

Any effort to revolutionize American education by putting more power in the hands of parents should not overlook the country's rich resource of private schools.

«The budget places power in the hands of parents and families to choose schools that are best for their children,» Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said in a statement.

The Wall Street Journal quotes U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos saying, «The budget places power in the hands of parents and families to choose schools that are best for their children by investing an additional $ 1.4 billion in school - choice programs.»

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Within Optimal Families power is in the hands of the parents who have an egalitarian coalition and children are able to be heard fully and influence decisions.

My thoughts on parents taking charge of messages marketed to their kids: http://mamameyeah.blogspot.com/2011/01/in-defense-of-disney-princess-sort-of.html Bottom line, it's in YOUR hands, and you do have the power.

Additionally, in an important twist on what Lamont said of Major, those most visibly in office present themselves as powerless whenever the going gets rough (Sorry... can't help it... wish we could... hands are tied... terrorists... US bankers... parents... world economic downturn...) whereas those wielding power are no longer visibly in office or are parachuted in from outside.

These will be in addition to the 500 already pledged to come into fruition by 2020 and aim to give power back into the hands of parents and local communities.

If the skeptics are right, Wood writes, Common Core «will damage the quality of K — 12 education for many students; strip parents and local communities of meaningful influence over school curricula; centralize a great deal of power in the hands of federal bureaucrats and private interests; push for the aggregation and use of large amounts of personal data on students without the consent of parents; usher in an era of even more abundant and more intrusive standardized testing; and absorb enormous sums of public funding that could be spent to better effect on other aspects of education.»

On the day of the vote, we saw first - hand the incredible power of collective advocacy as 1,500 charter school parents rallied in front of LAUSD with the board ultimately voting down this misguided resolution.

Pennsylvania can easily start by embracing the approach taken by Louisiana and its so - far successful reform effort in New Orleans, handing over control of traditional schools to an array of Parent Power groups, community organizations, and charter school operators.

The government says free schools will drive up standards and give parents more choice of good schools by putting more power in head teachers» hands, while some critics see them as an experimental «vanity project» which has led to schools being built where they are not needed.

By offering parents the opportunity to choose which school best fits their child's needs, the Children's Scholarship Fund puts the power of education back in the hands of parents, where it belongs.

By placing school choice power directly in the hands of parents who know their children far better than any bureaucrat, real freedom comes when parents are able to shop education dollars for the very best academic program.

The Parent Trigger, and parent unions need to go hand - in - hand, so that parents have real political power to strip failing school districts of their infrastruParent Trigger, and parent unions need to go hand - in - hand, so that parents have real political power to strip failing school districts of their infrastruparent unions need to go hand - in - hand, so that parents have real political power to strip failing school districts of their infrastructure.

A powerful process that puts the power back in the hands of the parents where it belongs.

By sharing these understandings and techniques - professionals come to a better understanding of the meaning of behavior which can then be shared with parents and other caregivers, placing the power of that understanding in the hands of the people who know, spend the most time with, and have the most powerful relationships with the child.