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The only options to avoid the chaos are to charter a private jet or stay home.

Another option, JetSmarter, bills itself as the Uber of private jets, using a smartphone app to offer instant booking of private charters.

Private schools, charter schools, voucher programs and other school choice options have been championed by reform - minded conservatives such as Jeb Bush for years now, partly because of their success for countless children of color living in poor communities with even poorer - performing public schools.

While some evangelical supporters of homeschooling, private school, and charter school options are celebrating a school choice advocate's appointment to this all - important role (and a graduate of the evangelical liberal arts school, Calvin College, at that), other conservative Christian public school parents and advocates are disheartened by DeVos's limited personal history with our nation's public schools (she has mentored in public schools but not attended, taught, or sent children to public schools).

In Summer 2017, Barbara partnered with fellow historic Boston brand, Boston Harbor Cruises, to elevate food and beverage options on the BHC private charter fleet as well as to reinvigorate menu offerings at other venues on the Harbor.

This is why it is a great option for a stand - alone school, such as a direct - funded California charter school, or a private school, but not necessarily for an individual public school.

He also supported parents» right to options such as private, religious and charter schools.

These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, online learning, private schools, and homeschooling.

The expansion of charter and magnet schools, along with private school options, does provide some opportunities for children in high - poverty areas to attend schools that are more mixed in terms of class and income.

An abundance of K — 12 opportunities — including charter schools, district schools, district open enrollment, magnet schools, and private choice programs — gives Arizona parents many exit options.

• Or will a «grand agreement» unite them under a banner of parent empowerment that places family educational choice at the core of K — 12 reform, regardless of what educational option a parent chooses for a child — district, charter, or private?

(Some private and charter options were also available, but many weren't open to students statewide.)

While Obama was moderately supportive of public - school choice options such as charters, he was hostile toward private - school options such as the D.C. scholarship program.

Our analysis focuses on new school options — traditional public, charter, and private — that families might gain access to under different kinds of choice policies.

Moreover, while many in the media seek to put private choice and charters under a microscope, those options are still only educating 5 percent of K - 12 kids.

For when families are allowed to leave the regular public schools for new options — charter schools or (via vouchers or tax credits) private schools — the regular public schools lose money and jobs, and so do the incumbent teachers in those schools.

Publicly funded school choice has increased considerably in recent years, helped by a variety of initiatives, including public charter schools, transfer options for students under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), inter-district enrollment programs, and a variety of policies to subsidize private - school tuition.

Since all three choice sectors — private, charter, and district schools of choice — are offering parents educational options that are considerably more satisfying, one must expect the market demand for educational alternatives to increase.

These options include traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling.

Donald Trump unveiled a school choice plan on Thursday that would create a $ 20 billion block grant to expand charter and private school options for low - income children — an idea championed by conservatives, but which has previously fizzled in Congress.

For poor parents unable to afford private - school tuition or a home in a better school district, chartering at last offered improved educational options for their children.

In one sense, the upshot of charter laws has been much like that of private - school choice programs: They gave families more K - 12 options from which to choose.

We must think creatively about how best to expand the supply of schooling options, both private and charter.

While a tax credit may be more politically palatable than asking Congress to find or reallocate money to fulfill Trump's $ 20 billion promise to expand charter and private school options, «just because it's more palatable, doesn't mean it tastes good,» said Noelle Ellerson Ng, the group's associate executive director.

The marketing of both private school choice and public charters promises to escalate over the next two years, masquerading as the best option for underserved children.

The fact that organizations like Stand for Children and Democrats for Education Reform prefer to stand with the teachers» unions rather than standing with the 3.5 million children in charter schools and private choice programs, and the millions more who desperately want access to better options, speaks volumes.

Public charter schools, which have greater independence from the rules that govern other public schools, give parents additional options for their children without having to pay private school tuition.

Quite often, public schools of choice are to low - income families what private schools are to more affluent families, Swagerty says, adding that she loves the fact that charters give low - income families the option to «make smart decisions about what's best for their children.»

Together, they started the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) which has worked to provide funding and private training to state legislators to advocate for the redirection of public funds from traditional public schools to other options, including charter schools, private schools, parochial schools (private schools with a religious affiliation) and online schools.

Our work isn't done until every parent in Mississippi has a range of high - quality education options and the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

We support options for learning, including home - schooling, career and technical education, private or parochial schools, magnet schools, charter schools, online learning, and early - college high schools.

The week is also designed to empower parents to choose the best educational environments for their children and supports a variety of school choice options — from encouraging increased access to great public schools, to public charter schools, magnet schools, virtual schools, private schools, homeschooling and more.

Jackson is moving in the right direction, as residents now have a few open enrollment options among traditional public schools, the state's first two charter schools, two additional charter schools opening next year, and at least one low - cost high quality private school option, The Redeemer's School.

School Choice Options Continue To Grow In Popularity November 4, 2016 by Brett Kittredge Going back to 2000, we have seen the number of homeschoolers double and we have seen the number of students who attend a public charter school or enroll in a private school choice program grow in even larger numbers.

His excellent piece included such basic ideas as letting parents choose from a marketplace of options, including traditional neighborhood schools, magnet schools, charter schools, private schools, and virtual schools, with education funding following the child.

With magnet schools, charter schools, home schooling, the continued presence of private schools, and more and more choice among regular public schools, there's just been an explosion of options in the past decade.

The event will be centered around testimonials from students, parents, and teachers who benefit from an array of education options — including students and graduates from traditional public schools, public magnet schools, public charter schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling.

Held every January, National School Choice Week shines a spotlight on effective education options for children including traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling.

None of the options school choice advocates promote — charter schools, voucher supported private schools, online schools operated by private companies — are part of a truly public school system.

State law (Act 55) specifies that annually every public school, including charter schools, and each private school participating in a Choice program is to provide parents with a copy of their school report card and a list of their educational options, including the Special Needs Scholarship Program.

Ball points to out - of - state school choice proponent Public School Options as an instigator in a campaign to advocate the state's controversial online charter school, operated by private for - profit company K12 Inc., that's been «troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.»

Not having gifted education in a school district also often results in parents of gifted children removing them from those schools for other options: local public schools of choice, charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, parochial schools, and home schooling.

Take D.C., which has one of the country's most robust set of educational options for parents — public schools, charter schools and federally funded vouchers for private schools.

Today marks the beginning of National School Choice Week (NSCW), a week designed to raise public awareness about all types of effective education options for children, including traditional and charter public schools, magnet, private, online and homeschools.

Private, charter, magnet — you name it — none of these school options existed throughout my K - 12 experience.

«Champion» parents» option to move their children into higher - performing charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online learning or homeschooling.

Education Secretary - designate Betsy DeVos testified at her confirmation hearing in Washington that private, charter and other schools should be options if public schools aren't performing.

There are a growing number of district, charter and private school educators moving fast to create and expand learning options that better serve kids.