Sentences with phrase «pro-charter school advocates»

Many of these concerns, as well as concerns that private charter school could initiate and / or influence parents» decisions, have been addressed with new regulations to the California law that better educate parents on their options, provide standards forms and prohibit inappropriate behavior from pro-charter school advocates.

Earlier Monday, about 100 pro-charter school advocates rallied in support of Cuomo's proposals in the same location.

Teachers union members and pro-charter school advocates demonstrated outside the governor's mansion on New Year's Eve, as inside, Governor Andrew Cuomo and his partner Sandra Lee greeted guests who won a lottery to attend an annual open house, one day before the governor is to begin his second term.

Teachers union members and pro-charter school advocates demonstrated outside the governor's mansion on New Year's Eve, as inside, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his partner Sandra Lee greeted guests who won a lottery attend an annual open house, one day before the governor is to begin his second term.

Sackler, a Greenwich resident whose company, Purdue Pharma, makes OxyContin, is Connecticut's leading pro-charter school advocate, having founded and funded Connecticut's major Corporate Education Reform Industry advocacy groups including ConnCAN, ConnAD and A Better Connecticut.

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NYSUT and its labor allies are going nuclear over the Senate Democrats» push to pass a charter school bill today, accusing the majority of abandoning its principles to inoculate members against the millions of dollars pro-charter advocates have threatened to spend in the fall elections.

The fact that Bloomberg avoiding being critical of the Assembly Democrats on the charter school cap issue even as the pro-charter advocates have placed the blame squarely on that chamber and its cozy relationship with the teachers union, further proves the point.

Families for Excellent Schools, a powerful pro-charter group, which has relentlessly criticized Mr. de Blasio for failing to advocate for charters, released the 30 - second spot.

Charter school advocates on Tuesday called on the state to increase facilities funding for charters, highlighting a little - noticed provision in new pro-charter legislation that only provides additional resources for new or expanding schools.

ALBANY — Pro-charter school education reformers and the real estate industry emerged as the big winners Tuesday night when New York voters elected a majority of Republicans to the State Senate, leaving teachers» unions and tenants» rights advocates worried about what the next two years will bring.

De Blasio did not address the victory charter school advocates scored in the state budget announced Saturday, even as pro-charter forces heaped praise on the agreement reached between state legislators and Cuomo.

In one recorded conversation, Dean Skelos tells his son that he's meeting with some «billionaires» including some associated with a pro-charter school group, and former CNN reporter - turned - advocate Campbell Brown.

Cerf, an appointee of a pro-charter governor, is often labeled as a charter school advocate.

Nowhere has the battle been more pitched than in Los Angeles Unified, where candidates funded by wealthy pro-charter advocates like billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad and Netflix founder Reed Hastings won a majority of school board seats in the 2017 board election.

Now Gonez and Melvoin — the charter school advocates — will join kindred spirits Monica Garcia and Ref Rodriguez to create a pro-charter schools majority on the school board.

Trump loyalists celebrated what appeared to be DeVos successful effort to keep from derailing her own confirmation, while public education advocates strengthen their belief that DeVos» performance reiterated their worst fears about the pro-charter school champion.

Some choice advocates view the Trump administration as more committed to school choice in all its forms than the Obama administration's «pro-charter, anti-voucher» posture.

The dispute has been percolating for months, as union leaders, pro-charter groups, civil liberties advocates, parent leaders, students, teachers and principals have re-framed their ongoing debate about the quality of the city's schools around the safety of the 1,800 schools run by the Department of Education.

Since the corporate education reform industry began ramping up their lobbying efforts as part of Governor Malloy's education reform initiative of 2012, the various charter school advocates and education reform groups have spent a record breaking $ 8.4 million on behalf of their pro-charter school, pro-Common Core, pro-Common Core testing, anti-teacher agenda.

As reported yesterday in, Charter School Political Action Committees target Connecticut legislative races, two new corporate funded political action committees (PACS) are have recently been created and are spending money to elect pro-charter school candidates and defeat public school advocates in races for the Connecticut General AssSchool Political Action Committees target Connecticut legislative races, two new corporate funded political action committees (PACS) are have recently been created and are spending money to elect pro-charter school candidates and defeat public school advocates in races for the Connecticut General Assschool candidates and defeat public school advocates in races for the Connecticut General Assschool advocates in races for the Connecticut General Assembly.

Since the corporate education reform industry began ramping up their lobbying efforts as part of Governor Malloy's education reform initiative of 2012, the various charter school advocates and education reform groups have spent a record breaking $ 7.9 million on behalf of their pro-charter school, pro-common core, anti-teacher agenda.

The final version of the North Carolina bill, while satisfying to charter - school advocates by ultimately allowing the creation of more schools, stripped away some pro-charter measures, including the legalization of online - based charter schools and a establishment of a state - level commission to approve charters.

For immediate release: January 11, 2012 Leonie Haimson, Class Size Matters, [email protected], 917-435-9329 Caroline Grannan, Parents Across America, [email protected], 415-412-5758 Today, a pro-charter school organization launched in New York called NY - CAN, and announced they will be advocating for a version of the so - called «Parent Trigger» legislation to be passed in New York State.

Today, a pro-charter school organization launched in New York called NY - CAN, and announced they will be advocating for a version of the so - called «Parent Trigger» legislation to be passed in New York State.