Sentences with phrase «public charter schools saying»

We have public charter schools saying they need the money now.

«We have public charter schools saying they need the money now,» said Bradford.

Florida was one of the states leading the nation in charter school enrollment growth, adding about 23,500 new charter school students this year, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said.

Lauren, a student from Compass Public Charter School said, «The hard and rigorous work has given me the grit that will help me drive through college.

The report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said NYC remains second in the nation in charter school enrollment, with more than 58,000 students.

Alliance College - Ready Public Charter Schools said today the group violated no laws over unionization efforts and asserted that some Alliance teachers «feel harassed by UTLA's communications tactics.»

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools says 79 percent of students attending public schools in Orleans Parish, La., were enrolled in charter schools in 2012 - 13.

Even Ziebarth of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools says it's better to put more into the charter law than less.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools says that, when the data is released for the 2013 - 2014 year, it will show 600 new charter schools added that year and more than a 10 percent jump in student enrollment with 288,000 additional students attending charters.

The head of Maryland's Alliance of Public Charter Schools said it would be «most damaging for students within Maryland's minority and low - income populations who need every opportunity available to them to lower the achievement gap — not being held to lower sub-par standards.»

Teachers should be preparing to have talks with their students about the killing of three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge, the leader of the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools said Wednesday.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said in a recent report that nearly 2.9 million, or more than 6 percent of students, now go to charter schools.

The report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said 17 percent of Buffalo public school children attend one of the city's public charter schools — nearly one - in - five of all public school students — placing the city at 18th in the country.

Not exact matches

«The state and city used Katrina to wipe away the dysfunction and corruption in the school system,» Medberry says, referring to the city's charter school initiative, which largely replaced public schools with privately operated institutions after 2005.

At the public charter school where she used to teach, she said, «I had a lot of students comment, «I can't really feel bad for this rich kid with a weekend free in New York City.»»

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie was critical on Thursday of an effort being pushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to have the state take over low - performing public schools, saying it could potentially lead to them becoming charter schools.

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

A Cuomo administration source on Thursday said the proposals include linking charter school funding to traditional public school aid.

John Flanagan and his Albany cronies have sold out Long Island public schools and have cut a deal with high finance charter school operators to exchange millions in taxpayer dollars for campaign cash for Chris McGrath,» said Democratic Senate Campaign Committee spokesman Mike Murphy.

«He's supported charter schools, cut funding for public schools, and has said failing schools should face the death penalty.

Issues that Paterson and state lawmakers must resolve before a June 1 deadline, which is this coming Tuesday, include figuring out how public schools and charter schools can fairly share the same building, the governor said.

«Once again, New York City's public charter schools are driving the gains made by the city's highest - need students,» said Families for Excellent Schools CEO Jeremiah Kitschools are driving the gains made by the city's highest - need students,» said Families for Excellent Schools CEO Jeremiah KitSchools CEO Jeremiah Kittredge.

Other key Assembly Democrats said they will not lift the cap on charter schools without stricter conditions on operations of the publicly funded, privately managed schools — including restricting their ability to share building space with traditional public schools, preventing charters from «saturating» neighborhoods, and banning for - profit firms from running charters — parroting the objections of the teachers unions.

«Holding the public - school system hostage for charter - school expansion isn't right,» said Kallos, who represents the Upper East Side.

Our goal is to demonstrate that here is extremely board support for the protection of public charter schools,» he said.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

«We're for accountability in charter schools just as in traditional public schools and assume that most candidates who aren't bought and paid for by the for - profit charter school operators will agree with us,» said WFP spokesman Dan Levitan.

«Every student, they count,» Mecozzi said, «but when I look at our budget and I realize how much money is going into charter schools, and a lot of the charter schools narrative is that the Buffalo Public Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our schools.»schools, and a lot of the charter schools narrative is that the Buffalo Public Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our schools.»schools narrative is that the Buffalo Public Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our schools.»Schools are not performing up to par, «Come here, join our schools.»schools.»»

City Comptroller John Liu vowed to put a moratorium on school closures and also promised to end the policy of co-locating charter and traditional public schools in the same buildings, which he said has been disruptive at many schools.

Nadya Miranda said officials of the charter school focused on defending the teacher and its public image, with little concern for her daughter's welfare.

Mr. de Blasio is critical of charter schools, saying that they do not serve enough of the most difficult students and that they increase the burden on regular public schools.

Perkins cast himself as an Albany reformer, and said he was not absolutely opposed to charter schools, just not to the detriment of public schools.

With just days to go before the April 1 deadline to finalize the state budget, he said Senate Republicans were pressing for the elimination of the charter cap and more money for charters at the expense of public schools.

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, a Democrat, said in a statement that charter operators are «diverting money, resources and space from our public schools.»

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the union claims charter schools are «flush» with cash and do not need more public dollars.

They say the test results show that charter school students scored higher on the exams than did public school students.

City Hall would agree to make it easier for charters to get public - school space or obtain funding to lease private space, said an education official familiar with the discussions.

Sources said lawmakers were looking at a proposal to help reduce the tensions that exist when a charter school moves into a building already housing a traditional public school.

«We strongly urge you to hold a new public hearing on Success Academy's application to open a new charter school in School District 1, so that the residents of that district have an opportunity to provide their input on the revised application,» said local leaders in a Nov. 13 letter to Chancellor Carmen Fschool in School District 1, so that the residents of that district have an opportunity to provide their input on the revised application,» said local leaders in a Nov. 13 letter to Chancellor Carmen FSchool District 1, so that the residents of that district have an opportunity to provide their input on the revised application,» said local leaders in a Nov. 13 letter to Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

That pits him against Governor Andrew Cuomo on yet another education issue; the governor has said he hopes to break the public - school «monopoly» by encouraging more competition from charter schools.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says NYSUT is claiming charter schools are «flush» with cash and do not need more public dollars.

He said negotiations failed around three major issues, including raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, a potential cost shift from public schools to charter schools and a real estate tax abatement program in New York City.

De Blasio also said Thursday night that greater equity between «good» and «bad» public schools would mean parents wouldn't have to choose privately run charter schools over traditional schools.

Supporters of strengthening charter schools say they offer children at failing public schools a chance out of poverty.

Billy Easton, with AQE, calls Brown a front person for billionaire Wall Street executives, who he says fund the charter school movement at the expense of public school.

«We can open a new school [public or charter] or we can move an existing school into the new building,» said Tania Shinkawa, from the DOE's Office of Portfolio Development.

Then, going after the charter supporters among board members, Rumore says it's not clear to him why they seem more concerned with charter schools than improving regular public schools and he says that's supposed to be what board members do.

Astorino has said he supports the growth of charter schools in New York and blames Cuomo for the failure of a tax credit proposal that would incentivize donations to private school scholarship funds as well as public schools.

Gov. Paterson said, «We're hoping that some issues of co-location of charter schools and public schools can be worked out in New York City.»

Aside from funding, there's a lot of anticipation about what Cuomo will propose regarding charter schools, to which public education advocates say he is overly beholden due to the big money he has received from deep pocketed charter boosters.