Sentences with phrase «public school establishment»

Finally, defenders of the public school establishment could martial hard evidence in their drive to halt school voucher programs.

Likewise, charter schools, even if they are privately run, are not likely to be very good if they continue to receive less funding than traditional public schools; if they are started with sweat equity by people who hold mystical beliefs about organizational performance; and if they are run in an atmosphere of official hostility from the public school establishment.

Perhaps one can expect nothing more from a commission composed mainly of academics and former members of the public school establishment — folks that once were school superintendents, state education officers, school board members, teachers union officials, or school teachers.

After four hard - fought charter initiative campaigns, legislative foot - dragging, and implacable opposition from the state's public school establishment — not just the teachers» unions — Washington voters have approved public charter schools.

Unlike Taylor, I refuse to sacrifice the education of Wisconsin's children at the altar of the public school establishment.