Sentences with phrase «public school monopoly»

A small amount of competition in education already exists, but the types of students who stand to benefit the most are shielded from the transformative potential of competition by public school monopolies.

And it's not an argument for the public school monopoly.

The governor's remarks that he intends to overhaul what he calls the public school monopoly have led to tensions with the teachers» unions.

Governor Cuomo angered teachers when he said last fall that he intends to break the public school monopoly, and that he found it «incredible» that less than 5 percent of teachers were deemed deficient in the latest teacher performance scores.

Cuomo angered teachers when he said last fall that he intends to break the public school monopoly, and that he found it incredible that less than 5 percent of teachers were deemed efficient in the latest teacher performance scores.

Even before he was re-elected, he vowed to break what he calls the public school monopoly.

Cuomo has also criticized the teachers union over performance reviews, and said he wants to break the «public school monopoly.»

But the bottom line seems to be that for inner city students, charter schools offer some systematic long - term improvement, which accounts for the long - waiting lists of students desperate to escape the public school monopoly.

Furthermore, the authors» blaming of the «public school monopoly» for the erosion of civic engagement isn't convincingly argued.

But what transpired there, or rather what did not transpire there, is emblematic of the intrinsic failures of a public school monopoly that does not demand market accountability.

Expanding charter schools and passing school - voucher legislation, as being voted on right now in Harrisburg, will end the public school monopoly that has failed low - income neighborhoods.

He attributes the higher average wages of public school teachers less to union collective bargaining and more to the political clout of unions to maintain the public school monopoly over K - 12 education.

But in some places in California, charter schools have been shut out or severely restricted by districts and teachers» unions that fear competition to the public school monopoly.

Colorado's do - over is a warning to other states that might use Blaine Amendments to derail school choice programs that threaten teachers unions and the public school monopoly.

Readers who desire a more comprehensive introduction to the idea of educational freedom may find one here: «The Public School Monopoly: America's Berlin Wall.»

His theory was quite simple: by eradicating the public school monopoly and injecting competition into the public school system, the system would become more flexible and responsive to parents and children.