Sentences with phrase «public support for»

Bad private schools will get lots of media attention, which will drive down public support for school choice and strengthen the hands of those who opposed such programs in the first place and are just waiting to eradicate them.»

The results of the poll suggest there isn't a huge amount of public support for the idea, but responses were mixed.

Nine months ago we reported on public support for these reforms («What Americans Think about Their Schools,» features, Fall 2007).

A year ago such projections seemed plausible, as public support for learning over the Internet jumped 10 points, to a total 52 percent, from where it had been the previous year.

However, one can not be sure that public support for those tactics would be as great once a specific policy to enact them were put into place.

Vryhof does review briefly the constitutional position concerning public support for religious schools, but only to demonstrate its irrationality (yes it's constitutional for books; no for maps; yes for some tests; no for preparation to take tests; and so on).

Accountability's edge is undoubtedly due not only to widespread public support for the idea (see «What Americans Think about Their Schools,» Fall 2007), but to the fact that, as practiced, it has posed only a minimal threat to the great vested interests of American education: local school boards, state departments of education, schools of education, and teacher unions.

Using children with disabilities to increase public support for vouchers may be smart politics, but it doesn't mean that special education vouchers are good policy.

And then there are some test - score gains, which Rhee is counting on to build public support for her plans and ease the doubts about her style.

It probes public support for teacher tenure and merit pay.

August 16, 2016 — In 2016, public support for the Common Core State Standards and school vouchers continues to fall, with vouchers viewed more favorably by Democrats than Republicans.

Let us hope so, but one should not be optimistic about the outcome of the legislative process in the absence of strong, sustained public support for reforms along these lines.

Public support for charter schools, at 65 %, remains high.

As I discuss in an op - ed in today's Wall Street Journal, the 5th annual PEPG / Education Next poll shows public support for more spending drops precipitously when people learn how much schools are currently spending.

◦ Trend: Public support for charters has remained stable since 2013, as has the gap between Republicans and Democrats.

The most recent Education Next survey of public opinion found little public support for the «opt out» point of view.

◦ Trend: Public support for school vouchers targeted toward low - income families has dropped by 12 percentage points since 2012 — a major shift in public opinion.

Those are just a couple handfuls of random ideas for ways you can improve the image of your school, your image, and public support for education.

Results of a poll released on Tuesday show strong public support for the idea of shared academic standards, but much weaker support for the standards that have been put in place by 43 states and the District of Columbia: the Common Core State Standards.

The 2017 Education Next annual survey of American public opinion on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has declined.

August 1, 2017 — The 2017 Education Next annual survey of American public opinion on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has declined.

The President and members of his Cabinet visited schools and universities around the country later in the week to drum up public support for the Administration's «Middle - Class Bill of Rights» and...

Created in 1921, in response to a 25 percent illiteracy rate among World War I soldiers, the event began as an attempt by the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Legion to generate public support for education.

In a new article for Education Next, David Osborne, director of the project on Reinventing America's Schools at the Progressive Policy Institute, finds Denver's pursuit of this strategy, which has increased school leader autonomy, has produced impressive gains in student achievement, leading to growing public support for the reforms.

An annual poll by Education Next in 2017 showed that public support for charter schools has recently fallen, particularly among Democrats, and opposition has grown (see «The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform,» features, Winter 2018).

Paul is joined by EdNext editor - in - chief Marty West to discuss findings from the new EdNext poll on school reform, which measured public support for the rights of Muslim students and of evangelical students to form afterschool religious clubs.

Results from our 2009 national poll tell us that a solid research finding has the capacity to shift public support for charter schools from 39 to 53 percent, a substantial increase (see «The Persuadable Public,» features).

Even as public support for charter schooling has steadily increased over time (according to the 2015 Education Next poll the public supported charters by 47 % to 19 %), the media is filled with one charged charter debate after another.

According to the latest Education Next poll, public support for merit pay gained significant ground over the past year and now outdistances opposition by a 2:1 margin.

Public Opinion A YouGov poll found that only 38 per cent of people believe the government should build more grammar schools and encourage more schools to select on academic ability, which suggests there isn't a huge amount of public support for the idea.

The true test of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, and of public support for it, will come over the next few years, as states carry through with their implementation plans (see Figure 2).

From 2013 through 2016, public support for the Common Core steadily eroded, from 65 % to 42 %.

National Poll Finds Waning Support for Charter Schools (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) Charter Schools Take a Hit in Nationwide Poll (EdSource) Public Support for Charter Schools Plummets, Poll Finds (Education Week) Enthusiasm for Charter School Formation Takes Hit, New Poll Finds (The Christian Science Monitor) New Poll Shows Sharp Decline in Support for Public Charter Schools Over Past Year (The 74) National Support for Charter Schools Has Dropped Sharply in Last Year (Chalkbeat) People Think Teachers Are Underpaid — Until You Tell Them How Much Teachers Earn (Time) Marty West co-authors the annual EducationNext survey of American public opinion on timely education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact of the current administration, among others.

What remains to be seen is whether widespread public support for universal academic achievement can be maintained when the youth culture is against it, when significant fractions of young people are dropping out of high school, and when others are failing high - school exit examinations.

Surveys show consistent public support for parents to have options when choosing a provider to care for and educate their young children.

Ava DuVernay and David Simon also expressed public support for the protest.

And without that there would have been no Daniel Craig because public support for Daniel was zero.»

As a result, we're at an impasse: Corporate lobbying has, so far, been able to block legislation to require labels, but strong public support for labeling means that the issue isn't going away.

«The New York Stem Cell Foundation is a unifying force that brings the institutions together, allows us to conduct symposia under a common framework, and helps assure the scientific community and young people who are interested in research in this field that there is public support for this research,» said Dr. Harold Varmus.

A scenario is conceivable in which growing evidence of climate change and recognition of implications for young people lead to massive public support for action.

The fact that these ordinary patients are prepared to donate their own unused eggs towards this research is an example of the high level of public support for medical stem cell research.

Public support for the stalled $ 1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope project has never been stronger, according to a newspaper poll.

On the eve of a court ruling that could determine the fate of the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii, public support for the stalled $ 1.4 billion project has never been stronger.

The case has prompted concern among scientists that the activities of unregulated operators could undermine public support for genuine stem cell research.

Because of opposition to such proposals and public support for WIPP having a limited mission and operational lifetime, restrictions were established by the State of New Mexico in a Consultation and Cooperation agreement negotiated with DOE and mandated by the 1979 law.

With enthusiasm for cancer immunotherapy mounting thanks to recent successes in the clinic with immune - based cancer treatments such as anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 antibodies, and the FDA approvals of sipuleucel - T prostate cancer vaccine and ipilimumab for the treatment of melanoma, and in light of the many promising immunotherapies now in clinical trials with potential for near - term FDA approval, the Cancer Research Institute launched the first annual Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month in June 2013 as a way to increase public awareness of the power of immunotherapy to revolutionize cancer treatment and of the need for continued public support for research to bring these treatments to more patients sooner.

But winning public support for these new methods could be an even bigger task, scientists say.

He said the climate change change - up likely derives from flagging public support for their bill to regulate emissions.

This year, France even reduced public support for research and recruitment of researchers.

Before concluding that it was partisanship that caused public support for government policy solutions to social problems to decline during the Great Recession, the researchers ruled out several other possibilities.