Sentences with phrase «quality public charter school options»

A new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with limited access to quality public charter school options.

As charter schools across the country struggle to keep up with demand, a new federal tax incentive could hold the key to spurring billions of dollars in investment in low - income areas with limited access to quality public charter school options.

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Upper West Success Academy, part of the Success Charter Network group of schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, says it will provide high - quality public education options in an overcrowded district.

If traditional public schools refuse to provide a safe, orderly, academically enriching environment for young adolescents to prepare for college preparatory high schools or high - quality career and technical options, then we should encourage the development of charter schools, magnet schools, and other choice strategies that do.

Finally, Adam Peshek proposes a way to tackle some of the obstacles to charter - school growth through the Opportunity Zone program (part of the 2017 tax reform package)-- and hopefully create more high - quality public school options for children along the way.

We believe that high quality public charter schools should provide options for parents, but should not replace or destabilize traditional public schools.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

Particularly in urban communities that have few, if any, high - quality public school options, the demand for charters can be significantly higher than there are seats available.

With such demand, it is up to our elected officials to remove the facilities and funding barriers that exist to ensure that every child has the option to attend a high - quality public charter school.

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On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confiSchools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools confidently.

«Charter schools can play an important role in school reform by offering high - quality public school options,» he said.

Since 1997, public charter schools have been a high - quality option for thousands of Connecticut students and families.

Harmony Science Academy - Austin is a PreK - 8th public charter school providing a high - quality education option for students in the surrounding areas.

Our work isn't done until every parent in Mississippi has a range of high - quality education options and the ability to choose an education that they determine is right for their child, whether at a traditional public school, charter school, or private school.

Jackson is moving in the right direction, as residents now have a few open enrollment options among traditional public schools, the state's first two charter schools, two additional charter schools opening next year, and at least one low - cost high quality private school option, The Redeemer's Sschool option, The Redeemer's SchoolSchool.

In the months ahead, we plan to work side by side with our partners in Mississippi to defend the state's strong charter public school law and ensure that the state's low - income students have access to a growing number of high - quality public school options.»

«The approval of Brass City Charter School and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of ConnecSchool and Path Academy mark a significant step forward in providing more high - quality public school options to the families of Connecschool options to the families of Connecticut.

Fortunately, options exist to ensure that high - quality public charter schools can secure financing to meet the needs of their students.

Despite this growth, there is still an overwhelming unmet parental demand for quality school options in California, with approximately 158,000 students on charter public school waiting lists.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

Public charter schools across the country were started with the promise of being alternative, quality options for parents to choose for their children.

In order to meet this parental demand for choice and the public's desire for more high quality public educational options for families, three key things must be addressed in California: the funding inequity which results in charter school students being funded at lower levels than their traditional public school counterparts, the lack of equitable facilities for charter school students, and restrictive and hostile authorizing environments such as LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer's recent resolution limiting parent choice.

We support providing options for a quality public education and make no mistake, we also support closing poor performing charter schools that do not meet the accountability and compliance standards set out in the law.

As executive director of Families That Can, Ravare will work to educate, empower and mobilize charter school families to advocate for their schools, and to support the growth of high - quality public school options.

About 30 percent of Arizona public schools are charters, with more than 180,000 students choosing this quality option.

Choice is not an attack on public schools and has never been about privatizing education; it is about creating a vibrant marketplace of high quality education options — public, private and charter — and empowering parents to choose the best setting for their child.

CCSA is working with charter schools across California to ensure that all students, regardless of immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, faith, or disability may access high quality public school options.

If passed, SB 1362 would have severely limitied future high - quality charter public school options in California and potentially precipitated the closure of existing high - quality charter public schools.

A 2015 poll of 1,000 public school parents conducted by Education Post found that 65 percent agreed that, «Public charter schools offer parents in low - income communities options for quality schools that would otherwise be inaccessible to them.&public school parents conducted by Education Post found that 65 percent agreed that, «Public charter schools offer parents in low - income communities options for quality schools that would otherwise be inaccessible to them.&Public charter schools offer parents in low - income communities options for quality schools that would otherwise be inaccessible to them.»

«The Charter School Sector continues to expand as parents seek high - quality public education options.

Each year more and more families are choosing charter schools as they seek a quality public school option that will meet their student's unique needs.»

I was reminded this week that our goal at TCSA, to improve student achievement by advocating for and strengthening a diverse set of high quality charter schools, is shared nationwide by educators and policymakers who believe that charter schools are the best public school option for students.

We at the California Charter Schools Association will continue to work with our members to help educate parents and the public about how best to navigate the transition from a command and control system of education to one where parents make well - informed choices between an abundance of quality options.

Director, Bay Area Facilities 510-344-7263 [email protected] Aron leads CCSA's facilities policy and advocacy work in the San Francisco Bay Area, providing support and assistance to charter schools seeking high quality public and private facilities options, and working to secure equitable facilities funding for Bay Area charter schools.

«Families with children want to know that there will be quality education options like public charter schools made available to them,» said Tony Roberts, President & CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Assoccharter schools made available to them,» said Tony Roberts, President & CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Assocschools made available to them,» said Tony Roberts, President & CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools AssocCharter Schools AssocSchools Association.

«We will never apologize for fighting to protect charter schools as a viable and thriving high quality public school option for all students.

The new public charter school regulations being discussed in Trenton today will not only expand high quality educational options for our students and families, but will allow public charter schools to continue to innovate and positively transform our education system to the benefit of all students.

Regardless of location, the continued growth of charter schools ultimately depends on whether families see them as a viable option, an issue that might have as much to do with branding and public relations as it does with quality.

HR 1162 is necessary to protect and support public charter schools as quality educational options for Georgia's students.

Expanding access to high quality school options is one of the most critical issues as we prepare children to succeed in the 21st century economy, and in Newark, high quality public charter schools are delivering excellent educational options to meet the needs of students and families, serving as a critical component of the Newark educational landscape.»

Despite strong public support for greater parental options in choosing quality schools, charter schools have not grown without controversy and opposition.

Michele Mason, Executive Director of Newark Charter School Fund commented: «Families across Newark are demanding the highest quality school options for their children at both traditional public and public charter schools across the city and they deserve nothinCharter School Fund commented: «Families across Newark are demanding the highest quality school options for their children at both traditional public and public charter schools across the city and they deserve nothingSchool Fund commented: «Families across Newark are demanding the highest quality school options for their children at both traditional public and public charter schools across the city and they deserve nothingschool options for their children at both traditional public and public charter schools across the city and they deserve nothincharter schools across the city and they deserve nothing less.

language seeking to deny black and brown parents access to high - quality public educational options through public charter schools.

Yet, in spite of all of the drama that has occurred in the time since the ruling, a number of individuals — from parents to politicians to members of the media — have inexplicably opined in letters - to - the - editor, blog posts and the like that the fateful decision made by four of the seven justices on the State Supreme Court would not hurt the charter school movement in Georgia nor stifle the progress that has been made to give parents and students quality public school choice options.

OCI seeks to change the education policy conversation from one where labor, public, charter, and independent school sector leaders argue about which type of school is best able to serve children, to one where parents choose the best quality educational options for their child — no matter what form it comes in.

Deep commitment to NECSN's mission that public charter schools are a vital way to provide access to high - quality educational options to students

This elected bipartisan slate of candidates is committed to quality public school options, including charter public schools.»

In this era of a new administration in Washington that has espoused many viewpoints fundamentally at odds with the values held by the vast majority of Californians, we look forward to working with you to ensure that California's public school system, including its vibrant charter school sector, continues to ensure that absolutely all students regardless of immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, faith, or disability may access high quality public school options.