Every student in America has local access to at least 3
quality public education options that represent different pedagogical models and true choice for a variety of learners.
«DFER Louisiana is proud to support community and education leaders who champion high -
quality public education options for every student in New Orleans and across Louisiana.
«The Charter School Sector continues to expand as parents seek high -
quality public education options.
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.
Not exact matches
Micro-schools are gaining traction among families who are dissatisfied with the
quality of
public schooling
options and can not afford or do not want to pay for a traditional private - school
education.
If Republicans and Democrats disagree strongly on the
options for school reform, changes are unlikely — despite clear signs that the
public is concerned about the
quality of
public education.
About PCSB: The DC
Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating
quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingto
public school
options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of
public education in Washingto
public education in Washington, DC.
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Education Options Available to Resident Children (PDF) Homeless
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Quality (PDF) Limited English Proficiency (PDF) Meal Charge Policy (PDF) Participation (PDF)
Public Use of School Facilities (PDF) Possession or Use of Cell Phones (PDF) Program and Curriculum Modifications — Programs for Children At Risk (PDF) School Accountability Report (webpage) Special
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Options Courses (PDF)
Education policies to improve the
quality of New York's
public schools, with a focus on improving teacher
quality, expanding school
options for families and improving the way our school systems are governed and funds are spent.
«Our state continues to be on a solid path to improving
public education by offering more and more
quality educational
options for students and parents.
Harmony Science Academy - Austin is a PreK - 8th
public charter school providing a high -
quality education option for students in the surrounding areas.
«I have worked with Betsy for years and know she will do everything within her power to empower all parents with
quality education options, both
public and private.
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.
Eli Broad, who endows the prize, was one of the few prominent
education reform donors to publicly oppose DeVos» nomination, and recently said the proposed cuts to
education programs in Trump's budget would «hurt the very communities that have the most to gain from high -
quality public school
options.»
All of the «
options» Florida is offering have the same issues as
public education: they are only as good as the
quality of programs & people - administrators, teachers, evaluators, etc. implementing them - and more importantly, in the voucher plan there are two huge issues: 1) poor and uneducated parents rarely are aware of the range of
quality and number of schools available (which I am sure the politicians are counting on) 2) Even if every parent were saavy in the needs of their child and the kind of school they should look for, there aren't enough of those schools available...
This includes offering a new vision of structuring
public education, based largely on the portfolio model Hill and his successor at CRPE, Robin Lake, have advanced for the past decade, as well as crafting a new approach for financing
education that expands high -
quality school
options for children and their families.
The Center for Reinventing
Public Education (CRPE) has released a new brief titled Partnership Schools: New Governance Read more about Partnership Schools: New Governance Models for Creating
Quality School
Options in Districts -LSB-...]
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.
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.
They include evidence that the schools have demonstrated an ability to «provide all students with a high -
quality education» and that because «multiple models» have succeeded, «Great
Public Schools Now is considering how to invest in multiple types of public schools to expand the number of high - quality options for students throughout Greater Los An
Public Schools Now is considering how to invest in multiple types of
public schools to expand the number of high - quality options for students throughout Greater Los An
public schools to expand the number of high -
quality options for students throughout Greater Los Angeles.
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.»
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.
Valdosta, like rural and metro areas across Georgia, are demanding the creation of more high
quality public school
options in K - 12
education.
«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 Association.
As Bridgeport Superintendent of Schools Vallas rolled out his plans for a revamped Bridgeport
education system, he included the creation of a «Good Schools Bridgeport Foundation» which will «support the school district by securing
public and private funding that... and to use that funding to help the district expand high
quality school
options.»
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.
In a prepared statement, a spokeswoman for the state's
education commissioner said, «The state is committed to making sure that all children have access to a
quality education, regardless of their zip code...
Public schools of choice have created high -
quality options for thousands of Connecticut families.
Where I see this playing out is that if you have too many charters or
options that aren't
public having a negative impact on the
education system as a whole, you may start seeing challenges in these communities saying that the state is failing to provide children with a system of
public education, or that the
options provided aren't of sufficient
quality to satisfy the state's obligation to provide a
public education.
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.
«Given the ability to customize educational programs,
public schools could be leaders in innovating new solutions that improve
education and attract new revenues in response to the clear, and growing, demand from parents for
quality options,» said Bender.
To date, Great
Public Schools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public sc
Public Schools Now has met with more than 60
education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more
options for high -
quality public sc
public schools.
Lisa Graham Keegan is currently the principal partner at the Keegan Company, where her major projects include serving as a senior advisor to National School Choice Week, a celebration of all excellent
education options for students, and as the executive director of A for Arizona, a joint project of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce that seeks to rapidly increase the number of «A»
quality public schools in the state.
«Although the resolution has not passed through the
Education Committee, parents will continue to advocate for free, high -
quality,
public schools and let Chicago's elected officials know that families deserve
quality options for their children.»
From opposing the expansion of high -
quality charter schools and other school choice
options, to its opposition to Parent Trigger laws and efforts of Parent Power activists in places such as Connecticut and California, to efforts to eviscerate accountability measures that hold districts and school operators to heel for serving Black and Brown children well, even to their historic disdain for Black families and condoning of Jim Crow discrimination against Black teachers, both unions have proven no better than outright White Supremacists when it comes to addressing the legacies of bigotry in which American
public education is the nexus.
«
Public charter schools have answered the call from parents for more
quality education choices and innovative
options, but we know that parents aren't willingly choosing to walk away from needed funds for their students.
One of the two new members, Ref Rodriguez, a charter school founder, said, «I believe we need to offer every family a high
quality option in
public education, and that can be a LAUSD school or a charter school.
Charter schools provide a free, high -
quality education option to
public school students, upholding high standards that meet and often exceed the district and state metrics.
On the issue of
public education he said, «We're turning around struggling schools by growing our Commissioner's Network, with funding for 17 more schools... We're continuing to broaden the range of educational opportunities by maintaining our support for magnet schools, agricultural - science schools, and other high -
quality options, including funding for additional state charter schools.»