Sentences with phrase «quality public school options for»

While we would expect that an irresponsible initiative of this kind will struggle to find any meaningful support in this state, CCSA will remain diligent to provide whatever protection is necessary to make sure that California charter schools keep on stride for creating even more high quality public school options for children and families in the future.

«The goal of [our] movement is not simply to increase the number of schools and students enrolled, but, rather, the number of high - quality public school options for families who need them most,» Rees said.

I was surprised and disappointed to hear that the council that represents my city took such a politicized and senseless step to limit quality public school options for families.

Accordingly, Democracy Prep will continue to explore opportunities to partner with communities looking to expand the availability of high quality public school options for low - income students.

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

The charter school was founded in 2003 by LASD parents who were determined to have a high - quality public school option for their children following the closure of their local public school.

Not exact matches

In February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communities.

On the third page of the study, the authors write: «Negative voucher effects are not explained by the quality of public fallback options for LSP applicants: achievement levels at public schools attended by students lotteried out of the program are below the Louisiana average and comparable to scores in low - performing districts like New Orleans.»

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.

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.

We find clear evidence that the availability of public school - choice options under NCLB increased demand for information on school quality.

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

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.

For 17 years, Green Dot Public Schools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school opPublic Schools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school oSchools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school oppublic schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school oschools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school options.

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 WashingtoPublic 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 WashingtoSchool 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 Washingtopublic 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 Washingtoschool 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 Washingtoschool performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtopublic education in Washington, DC.

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.

Academic Standards (PDF) Academic and Career Plan (PDF) ADA 504 Notice (PDF) Asbestos Management Plan (PDF) Assessment Information (PDF) ATOD (PDF) Attendance Policy (PDF) Bullying (PDF) Child Nutrition (PDF) Directory and Yearbook Information (PDF) District Wellness Policy (PDF) Education for Employment — Career Counseling (PDF) Education Options Available to Resident Children (PDF) Homeless Education Program (PDF) Human Growth and Development (webpage) Indoor Air 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 Education (PDF) Special Needs Scholarship Program (PDF) Student Locker Searches (PDF) Student Non-Discrimination and Complaint Procedures (PDF) Student Records (PDF) Suicide Prevention Resources (PDF) Student Privacy — Pupil Records (PDF) Student Privacy — Directory and Yearbook Information (PDF) Title I Family Engagement Policy (PDF) Title I Professional Qualifications — Teacher (PDF) Title I Professional Qualifications — Teacher Assistant Youth Options Courses (PDF)

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

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.

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.

In February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communities.

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 Partnership for Equitable Access to Public Schools in Los Angeles (PEAPS - LA) believes high - quality public school options should be accessible to every Public Schools in Los Angeles (PEAPS - LA) believes high - quality public school options should be accessible to every public school options should be accessible to every child.

PEAPS - LA is encouraged by the District's efforts to provide clearer school quality information to families, and believes the new School Finder should be designed in a way that works for all families, provides easy comparisons between schools, and provides useful information on all public school opschool quality information to families, and believes the new School Finder should be designed in a way that works for all families, provides easy comparisons between schools, and provides useful information on all public school opSchool Finder should be designed in a way that works for all families, provides easy comparisons between schools, and provides useful information on all public school opschool 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...

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Aschools 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 AnPublic 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 ASchools 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 Anpublic schools to expand the number of high - quality options for students throughout Greater Los Aschools 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.»

By empowering parents with high - quality public school options, challenging students to meet high standards, and grounding the system with strong accountability at every level, New Orleans has become a model of reform for the nation.

Democrats are also committed to providing parents with high - quality public school options and expanding these options for low - income youth.

The Alliance is to be commended for not only providing high quality public school options to thousands of low - income minority students in the Los Angeles community but for also being responsible stewards of public funds.

Join us as we fight for quality public school options.

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.

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.

But I would be silly to think that my own cultural capital, through my connections and people I work with and for had made it possible for me to explore options other than the public schools of New Orleans and allow my daughter a chance at her inalienable right to a high quality school and social capital.

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.»

But now the option to choose a quality public school for my boys that I enjoyed as a parent and resident of Huntington Park is being threatened by thinly veiled political attacks that puts adult interest over the those of 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.

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

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