Valdosta, like rural and metro areas across Georgia, are demanding the creation of more high
quality public school options in K - 12 education.
Learn more about high
quality public school options in the Coastal area.
«L.A. families still want more high -
quality public school options in their neighborhood,» the foundation said in an email to LA School Report.
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 communitie
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 communitie
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 communitie
in our communities.
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.
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.»
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.
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.
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.
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 op
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 o
Schools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous
public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school op
public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school o
schools 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 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
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
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
school performance that is leading the transformation of
public education in Washingto
public 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 confi
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 confi
schools to ensure all areas of a city have
quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confi
schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose
schools confi
schools confidently.
«Charter
schools can play an important role
in school reform by offering high -
quality public school options,» he said.
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 S
school option, The Redeemer's
SchoolSchool.
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 communitie
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 communitie
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 communitie
in our communities.
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.&raqu
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.&raqu
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 Connec
School and Path Academy mark a significant step forward
in providing more high -
quality public school options to the families of Connec
school options to the families of Connecticut.
The SPLC's complaint is designed to protect the existing — and deeply flawed — system and take away new, high -
quality public school options from low - income students
in Mississippi.
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.»
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 op
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 op
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 op
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...
Ensure
quality public schools are accessible to all families
in Los Angeles by supporting the improvement of existing
schools, a needs - based expansion of
quality school options and improved
school transportation availability
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 choic
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 choic
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 choic
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.
Jonas Perriott, father of a beautiful, wide - eyed three - year - old daughter, says that high -
quality school options are scarce
in New Orleans
public schools.
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.
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 A
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 A
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 A
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.»
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.
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.
«Establishing high -
quality school options in every neighborhood throughout Chicago is among our highest priorities, but we can not make that a reality without a rigorous accountability policy that holds every
public school in Chicago to the same standard,» he said.
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.
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.
Improving access to high -
quality public school options, particularly for families
in underserved communities
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.
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.
«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.
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.
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 option
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 option
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.
The group,
in turn, successfully beat back efforts by reformers and
school choice activists
in the Sunshine State to expand choice (and abolish the religious bigotry - driven Blaine amendment banning the use of
public school dollars for expanding access to high -
quality private
school options for poor and minority kids) through the passage of Amendment 8.
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.
Even more shocking was Gov. Jay Nixon's decision that same month to veto legislation co-authored by his arch-nemesis, Rep. Maria Chappelle - Nadal, that would have allowed for kids
in failing districts to attend higher -
quality public and private
schools in the area shows the callousness of state officials when it comes to providing kids with high -
quality educational
options.