Sentences with phrase «quality school choices»

Only district and charter schools can deliver on the promise of quality school choice with both transparency and accountability in the use of public dollars.

Contrary to the rhetoric surrounding this bill, it won't provide parents with high quality school choices.

The children in your communities are counting on you to provide them with quality school choice options.

Asked about where NHA stands, Jennifer Hoff, spokesperson for NHA, said in an email, «We hope that any final solution provides good access for quality school choice for students.»

Parents need more quality school choices for their children, and they need them now,» said

Districts across the state are embracing quality school choice in a variety of ways.

Charter schools are here to stay, to be against them in a blanket way misses opportunities to help students, provide quality school choices, and to assure that those existing schools are delivering quality and increasing equity.

He spent the next half - decade running nonprofits aimed to expand quality school choices for low - income students before taking a corporate job with Target, flying all over the country as a fast - rising executive.

In the intervening 8 years, a lot of good things have happened, including successful charter ventures like Cleveland's Breakthrough Schools; a default - closure law that has eliminated 24 low - performing charters; and most recently, a concerted effort by the state agency's Quality School Choice office, led by former NACSA staffer David Hansen, to bring accountability to the state's multitudinous authorizers.

Mayor Emanuel's 56 % to 44 % margin of victory reflects a strong endorsement of his leadership on quality school choice.

Rather than being seen as a problem, charter school closures should be viewed as an indication of a healthy public school system committed to meeting parent demand for high quality school choice options, and providing the transparency and accountability that parents and the general public wish to see in place for all public schools.

«Even though California's charter schools have grown to serve over 580,000 students in 1,230 charter schools, there is still an overwhelming unmet need for quality school choice options as over 158,000 students linger on charter school waitlists.

Parents need more quality school choices for their children, and they need them now,» said NYCAN Executive Director Derrell Bradford.

Renaissance Charter School, Inc. was founded by a diverse group of Florida based individuals, concerned with the option of quality school choice for families and students in Southern Florida.

Since its inception 20 years ago, CSDC's mission has been to support quality school choice for underserved students by developing and financing affordable charter school facilities.

Renaissance Charter School, Inc. was founded by a diverse group of Florida based individuals, concerned with the option of quality school choice for families and students in Florida.

Our children deserve more high quality school choices, not more political posturing from union bosses.

«Thanks to the leadership of Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Heastie, families in New York City will have more high quality school choices.

At Chiefs for Change, we believe high - quality school choice can expand opportunity for underserved students.

Rebuilding strong neighborhood schools is certainly part of the solution to the problem, which is that Washington still has too few high - quality school choice options.

Every child in America deserves access to quality school choices.»

«chronically underperforming schools and few high - quality school choices for struggling families,» according to the organization's plan released in June.

GPSN's areas of focus are in South LA, East LA and the northeast San Fernando Valley because they have «chronically underperforming schools and few high - quality school choices for struggling families,» according to the organization's plan released in June.

«Thanks to the leadership of Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Flanagan and Assembly Speaker Heastie, families in New York City will have more high quality school choices.

New York, NY — Driven by increased parental demand for quality school choices, New York City once again is one of America's fastest growing cities for public charter school enrollment with an increase of 21 % last year, according to a new report issued today.

Despite incredible demand for a limited number of seats, high - quality school choice has been challenged by some.

A paper recently released (see below) titled «Investing in Change: The Walton Family Foundation Charts a New Course» looks at what the foundation has — and hasn't — accomplished in its effort to fulfill what foundation K - 12 Program Director Marc Sternberg calls its «moral obligation» to provide families with high - quality school choices.

Aurora Public Schools will close out this school year with big decisions impacting district improvement and access to high - quality school choices for Aurora's kids.

Mrs. DeVos» nomination does not signal an «anti-public school» agenda, but rather, follows the great work of both of President - elect Trump's immediate predecessors, President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, in committing to quality school choices for every American child.

One of the more - interesting story lines unfolding in the fight over the reform of American public education is the emergence of families becoming what former National Urban League President Hugh Price calls impromptu leaders, agitating for the overhaul of traditional districts, pushing for the expansion of high - quality school choices, and even taking on traditional teacher compensation.

Our mission is to ensure that educators are valued for the critical role they play in kids» lives, families have high - quality school choices and a real say in their child's education, and our tax dollars are spent wisely on what works for kids.

Expanding high - quality school choices, including charter schools and school voucher programs, can help revive communities by bringing schools into communities that can appeal to both the poor and middle class.

Charter public schools are working for families by providing high - quality school choices and improving the life trajectories of mostly low - income, minority students who before charter schools had no choice in the public school system.

Spring Branch Independent School District, YES Prep, and KIPP Houston partner to provide more high - quality school choices for students in the Spring Branch area, and to accelerate and support the culture of post-secondary success within Spring Branch.

Next, he tried to convince Texans that any and all choice is good for students, and again was schooled about the importance of quality school choice — choice with transparency and accountability — when public dollars are used.

It also includes four subsequent recommendations for implementation by the Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles» charter school sector to increase accessibility to quality school choices for all families.