Sentences with phrase «rather than their local public schools»

In fact, Brookings Institution released an article stating that recent research on voucher programs in Indiana and Louisiana found that those students who took advantage of vouchers to attend private school, rather than their local public schools, received lower scores than their public school peers.

Not exact matches

The politicians seem to be unable to move away from grand gestures which they think will impress the electorate rather than consider the fundamentals of what makes the kind of education system that the public wants - good local schools in every neighbourhood.

A party for those whose priorities include the Welfare State, workers» rights, trade unionism, the co-operative movement, consumer protection, strong communities, conservation rather than environmentalism, fair taxation, full employment, public ownership, proper local government, a powerful Parliament, the monarchy, the organic Constitution, national sovereignty, civil liberties, the Union, the Commonwealth, the countryside, grammar schools, traditional moral and social values, economic patriotism, balanced migration, a realist foreign policy, and a base of real property for every household to resist both over-mighty commercial interests and an over-mighty State.

We found a lot of concern among government actors about unregulated, possibly ideologically motivated, schools operating under the radar, while local communities found these schools more open and accessible because they were close and taught lessons in Arabic, rather than in English and French, which are used in public Lebanese schools.

The study, «Leveraging Local Innovation: The Case of Michigan's Charter Schools,» found that the schools have mostly seized on innovative practices already in use for years in regular public schools, rather than coming up with new ideas of theSchools,» found that the schools have mostly seized on innovative practices already in use for years in regular public schools, rather than coming up with new ideas of theschools have mostly seized on innovative practices already in use for years in regular public schools, rather than coming up with new ideas of theschools, rather than coming up with new ideas of their own.

Virginia lawmakers believed they were making history in June by approving $ 1 million in scholarships for African - Americans who had suffered gaps in their education decades ago when their local public schools closed rather than enroll blacks.

Charter schools draw fire from teachers» unions and other education groups, who say taxpayer money should be spent to fix traditional public education system rather than creating schools that have less oversight from state and local officials.

Suggesting such settings are private schools rather than part of the public estate is one of the alternative truths now peddled by new local authorities keen to cut costs by bringing support back into the LA.

For example, a part of the resolution informs us that charter schools «have contributed to the increased segregation rather than diverse integration of our public school system» and that weak oversight of charters «puts students and communities at risk of harm, public funds at risk of being wasted, and further erodes local control of public education.»

A Manhattan Institute study of a school choice program in San Antonio found that vouchers and other choice opportunities help rather than hurt the local public school system.

Rather than sending those education dollars and their child to the local public school, moms and dads of kids with disabilities would have been able to use their scholarships to create a custom - made education plan for their son or daughter, paying for the specific services and programs that work for their unique child.

«Assessment systems need to make public schools accountable to parents, students and the local community rather than to distant government bureaucracies,» the report concludes.

Rather than putting government officials between the public and the schools, we should find better ways to make local schools accountable to the public and to ensure that the standards the local community upholds are of value to students and society.

As a result of their «education reform» initiatives, well over $ 100 million in taxpayer funds will go to charter schools rather than the state's local public school system.

DeArmond, Jochim, and Lake (2014) looked at how the issue of governance affects both charters and traditional public schools in high - choice cities and found nearly eight agencies — including school districts, charter authorizers, and other state and local entities — responsible for oversight in the typical municipality, «making patchwork governance the norm, rather than the exception» (p. 15).

Currently that is something only local school boards can do, and the result has been that many worthy proposals have repeatedly been turned down because local boards see them as competing with the public schools rather than complementing them.

They also argued the rankings set a low bar for academic quality by comparing charter schools with local public districts, many of which are struggling urban schools, rather than with top - performing schools elsewhere.

«School choice does not really exist when the priorities of thousands of parents to strengthen their local public schools, rather than write them off, are completely dismissed by policy makers.»

He could also campaign for Amendment 8, which would allow an alternative process for approving public schools, including charter schools, rather than by local school boards, and Amendment 12, which would impose a six - year lobbying ban on former state elected officials, state agencies heads and local elected officials.