Sentences with phrase «said educational choice options»
Forest, the state's lieutenant governor, also said educational choice options are designed to offer solutions, and that means that the virtual schools may not work for everyone but can make differences in the lives of some students.
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«Legislators in Ohio have once again stood up for families that lack access to high - quality educational options, and we thank them for putting kids first,» said Betsy DeVos, Chairman of The American Federation for Children, a school - choice advocacy group.
But I pushed back, telling them point blank that I would never denounce educational options for parents or even say that I was not supportive of choice.
In response to a call to AFC's national headquarters to ask why they are interested in funding election campaigns for lawmakers in North Carolina, Matt Frendewey, communications director, said via email, «as the nation's voice for educational choice, AFC and its coalition partners in states such as North Carolina support candidates on a bipartisan basis who believe in strengthening education by giving parents more educational options for their children.»
«Tonight's results confirm 8th District voters» preference for a candidate who supports innovative educational choice options,» said Ann Duplessis, President of Louisiana Federation for Children.
«Students at our public schools of choice have been treated like second - class citizens for far too long, and these proposed reforms signify Governor Malloy's position that all public school students should have access to the excellent educational options they deserve,» said Patrick Riccards, ConnCAN's CEO.
«Parental choice is an essential hallmark of our democracy, but for too many Black families in our state, especially from low - income and working - class backgrounds, choosing the best high - quality educational option for their children is often limited and difficult to come by,» said Louisiana BAEO state director Stacy Martin.
While charter school expansion is part of an education privatization movement favored by Republicans in particular, who say families need more choice when it comes to kids» educational options, the movement has been dogged by controversy as several charter schools have abruptly closed almost as soon as they opened due to financial and governance problems.