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Did you know that if HB 634 passes, your local school board will have no say whether a charter school can open within your community?
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If taxpayers have no say whether a charter school can open and has no way to hold the charter school accountable once they are open, yet the school operates using public funds, that's taxation without representation.
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I was wondering whether I should say something about the recently leaked proposal for the «Charter of Quebec Values,» but Mathew has noted some of the major problems.
The Assembly continues to have «concerns,» according to the governor, who said he will submit an application regardless of whether there's an agreement on lifting the charter school cap because «you never know, we might win.»
He goes on to say, «Article 9 of the Charter simply leaves it to States to decide whether they wish to afford homosexual couples the right to marry» — and this in the context of a decision about civil, not religious marriage.
Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday that he selected members of a Charter Revision Commission examining city campaign finance laws based on merit — not whether they donated money to his...
«Absolutely, I do,» Clinton said when he asked whether he backed a charter - school expansion — taking a rare position on a controversial state issue.
Organizers of Ghana Music Awards Charter - House has said that it is not clear whether Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale will be nominated for awards in the 2018 edition.
New schools chancellor Carmen Fariña said last week she'll review the charter co-locations and openings approved by the P.E.P., but has been vague on whether she and de Blasio will consider reversing the approvals.
«I'm not buying de Blasio gave him an overarching focus, because clearly the governor used the mayor for a punching bag from the very beginning of the administration, whether it be on the millionaire's tax or charter schools,» said Doug Muzzio, professor of political science at Baruch College.
Dave Levin, the C.E.O. of the KIPP charter school network, said Thursday, «Whether or not you agree with the policies is not the same as whether or not you agree with the prinWhether or not you agree with the policies is not the same as whether or not you agree with the prinwhether or not you agree with the principles.
«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.
Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.
Last week, Mr. Silver questioned whether it was necessary to raise the charter cap in New York City, saying that the more money that goes to charters, the less goes to traditional public schools.
In response to a question on whether the state should raise its cap on charter schools, Mr. Hawkins said, «Public schools fail because we're the most - segregated state in the United States.»
Jennifer Story, national deputy chair for CFS, said under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, they are questioning whether the law is fair or if it discriminates against students.
In this issue's cover story, Veronique de Rugy and Kathryn Newmark say it's too early to know whether a catastrophe has swept away one of the country's most corrupt and ineffectual school systems, replacing it with a network of competing, privately managed charter schools.
He says, «The superintendents were far more defensive about and married to the status quo than anybody else we were dealing with...» Just as it would be an inherent conflict to put McDonald's in charge of determining whether or not others should be allowed to open a new restaurant nearby, Engler reasoned that charter school authorizers should be outside the control of the traditional K — 12 system.
«As a charter school, we were accountable for results, but there was confusion about whether we were getting there,» says McCurry.
Parents have exercised choice in selecting a charter or private - sector school rather than a district school, making it impossible to say whether parental perceptions of the school are caused by actual school characteristics in each sector or some other factor.
The Williams team crafted a campaign not about teacher evaluations or firewalls or charter schools, but about «whether New York should get $ 700 million from Obama,» says Williams.
«I actually don't think the reasons schools work have anything to do with whether they're a charter public, a district public, a private, or a parochial school,» he says.
But when Democrats nationwide were asked whether they supported «the formation of charter schools,» 58 % of those with a position said yes, as did 74 % of Republicans.
Here's how Teach For America, which for years has been a major supplier of teachers to top charters, comes down on that: «We believe that committed, talented individuals, whether they come from privilege or not, can be powerful classroom leaders,» said TFA spokesperson Sharise Johnson.
While it is too soon to say whether they are effective over time or at scale, these diverse charter schools are revealing themselves to be popular, controversial, and — not surprisingly — complicated to operate.
We don't whether there were any, say, charter middle schools in Texas that reduced achievement but increased their students» odds at graduating from high school.
So, he asks «whether regulators are any good at identifying which schools will contribute to test score gains» and then says this: «The bottom line is that none of the factors used by authorizers to open or renew charter schools in New Orleans were predictive of how much test score growth these schools could produce later on.»
Trump said his proposed block grant program would come from redirecting existing federal funds, and he would leave it up to states to decide whether the dollars would follow children to public, private, charter or magnet schools.
Asked whether the college would develop a formal subject - specific chartered teacher status alongside subject associations, Peacock said there will be more talks between the two sides «down the track».
The state's charter law does not say explicitly whether district - operated charters can exist, he explained.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools wouldn't say whether it's supportive of Trump's plan because the organization hasn't seen all of the details.
Whether this is the result of competition from the charter, an emphasis on testing or some other reason is hard to say.
Sarah Shad Johnson, a parent of children in Charleston County Schools and co-founder of Community Voice, says, «The timing of Secretary Duncan's visit comes at a critical time when our state legislators are discussing whether or not to support the adversarial Common Core State Standards, as well as bills regarding school choice, charter school expansion, and tax credits for private schools; our State Superintendent of Education seems to be embracing a controversial stand on the teaching profession; and the focus here in Charleston County appears to be only on experimental, questionable, and expensive initiatives, as opposed to goals of increased learning opportunities.»
Said one of the sponsors, Assemblyman Peter Barnes, in today's Star - Ledger, «The public deserves the right to decide whether public dollars should be devoted to a charter school.
State Rep. Roy Takumi, D - 36th (Pearl City, Palisades), and Sen. Norman Sakamoto, D - 15th (Waimalu, Airport, Salt Lake), the leading Democrats on education, said they will look at whether charter schools are adequately funded.
She did not say whether the board would be predisposed to accepting or rejecting charter applications.
«Whether a teacher works in a traditional, charter, virtual or private school, they need the peace - of - mind of solid protection so that they can focus on educating children,» said Beckner.
When voters were asked whether charter schools should be located in certain areas of the state, such as those in failing school districts, or throughout the entire state, 57 percent said the entire state compared to 18 percent who said just in certain areas and 17 percent who said they....
He says that the charter environment is unique because there is a general commitment to doing whatever it takes to help students succeed, whether that's through extended school days, remediation classes built into the core curriculum, opportunities for advanced learners or even extra support for families.
«Regardless of whether a child attends a traditional public or charter school, they deserve the best possible education, and that starts with establishing a school funding program that's data - driven and works for all students,» said Mary Kay Shields, president of CS Partners.
«This is about whether or not the state can force their system on the charters,» Phillips says.
In her manifesto, Allen says that while charter authorizers have a role to play in terms of opening schools, it should be parental choice that determines whether or not schools close.
I'm for great schools, whether they are charter or traditional,» he said.
While charter school advocates say the practice often reflects no more than smart budgeting, some educators and others question whether the schools receive the proper oversight to ensure that religious groups are not benefiting from taxpayer dollars intended for public school students — or that faith - based instruction is not entering those classrooms.
It's also worth noting that a survey of parents with children in the program found that only about 35 percent say they were asked by the virtual charter whether their student would be enrolled for a finite period.
... Standardized tests shine a spotlight on disparities in achievement — whether for students of color or those with special needs — so districts can steer teacher support and dollars wisely, said Taylor Rub, a special education teacher at the Minneapolis charter Bright Water Elementary.
Still, Yevonne Brannon, chairwoman of Public Schools First N.C., a public schools advocacy group, says the leadership of public charters, regardless of whether they receive funding or support from outside of North Carolina, should reside with the population it serves.
But there are signs that a pivotal confrontation may be nearing, as lawmakers consider once again whether to attempt to unilaterally impose existing requirements or embrace alternative legislation that charter advocates say will provide needed transparency but protect their cherished autonomous status.
When voters were asked whether charter schools should be located in certain areas of the state, such as those in failing school districts (as the law currently allows), or throughout the entire state, 57 percent said the entire state compared to 18 percent who said just in certain areas and 17 percent who said they should not be available anywhere.
Last week, Mr. Silver questioned whether it was necessary to raise the charter cap in New York City, saying that the more money that goes to charters, the less goes to traditional public schools.