Sentences with phrase «school backers»

According to Richard Soto, general counsel for the California Charter Schools, that would violate state law (see LA Times: Charter school backers campaign against proposed L.A. moratorium).

But a new set of numbers circulating among prominent school choice advocates in Raleigh indicates the opposite, much to the consternation of public school backers in North Carolina.

The virtual charter school backers argued that they have a right to open the school because of procedural mishap by the state education board, and that parents should be able to choose to send them to the school.

Shanker believed having separate schools by race and class was inherently undemocratic, and he and some other early charter school backers saw charters as a way of breaking down segregation.

Trying to counter the political muscle of teachers and labor unions, statewide charter - school backers are pouring tens of thousands of dollars into low - profile school board races.

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Charter school backers and funders are trying to figure out how to hold an anti-union line, while continuing to market charters as vehicles for social justice.

Of course, once Baker and charter school backers decided to take the question to the ballot, an effective political calculus was the only way to make good on that effort on behalf of parents.

Charter school backers, meanwhile, argue that traditional school districts are often bloated with bureaucracy.

To get the center established, we raised more than $ 40 million from several large donors — the Robin Hood Foundation and philanthropists Julian Robertson and Joe and Carol Reich — all of whom remained strong, dedicated, and generous charter school backers, and each designated a representative to serve on the new center's board.

He called the results a turning point that demonstrated the political power of charter school backers as well as others who are seeking more high - quality learning opportunities for local students.

Throughout the rally, Smikle's hovered at the edge of the crowd, smiling and shaking hands; a political consultant and adjunct Columbia professor, he is now a candidate for the State Senate, running against incumbent Democrat Bill Perkins, who has become the prime target of Harlem's charter - school backers.

Some of the largest 2013 indepdent spenders — the Real Estate Board of New York and charter school backers aligned with StudentsFirstNY — have not been involved in the 2017, yet.

Charter - school backers ripped NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio as a «disgrace» after he said their sparkling state exam scores stemmed from a misguided fixation on testing.

Charter - school backers ripped Mayor de Blasio as a «disgrace» Wednesday after he said their sparkling state exam scores stemmed from a misguided fixation on testing.

A network of wealthy charter school backers is financing ads for Antonio Villaraigosa into a general election with fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom.

In New York, charter school interests and the teacher unions each have pumped millions of dollars in recent years into state races, particularly in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority and are strong charter - school backers.

Cuomo had initially linked stronger rent control laws to the passage of an education tax credit, which was pushed heavily by Senate Republicans and private - school backers.

Cuomo has been adept at raising millions of dollars from interests whose businesses are impacted by Albany actions — labor unions, real estate developers, business executives, the health care industry, charter school backers, government contractors, and the film and TV companies that get tax breaks for filming in New York.

Cuomo got $ 60,800 from Stanley Druckenmiller, a charter school backer and former hedge manager, on March 4 — the same day the governor spoke at a pro-charter rally in Albany.

He also got $ 60,800 from Stanley Druckenmiller, a charter school backer and former hedge manager, on March 4, the day the governor spoke at a pro-charter rally in Albany.

Not exact matches

«It was certainly delayed,» says Ethan Mollick, a professor of innovation and entrepreneurship at the Wharton School, and a Pebble backer.

«Mr. Wonderful» recently went to Harvard Business School to hear pitches and to offer advice on how to nab backers.

The teachers unions have also pointed to wealthy backers of charter schools who have contributed heavily to the governor's re-election campaign.

Former NYC Mayor Mike Michael Bloomberg is among the nation's top financial backers of the school - choice movement, topping the list of New York's political contributors by donating $ 1.8 million to ballot measures and political action committees focused primarily on school choice.

By closing schools and disrupting the push for universal pre-K, she and her hedge - fund backers are standing in the way of progress for all kids to further their own politics.

The hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb, a prominent charter school supporter and a major financial backer of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and congressional Republicans, accused Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is black, of having done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»

Backers say he also feels a large part of his appeal is based on his hometown recognition as a former high school quarterback who took Great Neck to its only undefeated football season ever.

With Skelos and Cuomo on the same page, teachers unions will no doubt continue to point to the wealthy backers of charter schools who have contributed heavily to the governor's re-election campaign as well as independent expenditure campaigns backing Republican Senate candidates last year.

Loeb is a prominent backer of charter schools and the education reform movement, which the governor has embraced, much to the chagrin of public teachers unions and their allies in public education advocacy organizations.

As of late August, tax credit backers had put $ 321,261 into the race, which, according to Newsday, Ramos believes is «retaliati [on] against him for successful efforts to block charter schools in Islip.»

Sharpton added that Devos — a longtime backer of charter and Christian schools --» does not believe in public education,» and would transform federal school funding into a voucher system that would favor a small percentage of well - off students while neglecting the rest.

Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, a staunch backer charter schools, gave $ 100,000 to the Senate Republican Campaign Committee, according to a filing posted to the state Board of Elections on Wednesday.

Carvalho chose to keep his old job after backers begged him to stay during an emergency Miami - Dade County school board meeting Thursday.

After emotional backers begged Carvalho to spurn New York City during an emergency Miami - Dade County school board meeting last Thursday, he opted to remain in his post.

Still, de Blasio is often at odds with the sector and its backers over granting charter schools space in public buildings.

The hedge fund manager Daniel S. Loeb, a prominent supporter of charter schools and a major financial backer of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and congressional Republicans, accused the African - American woman who leads the Democrats in the New York State Senate of having done «more damage to people of color than anyone who has ever donned a hood.»

American Federation of Teachers boss Randi Weingarten wants to «dehumanize» charter school advocates through inflamed racial rhetoric, a sector backer charged Friday.

The mayor outraged charter backers in 2014 when the DOE initially blocked several of Eva Moskowitz's planned Success Academy charter schools from obtaining city space.

The announcement caught even some of Ms. Moskowitz's top backers by surprise, and threw open the question of who, if anyone, would carry the banner for school - choice advocates — including, among others, some of New York's financial elites — in a 2017 campaign.

Both public school advocates and voucher backers are weighing the legal situation before announcing their next moves.

Mulgrew noted that the Wall Street backers of Success Academy charter schools spent $ 5 million on television ads painting themselves as victims.

Despite attracting high - powered backers such as Bill Gates, the much - touted school improvement program known as First Things First has yet to muster conclusive scientific evidence to show that it prevents students from dropping out of school, a federal research review concludes.

«The American dream is slipping away, and unless our leaders dramaticallyimprove our public schools, our standard of living, our economy, and our very democracy will be threatened,» says Eli Broad, founder of the Broad Foundation and a key backer of the campaign.

I'm actually more worried that key backers of school choice are starting to abandon private school choice and focus all of their energies on charters.

In addition to losing quality if key choice backers were to support charters to the exclusion of private school choice, there are obvious political advantages to backing both types of choice.

Many important backers of school choice seem to believe that charters are also getting better results.

A heavy regulation program that some major backers of school choice believe represents the «ideal» approach is actually designed to give us the worst outcomes.

Many of the most powerful backers of school choice are embracing a high - regulation approach.

Charter Backers Get SchooledCommonwealth, 11/13/16) «I would push that back on unions,» said [Paul] Reville, now a [Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Education Policy and Administration] at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.