Sentences with phrase «schools as a profit center»

He describes vividly the resilient and curious spirits of children growing up in adversity; he asks that we examine the priorities of our society which has seized upon their public schools as a profit center, instead of a sheltering, supportive center of learning.

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As a result of the rules, many schools have opted to cut lesser men's sports (like volleyball, lacrosse, etc) in favor of major sports like American football, which is a profit center for most colleges that participate in Division 1 (where the events are often televised and the schools get a cut).

As you all know, Member Items and Capital Funds were the only way that a State Legislator used to be able to help those struggling groups such as little leagues, senior centers, schools, and not - for profit organizations in their districtAs you all know, Member Items and Capital Funds were the only way that a State Legislator used to be able to help those struggling groups such as little leagues, senior centers, schools, and not - for profit organizations in their districtas little leagues, senior centers, schools, and not - for profit organizations in their districts.

Chanting slogans like «Profits, not pupils,» «We want money, not textbooks» and «First the banks, then the schools,» a large and spirited group of gaudily dressed faux hedge - funders expressed their enthusiasm for siphoning profits from charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal Profits, not pupils,» «We want money, not textbooks» and «First the banks, then the schools,» a large and spirited group of gaudily dressed faux hedge - funders expressed their enthusiasm for siphoning profits from charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal profits from charter schools on May 4 at a rally in front of the New York City Charter School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal -School Center, the organization of charter school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal -school management that receives significant funding from hedge - fund operators and anti-union corporations such as Wal - Mart.

The fact that many virtual schools are operated by for - profit education management organizations (EMOs) has surely contributed to the degree of scrutiny, prompting such publications as a recent report by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) on the largest operator of these schools, K12 Inc..

Such systems of schools, overseen by organizations such as the for - profit Edison Schools Inc. and guided by nonprofit models like the KIPP Academies, show promise in raising student achievement, said Steven F. Wilson, a senior fellow at the Center for Business and Government at Harvard University who wrote theschools, overseen by organizations such as the for - profit Edison Schools Inc. and guided by nonprofit models like the KIPP Academies, show promise in raising student achievement, said Steven F. Wilson, a senior fellow at the Center for Business and Government at Harvard University who wrote theSchools Inc. and guided by nonprofit models like the KIPP Academies, show promise in raising student achievement, said Steven F. Wilson, a senior fellow at the Center for Business and Government at Harvard University who wrote the paper.

WHEREAS, the so - called «reform» initiatives of Students First, rely on destructive anti-educator policies that do nothing for students but blame educators and their unions for the ills of society, make testing the goal of education, shatter communities by closing their public schools, and see public schools as potential profit centers and children as measureable commodities; and

Though most of these providers operate their Pre-K for All units as nonprofits, many — including Wong's school — contain for - profit elements such as day care centers or classrooms for two - and three - year - olds.

As Wendy Lecker writes, there is a growing grassroots to prevent the corporate takeover of public education and to turn schools into profit centers.

For profit childcare centers and preschools throughout southern Arizona as well as preschools affiliated with the following school districts:

At the center of the controversy is the Tennessee Virtual Academy — a for - profit, online public school that Republican lawmakers touted as a way to improve education in Tennessee.

I think, however, as they are constituted right now, they are for - profit centers that can turn away any child at random, and in some cases are used as a way to destabilize the public schools.

His civic and philanthropic activities include serving as a former board member and a current board member Emeritus for the Center for Enriched Living, an after - school activity center for mentally disadvantaged children, and a current board member for Meals on Wheels Chicago, a not - for - profit organization providing meals to needy seCenter for Enriched Living, an after - school activity center for mentally disadvantaged children, and a current board member for Meals on Wheels Chicago, a not - for - profit organization providing meals to needy secenter for mentally disadvantaged children, and a current board member for Meals on Wheels Chicago, a not - for - profit organization providing meals to needy seniors.

He also served on the Museum and Education Center Committee for the Holocaust Memorial Foundation of Illinois, a not - for - profit organization created to finance and build the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, a world - class institution which opened in 2009 to teach the lessons of the Holocaust along with serving as a committee member for Founding Our Second Century for the Francis W. Parker school in Chicago, Illinois.