Sentences with phrase «several public school parents»

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For several decades the strict separationists have had it all their way with the public schools; both the Alabama case and the Tennessee case are signs of a counteroffensive by parents for whom religion is a central part of that experience to which schools claim to do justice.

Samual Radford is president of District Parent Coordinating Council, which has emerged the past several years as the most organized and vocal advocate of reforming Buffalo public schools.

Several parents complained that the public schools were unable or unwilling to prevent repeated incidences of bullying.

In their 2004 action brief on the parent - involvement provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Public Education Network and the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education cite several reasons for the low level of parental involvement in many schools, including a less - than - welcoming atmosphere, language and cultural barriers, insufficient training for teachers, and lack of parent education or parenting sparent - involvement provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Public Education Network and the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education cite several reasons for the low level of parental involvement in many schools, including a less - than - welcoming atmosphere, language and cultural barriers, insufficient training for teachers, and lack of parent education or parenting sParent Involvement in Education cite several reasons for the low level of parental involvement in many schools, including a less - than - welcoming atmosphere, language and cultural barriers, insufficient training for teachers, and lack of parent education or parenting sparent education or parenting skills.

Choice programs come in several flavors, including charter schools, which are publicly funded but independently operated; private school vouchers, which cover all or part of private school tuition; and open enrollment plans (sometimes called public school vouchers) that allow parents to send their child to any public school in the district.

Naming North Carolina as one state of several where new «parent choice» laws have been passed, the Waltons are putting even more money into the Alliance for School Choice, on organization that provides model legislation for state lawmakers to use as they introduce bills that would create alternatives to public education.

Starting as a teacher and chess coach at Vaux Middle School and through his years as principal at several traditional public and charter schools, Thomas - EL has transformed the attitudes and strategies of school staff, parents, and members of the community to help hundreds of troubled children not only graduate from high school but go on to earn higher degrees from major colleges and universSchool and through his years as principal at several traditional public and charter schools, Thomas - EL has transformed the attitudes and strategies of school staff, parents, and members of the community to help hundreds of troubled children not only graduate from high school but go on to earn higher degrees from major colleges and universschool staff, parents, and members of the community to help hundreds of troubled children not only graduate from high school but go on to earn higher degrees from major colleges and universschool but go on to earn higher degrees from major colleges and universities.

Formerly teaching in the Atlanta public schools system, I have witnessed several children having a parent die in the school year, or a parent incarcerated, etc..

Shortly before DeVos's arrival, several dozen parents, teachers and others had gathered to show support for public schools.

«Support of public schools is important; involvement and action by several parents in a group can influence school policy - makers and result in decisions and choices than can benefit many children.»

While all public schools in California have faced severe cuts in funding over the past several years CWC Los Angeles schools have navigated these cuts through both effective management and significant parent fundraising.

McGrath - Skrzydlewski joined several parents last October to sue the state in a Carson City court, challenging SB302 on the grounds that it diverts money meant «exclusively» for public schools to private schools and other private expenses.

The Locke High transformation dates back to 2008, when Green Dot Public Schools joined with teachers, parents and the community to transform the school and split it into several small, safe, personalized learning academies.

One year ago, several community groups and unions including APPS, POWER, NAACP, Parents United for Public Education, Reclaim Philadelphia, the WE caucus of the PFT, the 215 People's Alliance, Media Mobilizing Project and a number of local unions formed the Our Cities, Our Schools Coalition (OCOS), calling for a return to local control.

A local coalition of parents and the American Civil Liberties Union wants Spokane Public Schools to respond to several complaints of racism and harassment.

Florida lawmakers have rolled several proposed K - 12 policy changes into a single bill that would make it easier for out - of - state charter school operators to work in the Sunshine State, and would also allow parents to enroll their children in public schools outside their attendance zones or districts under certain conditions.

We support the teachers who are currently boycotting the administration of the ISAT in several Chicago Public Schools, along with the parents who have decided to opt their children out of the test.

The so - called Parent Empowerment in Education Act (SB 1718) was framed as allowing parents at a public school to vote to «turn around» their school by employing several options, including charter conversion.

The APLUS + Network currently has 47 Personalized Learning charter school members throughout California, comprising more than 35,000 students, several thousand parents, several hundred certificated public school teachers, and several hundred administrators and staff.