Sentences with phrase «support for charters»

We found a 12 - percentage - point drop in public support for charter schools from the spring of 2016 to the spring of 2017.

Public support for charter schools fell significantly in the past year, according to a 2017 Education Next poll examining public opinion on K - 12 policy issues.

There is strong support for charter schools among candidates.

In all our analyses of state laws and statewide enrollment, we wanted to know how characteristics of the state affect the level of support for charters.

The first step to gaining back and building support for charter schools is to hold them accountable for providing a quality education.

Even if some standout charters find themselves on television, that alone is unlikely to translate into greater support for charters as a reform idea.

Administrative support positions provide support for this charter school as well as other schools in the network.

The data on support for charter schools comes from the 2016 Education Next poll, which was released yesterday.

Alternatively, a state without strong political support for charters or vouchers may want to focus on providing more equitable access to high - quality schools within the traditional public sector.

Democratic support for charters slipped from 72 % in 2008 to 63 % in 2012, but it has remained steady since 2013 at 59 % that year and 58 % in 2016.

Support for charters shifts upward from 43 percent to 51 percent, while the level of opposition increases from 16 percent to 26 percent.

Meanwhile, Hispanic support for charters increased 5 percentage points from 39 to 44 percent.

Republican support for charters has remained steady throughout the decade, and in 2016 it stands at 74 %.

Within minority communities, however, support for charters appears to be rising.

Before 2013, support for charters ranged between 70 % and 73 %.

Interestingly, the biggest jump in support for charters seems to have taken place among teachers.

Local foundations and nonprofits are also investing in local special education supports for charter schools.

We are dedicated to a principle of fairness that means support for charter or regular public schools should not come at the other's expense.

The poll found overwhelming support for charter schools among city parents.

• Six in 10 district officials reported support for charter and home schooling, but fewer than 2 in 10 supported voucher programs.

However, our data do not tell us whether the charter presence is causing opinion to change or whether charters took root in these areas because of underlying public support for charter schools.

They reported a stunning 12 - percentage - point drop in support for charters from spring 2016 to spring 2017 — from 51 percent to 39 percent.

To capture the high ground, he needs only to make clear his strong support for charter schools and offer bold, innovative ideas in virtual education.

Political support for charters was one of the most interesting and perhaps revealing questions asked.

Meanwhile, Hispanic support for charters has increased from 37 percent to 47 percent.

This could lead to a reduction in support for charter schools by would - be board members concerned about legal implications.

Among the speakers are parents, teachers and students from across the state showing support for charter schools and to sharing their concerns with members of the Senate committee on many of the troubling aspects of surrounding authorization.

On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton gave a speech before the NEA's annual Representative Assembly and was booed for expressing support for charter schools.

This year's campaign collected 730 letters around the theme of increased support for charter school funding.

A recent independent poll by Public Opinion Strategies found that there is strong bipartisan support for charter public schools from all regions and demographics across the state.

At first glance it looks like PDK finds broader support for charter schools.

The Obama administration has voiced support for the charter school movement.

TCSA Executive Director David Dunn praised the partnership, stating, «Our alignment with AAE allows us to expand our level of support for our charter teachers across the state.

While the Globe reporter states support for charter expansion remains strong in the black community — without citing any polling data to verify that — the waning support for these schools among civil rights groups at the national level would seem to contradict that assertion.

Yet at first glance it appears that PDK finds much more support for charter schools than the Ednext poll does.

Cuomo this week called public education a «monopoly» he plans to break with support for charter schools.

«Fifty - one percent of respondents to a February 2017 poll indicated support for charters while only twenty - seven percent were unfavorable and twenty - two percent were undecided.

The regulations may also clear a path to a deal on extending mayoral control of New York City's schools, assuming the Legislature reconvenes later this week or next week, since support for charters proved to be the key sticking point between Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats as they wrestled with an extension of school control.

(from Education Week) Opposition toward school vouchers and other policies that direct public aid toward private schools has softened in the past year, even as support for charter schools dropped 12 percent.

The Obama administration also championed high - quality charter schools with its Race to the Top initiative, emphasizing support for charter schools as a major factor in whether states would receive part of the $ 4.35 billion fund.

That was a stark message from the district's federal lobbyist, who told a district board committee this week that Washington is increasing national support for charter schools by nearly 32 percent but by only 6 percent for magnet schools, a difference that surprised some of the school board members.

Will federal support for charter schools continue?

The «Answer Sheet's» strongly anti-charter tilt meant that coverage at the Post, despite its strong editorial support for charter schooling, proved to be relatively negative on the whole.

That helped drive even more legislative support for charter school expansion and a more defined teacher evaluation system, which Jindal helped push through in 2010.

In an unexpected move, Democrats have revised the K - 12 education section of their party's 2016 platform in important ways, backing the right of parents to opt their children out of high - stakes standardized tests, qualifying support for charter schools, and opposing using test scores for high - stakes purposes to evaluate teachers and students.

Given Fuller's long - time Walton involvements, what makes Fuller's efforts to actually empower New Orleans community members particularly interesting is this October 2015 report announcing that the Walton Foundation 2016 - 20 strategic plan involves trying to drum up community support for its charter school reforms - and one city of particular focus is New Orleans.

[xxix] While support for charters has trended down slightly over time, support still outweighs opposition among both Democrats and Republicans in 2016.

These results demonstrate why parental support for charter schools is higher than ever, and why state policymakers have made a commitment to grow the number of public charter schools across the state.»

But a merger, if approved, would build on an existing agreement between CTU and ChiACTS that has subsidized contract negotiating prowess and other staff support for charter teachers as they have protested their working conditions and made recurring threats to walk off the job.