Sentences with phrase «taking over traditional public schools»

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Mayor Bill de Blasio took heat over his tough stance on charter schools during an appearance on MSNBC's «Morning Joe» on Monday, and countered that he's acting in defense of the many more students who go to traditional public schools.

At a subsequent panel on education, Liu slammed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's record on school closures and called for an end to the practice of allowing charter schools to take over space in traditional public schools.

KIPP's staunchest critics have said they won't be convinced until the charter system replicates its success by taking over traditional, impoverished public schools.

If it were a traditional public school, state law currently says the school would have to earn F's for six years straight before the school could be taken over by a state - appointed turnaround operator or shut down altogether.

While most legislators would agree that local control of public schools is important, this bill would take all control over the creation of charter schools out of the hands of local officials and give it to an unelected state commission — while simultaneously undermining the financial structure of traditional schools which are under local control.

The overarching question is, if charter schools are taking over closed traditional public schools, then why were the facilities allowed to reach such condemnable conditions?

Two charter organizations are vying to take over New Orleans» last two traditional public high schools.

The performance of charter management organizations should be examined before and after they are allowed to take over a low - performing traditional public school.

Yes, charter schools have an advantage over traditional public schools because, among other things, they don't have to take students midyear — and because families who choose to apply to charters are more likely to be motivated and engaged.

«That's scary to me,» said Charlotte parent LauraLee McIntosh when she learned of Ridnouer's involvement in the state's Innovative School District, a controversial program that would allow outside groups — including private nonprofits like AAC and, possibly, for - profit companies — to take over struggling traditional public schools.