Sentences with phrase «than charter school children»

Andy Pallotta, the president of New York State United Teachers, the UFT's state affiliate, said: «This proposal tells the people of this state that we care more about nail salon customers than charter school children.

«This proposal tells the people of this state that we care more about nail salon customers than charter school children,» Andy Pallotta, the president of New York State United Teachers, said in a statement.

Not exact matches

The data on charter - school performance is perhaps mixed, but a half century of research proves, as Ravitch acknowledges, that «minority children in Catholic schools are more likely to take advanced courses than their peers in public schools, more likely to go to college, and more likely to continue on to graduate school.»

The majority of New Orleans children attend charter schools — 9 out of 10 — which leaves more room for choice than areas where public schools are most popular.

«These illegal regulations tell the people that New York State cares more about nail salon customers than children in charter schools,» said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta said in a statement.

The state Senate did its duty by New York's public - school children yesterday, passing a bill that would more than double the number of charter schools allowed to operate statewide — without the usual poison pills meant to strangle the wildly successful charter movement by stealth.

Referring to lawsuits that would reverse approved charter co-locations, Merriman told reporters: «I have a simple question for [the mayor]: can he look every parent in the eye who expects to send their child to these schools in the fall and say to them, «The school that I will now force you to go to is going to be better than the school that I am taking away from you and is your choice.»»

Across the city, zoned schools in heavily chartered neighborhoods have higher percentages of high - needs children than a decade ago; far higher, in fact, than the surrounding charter schools.

But a chorus of Democrats, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, has called on Mr. Loeb to step down from Success Academy, a major network of charter schools that serves more than 90 percent minority children.

Questions during the Q&A portion of the press conference included his plans during his scheduled visit to Albany on March 4th, why he expects to convince legislators who he has not convinced, whether he's concerned that the middle school program will be pushed aside if there is a pre-K funding mechanism other than his proposed tax, where the money to fund the middle school program will come from, how he counters the argument that his tax proposal is unfair to cities that do not have a high earner tax base, how he will measure the success of the program absent additional standardized testing, whether he expects to meet with Governor Cuomo or Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos during his March 4th trip, what he would say to a parent whose child planned on attending one of the charter schools that his administration refused to allow, whether he doubts Governor Cuomo's commitment or ability to deliver on the funding the governor has promised, what are the major hurdles in trying to convince the state senate to approve his tax proposal, whether there's an absolute deadline for getting his tax proposal approved, whether he can promise parents pre-K spots should Governor Cuomo's proposal gointo effect, and why he has not met with Congressman Michael Grimm since taking office.

The charters have been used for tax breaks by hedge - fund operators; worse yet, he continued, is that they're siphoning away children in poorer neighborhoods whose parents are aware enough to seek something better for them than their local schools, in what he called «a cannibalization of our public - school system... We need to fully fund our schools.»

Charter school proponents maintain that more than 40,000 children are on waiting lists to attend their schools.

Still, Danni's mother and some other St. Louis parents say they feel their children have gained more than they've lost with their transfers from Catholic schools to the St. Louis Charter School — one of the five independent...

YES Prep, now a network of seven Houston charter schools, was born more than a decade ago when Chris Barbic and fellow teachers at Houston's Rusk Elementary School got tired of hearing about countless low - income children — their former students — dropping out of middle school and forfeiting their futures to drugs, crime, pregnancy, unemployment, low expectations, and general discouragSchool got tired of hearing about countless low - income children — their former students — dropping out of middle school and forfeiting their futures to drugs, crime, pregnancy, unemployment, low expectations, and general discouragschool and forfeiting their futures to drugs, crime, pregnancy, unemployment, low expectations, and general discouragement.

In fact, fully 75 percent of the charter schools operating in Ohio in 2009 served fewer than 300 children apiece.

These parents are more likely than the general population to be liberal; less likely to be Christian; more likely to be atheist; and more likely to send their child to a charter school.

Today, more than 1.2 million U.S. school children attend more than 4,000 public charter schools.

Charter parents are also less likely to perceive serious problems in their children's schools than are district - school parents.

They found that, initially, charter - school parents rated their children's schools more highly than their public - school counterparts did.

Charter parents report more extensive communications with their children's schools than parents in the other two sectors, but they also express greater concern about a paucity of extracurricular activities.

In sum, charter parents are more likely to identify serious problems with student behavior at their children's schools than are private - school parents, but less likely to do so than district - school parents.

We find higher levels of satisfaction among parents of children attending charter schools than among those attending district schools, but lower levels of satisfaction than among those whose children attend private schools.

The only issues on which charter school parents are either less satisfied or more concerned than traditional public school parents are is the availability of extra-curricular activities, school facilities, and the location of their child's school.

Parents are far more effective advocates for their children — and for other children in their community — than charter school leaders or policy experts or professional advocates.

Charter school parents are generally more satisfied with the schools their children attend than parents of students in district public schools.

And he answers, «certainly not because I have any direct self - interest — no... I'm not profiting from my involvement in charter schools (in fact, I shudder to think of how much it's cost me), and I have little personal experience with the public school system because I'm doubly lucky: my parents saw that I wasn't being challenged in public schools, sacrificed (they're teachers / education administrators), and my last year in public school was 6th grade; and now, with my own children, I'm one of the lucky few who can afford to buy my children's way out of the NYC public system [in] which, despite Mayor Bloomberg's and Chancellor Klein's herculean efforts, there are probably fewer than two dozen schools (out of nearly 1,500) to which I'd send my kids.»

Consequently, charters proudly enroll higher percentages of black and Hispanic children than other public schools, and a growing body of research underscores their success.

They point, for example, to President Bush's No Child Left Behind law (enacted in 2002), mayoral governance of schools recently instituted in some cities, and the creation of a small number (4,638) of charter schools that serve less than 3 % of the U.S. school - age population.

As of 2005, more than one - third of the city's parents chose either to enroll their child in a charter school, use a voucher to go to a private school, or seek out a place in a suburban public school.

The newspapers are much more supportive of charter schools than of No Child Left Behind, with charters receiving an average score of 4.1 (meaning the papers are «somewhat supportive» on average), compared to 1.2 for NCLB (meaning the papers are slightly better than neutral on average).

Forty - three states allow the authorization of charters, more than 6,000 charter schools have been established, and nearly three million children now attend them (Figure 6).

The first charter schools were authorized in Minnesota in 1991, and more than twenty years later, despite all the excitement surrounding them, charters enroll less than 5 percent of the nation's public school children.

HCZ is a full - service community organization, comprised of charter schools, preschools, afterschool programs, parenting education, and employment and technology centers for children and residents that currently serves more than 13,000 children and adults.

For instance, is there any evidence that parents are being misled, that charter schools are actually diminishing rather than improving their children's achievement?

Are the charter schools pulling in middle - class parents any better than the schools those children left?

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sSchool, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sschool that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

More than 80 percent of parents surveyed support allowing parents to choose their child's public school, and more than 70 percent favor having a charter school open in their neighborhood.

«One child's public education should not be valued any less than another's simply because his or her parents choose a public school that happens to have the word «charter» in its name.»

Despite the greater exclusivity and resource advantages enjoyed by magnet schools, parental satisfaction with magnet schools and the other district schools of choice is no greater — and may be less — than the level of satisfaction of parents with a child at a charter school.

Public charter schools continue to enroll higher percentages of black and low - income students than DCPS, as well as the same percentage of students with disabilities, and higher percentages of our most disabled children.

One finds little variation in the degree of satisfaction with charter schools by region: across the country, more than 60 percent of parents in urban, suburban, and rural communities say they are very satisfied with the charter school that their child is attending.

«The survey also found that more than two - thirds of public charter schools, 67 percent, across the nation reported having children on their waitlist, with an average waiting list of 214 students.

Nearly 80 percent of parents of school - aged children support allowing parents to choose which public schools their child should attend and more than 70 percent of parents surveyed favor having a charter school open in their neighborhood.

Some 5 percent of US children attended public charter schools in 2013 - 14, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, while less than 1 percent participate in private school choice programs.

«Even the most conservative estimate shows that parents of more than a half million students are attempting to vote with their feet to choose a public charter school that better meets their child's needs, added Rees.

A disproportionate share of low - income and minority children are enrolled in charter schools and a recent study by CREDO found that charter schools do a better job educating low - income and minority children than traditional district schools.

Although Deming focused on public charter schools rather than pivate vouchers, the logic is essentially the same: expand the horizon of low - income children beyond their toxic neighborhood and failing school, and you change their lives.

Commenting on the small differences in satisfaction levels among parents with children in the charter and chosen district sectors, Paul E. Peterson, professor of government and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard Kennedy School, notes that «chosen district schools serve a smaller percentage of students of color than charters do, and they are more likely to use examinations as entry requirements, while most charter schools must accept all applicants or use a lottery to select among them.»

Even though 87 % of parents with school - age children have sent a child to a public school, more than a quarter have made use of an alternative type of school: 14 % have had a child in a private school, 9 % a charter school and 8 % have homeschooled their children.

• In all but the private sector, parents of elementary - aged children are more satisfied with their schools than are parents of children in their high - school years, but charter schools gather higher rates of satisfaction than assigned district schools at all age levels.