Sentences with phrase «through quality charter schools»

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives approved the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (HR 10) with strong bipartisan support in a vote of 360 to 45 during National Charter Schools Week.

Both the All Students Achieving through Reform (All STAR) Act and the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act provided additional funding for the replication and expansion of quality charter schools.

For example, last year, Congress passed the «Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act» on a strong bipartisan vote despite the lackluster outcomes of most of the nation's charter schools.

It's time to spread the intelligence to their Congressional counterparts, who recently held a hearing on a new proposal, HR 10, the «Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act» with testimony from charter supporters only.

Parents Across America (PAA), a grassroots organization representing public school parents from across the United States, opposes the current version of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, which was recently reported from the House Education and Workforce Committee.

A Parents Across America Position Paper on the «Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act»

Why Public School Parents Oppose H.R. 2218 and Our Recommendations for Improving the Charter School Bill A Parents Across America Position Paper on the «Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act» July 5, 2011 Parents Across America (PAA), a grassroots organization representing public school parents from across the United States, opposes the current version of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act, which was recently reported from the House Education and Workforce Committee.

Introduced by Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Duncan Hunter (R - CA), the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218) passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in a vote of 365 to 54.

Please also see PAA's position paper, «The Empowerment Parents Want: The LSC Model of School Reform» and Parents Across America on HR 2218: The Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act.

Last year, Congress passed the «Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act» on a strong bipartisan vote despite the lackluster outcomes of most of the nation's charter schools.

Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP): We applaud your aim within the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act to enable successful charter schools to replicate, expand, and serve more students.

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools: The Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act brings to House consideration a significant reauthorization proposal that has the support of the charter school movement.

This bill is called the Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools bill, but we believe that it only serves to empower charter school operators and not parents or students.

Charter School Lenders» Coalition: Thank you for your leadership in promoting educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities through the replication of high - performing public charter schools... H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, would provide essential tools and resources to address the dire need for quality education for low - income students.

Over the summer, the committee approved the first three bills in this series: the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act (H.R. 1891), the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 2218), and the State and Local Funding Flexibility Act (H.R. 2445).

Four California Charter Management Organizations (CMOs) and two California non-profit agencies / state agencies were awarded grants on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education through the «Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Program (Charter Schools Program or CSP).»

National Association of Charter School Authorizers: As a strong proponent of quality charter schools, [we] support H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, which will improve the quality of charter school authorizing... By strengthening charter school authorizing, H.R. 2218 will support the growth in both the number and quality of charter schools while also ensuring that charter schools are open to and serve all students.

In 2011 and 2012, Miller supported the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act - bipartisan legislation that took several steps to increase charter schools» accountability to their students, the community, and charter school boards.

Today, Parents Across America (PAA), a grassroots organization representing public school parents from across the United States, released a position paper opposing HR 2218, the so - called «Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act.»

Last year, Oklahoma was named one of nine states to receive funding through the Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools...

May 4 - 10 was National Charter School Week and, to celebrate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the «Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act.»

Not exact matches

And we have to continue to expand parental choice and grow the number of high - quality charter schools — the kind getting twice, three times, four times, five times the number of low - income students to and through college.

Well - functioning school choice requires a federal role in gathering and disseminating high - quality data on school performance; ensures that civil rights laws are enforced; distributes funds based on enrollment of high - need students in particular schools; and supports a growing supply of school options through an expanded, equitably funded charter sector and through the unfettered growth of digital learning via application of the U.S. Constitution's commerce clause.

Camino Nuevo, a charter school in Los Angeles, previously supplemented state funds with local dollars through the Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) program, but LAUP recently stopped funding preschool slots — so this year Camino Nuevo will have to raise an additional $ 150,000 from private sources to maintain its current pre-k enrollment and quality.

Instead of arguing whether charter schools should be included in No Child Left Behind, a more fruitful question is how to ensure that state accountability schemes allow enough flexibility for boutique programs within the public system while not opening up loopholes that low - quality schools can slip through.

Finally, Adam Peshek proposes a way to tackle some of the obstacles to charter - school growth through the Opportunity Zone program (part of the 2017 tax reform package)-- and hopefully create more high - quality public school options for children along the way.

«The proposed increase in the budget through giving thousands of charter schools the funding needed to open new charter schools, and expand and replicate their successful models will go a long way toward providing those students and their families with a much - needed, high - quality public school education.

(Sec. 4301) The bill replaces the existing charter school grant program with a program awarding competitive grants to state entities and, through them, competitive subgrants to charter school developers to open new charter schools and expand and replicate high - quality charter schools.

Through the Fellowship Program, graduate students who are committed to improving educational outcomes for students have the opportunity to directly impact the quality of the charter school sector.

About PCSB: The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in WashingtCharter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in WashingtoSchool Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtoschool options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtcharter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtcharter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washingtoschool performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washington, DC.

Developing a comprehensive district choice program that includes expanding the number of high - quality seats through replication and expansion of high - quality charter schools.

The state of Texas has been making a concerted effort to raise the quality of its public charter schools through sound policy reform, effective implementation, and resources to help practitioners zero in on improvement.

They have targeted strategies to get strong teachers and leaders into high - poverty / high - minority schools and can swiftly remove ineffective teachers; they are closing low - performing schools and offering high - quality choices through both traditional and charter schools; and they have adopted demanding graduation standards and assessments so that students leave high school capable of attending college and ready for careers.

Public charter schools increase access to effective instructional services for children who don't get high - quality education through their zoned school districts.

While it may not be widely known, many of the positive changes seen in education reform over the past few decades — from replication of high - quality charter schools to expansion of teacher residency programs — have been made possible, at least in part, through partnerships with AmeriCorps and other national service programs.

The Association's mission is to support student achievement through high - quality charter schools, advocate for student equity and charter school autonomy, and lead Arizona charter schools as a sustainable, strong credible organization.

From centrist Democrats who think that choice should only be limited to the expansion of public charter schools (and their senseless opposition to school vouchers, which, provide money to parochial and private schools, which, like charters, are privately - operated), to the libertarian Cato Institute's pursuit of ideological purity through its bashing of charters and vouchers in favor of the voucher - like tax credit plans (which explains the irrelevance of the think tank's education team on education matters outside of higher ed), reformers sometimes seem more - focused on their own preferred version of choice instead of on the more - important goal of expanding opportunities for families to provide our children with high - quality teaching and comprehensive college - preparatory curricula.

In an article by Kate Zernike, the NYT explores the divide over charter schools through conversations on race, wealth and access to options with representatives from DFER, NAACP, Movement for Black Lives and Education Post's very own Chris Stewart who comments on his personal mission to find a quality school for his son.

Through its «Quality Schools Program,» ACSA is emphasizing the use of assessments to create a data - driven culture and professional learning communities in all Arizona charter sSchools Program,» ACSA is emphasizing the use of assessments to create a data - driven culture and professional learning communities in all Arizona charter schoolsschools.

«Through the charter school movement, all children have the opportunity to achieve at high levels and to receive the high - quality education they deserve.»

Chartering Quality is a blog devoted to improving public education and expanding opportunity through smart authorizing of charter schools — autonomous, accountable, public schools of choice.

The mission of Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC Schools) is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and fSchools) is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and fschools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.

Our mission is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.

We are committed to advancing quality public education for New Jersey's children through the cultivation of quality public charter schools.

Foundations, Inc., a national nonprofit organization, is committed to building the quality of educational opportunities for children, youth, and families through work with the afterschool field, district and charter schools, and education and community - based organizations.

Ambika will continue to fight against the disparities that have driven her as an educator, through the high - quality, college - preparatory charter school she will found and lead for the students of San Antonio, Texas.

PUC's mission is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.

This «third way» governance strategy can break through contentious district - charter divides and could help improve struggling schools or increase the number of high - quality neighborhood options.

The U.S. Department of Education announced today a $ 4 million grant competition for planning and launching high - quality public charter schools through the non-state educational agency grant program.

I am happy that I have had the support of parents and other charter school leaders that has enabled me to grow through adversities such as decreased funding and finding quality facilities.