School district policies that allow parents to
easily choose a school for their children can lead to schools that are more segregated than would be the case if school assignment were based entirely on zip code.
Voucher supporters answer almost every question about the shocking lack of accountability at the taxpayer supported religious schools by saying that parents provide it
by choosing the school for their children.
Parents in Australia say teacher quality is the most important factor
when choosing a school for their child, and if their school had extra cash the majority would choose to spend it on more teachers or better pay for existing teachers, followed by more support staff.
Giving parents the freedom to
choose a school for their children «would permit competition to develop.
Poor parents who have been enabled to
choose any school for their children are delighted with the results, according to PAVE's annual report which is available free from Family Service America, 11700 West Lake Park Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53224.
Choosing a school for your child is one of the many important aspects of being a parent.
Though many disadvantaged parents in Detroit are actively
choosing a school for their child (55 percent of parents with a high school education), parents with the least education are much less likely than parents with college degrees to say their child is in a school that was their first or second choice (57 percent of parents with a high school education or less were in their top choice compared to 80 percent of those with a bachelor's degree or more).
Once granted, the right to
choose a school for your child is not easily revoked.
It's also worth noting that there are many additional ways to measure student outcomes and success beyond test scores, which most parents rank low when it comes to
choosing schools for their children.
We believe the most promising approach is to move decisionmaking closer to the consumers of K — 12 public education by unleashing pent - up demand and empowering parents to
choose schools for their children.
Parents in Australia say teacher quality is the most important factor when
choosing a school for their child, and if their school had extra cash most would choose to spend it on more teachers or better pay for existing teachers, followed by more support staff.
Only half of all states provide parents the opportunity to
choose a school for their children.
Arizona has a charter school law, three tax - credit scholarship programs, and an open enrollment law that allows students to choose from schools across the state, so the question of whether parents should be able to
choose a school for their child is settled.
Just as people are free to choose their legislators, parents should be free to
choose a school for their children.
Research we've recently conducted in «high - choice» cities suggests that many parents, including those from very disadvantaged backgrounds, are actively
choosing a school for their child, but too often these same parents are struggling to navigate an increasingly complicated system of public school options.
Choosing a school for your child is a delicate task with far - reaching implications.
By better understanding how parents are
choosing schools for their children, we can maximize the benefits of school choice while mitigating the risks.
Parents have a right to
choose schools for their children.
On schools, Walker said he trusts parents to
choose schools for their children, foreshadowing what is expected to be his planned expansion of the taxpayer - funded voucher program.
The CEA's recent Op - Ed, «Connecticut charter schools a good idea gone awry,» made a bunch of claims that aren't only false, they're dishonest and frankly insulting to parents who are exercising their right to
choose a school for their children.
States taking part in the program have created Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement Systems that evaluate the individual day - care and preschool programs and create a measurement system so that parents can have more information when
choosing a school for their children.
Those recommendations include a greater focus on quality choices, simplifying all steps of the school choice process, improving families» access to school quality data, and strengthening the role that interpersonal networks play in supporting families as
they choose schools for their children.
Choosing a school for your child / children is one of the most important decisions parents make.
I ABSOLUTELY AM DISGUSTED that
I chose this school for my child.