Sentences with phrase «to increase the number of charter schools»

On this occasion, the federal government invited state education agencies to apply and use the grants to increase the number of charter schools in the country.

The 1990s were a decade of enormous interest in expanding school choice, especially by increasing the number of charter schools.

The second bill - just as important - would dramatically increase the number of charter school openings in the lowest - performing 10 percent of school districts.

It recently raised the possibility that it won't endorse anyone in the gubernatorial race due to a considerable difference of opinion with AG Andrew Cuomo's platform, which includes increasing the number of charter schools and a property tax cap.

He unveiled his voucher proposal at a charter school in Ohio, and after the televised speech, he spoke with a group about his desire to increase the number of charter schools across the nation because, he said, «the traditional way, it's not working so well,» The Washington Post reported.

I applaud all efforts to extend vouchers to more students, and I support the Obama Administration's efforts to increase the number of charter schools within a state.

Red State Or Blue State, Parents Want Good Education Options November 23, 2015 by Brett Kittredge Last week, hundreds of parents, educators, and students in Massachusetts marched across the Boston Commons and rallied near the State House as part of an effort to increase the number of charter schools available in the state.

Hamilton said he opposed increasing the number of charter schools and is against co-locations.

A source said Cuomo spent Wednesday trying to broker a deal over mayoral control, which balanced the desire of Senate Republicans (which Cuomo shares) to increase the number of charter schools against the Democrat - dominated Assembly's refusal to budge.

AQE had initially today planned a social media campaign knocking Flanagan for an apparent «flip flop» based on a quote given to Capital New York in November that was critical of increasing the number of charter schools: «Why don't we go to the root of the problem and fix traditional public education?

The state's success came after months of wrangling in Albany and fights with the state and city teachers» unions, who initially opposed many of the changes, most notably increasing the number of charter schools and tying teacher evaluations to standardized test scores.

Both sides say the changes are not aimed at increasing the number of charter schools in LA Unified, but creating a less burdensome process that allows them to get back to educating, rather than filling out forms.

But voters thought funds should be directed at traditional public schools rather than creating new charter campuses, with 59 percent favoring investments in traditional public schools over increasing the number of charter schools.

As the year opened, the LA Unified Board of Education in the same week hired a new superintendent and unanimously voted to oppose a $ 490 - million draft plan from The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation that sought to rapidly increase the number of charter schools in the city so that charters would encompass half the «market share» of the entire district.

Louisiana Charter Schools in Action (LCSA) advocates for Louisiana's charter school community by increasing the number of charter school champions, educating stakeholders, and lobbying public officials to support high quality charter schools.

Governor Malloy and his administration are engaged in an unprecedented effort to increase the number of charter schools operating in the state.

(«The Clinton Administration is committed to increasing the number of charter schools from 400 to 3,000 by the year 2000 by expanding start - up funds; promoting excellence; and ensuring equity,» states the document.)

Yet even as many states have made sweeping changes, which also include increasing the number of charter schools and rewarding teachers based on student achievement, most are not doing enough to implement education policies that will better serve students and schools, according to StudentsFirst, which was founded by the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public schools, Michelle Rhee.

As Wagner reports, Republicans, who took control of the state legislature in 2010 and the governorship in 2012, are intent on expanding education options in the state by providing some parents with school vouchers to transfer their children to private schools and by increasing the number of charter schools in the state.

Trump was quoted in the media when he spoke with a group about his desire to increase the number of charter schools across the nation because, he said, «the traditional way, it's not working so well,» The Washington Post reported.

threatening to increase the number of charter schools within the District, the Board needs to make it clear to the CSD that usurping their power is not acceptable and that they must vote on all material revisions to the charters that they have authorized.

MarylandCAN seeks to change state law in order to dramatically increase the number of charter schools in our state.

Last week, hundreds of parents, educators, and students in Massachusetts marched across the Boston Commons and rallied near the State House as part of an effort to increase the number of charter schools available in the state.

But all have said they feel lawmakers deserve their first pay bump in more than a decade, which was then tied to increasing the number of charter schools in New York.

ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday reacted coolly to increasing the number of charter schools — and he mocked the state Senate's lightning passage of a pro-charter school bill.

ALBANY — Legislative leaders continue to talk with Gov. Andrew Cuomo about a «grand plan» to renew mayoral control of New York City schools, reauthorize sales taxes around the state and, possibly, increase the number of charter schools.

The agenda may also pit Mr. Cuomo against local politicians who have often sided with teachers unions — such as Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been resistant to increasing the number of charter schools in the city, something Mr. Cuomo specifically suggested in his speech.

Cuomo's stance puts him in tune with the governor's tough, Senate - favored stand on cutting spending, avoiding massive borrowing, and increasing the number of charter schools.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo fired the first salvo in what's shaping up to be a contentious battle over education reform, signaling he plans to push next year for sweeping changes — like making it easier to fire low - performing teachers and increasing the number of charter schools.

By the end of May, state lawmakers reached a deal to increase the number of charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately run and usually not unionized, to 460 statewide, up from 200, while also increasing state oversight of them.

The Democratic - led state Assembly has approved a measure that would extend mayoral control by two years, but Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan, has balked at approving an extension unless it includes a provision to increase the number of charter schools in the city.

This year alone, the groups saw major elements of their platforms come to pass, such as tying teacher evaluations more closely to test scores, adding hurdles to earning tenure and increasing the number of charter schools, measures all unpopular with the unions.

Silver's opinion on revamping teacher evaluations was unclear, but he opposed the education tax credit and increasing the number of charter schools.

The state committed to adopting the Common Core standards, tying teacher evaluations to test scores, turning around or closing low - performing schools and increasing the number of charter schools, among other things.

«So I may not be able to increase the number of charter schools, for instance, which is the mayor's purview,» he said (incorrectly, charter schools are authorized through the state), «but I can say, «This is a report on how the schools are running and what the schools are or are not doing... That's the independent voice.

Among them, at least for now, was a proposal to increase the number of charter schools in New York City.

Mr. Barron, a progressive firebrand, did praise the Assembly speaker, Carl E. Heastie of the Bronx, for refusing to bend to the Senate's demands to increase the number of charter schools in the state as a condition to extend mayoral control of the city's schools.

Carl Heastie, center, the Assembly speaker, has refused to yield to the Senate's demands to increase the number of charter schools in New York State.

Mayor Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel Klein continued their full - court press to increase the number of charter schools in New York with a race to the pews on Sunday.

He talked about «qualified teachers» and his desire to increase the number of charter schools.»

The Sunshine State had instituted school voucher programs, increased the number of charter schools, and devised a sophisticated accountability system that evaluates schools on the basis of their progress as measured by the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

During this time, Florida was engaged in other education reforms as well: instituting several school - voucher programs, increasing the number of charter schools in the state, and improving the system used to assign grades to schools based on the FCAT.

Because they did not want to give the opposition a big target, Bennet, Boasberg, and their allies on the board chose never to use the phrase «portfolio strategy» and never to broadcast their intention to increase the number of charter schools.

A long - time proponent of charter schools, Morgan was vocal in her support for the 2012 amendment to the Georgia State Constitution that expanded school choice and allowed the state to authorize and pay for an increased number of charter schools.

A few states and districts nationally have experimented with one or two of these reforms; many states have increased the number of charter schools, for example.

Massachusetts voters will weigh in this fall in a referendum on whether to increase the number of charter schools in the state

Last month Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed legislation to increase the number of charter schools and voucher programs.

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