Sentences with phrase «traditional charter supporter»

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a traditional charter supporter and former member of the board of a Boston charter, [24]

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An new report from an education advocacy group accuses members of the state Senate's eight - member IDC of betraying traditional public schools in exchange for campaign donations from charter school supporters.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

School choice supporters are split over the program's strict accountability provisions, however, which some say represent over-regulation by the state but which others claim are on par with the expectations for traditional public and charter schools.

Supporters argue that charter schools provide alternative solutions to the traditional public school system, in which many schools — especially those in low - income,...

Supporters argue that charter schools provide alternative solutions to the traditional public school system, in which many schools — especially those in low - income, predominantly minority school districts — find themselves with limited resources to offer their large student populations.

Although a few members have been prominent supporters of charter school expansion, the group has tended to support traditional public - school interests like greater funding for struggling schools and pay raises for teachers rather than choice proposals.

The supporters of the charter school moratorium made two arguments: the charter schools are not as good as people say they are, and if the charters schools expanded they would hurt the education of students in the traditional public schools.

But charter schools supporters say it would not take away from traditional schools because the students most likely to enroll in a charter school are ones that have already left the system.

Charter school supporters lobbied state lawmakers Thursday for more money at a time when charter schools and traditional public schools are arguing with each over about how much funding they rCharter school supporters lobbied state lawmakers Thursday for more money at a time when charter schools and traditional public schools are arguing with each over about how much funding they rcharter schools and traditional public schools are arguing with each over about how much funding they receive.

The battle between charter school supporters and groups that support traditional public schools in Los Angeles has been waged since the late 1990s when then - Mayor Riordan backed charter - friendly board candidates.

Supporters of charter schools, which are funded with the taxpayer dollars that a local school district would otherwise get to educate a student, say the schools allow for innovative ways to teach outside the confines of the red tape found in traditional public schools.

Both supporters and critics of charter schools, though, should remember this paradox: If the concept is truly working, the performance of students in charters should never race too far ahead of those in traditional campuses.

Supporters rallied at the steps of the Statehouse to raise awareness of the different education options available to students, including traditional public schools, public charter schools, private schools, online learning and homeschooling.

Not surprisingly, many supporters of traditional districts blame their enrollment woes on charter competition.

For supporters and opponents alike, the first question concerns performance: are the academic outcomes of students attending charter schools higher or lower than those in the traditional public sector?

Some said the additional time meant a better chance of compromise in North Carolina's annual tilting match between traditional schools and charter supporters, who claim that publicly - funded charters are being short - changed by their traditional school counterparts.

The bill before the chamber, a state Senate draft authored by a staunch charter supporter would have bound traditional K - 12 schools to grant charters access to more pots of public funding.

The rally comes after a year of increased tension between LA Unified's charter supporters and traditional school supporters, as well as some more peaceful moves recently.

«This is money that charters are owed,» Brandon said, adding that he believes charter supporters will eventually win out in the funding battle over traditional schools.

But these privatization supporters speak about the virtues of charters while failing to address how they have increased segregation, sometimes cherry - picked students, taken funding away from underfunded traditional systems, and operated in secrecy.

Charter school supporters say they are providing opportunities for students in areas with poor traditional public schools to have a better alternative to get an education, and some have even framed it in language of civil rights.

So far, 19 % of schools in California have signed up to participate - join them and other supporters to plan events that highlight a variety of school choice options from traditional public schools to public charter schools, magnet schools, private schools, online learning, and homeschooling.

Supporters say they encourage classroom innovation by creating competition with traditional public schools; critics say charters drain away resources.

That rankles supporters of traditional public schools such as Gonzalez Petkovich, who say too many charters are fly - by - night companies that are only in it to grab taxpayer money and don't offer a well - rounded education.

As a 25 - year leader and supporter of charter public schools, it has been my mission to help all charter public school students achieve and succeed alongside their peers in traditional public schools.

Supporters of these virtual charter schools say they're a necessary option for children who don't do well in traditional schools because they need remedial help or advanced learning; have health issues; full extracurricular or athletic schedules; or are dealing with bullying.

In the fall, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who describes himself as a charter school supporter, dropped a proposal to unify the registration process for traditional and charter schools amid heated opposition from parents.

Independent charter schools, while funded by state taxpayers, operate outside most traditional public school rules in a way that supporters say make them more effective and perhaps better able to address long - standing challenges, such as raising test scores for low - income and minority students.

Indeed, where traditional state schools require a license of any classroom teacher, state statute mandates that only 50 percent in charters and lab schools will need a license, a boon for lateral - entry educators, supporters say.