Aside from the daunting task of gathering so many signatures, however, the prospect of Californians
turning against charters seems remote.
In 1993, Shanker
turned against the charter school idea when he realized that for - profit organizations saw it as a business opportunity and were advancing an agenda of school privatization.
Not exact matches
As Governor Cuomo has
turned his attention to how the state would deal with Ebola, Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins appeared in Buffalo Friday campaigning
against charter schools, Common Core and Fracking.
A small group of parents and supporters
turned out last night, trying to mobilize
against the school board closing School 115, what was once Pinnacle
Charter School.
Which is why the movement needs a new political strategy — one that builds a broader constituency, whose success doesn't
turn key supporters
against it, and one that continues to encourage innovation in an increasing number of high - quality
charter schools.
He was an early proponent of
charter schools, but
turned against them as he saw some launched by black militants or religious conservatives.
They had seen her at countless education forums, on the local nightly news, and in the daily paper at every
turn of the school budget clock, determinedly defending her district and, increasingly, railing
against charter schools.
That is the static view of the marketplace that induced Diane Ravitch, in her new book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, to
turn against accountability,
charter schools, and school choice.
So it's worth noting the sharp left
turn by Hillary Clinton and Democrats
against education reform and the
charter schools she and her husband championed in the 1990s.
The success of the
charter school movement in most of the country undercuts the claims leveled by opponents to
turn Washington voters
against a proposal for change, one which had bipartisan approval of the Legislature and Democratic governor Gary Locke.
In the film, the single mom teams up with others to
turn the failing school into a
charter school and the teachers union fights
against reforms, such as greater teacher accountability and more school choice.
From the perspective of these folks, most - notably the education historian -
turned - sophist Diane Ravitch, the Newtown massacre serves as their chance to mount their usual criticisms of the school reform movement and advocate
against public
charter schools, as well as go beyond that.
Malloy, like newly sworn - in Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, has been a consistent supporter of efforts to privatize public education by
turning over scarce public resources to
charter schools despite the fact that these schools discriminate
against Latino students, students who need help learning the English language and students who require special education services.
This was critical not only in
turning a substantial constituency
against charters, but also in showing that the Yes campaign's narrative of voting yes to support inner - cities is backward because inner - city voters overwhelmingly opposed question 2.
Other states and organizations are
turning against virtual
charters.
Jodi Lynne Feldman claimed her
Charter rights were breached when the Law Society of Upper Canada compelled her to
turn over solicitor - client privileged communications during its investigation of a complaint
against her.
This ensures that the
Charter section 7 rights to liberty and fundamental justice are upheld — in other words, the Special Advocate reviews the secret information and in
turn, is able to make full answer and defence to the charges
against the Named Individual.