Board members and others expressed frustration at the Secretary's lack of openness with the public, lack of knowledge about schools or school issues, and continued proselytizing about
the value of school choice.
Shouldn't he, at least, recognize
the value of school choice for American children who have been failed by the public - school system?
The Trump administration deserves credit for recognizing
the value of school choice and for lending rhetorical support to its expansion.
Jay Greene responds by listing a series of different studies proving
the value of the school choice plans.
Increasingly, the public and policymakers appreciate
the value of school choice.
Not exact matches
Where our kids go to
school is one small fragment
of a much larger ecosystem
of their life
choices and
values.
Boston Public
Schools value the benefits
of healthy lifestyles and support environments that promote healthy living
choices.
The
schools will provide a
values - based education and a greater
choice of primary
schools in Derby.
From
School Choice (Vouchers), Cutting down on red - tape Bureaucrats, Tax Cuts, to strong social and family
values as Pro-Life & against the so - called redefinition
of Marriage.
Unlike Lieberman, he just doesn't want to be invited to Dinner parties with GWB so badly that he's willing to sell out the core
values of the Democratic party on issues ranging from SS privatization,
school vouchers, prayer in
school, end
of life decisions (terry schiavo),
choice (supported hospitals right not to provide birth control), and, yes, Iraq.
«Allowing health plans the flexibility to voluntarily cover more services outside the deductible would enhance consumer
choice,» says Fendrick, a professor in the U-M Medical
School and
School of Public Health who heads the Center for
Value - Based Insurance Design (V - BID).
And when they do talk about education, both Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Duke focus on support
of parental
choice,
school prayer, and the teaching
of values — all positions Mr. Bush takes, too, albeit without the...
The
school district «operates from a core ideology that includes our strategic intent «to earn so much respect from the citizens
of Houston that HISD becomes their K - 12 system
of choice» and a set
of core
values that defines who we are,» De la Isla told Education World.
There can be no doubt that, if you are fortunate enough to select a
school based on your child's talents or interests or your family's
values and traditions, the question
of whether
school choice «works» has already been answered.
The
value given to art and design in
schools and colleges is impacting on
choice and provision
of art and design qualifications offered for both higher and lower ability students
Programs that arise from failing
schools are
of unpredictable dimensions and are more tied to the
values of «
choice» and «privatization.»
Attitudes: support for diversity (racial integration), a perception
of inequity (that the public
schools provide a lower quality education for low - income and minority kids), support for voluntary prayer in the
schools, support for greater parent influence, desire for smaller
schools, belief in what I call the «public
school ideology» (which measures a normative attachment to public
schooling and its ideals), a belief in markets (that
choice and competition are likely to make
schools more effective), and a concern that moral
values are poorly taught in the public
schools.
• Aside from race, all
of the attitudes in the model — regarding inequity, public
school ideology, prayer, moral
values, parent influence,
school size, and markets — appear to have an influence, and in the direction
choice advocates would expect.
Teachers who join E4E are expected to support
value - added test - score data in evaluations, higher hurdles to achieving tenure, the elimination
of seniority - driven layoffs,
school choice, and merit pay.
Because religious
schools violate your personal sensibilities, you are telling low - income families — often single mothers, often people
of color — that you want to deny them a
choice they want for their kid, because
of your
values.
Given the impact
of educational attainment on a variety
of economic and social outcomes, a positive result could have significant implications for the
value of school -
choice programs that include charter high
schools.
Greene's recognition
of the
values - laden nature
of discipline systems all but begs for
choice: Parents should be able to weigh, as one factor among many,
schools whose philosophy about behavior management, classroom culture, and approach to student discipline most closely mirror their own beliefs and practices.
In an area with so many
choices, a town's reputation and real - estate
values depend heavily on the quality
of its local
school district, giving residents added incentive to ensure that their
schools compare favorably with those in other towns.
Because they were more interested in promoting equality
of opportunity than simply consumer
choice, sociologist Christopher Jencks and law professors John Coons and Stephen Sugarman proposed placing some constraints on how vouchers could be used: Disadvantaged students would receive larger vouchers, and regulations would prevent any
school that accepted vouchers from imposing tuition and fees beyond the
value of the voucher.
For example, in 2016 the AFC issued its first - ever «report card» ranking states by the quality
of their private -
school choice programs, and its scorecard
values academic, administrative, and financial accountability, not just access.
When they insist that ideas like
school choice, performance pay, and teacher evaluations based on
value - added measures will themselves boost student achievement, would - be reformers stifle creativity, encourage their allies to lock elbows and march forward rather than engage in useful debate and reflection, turn every reform proposal into an us - against - them steel - cage match, and push researchers into the awkward position
of studying whether reforms «work» rather than when, why, and how they make it easier to improve
schooling.
Indeed, since 1969 scholarly models
of family
choice have consistently stressed both
values by including rules ensuring that state and participating private
schools alike will share in the integration
of the social classes.
Choice parents were also far more likely to report being «very satisfied» with virtually all aspects
of their children's
school: its safety, teacher quality, class size, clarity
of school goals, teaching moral
values, academic quality, teachers» respect for students, and so on (see Figure 2).
His most recent article, «Preferencing
Choice: The Constitutional Limits,» is highly critical of state policies that continue to promote school choice at the expense of public schools and v
Choice: The Constitutional Limits,» is highly critical
of state policies that continue to promote
school choice at the expense of public schools and v
choice at the expense
of public
schools and
values.
`... The documentation is riddled with references to teachers making
choices aligned with the
values or the ethos
of the «local
school community», but yet that's a black box for a lot
of schools.»
She should start with Patrick Wolf's «Civics Exam» literature review
of 21 studies, which found that the «statistical record suggests that private
schooling and
school choice often enhance the realization
of the civic
values that are central to a well - functioning democracy.»
A small
school of choice also engenders a voluntary community that comes together over strong ties and shared
values.
Recent work has included several studies related to
value - added measures
of teacher performance, teacher effectiveness in the early grades,
school choice, teacher mobility and special needs identification.
Access a comprehensive and properly cited list
of empirical studies conducted to date on the effects
of educational
choice programs on students, public
schools, segregation, civic
values and state finances.
Nonetheless, it underestimates the diversity in culture and
values of the American population to take it as a given that we will not see among
schools of choice a number that will outrage even the most fervent advocates
of the freedom to choose one's
school and one's education.
That, after all, is one reason we support
schools of choice: we expect them to bring to the educational process the social capital that reflects the common
values of a group
of teachers, a community
of parents, and their children - and to make education more effective by so doing.
2) the indirect channel that works through families»
choices of schools, in which the
school characteristics relevant to achievement are more fully captured by what parents observe than by the short list
of school descriptors in the regression (for instance, well - educated parents choose teachers with higher
value - added); or
If the evidence does not clearly show the superiority
of a high - regulation approach to
school choice, we may need to rely on our
values when deciding how to proceed.
Within the limitations
of available data and methods, the empirical evidence is very encouraging for private
school choice on ethnic segregation — just as it is on academic outcomes, effects on public
schools, fiscal effects and effects on civic
values and practices.
I see real
value in having Washington make it easier for states and communities to more readily expand options if they'd like, but that calls for a clear - headed discussion
of Washington's role — not reflexive cheerleading for
school choice.
The available empirical evidence on these private
school choice programs makes it clear they positively affect the academic performance
of participating students, while doing so at a lower cost than public
schools and benefitting public
school students, decreasing segregation, and improving civic
values and practices.
The
schools in the Imagine family share a common culture based on Shared
Values (Integrity, Justice and Fun) and Six Measures
of Excellence — Academic Growth, Parent
Choice, Shared
Values, Character Development,
School Development, and Economic Sustainability.
We
value school choice as a way to give parents options when finding a
school that meets their family's unique needs and as a way to inspire innovation in education,» said Commissioner
of Education Dianna R. Wentzell.
The district
school board sets and monitors the attainment
of community standards, and it establishes a small number
of policies and regulations that ensure the
choice - driven decision - making system promotes equity, diversity, excellence, and other community
values.
The Truth: Many studies find
school choice programs have a positive effect on students» civic
values, including tolerance for the rights
of others, likelihood to vote or volunteer and more.
The national report compiles results from rigorous empirical studies that examine the academic outcomes
of school choice students, the academic effect
of competition on public
schools, the fiscal impact
of school choice on taxpayers and government, racial segregation in
schools and the effect
of school choice on civic
values and practices.
Imagine Andrews is part
of the national Imagine
Schools network, 70 charter schools serving 38,000 students in 12 states and the District of Columbia, which use five Measures of Excellence to evaluate the effectiveness of each school, including academic growth, character development, economic sustainability, parent choice, and shared
Schools network, 70 charter
schools serving 38,000 students in 12 states and the District of Columbia, which use five Measures of Excellence to evaluate the effectiveness of each school, including academic growth, character development, economic sustainability, parent choice, and shared
schools serving 38,000 students in 12 states and the District
of Columbia, which use five Measures
of Excellence to evaluate the effectiveness
of each
school, including academic growth, character development, economic sustainability, parent
choice, and shared
values.
She is a strong proponent
of school choice and
values the unique niche that Gem Innovation
Schools offers parents.
Rothstein is a great
choice for this one in that indeed he is an economist, but one
of a few, really, who is deep into the research literature and who, accordingly, has a balanced set
of research - based beliefs about
value - added models (VAMs), their current uses in America's public
schools, and what they can and can not do (theoretically) to support
school reform.
Tory MP Jason McCartney also highlighted the importance
of choice and Caroline Nokes questioned the
value of enforced academy status for primary
schools which were already high achievers.