Sentences with phrase «via vouchers and charters»

Comparable gains have yet to appear throughout American K — 12 education, but to see how it might happen, let us reflect on the slow growth of choice and competition via vouchers and charters that has taken place over the past quarter of a century.

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Choice among schools is a fine thing, and the U.S. has made major strides in widening access for millions of kids via vouchers, charters, tax credits, savings accounts, and more.

For when families are allowed to leave the regular public schools for new options — charter schools or (via vouchers or tax credits) private schools — the regular public schools lose money and jobs, and so do the incumbent teachers in those schools.

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We are focused on making things better — via stronger standards (Common Core), greater parental choice (vouchers, charters, and more), more effective teachers (upgrading preparation programs, devising new evaluation regimens) and lots else.

Basically, the suspicion that re-segregation is happening via Charter school take - overs, «parent trigger laws,» «school choice,» and «Vouchers,» was confirmed by speaking with other BATs across the country.

As school choice expands in both the public sector (e.g., via charter schools) and the private sector (e.g., though vouchers and education savings accounts) it will become increasingly important to understand how families determine where their children will be educated.

If private and charter schools are to receive taxpayer funding via vouchers or tax credits, they should also have to be subject to the same state testing requirements as public schools in order to show that their students are achieving at state - mandated levels.