Sentences with phrase «voters support charter»

A majority of Louisiana voters support charter schools, according to a recent survey released by the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS).

Conducted among a representative sample of 600 registered voters statewide in June 2015, the survey showed that 62 percent of Louisiana voters support charter schools while just 19 percent oppose.

«The results are clear: Louisiana voters support charter schools and the options that charter schools provide to parents and families,» said Caroline Roemer, executive director of LAPCS.

Alaska (2011) and New Mexico (2011) were the last two states where the proportion of voters supporting charter schools eclipsed 70 percent.

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«I call on the charter revision members to support this initiative and then bring it to the voters this November, so we are ready in 2021 to have a fair, open and inclusive democratic primary as our entire city government will change,» Stringer continued.

I encourage Councilmember Helen Sears to do the right thing and stand against a legislative change to term limits and, if she must support either bill, to vote for creating a charter review commission to look at the issue and offer it up to the voters to decide.

Initially, charter school advocates were exuberant at voter support for the new law.

«As the budget process moves forward, we urge the Legislature and the voters to support the Governor's plan, and fund public education — including charter schools — in order to minimize any negative impact to students.»

A recent survey by Seattle - based Strategies 360 showed that more than half of 500 likely voters statewide support public charter schools while only 25 percent oppose them.

The poll also found strong support for locating charter schools statewide, support for making educational scholarship accounts available to all students, and that voters are more likely to support a candidate for the legislature if they support school choice.

Contemporary Democratic leaders that support public charter schools are not only carrying forth these core Democratic values, but are representing and respecting the voices of today's Black, Hispanic, and low - income voters and parents.

Finch, who as mayor of Bridgeport undermined Bridgeport's public schools, supported and defended education reformer extraordinaire Paul Vallas, handed tens of millions of dollars in public funds to the charter school industry and used his power for personal gain, has landed nicely on his feet, after getting thrown out of office by Bridgeport voters.

A 2015 BAEO survey of Black voters in the state indicated strong across the board support for choice programs — 78 % supported parental choice, 66 % approved of charter schools and 63 % favored vouchers / scholarships.

A 2015 LAPCS survey of registered voters showed 62 % supporting charter schools.

And then there's Massachusetts, where on Election Day, Question 2 will ask voters if they support giving the state the authority to lift the cap on charter schools.

With LA Unified having more charter schools than any district in the nation, the measure has enormous implications but faces an uphill battle as statewide polling has shown consistent support among voters for charter schools.

So proponents claiming the mantle of «education reform» have been quick to jump on the one - sided election results as proof - positive of widespread voter support for their ideas, which include competitive charter schools, vouchers to transfer public education money into private hands, and harsh accountability measures to punish schools and teachers for the circumstances they have very little control over.

The survey showed that voter support of charters extends to every major region and demographic category, and increases when voters are provided with a basic factual description of charter schools.

The survey also showed voter support for charter school flexibility, specifically on the ability of charter schools to customize curriculum (76 percent), adopt school themes and clear areas of academic focus (69 percent), and freely structure the school day (66 percent).

Given the compressed timeframe in which the dissolution of the SRC must take place in order for the District to regain local control by the beginning of the 2018 - 2019 school year and the difficulty the District would likely face getting legislative approval from Harrisburg to change its charter to allow an elected school board in the next few weeks, Education Voters of PA supports mayoral control of the school board at this time.

When voters were provided with a factual description of charter schools, focused on charter schools having more flexibility in exchange for greater accountability, support of charters increased to 79 percent, with those opposing at 13 percent.

(LOS ANGELES) Eighty - seven percent of Los Angeles residents support improving the public education system, nearly three in four favor expanding charter public schools and 69 percent want more charter public schools in their neighborhoods, a new poll of 1,150 Los Angeles voters released today showed.

Participants signed an education voter card committing to vote for candidates who support adequate funding for public schools, a moratorium on charters, no vouchers, and who support community schools.

CHICAGO — A new survey of likely voters in Chicago's 6th Aldermanic Ward finds impressive support for charter public schools in Chicago.

The measure passed with 70 percent support from Oakland voters and will generate $ 120 million over 10 years to transform our secondary schools — both district - run and charter — with college and career prep linked learning academies.

A new survey of likely voters in Chicago's 6th Aldermanic Ward finds impressive support for charter public schools in Chicago.

However, the message from voters was clear: candidates can support the charter school movement and the 64,000 Illinois students it represents and get re-elected.

Outside groups have begun a campaign to persuade voters in New London and Bridgeport to support Democratic candidates committed to diverting even more scarce public funds to privately owned and operated charter schools.

Increasingly, Georgia voters express support for public charter schools.

Rubin has also supported the concept of requiring voter approval before charters could open in a town.

Also last week, the Great Schools Massachusetts campaign stirred controversy with a flyer urging voters to «Join President Obama and support public charter schools.»

A 2015 BAEO survey of Black voters in the state indicated strong across the board support for choice programs — 78 percent supported parental choice, 66 percent approved of charter schools and 63 percent favored vouchers / scholarships.

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That is why Save Our Schools NJ supports legislation to require local voter approval for any new or expanding charter schools in a community.

A 2015 LAPCS survey of registered voters showed 62 percent supporting charter schools.

The Washington Public Charter Schools Initiative is supported by a growing bi-partisan coalition of education advocates, teachers, parents and community leaders, including Democrat and Republican legislators State Sen. Rodney Tom (D), State Sen. Steve Litzow (R), and State Rep. Eric Pettigrew (D), as well as the League of Education Voters, the Washington Chapter of Stand For Children, and Democrats for Education Reform.

«We hope Farina will listen to these voters and families and continue to support public charter schools,» Phillips said.

BAEO poll (Aug. 2015) showed the majority of African - American voters surveyed support charter schools — Tennessee 67 %, Louisiana 65 %, New Jersey 65 %, Alabama 54 %.

Yesterday, ConnCAN, the charter school advocacy group released the results of a «public opinion survey» that determined that Connecticut voters overwhelming support Governor Malloy's «education reform» proposals.

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.