Sentences with phrase «vouchers for longer»

They are different students that have used vouchers for longer periods.

Not exact matches

Together these leaders — long identified with the struggle for racial and economic justice — demand a test of vouchers with one basic criterion in mind: «Do public scholarships help or hurt our poorest children and the children of ethnic minorities?

It's a long story, but he is a mentally ill man who I brought back with me to Denver, CO and got him into the veteran's domiciliary here and eventually Denver Housing Authority gave us a voucher for a place to live in the veteran's apartments.

«No ID, no checks... and vouchers for sob stories: The truth behind those shock food bank claims» ran the headline, as their journalist revealed that it was possible for an individual to be given food despite not actually needing it, just as long as that individual was prepared to lie, consistently and convincingly, to everybody along the way.

Some in conservative circles were skeptical of Trump's intentions given his long history as a political tease, but Paladino aggressively vouched for him in public and behind the scenes, insisting he was serious.

He did say he vouched for Burke's character in a letter sent to Long Island Association president and chief executive Kevin Law.

Spota denied to News 12 Long Island that he had ever vouched for Burke to Bellone, according to the Newsday story.

Store in refrigerator for up to 4 days (they may last longer, but they've always been eaten faster that that in my house so I can only vouch for 4 days).

I took my Morolo sandals out for a long walk on the first wear — to and from the grocery store almost a mile round trip — and can definitely vouch for the comfort, even with the moderate heel!

Boots Zara Leather skirt Pepe Jeans Top H&M Divided Long cardigan Vila Scarf Pieces Hat H&M Bag Versus by Versace Watch Daniel Wellington Bracelet LUMO Jewelry (you can win a $ 100 voucher for this brand HERE)

New York & Co.: A long white pant is probably my favorite, and I can personally vouch for the greatness of New York & Company's white pants.

To line your waterline, vouch for a trusty, long - lasting gel eyeliner like Bobbi Brown Gel eyeliner.

If they can vouch for a potential suitor they're no longer a stranger.

Ms. Black's sound advice will help you meet well - matched individuals who can enrich your life and help you grow, instead of drag you down.As a long - time friend and colleague of Ms. Black, I can personally vouch for her astute approach toward dating and relationships.

Keep in mind; you can only carry five Lucky Vouchers at once, so it's not worth holding on to them for too long.

The voucher - based market encourages colleges to «increase tuition and fees without regard to how these affect diverse students and families, as long as «the market» supports [it]» and to «pay greater attention to the demands and desires of students and families that can pay more for their services.»

With Donald Trump in the White House and long - time school choice advocate Betsy DeVos installed as his education secretary, arguments for and against vouchers and scholarship tax credits are burning white hot.

Whereas most of the energy in the school choice debates has focused on vouchers and charter schools, relatively little attention has been paid to another important choice model that serves as many students as charters and has been in existence for longer — magnet schools.

First systematic analysis of long - term results for voucher recipients tracks 99 % of students in original program

Milton Friedman, an economist whose ideas have long been championed in Republican circles, made the case for vouchers as follows:

Now, for the first time, we are able to show that vouchers may have a long - term positive impact on college graduation rates.

A study by Matthew M. Chingos and Paul E. Peterson on the long - term impact of school vouchers on college enrollment and graduation won the 2016 Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Prize awarded for Best Academic Paper on School Choice and Reform.

Although few and far between, private placements nonetheless are an important constitutional precedent for special education vouchers, as the latter constitute only an extension of a long - standing practice that dates back to the civil - rights revolution.

There has long been a monopoly problem in public education, which was why economist Milton Friedman called for opportunity scholarships (also known as vouchers) to create a powerful exit option.

Had the government paid for the voucher, the expenditure could have taken the form of a simple transfer from the public sector to the private sector, which in the long run need not add to the per - pupil cost of education.

Peterson and his co-author Matthew Chingos today released a study on the long - term impacts of vouchers on future college enrollment for African American students.

For instance, officials in Florida, a high - readiness state where the «A + Accountability System» doles out vouchers to students in low - performing schools, doubt that states can meet NCLB's long - term proficiency goals.

There are beaucoup reasons why the new D.C. study ought not be taken too seriously — kids often do worse during their first year in a new school and an earlier IES evaluation of the DC program found significant long - term gains (notably high school graduation) for voucher users.

In the Senate Education Committee, the debate was limited to amendments dealing with implementation: how long private schools had to operate before participating, what tests students receiving vouchers would have to take, what agency would be responsible for the costs of auditing the program.

A study by Matthew M. Chingos of the Brookings Institution and Paul E. Peterson of Harvard University confirms a positive long - term effect of school vouchers for minority children.

Voucher students transferring from voucher schools that are no longer eligible for the program

For the first time, we are able to show that vouchers may have a long - term positive impact on college graduation rates.

We have not been able to surmount all of the obstacles to identifying the percentage of students in private schools who would have been identified as in need of special education in public schools, but we believe we have fairly accurate information on this question for the country's largest and longest - running school - voucher program.

For example, research on a privately funded school voucher program in New York City provides some evidence in favor of a link existing between test scores and longer - term outcomes, where vouchers raised test score gains and increased the likelihood of graduating from high school and enrolling in college.

It is interesting that within a scaled - up, long - standing voucher program, parental satisfaction with services for students with disabilities achieves a balance across sectors.

That's really no surprise: Indiana was one of the first states to announce it would request a voucher, and Indiana state superintendent Tony Bennett has said he's all for them, so long as they don't allow states to loosen standards.

Citing a long list of recent laws that many argue will hurt public education, Ravitch anticipated a brain drain for the state thanks to bad policies, said that charters and vouchers do not save kids from failing public schools but instead pave the way for resegregation, and bemoaned the loss of teacher tenure.

In Wisconsin, the governor raised the income eligibility limit on school vouchers in 2012 to 300 percent of the federal poverty level (again, that's $ 70,650 for a family of four), and families were no longer held to any income limits after the first year of receiving vouchers.

The change would allow more students to get vouchers in the short term, and, with longer waiting lists, demonstrate increased demand that would serve as justification for the program's expansion in the long run.

«It masks the true cost of the voucher program expansion and the harm that expansion will do to public schools by «washing» the dollars through the aid formula for public schools» because lawmakers no longer must appropriate additional state dollars to fund voucher expansion because it comes from school district funding, he said.

By last year, groups such as the Connecticut Parents Union (on whose advisory board your editor serves) had sprouted up throughout the country, and, along with long - established groups such as the Black Alliance for Educational Options, were agitating for the enactment of Parent Trigger laws, pushing for the expansion of charters and vouchers, and weighing in on such issues as overhauling teacher evaluation systems.

Republicans and conservatives now control every level of government, the state's spending on taxpayer - funded school vouchers for private schools has increased and the state's teachers union no longer plays an influential role in funding and supporting Democrats.

It's past time for a long, careful look at the troubling voucher scheme in North Carolina.

, who opposes vouchers and supports charters, said the system «is in terrible shape, and it has been for a very long time.

The Black Alliance for Educational Options, for example, has long been a strong defender of the New Orleans voucher plan and has helped Jindal craft the proposed expansion.

Rep. Stam, who did not respond to telephone and email inquiries for this story, has long supported school vouchers and introduced legislation to bring them to the state back in 2012.

Despite the increase in funding, which Democrats have long called for after years of cuts or no increase in state funding for schools, the proposals drew the ire of Democrats on the budget committee over the voucher provision, expansion of independent charter schools and the addition of state money for services at private schools.

«The long - term implication of expanding vouchers for religious and private schools outside Milwaukee and to families with greater income are massive.

At the same time we are defunding public education, how long will it take before taxpayers are paying a billion or more dollars a year for a statewide voucher system that supports unaccountable private and religious schools?

Teachers, parents, and the general public have long opposed private school tuition vouchers - especially when funds for vouchers compete with funds for overall improvements in America's public schools.