Sentences with phrase «who favor»

Surveys always show that there are a substantial number of low and moderate - income parents who favor charters and vouchers.

As HuffPost's Joy Resmovits reported in November, because it lacked quality controls, the charter school bills put Democrats who favor school choice between a rock and a hard place.

This desire for a generic kind of «good school,» shared for the most part across ethnic groups, challenges those who favor a managed choice approach to integration.»

Trouble is that those graphs show EXACTLY what Ms. Stahl was getting at: Michigan used to score right around the national average in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), but since DeVos has been using her checkbook to support politicians who favor her views of school choice, the state has declined in the NAEP.

Educators who favor dropping the system argue that in the best districts, where the students are highly competitive, the differences in grade - point average between the No. 1 and No. 20 or 25 students can be minuscule.

That sentiment echoes the complaints from the de Blasio administration and some educators and administrators who favor public schools.

Logically, its supporters should be those who firmly believe that we should focus our efforts on repairing the characters of children rather than on transforming the environments in which they learn, those who assume the worst about human nature, those who are more committed to preserving than to changing our society, those who favor such values as obedience to authority, and those who define learning as the process of swallowing whole a set of preexisting truths.

Trump's remarks put him at odds with his Republican rivals, who favor some continued public funding of NASA.

Neverthess, there is a 24 percentage point advantage for those who favor STCs.

But those who favor the language of privatization say that «school choice» masks reality - they say vouchers and charters redirect the flow of taxpayer dollars from public schools, which most Americans support, into unaccountable private hands.

People who favor zeros for missed assignments have made several arguments in defense of the use of zeros.

Teachers» organizations and others who favor advancing the teaching profession have promoted professional accountability mechanisms, such as the accreditation of teacher preparation institutions and upgraded requirements for licensure.

Billionaire conservatives Charles and David Koch also have spent heavily to get candidates elected in Arizona and elsewhere who favor vouchers.

There is currently a heated national debate over the means by which educator quality can be enhanced, highlighted by the conflict between those who espouse «professionalization» and those who favor «deregulation».

Perry does a 17 minute rant that the NAACP and all who favor the status quo should be forced to listen to.

Of course, if you ask adults who favor student - centered methods, they will very often say that those methods are «research - based».

Those of us who favor raising standards, assessing whether students are meeting those standards, and attaching some consequences to the results have too often assumed that our position was widely understood and appreciated.

This decertification vote adds to the teachers nationwide who favor local control over inefficient service and contentious politics.

Obviously McLaughlin never intended to report on the debate, but rather to deliver a diatribe infused with standard teacher union talking points against any and all who favor reform and dare have an «R» after their names.

Redesigning the courses to reflect «best practices» is expected to take the rest of this decade as the board attempts to strike a balance between those who favor the mile - wide approach and those who prefer the mile - deep.

Among members of the general public (though not among teachers), those who favor the Common Core continue to outnumber opponents.

The fact that 20 percent of teachers oppose merit pay matters much more than the majority who favor it.»

Earlier this week, Salon ran an excerpt from Diane Ravitch's new book in which she takes aim at the different but sometimes overlapping groups of education reformers she calls «corporate reformers,» who favor a greater role for for - profit enterprises in education.

The employees, as citizens, can organize, finance, and vote for elected officials who favor the union's interests.

Even 65 % of respondents who favor tenure say it should be based on student performance.

In even - numbered years, when state and national elections are held, the share of the uninformed members of the public who favor higher spending is roughly 5 percentage points higher than it is in odd - numbered years, when most states do not hold elections.

Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott was in enemy territory recently, telling the folks at Massachusetts's Pioneer Institute (including some who favor Romney, such as myself [full disclosure]-RRB- about the virtues of the Texas education system, a topic of national significance now that Rick Perry's chariot has leaped to lead position in the Republican presidential nomination race.

Thus, simply arguing «growth measures good, current law bad» may in the end not be very helpful to the deliberations on Capitol Hill and could well undermine the efforts of those who favor only those growth systems that can meet tough standards for rigor, reliability, and inclusion of all students.

The percentage of teachers who favor incentives for «teaching in content areas of short supply» is only slightly less, at 82 percent.

Those who favor market - based approaches should keep in mind, however, that most real - world markets fall short of the ideal of market - based efficiency because they do not satisfy certain prerequisite conditions.

That said, Petrilli and others who favor stronger oversight are on solid ground when they note that when taxpayers are paying for it, the public has a right, even an obligation, to make sure the money's not squandered.

Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco - Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows wit h natural delights.

A high gloss art gallery is the setting for a combination of video / performance art taking place that could only be appreciated by those with very specific tastes... those who favor obese naked dancing ladies.

ZOE KAZAN FRACTURE, 2007 For those of us who favor crime and suspense films over gore, this pick is for you.

Those who favor gore above all else will be at home amid the blood and guts, but others should heed the obvious warning invited by the title: don't watch it.

Then again, irrationality is at the heart of Triumph of Love, so we'll let some other critic make the arguments for screwing with perceptions and suggest that those of you who favor the arthouse seek this one out.

These websites are flooded with people who favor beautiful and big women within the skinny ones.

OkCupid is more for people who favor social media type features and free chatting, while Match.com is recommended if you like social events and dating tips.

Daily Diapers is a web site for «adult babies» who favor wearing adult diapers.

For brides who favor this sleek and modern trend, the freedom to go for ultra-glamorous, statement - making accessories is wide open.

They may be no replacement for hard - core pad fans, but for those who favor discreet insertables, menstrual cups offer all the convenience of a tampon with a lower (albeit still - existent) risk of toxic shock syndrome.

Women who favor whole grains over white bread and other refined grains gain fewer pounds as they age.

But I was not comfortable taking the usual path of declaring that casein is a carcinogen that was far more powerful than aflatoxin («the most potent carcinogen ever discovered» according to the people who favor the chemical carcinogen hypothesis).

For those who favor a consistent beginning - to - end program, consider the Health Coaching for Healthcare Professionals program at Southern California University of Health Sciences.

After all, people in third world countries (who eat plant - based diets out of necessity) as well as people in developed countries (who favor them for alleged health benefits or because of vegetarianism beliefs), often develop serious phytate - induced mineral deficiencies.

Vegans who favor soy protein, wheat gluten and other heavily processed plant protein products as their primary sources of protein are regularly exposed to relatively high levels of toxins.

Still, the study seems likely to serve as ammunition for advocates and public health officials who favor restrictions on BPA.

Sensitive sleepers who favor blackout curtains in their bedrooms can still benefit from morning light, thanks to gradual alarms that mimic the rising sun; the Philips Wake - up Light ($ 170; amazon.com), for example, brightens over the course of 30 minutes and fills your room with golden light and a natural sound of your choice.

Participants were then asked to rate how willing they would be to sign a petition in favor of the exam policy and to put their names on a list of students who favor the exam policy, and which way they would vote on the issue.

That claim isn't likely to win over many skeptics, but even some theorists who favor the standard theory say the analysis hands them a homework problem they should solve.