Sentences with phrase «worst public education systems»

Just as sadly, they show zero vision for improving one of the state's worst public education systems.

Kentucky had one of the worst public education systems in the country before KERA, the Kentucky Education Reform Act, beset by nepotism, incompetence, and inadequate support.

Not exact matches

Moreover, in the public system, the ability of parents and students to ensure that they receive a high - quality education is constrained by the enormous obstacles to leaving a bad school.

For years, a lot of money, time, and energy have gone into a national campaign to discredit teachers unions by saying they protect bad teachers and do nothing to add value to our system of public education.

Dating back to the 1970s, our state leaders attempted a series of ineffective initiatives to turn around one of the worst public - education systems in the country.

As per a recent article in the New York Times, «nine public school students [emphasis added as I use students loosely] are challenging California's ironclad tenure system, arguing that their right to a good education is violated by job protections that make it too difficult to fire bad instructors.

Although our education system is not as bad off as some would have the public believe, 16 the rhetoric of a failing education system has led to a series of initiatives that have transformed the role and function of the American public school system.

The article summarizes, or I should say celebrates, the Vergara v. California trial, the case in which nine public school students (emphasis added as these were not necessarily these students» ideas) challenged California's «ironclad tenure system,» arguing that their rights to a good education had been violated by state - level job protections making it «too difficult» to fire bad teachers.

Obama Says the Future of U.S. Economy Depends on a Better Education System By Roger Runningen - Sep 27, 2010 President Barack Obama said U.S. public education systems should extend the school year and weed out the worst - performing teachers because the future of the nation's economy depends on a more educated wEducation System By Roger Runningen - Sep 27, 2010 President Barack Obama said U.S. public education systems should extend the school year and weed out the worst - performing teachers because the future of the nation's economy depends on a more educated weducation systems should extend the school year and weed out the worst - performing teachers because the future of the nation's economy depends on a more educated workforce.

It is bad for public schools because it creates an education system of haves and have nots.

It has the highest cost - of - living, the highest taxes, the most onerous regulations, one of the worst systems of public education, congested freeways and failing infrastructure.

After a multitude of experiences, both good and bad, in both the NYC public school system and Syracuse City School District, Vyasa decided she needed to be a part of the educational movement to provide all children with a quality education.

It is a product of the education reform industry that is set on convincing policymakers and the public that our nation's public education system is broken, that our public school teachers are bad and that the answer is more standardized testing and diverting scarce public funds to charter schools and other privatization efforts.

That doesn't make the idea of a more flexible public education system bad on its face.

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