Sentences with phrase «area public high school students»

The Academy's multiyear Careers in Science (CIS) internship programs, launched in 1996, have so far brought 144 Bay Area public high school students into collaborations with Academy scientists.

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Students who attend five charter schools in the San Francisco Bay area that are run by the Knowledge Is Power Program, or kipp, score consistently higher on standardized tests than their peers from comparable public schools, an independent evaluation of the schools concludes.

As just one example, interviewing students in a San Francisco Bay Area high school a few years ago I was repeatedly told about a known student drug dealer who administrators were hurriedly trying to help graduate rather than risk exposing the school to a public scandal.

His Apollo 20 Initiative used Match - style «high dosage differentiation and tutoring» in an attempt to improve student achievement in nine Houston - area public schools.

Shelby County, TN, which includes the city of Memphis, is the only metropolitan area in the study that funded students in public charter schools at a higher level than TPS.

The study involved approximately 180 students aged 16 to 18, from four public high schools in the Greater Boston area.

Going to college may not seem like the biggest of deals these days, but it remains an all too elusive goal for many public high school students in urban areas.

While the introduction of choice affected all public high school students, most of the school closings and openings were concentrated in low - income, nonwhite areas of the Bronx and Brooklyn.

ONE OF THE long - standing misperceptions about charter schools is that they cherry - pick the better students from an area, resulting in higher test scores than in comparable regular public schools...

Harmony Science Academy - Austin is a PreK - 8th public charter school providing a high - quality education option for students in the surrounding areas.

This type of data is needed to accurately describe changes in diversity as students move between sectors because there is significant variation in student demographics at the school level that is often obscured when examining the issue at higher levels of aggregation (e.g. comparing charters as a group to surrounding school district or metropolitan area) and can complicate the drawing of valid inferences about the relationship between public school choice and racial sorting.

Results from the 2010 administration of the ACT to Kentucky's public school juniors show improvements in all subject areas and higher percentages of students...

Additionally, charter schools in areas with a high percentage of poor or Hispanic students appear to provide a special advantage for their students, as compared to the neighboring public school.

The «Approve R - 55» group will point to the 12 of 13 charter schools in the Chicago area where students are outperforming their traditional public school counterparts on standardized tests and have higher graduation rates.

In the past few years, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed comparable public schools in nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students in urban areas.

KIPP Bay Area Schools operates high - achieving public schools in educationally underserved communities, developing in our students the knowledge, skills and character essential to thrive in college, shape their futures and positively impact theSchools operates high - achieving public schools in educationally underserved communities, developing in our students the knowledge, skills and character essential to thrive in college, shape their futures and positively impact theschools in educationally underserved communities, developing in our students the knowledge, skills and character essential to thrive in college, shape their futures and positively impact the world.

Daniel started his career in public education at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, a network of high performing schools serving students from some of the most historically underserved areas of Los Angeles.

This new report, produced by the National Center for Education Statistics, covers six different areas: elementary and secondary enrollment; enrollment in degree - granting postsecondary institutions; high school graduates; degrees conferred; elementary and secondary teachers (including the number of teachers in elementary and secondary schools as well as student - teacher ratios and new teacher hires); and expenditures of public elementary and secondary schools.

For example, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed other public schools in nearly every area while serving high percentages of minority students in traditionally urban areas.

Over the last several years, charter public schools in Colorado have outperformed comparable public schools in nearly every area, while serving high percentages of minority students.

The findings highlight schools that enroll a higher or lower proportion of in - boundary students compared to schools in neighborhoods with similar characteristics, and identifies neighborhood characteristics of areas where families are most likely to send their children to public charter schools.

In urban centers and areas where poverty is high, public schools have taken a larger role in educating pre-k students thanks to a mix of local, state, and federal funding.

-- California charter public schools grew significantly this 2011 - 12 school year, opening at high numbers statewide, and serving more students and families in both urban and rural areas, according to data released by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)schools grew significantly this 2011 - 12 school year, opening at high numbers statewide, and serving more students and families in both urban and rural areas, according to data released by the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA)Schools Association (CCSA) today.

The survey by BerkeleyIGS / EdSource shows that 69 percent of voters «believe is it very important for the state's public schools to put greater emphasis on preparing high school students who may not end up going to college to be successful in the workforce» while just 28 percent say schools near them «are doing an excellent or good job in this area.»

Council examiners cited no areas for improvement and praised the college's commitment to its students, its rigorous academic programs and the meaningful engagement between the college and its public school partners to create high - quality clinical experiences.

We recently visited three innovative high schools in the Tacoma Public School District that provide the area's 28,000 students opportunities to explore passions and connect to the community in deeper ways than you see at most high schools.

Fact: Student attrition is generally high in urban areas, in both district - run schools and charter public schools.

Charter schools attract a higher percentage of black students than traditional public schools, in part because they tend to be located in urban areas.

The Magnolia Public Schools (MPS) academic program aims to improve students» performance in reading, writing, and math, reduce dropout rates, achieve high student attendance rates, and increase the number of students who pursue careers in STEAM areas.

New Vision Academy is a public charter school in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools district, serving about 125 middle school students in grades 5 - 8, while TSCS is a public charter high school in Shelby County Schools, serving about 340 Memphis - area students in grades 6public charter school in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools district, serving about 125 middle school students in grades 5 - 8, while TSCS is a public charter high school in Shelby County Schools, serving about 340 Memphis - area students in grades 6Public Schools district, serving about 125 middle school students in grades 5 - 8, while TSCS is a public charter high school in Shelby County Schools, serving about 340 Memphis - area students in grades 6public charter high school in Shelby County Schools, serving about 340 Memphis - area students in grades 6 - 12.

Innovate Public Schools named seven New Leader schools to its «Top Performing Bay Area Schools of 2016» list, which recognizes schools where underserved students outperform the average for all California students: Voices College - Bound Language Academy; Impact Academy of Arts & Technology; Leadership Public Schools Hayward & Richmond; Montalvin Manor Elementary, Oakland Unity High School, and Richmond CollegSchools named seven New Leader schools to its «Top Performing Bay Area Schools of 2016» list, which recognizes schools where underserved students outperform the average for all California students: Voices College - Bound Language Academy; Impact Academy of Arts & Technology; Leadership Public Schools Hayward & Richmond; Montalvin Manor Elementary, Oakland Unity High School, and Richmond Collegschools to its «Top Performing Bay Area Schools of 2016» list, which recognizes schools where underserved students outperform the average for all California students: Voices College - Bound Language Academy; Impact Academy of Arts & Technology; Leadership Public Schools Hayward & Richmond; Montalvin Manor Elementary, Oakland Unity High School, and Richmond CollegSchools of 2016» list, which recognizes schools where underserved students outperform the average for all California students: Voices College - Bound Language Academy; Impact Academy of Arts & Technology; Leadership Public Schools Hayward & Richmond; Montalvin Manor Elementary, Oakland Unity High School, and Richmond Collegschools where underserved students outperform the average for all California students: Voices College - Bound Language Academy; Impact Academy of Arts & Technology; Leadership Public Schools Hayward & Richmond; Montalvin Manor Elementary, Oakland Unity High School, and Richmond CollegSchools Hayward & Richmond; Montalvin Manor Elementary, Oakland Unity High School, and Richmond College Prep.

As Great Public Schools Now formulates its plans to help expand high - performing public schools that serve students in high - poverty areas, the organization today released a list of schools — and corresponding data from those schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic gPublic Schools Now formulates its plans to help expand high - performing public schools that serve students in high - poverty areas, the organization today released a list of schools — and corresponding data from those schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic Schools Now formulates its plans to help expand high - performing public schools that serve students in high - poverty areas, the organization today released a list of schools — and corresponding data from those schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic gpublic schools that serve students in high - poverty areas, the organization today released a list of schools — and corresponding data from those schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic schools that serve students in high - poverty areas, the organization today released a list of schools — and corresponding data from those schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic schools — and corresponding data from those schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic schools — that details the kinds of schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic schools the group will seek to replicate through its philanthropic giving.

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PowerPoint Presentation The Great at 8 Initiative: How community schools can create linkages to early childhood Madelyn James, Director of the Great at 8 Initiative, Voices for Illinois Children If You Build They WilSchools 101: The who, what, when, where, and WHY of community schools Anya Tanyavutti, Manager, Metropolitan Family Services Kevin Curtin, Principal, Peoria School District 150 - PowerPoint Presentation - Garfield Elementary - Garfield Elementary School Partners Meeting Parents Where They Are: One community's unique approach to ensuring parents have access to the information and services they need Julie Lonteen, Peoria School District 150 Tranforming the High School Culture to Breed Success for All Students Tony Majors, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Metro Nashville Public Schools Gini Pupo - Walker, Director of Family Involvement and Community Services, Metro Nashville Public Schools - Powerpoint Presentation Trust Amount District Administrators, School Teams, and Community Members Drives the Community School Model Dr. Diane Hensley, Director of Community Schools, Tulsa Public Schools Dr. Kathy Dodd, Director Elementary Education, Union Public Schools Jan Creveling, Director, Tulsa Area Community School & Senior Planner for Community Service Council - 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Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School and Sturgis Charter Public School together educated 1,046 middle and high school students last year at a cost per pupil below the state - wide average and far below the cost of Cape area school distSchool and Sturgis Charter Public School together educated 1,046 middle and high school students last year at a cost per pupil below the state - wide average and far below the cost of Cape area school distSchool together educated 1,046 middle and high school students last year at a cost per pupil below the state - wide average and far below the cost of Cape area school distschool students last year at a cost per pupil below the state - wide average and far below the cost of Cape area school distschool districts.

We had a very diverse population, and most students attended the charter because they hadn't succeeded at the public high schools in the area for a plethora of reasons.

Magnolia Public Schools aims to engage underserved students in high poverty areas through scholarship, personalization and community involvement.

Myrna Castrejon, who was named executive director of Great Public Schools Now in January, was thrust into the spotlight this week with the release of the organization's plan to increase access to high - performing schools for 160,000 students it identified as attending failing schools in poorSchools Now in January, was thrust into the spotlight this week with the release of the organization's plan to increase access to high - performing schools for 160,000 students it identified as attending failing schools in poorschools for 160,000 students it identified as attending failing schools in poorschools in poor areas.

Our mission at Project GRAD is to ensure a quality public school education for students in low - income areas, so that more students ‑ especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds ‑ graduate from high school and enter college prepared to excel.

There are some excellent public schools in the Bay Area that are showing that all students can achieve at high levels.

Specific provisions included scholarships and loans to students in higher education, with loans to students preparing to be teachers and to those who showed promise in the curricular areas of mathematics, science, engineering, and modern foreign languages; grants to states for programs in mathematics, science, and modern foreign languages in public schools; the establishment of centres to expand and improve the teaching of languages; help to graduate students, including fellowships for doctoral students to prepare them to be professors at institutions of higher learning; assistance for the improvement of guidance, counseling, and testing programs; provisions for research and experimentation in the use of television, radio, motion pictures, and related media for educational purposes; and the improvement of statistical services at the state level.

The recommendation is based on aggregate evaluation data generated during the application process, considering the following key elements: (1) the quality of the proposed program as measured against the criteria contained in the charter school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Disschool; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School DiSchools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Dischools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School DisSchool District.

My time as a teacher in the public school system, educational consultant, and mother of three children who attend a Denver area charter school has taught me that charter schools and the autonomy, choice, and diverse models of education they represent play an important role in making sure that each student and family has access to a high - quality school that is most suitable for them.

High Marq Environmental Charter School is a public school serving students in the Montello School District and surrounding School is a public school serving students in the Montello School District and surrounding school serving students in the Montello School District and surrounding School District and surrounding areas.

Highly committed to public education, Todd is the founding Chairman and Executive Director of The Commit Partnership, the nation's largest collective impact organization with over 190 institutions (including 15 school districts and eight higher ed institutions educating over 790,000 students) focused together on meaningfully improving post-secondary completion levels across the Dallas / Fort Worth area.

The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Center for Public Education (CPE) in its analysis of the report found that while overall scores remained flat, more students scored high enough to reach the ACT college - ready benchmarks in each of the test's four subject areas - English, reading, math, and science.

An annual student art contest open to all public and private high school students in Dallas - Fort Worth and the surrounding areas who are enrolled in the 10th through 12th grade and excel in the disciplines of photography, drawing, and painting is also underwritten by the GMF.

This study of intervention effects is part of a larger ongoing longitudinal study of all consenting fifth - grade students in 18 public schools serving high - crime areas of Seattle, Wash..

Participants included 272 students in grades 9 and 11 from a public high school in a metropolitan area of the Northeastern US.