Sentences with phrase «city school system which»

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«The state and city used Katrina to wipe away the dysfunction and corruption in the school system,» Medberry says, referring to the city's charter school initiative, which largely replaced public schools with privately operated institutions after 2005.

Which is one very sensible reason why the majority of teachers in the big city systems do not send their own children to the public schools.

Highlights include establishment of a trail system that is mostly wheelchair accessible; programs reaching out to 40 schools and 230,000 residents within a two - mile radius; and, in partnership with the city of Boston, creation of the George Robert White Environmental Conservation Center, which models environmentally sound building practices.

The Education Act of 1980 introduced the Assisted Place Scheme which took selected and gifted children out of the state school system and placed them into independent schools; the trade union reform acts abolished the closed shops, secondary picketing and stamped down wild - cat strikes; the Education Act of 1988 introduced City Technology Colleges, which took states schools out of the purview of the Local Education Authority; the 1988 Next Steps development began a transformation of the civil service by fragmenting in up into executive agencies; and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 introduced the internal market into the NHS.

This appears aimed at undermining what Mayor de Blasio points to as one of his biggest successes which is his stewardship of the New York City public school system.

But an alternative barometer of KC liberalism would by the city's failed state school system, which recently lost its state accreditation.

Shimon Waronker, the embattled superintendent of the Hempstead school district, was placed on administrative leave by the district's school board majority — an action, which if it holds up, will ban the former New York City educator from intervening in the operations of Long Island's most troubled school system.

«We spend $ 22 billion on the New York City public school system, so to say we aren't devoting resources is ridiculous,» Bloomberg said at a press conference at Washington Irving High School later Tuesday, where he celebrated the opening of 54 new schools in the coming school year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been cschool system, so to say we aren't devoting resources is ridiculous,» Bloomberg said at a press conference at Washington Irving High School later Tuesday, where he celebrated the opening of 54 new schools in the coming school year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been cSchool later Tuesday, where he celebrated the opening of 54 new schools in the coming school year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been cschool year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been closed.

«Mayoral control works for our city schools and has developed a successful system of accountability and organization which should continue,» Klein said.

The $ 530 million includes $ 254 million that the city has to contribute to an $ 836 million short - term emergency plan unveiled by MTA chairman Joe Lhota to fix the city's beleaguered subway system — which has been plagued by delays and service problems over the last several months — and $ 140 million less than the city had expected to receive in state aid for city schools.

He's also in favor of free tuition to CUNY colleges for low - and middle - income students, smaller class sizes in the city's public schools, and desegregation of the school system, which he noted is the «third most segregated in the nation.»

Other Westchester Municipalities having School Board And 2018 - 2019 Votes include The Peekskill City School District (2 seats up), Greenburgh Central School District, New Rochelle Public Schools (One (1) full Five - year term and one (1) Two - year term [unexpired portion of a vacant term]-RRB-, Scarsdale Public School District, the Mamaroneck Union Free School District (which includes public school system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool Board And 2018 - 2019 Votes include The Peekskill City School District (2 seats up), Greenburgh Central School District, New Rochelle Public Schools (One (1) full Five - year term and one (1) Two - year term [unexpired portion of a vacant term]-RRB-, Scarsdale Public School District, the Mamaroneck Union Free School District (which includes public school system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool District (2 seats up), Greenburgh Central School District, New Rochelle Public Schools (One (1) full Five - year term and one (1) Two - year term [unexpired portion of a vacant term]-RRB-, Scarsdale Public School District, the Mamaroneck Union Free School District (which includes public school system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool District, New Rochelle Public Schools (One (1) full Five - year term and one (1) Two - year term [unexpired portion of a vacant term]-RRB-, Scarsdale Public School District, the Mamaroneck Union Free School District (which includes public school system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool District, the Mamaroneck Union Free School District (which includes public school system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool District (which includes public school system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons Stschool system for Village of Larchmont residents), Port Chester Public Schools, Tuckahoe Union Free School District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool District (one (1) board seat), Pelham Public School District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool District (Eligible Pelham voters may vote on a two - proposition bond proposal to fund facilities / infrastructure projects and athletic facilities / fields upgrades), Rye City School District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool District (There is only one Polling Place: The Rye Middle School Gymnasium at 3 Parsons StSchool Gymnasium at 3 Parsons Street.)

Carvalho had already privately accepted the job as New York City schools chancellor, which would have made him chief of the nation's largest school system.

Whyland also said Heastie would not allow the tax credit to be linked to passage of any other legislation — like, say, mayoral control of the New York City school system, which some are suggesting could be linked to raising the charter school cap, another issue pushed without success by Cuomo during the budget battle.

The comptroller's action leaves the separate New York State Teachers» Retirement System — which covers public - school educators outside New York City — in a shrinking minority of funds still optimistically assuming they'll earn 8 percent.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has suggested that if the Legislature leaves Albany on Wednesday without renewing mayoral control of schools, which is set to lapse on July 1, the city's education system will immediately descend into chaos.

The New York City school system, which has two - thirds of the state's needy children and 40 percent of its teachers, could receive $ 300 million from the Race to the Top program, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a press conference.

The Conference is a membership organization advocating for New York's urban school systems, including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Yonkers and New York City, which make up 45 percent of the state's public schoolchildren.

Bloomberg has repeatedly argued that failing to repeal the law and establish a system based on merit immediately would be devastating to schools as the city moves forward with a plan to lay off 4,666 teachers, which is set to begin as early as this spring.

Throughout the city, stakeholders see much at stake in this year's School Board election, which will determine who fills six of nine seats on the board and ultimately sets the direction of the school sSchool Board election, which will determine who fills six of nine seats on the board and ultimately sets the direction of the school sschool system.

Families for Excellent Schools CEO Jeremiah Kittredge said Wednesday's event will demand bold change to the city's public schools, which he called an unbalanced Schools CEO Jeremiah Kittredge said Wednesday's event will demand bold change to the city's public schools, which he called an unbalanced schools, which he called an unbalanced system.

«School systems are not corporations; they differ profoundly in their mission, dynamics and governance processes,» Jackson wrote in his letter to Steiner, which is available in full on his City Council webpage.

The city DOE and United Federation of Teachers had spent weeks in closed door meetings trying to hammer out the details of a «meaningful teacher evaluation system» in order to qualify for up to $ 65 million in federal funding in School Improvement Grants over the next two years, which is distributed by the state.

This Wednesday «rally follows the release of Families for Excellent Schools» white paper, «A Tale of Two School Systems, «in August, which found that black and Hispanic students are confined to a second - class system of the city's worst performing sSchools» white paper, «A Tale of Two School Systems, «in August, which found that black and Hispanic students are confined to a second - class system of the city's worst performing schoolsschools.

Governor Cuomo and the state Legislature adopted an executive budget that committed an additional 4.4 percent ($ 639 million increase) in school aid for New York City next fiscal year, welcome news which should have been a bonus for our school system.

Without a renewal, the city's education system — servicing some 1.1 million students — would revert to the former arrangement of local school boards, which was frequently criticized as inefficient, inequitable and corrupt.

The Italian fashion education system is split between Milan, Rome and Florence, with latter the home of the country's top ranked school, Polimoda, which ranked 9th in both BoF's BA and MA programme rankings and boasts two historic campuses within the Renaissance city and one of the most significant fashion libraries in the country.

Joel Klein, chancellor of the New York City schools, announced in August of this year that he is implementing the «My Galaxy» computer - driven system, which will enable principals to assume control over their school budgets.

He talked about Newark's universal enrollment system, which includes all of the city's public schools (both district and charter), noting that 75 % of families chose a school other than their neighborhood school and that 42 % of families listed their first choice as a «high - performing charter school.»

In addition to New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, our study included the school systems in Houston, Edmonton, and Seattle, each of which is relatively decentralized, as well as the three largest Catholic school systems in the United States - Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles - which are more like loose federations of schools than «systems.»

Neal's most steadfast partner in the turnaround proved to be the city itself, which — like the school system — has struggled to keep existing residents and attract new ones.

Winters notes that the special education gap in kindergarten is much smaller in Denver than in New York City, possibly because Denver uses a universal enrollment system in which charter schools participate, while in New York City families must apply to individual charter schools.

Mayor Barry has argued that the city — which has a budget deficit of more than $ 720 million — can not afford the school system without controlling its expenditures.

That's because this public high school, which opened in September, is the product of an unusual collaboration between the city's school system and its premier private university.

We reached this conclusion after examining responses to a citywide survey of parents of children in grades K — 8 and students in grades 6 and higher, which was conducted at the end of the 2006 — 07 and 2007 — 08 school years as a part of the city's new school accountability system.

In fact, only nine of the superintendents in the nation's largest urban school systems have ever been superintendents in another major city (which is less than the number of nontraditional superintendents now running major school systems, of which there are 11).

In January, the UFT and the school district ended negotiations over a new evaluation system in the city, which could lead to the loss of $ 450 million in state and federal aid.

«In the 21,000 - student Syracuse city school system in New York, which was recently accepted into the Strategic Data Project for this school year, administrators hope to use data uncovered by Harvard researchers to gather information on key performance indicators.»

The city's print media — including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which enjoys a national reputation — monitor the black leadership class and report on its interaction with the school system.

With the exception of Saint Louis and Kansas City, which have autonomous pension systems, all of Missouri's school districts are part of the Public School Retirement System (school districts are part of the Public School Retirement System (School Retirement System (PSRS).

(Dozens of selective high schools in New York City — not including the eight that rely entirely on test scores — follow a complex citywide dual - track choice - and - selection process akin to the «match» system by which medical residents get placed.)

New York City's open choice system provided them with access to schools throughout the city, which often included one or more new small, themed high schools, including those that opened in the same building as the larger school that had been cloCity's open choice system provided them with access to schools throughout the city, which often included one or more new small, themed high schools, including those that opened in the same building as the larger school that had been clocity, which often included one or more new small, themed high schools, including those that opened in the same building as the larger school that had been closed.

Until recently, this eBay for educational philanthropy was available only to teachers in the New York City school system, where it has channeled more than $ 2 million (more than 60 percent of which came from outside the Big Apple) into over 1,400 classrooms.

A Boston lawyer has challenged the city school system's use of racial quotas in determining which students get admitted to its most prestigious schools.

In New England, the Boston Private Industry Council is partnering with the city's public school system on the Boston Youth Transitions Project, which is designed to track down high school dropouts and convince them to return.

I started things off by talking with Mel Ainscow (Professor of Education at the UK's University of Manchester) about his new book, Towards Self - improving School Systems: Lessons from a City Challenge, which documents how ten years of research and work was used to shape a highly acclaimed city - wide improvement initiative involving over 1,100 schoCity Challenge, which documents how ten years of research and work was used to shape a highly acclaimed city - wide improvement initiative involving over 1,100 schocity - wide improvement initiative involving over 1,100 schools.

In most cities with a failing school system the mayor faces a great dilemma: Do nothing, which is often all a mayor is legally empowered to do, or do everything, meaning mayoral takeover.

The city's Office of Postsecondary Readiness (OPSR) is home to the College and Career Planning team, which spearheads the College Access for All initiative to promote the various elements of CCR across the school system.

Fourteen of the city's 19 charter schools have agreed to participate in the universal enrollment system, which debuted in 2014.

Equalizing school funding is a critical value, and we should properly reject a system in which children's educational resources are dependent on the value of tax ratables in the city where they happen to live.