Sentences with phrase «city public school students received»

On Tuesday, March 25th, 2014, two New York City public school students received the Wangari Maathai Award for Civic Participation in Sustainability.

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Last year, 76 percent of public school students in the city received free lunches and another 6 percent did not pay full price for their meals, according to CPS records.

In our city, where three - fourths of public school students qualify for free and reduced - priced lunches, we have a special responsibility to make sure that each and every child receives the nutritious, delicious meals that will propel them to academic success.

I received a media advisory yesterday from my friends at School Food FOCUS indicating that Chicago Public Schools and its food service provider Chartwells will announce today a first - of - its - kind initiative to serve only * chicken raised without antibiotics to the city's K - 12 students.

The New York City Department of Education announced Wednesday that all public school students, regardless of family income, will receive free lunch.

Mayor de Blasio doesn't seem to want to have that discussion and just wants a rubber stamp renewal, but when 8 out of 10 students who walk across a stage and receive a New York City high school diploma need remediation in college, how can we say that this public school system is doing its job?»

«New York City public school parents are highly dissatisfied with the quality of education their children are receiving,» said Tenicka Boyd, StudentsFirstNY Director of Organizing and mother of a public school student in Brooklyn.

Charter schools, which receive public financing but are run by nonprofit groups, flourished under Mr. Bloomberg, and there are currently 183 in New York City, serving about 70,000 children, or 6 percent of students citywide.

At the start of each school year, parents of public school students in New York City receive a 28 - page pamphlet titled Citywide Standards of Discipline and Intervention Measures: The Discipline Code and Bill of Student Rights and Responsibilities, K — 12.

This report examines data documenting students in New York City who have been designated as «discharged» from the school system, an indicator that has received little public attention.

One would think that with almost 20 % of public school students receiving special education services, New York City would be leading by example, instead of floundering.

The work of the D.C. Advisory Committee on Student Assignment, created to overhaul school boundaries and student - assignment policies for the D.C. Public Schools, has received praise across thStudent Assignment, created to overhaul school boundaries and student - assignment policies for the D.C. Public Schools, has received praise across thstudent - assignment policies for the D.C. Public Schools, has received praise across the city.

The public schools of the city do a fine job serving their majority minority students, of whom nearly 60 percent receive free or reduced - priced lunch.

Schools do not receive the same funding per pupil, with choice and charter school students receiving $ 1,000 s less per student than the city's public sSchools do not receive the same funding per pupil, with choice and charter school students receiving $ 1,000 s less per student than the city's public schoolsschools.

«During Emanuel's administration, Magic Johnson has become a major player in Chicago's education world: Bridgescape operates five programs across the city, serving more than 850 students, and as the Chicago Tribune reported, in March 2015 another of Johnson's companies, SodexoMAGIC, received an $ 80 million contract to take over janitorial services for several Chicago Public School buildings.

The consortium's 39 diverse public high schools (37 are in New York City, one is in Ithaca and one is in Rochester) are staffed by AFT members and have received waivers from four of the state's five standardized exams (students still take the English Regents test).

Charter schools enroll over 90,000 students in New York State, 2 80,000 of whom attend charter schools in New York City.3 For the school year 2014 — 15, New York charter schools will receive over $ 1.5 billion in public funding.

«Policies and practices put in place by city leaders a number of years ago have yielded greater equity over time, although charter students continue to receive less public funding than their peers in district schools,» he said.

In fact, in Milwaukee, students receiving vouchers performed worse than their counterparts in the city's public schools.

Both schools are rated «A» — the highest accountability rating a school or district can receive — and are part of Jackson Public Schools, which serves nearly 28,000 students in the capitaschools are rated «A» — the highest accountability rating a school or district can receive — and are part of Jackson Public Schools, which serves nearly 28,000 students in the capitaSchools, which serves nearly 28,000 students in the capital city.

Researchers at Harvard and the Brookings Institution (where Ravitch used to be a fellow) found «minority students [in New York City] who received a school voucher to attend private elementary schools in 1997 were, as of 2013, 10 percent more likely to enroll in college and 35 percent more likely than their peers in public school to obtain a bachelor's degree.»

BRIDGING THE GAP Before receiving funding in 2010 to open a small public middle school in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City, principal Nadia Lopez envisioned her students crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.

Justice Quince has received the following honors and awards: 2017, National Bar Association Hall of Fame; 2017, Women Lawyers Division Jurist of the Year; 2017 Sharon Press Excellence in ADR; 2008, Lifetime Achievement Award by The Florida Bar's Government Lawyer Section; Florida Commission on the Status of Women, 2007 Florida Women's Hall of Fame award; American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession; 2007 Justice Quince was inducted into Florida Blue Key as an honorary member; 2006 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award; 2006 Rickards High School Outstanding School Volunteer Award; 2005 Key to the City of Winter Haven; 2005 Richard W. Ervin Equal Justice Award; 2004 Key to the City of Panama City, Florida; 2004 Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Black Law Student Association Alumni Achievement Award; 2004 Lee County Association for Women Lawyers and the Lee County Bar Association Award for dedication to the promotion of equality in law and outstanding service as a distinguished member of the Florida judiciary; 2002 Florida Bar Equal Opportunities in the Profession Award; 2002 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Helping Hand Award; 2003 Southern Women in Public Service Pacesetter Award; 2003 Florida Girls State Award; 2003 Pioneering the Future in our Community Award; 2003 Outstanding Jurist and Howard University Alumna Award; 2001 William H. Hastie Award from the National Bar Association Judicial Council; National Bar Association Presidential Achievement Award; Girl Scouts, Woman of Distinction Award, 2001; National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Jurist Award for Outstanding Leadership Achievements and Dedicated Service to the Community At Large; Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association for Service on the Bench; Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Award for Community Service and Advancement of Equal Justice Under Law; the Virgil Hawkins Bar Association Certificate for Achievement in Jurisprudence; the Fort Lauderdale High School Award for participating in the School Law Magnet Program; the Broward County School Board Appreciation Award for Inspiration and Devotion to Our Youth; Award of Distinguished Service and Continuing Commitment to the People of Florida from the Fort Lauderdale B'nai B'rith; Proclamation from the Broward Board of County Commissioners stating that February 28, 1999, as «The Honorable Peggy A. Quince Appreciation Day»; Hillsborough County Sheriff's Black Advisory Council Appreciation Award; Lakeland NAACP Award for Contribution to Civil Rights; the African - American Production Company Personal Achievement Award; Paul C. Perkins Bar Association Appreciation Award; Florida State University College of Law Appreciation Certificate for Contributions made to Summer Law Program For Undergraduate Students; Certificate from the Office of the Attorney General, Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute for Exemplary Contributions to Crime Prevention in the State of Florida; and 2016, inducted into Stetson University College of Law Hall of fame.

Students assigned to special education programs often encounter significant challenges in obtaining an education in the New York City public school system — some parents are sent back and forth between schools and enrollment centers without their problems being resolved; some students are kept out of school because they must wait for proper placements or special education services after the school year starts; and some students with disabilities do not receive the special transportation they need to get toStudents assigned to special education programs often encounter significant challenges in obtaining an education in the New York City public school system — some parents are sent back and forth between schools and enrollment centers without their problems being resolved; some students are kept out of school because they must wait for proper placements or special education services after the school year starts; and some students with disabilities do not receive the special transportation they need to get tostudents are kept out of school because they must wait for proper placements or special education services after the school year starts; and some students with disabilities do not receive the special transportation they need to get tostudents with disabilities do not receive the special transportation they need to get to school.

In September 2014, Fordham University's Department of Psychology received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to partner with Morningside Center and the University of Virginia's School of Education to conduct a study to examine the impact of combining The 4Rs with My Teaching Partner on teachers» well - being, classroom interactions, and students» academic and social and emotional functioning in New York City public elementary schools.