Sentences with phrase «city school system among»

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What's more, these students were among the most disadvantaged in the New York City public school system.

The directors of alcohol and substance abuse programs are responsible for the year - round administration, supervision, work - plan development and implementation to prevent alcohol and substance abuse among students in the New York City school system.

When he officially took the helm as leader of the city school system he certainly inherited a number of challenges: poor graduation rates, gaps in special education services, burned bridges between his predecessor, Jean Claude Brizard, and the teachers union and the school board, among a host of others things.

The Union Square's Washington Irving High School, Murray Hill's Unity Center for Urban Technologies, Chelsea Career and Tech Ed High School and the Bread and Roses Integrated High School in Harlem are among 33 struggling schools city - wide where the new evaluation systems will be introduced.

After being matched by more than $ 600 million in goods and services from the local communities that were recipients, the money was given to nine large city school systems, a consortium of rural schools, and two national school - reform groups, among others.

Increasing starting salaries in teaching has been advocated by, among others, the National Education Association, the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, and the authors of a heavily publicized 2007 report by McKinsey & Company on the characteristics of the world's most effective school systems.

· Big - city school systems are fighting charters by giving parents a wider array of choices among their public schools, suggesting that the choice genie has escaped from the bottle.

With a revolving door of superintendents being the norm for large city school systems, as well as dissension among community groups and low or stagnant student performance, the adjective «outstanding» is warranted in Payzant's case.

But a decade ago several trends in American education, and in the Catholic Church, made a Catholic - operated public school seem increasingly possible: 1) the traditional, parish - based Catholic school system, especially in the inner cities, was crumbling; 2) equally troubled urban public - school systems were failing to educate most of their students; and 3) a burgeoning charter school movement, born in the early 1990s, was beginning to turn heads among educators in both the private and public sectors.

This multi-part system can give rise to confusion and frustration, particularly among families trying to reconcile claims that they have unprecedented choice with the reality that their children may not have access to some of the city's most desired public schools.

Beyond District / Charter — How City Leaders Catalyze & Support Systems of Great Schools Report examines actions consistently observed among education «quarterbacks» in three cities to catalyze governance reform.

To parents choosing among schools, to families deciding where to live, to taxpayers attempting to gauge the ROI on schools they're supporting, and to policy makers concerned with big - picture questions such as how their education system is doing when compared with those in another city, state, or country, that information is only marginally helpful — and potentially quite misleading.

The city's charter system is now one of the largest in the country, fueled largely by word of mouth among parents looking for better public schools.

As a result, Indianapolis is among the best - positioned cities in the country to dramatically improve its education system so that every student can attend a great school.

«We are proud of the steps New York City has taken in recent years to strengthen tenure but we also recognize that we still don't have a fully fair, efficient system that protects teachers and students,» said April Rose, a fourth grade teacher in Queens, N.Y. «Our vision for tenure is to set a high bar and a clear process, and in doing so, allow district and school leaders to focus on more pressing concerns like reducing attrition among educators in their first few years and creating safe, supportive school environments.»

The worst enrollment decline among K - 12 systems was in the Detroit district, where students have been lured away by charter schools or by suburban districts that accept city residents as students.

Seven years after Paul Vallas and the «education reformers» successfully destroyed the public education system in New Orleans and replaced it with charter schools, the average score for the standardized test known as ACT stands at 16.8, placing it among the very lowest cities in the nation.

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

A CPS first - year teacher with a master's degree earns $ 54,161, the third - highest salary among the 50 largest school districts, behind the Baltimore City Public School System in Maryland ($ 59,904) and New York City ($ 54school districts, behind the Baltimore City Public School System in Maryland ($ 59,904) and New York City ($ 54School System in Maryland ($ 59,904) and New York City ($ 54,459).

But some school systems, especially those in poor, rural areas and in some major cities, saw chronic absenteeism among teachers rise above 75 percent in 2014, the last year for which data is available.

When the Great Public Schools Now Initiative, the $ 490 million blueprint to turn half of Los Angeles» public school system into charter schools, was first leaked to Los Angeles Times reporter Howard Blume, it triggered an uproar among the city's education comSchools Now Initiative, the $ 490 million blueprint to turn half of Los Angeles» public school system into charter schools, was first leaked to Los Angeles Times reporter Howard Blume, it triggered an uproar among the city's education comschools, was first leaked to Los Angeles Times reporter Howard Blume, it triggered an uproar among the city's education community.

In her new book, Follow the Money, political scientist Sarah Reckhow discusses the rise of a new generation of education philanthropists, the differences among them, and how their work has played out in some big city school systems.

Andreini and Kelly, seniors at Park City High School, are among those who believe the education system in Utah doesn't do enough to inform students about the dangers they face.

Hendrick Health System, the local school district, a Blue Cross / Blue Shield claims call center, and Abilene Christian University are among the top employers in the city.

Hendrick Health System, the local school district, a Blue Cross / Blue Shield claims call center, and Abilene Christian University are among the top employers in the city.

Among the city's largest employers are Montgomery County federal and school systems, and Lockheed Martin.