Sentences with phrase «large urban school districts»

Two weeks ago, American children in large urban school districts did not produce the higher test scores hoped for by adults.

The majority of them are residents of large urban school districts where the cap has been hit.

Can large urban school districts successfully implement high - quality summer learning programs?

This questionnaire was used as the starting point for the state and large urban school district questionnaires.

The award recognizes large urban school districts that have made the greatest improvement in student achievement in recent years.

Description: Large urban school districts face many challenges in supporting students experiencing homelessness.

Female teachers in large urban school districts would require a 25 percent initial increase in compensation, rising to more than 40 percent when they reach three to five years of experience.

Can large urban school districts successfully run high - quality summer learning programs?

Bob Delaporte, an aide to Joint Finance Committee co-chairwoman Sen. Alberta Darling, R - River Hills, said the intent behind the proposal is «to leverage change in large urban school districts with systemic rates of failure.»

«Like many other large urban school districts in the country, Boston administrators and educators are concerned about suspension rates, dropout rates, and academic achievement challenges,» explains Nova Biro, Open Circle Co-Director.

Most recently, Higgins has been studying the effectiveness of senior leadership teams from large urban school districts across the United States.

Baltimore's scores on a rigorous national math and reading test were in the bottom third of large urban school districts across the country, though educators highlighted some progress in math and a promising trend of better - than - average results among some low - income black students.

As is common for large urban school districts, the student body of Baltimore city's schools is predominantly minority and poor.

Vallas became one of the first in a line of non-educators chosen to lead large urban school districts.

Like many large urban school districts around the country, HISD has outsourced its food services to a food service management company (FSMC)-- in this case, Aramark.

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These include large urban school districts like Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and New York, and nonprofit education - focused groups such as Achieve, Jobs for the Future, KIPP, the New Teacher Project, the New Schools Venture Fund, and Teach For America.

In most large urban school districts throughout Florida this is also the case — charter Title I schools do not outperform traditional public school Title I schools.

More importantly, FOSS is adopted in 50 of the 100 largest urban school districts where FOSS reaches large populations of under - served students.

Prior to his appointment by the Governor, he was Superintendent of Public Education in San Diego City Schools, the nation's eighth largest urban school district.

The Broad Foundation recently recognized Payzant's work in Boston when it named the Boston Public Schools as the 2006 winner of the Broad Prize, an award that honors large urban school districts that demonstrate the greatest overall performance and improvement in student achievement while reducing achievement gaps for poor and minority students.

As the first large urban school district to introduce a comprehensive accountability system, Chicago provides an exceptional case study of the effects of high - stakes testing - a reform strategy that will become omnipresent as the No Child Left Behind Act is implemented nationwide.

He is also among the key players in the Public Education Leadership Project (PELP), a joint venture between HGSE and the Harvard Business School aimed at helping nine large urban school districts navigate the intersection of good management practices and sound educational policies.

Two weeks ago, American children in large urban school districts did not produce the higher test...

More OpEd pieces, more interviews, and lots of rumors about what next large urban school district she would run.

The nation's 75 largest urban school districts automatically qualify for consideration each year for the prestigious prize from the Los Angeles - based foundation.

In 2012, she worked with several large urban school districts across the US to evaluate the impact of individualized outreach from professional school counseling staff (who offered support on summer - specific college - going tasks) on student's on time college matriculation.

Detroit Public Schools overall rank last out of large urban school districts nationwide for the performance of African - American students in eight - grade math.

In addition, the proposal earned the endorsement of the Council of Great City Schools, which represents large urban school districts throughout the country, as well as numerous education think tanks on both sides of the political aisle.

So it's fairer to assess DC's performance against another set of NAEP scores that compares large urban school districts to one another — although those scores include results only from DC Public Schools, not the charter sector.

Memphis is notable among large urban school districts for its sustained investment of resources to a district - wide dual enrollment initiative.

Elsewhere, similar solutions are likely in the near future, as the trend of hiring leaders with backgrounds in business, law, politics, the media or the military to run large urban school districts has shown little sign of abating.

According to the Buffalo News, the two unnamed applicants come from large urban school districts and presumably would be familiar with the multi-tiered issues hampering the Buffalo district.

She directs a study of the implementation and effects of the Principal Pipeline Initiative in large urban school districts with support from The Wallace Foundation.

The CORE Districts are a collaboration of large urban school districts in California that began measuring social - emotional skills, including Growth Mindset, as part of an innovative multiple - measures data system under a No Child Left Behind flexibility request.

The Milwaukee school choice program and the response of Milwaukee Public Schools are especially significant in light of Frederick M. Hess's study of the effects of competition on large urban school districts.

Many large urban school districts are rethinking their personnel management strategies, often giving increased control to schools in the hiring of teachers, reducing, for example, the importance of seniority.

Magnet schools only exist in large urban school districts were there are poor neighborhoods and under resourced schools.

But while I will never criticize any school district for moving in a more healthful direction, I can tell you that both Houston and Dallas (and most other large urban school districts) still have a long way to go.

Last week, the Washington Post reported that the Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), a forward - thinking group of six large urban school districts, is using its considerable joint purchasing power to replace the spork with compostable forks, spoons and knives, a change that reportedly will affect 2.8 million children in 4,500 schools.

America's large urban school districts are making faster progress on federal elementary math and reading tests than the nation as a whole, but they are still underperforming national averages.

Outside spending is also not restricted to larger urban school districts, as national education reform groups have targeted school board elections in smaller cities such as Elizabeth, N.J., and Burbank, California.

As the leader of the Chicago Public Schools, America's third - largest urban school district, Arne has launched key initiatives all with a singular aim: improving student performance.