Sentences with phrase «most public schools served»

Most public schools served only the students unable to escape the system, which, in New Orleans, means poor black kids.

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, who won the most expensive House race in the country, supported insertion of «Creationism» and «12 Christian principles» (akin to the Ten Commandments) in the curriculum of a public charter school whose board she served on, we are in danger.

The program subsidizes lunch and breakfast for nearly 32 million needy kids in most public schools and many private ones, and those schools must follow guidelines on what they serve.

Such strictures would preclude, for example, meals including pizza, cheeseburgers, white bread, tater tots, and most fruits and vegetables offered on the side — foods reportedly served to children at public schools in Richmond.

Mr. de Blasio is critical of charter schools, saying that they do not serve enough of the most difficult students and that they increase the burden on regular public schools.

In order to ensure that the best teachers are hired and retained in the classrooms in which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 years.

Better than the performances themselves, though, is their broader purpose: all proceeds from Miscast help to fund MCC in its continual efforts to produce some of New York's most ambitious and original works of theater, as well as support its MCC Youth Company and in - school partnerships that serve public schools across New York City.

Choosing Schools «most unique contribution is to evaluate systems of school choice in terms of how they could serve various public interests - namely, the degree to which a system of choice can promote equity, student achievement, and social capital (or social connectedness).

And it's the small - to medium - sized districts — which serve nearly half of the nation's public school students — that could benefit the most from this initiative, as they don't have the scale to have much central - office capacity.

But the aspect I'm most concerned about relates to governance, whether the public — the adults in the geographic area served by the system of schools — is able to shape the contours of the system.

We are very much a school serving our local community, with most of our families living close to the school, walking, cycling or catching public transport for a short distance.

The data thus show that though most charter schools are small — and their numbers are relatively few — they serve the great racial and economic diversity of students that make up public education.

He also served as Executive Director of Teaching and Learning at a 6 — 12 Secondary Campus with over 3,000 students, which is notably Ohio's most diverse public school.

Two new national reports paint a grim picture of unfair and inequitable funding of public education across states, with schools serving the highest proportion of impoverished students most often on the losing end.

There are public schools and charter schools serving some of the most disadvantaged students in the country, and yet they are recruiting great teachers, making the curriculum more rigorous, using data to see what works, and graduating students ready for college.

Prior to her most recent position as New Mexico's education Chief, Secretary Skandera's record of service in the education sector includes serving as Florida's Deputy Commissioner of Education for former Governor Jeb Bush, senior policy advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education under former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, and Undersecretary for Education for former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in addition to teaching Education Policy courses at Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy.

Kia Aroha is a public secondary school serving 300 students in New Zealand, most of them are Māori or from the Pacific Islands.

There are many opportunities at Alliance for individuals who believe education is important, are aware of the critical issues facing our public schools, and want to help students in LA's most under - served communities...

Most recently, Ms. Currie served as the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction in the Holmdel Township Public Schools.

These districts, which include Detroit Public Schools, serve most of the poorest students in Michigan.

The data suggest that charter high schools, as a group, are not overcoming the obstacles they claim to overcome and they are not accelerating the achievement of their students compared to most public high schools serving more or equally economically challenged groups of students.

Meeting Adolescent Need: Four Effective Middle Schools This study describes several middle schools that serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school Schools This study describes several middle schools that serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school schools that serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school schools in the New York City public school system.

Nine California public schools serving military families - considered to be among the most dilapidated facilities in the nation - are likely to lose out on badly - needed funding for long - overdue upgrades as a result of sequestration.

Jacob's most recent work was serving as a middle and high school building administrator with Green Dot Public Schools, a non-profit public charter management organization out of CalifPublic Schools, a non-profit public charter management organization out of Califpublic charter management organization out of California.

The Locke takeover served as the model for L.A. Unified's Public School Choice initiative, in which new schools and some failing schools were turned over to outside groups that filed the most promising applications.

Charter public schools are held accountable by their authorizer (usually the local school district) and, most importantly, by the families they serve.

Serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade, the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) is one of the largest, most experienced, and most successful online public schools in the nation.

Most recently she served as the principal at Westwood Elementary School in the Oklahoma City Public Schools District, where she had worked for a combined 17 years.

Tuck has worked in public education for fifteen years, leading two public school systems, and most recently serving as Educator - in - Residence at the nonprofit New Teacher Center.

He most recently taught math at a public charter high school in San Francisco, and subsequently served on the Board of Trustees for the school.

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.

Most recently superintendent of Norwalk - La Mirada school district, Perez has also served as a teacher and administrator in Florida and as chief academic officer for the Charlotte - Mecklenburg public schools in North Carolina.

Ravare most recently served as president of Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF) Public Schools, a network of 15 high - performing charter schools serving 4,600 students in South Los ASchools, a network of 15 high - performing charter schools serving 4,600 students in South Los Aschools serving 4,600 students in South Los Angeles.

The difference for this group — participants in the Montana public schools» most successful online credit recovery programs — seems to be access to teachers who can help them troubleshoot technical difficulties and content - related challenges, according to the study, «Online credit recovery: Enrollment and passing patterns in Montana Digital Academy courses,» released last month by REL Northwest, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

According to the results from the 2007 - 08 Academic Performance Index, a statewide assessment, 12 of the 15 most rapidly improving public schools that primarily serve poor students are charters.

Great Public Schools Now, the outside group seeking to expand the number of LA Unified schools serving students in high - poverty neighborhoods, has released a list of district schools — most of them charters — that represents «the kinds of schools» the organization intends to replicate in the yearsSchools Now, the outside group seeking to expand the number of LA Unified schools serving students in high - poverty neighborhoods, has released a list of district schools — most of them charters — that represents «the kinds of schools» the organization intends to replicate in the yearsschools serving students in high - poverty neighborhoods, has released a list of district schools — most of them charters — that represents «the kinds of schools» the organization intends to replicate in the yearsschools — most of them charters — that represents «the kinds of schools» the organization intends to replicate in the yearsschools» the organization intends to replicate in the years ahead.

Just as critical, the 6,700 individual charter schools that have opened nationwide are serving as incubators of the most forward - thinking leaders in public education.

Dr. Noonan joined Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in 2001 and most recently served as the assistant superintendent for the Instructional Services Department.

The «restorative justice» concept to avoid conducting responsible classrooms and schools only serves to continue the degradation of US public schools and communities that need it most.

School choice by its very nature uproots its customers from their communities, increasing the proportion of Americans without any stake in what's going on in public schools, the schools that will always serve the children most in need of attention.

Most recently, Sam served as Chief of Staff to the President of Milwaukee's Common Council and as Dean of Students with Milwaukee Public Schools where he oversaw school safety and worked to build a school environment that supported student academic success.

Most importantly, Promises to Keep focuses on all educators in all public schools, as we know all teachers and principals will serve students with disabilities.

The schools serve the most impoverished families in the region, without public funds, and the housing - foreclosure recession forced the network to dip into its donor - provided endowment.

Public school students in grades 9 - 12 taking online courses through virtual schools make up 85 % of the total enrollments, but most state programs serve grades 6 - 12.

Whether it's growing to serve more students, improving academic outcomes for historically underserved students, protecting our most vulnerable students so they can focus on learning, or developing innovations that are working their way into all public schools throughout the state, CCSA members have played a catalytic role helping public education improve for all California students.

From the perspective of these folks, most - notably the education historian - turned - sophist Diane Ravitch, the Newtown massacre serves as their chance to mount their usual criticisms of the school reform movement and advocate against public charter schools, as well as go beyond that.

Expanding access to high quality school options is one of the most critical issues as we prepare children to succeed in the 21st century economy, and in Newark, high quality public charter schools are delivering excellent educational options to meet the needs of students and families, serving as a critical component of the Newark educational landscape.»

Not only do we manage 31 Chicago Public Schools on the city's west and south sides serving 17,000 students (whom 93 % qualify for free or reduced price lunch), but we also created and manage the first and most prolific teacher residency program in the nation.

Most recently, she served as the Chief of Schools for Boston Public Schools and the Sr..

The Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools seeks to recognize those charter networks that show the most outstanding academic outcomes while serving significant numbers of traditionally disadvantaged students.