Sentences with phrase «u.s. school districts spend»

The wealthiest 10 percent of U.S. school districts spend nearly 10 times more than the poorest 10 percent.

Not exact matches

An Education Week Research Center analysis of federal data shows spending levels per student in most U.S. school districts for fiscal year 2013.

The U.S. Department of Education is embracing an approach to spending that rewards states and districts for innovating instead of simply disbursing funds by formula to schools and districts with disadvantaged students, but this is leading to debates within the Democratic party, reports Nick Anderson of the Washington Post.

Meanwhile, per - pupil spending reached $ 13,355 in 2002 - 03, compared with a national average of less than $ 10,000 a year, according to U.S. Department of Education statistics, although, unlike other school systems, the District figures include the equivalent of both state - level and local education spending.

The U.S. public school system is characterized by large funding differences across districts, but what about differences in school spending within districts?

Across the U.S., districts spent $ 512 billion in the 2009 - 2010 school year, according to a June 2012 report from the U.S. Census Bureau, and the trajectory of funding for districts is up.

Based on these findings, TNTP estimates that the 50 largest U.S. school districts alone spend about $ 8 billion annually on teacher development, far more than was previously thought.

The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights spent nearly two years investigating Palatine - based Township High School District 211 and found «a preponderance of evidence» that school officials did not comply with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis oSchool District 211 and found «a preponderance of evidence» that school officials did not comply with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis oschool officials did not comply with Title IX, the federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

New York City may spend more per student than most districts in the United States ($ 19,597 during the 2009 - 2010 school year according to the U.S. Census), but one education scholar's number crunching shows that the city's schools are underfunded.

This year, she wrote that Gates has «gotten bad advice,» explaining, «About a decade ago, he decided that the biggest problem in U.S. education was the size of high schools, and he proceeded to spend $ 2 billion to persuade school districts to downsize their high schools.»

The Darien, Conn., public school district spends $ 15,433 per student per year, more than 50 % above the U.S. average of $ 10,591.

Teachers in the United States spend far more time engaged in active instruction than teachers in other high - performing countries.1 Based on self - reported data, teachers in the United States spend 27 hours teaching out of 45 hours of work per week.2 Compare this with teachers in Singapore, who teach for only 17 hours per week, or teachers in Finland, who teach for a total of 21 hours per week.3 Schools in these countries prioritize time for planning and collaboration, recognizing that developing and executing lessons take time and preparation.4 According to a recent analysis of more than 140 school districts, the average length of a U.S. teacher's workday is 7.5 hours.5 In another analysis of more than 120 school districts, the most common length of time allotted for planning was 45 minutes per day.6 In this short time, teachers must grade student work, plan for future lessons, engage with families, and complete necessary paperwork.

With more than 100,000 educational apps available to teachers and over $ 8 billion spent on educational technology last year by U.S. schools and districts, edtech adoption is booming.