Sentences with phrase «about magnet schools in»

The U.S. Department of Education is once again emphasizing the benefit of diversity in its competitive magnet school funding process, and local officials should build on New York City's history of magnet school success to bring home more of that federal funding (For more information about magnet schools in New York City, see a recent New York Times piece on this issue: «Do Magnet Schools Still Matter?

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Seventy - two percent of all families with incomes over $ 50,000 have their children in private schools, public schools they specifically chose (e.g., magnet schools) or schools selected through a conscious choice about where to live.

So when there are discussions about the best programs in the Section, Vanden is just an afterthought, despite all the success, and in spite of the inherent advantages of private schools and magnet schools.

We tried to keep an open mind about school, but when we attended a magnet school fair last year, we realized that the current climate in the schools that were available to us was completely incompatible with our values.

For much of the past few years, reflecting general concerns about the quality of public schooling, discussions of magnet schools have centered on their potential for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family choice within the public system.

The case was brought last month by the parents of three white preschoolers who were denied admission to next fall's kindergarten class at the Arlington Traditional School, a countywide magnet school serving about 300 students in grades School, a countywide magnet school serving about 300 students in grades school serving about 300 students in grades K - 5.

Hear about the details of President - Elect Trump's plan to provide $ 20 billion in new funding to incentivize school choice programs including magnet schools in his first 100 days in office.

9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Panel Discussion: View from the Classroom A panel discussion about ensuring equal opportunities for all students in magnet schools.

Rosario, opening up about his own challenges in enrolling his children into magnet schools, vowed he would «do anything that I can do as a legislator — not just as a legislator, but as a parent — to give you folks a better opportunity than I had, that other children are looking to get.»

Indianapolis Public Schools has set a Thursday deadline for applications to the district's magnet schools, and until now, a lack of details about academic and extracurricular offerings at the four schools subject to takeover has left families inSchools has set a Thursday deadline for applications to the district's magnet schools, and until now, a lack of details about academic and extracurricular offerings at the four schools subject to takeover has left families inschools, and until now, a lack of details about academic and extracurricular offerings at the four schools subject to takeover has left families inschools subject to takeover has left families in limbo.

Among the policies needed in New York, Dr. Orfield said, were citywide efforts to educate parents about magnet schools, transportation options to help children get to schools outside their often - segregated neighborhoods and accountability for diversity.

In its letter, NSBA took the opportunity to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts; from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Inviting your elected officials to visit your magnet school is a powerful way to inform them about the theme - based programs that are offered in their district, and to show them how important federal, state, and local support is for these programs.

Develop a Vision Map, in this session, to leverage support for your magnet school (s) and learn about essential systems, protocols, and processes used in WCPSS to sustain strong magnet schools.

About a third of Duval County students who take advantage of school choice are enrolled in magnet schools, which revolve around a theme, such as fine arts or engineering.

LA Unified students — in magnets, affiliated charter schools and traditional schools — showed some improvement, about 1 percentage point in ELA and 2 percentage points in math.

The CCSA will be collecting signatures and spreading the word about the possibility of electing a more charter - friendly board member at a magnet and charter school resource fair in South LA, LaMotte's former district.

This essay aims to review resources available to parents, who are interested in determining the academic performance of a prospective elementary magnet, and to expose the lack of easily obtainable information for prospective parents to use in informed decision - making, by examining two common ways parents obtain information about prospective schools: the first is directly from school representatives at school choice fairs or open house events, and the second is from a popular website, called GreatSchools.

Answer 9: On Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria (fourth floor in the Government Center) there will be a meeting to explain and answer questions about magnet school admission.

In Connecticut, it's easy enough to find a magnet school with just about any theme — there are magnet schools for arts, for aerospace and engineering, and for global citizenship.

Let us know in the comments about ways that your magnet schools are benefiting from industry partnerships.

[xvii] In Connecticut, it's easy enough to find a magnet school with just about any theme — there are magnet schools for arts, for aerospace and engineering, and for global citizenship.

There are more than 4,300 magnet schools in the United States that serve about 3.5 million students.

But it's not about outnumbering the charter schools, said Keith Abrahams, LAUSD's executive director of Student Integration Services, who is in charge of the magnet programs.

These parents followed the rules; they got their applications in on time, and yet have heard nothing about whether their children will be able to attend a magnet school in September.

Please take the time to review and share this information and include it in your discussions about magnet schools.

In advance of today's «Expanding Education Opportunity through School Choice» hearing, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (School Choice» hearing, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Yet several schools, about 40 miles away in Mobile, are arts magnet schools.