Sentences with phrase «about public school quality»

Instead, testing misuses must end because they cheat the public out of accurate data about public school quality at the same time they cheat many students out of a high - quality education.»

Currently, the widespread concern about public school quality impels mayors to expend unusual amounts of leadership and resources to remedy urban school ills, but this has not always been so and may not be in the future.

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An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

Over half of black children in public primary and secondary schools are concentrated in the nation's twelve largest central city school districts, where the quality of education is poor, and where whites constitute only about a quarter of total enrollment.

Black churches can also adopt public schools, into which they can send volunteers to «testify» to young blacks about he value of a quality education.

Georgia Health News surveyed the state's 20 largest public school systems about their lead testing policies and found many differences in how school systems evaluated their water quality.

Still others are concerned about perceived deterioration of the academic quality of public schools as a result of overcrowded classrooms.

The best thing about Lansing «is the harmony and the quality of education in the private and public schools, «says Paul Burris, president of the Lan - Oak Park District.

The governor, who has said in recent months that he wants to break the public education monopoly, says New Yorkers have concerns about the quality of the schools and whether they are adequately preparing students.

After some jokes about the «lived - in quality» of his own house, but said the public school where he's taken his kids was the «house that's most important to us.»

Nixon joined AQE as a volunteer in its incipient years, as a public school parent concerned about the quality of her children's education, she has said.

Diane Ravitch has brought the real facts and a commitment to quality public schools for all back into the debate about education reform.

«New York has witnessed a vengeful governor refusing to engage in honest dialogue about the quality of our public schools,» said NYSUT President Karen Magee.

«As air quality standards become more stringent, people are going to be thinking about other technologies that can reduce pollution,» said Jonathan D. Raff, assistant professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IU Bloomington and an author of the study.

But in the evolving landscape of public education, with ever - present conversations about school choice and concerns about school quality, that is changing.

We have long known from polling data that the public is concerned about the quality of American education, but most parents are satisfied with their own children's school.

What do Americans think about the quality of the teachers in their local public schools?

Paul Peterson interviews Robert Shapiro, an expert on public opinion, about how the partisan divide in education policy is shifting, as issues of school quality and accountability have produced «conflicted liberals,» at the same time that the presidential election is creating «conflicted conservatives.»

The findings, available here, also reveal that poor, minority and less educated citizens are just as informed about school quality as the public as a whole.

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 Project on the Next Generation of Teachers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is a multi-year research project addressing critical questions about the future of our nation's teaching force by studying how best to attract, support, and retain quality teachers in U.S. public schools.

This research is part of the Project on the Next Generation of Teachers, a multi-year research project addressing critical questions about the future of our nation's teaching force by studying how best to attract, support, and retain quality teachers in U.S. public schools.

While the study suggests that public support for school reforms changes with added information about school quality, in most instances, teacher opinion is unaffected.

If Republicans and Democrats disagree strongly on the options for school reform, changes are unlikely — despite clear signs that the public is concerned about the quality of public education.

And today most Americans remain frustrated and confused about the quality of the public school systems.

A first - generation college student and public school graduate, James Kelly is passionate about improving schools and committed to making sure that all students have access to a quality education.

I've written a lot about the systemic changes we need to put in place to ensure that all children and families have access to high - quality public schools.

It's about our shared belief that every family in the Commonwealth deserves a quality public school in their neighborhood — no matter their economic circumstance, ethnic background or zip code; it's about opening currently closed doors and giving more Massachusetts students a seat at the table.

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From the beginning, the state of New York has witnessed a vengeful governor refusing to engage in honest dialogue about the quality of our public schools, or how to improve teaching and learning.

At the same time, increased public and elite concern about the effect of underperforming schools on national equity and economic competitiveness has created new political incentives for policymakers to embrace innovative approaches to teacher quality and school reform generally.

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Founded in 1958 by a group of scientists concerned about the poor quality of science education in the public schools, the BSCS published a set of...

The findings reported above represent the first systematic evidence that Americans» perceptions of the quality of their local public schools reflect publicly available information about the academic achievement of the students who attend them.

8:30 AM — 9:15 AM Keynote: Dr. Joshua Starr, CEO, PDK International Understanding Public Attitudes About Schools During this presentation, Dr. Starr will discuss new polling data that shows the public's current attitudes about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; andPublic Attitudes About Schools During this presentation, Dr. Starr will discuss new polling data that shows the public's current attitudes about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; and About Schools During this presentation, Dr. Starr will discuss new polling data that shows the public's current attitudes about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; anSchools During this presentation, Dr. Starr will discuss new polling data that shows the public's current attitudes about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; andpublic's current attitudes about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; and about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; andpublic education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; anschools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; and more.

This is about [that] we want quality public schools.

The profound lack of knowledge about public education, as reflected in comments about public schools being «flush with cash» and badly underserving the nation's children, coupled with policy proposals based on these «alternative facts», pose a threat to a high - quality education for more than 50 million students.

Mr. Merriman is a leading voice and advocate for high quality, equitable charter schools and frequently speaks and writes about the actions that need to be taken to strengthen and expand charter schools within the New York City public school system.

About: The Save Our Schools coalition is made up of students, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens who want children in Jackson to have access to high quality public charter sSchools coalition is made up of students, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens who want children in Jackson to have access to high quality public charter schoolsschools.

About the Arizona Charter Schools Association The Arizona Charter Schools Association is a nonprofit organization that advocates and strengthens the autonomy, equity, and quality of Arizona's diverse public charter sSchools Association The Arizona Charter Schools Association is a nonprofit organization that advocates and strengthens the autonomy, equity, and quality of Arizona's diverse public charter sSchools Association is a nonprofit organization that advocates and strengthens the autonomy, equity, and quality of Arizona's diverse public charter schoolsschools.

Committee members were clearly uneasy about how these schools could ensure children, particularly in the early grades, receive a quality education without any in - person interactions with teachers, peers, counselors, and other support personnel that occur in traditional public, charter, and private schools.

We heard our community offer keen insights about the challenges facing our schools and learned that participants clearly see the connection between the quality of public education and the health of our city.

Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) is about creating «a high quality public education for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.»

In fact, this lawsuit is not about the quality of education that children receive in public charter schools at all.

As operators of high quality public charter schools offering independent study, we stand united believing that the actions of a few rogue charter school operators do not reflect, align, or mirror anything about our programs.

About Partnership for Educational Justice (PEJ) An affiliate of the national education nonprofit 50CAN, PEJ pursues educational equity through legal action that empowers families and communities to improve the quality of public schools.

Much of the public conversation about school quality rests on a reasonable assumption, namely that we can reliably assess school quality by the measures currently in use.

«There is not a better motivator than the nectar of victory to push along the issue that you care about, and that's improving public education and ensuring that every child in every school has a high - quality teacher,» Trujillo said.

States can — and should — play a more active role in fostering collaboration efforts if they are serious about ensuring quality public education for all of their students, regardless of what type of public school they attend.

Similarly, if families simply tend to assume that any private school must be superior to their available public schools, it may be that informing parents about school quality is more difficult than school choice advocates tend to assume.