Sentences with phrase «affected by public schools»

Everyone affected by public schools has a role to play in advocating for more funding.

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At the event, which was hosted by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law in New Haven, Powell highlighted three specific areas where blockchain technology is affecting change in regard to the Federal Reserve's «broad public policy objectives»: the creation of real - time payment systems, use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement services, and the issuance of digital currencies by central banks.

Unless District 214 chooses to drop out, its six high schools are among about 4,000 public and private schools in Illinois that will be affected by the new standards.

By addressing school food, we affect public health, academic performance, economics, justice, national security, the environment, and community well - being.

Linda Banta, a Larchmont resident with two children in public schools who joined a rally against the regulation on July 29 held by state Senate candidate Julie Killian and congressional candidate Phil Oliva, both Republicans, said, «It's alarming that the federal government announced something in the middle of summer that could so adversely affect our schools and economy.»

Public schools everywhere will be affected by the government's automatic budget cuts under the congressional sequester.

In the United States, more than 25 percent of the population was affected by the extremely virulent influenza A H1N1 virus, forcing schools, theaters and public places to close.

«Given that 50 percent of the world's population currently lives in cities, and that percentage is projected to increase to 70 percent by year 2050, there is a pressing need to understand how cities and landscapes are affected by heat waves,» said Lei Zhao, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton's Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP), which is based at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

The timing of a girl's first menstruation may affect her first sexual encounter, first pregnancy, and her vulnerability to some sexually transmitted infections, according to a meta - analysis by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

A new analysis by a team led by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) examines factors affecting the integration of mental health and substance abuse treatment services with medical care at community health centers.

A study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that female students, racial / ethnic minorities, and students of lower socioeconomic status are particularly affected, with teens in these categories less likely to report regularly getting seven or more hours of sleep each night compared with their male counterparts, non-Hispanic white teenagers, and students of higher socioeconomic status, respectively.

The study, co-authored by Brian Kiessling, associate instructor and Ph.D. student within the Recreation, Parks and Tourism Department at the IU School of Public Health - Bloomington, focused on how people regard activity trackers, how the trackers affect behavior, and how they can be effectively integrated into programs that help people increase movement in their lives.

Thanks to the fact that millions of Public School students were affected by Wunder's reviews, his importance, in the eyes of the movie companies, rose quickly.

The flight from inner cities to the suburbs by working - and middle - class Americans affected Catholic schools as much as, if not more than, it did public schools.

She is more determined than ever to work on behalf of the children that she feels are affected most by the failures of the current system: those educated in inner - city, lower - income, ethnic - minority majority public school districts.

However, simple tests we conducted, based on changes in the average previous - year test scores of students in schools affected and unaffected by charter - school competition, suggest that, if anything, the opposite phenomenon occurred: students switching from traditional public to charter schools appear to have been above - average performers compared with the other students in their school.

Employees who are covered by collective bargaining contracts and who were hired to work in the public school system before 1980 will not be affected by the measure.

We address this question here by examining the link between the establishment of charter schools in North Carolina and average student proficiency rates at the traditional public schools most affected by the new source of competition.

In a 2008 study, we examined whether the academic achievement of special education students was affected by the number of options they had to leave their public school with a voucher.

Such a program could also affect public schools by changing the mix of students who attend them.

In work published in 1997, Susan Mayer, former dean of the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy Studies, tried to answer this question by carrying out a variety of tests, each of them an attempt to see exactly how much changes in income directly affect student achievement.

If the new information surprises respondents by indicating the district is doing less well than previously thought, the public, upon learning the truth of the matter, is likely to 1) lower its evaluation of local schools; 2) become more supportive of educational alternatives for families; 3) alter thinking about current policies affecting teacher compensation and retention; and 4) reassess its thinking about school and student accountability policies.

The New York City Public Schools, the largest district in the U.S., and one most affected by the terrorist attacks, still forbids students to have any electronic devices in their possession.

Understanding Student - Weighted Allocation as a Means to Greater School Resource Equity This article by Karen Hawley Miles and Marguerite Roza examines how the shift to student - weighted allocation affected the pattern of resource distribution within 2 districts: the Houston Independent School District and Cincinnati Public Schools.

Similarly, when the researchers looked at whether transfers to charter schools affected the distribution of students by race or ethnicity, they found that, in most sites, the racial composition of the charter school entered by a transferring student was similar to that of the traditional public school that he or she had left.

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The ranking affected the degree of autonomy schools had in spending public funds: schools classified in the two lowest categories had to develop improvement plans and were subject to increased oversight by the government.

To coordinate our efforts and maximize the potential impact of these funds, TCSA has partnered with USEED to create a campaign in support of public charter schools affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Chicago Public Schools will open more than 100 school, library and park district sites to students affected by Friday's one - day teacher walkout, but district officials warn they can't accommodate all 300,000 - plus kids, and parents should find an alternate option if possible.

Results of a Survey of All Candidates for Citywide Office In a survey conducted by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)'s Junior Board, candidates in the 2009 New York City elections for Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller provided answers to questions covering a variety of controversial issues that affect local public schooPublic Advocate, and Comptroller provided answers to questions covering a variety of controversial issues that affect local public schoopublic schools....

As you may know, many students and parents in Chicago Public schools have been adversely affected by school closings and other issues.

These reforms would help prevent fraud, improve teacher training and preparation, and ensure that charters are serving high - needs students well and that neighborhood public schools aren't adversely affected by rapidly expanding charters.

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Despite this overwhelming evidence, Newark Public Schools are disproportionately affected by New Jersey's antiquated LIFO laws because they employ a higher concentration of teachers with less than effective ratings.

We take a public health approach to addressing trauma in schools, and have found that more safe and supportive school environments benefit not only traumatized children and youth, but also those who are affected by these students, including their peers and the school personnel who work with them.

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Driven by evidence that school suspensions disproportionately affect students of color and are ineffective at deterring inappropriate behavior, Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced new initiatives that will revamp discipline strategies in public schools across New York City.

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Hayward, like many districts in California, is bombarded by the pace of change affecting public schools.

Our paper uses detailed administrative data from Chicago Public Schools and exogenous variation on course scheduling to investigate an underlying mechanism by which class size affects student

Just like other public schools, charters are also being affected by the persistent budget crisis and looming cuts.

We will continue to work with charter schools who have been affected by the new interpretation of the law, and will work to ensure the Legislature's public policy objectives with respect to charter schools are fulfilled.

27a — 8 In the case of a proposal to establish a charter school by converting an existing public school or attendance center to charter school status, evidence that the proposed formation of the charter school has received majority support from certified teachers and from parents and guardians in the school or attendance center affected by the proposed charter, and, if applicable, from a local school council, shall be demonstrated by a petition in support of the charter school signed by certified teachers and a petition in support of the charter school signed by parents and guardians and, if applicable, by a vote of the local school council held at a public meeting.

Death by a Thousand Cuts: Racism, School Closures, and Public School Sabotage, a stunning report released this week by Journey for Justice (J4J), cuts through the ideological babble on school «reform» and lets us listen as «voices from America's affected communities of color» — parents, students, and community leaders — tell us how school closures and privatization are affecting them, their neighborhoods, and their chiSchool Closures, and Public School Sabotage, a stunning report released this week by Journey for Justice (J4J), cuts through the ideological babble on school «reform» and lets us listen as «voices from America's affected communities of color» — parents, students, and community leaders — tell us how school closures and privatization are affecting them, their neighborhoods, and their chiSchool Sabotage, a stunning report released this week by Journey for Justice (J4J), cuts through the ideological babble on school «reform» and lets us listen as «voices from America's affected communities of color» — parents, students, and community leaders — tell us how school closures and privatization are affecting them, their neighborhoods, and their chischool «reform» and lets us listen as «voices from America's affected communities of color» — parents, students, and community leaders — tell us how school closures and privatization are affecting them, their neighborhoods, and their chischool closures and privatization are affecting them, their neighborhoods, and their children.

The survey, to be released Wednesday by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic Inc., polled the 56 Teachers of the Year, a small but elite group of educators considered among the country's best, on a range of issues affecting public education.

The House budget also included several cuts that will affect the rural (and non-rural) public schools, including cuts to teacher's assistant funding by $ 53 million over the next two years and the elimination of pay bonuses for new teachers with master's degrees.

Over time, the charter school students affected by the concentration cap will face even larger funding gaps compared to students attending traditional public schools.

The overall effectiveness of the learning environment in public schools is also affected by the individual state funding allotted to education.

Student Eligibility Student must: — Have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or services plan in affect and was enrolled in a Wisconsin public school for the entire immediately preceding the school year — Have applied to attend one or more public schools in nonresident school districts under the state's open enrollment program in school year 2011 — 12 forward and have been denied enrollment by the nonresident school districts

A third might be a pledge by school - choice advocates that they will cease any and all attacks upon parents of means who have chosen to pay a premium for good public schools, and who have reasonable concerns about proposals that would change the terms of the deal by affecting the quality of their schools and harming their property values.