Sentences with phrase «at nearby public schools»

According to a 2015 study of charters in urban regions across the country, conducted by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, African - American students at charters out - performed comparable students at nearby public schools in math by roughly a half years» worth of learning.

When Lucero returns to teaching, she looks forward to testing her skills at a nearby public school.

Not exact matches

Last spring when Cristy Nolton, executive chef of the Graveyard Tavern in Atlanta, prepared radish and cucumber salad in the classroom for first - and second - graders at nearby Burgess - Peterson Academy, the children cleaned their plates, said Betty Jackson, a physical education teacher and wellness coordinator at the public elementary school.

He soon moved to the private Moses Brown School, but if he had remained in the public school system he would next have taken coursework in education at a nearby state coSchool, but if he had remained in the public school system he would next have taken coursework in education at a nearby state coschool system he would next have taken coursework in education at a nearby state college.

We find that, on average, KIPP middle schools admit students who are similar to those in other local schools, and patterns of student attrition are typically no different at KIPP than at nearby public middle schools.

The studies were conducted as a partnership with the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas and look at the impact of the vouchers on student achievement and non-cognitive skills, on racial segregation, and on students attending nearby public schools (competitive effects).

On September 1, I will be a literacy specialist for a small, public elementary school in Newton, Massachusetts, at a school with students almost entirely from the very nearby community (the principal says nearly all of them walk to school).

When Jack started at Amherst, he was lucky enough to know what office hours were because, although he had attended public schools in Miami through 11th grade, he transferred his senior year to a nearby private school, Gulliver Prep, after a bad experience with a football coach who didn't value his academic skills.

«The format was introduced by Walter McKenzie, creator of The One And Only Surfaquarium, who conducted a WebQuest workshop for the teachers at our school as well as teachers at the Academy for the Middle Years, a nearby public school.

WNYC public radio recently conducted a comprehensive analysis of student attrition at New York City charter schools and found that attrition rates are generally lower at charters than at nearby district schools.

As a last grasp at hope, Darius enrolled in a new program called «Back on Track,» that joins the public Decatur High School with a nearby innovative private school, Ben Franklin Academy (BFA), run by Headmaster Wood Smethurst, Ed.D.» 70, and Dean of Studies Martha BurSchool with a nearby innovative private school, Ben Franklin Academy (BFA), run by Headmaster Wood Smethurst, Ed.D.» 70, and Dean of Studies Martha Burschool, Ben Franklin Academy (BFA), run by Headmaster Wood Smethurst, Ed.D.» 70, and Dean of Studies Martha Burdette.

Comparing Student Attrition Rates at Charter Schools with Nearby Traditional Public Schools.

Just 53 parents at Desert Trails, a school of about 600 kids, made the final call to turn the building — and the public funds to run it — over to a nonprofit group that runs a charter school in a nearby town.

Public education in America is far from one - size - fits - all, and there is dramatic diversity within the more than 13,000 school districts across the nation — from the 1 million students in New York City's more than 1,500 public schools, to the 60 students at the K - 8 school on Beals Island, Maine, and its 100 - student high school shared with the nearby town of JonePublic education in America is far from one - size - fits - all, and there is dramatic diversity within the more than 13,000 school districts across the nation — from the 1 million students in New York City's more than 1,500 public schools, to the 60 students at the K - 8 school on Beals Island, Maine, and its 100 - student high school shared with the nearby town of Jonepublic schools, to the 60 students at the K - 8 school on Beals Island, Maine, and its 100 - student high school shared with the nearby town of Jonesport.

The rally, which is being hosted by California Charter Schools Association Families, will include a march from Vaughn Next Century Learning Center at 9:30 a.m. to nearby Vaughn G3 (Green Global Generation) before a public program that will feature speeches from LA Unified school board member Monica Ratliff and Congressman Tony Cardenas.

When we consider any student identified as having a disability in kindergarten as a special needs student, these students remained at their charter schools through the 2012 - 2013 school year at a higher rate than similar students at nearby traditional public schools.

But principal / director Naomi Drewitz, who spent 28 years as a teacher and administrator in public schools in nearby East Windsor, can at least understand the animosity.

Salcido partnered with the principals at two nearby traditional schools and the leaders of national and local organizations to create the D.C. Promise Neighborhood Initiative, hoping to transform the four public schools there.

Public school students buy their lunch at school cafeterias or food stalls on the nearby streets.

According to their marketing materials and testimony at legislative hearings, charter schools claim that their students score 10 to 30 percent better on master tests than do students in the nearby public schools.

Now the DC Public Charter School Board has mapped the geographic distribution of students at every charter campus in DC, revealing which schools attract students who live nearby and which draw them from all over.

Our students» success on 2004 state math, ELA (reading), social studies and science tests exceed the New York City average, and Sisulu - Walker has almost twice the percentage of students at or above the state standards in reading, math, social studies and science as compared to nearby traditional public schools in Central Harlem.

Broward County Public Schools officials said nearby Westglades Middle School will be open for the rest of the week, but grief counselors will be at the school for students and staff as nSchool will be open for the rest of the week, but grief counselors will be at the school for students and staff as nschool for students and staff as needed.

I also remember when my stbx would agree to meet me at a nearby coffee shop to «Talk things through» about helping me to figure out where I would move with our 3 kids who currently lived within an expensive public school district after the judge ordered us to list our family home for sale within 30 days.

He landed a job at Horizon Pharma, a drugmaker with offices in the northern suburb of Lake Forest, and moved with his wife to nearby Libertyville, trading city nightlife for the good public schools their newborn son will one day attend.