Sentences with phrase «attend great public schools»

But to have access to those opportunities, immigrants need to be well positioned through deliberate assimilation strategies, specifically, through attending great public schools.

Buying a home in Greenwich or Grosse Point or Chevy Chase so your child can attend a great public school certainly involves a hefty means test — and if you don't agree, ask the low - income folks in the urban centers down the road.

The site tells the stories of parents, teachers, and students that all share a love for their charters and who all want to ensure every student has the chance to attend a great public school.

«But none of it will be enough until we ensure that every child in America, of every description and in every zip code, is able to attend a great public school where they live.

They both attended Detroit Public Schools and believe that every child deserves the opportunity to attend a great public school.

Unlike many foundations that have a traditional grant cycle and review process, we proactively seek out investments that align with our mission to ensure every child has the opportunity to attend a great public school.

If anything, charters and parental choices should be expanded as a way to give each child the opportunity to attend a great public school,» Northeast Charter Schools Network President Bill Phillips said.

«I am lucky to attend a great public school.

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My daughter attends the local public school, it is a great school.

We attend public school here — and they are GREAT schools!

Personal Info Birthplace: Staten Island, NY High School: Brooklyn Tech High School (public - requires entrance exam) Higher Education: SUNY New Paltz, University of Buffalo Law School NY19 Connection: Attended SUNY New Paltz, 1970 - 1974; Returned to live in Kingston in 1981 and thereafter moved to Woodstock where he has resided through today Length of Residency in NY19: Kingston, NY and Woodstock, NY since 1983; greater than 34 years Prior Job History: Served as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Volunteer working with Native American tribes in Nebraska, Western Nebraska Legal Services attorney between 1977 - 1980; Ulster County Public Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until prpublic - requires entrance exam) Higher Education: SUNY New Paltz, University of Buffalo Law School NY19 Connection: Attended SUNY New Paltz, 1970 - 1974; Returned to live in Kingston in 1981 and thereafter moved to Woodstock where he has resided through today Length of Residency in NY19: Kingston, NY and Woodstock, NY since 1983; greater than 34 years Prior Job History: Served as a Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Volunteer working with Native American tribes in Nebraska, Western Nebraska Legal Services attorney between 1977 - 1980; Ulster County Public Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until prPublic Defender's Office in the 1980s and early 1990s, Law Offices of Dave Clegg practicing predominantly personal injury law and elder abuse cases until present.

Juneau's great - grandparents attended federal schools hundreds of miles from home because they were not allowed to attend public school.

The candy in the public schools is the great teachers and great students that attend them.

Many of the controversies explored in this book involve education, and Viteritti makes a strong case for resisting the urge to drive religion from the public (school) square, for allowing religious institutions to perform some public functions, and for granting deeply religious parents greater accommodations when their children attend public schools.

Specifically, we look to see whether test scores showed greater improvement in the wake of the new policy for students attending public schools with more (or more varied) nearby private options that suddenly became more affordable for low - income students than did scores for students attending schools with fewer (or less varied) potential competitors.

Growing up in Colorado, Hamilton attended «good but not great» public schools.

While the President's FY 2012 Budget requests funding to improve D.C. public schools and expand high - quality public charter schools, the Administration opposes targeting resources to help a small number of individuals attend private schools rather than creating access to great public schools for every child.

Additionally, students in our target area of Los Angeles County who have attended Green Dot Public Schools have achieved greater success than similar schools in the samSchools have achieved greater success than similar schools in the samschools in the same area.

Northeast Charter Schools Network Connecticut State Director Yam Menon said, «Students who attend our state's public charter schools are no less deserving of access to a great education and for that education to be fairly Schools Network Connecticut State Director Yam Menon said, «Students who attend our state's public charter schools are no less deserving of access to a great education and for that education to be fairly schools are no less deserving of access to a great education and for that education to be fairly funded.

Unfortunately, though, the main premise of the equity argument has not been fulfilled — inner - city poor students attending private schools with vouchers in general show no greater gains in academic achievement than comparable students in public schools.

More than 100 parents attended a recent town hall organized by Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) and featuring L...

Carmen Avalos, city clerk for the South Gate community of Los Angeles and a mother of six children, four of whom attend charter schools, said the Great Public Schools Now plan has been greatly anticipated by parents of color like herself who have endured what she called a «two - tiered system.schools, said the Great Public Schools Now plan has been greatly anticipated by parents of color like herself who have endured what she called a «two - tiered system.Schools Now plan has been greatly anticipated by parents of color like herself who have endured what she called a «two - tiered system.»

Dedicated to giving every child the chance to attend a great school, Civic Builders partners with the nation's best educators to create public charter school buildings in communities where the need is greatest.

TFA's more than 1,200 corps members and alumni are teaching and leading across the Greater New Orleans region, and today, seven of 10 public school students in the city of New Orleans attend a school featuring TFA corps members or alumni.

Digging deeper you will find stark differences in the handicapping conditions of students who attend charter and public schools, with public school special education students having far greater needs.

More than 100 parents attended a recent town hall organized by Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) and featuring LAUSD Board Member Monica Garcia at East Los Angeles College.

The study found the greatest impact of charters was on Durham, where 15 percent of the county's public school students attend charter schools.

More than 100 parents attended a recent town hall organized by Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) and featuring LAUSD Board...

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LOS ANGELES — Great Public Schools Now, a new non-profit organization created to give every student in Los Angeles a great education by accelerating the growth of high - quality public schools and significantly reducing the number of students attending chronically under - performing schools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding princiGreat Public Schools Now, a new non-profit organization created to give every student in Los Angeles a great education by accelerating the growth of high - quality public schools and significantly reducing the number of students attending chronically under - performing schools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding princPublic Schools Now, a new non-profit organization created to give every student in Los Angeles a great education by accelerating the growth of high - quality public schools and significantly reducing the number of students attending chronically under - performing schools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding prinSchools Now, a new non-profit organization created to give every student in Los Angeles a great education by accelerating the growth of high - quality public schools and significantly reducing the number of students attending chronically under - performing schools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding princigreat education by accelerating the growth of high - quality public schools and significantly reducing the number of students attending chronically under - performing schools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding princpublic schools and significantly reducing the number of students attending chronically under - performing schools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding prinschools and significantly reducing the number of students attending chronically under - performing schools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding prinschools, today announced its formation and executive leadership team and unveiled a list of guiding principles.

Myrna Castrejon, who was named executive director of Great Public Schools Now in January, was thrust into the spotlight this week with the release of the organization's plan to increase access to high - performing schools for 160,000 students it identified as attending failing schools in poorSchools Now in January, was thrust into the spotlight this week with the release of the organization's plan to increase access to high - performing schools for 160,000 students it identified as attending failing schools in poorschools for 160,000 students it identified as attending failing schools in poorschools in poor areas.

Supt. King has been a champion for children for her entire career, and Great Public Schools Now was proud to partner with her to replicate two of South Los Angeles» highest performing schools so that even more students will have a chance attend a high - performing Schools Now was proud to partner with her to replicate two of South Los Angeles» highest performing schools so that even more students will have a chance attend a high - performing schools so that even more students will have a chance attend a high - performing school.

That said, the highest - quality research studies find that charter schools tend to produce greater gains in math and reading test scores for traditionally disadvantaged students, compared to the gains these same students would achieve if they attended a traditional public school.

The film, directed by Daniel Barnz, premiered Sunday night at the Ziegfeld and was attended not only by the cast, but by the New Yorkers for Great Public Schools Coalition, an umbrella group of parents that gathered across the street.

Among traditionally disadvantaged students, those attending charters make greater academic progress than those in traditional public schools.

For instance, data from evaluations of the CPC model revealed that children who attend preschool for a full day vs. those who attend for a half day experience greater gains in learning and development.72 This evidence has informed hours of operation for CPCs, as well as for public pre-K in Chicago Public Schools, as they begin to expand their early childhood serpublic pre-K in Chicago Public Schools, as they begin to expand their early childhood serPublic Schools, as they begin to expand their early childhood services.