Sentences with phrase «attending public schools in the nation»

This is one of the lowest percentages of white students attending public schools in the nation — and remember that the majority of Mississippi's population is white.

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While some evangelical supporters of homeschooling, private school, and charter school options are celebrating a school choice advocate's appointment to this all - important role (and a graduate of the evangelical liberal arts school, Calvin College, at that), other conservative Christian public school parents and advocates are disheartened by DeVos's limited personal history with our nation's public schools (she has mentored in public schools but not attended, taught, or sent children to public schools).

The school was famous in 1995 when a movie called «Dangerous Minds» featuring actress Michelle Pfeiffer was based on a true story about Carlmont HS during a time when East Palo Alto was the murder capital city in the nation and there were 4 regions that segregated each students to attend (4) public high schools in the Sequoia District: Menlo - Atherton, Woodside, Sequoia and Carlmont.

In 71 of the nation's 100 largest cities, the percentage of public school teachers whose children attend private schools exceeds that of the general public, according to the study by the education analyst and consultant Denis P. Doyle.

States with the largest populations of American Indians and Alaska Natives collectively: California, Oklahoma, and Arizona Public school enrollment: Just over 600,000 Native students, or 1.1 percent of the nation's total pre-K-12 enrollment, attend public schools nationwide; that includes nearly 42,000 students in federal Bureau of Indian Education, or BIE, scPublic school enrollment: Just over 600,000 Native students, or 1.1 percent of the nation's total pre-K-12 enrollment, attend public schools nationwide; that includes nearly 42,000 students in federal Bureau of Indian Education, or BIE, scpublic schools nationwide; that includes nearly 42,000 students in federal Bureau of Indian Education, or BIE, schools.

Washington — The nation's chief state school officials, in a markedly emotional meeting last week, voiced extreme displeasure with the Reagan Administration's posture towards public education, particularly its intention to seek legislation that would introduce a system of tuition tax credits for families with children attending private schools.

I recently attended a celebration of public schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, one of the nation's largest school systems.

Alexandria, VA — March 15, 2018 — Nearly 200 elementary and middle - level principal leaders from across the country will gather in the nation's capital to attend the National Association of Elementary School Principals» (NAESP) National Leaders Conference (NLC) to sharpen their leadership skills and advocate for a stronger investment in students and public schools.

In the 2012 - 13 school year, 84 percent of New Orleans public school students attended charter schools... New Orleans [currently] leads the nation in the percentage of public school students enrolled in charter schools, with the next - highest percentages in Washington D.C. and Detroit (41 percent in eachIn the 2012 - 13 school year, 84 percent of New Orleans public school students attended charter schools... New Orleans [currently] leads the nation in the percentage of public school students enrolled in charter schools, with the next - highest percentages in Washington D.C. and Detroit (41 percent in eachin the percentage of public school students enrolled in charter schools, with the next - highest percentages in Washington D.C. and Detroit (41 percent in eachin charter schools, with the next - highest percentages in Washington D.C. and Detroit (41 percent in eachin Washington D.C. and Detroit (41 percent in eachin each).

The centerpiece is the charter school movement's effort to radically transform education for the city's mostly African - American public school children, many of whom would still be attending some of the worst performing schools in the nation.

He reminds us that «in the US, wealthy children attending public schools that serve the wealthy are competitive with any nation in the world... [but in]... schools in which low - income students do not achieve well, [that are not competitive with many nations in the world] we find the common correlates of poverty: low birth weight in the neighborhood, higher than average rates of teen and single parenthood, residential mobility, absenteeism, crime, and students in need of special education or English language instruction.»

For example, 36 percent of our high school students now attend a non-charter public school that exceeds the state average in reading and math — and let me proudly say that New Jersey always ranks among the top two or three states in the nation.

Our financial comparisons are somewhat broader in scope — involving the cost per high school pupil attending one of the largest public school districts in the nation and those attending a large charter school 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.

With one of the highest percentages of students attending a public charter school, Arizona continues to lead the nation in charter school growth.

In 1990, the charter idea gained further prominence after the state legislature in neighboring Wisconsin passed the nation's first private school voucher law, providing public support for low - income Milwaukee students to attend private and parochial schoolIn 1990, the charter idea gained further prominence after the state legislature in neighboring Wisconsin passed the nation's first private school voucher law, providing public support for low - income Milwaukee students to attend private and parochial schoolin neighboring Wisconsin passed the nation's first private school voucher law, providing public support for low - income Milwaukee students to attend private and parochial schools.

Trying to create schooling laws and regulations as an a priori dragnet to try to ferret out evil parents or guardians — whether their children attend public schools, private schools, or are homeschooled — is a bad idea in a free nation.

It's a question that we hear often, in a city with one of the nation's highest percentage of students attending public charter schools.

Considering Bronin never attended public schools, opting instead for some of the most prestigious private schools in the nation, the aspiring candidate for mayor had a perfect opportunity to make it clear that he was ready, willing and able to be there for Hartford's 20,000 public school students and to stand in solidarity with Hartford's 2,200 teachers and education professionals.

Our nation's public school funding is in a shambles, and the schools attended by the poor are, by and large, funded at far lower levels than even the public schools attended by wealthier students.

Because the vast majority of our nation's students still attend traditional public schools, we believe in finding solutions to empower students in the district context.

OverDrive, one of the nation's leading ebook lending platforms that supplies the ebook titles to school and public libraries that offer digital lending services, will once again be bringing its tractor - trailer bookmobile on the road, this time attending this weekend's National Book Festival in Washington,... [Read more...]

OverDrive, one of the nation's leading ebook lending platforms that supplies the ebook titles to school and public libraries that offer digital lending services, will once again be bringing its tractor - trailer bookmobile on the road, this time attending this weekend's National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.