Sentences with phrase «best public schools in the area»

As Louie's own story suggests, they shared information to find out about the best public schools in the area or about how to apply for scholarships to private schools.

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For instance, the church school should supplement whatever the public schools do in the area of sex education and preparation for family life by relating these areas to the Christian understanding of the good life.

Private school students, on average, score better than public school students in reading, math and a host of other subject areas, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

The report calls for the creation of innovative public - private partnership arrangements, as well as partnerships involving different levels of government, civil society organizations, and donor organizations, in areas from crop technology to the provision of school feeding programs to help bring about sustainable food security throughout Asia.

I spend the better part of the spring and the summer researching about every school in the area, and ended up applying for open enrollment for 2 public schools, enrollment at the elem.

While many families in this area move east of the tunnel to attend better public schools, Berkeley Rose Waldorf School can meet their children's educational needs at an affordable tuition cost and reduce the relocation of local families away from their current neighborhoods and homes.

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«We know alcohol outlets can be associated with unsafe nuisance activities in urban areas, but this study appears to be the first to suggest U.S. tobacco shops may also impact public health,» said Andrew Subica, Ph.D., an assistant professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the School of Medicine, who led the study that focused on South Los Angeles, Calif. «Our analyses show that in South Los Angeles tobacco shops as well as liquor stores were associated with high levels of violent and property crime around their locations.

Although these steps wont eliminate dander altogether — dander is so pervasive that it can be found even in homes that have never had pets, as well as in schools, shopping malls, and other public places — limiting the pets roaming area will reduce it.

She has been sharing yoga and mindfulness practices with children, teens and adults in studio, childcare, preschool, public school, and homeschool settings, as well as teaching athletes, coaches and educators at area universities and school districts, for over 17 years.

People have been fleeing urban areas for years to find «good» public schools in the suburbs, but families of MSAT students are willing to have their children travel to San Francisco for a first - rate, college - prep, twenty - first - century public school education.

Here is what we know: students in urban areas do significantly better in school if they attend a charter schools than if they attend a traditional public school.

As noted above, in Ga and Hyderabad we were comparing public and private schools that were located in similar, low - income areas, while in Kibera, private schools served only slum children, and public schools served middle - class children as well as slum children.

In the area where I live, Philadelphia magazine recently published a list of what it identified as «best» — the top 50 public high schools in the regioIn the area where I live, Philadelphia magazine recently published a list of what it identified as «best» — the top 50 public high schools in the regioin the region.

In a conversation that included representatives from KIPP, YES Prep, Cesar Chavez High School for Public Policy, UNO, High Tech High, Basis, National Heritage Academies, Basis, and Democracy Prep, among others, participants talked bluntly about the need to do far better when it comes to developing character, cultivating citizenship, and monitoring their performance in these areaIn a conversation that included representatives from KIPP, YES Prep, Cesar Chavez High School for Public Policy, UNO, High Tech High, Basis, National Heritage Academies, Basis, and Democracy Prep, among others, participants talked bluntly about the need to do far better when it comes to developing character, cultivating citizenship, and monitoring their performance in these areain these areas.

If there is competition among many public school districts and private schools in a given geographic area, the schools will offer better services at a lower cost.

In general, charter schools that serve low - income and minority students in urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areaIn general, charter schools that serve low - income and minority students in urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areain urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areain raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areain suburban areas.

«There are just better ways for us to help kids in the Bay Area,» said Jason Solomon, senior director of advocacy and engagement at Summit Public Schools, which operates eight charter schools in the Bay Area and three in WashingtonSchools, which operates eight charter schools in the Bay Area and three in Washingtonschools in the Bay Area and three in Washington state.

Private schools in my area do «cherry pick» the best students or, at least, get rid of the worst ones, most of who end up back in public schools.

On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confiSchools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools confidently.

PN: While many public schools, especially in urban areas, are in dire need of reform, I am concerned that there is a lack of clarity about why past reforms have failed and insufficient understanding about the direction change must take if we are to obtain better results.

ONE OF THE long - standing misperceptions about charter schools is that they cherry - pick the better students from an area, resulting in higher test scores than in comparable regular public schools...

Federal policies and programs must be strengthened to support local magnet schools, public military academies and other schools that provide educational opportunities through specialized curricula and unique learning experiences in science, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics and other areas related to a well - rounded education.

In lot of metropolitan areas and urban areas charter schools are a necessity for the under - served and underprivileged to get a good education, but I'm a firm believer in the public schools systeIn lot of metropolitan areas and urban areas charter schools are a necessity for the under - served and underprivileged to get a good education, but I'm a firm believer in the public schools systein the public schools system.

Hoxby says, citing one of Massachusetts» best - performing and wealthiest suburban school districts to point out a flaw in any attempt to compare charter schools, which are very often located either in inner cities or rural areas, with American public schools in general.

Like all other successful school systems, the Harford County Public School System must continually ensure through curriculum that what is taught continues to reflect the very best knowledge and practice in all subject school systems, the Harford County Public School System must continually ensure through curriculum that what is taught continues to reflect the very best knowledge and practice in all subject School System must continually ensure through curriculum that what is taught continues to reflect the very best knowledge and practice in all subject areas.

Public charter school students continue to outperform their peers, as AzMERIT results show charter students scored better than the state average in virtually every grade level and subject area for the third straight year.

Teaching artists who want to work in public schools do well to familiarize themselves with the Common Core and state standards, so that they can connect their art with subject areas that students must learn about.

Denver Public Schools has been using SGOs for many years; their 2008 - 2009 Teacher Handbook states that an SGO must be «focused on the expected growth of [a teacher's] students in areas identified in collaboration with their principal,» as well as that the objectives must be «Job - based; Measurable; Focused on student growth in learning; Based on learning content and teaching strategies; Discussed collaboratively at least three times during the school year; May be adjusted during the school year; Are not directly related to the teacher evaluation process; [and] Recorded online» (for more information click here).

This year's eight fellows were selected from a pool of over 1200 applications from teachers and instructional specialists serving in traditional public and charter schools, as well as alternative and private schools; from nearly every state, grade level and instructional area, and who teach in a wide variety of urban, rural and suburban settings.

This new report, produced by the National Center for Education Statistics, covers six different areas: elementary and secondary enrollment; enrollment in degree - granting postsecondary institutions; high school graduates; degrees conferred; elementary and secondary teachers (including the number of teachers in elementary and secondary schools as well as student - teacher ratios and new teacher hires); and expenditures of public elementary and secondary schools.

, found that for every charter performing better than the traditional public schools in its area, there are two charters either at or below or the performance of their public school counterparts.

But the most extensive survey of student performance at charter schools, from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes, found that, of the 2,403 charter schools tracked from 2006 to 2008, only 17 percent had better math test results than the public schools in their area, while 37 percent had results that were «significantly below» those of the public schools and 46 percent had results that were «statistically indistinguishable» from their public - school counterparts.

In urban areas long forgotten by the politicians, public school options have become the path to a better life.

Overall, we conclude that LAUSD Alliance charter high schools provide better outcomes at lower costs than comparable LAUSD traditional operated public schools in the same area.

Charter schools are performing particularly well in areas in California known to have struggling public schools.

• Use of multiple forms of evidence of student learning, not just test scores; • Extensive professional development that enables teachers to better assess and assist their students; • Incorporation of ongoing feedback to students about their performance to improve learning outcomes; • Public reporting on school progress in academic and non-academic areas, using a variety of information sources and including improvement plans; and • Sparing use of external interventions, such as school reorganization, to give reform programs the opportunity to succeed.

In head - to - head competition, people with charter schools in their area think they offer a better education than the traditional public schools — a 58 percent to 23 percent margiIn head - to - head competition, people with charter schools in their area think they offer a better education than the traditional public schools — a 58 percent to 23 percent margiin their area think they offer a better education than the traditional public schools — a 58 percent to 23 percent margin.

The district is well on its way to becoming the only public school district in the Austin area to offer an IB education to all students at every grade level.

Charter school supporters say they are providing opportunities for students in areas with poor traditional public schools to have a better alternative to get an education, and some have even framed it in language of civil rights.

The survey by BerkeleyIGS / EdSource shows that 69 percent of voters «believe is it very important for the state's public schools to put greater emphasis on preparing high school students who may not end up going to college to be successful in the workforce» while just 28 percent say schools near them «are doing an excellent or good job in this area.»

A series of studies from CREDO at Stanford University have found that in the aggregate charter schools don't perform better than traditional public schools but often outperform them in urban areas.

In light of these circumstances, and the challenges faced by public schools in ensuring these students are mastering grade - level TEKS, and the evidence as noted in the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolIn light of these circumstances, and the challenges faced by public schools in ensuring these students are mastering grade - level TEKS, and the evidence as noted in the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin ensuring these students are mastering grade - level TEKS, and the evidence as noted in the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin the Katrina study that many of these students may well perform below state standards in their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin their tested areas as compared to their non-affected peers, it is logical that students who are identified by these specific PEIMS codes should be excluded in the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schoolin the 2017 - 2018 accountability subset for public schools.

Sarah Fryer, a spokesperson for the Parkfield New School group, said: «We want the school to be in the best location to serve the largest amount of people in the Bournemouth and Poole area, so we are asking the public where they would like it to be.&School group, said: «We want the school to be in the best location to serve the largest amount of people in the Bournemouth and Poole area, so we are asking the public where they would like it to be.&school to be in the best location to serve the largest amount of people in the Bournemouth and Poole area, so we are asking the public where they would like it to be.»

Public schools in wealthy areas tend to perform well.

Our experience extends to the areas of economic development corporations and municipal law, and in the representation of special purpose districts, cooperatives, shared service arrangements, utility districts, head start agencies, private schools, public and private colleges and universities, chambers of commerce, and education foundations as well as other nonprofit organizations.

TXCC assisted the Texas Education Agency (TEA) staff with coordination of the council's work to inform policymakers and stakeholders about high - quality development and implementation of expanded learning opportunities for public school children, applying knowledge of research and best practices in this area.

The Schaefer Center report found that charter schools perform at least as well as regular public schools and even slightly outshine them in some areas.

When many people think of school choice, they think of programs that help students who live in struggling areas where the public schools are not always the best choice for a successful education.

So, the public schools in urban areas, where the increased population of test - takers is coming from, are doing good work in challenging students to learn.