New test scores show that public charter schools are
the best public schools in the city for high - need students, but Mayor de Blasio continues to drag his feet in giving...
Now, Barr has a daughter in 2nd grade at Ivanhoe Elementary, one of
the better public schools in the city, and it seems as if he and LAUSD have met halfway.
Not exact matches
He was fascinated by the career of Frank Macchiarola, New York
City's
schools chancellor from 1978 to 1983 and a legendary educator who pushed for integration and
better performance
in public schools.
The piece draws a comparison to Virginia's Fairfax County, which is similar
in many ways to Westchester: They're both suburbs of big
cities (New York and Washington, D.C.), they have similarly high home values, and they educate about the same number of students
in public schools, which
in both places have a
good reputation.
These inner -
city Catholic
schools are «
public schools»
in the
best sense of the term; they're open to the
public (not just to Catholics), and they serve a genuine
public interest, the empowerment of the youthful poor.
In the remedial education case, New York
City provided remedial teachers to parochial (as
well as
public)
school students.
The Principal of
Public School 244 in Queens, New York City, has revealed that his pupils now have longer attention spans, are getting better academic scores, and the number of overweight and obese students has dropped by two percent — all since the school went «Meat Free» back in Ja
School 244
in Queens, New York
City, has revealed that his pupils now have longer attention spans, are getting
better academic scores, and the number of overweight and obese students has dropped by two percent — all since the
school went «Meat Free» back in Ja
school went «Meat Free» back
in January.
In addition to downloading an application from the City's website, hard - copy applications are also be available at the Durham Teen Center, 1101 Cornell St.; Durham Public Schools middle and high school guidance counselor offices as well as in private and home schools; and at the Durham County Public Library Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro S
In addition to downloading an application from the
City's website, hard - copy applications are also be available at the Durham Teen Center, 1101 Cornell St.; Durham
Public Schools middle and high school guidance counselor offices as well as in private and home schools; and at the Durham County Public Library Main Branch, 300 N. Roxb
Schools middle and high
school guidance counselor offices as
well as
in private and home schools; and at the Durham County Public Library Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro S
in private and home
schools; and at the Durham County Public Library Main Branch, 300 N. Roxb
schools; and at the Durham County
Public Library Main Branch, 300 N. Roxboro St.
«Schoolhouse Rock»: An Education Blog, September 2008 «A true solution to the problem of underachievement
in inner -
city public schools is going to require more nurturing families and safer neighborhoods as
well as
better teachers and more accountable
schools.»
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role
in the
City's adoption of the Program by supporting the Chicago
Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple
City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago
Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago
City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of
Public Health, Department of Family and Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).
I think
city councils could do more
good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids
in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a
school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.
Now advocates have a new tool to help achieve just such a lofty goal: It's called the
Good Food Purchasing Policy and after its successful passage
in 2012 by the Los Angeles Unified
School District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is pro
School District and the
city of LA,
school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is pro
school districts and
cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how
public food, like
school lunch, is pro
school lunch, is procured.
You might live
in a health - conscious, progressive
city and / or your children might attend a
school (
public or private)
in which the parent community is
well educated about nutrition — or at least open to nutrition education.
A limited extension of Mayoral control
in New York
City was not a
good sign for a «Mayoral Intervention» plan for the Buffalo
Public School District.
«I am disappointed by the decision of the Chicago Teachers Union to turn its back on not only a
city negotiating
in good faith but also the hundreds of thousands of children relying on the
city's
public schools to provide them a safe place to receive a strong education.
Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the
city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are
in traditional
public schools v. charter
schools, what is the greatest challenge
in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle
school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available
in neighborhoods where
schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are
in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter
schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter
school supporters, his views on academically screened high
schools, his view on the
school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter
schools expecting to open
in fall 2014
in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The
Good Wife and his view on
city employees marching
in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade
in uniform / with banners.
In October 2017, Adams, Mayor Bill de Blasio and then - City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña started «Meatless Mondays,» a program that bans meat from being served on Mondays in certain public schools, as well as vegan lunch options in 1,200 public school
In October 2017, Adams, Mayor Bill de Blasio and then -
City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña started «Meatless Mondays,» a program that bans meat from being served on Mondays in certain public schools, as well as vegan lunch options in 1,200 public s
Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña started «Meatless Mondays,» a program that bans meat from being served on Mondays
in certain public schools, as well as vegan lunch options in 1,200 public school
in certain
public schools, as well as vegan lunch options in 1,200 public s
schools, as
well as vegan lunch options
in 1,200 public school
in 1,200
public schoolsschools.
«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo
Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together
in the
best interest of the education of the children at
City Honors,» he said.
Castorina has never run for
public office before, but is
well known among the Island's elected officials for his pro bono lawsuit filed against the
city in 2010 to restore
school buses for seventh and eighth grade students.
The budget's landmark achievement was a commitment to raise the state minimum wage
in New York
City to $ 15 an hour by 2018, but the budget also contained other
good news for New York
City and its
public schools.
When Carmen Fariña stepped into the role of
schools chancellor
in 2014, she brought sanity back to New York
City public education after 12 long years of Michael Bloomberg's disastrous business - knows -
best chancellors.
Lorrie Abounader, Buffalo Niagara Enterprise Harvey Albond, Outgoing Niagara Region State Parks Commissioner (2 terms), President Niagara Falls Rotary Club Jay Bumey, WNYEA Habitat and Natural Resources Chair; Learning Sustainability Campaign; GreenWatch; Friends of Times Beach Chair Erin Carmina, 500 Block Association of Main Street
in Downtown Buffalo Thomas Frank, 1st Niagara National Transportation Heritage Area Jerome Nagy Joseph Garguilo Justin Imola Derik Kane Lari Komiczky, Sweet Home Central
School District Keith Lucas,
City of Buffalo Richard Mrugala Tom Mussell Mathew Nagowski, Partnership for the
Public Good, Cornell Club of Greater Buffalo David Paoletta Suzie Rivo Solender, Amherst Youth Board, Erie Co..
Dromm told Gay
City that one of the real problems
in the
public schools is «abusive» security agents, and he said if the Council can afford $ 20 million for private
schools they should appropriate an equal amount for «restorative disciplinary practices» for such security personnel
in the
public schools as
well as for many more guidance counselors.
«As mayor, I will have no higher priority than ensuring kids
in our
city can go to a
good school in their neighborhood, whether
public, private, parochial or religious,» Massey said.
The Daily News took a deep dive into the
city's
public schools in our five - part «Fight for Their Future» series — but now we turn the spotlight over to New York's political and educational leaders to learn what they believe is
best for our kids.
More than 700,000 students
in more than 1,200 New York
City schools — including large high
schools in all five boroughs — would face higher class sizes, have fewer teachers and lose after -
school academic and enrichment programs if President - elect Trump makes
good on a campaign promise to pull billions of federal dollars away from
public schools to pay for private vouchers, a UFT analysis has found.
Attendees at today's kickoff included:
City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo
Public Schools Interim Superintendent Donald Ogilvie, SUNY Trustee Dr. Eunice Lewin, University at Buffalo President Dr. Satish K. Tripathi, SUNY Buffalo State President Dr. Katherine Conway - Turner, Erie Community College President Jack Quinn, Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chair, businessman and developer Howard Zemsky, Staff Scientist Mwita Phelps of Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Director of the Buffalo and Erie County
Public Libraries Mary Jean Jakubowski, Dr. Norma J. Nowak, Director of Science and Technology, UB's NYS Center of Excellence
in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, as
well as a number of invited guests, including elected leaders, teachers and students.
Despite a federal court order that aimed to
better integrate the Buffalo
Public Schools, the city schools are now more segregated than they were when the original civil rights lawsuit was filed in the
Schools, the
city schools are now more segregated than they were when the original civil rights lawsuit was filed in the
schools are now more segregated than they were when the original civil rights lawsuit was filed
in the 1970s.
«I can not imagine that David Steiner will sleep
well tonight; he wrestled with his conscience and settled on a nightmarish scenario for the million - plus children
in the New York
City public schools — placing at the helm of the New York
City public school system a person with zero educational credentials,» he said.
«There is probably no clearer example of how Mike Bloomberg uses his immense private wealth for
public power in a fashion that is unprecedented not only at the city level but at the state and national levels, as well,» Douglas A. Muzzio, a professor at the School of Public Affairs at Baruch College, said, referring to the Doe
public power
in a fashion that is unprecedented not only at the
city level but at the state and national levels, as
well,» Douglas A. Muzzio, a professor at the
School of
Public Affairs at Baruch College, said, referring to the Doe
Public Affairs at Baruch College, said, referring to the Doe Fund.
«The goal of the project is to help
cities better understand the primary drivers of household carbon footprints
in each location,» said Daniel Kammen, Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy
in the Energy and Resources Group and the Goldman
School of
Public Policy, and director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory.
Better than the performances themselves, though, is their broader purpose: all proceeds from Miscast help to fund MCC
in its continual efforts to produce some of New York's most ambitious and original works of theater, as
well as support its MCC Youth Company and
in -
school partnerships that serve
public schools across New York
City.
CREDO had done a national study that found more charters doing badly compared to their feeder
schools from the traditional
public sector, and an NBER study
in New York
City found substantially
better performance of charters versus traditional
public schools.
Bersin, Colvin tells us, the son of «Russian immigrants» (
better described as Eastern European Jews)
in Brooklyn, had «benefited from a rigorous
public school education» (though there is no mention of his attending one of New York City's examination high schools); gone on to Harvard, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar, in the same class as Bill Clinton), and Yale Law School; and enjoyed a successful legal career culminating in service as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Calif
school education» (though there is no mention of his attending one of New York
City's examination high
schools); gone on to Harvard, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar,
in the same class as Bill Clinton), and Yale Law
School; and enjoyed a successful legal career culminating in service as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Calif
School; and enjoyed a successful legal career culminating
in service as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California.
After six years as superintendent of the Baltimore
City Public Schools and more than 20 years working
in education, Andrés Alonso is
well positioned to share what he's learned along the way.
Using the
best available unit of comparison, we find that 63 percent of charter students
in these central
cities attend
school in intensely segregated minority
schools, as do 53 percent of traditional
public school students (see Figure 1).
What makes Boston's resistance to expanding charter
schools so remarkable is that the
city's charter sector includes some of the
best urban
public schools in the country, of any kind.
The New York
City Board of Education began training the city's public school teachers with the organization's professional - development workshops, called Schools Attuned, after the idea that schools must be better attuned to students» individual thought processes in order to help t
City Board of Education began training the
city's public school teachers with the organization's professional - development workshops, called Schools Attuned, after the idea that schools must be better attuned to students» individual thought processes in order to help t
city's
public school teachers with the organization's professional - development workshops, called
Schools Attuned, after the idea that schools must be better attuned to students» individual thought processes in order to hel
Schools Attuned, after the idea that
schools must be better attuned to students» individual thought processes in order to hel
schools must be
better attuned to students» individual thought processes
in order to help them.
After reading the critics and examining many more studies than Klein names (some inevitably negative), I believe there is simply no doubt that under Klein's leadership, children attending
public schools in New York
City were, on average, being far
better educated at the end of his eight years than they had been nine years before.
Footwear aside, McCartney, Lesser Professor of Early Childhood Development at HGSE, managed her honorary role
well as one of 100 business, government, and education leaders who participated on November 1
in the third annual «Principal For A Day» event sponsored by the Boston
Public Schools (BPS) and the Boston Plan for Excellence, an organization started by corporations and foundations
in 1984 to benefit the
city's
school system.
ESD gave just 16 percent of the
city's
public schools (district or charter) a C + or
better in 2014, based on a combination of academic status, progress, and
school climate measures.
While many people complain about the
public education system, PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement) invites civic leaders, heads of corporations, and well - known writers and entertainers to walk in the shoes of principals in New York City sc
public education system, PENCIL (
Public Education Needs Civic Involvement) invites civic leaders, heads of corporations, and well - known writers and entertainers to walk in the shoes of principals in New York City sc
Public Education Needs Civic Involvement) invites civic leaders, heads of corporations, and
well - known writers and entertainers to walk
in the shoes of principals
in New York
City schools.
Lacking
good information, it has been easy even for sophisticated Americans to be seduced by apologists who would have the
public believe the problems are simply those of poor kids
in central
city schools.
Public schools all over the nation — but especially
in cities — are grappling with difficult problems of strikes, decreasing enrollment and increasing costs, as
well as the perceived threat of tax credits for private -
school tuition and voucher plans.
For example, she recently was asked to conduct research
in the San Diego
City Schools public district on how to create the
best tools for English language learners.
Students
in Baltimore's charter
schools fared somewhat
better, outperforming those
in the
city's traditional
public schools in 4th and 8th grade math and reading (Figure 3).
In cities and towns all across my home state of Massachusetts, school administrators and teachers» unions are engaged, usually well out of public view, in the periodic and exhausting ritual of collective bargainin
In cities and towns all across my home state of Massachusetts,
school administrators and teachers» unions are engaged, usually
well out of
public view,
in the periodic and exhausting ritual of collective bargainin
in the periodic and exhausting ritual of collective bargaining.
In March Booker devoted half of his hour - long State of the
City address (his fifth) to education, saying «More than anything, we must do better for our children's education... We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city.&ra
City address (his fifth) to education, saying «More than anything, we must do
better for our children's education... We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great
public school system for our
city.&ra
city.»
In recent years, one Jersey City public school, PS 24 (better known as Watters School), has focused more on the whole child and has used a systematic social, emotional, and character development program in grades six through eigh
In recent years, one Jersey
City public school, PS 24 (better known as Watters School), has focused more on the whole child and has used a systematic social, emotional, and character development program in grades six through
school, PS 24 (
better known as Watters
School), has focused more on the whole child and has used a systematic social, emotional, and character development program in grades six through
School), has focused more on the whole child and has used a systematic social, emotional, and character development program
in grades six through eigh
in grades six through eight.
«Enhancing professional development, coaching and collaboration opportunities for our dedicated Oakland teachers and
school leaders, as
well as strengthening partnerships and support for
public schools already
in existence is critical to realizing our vision of educational equity across the
city.»