Not exact matches
Another story in The Sun, about racial covenants in Rodgers Forge («Residents of Towson
neighborhood confront racist legacy of covenants,» Sept. 10) was significant because, repeatedly, new residents remark that they moved to the
neighborhood because of
good schools and because taxes are lower
than in Baltimore City.
It strikes me as a dangerous exaggeration that may seem to justify a differentiation in the pedagogies and the social policies that are enacted or applied within such
neighborhoods, with greater emphasis on rigid discipline
than on the informality and intellectual expansiveness that are familiar in the
better schools that educate the children of rich people.
Among the 3,450 students are more
than 500 black youngsters, most of them attracted by stronger curricula or
better facilities
than those available at
schools in their own
neighborhoods.
«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.
For the great number of Long Island residents who no longer have use for the
schools, who are underwater with their mortgages, and who are living in
neighborhoods that look a lot different
than they used to —
well, they're not sure what they're paying for anymore.
The charters have been used for tax breaks by hedge - fund operators; worse yet, he continued, is that they're siphoning away children in poorer
neighborhoods whose parents are aware enough to seek something
better for them
than their local
schools, in what he called «a cannibalization of our public -
school system... We need to fully fund our
schools.»
It's more
than a sunny tale of three high
school kids (played
well by Shameik Moore, Kiersey Clemons, and Tony Revolori) trying to survive
school and their
neighborhood, after all.
Sixty - seven thousand Milwaukee students ride buses, but academic achievement is no
better than it was when students were taught in
neighborhood schools.
He says he is less interested in how
schools are governed
than he is in making sure there are
good schools in every
neighborhood.
Students in district
schools with three or more charter
schools within a one - mile radius perform significantly
better in math
than students with just one charter in the
neighborhood, and they are also significantly less likely to be retained.
I say this as one of the few government administrators openly interested in the rights of low - income families to access non-governmental
schools: Absent
better systemic answers
than those offered by ideologues, publicly funded private
school choice for all children will continue to be more of a factor in legislative debates and scholarly conferences
than in the homes and
neighborhoods of America's youth.
That's persistent demand stoked by parents and students seeking a
better education
than children are receiving in
neighborhood schools.
And it's a sad fact that the
schools that do get closed almost always have some kids attending them — and these kids, too often, are the least fortunate youngsters of all, boys and girls whose families lack the means, the concern, or the savvy to access
better options for their sons and daughters
than the
neighborhood school whose continued existence can not be justified on any other grounds.
The Mathematica researchers draw on other studies to try to estimate the potential peer effects, but clearly the
best way to resolve the issues of self selection, attrition and replacement would be for KIPP to run a substantial number of «conversion» charter
schools —
schools in which KIPP educates students who happen to live in a particular
neighborhood, rather
than a self - selected group of students.
For example, those arguing for a return to zip code assignment of students to
schools because such
schools are somewhat more likely to be racially balanced
than schools of choice have to discount: 1) the strong preference of parents to choose their children's
schools, 2) the likelihood in some districts that a voluntarily segregated
school of choice will provide a much
better education
than a child's marginally less segregated
neighborhood school, and 3) the impacts of the competition among education providers that occurs when
school enrollment is determined by choice.
That is the promise of American public education — that all students will be
well - educated — not just those chosen by lottery for a charter
school that may not turn out to be
better than the regular
neighborhood school.
The bill would provide extra support for charter
school expansion, including providing new incentives for raising or abolishing charter
school caps, and for taking decisions for authorizing new charter
schools away from local
school boards — despite substantial research showing that charter
schools overall are no
better than traditional
neighborhood schools.
The culprit is the overreliance on property taxes to fund local public
schools, which helps rich
neighborhoods with high property values have
better public
schools than do poor areas.
Charter
schools are not the answer, but for those of us last - in - line for delivery of great
neighborhood schools, maybe we have a
better chance, rolling our own dice rather
than playing in a game historically fixed against us.
She chose it because it was across the street from the Catholic
school for boys that her son attends, also with a voucher, and it seemed
better than a
neighborhood public
school that has failed for years to meet achievement targets.
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.»
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neighborhoods I Can't Think I Wish I had a Pair of Scissors So I could Cut Out Your Tongue An Interview with Zoe Weil Little But Lucky Make
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School Closures Oakland Must Again Commit to Creating Small
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Schools Oaktown Oaks thrived for decades: Small
schools kept community alive Opposition to School Closures Impressive Fight: Professor Our Non Negotiables: What We Stand For SA's growing numbers of very large and very small public schools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consoli
schools kept community alive Opposition to
School Closures Impressive Fight: Professor Our Non Negotiables: What We Stand For SA's growing numbers of very large and very small public
schools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consoli
schools is raising concerns about kids getting lost in crowded campuses Small High
Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consoli
Schools Post Big Gains: 5 Questions with Gordon Berlin Small
Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small Schools Study Shows Why Cliques Thrive in Some Schools More Than Others The Power of 12 The True Cost of High School Dropouts U.S. News Ranks America's Best High Schools for Third Consecutive Year What Does Research Say About School District Consoli
Schools: The Myth, Reality, and Potential of Small
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School District Consolidation?
Put another way, students at largely unionized
neighborhood schools are twice as likely to progress
better in their achievement
than students in the largely non-unionized charter
schools that are competing to enroll them.
Three years ago, I was just looking for a
better option
than my
neighborhood school.
Additionally, state report card data released last fall suggested many charters in Chicago are performing no
better than some of the same
neighborhood schools.
It «appears» to do
better than some of its other urban
neighborhood schools because it refuses to provide educational services to the full range of students who make up the community.
They argue the money could be
better spent on bringing innovations to traditional public
schools, rather
than picking «winners and losers» and propping up a specific few nonprofit charter operators, whose «
schools of hope» could essentially replace failing
neighborhood schools.
Even the rabidly pro-charter
school Chicago Tribune reported that «New data suggests many charter
schools in Chicago are performing no
better than traditional
neighborhood schools, and some are doing worse.»
The authors pointed out some of the advantages of low poverty noting, «Children whose parents read to them at home, whose health is
good and can attend
school regularly, who do not live in fear of crime and violence, who enjoy stable housing and continuous
school attendance, whose parents» regular employment creates security, who are exposed to museums, libraries, music and art lessons, who travel outside their immediate
neighborhoods, and who are surrounded by adults who model high educational achievement and attainment will, on average, achieve at higher levels
than children without these educationally relevant advantages.»
«It makes it more objective
than what it's been in the past,» Howard said, adding the report cards will help parents and
neighborhoods better advocate for what their
schools need to improve.
I'd like KIPP teachers to also say, you're welcome for the new
neighborhood schools that I hope are a
better place to send your kid
than that old
school no politically connected patent would touch with a ten foot pole.
Furthermore, when we examine the data we see that on the whole, charters do not perform
better than high quality
neighborhood public
schools.
On most statistical measures, the
schools in the network perform as
well as and often
better than district
schools in similar
neighborhoods.
Instead they are required to navigate the education marketplace, choosing between
neighborhood schools that have been creamed of their
best students and the new experimental start - ups that on average perform worse
than traditional public
schools.
Furthermore, in the
schools in which low - income students do not achieve
well, 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.
To date, Great Public
Schools Now has met with more than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how best to serve under - resourced neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public s
Schools Now has met with more
than 60 education and community organizations to solicit input on how
best to serve under - resourced
neighborhoods and give families more options for high - quality public
schoolsschools.
Our approach is paying off, as African - American and Latino student achievement is
better than in traditional public
schools on any comparison, be it by state, by district, and particularly by
neighborhood.
For example, a family that takes the time and effort to apply to a charter
school, might be more involved in their student's education
than a family that just sends their student to the
neighborhood school, and that might be why we see choice
school students performing
better than the traditional public
school students.
That is significantly
better than the average of the
neighborhood public
schools — at 11.4 percent, 24 percent and 3.4 percent proficiency for math, ELA and science — but they are not, even Woodward admits,
good.
And sometimes, he says, DCSRN is able to tell families their
neighborhood school is actually
better than it used to be and urge them to consider it.
Rather
than state takeovers — which remove local control and accountability — as the go - to solution for troubled districts and
schools, strategies like student - centered education, including project - based instruction, and wraparound services focused on student and family
well - being, should be deployed to fix struggling
schools and stabilize
neighborhoods.
Despite its blind editorial support for charter
schools, the Chicago Tribune reported today that «New data suggests many charter
schools in Chicago are performing no
better than traditional
neighborhood schools, and some are doing worse.»
Last Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer published what was intended to be a feel -
good story about a family that chose an inner - city
neighborhood school rather
than a
well - regarded charter
school and wound up happy with their experience.
Renovated Pool home in East Fort Lauderdale in the sought after
neighborhood of Imperial Point less
than two miles away from the Beach and to some of the
best schools in the Fort Lauderdale area.
Other
than adults in your home or [SC]'s parents, is there at least one other adult in [SC's]
school,
neighborhood, or community who knows [SC][him / her]
well and who [he / she] can rely on for advice or guidance?
Only two
neighborhood considerations —
good hospitals (77 percent) and
good schools (65 percent)-- were rated higher
than reliable wireless service.
While a home in a popular
school district or in a higher income
neighborhood may come at a greater cost, homeowners in these areas actually tend to be in
better financial shape
than their peers in lower value markets.
They also tend to have higher median household incomes and value
neighborhood amenities such as
good schools and parks more
than apartment dwellers.