Sentences with phrase «better than public school students»

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.

Asked whether he was confident that the private schools funded by vouchers are better than the public schools students would otherwise attend, Jindal told POLITICO that parents, not government officials, should make that decision.

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All this despite the fact that private schooling doesn't actually yield better outcomes for students, according to a recent Statistics Canada report (instead, the apparent academic success of private school student is due to their socioeconomic backgrounds).9 A UBC study also found that students from public schools scored higher in first - year university classes than their private school counterparts.10

Recent analysis of the widely followed voucher experiment in Milwaukee shows that low - income minority students who attended private schools scored substantially better in reading and math after four years than those who remained in public schools.

Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.

Belluck has used his own Twitter handle in recent days to dog the State Education Department over the results of third - through eighth - grade English and math test scores that showed charter school students performing slightly better than their public school counterparts.

But, they argued, the final agreement was better for public school teachers and students than Cuomo's original proposal and it was better to accept some changes than risk a late budget.

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.

Cuomo touted his plan to give some public college students free tuition and extending after - school programs at public schools, as well as a doubling of a state child care tax credit for more than 200,000 people.

Charter school students in grades 3 through 8 perform better than we would expect, based on the performance of comparable students in traditional public schools, on both the math and reading portions of New York's statewide achievement tests.

Our analysis of these data reveals that teachers transfer from one school to another — or exit the Texas public school system altogether — more as a reaction to the characteristics of their students than in response to better salaries in other schools.

From James Coleman's early observational studies of high schools to the experimental voucher evaluations of the past 15 years, researchers have routinely found that similar students do at least as well and, at times, better academically in private schools than in public schools.

In the early 1980s, James Coleman and his colleagues found that Catholic - school students were significantly more likely to report that their schools» approach to discipline was «excellent or good» than their public - school peers.

[3] Would poor students using vouchers to attend private schools do better than if they remained in their public systems?

But then one would recall that other public functions exist, such as health, transportation, and higher education, that make large and urgent claims on the budgets of state governments; that problems other than a lack of money afflict the schools, such as students who arrive unprepared for learning or life in a classroom; and that evidence for the efficacy of money per se is at best mixed.

In 2013, more than 80 percent of New Orleans public school students attend charter schools, including 12 charters that are authorized by the Orleans Parish School Board, which still operates six of its own schools asschool students attend charter schools, including 12 charters that are authorized by the Orleans Parish School Board, which still operates six of its own schools asSchool Board, which still operates six of its own schools as well.

Another literature review, conducted by economists Jeffrey Grogger and Derek Neal, found few clear - cut gains for white students, while «urban minorities in Catholic schools fare much better than similar students in public schools.»

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.

In their report, Miron and Applegate conclude that Edison Schools do improve from year to year on norm - referenced tests, which measure gains in students knowledge over time, but on criterion - referenced tests, which measure whether or not students meet state standards, Edison students fared no better than students from surrounding public sSchools do improve from year to year on norm - referenced tests, which measure gains in students knowledge over time, but on criterion - referenced tests, which measure whether or not students meet state standards, Edison students fared no better than students from surrounding public schoolsschools.

In a recent Public Agenda survey, parents of public high - school students supported the idea that reducing class sizes was a better way to improve schools than raising salaries for teaPublic Agenda survey, parents of public high - school students supported the idea that reducing class sizes was a better way to improve schools than raising salaries for teapublic high - school students supported the idea that reducing class sizes was a better way to improve schools than raising salaries for teachers.

So, twenty years after the enactment of Milwaukee's program, a growing body of research shows that students receiving vouchers do as well and often better than their peers in public schools and at a fraction of the taxpayer cost.

Once the statistical adjustments are made for all the factors that can influence students» political knowledge except the type of school they attend, only students in Catholic schools still perform better than do students in assigned public schools.

Because good private schools have discovered this secret, African - American students who attend them are much more likely to complete college than are comparable students from public schools.

The study found that deeper learning public high schools graduate students with better test scores and on - time graduation rates nine percent higher than other schools, a win for teachers and students alike.

To quote from a famous interview given by James Coleman, cited in this book, «Catholic high schools educate students better than public schools do... students drop out four times more often than their Catholic school counterparts.»

A national study released today casts doubt on whether the academic performance of students in charter schools is any better than that of their peers in regular public schools.

As Andrew Mollison shows (features, p. 34), the Advanced Placement test is a good beginning, but until more than 10 percent of all public school students take that test, it is not going to have broad impact.

In a Public Agenda survey, more than 85 percent of teachers indicated that they would choose a school with well - behaved students and supportive parents over one where they would earn a significantly higher salary.

Even if a charter or private school were no better than a traditional forced - choice public school, the fact that parents and students themselves choose the school may mean they perceive distinct advantages in it, real or not.

According to the Common Good authors, Catholic high schools — and many believe that this applies to elementary schools as well — «manage simultaneously to achieve relatively high levels of student learning, distribute this learning more equitably with regard to race and class than in the public sector, and sustain high levels of teacher commitment and student engagement.»

Results of the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education, or SAGE, program showed that between 1996 - 97 and 1998 - 99, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders in 30 public schools performed better on the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills than did students in bigger classes.

If the new information surprises respondents by indicating the district is doing less well than previously thought, the public, upon learning the truth of the matter, is likely to 1) lower its evaluation of local schools; 2) become more supportive of educational alternatives for families; 3) alter thinking about current policies affecting teacher compensation and retention; and 4) reassess its thinking about school and student accountability policies.

But the fact that attending a private school worked for the average low - income student in the FTC program does not mean it will work for everyone, nor that all private schools are better than all public schools.

The results of our study of New York City public school teachers confirm a simple truth: some teachers are considerably better than others at helping students learn.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sSchool, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sschool that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

(p. 222) It does not seem unfair to expect the authors to provide evidence, other than the fact of differentiation, to support these assertions, or to say what is being done in traditional public schools that better prepares students for life in a democratic society.

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 areas.

Public charter schools continue to enroll higher percentages of black and low - income students than DCPS, as well as the same percentage of students with disabilities, and higher percentages of our most disabled children.

These results tell us whether a student attending a randomly selected charter school will perform better, on average, than a similar student attending a traditional public school.

An entire field of education research aims to assess whether students are better off at charter schools than in the public system.

In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aschool, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the aSchool District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.

Americans as a whole believe private and parochial schools do a better job of educating students than public schools do, something that might be remedied with the right federal or state public school education policies.

On the NAEP exams in reading and mathematics, students in charter schools perform no better than those in regular public schools, whether one looks at black, Hispanic or low - income students, or students in urban districts.

«Even the most conservative estimate shows that parents of more than a half million students are attempting to vote with their feet to choose a public charter school that better meets their child's needs, added Rees.

On the positive side, the schools would stay open: They would remain in their current locations; the students and teachers were welcome to return; and, best of all, because they would be fully public, the schools would receive more than $ 10,000 in government aid per student.

Canada's charter schools get better results than nearby public schools serving impoverished students.

Arne Duncan thinks that magnet schools are the answer, yet there is absolutely no evidence that they succeed better than regular public school despite the inherit advantage of having students of parents interested enough in their children's education to enroll them in one.

In 2006, the National Center for Education Statistics found that public school students do as well as or better than their private school and charter school counterparts.

Most public schools today continue to follow an organizational design better suited for 20th century mass production than educating students in the 21st century.

While urban students overall do better in charter schools than in traditional public schools — a conclusion found by rigorous studies that account for any potential differences in the students going in — the gap varies tremendously from place to place.