Sentences with phrase «big high schools»

Fouts told them early, for instance, that Washington State grants to transform big high schools into many small ones were floundering and that grantee school districts were at best neutral toward schools trying to redesign themselves.

They do, however, feel comfortable in community settings, since many of them attended big high schools and colleges, and have worked at big corporations, Carle says.

Moser's biggest high school recruit might be his center.

In 1997, Richard opened the first Urban Assembly high school, and when the Bloomberg administration was looking for organizations with capacity to create small schools to replace the city's failing big high schools, Richard and the UA stepped forward.

Because oftentimes at other big high schools, teachers only communicate for bad things,» Alcarez said.

The belief that the structure of high schools is part of the problem was evident in comments such as «Kids can't deal with big high schools; too many are slipping through the cracks» and «We can't prepare kids for the future in a lock - step setting.»

They've created themed academies to steer even ninth - graders toward economically viable career choices and broken big high schools into small ones to prevent the all - too - common teenage descent into anonymity.

Many families see big high schools like Lincoln, Kennedy, East, Thomas Jefferson, Bruce Randolph and North as providing opportunities for all students, regardless of race, class or ability.

Carter was a part of the 2012 team which came up three points shy of reaching the state's biggest high school football stage.

«This year marks the 23rd year for the girls tournament and the 13th for the boys; they have grown over the years and now are the biggest high school water polo tournaments in the Western United States,» commented Sierra College Aquatics Director Scott Decker.

I also go to a big high school, and walk a lot between classes and getting too and from school.

And, our oldest daughter being a big high schooler wasn't any different.

The report, issued Wednesday by the New School's Center for New York City Affairs, examines the impact of one of the signature initiatives of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and his schools chancellor, Joel I. Klein, since 2002: closing 21 big high schools and opening nearly 200 smaller secondary schools...

By 1990, the country was setting national education goals, giving birth to novel school designs, breaking up big high schools, and revamping the National Assessment of Educational Progress to get better information.

There's a place for small schools for students who are overwhelmed in a big high school, but students there also deserve vocational options.

Big high school football weekend as two top football powers face off tonight in New Orleans, Karr vs. Landry - Walker — both charter schools and defending champions in their respective classification.

Of the big high schools studied, 26 of 34 saw enrollment increases between 2002 and 2007; 19 also saw their attendance rates drop; and 15 saw their graduation rates decline.

As a result, some big high schools that remained open became «dumping grounds,» with enrollment increases as large as 1,000 additional students.

As the big high schools were closed, their students were scattered around the district.

Even with the new primary school, most children attend the bigger high schools in Sematan or Kuching.