Sentences with phrase «by great public schools»

Schmerelson also criticized the district for ignoring the issues posed by the Great Public Schools Now initiative.

At a recent town hall held by Great Public Schools Now, Myrna Castrejón, the leader of the nonprofit seeking to expand excellent schools in Los Angeles, waded into the audience of parents, community members and LA Unified officials to ask what kind of schools they wanted for their kids.

More than 100 parents attended a recent town hall organized by Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) and featuring LAUSD Board...

More than 100 parents attended a recent town hall organized by Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) and featuring LAUSD Board Member Monica Garcia at East Los Angeles College.

More than 100 parents attended a recent town hall organized by Great Public Schools Now (GPSN) and featuring L...

* UPDATED A massive undertaking to increase access to high - quality education for tens of thousands of low - income students in Los Angeles was revealed today in a long - awaited plan by Great Public Schools Now, a well - funded nonprofit organization formed last year.

A plan unveiled today by Great Public Schools Now identifies 10 low - income neighborhoods where the nonprofit will focus its efforts on expanding access to high - performing schools for kids close to where they live.

Not exact matches

But according to a recent poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and NPR, Americans with health issues are more likely to experience a great deal of stress than anyone else.

July 7, 2013 — San Diego, CA Council of Great City Schools Public Relations Executives Meeting sponsored by Schoolwires

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health, found that eating red meat once a day gives you a 20 % greater chance of death by heart disease or cancer.

The UK's public services — maternity and early years services, schools and social workers — have been and remain almost entirely mother - centric, and as a result consistently fail to support greater sharing by mums and dads.

So far at least, the data, says Dawn Comstock, PhD, an associate professor of Epidemiology for the Pediatric Injury Prevention, Education, and Research (PIPER) program at the Colorado School of Public Health, MomsTeam Institute Board of Advisor and a co-author of a 2014 study on injuries in high school lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preveSchool of Public Health, MomsTeam Institute Board of Advisor and a co-author of a 2014 study on injuries in high school lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preveschool lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preventing.

Under the heading, «better late than never,» I wanted to post about a great show that's been featured on Martha Stewart Radio, hosted by New York chef, public school parent and school food activist, Bill Telepan.

Chicago Public Schools has increased property taxes the past two years, a move Emanuel has justified in part by talking about cost - cutting initiatives at the central office and the need to emphasize greater spending on the city's children.

Volunteer Margarita Roman, left, dispenses oranges to a parent at Calmeca Academy during the Brighton Park school's weekly «Healthy Kids Market,» a food pantry run by the Greater Chicago Food Depository in conjunction with Chicago Public Schools.

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.

Public schools on Long Island next year can expect a «record» hike in state financial assistance, greater than the amount recently proposed by the governor, Republican Long Island Sen. Carl Marcellino told educators.

Mr. Rodriguez, the representative of the district where the rally took place, argued that the Assembly had given a great deal to teachers unions and public education advocates by proposing a $ 1.8 billion outlay for schools in the budget.

«The operational influence and control exercised by Andrew Pallotta and Carl Korn and the capacity in which he serves each entity strongly suggest the activities of the Fund for Great Public Schools constitute «coordination» under NYS election law,» Cox said in the complaint.

Andrew Pallotta is listed as the treasurer of both the PAC and the Fund for Great Public Schools, according to filings viewed by The Post.

The Funding For Great Public Schools is backed by the New York State United Teachers union, listing its treasurer as NYSUT Vice President Andy Pallotta.

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

Phil Haberstro of the Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo, a key volunteer leader of the policy writing team, noted that the work of policy implementation is the next phase of work that is currently being accomplished through the newly formed District Health Council, the Board and the community at large - The public may view the District wellness policy on the Board of Education Web Site or by contacting Sue Ventresca, the Buffalo School District's Director of Health Related Services.

Launched on May 22, the 30 - second TV spot paints a bleak picture of city public schools with «class sizes up, after - school programs gone» and «great teachers threatened by layoffs.»

Great Public Schools PAC, which is headed by Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz, contributed $ 50,000.

«As parents, we are outraged that Success Academy charter schools can enter a New York City public school building, and without any oversight or approval, rip out potentially dangerous PCB - containing fixtures without taking any environmental precautions,» says the formal complaint to the state by the parents, who are backed by two nonprofit organizations, New Yorkers for Great Public Schools and the Alliance for Quality Eduschools can enter a New York City public school building, and without any oversight or approval, rip out potentially dangerous PCB - containing fixtures without taking any environmental precautions,» says the formal complaint to the state by the parents, who are backed by two nonprofit organizations, New Yorkers for Great Public Schools and the Alliance for Quality Educpublic school building, and without any oversight or approval, rip out potentially dangerous PCB - containing fixtures without taking any environmental precautions,» says the formal complaint to the state by the parents, who are backed by two nonprofit organizations, New Yorkers for Great Public Schools and the Alliance for Quality EducPublic Schools and the Alliance for Quality EduSchools and the Alliance for Quality Education.

As I look back on a 30 - plus year career split equally between Harvard Medical School and the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I am struck by the even greater contrasts in culture, values, leadership style, and work ethic between the «Eggheads» of the Ivy League and the «Cheeseheads» in Wisconsin.

Pascal James Imperato, MD, the dean of the School of Public Health at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, in Brooklyn, warns that prior lung damage, such as that caused by smoking, can leave you at greater risk of serious complications as well.

Established in 1848, by an act of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts, the Boston Public Library (BPL) was the first large free municipal library Boston Latin School Association 27 School Street, Suite 300 Boston, MA 02108 Phone: [phone]

The 85 year old filmmaker is probably more well - known for his examinations of public institutions in films like Welfare (1975), Titicut Follies (1967), At Berkeley (2013) or High School (1968, followed by a sequel in 1994), but he's also one of cinema's great chroniclers of art as work.

What is needed is a competitive certification process that establishes key criteria for entry into the teaching profession; gives public schools greater freedom to hire and fire teachers; and treats teachers like professionals and their schools like professional institutions by allowing them to tailor professional development to meet the needs of teachers.

Her 1974 book The Great School Wars describes how New York City has played educational three - card monte over its long public school history by moving apparent control over decisions up and down the system, between the central chancellor's office and the local superintendents, but never yielding any fraction of control to the scSchool Wars describes how New York City has played educational three - card monte over its long public school history by moving apparent control over decisions up and down the system, between the central chancellor's office and the local superintendents, but never yielding any fraction of control to the scschool history by moving apparent control over decisions up and down the system, between the central chancellor's office and the local superintendents, but never yielding any fraction of control to the schools.

Rural schools need greater attention from policymakers and the public, a report released last week by a leading rural education group says.

A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional competencies are associated with greater health and well ‑ being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well - being of pupils and their readiness to learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.

As education is a public good and requires public funding, proposed structures should be measured by the incentives they will create for schools, districts, and teachers to produce great student outcomes at reasonable expense.

This organization has a great backstory — started by a public school in Washington D.C. as a home - grown repository for screencast lessons made by their teachers, they caught the attention of edtech funders and ended up with seed money to take their idea to a national level.

The bottom line, as phrased by Education Next's Paul Peterson, Martin West, and Michael Henderson, is that «everyone wants more emphasis on just about everything in school, except athletics, though the general public is especially eager for more emphasis on reading and math, while teachers see greater needs in history and the arts.»

The authors begin by presenting a great deal of descriptive data on the overall enrollment and aggregate racial composition in public charter schools compared to traditional public schools.

Kamras, who currently serves as the chief of human capital for the District of Columbia Public Schools, has a varied perspective echoed today by many inside and outside education: While great teachers may be underpaid, new evaluation criteria are critical to determine appropriate salary levels.

Indianapolis — A group of educators, meeting here to mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision outlawing organized prayer and Bible readings in public schools, concluded that the debate over religion in public schools has entered a complex stage requiring greater caution and sensitivity than ever by schools.

Comprehensive school reform has been identified by both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congress as a key strategy in turning around the country's lowest performing schools, but this fact does not make NAS just like any other education group in D.C. Instead, it means that after a great deal of review, comprehensive school reform emerged as one of the country's best hopes for public school improvement on a grand scale.

One chapter, by Ludger Woessmann (coauthor of «School Choice International,» research, page 54) uses international data to show that systems that make greater use of public - private partnerships (ideally combining public funding with private operation) perform better than systems that do not.

Another study, by Michigan's Mackinac Center for Public Policy, found positive, but by their admission «not great,» results: Detroit charter high schools performed somewhat better than predicted based on their socioeconomic makeup, while Detroit Public Schools performed worse than preschools performed somewhat better than predicted based on their socioeconomic makeup, while Detroit Public Schools performed worse than preSchools performed worse than predicted.

Peterson also points to research by Harvard University's Martin West and German economist Ludger Woessmann, who examined the impact of school choice on the performance of 15 - year - old students in 29 industrialized countries and «discovered that the greater the competition between the public and private sector, the better all students do in math, science and reading.»

The goal of these school choice «patriots» was to free teachers to practice their craft in new and innovative ways, including by opening their own public or private schools, and to empower parents with greater choice and influence over their children's education.

By giving these schools true control over their programs, staff, and curricula, and by opening them to all families, authors of the charter school law resurrected the true American vision of public schooling: equal access to great instruction and accountability for resultBy giving these schools true control over their programs, staff, and curricula, and by opening them to all families, authors of the charter school law resurrected the true American vision of public schooling: equal access to great instruction and accountability for resultby opening them to all families, authors of the charter school law resurrected the true American vision of public schooling: equal access to great instruction and accountability for results.

According to a recent evaluation by the RAND Corporation and comparisons in Philadelphia and Baltimore, Edison's record is not very different from that of similar public schools, though it has received greater funding than its public counterparts.

Sponsored by the National Education Association, the theme for this years celebration is Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility.

On Monday Education Minister Christopher Pyne unveiled the Initiative which plans to make approximately 1500 public schools become independent by 2017 and follows an election promise by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to have greater principal autonomy and parental engagement in school matters.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.