Sentences with phrase «change at their neighborhood school»

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The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

On topic questions included: what defines a «community school», whether community schools are only located in low - income neighborhoods, whether there is a plan to extend universal pre-K to three year olds, how much more expensive community schools are to operate than «regular» schools, why was the UFT not at this announcement, whether academic gains are expected from community schools and how will such gains be measured, what programs are added to «regular» schools as they are converted into «community» schools, potential changes to the admissions process for specialized high schools and whether the seats announced today are new programs or new spaces.

«These aren't pilot programs that help a lucky few; they are foundational changes that will lift up schools in every neighborhood,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio at the announcement, which can be seen in the video below.

«Because of their unique position at the juncture of school, neighborhood, and home, afterschool programs may be particularly important for youth on a path toward school disengagement or risky behaviors,» said study author Elise Cappella, associate professor of applied psychology at NYU Steinhardt and director of NYU's Institute of Human Development and Social Change.

But there's a problem: Once changes at a school are underway, how can they be stopped from turning the building into an affluent, white enclave — especially if the surrounding neighborhood becomes mostly affluent and white?

The study compares the experiences of students who lived in the same neighborhoods — potentially just across the street from one another — but ended up at schools with different racial mixes as a result of the zoning change.

The change in facility plans, announced by Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, comes after public hearings where residents and community activists criticized the proposal to close all four schools in the Englewood neighborhood at the end of this academiSchools CEO Janice Jackson, comes after public hearings where residents and community activists criticized the proposal to close all four schools in the Englewood neighborhood at the end of this academischools in the Englewood neighborhood at the end of this academic term.

The Los Angeles Board of Education approved the first use of the controversial parent trigger law in the city Tuesday, clearing the way for sweeping changes at 24th Street Elementary School in the West Adams neighborhood.

Miss Allie Heemstra and Mrs. Valerie Diebel's classes at the Crossroads Academy (a public charter school in downtown Kansas City, Missouri) have studied history, visited 10 neighborhoods from Waldo to Pendleton Heights, talked to «change - makers» and read about community movements.

A new report showing where students at each DC charter school live could breathe new life into an old idea: changing the law to allow charters to give an admissions preference to neighborhood residents.

As neighborhoods gentrify and become (at least temporarily) more socioeconomically and racially diverse, are these compositional changes reflected in the composition of the local school?

The School Board has already agreed to move the county's «Montessori» program from Drew Model School to Patrick Henry Elementary School for the 2019 - 2020 school year, with Drew changing to a neighborhood school, so at least one option site is guaranteed to cSchool Board has already agreed to move the county's «Montessori» program from Drew Model School to Patrick Henry Elementary School for the 2019 - 2020 school year, with Drew changing to a neighborhood school, so at least one option site is guaranteed to cSchool to Patrick Henry Elementary School for the 2019 - 2020 school year, with Drew changing to a neighborhood school, so at least one option site is guaranteed to cSchool for the 2019 - 2020 school year, with Drew changing to a neighborhood school, so at least one option site is guaranteed to cschool year, with Drew changing to a neighborhood school, so at least one option site is guaranteed to cschool, so at least one option site is guaranteed to change.

One of the reasons Finland has consistently stayed at the top of international rankings in education is because it focuses on equity; poorer schools receive more funding than those in more affluent neighborhoods, according to Finnish Lessons 2.0: What can the world learn from educational change in Finland author Pasi Sahlberg, a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

And the change starts at home, in the neighborhoods, in the schools, at the job.