Sentences with phrase «city school districts in the nation»

... «The new NAEP results confirm that Duval County is one of the highest performing big city school districts in the nation,» said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council for Great City Schools.

Evidence offered: «A 2009 report from America's Promise Alliance, a national advocacy and research organization headed by retired General Colin Powell, showed IPS had the lowest graduation rate among central city school districts in the nation's largest 50 cities.»

In 2014, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said D.C. was «by every measure the fastest - improving big city school district in the nation.»

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In Oakland, one of the nation's most diverse cities, Jackson says he would like to see Uber hire local workers and businesses and invest in the community, including the Oakland Unified School DistricIn Oakland, one of the nation's most diverse cities, Jackson says he would like to see Uber hire local workers and businesses and invest in the community, including the Oakland Unified School Districin the community, including the Oakland Unified School District.

Over half of black children in public primary and secondary schools are concentrated in the nation's twelve largest central city school districts, where the quality of education is poor, and where whites constitute only about a quarter of total enrollment.

The school was famous in 1995 when a movie called «Dangerous Minds» featuring actress Michelle Pfeiffer was based on a true story about Carlmont HS during a time when East Palo Alto was the murder capital city in the nation and there were 4 regions that segregated each students to attend (4) public high schools in the Sequoia District: Menlo - Atherton, Woodside, Sequoia and Carlmont.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and district administrators who have attacked Chicago as having the shortest school day among the nation's 10 largest cities have begun touting this as an accomplishment: CPS officials say the 7.5 - hour day will tie Chicago with Philadelphia as «the leader among the largest cities in instructional time» for...

Thanks to the Walmart Foundation, Partners for Breakfast - in - the - Classroom received $ 8 million, which enabled us to expand breakfast - in - the - classroom in eight school districts across the nation: Charleston County (SC); Denver Public Schools (CO); Des Moines Public Schools (IA); Elgin School District U-46 (IL); Guilford County Schools (NC); Jefferson County Public Schools (KY); Kansas City Public Schools (KS); Knox County Schoolsschool districts across the nation: Charleston County (SC); Denver Public Schools (CO); Des Moines Public Schools (IA); Elgin School District U-46 (IL); Guilford County Schools (NC); Jefferson County Public Schools (KY); Kansas City Public Schools (KS); Knox County SchoolsSchool District U-46 (IL); Guilford County Schools (NC); Jefferson County Public Schools (KY); Kansas City Public Schools (KS); Knox County Schools (TN).

Five years ago, when Chicago became the largest school district in the nation to privatize its meal program, city officials said the initiative was designed to improve the quality and wholesomeness of student food.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren echoed Mayor de Blasio's rhetoric of income equality, saying her city has the worst school district in the state and the fifth - highest child poverty rate in the nation.

«New York City will become the largest school district in the nation to recognize Eid al - Fitr and Eid al - Adha as holidays,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio.

In a study that surveyed the nation's 100 largest school districts, New York City scored an A-minus on school choice and competition.

On the heels of yet another school shooting in the nation, the Lockport City School District discusses plans to install new security measchool shooting in the nation, the Lockport City School District discusses plans to install new security meaSchool District discusses plans to install new security measures.

Prior to his appointment by the Governor, he was Superintendent of Public Education in San Diego City Schools, the nation's eighth largest urban school district.

These innovators are working in cities and school districts across the nation.

The Council of the Great City Schools, a Washington - based advocacy group for 66 of the nation's largest urban school districts, presented Mr. Forgione with the award at a dinner on Oct. 23, during its annual conference in Houston.

The Cincinnati, Upper Arlington, and Orange City school districts are building on new approaches already in place to expand 21st Century assessments, technology use, and learning time and places, precisely the «edges of innovation» I discuss in Education Nation.

Perhaps no event represented the trend in urban school politics better than Harold Levy's becoming chancellor of the nation's largest school district, New York City, in May 2000.

That same year, Envision's second campus, City Arts & Tech High School (CAT), had the highest API gain in the San Francisco Unified School District, and it was rated as one of 12 exemplary schools in the nation by the U.S. Department of Education.

In 50 years, the council has grown from an organization with 12 districts to a membership consisting of 66 big - city school systems across the nation.

While discipline policies vary across schools, districts, and states — and as the nation's largest school district the New York City public schools are likely more bureaucratized and formalized in matters of school discipline than smaller districts — the scale, scope, and level of complexity of the legal regulations affecting day - to - day school practices appear quite formidable.

New York City principals and assistant principals have agreed to trade in some of their long - standing job security for substantial pay raises, setting the stage for a new era of school management and accountability in the nation's largest school district.

Even if 1 in every 10 of these graduates entered teaching for two years (average tenure at KIPP - like No Excuses charter schools) before moving onto other careers, they would provide only 6 percent of the some 450,000 teachers currently working in the member districts of the Council of Great City Schools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school syschools) before moving onto other careers, they would provide only 6 percent of the some 450,000 teachers currently working in the member districts of the Council of Great City Schools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school sySchools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school systems).

The chief executive officers of our nation's state departments of education and city school districts have enormous influence over the future of learning in America.

Where once it was unsafe to roam outside of a few limited commercial and government sections, today the District of Columbia is one of the most desirable cities in the nation to live and work, drawing diverse communities of people fighting over real estate, office space and schools.

In Tacoma and 16 other cities across the nation, school districts are boosting student attendance by sending home what they call «nudge» letters when students miss too many days of school.

The Hechinger Report is investigating how professional - development funds are spent in the country's largest school system — New York City — as well as in other districts around the nation to see what we can learn from schools, districts and countries that excel at ongoing teacher training.

Design a school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nowschool that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NoSchools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nowschool study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NowSchool Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now What?

Between 2004 and 2009, Cerf was Deputy Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education where he led organizational strategy, innovation, labor relations, and all matters pertaining to recruiting, supporting, developing, and evaluating the nearly 80,000 teachers and 1,450 principals who work in the nation's largest school district.

Twenty - seven large school districts, representing roughly 10 percent of the nation's students, volunteer for extra testing so that they can have NAEP scores for their cities, in addition to their states.

Still, a majority of urban school district officials think the program has the potential to deliver lasting change to long - foundering schools, according to a survey by the Council of the Great City Schools, an organization in Washington, D.C., that represents the nation's urban school disschools, according to a survey by the Council of the Great City Schools, an organization in Washington, D.C., that represents the nation's urban school disSchools, an organization in Washington, D.C., that represents the nation's urban school districts.

The Rochester City School District ranks among the top 10 in the nation when it comes to per pupil spending for large school distSchool District ranks among the top 10 in the nation when it comes to per pupil spending for large school distschool districts.

The nation's second state - run school district, Tennessee's Achievement School District oversees 12 schools in the city and plans to run more than 50, most of them within Memphis, over the next five school district, Tennessee's Achievement School District oversees 12 schools in the city and plans to run more than 50, most of them within Memphis, over the next fivdistrict, Tennessee's Achievement School District oversees 12 schools in the city and plans to run more than 50, most of them within Memphis, over the next five School District oversees 12 schools in the city and plans to run more than 50, most of them within Memphis, over the next fivDistrict oversees 12 schools in the city and plans to run more than 50, most of them within Memphis, over the next five years.

While serving at - risk students in one of the nation's highest - cost cities, charters get, on average, only two - thirds as much per - pupil money as district schools get.

«Syracuse is now number one in the nation in terms of the percentage of black and Hispanic families living in high - poverty neighborhoods,» said Sharon Contreras, outgoing superintendent of Syracuse City School District.

Even as a commission spent the past two years planning for the largest school district merger in the nation's history — the former Memphis city district and an adjacent suburban system became the unified 140,000 - student, 222 - school Shelby County district on July 1 — the landscape of governance within the legacy city school system was changing rapidly to favor parental choice and more autonomous schools.

Today, Chicago Public Schools — the third largest school district in the nation serving over 400,000 students — will stand with its sister cities in adopting a policy and programming blueprint that increases the access to, equity in, and quality of arts education.

Public education in America is far from one - size - fits - all, and there is dramatic diversity within the more than 13,000 school districts across the nation — from the 1 million students in New York City's more than 1,500 public schools, to the 60 students at the K - 8 school on Beals Island, Maine, and its 100 - student high school shared with the nearby town of Jonesport.

They are blamed when achievement scores are down and ignored when test scores are up; even in New York City, the nation's largest school district, where classes begin on Sept. 8.

Because of this, Indianapolis is one of the few big cities in the nation where charter school students are progressing enough on standardized tests to close the achievement gap between urban districts and the state average.

To promote it, he is blitzing the country and filling the nation's newspapers with an argument that is familiar yet powerful: High quality charter schools are the best hope for urban education, so states and cities should do everything in their power to allow them to grow and prosper, and school districts should embrace them as well.

Scores for most districts were higher than in 2003, but few make gains since 2007 see summary table for Nations largest city school districts.

When the Illinois legislature gave Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley direct control of the city's faltering school system in 1995, Daley appointed Vallas, the city's budget director, to take the reins of the nation's third largest district.

The 2015 Draft District Master Plan lays out expansion plans for Park City's schools that support our mission of innovation and excellence in public education and a vision to become one of the top 10 school districts in the nation.

Human Resources Director Tim McConnell said there's no doubt that school districts across the nation are competing to attract and retain the top talent in teaching and right here in Utah, they're already having to compete with teacher pay increases in those districts in which Park City looks for employees.

New York City, the nation's largest school district, enrolled half a million more students in 2015 - 16 than the runner up, the Los Angeles Unified School Disschool district, enrolled half a million more students in 2015 - 16 than the runner up, the Los Angeles Unified School Ddistrict, enrolled half a million more students in 2015 - 16 than the runner up, the Los Angeles Unified School DisSchool DistrictDistrict.

Administrators say a culture shift in schools may be painful, but that it is both urgent and necessary to lift the two cities from among the worst - performing districts in the nation.

«Indianapolis is among the most exciting cities in the nation to develop and launch a new, autonomous charter or district school, and The Mind Trust's Innovation School Fellowship and Charter School Design Challenge provide unique opportunities to do so,» said David Harris, founder & CEO of The Mind school, and The Mind Trust's Innovation School Fellowship and Charter School Design Challenge provide unique opportunities to do so,» said David Harris, founder & CEO of The Mind School Fellowship and Charter School Design Challenge provide unique opportunities to do so,» said David Harris, founder & CEO of The Mind School Design Challenge provide unique opportunities to do so,» said David Harris, founder & CEO of The Mind Trust.

By 2004, the Council of the Great City Schools, a national nonprofit, published its own report, noting that D.C. remained one of the lowest - performing urban school districts in the nation.

«I think it is important for us to communicate with all of those people who have the stake in what's happening in education,» said Elia, who most recently led the nation's eighth largest school district, Hillsborough County, Florida, a racially and socioeconomically varied area that includes the city of Tampa.