Sentences with phrase «city schools in poor districts»

But today many city schools in poor districts are still lacking sorely needed funds and basic resources because state officials say the state doesn't have enough money to comply with the court ruling that took 14 years to win.

But today many city schools in poor districts are still lacking sorely needed funds and basic resources.

Not exact matches

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.

It's about forcing the city to comply with the Campaign for Fiscal Equity which sued over inequitable distribution of funding among wealthier and poorer school districts back in 1993.

«That means that we can now focus our efforts in the coming years on getting New York City schools the Campaign for Fiscal Equity money they are still owed and building equity into the state aid formula so that poor school districts get more state aid than wealthier ones,» Mulgrew said.

Some board members cited the large number of students of color in the city school district and the impact the comments will have on them, as well as the poor example they set.

New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there's a need to tackle funding inequities in poorer school districts in his State of the State Address earlier this month, and Syracuse City School District administrators said they agree: The local district needs moreschool districts in his State of the State Address earlier this month, and Syracuse City School District administrators said they agree: The local district needs moreSchool District administrators said they agree: The local district needs moDistrict administrators said they agree: The local district needs modistrict needs more help.

She worked as a bilingual teacher and served as principal of IS 218 in Washington Heights, and was later named superintendent of School District 8 in the Bronx, which includes some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.

Would you commit to fully funding schools, especially in poor inner city and rural districts, and how would you fund it?

In the Watervliet City School District, a 1,500 student district in a largely poor and working - class sliver of Albany County, teachers and administrators have already begun to notice a marked change in the classrooIn the Watervliet City School District, a 1,500 student district in a largely poor and working - class sliver of Albany County, teachers and administrators have already begun to notice a marked change in the clDistrict, a 1,500 student district in a largely poor and working - class sliver of Albany County, teachers and administrators have already begun to notice a marked change in the cldistrict in a largely poor and working - class sliver of Albany County, teachers and administrators have already begun to notice a marked change in the classrooin a largely poor and working - class sliver of Albany County, teachers and administrators have already begun to notice a marked change in the classrooin the classroom.

A charter approved as part of the district's small - schools reform plan, Carver took over a failing high school in a poor neighborhood on the edge of the city.

Coverage was narrowed to only three districts: St. Louis, Kansas City, and Wellston, potentially reaching about 8,000 poor and at - risk students in failing schools.

But it was an inner - city high school, initially primarily black, in later years increasingly Hispanic, with all the attributes common to such: poor scores on the various tests, district, state and national, that have come over the years to evaluate schools; poor attendance; low graduation rates; and serious student discipline problems.

A parents» group can not sue the Denver school district over an allegedly «abysmal pattern of poor performance» in the city's public schools, a state appeals court has ruled.

In 1989, students at Allen, a poor, inner - city school, ranked 28th out of 33 district schools on standardized achievement tests.

Partnership Schools (PNYC) is a network of six urban Catholic schools in Harlem and the South Bronx, serving over 2,000 students from two of the poorest congressional districts in the country, in the heart of one of the richest cities in theSchools (PNYC) is a network of six urban Catholic schools in Harlem and the South Bronx, serving over 2,000 students from two of the poorest congressional districts in the country, in the heart of one of the richest cities in theschools in Harlem and the South Bronx, serving over 2,000 students from two of the poorest congressional districts in the country, in the heart of one of the richest cities in the world.

Here is something big - city school, superintendents, school boards, and teachers» unions know but don't tell: districts spend less money per pupil in the schools» serving the poorest children.

In the District, Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced this month that she is closing 15 schools, all of them east of Rock Creek Park and many of them east of the Anacostia River in some of the city's poorest neighborhoodIn the District, Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced this month that she is closing 15 schools, all of them east of Rock Creek Park and many of them east of the Anacostia River in some of the city's poorest neighborhoodin some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.

In fact, in many cities, such as Washington DC, charter schools serve the poorest students, sometimes giving them some of the best options for academic learning in their school districtIn fact, in many cities, such as Washington DC, charter schools serve the poorest students, sometimes giving them some of the best options for academic learning in their school districtin many cities, such as Washington DC, charter schools serve the poorest students, sometimes giving them some of the best options for academic learning in their school districtin their school districts.

The strike in a district where the vast majority of students are poor and minority put Chicago at the epicenter of a struggle between big cities and teachers unions for control of schools.

As I have noted, stronger standards alone aren't the only reason why student achievement has improved within this period; at the same time, the higher expectations for student success fostered by the standards (along with the accountability measures put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, the expansion of school choice, reform efforts by districts such as New York City, and efforts by organizations such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve success.

But two neighboring school districts declined to take the students before a third, Pittsburgh Public Schools, found room at one of the city's lowest - performing high schools, located in one of its poorest neighboSchools, found room at one of the city's lowest - performing high schools, located in one of its poorest neighboschools, located in one of its poorest neighborhoods.

Demond Means, a Milwaukee Public Schools graduate who heads one of the state's highest - performing school systems, has been tapped to lead — at least for now — a Milwaukee turnaround district mandated by the Legislature in hopes of turning around some of the city's poorest - performing schools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce ThSchools graduate who heads one of the state's highest - performing school systems, has been tapped to lead — at least for now — a Milwaukee turnaround district mandated by the Legislature in hopes of turning around some of the city's poorest - performing schools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce Thschools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce Thursday.

For instance, at Cleveland's George Washington Carver Elementary School, located in one of that city's poorest neighborhoods, 73 percent of the fourth graders passed the state reading test — a big jump from previous years and more than double the school district avSchool, located in one of that city's poorest neighborhoods, 73 percent of the fourth graders passed the state reading test — a big jump from previous years and more than double the school district avschool district average.

A strain on tight budgets In general, city school districts suffer disproportionately from a rapidly eroding tax base and an overreliance on local property taxes to finance education, which virtually guarantees poor and urban areas will lag behind non-urban districts.

When you divide the value by the number of kids, we're poorer than most districts,» said Petersen, contrasting Weber with Park City School District, where property values bring in a lot of tax money to spend on fewer students.

Only policies such as the one carried out in Raleigh, North Carolina, which purposely merge city and suburban school districts, adequately improve education for poor kids.

The poorest districts in the state, including Baltimore City, were suing the state to force it to equalize school funding.

California Upends School Funding To Give Poor Kids A Boost As the school year begins, districts in cities such as Oakland, Fresno and Los Angeles have not gone on a hiring School Funding To Give Poor Kids A Boost As the school year begins, districts in cities such as Oakland, Fresno and Los Angeles have not gone on a hiring school year begins, districts in cities such as Oakland, Fresno and Los Angeles have not gone on a hiring spree.

Maybe students in Alabama's cities are more affluent, while county school districts have more poor students?

In districts across the country — even ones in cities with some form of limited movement for kids — poor parents, typically those who are black or Hispanic, are forced to enroll their kids in underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks awaIn districts across the country — even ones in cities with some form of limited movement for kids — poor parents, typically those who are black or Hispanic, are forced to enroll their kids in underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks awain cities with some form of limited movement for kids — poor parents, typically those who are black or Hispanic, are forced to enroll their kids in underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks awain underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks away.

His cuts have hurt middle - class and poor schools across the state, but despite the crisis, the Philadelphia school district has attracted a new generation of middle - class families eschewing the suburbs for city life — a diverse constituency that state politicians will find it far more difficult to ignore, at least in the long term.

Word of the 100 Book Challenge spread, and Ms. Hileman was invited to bring the program into Philadelphia city schools, where her ideas for reading improvement were put to use in several of the district's poorest and poorest - performing schools.

But the solutions to our district's problems are not — and never have been — to privatize our precious community resources, to facilitate playdates between rich and poor students, or to remake our neighborhood schools as nexuses of gentrification and displacement in our rapidly changing city.

In Ohio for example, where the charter sector has been struggling with poor student achievement results for over a decade, charter schools in Cleveland are producing positive learning gains for their students in both reading and math, compared to students attending traditional district schools in the city.22 In Ohio in particular, the Cleveland School District has been a willing participant in partnering with a high - performing charter management organization, Breakthrough Schools, to ensure that these charter schools have the autonomy and accountability, as well as the access to financial resources and school facilities, necessary to produce high - quality resultIn Ohio for example, where the charter sector has been struggling with poor student achievement results for over a decade, charter schools in Cleveland are producing positive learning gains for their students in both reading and math, compared to students attending traditional district schools in the city.22 In Ohio in particular, the Cleveland School District has been a willing participant in partnering with a high - 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As with black and Latino families from the middle class, poor families of all backgrounds move into suburbia thinking that traditional district schools in those communities will do better in providing their kids with high - quality teaching and curricula than the big city districts they fled.

Ms. Hoxby's study found that the charter - school students, who tend to come from poor and disadvantaged families, scored almost as well as students in the affluent Scarsdale school district in the suburbs north of the city.

Meanwhile poor families are learning the hard way that many teachers and school leaders working in suburbia can be just as condescending to them — and think as lowly of the potential of their kids — as the instructors and school leaders in the big - city districts these families left behind.

«A petition drive is a poor way to make drastic changes within a school setting,» said Kristen Fisher, president of the Anaheim Elementary Education Association, a union representing more than 800 teachers in California's Anaheim City School Disschool setting,» said Kristen Fisher, president of the Anaheim Elementary Education Association, a union representing more than 800 teachers in California's Anaheim City School DisSchool District.