Sentences with phrase «citywide lottery»
A citywide lottery is a type of game where people in the entire city have a chance to win a prize. Full definition
Of the nearly 12,300 slots available in the citywide lottery for this school year, 20 % were in schools rated F in 2012, 29 % in D schools, 11 % in C schools, 14 % in B schools and none in A schools, according to an analysis by The Wall Street Journal.
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Mr. White initiated the citywide lottery system two years ago.
None of New Orleans» eight A-rated schools — all charter schools under the control of the local school board — participated in the citywide lottery.
Parents apply through a citywide lottery to scores of schools runs by dozens of boards; there are at least 15 different first days of public school across New Orleans.
The D.C. study was conducted using what's known as the gold standard in scientific research: An experimental design, comparing the performance of students who received a voucher through a citywide lottery to the performance of their peers who applied for a voucher and didn't receive one.