One of his first stops was at Denver's Math and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA), a union - designed, teacher - led public school that is making
a difference for urban students within the Denver Public School System.
Not exact matches
For example, a recent study conducted in
urban middle schools found that there were more similarities than
differences in the reading profiles of struggling
students from non-English-speaking and English - speaking households, and that low academic vocabulary knowledge, a major component of advanced literacy skills, was a shared source of difficulty.
In this paper authors Marguerite Roza and Cory Edmonds examine 12
urban district budgets
for FY 2014 to determine the percentage of each district's total resources allocated on the basis of
students and discuss the similarities and
differences in their
student based allocation...
While
urban students overall do better in charter schools than in traditional public schools — a conclusion found by rigorous studies that account
for any potential
differences in the
students going in — the gap varies tremendously from place to place.
In this paper authors Marguerite Roza and Cory Edmonds examine 12
urban district budgets
for FY 2014 to determine the percentage of each district's total resources allocated on the basis of
students and discuss the similarities and
differences in their
student based allocation formulas.
Phoenix Charter Academy Network has an exciting new opportunity
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«Until now, we didn't know if
urban school districts could offer high - quality summer learning programs
for low - income
students and whether they would make a
difference for children,» said Will Miller, president of The Wallace Foundation.
The analysis from the charter school association, which used data collected by the Michigan Department of Education, concluded the largest gaps were found in the MEAP reading scores — as high as 9.3 percentage points
difference in eighth grade; with 43.6 percent proficient
for black
urban students in charter schools, compared to 34.3 percent proficient
for black
urban students in traditional public schools, said Buddy Moorehouse, spokesman
for the state's charter school association.