Sentences with phrase «districts facing competition»

Many school districts facing competition have opened magnet schools, district - sponsored charter schools, or gifted programs in part to compete with charter schools.

Not exact matches

# 5 KYLE BOUCHET Favorite Baseball Team: San Francisco Giants Favorite Player: Matt Cain Favorite Baseball Moment: Winning the District 54 title (to qualify for the LLWS) Favorite Non-Basebal Hobby: Basketball and other sports Why He's Excited About the LLWS: «Facing the competition of the other teams.»

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She'll face stiff competition from Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla of Concord, the largest city in the district.

Assemblymember Michelle Titus represents District 31 in Queens and is facing neither a Democratic primary opponent or any general election competition.

Gonzalez faced stiff competition from the other Democrats, several of whom, like Gonzalez, had extensive experience in the Brooklyn District Attorney's office and progressive agendas.

Similarly, schools and districts, when faced with competition, might make public statements about how they need to change but never translate these statements into action.

But for large, dysfunctional urban districts with political boards and dismal performance, especially those now actively losing enrollment and facing the downward spiral described above, there is rarely a viable path for improvement and competition with charters that does not involve a partial or complete restructuring of what really is a failed delivery model.

But it also might be a school district that happens to face strong competition.

Some studies, like those by Hoxby (see «Rising Tide,» research, Winter 2001) and by Holmes, Desimone, and Rupp (see «Friendly Competition,» research, Winter 2006) have found a small bump in a district's achievement when it faces charter cCompetition,» research, Winter 2006) have found a small bump in a district's achievement when it faces charter competitioncompetition.

When faced with charter competition, closing or consolidating small district schools with successful and popular programs can be counterproductive.

Even when facing stiff competition, districts tell parents what they want them to do instead of asking what they want.

When many states and districts were facing teacher layoffs due to severe budget cuts during the 2009 recession, the Obama administration offered a share of $ 4.35 billion dollars to states through the Race to the Top competition.

Is your district facing declining enrollment due to school choice or competition this year?

Urban districts face more competition — about 10 million students attend charter, private and homeschools.

Faced with the cleansing winds of competition, schools of education will enjoy new opportunities to innovate, pursue research, partner with districts, and train teachers as they deem best.

Under a law passed last year that helped the state win $ 700 million in a federal grant competition, known as Race to the Top, each school district must find a way to evaluate teachers on a scale from «ineffective» to «highly effective,» with teachers facing potential firing if they are rated ineffective for two years in a row.