Sentences with phrase «diverse public high school students»

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So, to review: Hunter is not accountable to the DOE, has its own admissions process that it declines to reveal or justify, doesn't backfill, can not objectively prove it adds value to a given student's education, regularly expels those who can't keep up academically, is not ethnically or economically diverse, diverts resources from the needy to the already advantaged, and culls the top students from the city's other public elementary and high schools.

Spurred by a team of three biology, math, and humanities teachers at High Tech High, a public charter school in San Diego, these diverse students — of widely mixed academic levels and socioeconomic backgrounds — created the book as the central project of their junior year.

Students can investigate possible internships in diverse educational contexts (e.g., in schools and alternative educational settings, higher education, NGOs, research organizations and labs, public agencies and non-profits, museums, private corporations, technology, as well as other professional settings related to their academic studies.

Nevadas standing increased for several reasons: A higher percentage of the state's public schools are now charters, a higher percentage of the state's public school students are now charter students, there is a diverse array of schools (which increases the innovation score), and Nevada fared well on the new accountability metrics.

We are a diverse team of 45 students from High Tech High Chula Vista (HTHCV), a public charter school located south of San Diego, CA, just a few miles from the U.S. - Mexico border.

Harvard Kennedy School of Government public policy professor Christopher Avery, who recently co-authored a study on the lack of high - achieving low - income students at top schools, said that even at selective institutions, «diverse» still does not imply total representation.

Capital City Public Charter School enables a diverse group of students to meet high expectations, develop creativity, critical thinking, and problem - solving skills, achieve a deep understanding of complex subjects, acquire a love of learning, along with a strong sense of community and character.

In the U.S., where 87 % of white students attend a majority white school, many middle - class and affluent urbanites grapple with what Mike Petrilli calls the Diverse Schools Dilemma: Should I send my child to a local public school that offers racial, cultural, and economic diversity or to a more homogenous — but perhaps higher - performing — school?

Paul Cuffee School (PCS) is a public charter school in Providence, Rhode Island, that serves a diverse community of students in kindergarten through high sSchool (PCS) is a public charter school in Providence, Rhode Island, that serves a diverse community of students in kindergarten through high sschool in Providence, Rhode Island, that serves a diverse community of students in kindergarten through high schoolschool.

◦ To meet high standards of student achievement while providing parents the flexibility to choose among diverse educational opportunities within the state's public school system

Summary: This article reports on in - depth case studies of three urban, socioeconomically and racially diverse small public high schools, a student survey, and a comparison of student survey results to a national sample of students, Hamedani et al. investigate the ways in which school - wide social emotional learning can be implemented and how these efforts shape students» educational experiences.

We care about all public school students receiving a high quality education in a diverse setting of students of all colors and socioeconomic backgrounds.

I was reminded this week that our goal at TCSA, to improve student achievement by advocating for and strengthening a diverse set of high quality charter schools, is shared nationwide by educators and policymakers who believe that charter schools are the best public school option for students.

The consortium's 39 diverse public high schools (37 are in New York City, one is in Ithaca and one is in Rochester) are staffed by AFT members and have received waivers from four of the state's five standardized exams (students still take the English Regents test).

States and school districts should capitalize on programs such as Boston Public Schools» High School to Teacher Program and Educators Rising, which work to connect ambitious, diverse cohorts of high school students with teacher preparation programs and opportunities to work in classschool districts should capitalize on programs such as Boston Public Schools» High School to Teacher Program and Educators Rising, which work to connect ambitious, diverse cohorts of high school students with teacher preparation programs and opportunities to work in classroHigh School to Teacher Program and Educators Rising, which work to connect ambitious, diverse cohorts of high school students with teacher preparation programs and opportunities to work in classSchool to Teacher Program and Educators Rising, which work to connect ambitious, diverse cohorts of high school students with teacher preparation programs and opportunities to work in classrohigh school students with teacher preparation programs and opportunities to work in classschool students with teacher preparation programs and opportunities to work in classrooms.

The Office of Language and Cultural Education (OLCE) exists to guide Chicago Public Schools in providing a high - quality education for all language learners that is attentive to a culturally - and linguistically - diverse community of students, families, and educators.

She has 29 years experience as an educator working in a variety of public and private settings with diverse student populations from birth through high school.

We had a very diverse population, and most students attended the charter because they hadn't succeeded at the public high schools in the area for a plethora of reasons.

Sarah supports three groups of teacher scholars: a cross-district team of Oakland Unified Computer Science teachers participating in a two - year effort to bring quality computer science instruction to every Oakland school; the staff at Lorenzo Manor Elementary in San Lorenzo Unified serving a diverse population of more than 600 students; and the teachers at MetWest High School, a small Oakland public school and member of the Big Picture Schools neschool; the staff at Lorenzo Manor Elementary in San Lorenzo Unified serving a diverse population of more than 600 students; and the teachers at MetWest High School, a small Oakland public school and member of the Big Picture Schools neSchool, a small Oakland public school and member of the Big Picture Schools neschool and member of the Big Picture Schools network.

GENYOUth convenes diverse stakeholders, generates dialogue and insights and collaborates with public and private partners to channel resources to bolster healthy, high - achieving students, schools and communities nationwide

Schools like Summit Public Schools, Lindsay Unified, AF Greenfield, d.Tech High, Roots Elementary, and High Tech High, along with organizations like Transcend Education and the XQ: Super School Project are showing what's possible when we set broad interdisciplinary academic goals, empower students to own their own learning, and foster a diverse student, teacher and parent community.

Special needs students who are more expensive and challenging to serve will be left behind in the public schools, funded at rates that are far below the actual cost of services and without a larger and more diverse pool of disabled students who can float those higher cost expenses.

But while LASA's student body is racially diverse (it is one of the most diverse public high schools in Austin), only 20 % of its pupils are poor.

My time as a teacher in the public school system, educational consultant, and mother of three children who attend a Denver area charter school has taught me that charter schools and the autonomy, choice, and diverse models of education they represent play an important role in making sure that each student and family has access to a high - quality school that is most suitable for them.

Summary: This article reports on in - depth case studies of three urban, socioeconomically and racially diverse small public high schools, a student survey, and a comparison of student survey results to a national sample of students, Hamedani et al. investigate the ways in which school - wide social emotional learning can be implemented and how these efforts shape students» educational experiences.