Sentences with phrase «diverse public high schools»

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.

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).

The report presents key reforms, principles, and practices at 15 diverse public high schools in six states that improved over the past decade and achieved outstanding gains on state accountability exams.

As a former teacher in a diverse public high school, a community activist, and independent scholar on GLBT youth in schools and communities, I joined the Massachusetts Commission on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Youth in 2006, when it was newly established, and was elected chair in 2009.

The researchers, led by developmental psychologist Nancy Hill, surveyed 624 ninth, 10th, and 11th graders in an economically and racially diverse public high school.

Not exact matches

One recent (if small study) that followed a diverse group 183 teens who attended public high school for a decade, starting in middle school, found that «by the age of 22, these «cool kids» are rated as less socially competent than their peers.

Ransome points to well - known public, diverse, all - girls success stories such as Baltimore's Western High School, founded in 1844, which boasted a 100 percent college placement last year, and the Philadelphia High School for Girls, established nearly 200 years ago, which counts among its graduates a federal judge, an opera singer, the first female bishop in the Episcopal Church, and the first female head of the Black Panthers.

BVP is among a growing number of high - performing charter - school networks (including Summit Public Schools, Citizens of the World Charter Schools, Denver School of Science and Technology, and others) that are intentionally socioeconomically dischool networks (including Summit Public Schools, Citizens of the World Charter Schools, Denver School of Science and Technology, and others) that are intentionally socioeconomically diSchool of Science and Technology, and others) that are intentionally socioeconomically diverse.

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.

At the same time, she worked directly with marginalized youth in Chicago, both within a public high school as an evaluator for a drop - out prevention program, and as a clinician working with diverse youth and their families.

These videos offer images of high quality early learning in a first - grade classroom at Bronx Community Charter School, a public, independent New York City charter school serving the diverse community of the northwest School, a public, independent New York City charter school serving the diverse community of the northwest school serving the diverse community of the northwest Bronx.

Taylor began her career in education with Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) where she taught science in both the middle and high school grades in one of the most diverse schools iSchools (MNPS) where she taught science in both the middle and high school grades in one of the most diverse schools ischools in MNPS.

As a growing, intentionally diverse network that is part of the Charter School Growth Fund portfolio, BVP offers a high - quality public school choice to the families of Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, and Pawtucket and currently serves approximately 1,600 scholars in grades KSchool Growth Fund portfolio, BVP offers a high - quality public school choice to the families of Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, and Pawtucket and currently serves approximately 1,600 scholars in grades Kschool choice to the families of Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, and Pawtucket and currently serves approximately 1,600 scholars in grades K - 11.

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.

The Pahara Institute is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify, strengthen, and sustain diverse high potential leaders who are reimagining public education, so that every child in America has access to an excellent public school.

◦ 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

Portfolio Strategy identifies the entire city as the unit of change with respect to school reform, and tasks education and civic leaders with developing a citywide system of high - quality, diverse, autonomous public schools.

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 diverse array of school reformers that believes public education is broken beyond repair have created a shopping list of reforms / solutions that includes the following concepts: charter schools, vouchers, data - based decision making, high - stakes testing, parental choice, merit pay, eliminating tenure, union busting, and Common Core standards.

Montessori For All aims to help all children gain access to an excellent education by opening and leading high - performing, authentic, public Montessori charter schools in diverse communities across the country.

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.

Mission The mission of Elm City Montessori School (ECMS), a diverse learning community, is to offer New Haven families a high - quality, public Montessori program for children ages three to thirteen.

When U.S. Secretary of Education John King visited Walter Cohen College Prep High School on Friday afternoon in recognition of its dramatic increase in test scores, former board member Kenneth Polite asked him one of the most difficult questions facing the New Orleans education landscape: Why are the city's public schools so segregated, and what can make them more diverse?

The Board of Directors for KIPP New Orleans Schools is a diverse group of individuals which shares oversight of the organization and a vision for building a successful network of sustainable, high - performing open enrollment, college preparatory public charter sSchools is a diverse group of individuals which shares oversight of the organization and a vision for building a successful network of sustainable, high - performing open enrollment, college preparatory public charter schoolsschools.

The portfolio strategy is a problem - solving framework through which education and civic leaders develop a citywide system of high - quality, diverse, autonomous public schools.

Several have joined a new grassroots organization, the Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, which supports the creation and expansion of high - quality, racially and economically diverse public charter sDiverse Charter Schools Coalition, which supports the creation and expansion of high - quality, racially and economically diverse public charter sSchools Coalition, which supports the creation and expansion of high - quality, racially and economically diverse public charter sdiverse public charter schoolsschools.

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.

Sections include «Communities of Practice: Supporting Culturally Efficacious Leaders and Teachers,» «Teacher Education Programs: The Promise and Possibilities of Preparing a Culturally Diverse Teaching Force,» «Recruiting and Retaining Teacher Candidates of Color: University Partnerships with Public Schools» and «Diversity Plans, Demographic Trends and Accreditation in Higher Education.»

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.

These videos offer images of high quality early learning in a first - grade classroom at Bronx Community Charter School, a public, independent New York City charter school serving the diverse community of the northwest School, a public, independent New York City charter school serving the diverse community of the northwest school serving the diverse community of the northwest Bronx.