Sentences with phrase «effective city schools»

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Somehow, as quickly as possible, we must discover the most effective way to end the scandalous failure of our inner - city schools.

Inner - city Catholic schools (the Church in America's most effective social welfare program) demonstrate that time and again: They spend less than the government schools, and their students learn much more — and not just in quantifiable, standardized - testing terms.

When Memphis City Schools dietitian Kim Stewart wrapped up the session she did so with a short but effective anecdote about a teacher who had a real change of heart about breakfast in the classroom.

The Juilliard School has named former New York City Ballet principal dancer Damian Woetzel as its new president, effective July 2018.

James Merriman, C.E.O. of the New York City Charter School Center, pounced on de Blasio's comments on Wednesday, arguing that charter schools «are some of the most accessible and effective public schools in New York City,» and their growth shouldn't be stunted by the cap.

One implication of the different spatial distribution of people by race is that lots of metropolitan areas have de facto segregated schools, while Brown v. Board of Education and the cases that followed were quite effective in requiring schools in small towns and rural areas with racially mixed populations to be integrated, since they don't have many schools period and don't have nearly as great residential segregation into large nearly mono - racial groups of neighborhoods the way that many large cities do.

The strategy was effective; nearly every school district implemented the evaluation system by Cuomo's January 2013 deadline, with New York City as a notable exception.

Nearly every school district in the state, with the notable exception of New York City, began evaluating teachers and principals last year on a scale of «ineffective» to «highly effective.»

New York City implemented the plan for the first time last school year; according to Tuesday's data, about 92 percent of teachers were rated «effective» or «highly effective,» and just over 1 percent of teachers got the lowest rating, «ineffective.»

Almost 127,000 teachers were evaluated (New York City schools weren't included because of delays in developing their system) and they fell into one of four categories: Highly effective, 50 percent; Effective, 42 percent; Developing, 4 percent; and Ineffective, 1effective, 50 percent; Effective, 42 percent; Developing, 4 percent; and Ineffective, 1Effective, 42 percent; Developing, 4 percent; and Ineffective, 1 percent.

George Pataki appointed a Moreland Act commission to investigate the New York City School Construction Authority's failures in building timely and cost - effective projects.

The Democratic candidate said the Syracuse City School District must improve graduation rates and find cost - effective ways to transport students to and from sSchool District must improve graduation rates and find cost - effective ways to transport students to and from schoolschool.

For shooting themselves in the collective foot, Albany's leaders could not have chosen a more effective method than their failure Wednesday night to extend Mayor Bill de Blasio's control over New York City schools for at least another year.

Virtually all education specialists agree that mayoral control has proved to be a more effective way to run the schools in New York City.

In the report, StudentsFirstNY also presents recommendations for New York City schools including financial incentives for retaining effective teachers and an agreement between the City and the teachers» union on a new teacher evaluation system.

New York City principals give advice on how public and charter schools can share space in an effective and cooperative manner.

City of Albany school superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard will resign effective Friday according to a published report.

Dr. Stephanie Blank, a professor of gynecologic oncology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, said she generally agrees with the task force recommendations «because we do not have an effective screening test.»

Serving as a think - tank intermediary to devise such a strategy, PASA developed a plan called Learning in Communities / Providence, led by Rhode Island Kids Count (RIKC) and funded by the Wallace Foundation, which had taken an interest in the needs of the city's after - school programs in April 2003 after several studies reported that high - quality after - school programs are an affordable and effective way to improve school attendance and success.

While the evidence for the effectiveness of charter schools nationwide is mixed, research has found that the charter schools in these cities are on average more effective than district schools in raising student test scores.

Recently, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) conducted a policy experiment to test whether merit pay given to all teachers at an effective school could increase student achievement.

As it compiles information on «effective» leader and teacher practices from its third cohort of low - income schools across the nation, the New York City - based New Leaders for New Schools principal - training program is pushing to make the resulting resources more user - frschools across the nation, the New York City - based New Leaders for New Schools principal - training program is pushing to make the resulting resources more user - frSchools principal - training program is pushing to make the resulting resources more user - friendly.

CHICAGO — Desegregation plans that provide for the busing of students between central - city and suburban schools are more effective in producing lasting integration than more limited types of plans, a new study released here concludes.

This approach, which is used by Caroline Hoxby and Jonah Rockoff in their study of charter schools in Chicago (see «Findings from the City of Big Shoulders»), is useful for determining if a particular charter school or the education program it offered is effective.

Brian Jacob and Lars Lefgren find no relationship between teachers» pay and their performance in a mid-sized, western school district (see «When Principals Rate Teachers,» research, page 58); and Eric Hanushek, Steven Rivkin, and Daniel O'Brien, in a 2005 working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, report no relationship between teacher productivity and changes in pay, suggesting that surrounding districts do not pull the most effective teachers from the city by offering higher salaries.

Increasing starting salaries in teaching has been advocated by, among others, the National Education Association, the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, and the authors of a heavily publicized 2007 report by McKinsey & Company on the characteristics of the world's most effective school systems.

For almost as long, Mr. Haberman has been arguing that schools of education can not prepare enough effective teachers for America's city schools because faculty members themselves have virtually no urban teaching experience.

And there are steps that charter operators, authorizers, and city - based organizations can take right now to make sure that charter schools have effective teachers in all classrooms to start the school year.

«Getting Beneath the Veil of Effective Schools: Evidence from New York City.»

I'm not sure I can prove it with hard data, but it sure seems clear to me that the cities and states with some of the highest - performing charter schools (Boston, Washington, D.C., New York State, Tennessee) are also home to some of the most thoughtful and effective authorizers.

Read about Education World's visit to three New York City schools in Common Elements of Effective Sschools in Common Elements of Effective SchoolsSchools.

The scheme is particularly effective in inner - city primary schools that are looking to create a culture of inclusivity and kindness.»

Join Shael Polakow - Suransky, New York City Public Schools» chief accountability officer, and Rebecca Unterman, a research associate at MDRC, for a discussion about New York City's small schools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged stSchools» chief accountability officer, and Rebecca Unterman, a research associate at MDRC, for a discussion about New York City's small schools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged stschools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged students.

From observing conditions there and in other cities, we believe that bargaining and related union activity have not only hampered urban public schools with such things as cumbersome contracts, but have introduced practices into the education system that are counterproductive, fomenting a demoralizing pattern of acrimony between teachers and administrators that is fundamentally at odds with effective education.

Common Elements of Effective Schools Education World explores the strategies educators at KIPP Academy Charter School, Mother Hale Academy, and Crossroads School are using to break the cycle of failure for students living in some of New York City's most disadvantaged neighborhoods.

These grants are an unprecedented opportunity to follow the example of a bold group of district leaders and teachers, and work together to ensure that all students are taught by effective teachers, in our cities and beyond,» said Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director of the Council of Chief State School Officers.

So even as Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby reports solid gains by charter pupils in New York City, Ohio's school - rating system for academic year 2008 - 9 showed that just 16 % of Buckeye charter pupils were in schools rated «excellent» or «effective,» while 55 % of them attended schools on «academic watch» or in «academic emergency.»

In light of his team's effective / innovative work, Verone was promoted to Coordinator of Middle School Initiatives for the New York City Department of Education where he served under the Deputy Chancellor for Teaching and Learning.

By spending just $ 9,700 per pupil, Partnership Schools offers a top - quality education at one of the most affordable and cost - effective per - pupil costs in New York City.

A third report, Small High Schools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college prepaSchools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college prepaSchools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college prepaschools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college preparation.

In this white paper, Public Impact explores how New Orleans and Indianapolis are developing robust talent pipelines to expand the supply of effective charter school teachers and leaders in their cities.

The Intensive Partnership grants will support the effective teaching plans of Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools, Memphis (Tenn.) City Schools, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Public Schools, and The College - Ready Promise, a coalition of five public charter school management organizations in Los Angeles: Alliance College - Ready Public Schools, Aspire Public Schools, Green Dot Public Schools, ICEF Public Schools, and Partnerships to Uplift Communities.

Teachers who enter New York City schools through alternative pathways such as Teach For America and the city's Teaching Fellows program are as effective as their traditionally certified counterparts in raising student test scores in mathematics and reading, a report sCity schools through alternative pathways such as Teach For America and the city's Teaching Fellows program are as effective as their traditionally certified counterparts in raising student test scores in mathematics and reading, a report scity's Teaching Fellows program are as effective as their traditionally certified counterparts in raising student test scores in mathematics and reading, a report says.

Meeting Adolescent Need: Four Effective Middle Schools This study describes several middle schools that serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school Schools This study describes several middle schools that serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school schools that serve poor and minority students more effectively than most middle schools in the New York City public school schools in the New York City public school system.

The mission of the Syracuse Teacher Center is to ensure that all educators grow professionally and use effective skills and strategies to help students meet the New York State Learning Standards and the goals of the Syracuse City School District Plan.

Dads in the district will gather to brainstorm ways to be more effective in city schools.

However, New York City revamped the system in 2012 to make it more challenging for educators to receive tenure, and this in turn has led less effective teachers to voluntarily exit the school system.

Polikoff of the University of Southern California and Andrew Porter of the University of Pennsylvania looked at the value - added scores of 327 fourth - and eighth - grade mathematics and English language arts teachers across all six school districts included in the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) study (New York City, Dallas, Denver, Charlotte - Mecklenburg, Memphis, and Hillsborough County, Florida).

Reducing or eliminating funding for these programs would also be especially harmful to charter management organizations that recruit heavily from the AmeriCorps alumni network, including KIPP, Success Academy Charter Schools, and Green Dot Public Schools, all of which have formed official «career partnerships» with City Year, or Uncommon Schools, which advertises on the AmeriCorps alumni career site.34 Likewise, public charter schools and traditional districts looking to fill hard - to - staff schools and subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the proSchools, and Green Dot Public Schools, all of which have formed official «career partnerships» with City Year, or Uncommon Schools, which advertises on the AmeriCorps alumni career site.34 Likewise, public charter schools and traditional districts looking to fill hard - to - staff schools and subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the proSchools, all of which have formed official «career partnerships» with City Year, or Uncommon Schools, which advertises on the AmeriCorps alumni career site.34 Likewise, public charter schools and traditional districts looking to fill hard - to - staff schools and subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the proSchools, which advertises on the AmeriCorps alumni career site.34 Likewise, public charter schools and traditional districts looking to fill hard - to - staff schools and subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the proschools and traditional districts looking to fill hard - to - staff schools and subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the proschools and subject areas also rely on AmeriCorps - funded teacher residencies and teaching fellowships and would likely be in trouble if these programs disappeared.35 For example, Achievement First, a network of public charter schools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the proschools, has described Teach For America as «its most effective recruiting source,» hiring both AmeriCorps members and alumni from the program.36

At the Syracuse City School District, we believe it's in the interest of both students and the public to have a staff which is highly qualified and effective in performing the duties assigned to them, and which contains a healthy diversity of personal backgrounds.