Sentences with phrase «families access to good schools»

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There are some specifics, but much is vague promise or things like the above, «Give every family access to a great school and good teachers».

All options need to be on the table to improve schools so every child has access to the best teachers and every family has access to great school choices,» said Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

All options need to be on the table to improve schools so every child has access to the best teachers and every family has access to great school choices,» s

These parents, probably the majority of home schoolers, are mainly middle - class parents who believe in prolonged intimate contact between family and child, but who do not mean to impede their children's access to higher education and jobs or their ability to act as good citizens.

Currently, the data show that we are in the process of subsidizing an expansion of a substantially separate — by race, class, disability and possibly language [6]-- sector of schools, with little to no evidence suggesting that it provides a systematically better option for families — or that access to these schools of choice is fairly available to all.

In support of those plans, the district will employ support teams to monitor progress as well as a full - time interventions coordinator to help students and families with access to school and community resources.

By providing access to private and parochial schools as well as charter and other public schools, vouchers begin to level the playing field for families from lower income backgrounds.

What has made the school choice movement successful is not allowing peripheral issues — however important they are — to interfere with our work to help as many families and children as possible access more and better educational options.

Access to good schools depends on what zip code a family can afford to live in.

This California - centric volume contends that many middle - class families live under the illusion that their kids» schools are swell and that it's only poor families whose children are trapped in bad schools and therefore need charters, vouchers, open enrollment plans, and other policies and programs designed to afford them access to better options.

I say this as one of the few government administrators openly interested in the rights of low - income families to access non-governmental schools: Absent better systemic answers than those offered by ideologues, publicly funded private school choice for all children will continue to be more of a factor in legislative debates and scholarly conferences than in the homes and neighborhoods of America's youth.

The Gonski Review was all about how the inputs can be configured in different ways so that all children can have access to the best possible education, regardless of where they live, the income of their family or the school they attend.

This suggests that school vouchers or other programmatic interventions that expand families» access to private schools have a good chance of boosting levels of parental satisfaction.

As the daughter of New York City educators and parent of a son with special needs, she writes frequently about the need to listen to families and ensure access to good public school options for all.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

And it's a sad fact that the schools that do get closed almost always have some kids attending them — and these kids, too often, are the least fortunate youngsters of all, boys and girls whose families lack the means, the concern, or the savvy to access better options for their sons and daughters than the neighborhood school whose continued existence can not be justified on any other grounds.

Universalizing access to public preschool, besides being very expensive for taxpayers, amounts to a huge windfall for public schools (and their teacher unions), as well as for middle class families and communities that have already found ways of obtaining it for their kids.

With the goal of creating 20,000 new seats in innovative schools of choice by 2024, we believe that sharing the voices of families in Idaho's many communities can help our schools, educators, and policy leaders increase access to great learning opportunities in the communities with the greatest need for better school options.

Families talk about how the Louisiana Scholarship Program has given their children access to better schools and the opportunity for a brighter future.

«It is exciting that new charter schools are replicating best practices and expanding access to highly successful public school models for more families in California.»

As a «one nation» government we are clear that every family should have access to a great local school and every child should get the very best education - and free schools are a crucial part of that aim.

Other common elements include a focus on the total child, a commitment to equity and access, family and community engagement, and a relationship - oriented school climate — all of which require demonstrable guidance and support from principals as well.

By locating special programs in under - resourced and underperforming schools, districts can ensure that existing students have access to a better quality education while also attracting families who may not have previously considered enrolling.

New Haven, CT — The Northeast Charter Schools Network today sent the following statement in support of the Connecticut families and the non-profit group Students Matter who have filed a federal lawsuit demanding access to better public school options.

These improvements, known as «wraparound services,» have been successful in other turnaround efforts, notably the Harlem Children's Zone in New York, where families get free access to an array of health and nutrition counseling as well as after - school programs, truancy prevention, literacy programs, financial advice and domestic - crisis resolution.

«His leadership on behalf of the federal Charter Schools Program has enabled the dramatic growth in the number of high quality charter schools, ensuring that hundreds of thousands more students now have access to better schools regardless of their family income or zip code,» she wrote in a staSchools Program has enabled the dramatic growth in the number of high quality charter schools, ensuring that hundreds of thousands more students now have access to better schools regardless of their family income or zip code,» she wrote in a staschools, ensuring that hundreds of thousands more students now have access to better schools regardless of their family income or zip code,» she wrote in a staschools regardless of their family income or zip code,» she wrote in a statement.

Low - income students and families do not have the same level of access to special academic programs — and the leg up on admission to the high schools that are best preparing City Schools students for college — as higher - income stschools that are best preparing City Schools students for college — as higher - income stSchools students for college — as higher - income students.

Stress, poverty, access to food, access to quiet places to study, lack of access to extra curricular and costly sports and arts activities and crucially lack of access to the extensive and expensive army of private tutors that middle class families employ and which reflect so well on the schools who then reap the benefits of GCSE results.

According to an editorial published in today's Daily News by the leaders of Achievement First, Uncommon Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.»

We support this approach because disrupting enrollment boundaries is an important way to increase access to schools that are walled off, particularly at the elementary level; and shared zones may better ensure that families can find the right fit for their student.

The SBHC at his school makes sure students and their families have access to health care, but it also provides valuable health education — beyond what many teachers are able to do in the classroom — so students and parents can make better decisions that positively impact physical health, behavior, and academic success.

Through an innovative Special Education staffing model, Ethos Classical stands ready to meet all federally mandated services for students with disabilities within the school day, while exceeding those requirements by providing access to tailored education and training services on how to best to supports the needs of all learners to families throughout the year in out - of - school time.

Improve access for families by making it easier for parents to apply to the schools that are best suited for their children and get the information they need through their smartphones.

Join us for a close - up look at how developing an integrated marketing and outreach plan can help your school organization make a better first impression while providing families with better access to information on the school options available to them.

«Mounting evidence shows that schools and neighborhoods extremely segregated by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status can have a negative impact on children and families» long - term development, well - being, and access to services and opportunities,» they write.

Duarte wishes that more families, especially in minority and low - income communities, would have more resources available to them — such as specialized doctors and schools with a better understanding of the autism spectrum — and have easier access to those resources.

We fight for high academic standards, access to quality teachers and the right for families to choose the best school for their child, especially in communities that have historically been left behind.

And lastly, distance: like many of us, families yearn for access to a school that's good, safe and nearby.

In all my previous commentaries I have failed to successfully differentiate between the good that charter schools are doing for the children and families they serve versus the underlying public policy challenges we face as we try to ensure every child has access to a quality education and receives the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in this increasingly complex world.

The poll, commissioned by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the California Charter School Association (CCSA), offered insight into how parents and voters view public schools in Los Angeles as The Broad Foundation and others including CCSA continue to solicit input on how best to increase access for families seeking high - quality public schools.

The essential role of leadership is to guarantee that every family has access to good public schools, maintain high standards for charter schools, protect school autonomy and equitably serve all children.

While proponents of the program say it offers low - income families access to better education alternatives than what may be offered by public schools, critics point to the fact that there is not enough accountability associated with the state - funded program.

With nearly 500,000 students enrolled in private school choice programs and 3.1 million students enrolled in public charter schools across the country, coupled with the demand from millions of families wanting these offerings, AFC is committed to helping as many families as possible access the education environment that best meets their child's needs.

According to a press release issued at the time, «The reorganization addresses Governor Dannel P. Malloy's six principles on education reform, including: (1) Enhancing families» access to high - quality early childhood; (2) Turning around Connecticut's lowest - performing schools and districts; (3) Expanding the availability of high - quality school models; (4) Removing red tape and other barriers to success; (5) Ensuring that our schools are home to the very best teachers and principals; and (6) Delivering more resources, targeted to districts with the greatest need - provided that they embrace key reforms that position our students for success.»

By comparing fourth - grade literacy outcomes against the experiences and inputs that produced these results — including indicators of health - care and preschool access, family economic well - being, mental - health and child - welfare services, nutrition, and comprehensive school quality — we can identify gaps in how we are serving children and target investments and reforms to those areas with the greatest potential to improve children's long - term life outcomes.

It was the closest any state had come to the universal voucher originally envisioned by the economist Milton Friedman, who saw unfettered choice as the only hope to ensure poor families had access to good schools.

The groups pointed to gains at Webb Middle School and Reagan High School, where the school district doesn't just provide an education, but also access to a web of social services for families with health, employment and housing needs, and even education and language classes for parents who need better skills to support their chiSchool and Reagan High School, where the school district doesn't just provide an education, but also access to a web of social services for families with health, employment and housing needs, and even education and language classes for parents who need better skills to support their chiSchool, where the school district doesn't just provide an education, but also access to a web of social services for families with health, employment and housing needs, and even education and language classes for parents who need better skills to support their chischool district doesn't just provide an education, but also access to a web of social services for families with health, employment and housing needs, and even education and language classes for parents who need better skills to support their children.

Universalizing access to public preschool, besides being very expensive for taxpayers, amounts to a huge windfall for public schools (and their teacher unions) as well as for middle - class families and communities that have already found ways of obtaining it for their kids.

Low - income families are just as eager to access better schools for their children, and with this new program, North Carolina families will finally have the financial resources to do so.

In today's data - overload and «research findings du jour» world, it's more critical than ever to ensure that your school has access to valid and reliable information as well as the resources necessary to build a healthier school environment for students, staff and families.