Sentences with phrase «from large public school districts»

I would love to see a round up of success stories from large public school districts that don't have celebrity personalities who can influence school boards and reasonable budgets driving change.

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The database includes every public employer on the Island - from the Village of Baxter Estates in Nassau, which has one active employee in the pension system, to the Brentwood Union Free School District in Suffolk, the largest on Long Island, with 2,987 employees in the system.

Stephanie Anzman - Frasca, Ph.D., of ChildObesity180, Tufts University, Boston, and co-authors used data from 446 public elementary schools in a large, urban school district in the United States to look at the impact of BIC on participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP), school attendance and academic achievschool district in the United States to look at the impact of BIC on participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP), school attendance and academic achievSchool Breakfast Program (SBP), school attendance and academic achievschool attendance and academic achievement.

USP codirector Senior Lecturer Deborah Jewell - Sherman was pleased with the event as a celebration of the program and Peterkin, noting that it attracted not only alums from around the country, but also superintendents from large urban districts such as Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Beverly Hall.

Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent who heads up Boston Public Schools, says large school districts get funding from a variety of philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these funders to align their efforts to support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.

The following Florida districts are among the nation's 100 largest public school districts, based on 1992 - 93 enrollment figures from the U.S. Department of Education.

Using data from each of the ten largest U.S. public school districts, our paper accounts for retirement compensation to calculate the true teacher experience premium.

Mark A. Smylie, a doctoral student at the university's George Peabody College for Teachers and a research assistant at its Institute for Public Policy Studies, analyzed enrollment data from 1968 to 1980 from 49 of the country's largest school districts...

We present results from a randomized experiment of a summer mathematics program conducted in a large, high - poverty urban public school district.

Funded by: Smith Richardson Foundation via subcontract w / Brown University Amount: $ 10,843 Dates: 1/1/17 — 7/1/20 Summary: In collaboration with researchers from Brown University Dr. Jones will examine the effects of Boston Public School's autonomous hiring policy reform on student, teacher, and school outcomes, with the broader goal of examining the nature and challenges of the teacher hiring and match process in large urban school distSchool's autonomous hiring policy reform on student, teacher, and school outcomes, with the broader goal of examining the nature and challenges of the teacher hiring and match process in large urban school distschool outcomes, with the broader goal of examining the nature and challenges of the teacher hiring and match process in large urban school distschool districts.

The rating systems inventoried included some from state departments of education, large public school districts, charter associations and authorizers, and private news and advocacy organizations.

The evidence on these questions available to date comes from small - scale studies of specific school districts, making it difficult to reach general conclusions about the degree to which parents and the public at large are well informed about the performance of local schools.

Denver Public Schools, the largest school district within Colorado, with 210 schools catering to students from early childhood to transition years which include ages 18 to 21, received $ 1M in funding to support the purchase of assistive technologies within the claSchools, the largest school district within Colorado, with 210 schools catering to students from early childhood to transition years which include ages 18 to 21, received $ 1M in funding to support the purchase of assistive technologies within the claschools catering to students from early childhood to transition years which include ages 18 to 21, received $ 1M in funding to support the purchase of assistive technologies within the classroom.

Since 2007, the number of districts strongly committed to socioeconomic integration has more than doubled, from 40 to 100 nationwide.75 These districts tend to be large and urban, and today, roughly 4 million students reside in a school district or charter school that considers socioeconomic status in their student assignment system — representing about 8 percent of total public school enrollment.76

From an experience perspective, I thought it was important to bring experience growing up in public schools on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, serving as a senior leader in the central office of a large, complex public school system in Chicago — with over 600 schools serving almost 400,000 students — and as an executive at a nationwide nonprofit working through state agencies and local districts to support public education.

As public schools have evolved from one - room schoolhouses to large districts with thousands of children, the tasks expected of teachers each...

The six performance management principles and their accompanying practices in the MSM Field Guide are, however, based on a large supply of case studies from both the private and public sectors, along with professional opinions of practitioners and researchers who have experienced or witnessed meaningful, sustained improvement in performance - driven schools and districts.

On average, the federal government contributes about 10 percent to the total amount spent on public education, but these dollars account for a larger portion of many high - poverty districts» budgets.11 For example, Los Angeles Unified School District and Chicago Public Schools — both high - poverty districts — receive about 15 percent of their budgets from the Education Department.12 These dollars serve essential purposes, such as supplementing services for low - income students, defraying the cost of individualized education programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally ownedpublic education, but these dollars account for a larger portion of many high - poverty districts» budgets.11 For example, Los Angeles Unified School District and Chicago Public Schools — both high - poverty districts — receive about 15 percent of their budgets from the Education Department.12 These dollars serve essential purposes, such as supplementing services for low - income students, defraying the cost of individualized education programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally ownedPublic Schools — both high - poverty districts — receive about 15 percent of their budgets from the Education Department.12 These dollars serve essential purposes, such as supplementing services for low - income students, defraying the cost of individualized education programs for students with disabilities, and compensating for a loss of property tax due to federally owned land.

As public schools have evolved from one - room schoolhouses to large districts with thousands of children, the tasks expected of teachers each day have changed as well.

In November, a quietly released study from Stanford University revealed that Chicago public school students, on average, learn more from third grade through eighth grade than in any other large or moderate - sized district in the country.

The 2017 High School Benchmarks Report: National College Progression Rates covers public and private high schools from all 50 states and 71 percent of the 100 largest districts in the United States, including about 40 percent of all public high school graduates or nearly 6 million graduates in School Benchmarks Report: National College Progression Rates covers public and private high schools from all 50 states and 71 percent of the 100 largest districts in the United States, including about 40 percent of all public high school graduates or nearly 6 million graduates in school graduates or nearly 6 million graduates in total.

The largest community college and largest school district in New Mexico are splitting the $ 35 million cost for a new building on Central New Mexico Community College's (CNM) Main Campus that will help more high school students from Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) take advantage of a free college education while in high school.

However, AUSL recognized that transforming teacher talent alone wouldn't suffice in improving educational outcomes for these students, so it expanded its scope and became the first non-profit organization in the country to contract with a large urban school district to transform the lowest - performing schools from inside the public school system.

Atlanta Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligSchools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligschools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligations.

A 2007 study by the Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of the nation's largest urban districts, found that from 2001 to 2006, more of Oakland's public school children were excelling each year, at about every grade level, in reading and math (the math analysis didn't include high scSchools, a coalition of the nation's largest urban districts, found that from 2001 to 2006, more of Oakland's public school children were excelling each year, at about every grade level, in reading and math (the math analysis didn't include high schoolsschools).

We sought input from teachers who are currently or have recently been involved in either formal or informal teacher leadership programs at state, district or school levels — and coincidentally, three of the four work in Jefferson County (Kentucky) Public Schools, the largest district in Kentucky with more than 150 schools and representing both urban and suburban seSchools, the largest district in Kentucky with more than 150 schools and representing both urban and suburban seschools and representing both urban and suburban settings.

This article reports on pilot research involving collaboration among faculty from a public university's college of education, educational researchers from a nonprofit research organization, and school district leadership from a large, urban school district.

So it's fairer to assess DC's performance against another set of NAEP scores that compares large urban school districts to one another — although those scores include results only from DC Public Schools, not the charter sector.

Despite these challenges, they are optimistic that their voices and those of other students across New York City's public schools will gain ground — as the nation's largest school district struggles to raise its own quality review score from «developing» to «proficient.»

In this study authors use longitudinal data from one large school district — Miami - Dade County Public Schools, to investigate the distribution of principals across sSchools, to investigate the distribution of principals across schoolsschools.

According to Russ Weikle, director of the California Department of Education's Career and College Transition Division, school districts, county offices of education, community college districts and public charter schools are eligible to apply for some 50 grants ranging from $ 600,000 up to $ 15 million for larger regional programs.

This guide is based on lessons from the National Summer Learning Project (NSLP), the largest study ever to look at whether and how large - scale, voluntary summer learning programs offered by public school districts can help improve educational outcomes for children.

These are important lessons for the Boston Public Schools» central office to consider as the district plans for the inevitable changes that occur in any large school system, from principal transitions to enrollment and program changes, as well as the long - term facilities master planning work currently underway in Boston.

Council for 2013 - 2015 will consist of 21 members: the three officers (René Gallant, President; Tilly Pillay QC, First Vice-President; and Jill Perry, Second Vice-President), 10 members elected and acclaimed in the judicial districts, three At Large members elected from the entire province in an election April 15 to 22, three Public Representatives, the representative of the Attorney General and the Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.

Council for 2015 - 2017 will consist of 21 members: the three officers (Jill Perry, President; R. Daren Baxter QC, TEP, First Vice-President; and Julia Cornish QC, Second Vice-President), 10 members elected and acclaimed in the judicial districts, three At Large members elected from the entire province in an election April 20 to 27, three public representatives, the representative of the Attorney General and the Dean of the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.