Sentences with phrase «give public school kids»

The purpose of the program is to give public school kids a chance to attend private schools by granting them scholarships.

Not exact matches

Redirects education dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice.

Then I factored in private education costs for two kids to be conservative given I may not have two kids and public schools are often good enough.

So if the public schools don't by default give the days off, parents should talk to the school (principals, teachers) about not having exams on days they plan to have their kids miss school.

Kim looks at SGKAs who are students at one highly selective public university and asks why, given their proficiency in English, impressive educational credentials earned in interracial high schools, and rosy occupational prospects — the attributes that make them «whiz kids» or a «model minority» in the eyes of some — they so often prefer to worship with their own kind.

That's why I gave up on public schools (which are as fouled up as you say and getting worse) and sent my kids to a religious school.

Although my heart wants to home school or unschool Ava, I'm not giving in and instead am leaving her in public school for kindergarten (in a class of 25 kids) this year.

Public schools provide another way to give kids access to technology.

We have friends whose kids are going to the public kindergarten (only 1/2 day) with the «wraparound» enrichment program for the rest of the day; their little ones are already stressed out because they have just 2.75 hours in school, during which they're basically being trampled on with mountains of «instruction,» and the wraparound program gives just 20 minutes for lunch while foregoing rest time in favor of «reading instruction» and «homework help.»

«Kids love pizza, Tater Tots and hamburgers, and what people have found over the years is that if don't give them that stuff, the kids won't buy what you've got,» said Bob Ingraffia, Cook County's regional superintendent of schools, who oversees 680 public schoKids love pizza, Tater Tots and hamburgers, and what people have found over the years is that if don't give them that stuff, the kids won't buy what you've got,» said Bob Ingraffia, Cook County's regional superintendent of schools, who oversees 680 public schokids won't buy what you've got,» said Bob Ingraffia, Cook County's regional superintendent of schools, who oversees 680 public schools.

Camps are usually scheduled to coincide with the local public school system's spring break to give kids a fun alternative to staying home all week if your family isn't traveling.

We're also one of the only public schools to have guaranteed recess for every kid, everyday — it's a gift from our teachers who voluntarily gave - up a union - mandated planning period in order to supervise it.

For years Canada attempted to work with public schools in Harlem, attempting to provide the children with the education suburban kids are given on a daily basis.

Most kids give up exploring in public around school age, when it dawns on them that they don't see other kids rooting around in their trousers.

Critics have carped that the Bloomberg - led system fails to give parents sufficient voice — whatever that means — but the current arrangement is a night - and - day improvement over the old Board of Education, which was not only less accountable to the public, but failed at its most basic mission: improving our schools and teaching our kids.

By increasing the number of gifted and talented programs in our neighborhoods and increasing the number of public charter school seats to 200,000 citywide, we can give thousands more kids in the Bronx the chance to participate in a program or attend a school that could change their lives.

And it means giving public charter schools the resources they need to welcome more kids.

That's why I think Bronx residents should do everything we can to give our kids better public education options, from bringing more world class public charter schools to our borough to supporting programs like Borough President Diaz's Gifted & Talented initiative.

And the reality is that we have to make sure that our public schools are strong and giving the kind of education that our kids need to compete in this global economy.

When his father can no longer cover the bill for Aidan's kids» private school education and their only public school option is a school «on its last legs,» Aidan opts to give home - schooling a shot.

«I credit my own Montana public school education for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.&school education for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.&School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.»

With the World Bank documenting that in vast tracts of India on any given day, one public - school classroom in five has no teacher present, parents craving an education for their kids must look to other providers.

NEA Leader Stresses Goal of Great Public Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvPublic Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involSchools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvpublic schools, and increasing parent and community involschools, and increasing parent and community involvement.

And when charters don't enroll high - cost special ed kids and suspend the kids that they don't want, district schools are left with a more challenging task because we do have to give them a public education, a free and appropriate education.

Could giving underprivileged families vouchers for private school to get their kids out of chaotic public school classrooms reduce crime down the road?

We have spent so much time talking about what's wrong with our schools, and fighting for alternatives to it, that we have understandably left too many parents with the impression that we have given up on public education — or even worse, their kids.

But if Indianapolis is going to fully seize this moment and give dramatically more kids better educational opportunities, we need to invest more public resources in the most successful programs and schools, regardless of whether they are run by or part of a traditional school district.

If we are serious about giving our kids the tools they need to succeed, we must support as many good public schools as possible.

Referendum 55 would give local communities an effective tool to help public school kids who are falling through the cracks.

While giving students vouchers to attend private schools may benefit individual students, it will slowly kill our public schools, and leave the vast majority of Americans without an institution that is essential to turning young kids into good citizens.

Trump pledged to allow families to «redirect education dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice.»

So, to reiterate: closing underperforming schools is good for kids and giving parents the power of choice raises performance across all public schools, no matter their method of governance.

As for Trump, he has pledged to «redirect education dollars to give parents the right to send their kid to the public, private, charter, magnet, religious or home school of their choice.»

Some have come out to oppose the Governor's proposals, but I will tell you that it is wrong to cheat public charter school kids out of the resources given to district school kids.

In our bizarre newspeak world, the leader of a labor union who tries to force kids to stay in their failing public schools gets a «human and civil rights» award and the Walton Foundation, which gives millions to help free those kids, is vilified.

«This association won't give up until we have brought together everyone who believes in the promise of great public schools for all and we've declared victory for our kids.»

My thesis is that is the current urban public school administration would turn upside down and focus on the bottom (kids, classrooms, parents, and teachers) by giving those at the bottom funding priority then the results that all agree is desirable will start to become manifested.

We bring advocates, policymakers, parents and educators together to change the system and give all kids access to the great public schools they deserve.

That's why we invest in leadership development, coaching, and school turnaround programs that help our state's public school leaders become stronger educators, and help develop the future of Texas by giving all kids a fair shot at success in school and in life.

Highline and Seattle Public Schools had a solution to this problem: Give kids credit for what they already know.

He said, you know, in the 12 years of public schooling these kids have been given, taxpayers have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars getting them ready to go to college.

I mean, why else would a former METCO kid, whose parents decided to CHOOSE a different educational path for him because the Boston Public Schools were an UNDERPERFORMING HOT MESS and enter him into a LOTTERY to get the chance to leave the district and eventually graduate from Brookline High School suddenly hate the idea of giving other families the chance to opt - out.

We bring advocates, policy makers, parents and educators together to change the system and give all kids access to the great public schools they deserve.

Given that at the time of the law's passage, most Americans not engaged in education though traditional public schools were generally serving their kids (and all children) well, there was no way that reformers could pass a law that would serve to fully overhaul the super-cluster.

Go Jen — of course — and I plan to operate on my neighbor tomorrow — it's only a little heart problem — should be able to do it — and if I fail well so what — then I can run a bank and make millions of dollars even if I fail — but teachers (gods chosen selfless few) care for all of our kids and are the real hero's in this world — I am so thankful that my two daughters attend public schools and have been nurtured by those who have chosen a profession of giving and not one of taking — if you can read this post — thank your teachers — I am grateful for mine everyday — Thanks Ms Weigh K - Ms Brown Gr1 - Ms Shea Gr2 - Ms.

A voucher would give a kid a chance to opt out of a failing public school and use his education dollars to pay for a private school of his choice.

But, I digress... Pete had just tweeted a snarky put down of students protesting budget cuts in the Chicago Public Schools, and I asked him why he was always criticizing teachers and students, and why he never used his bully pulpit to critique any charter school operators — like Steve Ingersoll, who used his charter school as a personal ATM, committing fraud and embezzlement along the way — given that they are doing a lot more damage than teachers and kids.

Choice programs give interested families public education dollars, or vouchers, to send their kids to private schools.

However, the end of summer doesn't mean that your additional expenses will stop — school trips and school cutbacks have put many parents in a position where they have to spend money to give their kids the best public school experience.

Docents give dynamic, interactive tours of current Blaffer Art Museum exhibition (s) or the University's public sculpture collection to students and K - 12 school groups, as well as to community groups of adults and kids.