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Chicago Public Schools has increased property taxes the past two years, a move Emanuel has justified in part by talking about cost - cutting initiatives at the central office and the need to emphasize greater spending on the city's children.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

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A day after winning re-election in a landslide, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said his «greatest passion» in his second term will be to make the public school system «look entirely different.»

Here in the Ctiy of Buffalo this year a report from the Council on Great City Schools on Improving the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language instruction.

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 202In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 202in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

«What I didn't get from the City Council, I got from the agencies, because I'm a great leader,» Mr. Barron said, noting he also obtained $ 80 million for schools in his district from the Bloomberg administration and oversaw the refurbishment of three public parks.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said the money would also help kick - start projects that mean a great deal to New Yorkers, including more quickly removing the PCBs in the light fixtures in public schools.

Standing in front of the Great Western Staircase, parents from across the city spoke to their children's life - changing experiences in public charter schools.

«Since her first child entered the City's public school system ten years ago, Ann Kittredge has immersed herself in learning about the many different facets of educational policy and has dedicated a great deal of her time and effort to volunteer projects aimed at improving the education experience of our children,» Borough President Katz said.

She also called for a greater focus on the district's cramped public schools, which have some of the largest class sizes in the city, and where students often work in trailers.

The Council of the Great City Schools, based in Washington, is a national policy and research organization in urban education that represents 65 urban public school districts.

During the years I spent as a public school student in the city, my time teaching social studies to public school students, and now my experience as a public school parent, I have seen a great deal.

Grossman says one great example of this comes out of the Baltimore City Public School district, which participated for five years in the PELP summer program.

All over the nation, in cities large and small, charter schools are growing steadily and serving a greater and greater share of public school students.

In March Booker devoted half of his hour - long State of the City address (his fifth) to education, saying «More than anything, we must do better for our children's education... We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city.&raCity address (his fifth) to education, saying «More than anything, we must do better for our children's education... We know that there will never be a great Newark unless there is a great public school system for our city.&racity.»

Even if 1 in every 10 of these graduates entered teaching for two years (average tenure at KIPP - like No Excuses charter schools) before moving onto other careers, they would provide only 6 percent of the some 450,000 teachers currently working in the member districts of the Council of Great City Schools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school syschools) before moving onto other careers, they would provide only 6 percent of the some 450,000 teachers currently working in the member districts of the Council of Great City Schools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school sySchools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school systems).

So, she left her position as chief executive officer and lead tutor to become a long - term substitute teacher in the New York City Public Schools, hoping to have a greater impact on the academic performance of students of color.

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.

Design a school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nowschool that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NoSchools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Nowschool study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Noschools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — NowSchool Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now Great Teachers Are — Now What?

Unfortunately, though, the main premise of the equity argument has not been fulfilled — inner - city poor students attending private schools with vouchers in general show no greater gains in academic achievement than comparable students in public schools.

New York City's public school system, the largest in the country, yesterday won the Broad Prize, given each year to an urban school district that has made great improvements in student achievement, particularly in closing gaps between white and minority students.

Education Cities is a nonprofit network of 30 city - based organizations in 25 cities working to dramatically increase the number of great public schools across the coCities is a nonprofit network of 30 city - based organizations in 25 cities working to dramatically increase the number of great public schools across the cocities working to dramatically increase the number of great public schools across the country.

Reform committee identifies Great Expectations as common denominator of high - performing schools Nondescript PD As an elementary school teacher in the Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKC), Pat Watson - Hunt received her share of school - sanctioned professional development trschools Nondescript PD As an elementary school teacher in the Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKC), Pat Watson - Hunt received her share of school - sanctioned professional development trSchools (OKC), Pat Watson - Hunt received her share of school - sanctioned professional development training.

The fact that Great Public Schools Now is open to supporting any type of high - achieving program (and not just charter schools) is a refreshing development in a city whose school board has been hostile to the expansion of chSchools Now is open to supporting any type of high - achieving program (and not just charter schools) is a refreshing development in a city whose school board has been hostile to the expansion of chschools) is a refreshing development in a city whose school board has been hostile to the expansion of charters.

In addition to the ads, E4E members will spend their vacation day on Tuesday collecting petition signatures from fellow New Yorkers to call on Albany to act now and support great teaching and learning in the city's public schoolIn addition to the ads, E4E members will spend their vacation day on Tuesday collecting petition signatures from fellow New Yorkers to call on Albany to act now and support great teaching and learning in the city's public schoolin the city's public schools.

TFA's more than 1,200 corps members and alumni are teaching and leading across the Greater New Orleans region, and today, seven of 10 public school students in the city of New Orleans attend a school featuring TFA corps members or alumni.

The Center for Educational Leadership is pleased to join Minneapolis Public Schools and Seattle Public Schools at the Council of the Great City Schools Annual Fall Conference in Indianapolis, October 17 - 21, 2012.

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City Journal associate editor and homeschooling parent Matthew Hennessey writes that city - dwellers are teaching their kids at home in greater numbers because they are frustrated with public schoCity Journal associate editor and homeschooling parent Matthew Hennessey writes that city - dwellers are teaching their kids at home in greater numbers because they are frustrated with public schocity - dwellers are teaching their kids at home in greater numbers because they are frustrated with public schools.

The Great School Wars: A History of the New York City Public Schools was published in 1974 and exceeded all expectations.

«Our teachers are one of our city's greatest assets, and Relay's investment in educators in both our public and public charter schools is also an investment in our students and our communities.»

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).

Please visit the member's websites to view examples excellence in education: Addison School District Ardsley Union Free School District Bedford Central School District Bellmore UFSD Bellmore - Merrick Central High School District Bethpage Public Schools Bradford Central School District Bronxville Union Free School District Broome - Tioga BOCES Byram Hills School District Cairo - Durham CSD Campbell - Savona Carle Place School District Corning School District Coxsackie - Athens CSD East Irondequoit CSD East Meadow UFSD East Rockaway UFSD East Syracuse Minoa Central Schools East Williston UFSD Eastern Suffolk BOCES Elmira Heights School District Elmira School District Elmont UFSD Farmingdale Public Schools Floral Park - Bellerose UFSD Franklinville CSD Freeport UFSD French American School of NY Garden City Public Schools Genesee Valley Educational Partnership Glen Cove CSD Great Neck UFSD Greenburgh Central School District Greenburgh Central School District GST BOCES Hempstead UFSD Herricks UFSD Hewlett - Woodmere Public Schools Horseheads School District Hyde Park Central School District Irvington Union Free School District Jericho School District Locust Valley CSD Long Beach CSD Lynbrook UFSD Madrid - Waddington Central School Malverne UFSD Manhasset Union Free School Dist Massapequa UFSD Mohawk RIC Monroe 2 - Orleans BOCES Monroe - Woodbury Central School District Mount Pleasant Cottage School Mount Vernon City School District Nardin Academy NERIC / Capital Region BOCES New Hyde Park - Garden City PK Newburgh Enlarged School District North Bellmore UFSD North Merrick UFSD Northshore CSD Odessa Montour Oneonta City School District Oyster Bay - East Norwich Central SD Pelham Union Free School District Penfield Central School District Plainedge UFSD Plainview - Old Bethpage Central School District PNW BOCES Port Washington UFSD Rockville Centre School District Rondout Valley School District Roosevelt UFSD Roslyn Public Schools Scarsdale Public Schools Seaford UFSD Sewanhaka Central High School District South Orangetown Central School District Southern Westchester BOCES Southwestern CSD Spencer Van Etten Central District St. Thomas the Apostle School Syosset Central School District Tuckahoe Union Free School District Ulster County BOCES Uniondale UFSD Valley Stream CHSD Valley Stream UFSD 13 Valley Stream UFSD 24 Valley Stream UFSD 30 Wantagh UFSD Watkins Glen Central School District Waverly Westbury UFSD

In a keynote address to officials at the Council of Great City Schools conference in Cleveland Thursday, Gates said much of the funding will be to assist networks of public schools and districts that have demonstrated innovation and use data collection to improve student performancIn a keynote address to officials at the Council of Great City Schools conference in Cleveland Thursday, Gates said much of the funding will be to assist networks of public schools and districts that have demonstrated innovation and use data collection to improve student perfoSchools conference in Cleveland Thursday, Gates said much of the funding will be to assist networks of public schools and districts that have demonstrated innovation and use data collection to improve student performancin Cleveland Thursday, Gates said much of the funding will be to assist networks of public schools and districts that have demonstrated innovation and use data collection to improve student perfoschools and districts that have demonstrated innovation and use data collection to improve student performance.

At DFER we work closely with our city's elected officials to advance the policies that move us closer to a great public school in every neighborhood, whether East of the River or West of the Park.

Omid Amini of Denver Public Schools Department of Extended Learning Cecelia Auditore of Northeastern University, Center for Community Service Devan Blackwell of New Jersey Department of Education, Division of Student Support Services & Career Readiness Olu Burrell of DC Department of Employment Services Sara Cole of the YMCA Greater Rochester Dare Dukes of Deep Center Briana Flannery of For Kids Only Afterschool Andrew Fletcher of 21st Century Community Learning Centers Afterschool Program in Cassia County, ID Rudy Garcia of The New York Public Library Ian Hippensteele of Keiller Leadership Academy Rachel Katkar of St. Paul Public Schools Community Education Program Andrea Magiera - Guy of Youth Development Solutions Kendra Moore of City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Affairs Kimberly Newberry of Don Bosco Hall and Developing K.I.D.S. Ashley Peters of Wando Community Education Pamela Prevost of Maine Roads to Quality Elana Rosenberg of Expanded Learning, United Way of Rhode Island Julia Rugg of Wings for Kids Ana Thomas of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Sonia Toledo of Diginity of Children, Inc..

«Policies and practices put in place by city leaders a number of years ago have yielded greater equity over time, although charter students continue to receive less public funding than their peers in district schools,» he said.

«Earlier this month [November 2014], the New York Board of Regents moved to approve a charter school application from Steve Perry, a principal of a public school in Connecticut who has formed a charter school management company in the hopes of opening up charter schools in the greater New York City region.

In 2008, Tony cofounded FirstLine Schools, to create and inspire great public schools in New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public schoolIn 2008, Tony cofounded FirstLine Schools, to create and inspire great public schools in New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public sSchools, to create and inspire great public schools in New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public sschools in New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public schoolin New Orleans not only by directly operating schools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public sschools but also by supporting education across the city with training programs for teachers and school leaders in open - admission public schoolin open - admission public schoolsschools.

Great Public Schools Now's mission is deeply rooted in our belief in educational equity and that every child in our city — irrespective of the zip code they live in — deserves a high - quality education that prepares him / her for college, career, and life.

Unions picketed the opening of the Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles in 2015 and later planned protests citywide against the «Great Public Schools Now Initiative,» which sought to raise philanthropic dollars to add 260 charter schools in Los Angeles that would enroll half of the city's stSchools Now Initiative,» which sought to raise philanthropic dollars to add 260 charter schools in Los Angeles that would enroll half of the city's stschools in Los Angeles that would enroll half of the city's students.

Its great to see collaboration between the city and its public charter schools, and even better that families in New Haven will have another option for their children.

A representative from the Thurgood Marshall Academy discussed interest in working with families to help students persist at the college where they originally enroll, while school staff from Capital City Public Charter School brainstormed ways they could build upon their existing family engagement strategies to deeply reach the greatest number of families at their sschool staff from Capital City Public Charter School brainstormed ways they could build upon their existing family engagement strategies to deeply reach the greatest number of families at their sSchool brainstormed ways they could build upon their existing family engagement strategies to deeply reach the greatest number of families at their schoolschool.

That's why we work with our members to increase the number of great public school options in their cities.

Because NYC schools risk receivership and even closure based on test scores, because state test scores are the variable used in awarding free SHSAT preparation, because the city publishes school - wide score averages in its own guidance materials for parents and because NYC School Reports literally center their definition of «great schools» on student test scores, test prep continues to feature prominently in city public school curriculum, beginning as early as kindergarten, no matter how much the mayor publicly claims to «de-emphasize&raquschool - wide score averages in its own guidance materials for parents and because NYC School Reports literally center their definition of «great schools» on student test scores, test prep continues to feature prominently in city public school curriculum, beginning as early as kindergarten, no matter how much the mayor publicly claims to «de-emphasize&raquSchool Reports literally center their definition of «great schools» on student test scores, test prep continues to feature prominently in city public school curriculum, beginning as early as kindergarten, no matter how much the mayor publicly claims to «de-emphasize&raquschool curriculum, beginning as early as kindergarten, no matter how much the mayor publicly claims to «de-emphasize» it.

This builds on our work helping the Missouri Board of Education develop a plan to grow great public schools in Kansas City.

«Every student should get a great public education and graduate with skills to succeed in the marketplace,» said Gates, who delivered the keynote address before about 1,000 school officials at the Council of the Great City Schools conference in Clevegreat public education and graduate with skills to succeed in the marketplace,» said Gates, who delivered the keynote address before about 1,000 school officials at the Council of the Great City Schools conference in CleveGreat City Schools conference in Cleveland.