Sentences with phrase «high quality neighborhood»

Furthermore, when we examine the data we see that on the whole, charters do not perform better than high quality neighborhood public schools.

The group said it was endorsing Hendy - Newbill, an LA Unified high school teacher and basketball coach, because «of her commitment to high quality neighborhood schools.»

Not exact matches

Politicians here have long supported revitalizing neighborhood economies as a key to lower crime and higher quality of life.

As New Urbanists came to realize that existing zoning ordinances, street design manuals and housing industry practices were all impediments to making traditional towns and neighborhoods, they began developing new kinds of zoning ordinances; found sympathetic traffic engineers to help write a different set of street design standards; renewed the practice of creating high - quality pattern books to guide home - builders; and learned how to persuade lending institutions of the economic advantages of financing traditional neighborhoods.

We're committed to the neighborhoods that surround our restaurants, to local food growers, and to the highest quality ingredients that we can find.

Bringing unique food and beverage focused restaurants to the neighborhoods of Salt Lake City, with from - scratch menus using high quality, locally sourced, sustainable ingredients.

Founded in 1990, MDM Group's vision has been driven by a desire to bring the highest quality amenities and brands to underserved urban markets including what is the neighborhood around Dadeland Mall, Brickell Avenue and most recently, Miami's downtown core.

«Our vision is to offer an elevated dining experience in a polished, exciting environment with high quality, responsibly sourced seafood while remaining an approachable and comfortable neighborhood restaurant.»

The big idea that started it all was a belief in using the highest quality ingredients available and in being something special to a great neighborhood.

-- Handy toy store locator with information on where to find the best toys in your neighborhood (Don't forget: local, independent toy stores support the community and tend to offer many high - quality, specialty products not typically found at a big box store!)

Sound and image are high quality (though none we tested are HD yet) and some work on private WIFI networks so there's no fear of broadcasting your lives around the neighborhood to parents with similar devices.

CWLA develops and disseminates the Standards of Excellence for Child Welfare Services as benchmarks for high - quality services that protect children and youth and strengthen families and neighborhoods.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) fosters the creation and preservation of high quality affordable housing, while working strategically to revitalize neighborhoods and communities throughout the Empire State.

«With this initial round of funding, we are investing in high - quality, locally led projects that will enhance open space, green neighborhoods, foster education and stewardship, and address other environmental improvement priorities of the community,» said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, whose office is overseeing the fund, in a statement.

«As a city with one of the highest rates of concentrated poverty in the United States, we need to focus our efforts on projects that can alleviate the pernicious effects of poverty, creating meaningful jobs and improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods.»

Some of you may only be familiar with this website, but here's a little more info on what we're all about: BxNN is a nonprofit organization that brings high quality local news and information to neighborhoods where no one else does.

«This new development, 810 River Avenue Apartments, will provide high quality, affordable housing opportunities to New Yorkers most in need of them, within easy reach of neighborhood shopping options, mass transit, Gateway Mall and the borough's civic center,» said HCR Commissioner / CEO Darryl C. Towns.

Residents are proud of their affordable and high - quality homes and are working together to support ongoing neighborhood revitalization.»

«We look forward to providing another high quality option in the neighborhood.»

The suit claimed also that the «outsider restriction policy» effectively is «entrenched segregation» that makes it hard for low income New Yorkers to move to neighborhoods with high quality schools, green space and better jobs.

I'm talking about high quality housing that's mixed income - which will help reduce segregation - that's humanly scaled on scattered sites, not concentrated in high - rises, is built in the suburbs as well as the cities, in all neighborhoods in the cities, and is green.»

She'll also talk about ways to help residents in high - crime neighborhoods and those with quality of life concerns, her office said.

Previous studies have linked poor neighborhood quality to a higher risk of these behaviors, she adds.

«Community health centers represent the backbone of the nation's safety net, providing high quality care to more than 20 million Americans who live in underserved neighborhoods,» says Feygele Jacobs, president and CEO of the RCHN Community Health Foundation.

But even though she knows her business will feel a (potentially negative) impact from it, she says it's a good thing for the neighborhood since it doesn't have enough conveniently located stores with affordable, high - quality products.

This look at Manhattan neighborhoods features a high quality print on high resolution archival paper.

I found that Clothes Mentors in select neighborhoods had a delightful range of high quality, often professional, looking items.

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

Rebuilding strong neighborhood schools is certainly part of the solution to the problem, which is that Washington still has too few high - quality school choice options.

Another problem is the sheer lack of high - quality public school alternatives within reasonable driving distance of many a failing urban school; given the choice between the low - performing school in their own neighborhood and the mediocre school ten miles away, parents may stick to the path of least resistance.

We will continue to fight for the students in our neighborhood and their right to a high - quality public education.

Five years ago, civic and education leaders in Cleveland launched the Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools with the goal of ensuring that «every child in Cleveland attends a high - quality school and that every neighborhood has a multitude of schools from which families can choose.»

Develop a strong core of high - quality schools in the charter sector by working with the best charter authorizers to develop quality benchmarks and close low - performing charters in a targeted set of neighborhoods.

In my advocacy work I also find that more and more parents whose kids don't fit the cookie cutter mold of their neighborhood school are increasingly interested in the option of high - quality education online — even if it means missing teacher - led instruction.

The new study by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, and Jonah Rockoff asks whether high - value - added teachers (i.e., teachers who raise student test scores) also have positive longer - term impacts on students, as reflected in college attendance, earnings, avoiding teenage pregnancy, and the quality of the neighborhood in which they reside as adults.

Others are attracted because they are looking for a different, safer, or higher quality alternative to the public school in their neighborhood.

Over the next year, Aaron Tang and Ethan Hutt, the energetic founders of a new education advocacy group, aim to get 1 million middle school, high school, and college students to sign a petition calling for high - quality public education for all students, not just those in suburban and middle - class neighborhoods.

But the reality that many kids must travel as long as two hours away from home in order to attend school (often on inefficient public transit) has also put a strain on the Crescent City's poorest families, who, like middle - class households, want high - quality schools within their own neighborhoods.

For 17 years, Green Dot Public Schools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school options.

That experience left an indelible mark, convincing me that giving every child a quality public education starts with ensuring parents have access to a high quality public school in their neighborhood.

Both sought to achieve these objectives while preserving their commitment to other educational goals, e.g., districtwide commitment to high quality public schools, increased pupil assignment to neighborhood schools, diminished use of busing, greater student choice, reduced risk of white flight, and so forth.

As with parental education, family income may have a direct impact on a child's academic outcomes, or variations in achievement could simply be a function of the school the child attends: parents with greater financial resources can identify communities with higher - quality schools and choose more - expensive neighborhoods — the very places where good schools are likely to be.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

The correlation between teacher effectiveness (as demonstrated by value - added student growth measures) and student life outcomes (higher salaries, advanced degrees, neighborhoods of residence, and retirement savings) is staggering; it's not an exaggeration to say that great teachers substantially improve students» future quality of life and those students» contributions to the common good.

JW: If high - quality pre-K isn't such a good idea, why are rich people in my neighborhood running around thinking that the Earth will implode (and their kid won't get into Harvard someday) if they don't get a slot in the most sought - after preschool programs?

(Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott says «I am focused on having high - quality schools in all neighborhoods.

While higher - income families can afford high - priced, affluent properties in sought - after neighborhoods, lower - income families are usually left with housing options located in lower - quality areas.

We raise money because we believe every child deserves access to a high - quality public school in their neighborhood that prepares them for college.

If I put my name on it — if it's good enough for me — if I believe this is a school that's high quality and meets the demand of a neighborhood, would you be willing to consider authorizing it?»

It was a mother, Virginia Walden Ford, whose activism forced the reforms that are slowly improving D.C.'s traditional public school system and bringing high - quality options into the poorest neighborhoods.