Sentences with phrase «impact on city schools»

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Now comes an even more comprehensive claim about the positive impact of these schools: For, according to two law professors at the University of Notre Dame, Margaret F. Brinig and Nicole Stelle Garnett, inner - city Catholic schools are important factors in urban renewal as builders of «social capital» on inner - urban areas.

In approving the Nitti subdivision, a planned development of 56 new homes to be built on the site of the former Elmhurst Hospital site on Berteau, Elmhurst city council members also approved substantial increases in impact fees that will add $ 10,100 to the cost of a house in the subdivision and generate $ 470,000 for Elmhurst schools and $ 95,000 for the Park District.

Using longitudinally linked, student - level data collected from two urban school districts, New York City and Washington, DC, Mathematica estimated the impacts of five EL middle schools on students» reading and math test scores.

And Betti Wiggins, executive director of the Office of School Nutrition for Detroit Public Schools, says moving to the new program had zero impact on the city's Title I funding.

The program focused on how the dropout issue in the Rochester City School District impacts the community as a whole and possible solutions to the problem.

At 9 a.m., hundreds of charter school parents from Brooklyn join state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. and other Brooklyn community leaders at a rally to celebrate the impact of charter schools on Brooklyn's communities, Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn.

Another release followed a few weeks later, saying «the city's failing schools crisis has an immediate, heartbreaking impact on children.»

NEW YORK — New York City Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today encouraged parents across the city to make a direct impact on their child's education by running for an Education Council sCity Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña today encouraged parents across the city to make a direct impact on their child's education by running for an Education Council scity to make a direct impact on their child's education by running for an Education Council seat.

The New York State Board of Regents and the Mount Vernon City School District welcome comments on the application, including those related to the programmatic and fiscal impact of the renewal proposal on public and non-public schools in the area.

In an effort to jumpstart all - but - stalled negotiations on a new evaluation system for New York City public school teachers, StudentsFirstNY today launched a «10 Days of $ 300 Million» campaign to highlight the negative impact of losing these funds.

In the end, critics said the city's plans for the Upper West Side will barely have an impact when they start taking effect when school begins on Sept. 7.

Some board members cited the large number of students of color in the city school district and the impact the comments will have on them, as well as the poor example they set.

The community partners honored at the event — three individuals and one program — have had a major impact on the lives of students and teachers in the city school district.

We examine the possible rise in charter schools in Monroe County and the potential impact on students and the Rochester City School District.

During his twelve - year term, Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a significant impact on New York City, including great improvements to the school system.

In their letter to the union, the candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, expressed their solidarity with the drivers, but said they were increasingly concerned about the impact the strike was having on public school kids, parents and drivers, as it entered its fifth week.

ALBANY — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued a report Monday highlighting recent trends in property tax exemptions in New York State outside of New York City and the impact they have on local governments and school districts.

Syracuse University «has a $ 2.3 billion economic impact on the city, county and region,» said the school's Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Kevin Quinn.

The 60 charter schools operating in New York City have provided a unique opportunity for the New York City Charter Schools Evaluation Project, of which we are a part, to conduct a randomized field trial of the impact of charter schools on student achieschools operating in New York City have provided a unique opportunity for the New York City Charter Schools Evaluation Project, of which we are a part, to conduct a randomized field trial of the impact of charter schools on student achieSchools Evaluation Project, of which we are a part, to conduct a randomized field trial of the impact of charter schools on student achieschools on student achievement.

This reminds me of a study carried out by Rising Stars and Dave Whyley, headteacher and consultant of Learning Technologies at Wolverhampton City Council who ran an eBook pilot Learning2go project with schools, to assess their impact on engagement and reading.

In three new articles published in Education Next, researchers with the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA - New Orleans) at Tulane University, directed by professor of economics, Douglas Harris, show the impact of the reforms on student performance; consider to what degree the city's system of school choice provides a variety of distinct options for families; and take a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment system.

Richard Whitmire is author of On the Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools Are Pushing the Envelope, which chronicles the rise of leading charter school network Rocketship and the impact of high - performing charter schools in Denver, Spring Branch, and other cities across the cSchools Are Pushing the Envelope, which chronicles the rise of leading charter school network Rocketship and the impact of high - performing charter schools in Denver, Spring Branch, and other cities across the cschools in Denver, Spring Branch, and other cities across the country.

In The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban Schools (Brookings, 2002), we and our colleagues reported that attending a private school had no discernible impact, positive or negative, on the test scores of non-African-American students participating in school voucher programs in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Dayton, Ohio.

«For large rural states like Montana, and for inner - city school systems struggling with limited resources, the impact on education could be dramatic,» according to Mr. Burns.

«With nearly three decades» experience supporting primary schools and academies of all sizes — from village primaries with 80 pupils right through to large inner city academies with 800 pupils - we see the impact that technology is having on education and the challenges this brings.

Combining anecdotal material with quantifiable data from a nationwide sample of large cities, they find positive impacts on both school management and elementary school achievement.

Academic learning that comes to mind includes more prosaic elements of law, such as contract vs criminal vs administrative law; the developmental history of their own city; recent (50 years) political history of their city; basics of land law; current vs past thinking in urban planning; specific budgetary investigations at both the state and local level; school funding law in their state; essentials of Leadership, EPA impacts on dismantling abandoned structures; economic price theory; or the competitive strengths and weaknesses of their own city or region.

Districts: Los Angeles Unified School District; Chicago Public Schools; New York City Public Schools; DeKalb County, GA; Fresno, CA; Mesa, AZ; Washington Elementary District, AZ; Buffalo, NY; Atlanta, GA; Arlington, VA; and Richmond, VA.) The states and districts were chosen to reflect the diversity of the country and to examine with special care the impacts of the law on minority students and sSchools; New York City Public Schools; DeKalb County, GA; Fresno, CA; Mesa, AZ; Washington Elementary District, AZ; Buffalo, NY; Atlanta, GA; Arlington, VA; and Richmond, VA.) The states and districts were chosen to reflect the diversity of the country and to examine with special care the impacts of the law on minority students and sSchools; DeKalb County, GA; Fresno, CA; Mesa, AZ; Washington Elementary District, AZ; Buffalo, NY; Atlanta, GA; Arlington, VA; and Richmond, VA.) The states and districts were chosen to reflect the diversity of the country and to examine with special care the impacts of the law on minority students and schoolsschools.

Research shows that high - quality preschool education has a lasting impact on children's school success, and in recent years, cities and states have moved to increase access to preschool programs.

The effectiveness of public schools in developing engaged citizens has rarely been examined empirically,» notes a new Mathematica report on the impact on civic participation of Democracy Prep, a network of charter schools that educates more than 5,000 students, mostly in New York City.

But student - level data on Arizona's schools have not been made widely available, so the state's charters have not been subject to the kinds of impact evaluations that have been completed in states such as Florida and North Carolina and cities such as Boston and New York.

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.

Independently reviewed by volunteering charity Pro Bono Economics and supported by the NHS, the study assessed the impact of the Greenhouse Sports model - established for a minimum of three years in each school - on the attendance, behaviour and academic attainment of over 700 participating pupils at four inner - city London schools.

Finally, we have this wacky system of misplaced responsibilities where school districts outside the city of Chicago negotiate contacts that impact teacher pensions but then the fiscal responsibilities fall on the state.

This is the case in Boston, where researchers» careful tracking of six charter high schools over the last decade has shown that those charters have a large and positive impacts on MCAS scores as compared to the city's conventional public high schools.

An inner - city school may focus on the impact of urbanisation on the environment, with a focus on sustainability and personal and social capability, while accessing the same curriculum dimensions.

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.

After serving on the New York City Council, Eva Moskowitz became convinced that she could have the greatest impact on public education by starting charter schools.

Funded by: New York City Department of Education Amount: $ 50,000 Dates: 1/1/17 — 6/30/18 Summary: Based on pilot research that Dr. Bristol, a renowned researcher in the field of male teachers of color, conducted on NYC Men Teach, current conditions and supports from schools and the NYC Men Teach program and its impact on male teachers of color will be examined.

(Among other things, test scores help determine teacher and principal evaluations, and in New York City they also have an impact on middle and high school admissions to some schools.)

And we go where others don't — to struggling schools in the Mississippi Delta, to booming university cities in China, to isolated villages in the Bering Sea, to community colleges in Appalachia, to inner - city schools in Detroit — to find stories that will have an impact on the future of American schooling.

The Columbia Business School researchers studied the impacts of grade configuration on learning and concluded that «middle schools are not the best way to educate students» in districts like New York City.

Klein's independence from the teachers union has allowed him to be more outspoken than any other chancellor in the city's history about the adverse impact of the teachers» contract on school management's ability to run schools effectively and efficiently.

It was an opportunity for the community to meet their legislators and express the positive impact charter schools have had on the Park City.

Armed law enforcement officers are not educators, social workers, or counselors, and overwhelming evidence shows that when schools involve law enforcement in minor, non-violent behavioral infractions, students of color are disproportionately impacted.1 In our 2015 policy paper, Climate Change: Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for All Students, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school counschools involve law enforcement in minor, non-violent behavioral infractions, students of color are disproportionately impacted.1 In our 2015 policy paper, Climate Change: Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for All Students, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school counSchools for All Students, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school counschools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school counselors.

In our effort to better understand the logic behind these parents» school choices, as well as the impact of these urban demographic changes on public schools, we conducted in - depth interviews with dozens of parents participating in a kindergarten lottery in one of the increasingly white community school districts in New York City.

Those new options have made a significant impact on Connecticut's achievement gap — you can not argue against the fact that charter schools have changed the lives of inner - city children of color who may not have otherwise had success in education.

We believe strongly that the public schools of Baltimore City have a clear and immediate impact on everyone who lives and works in the Baltimore area, whether or not they have children in our schools.

AFC visits New Orleans to hear the city's school choice story and the impact educational choice programs have had on countless children and their families.

Refreshingly, Duncan and Murnane do not stop with heartwarming tales of successful schools, but also present data from randomized experiments showing the impacts on children, especially for the small high school initiative in New York City and the University of Chicago Charter Network.