Sentences with phrase «in affluent suburbs»

Over the past 15 years, I have lived in an affluent suburb, a rural community, and a culturally diverse urban area.

Two are charter schools and three are neighborhood schools in affluent suburbs.

If one looks only at test scores, teachers in affluent suburbs get higher ones.

Schools in poorer communities around the state nearly all finished lower than their counterparts in affluent suburbs, regardless of academic methods.

Demand for these homes is weakest in affluent suburbs without a train station.

It finds, for instance, that attending a charter school from kindergarten to 8th grade can close the achievement gap with a similar student in the affluent suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y., by 86 percent in mathematics and 66...

It finds, for instance, that attending a charter school from kindergarten to 8th grade can close the achievement gap with a similar student in the affluent suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y., by 86 percent...

BBI, which is located in an affluent suburb of Auckland, has three other schools that serve seventh - and eighth - year students (the equivalent of sixth - and seventh - graders in the U.S.) within a three - mile radius.

So, yes, we need more innovation, because we can not be satisfied with the present functioning of our education system, neither in urban centers nor even in affluent suburbs, where scores may be high but academic engagement is not.

The violence unfolded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, a school of more than 3,000 students in an affluent suburb northwest of Fort Lauderdale where houses sit on broad lots.

The exit polls from the «Super» states show that Mitt is strong in the South in the affluent suburbs, and that's about it.

Some members and leaders of the Methodist conference advocated its relocation in an affluent suburb to reestablish its preeminent position.

I was lucky enough to be raised in an affluent suburb, St. Charles, but as with most wealthy communities, not too far away, there are school districts that are severely underfunded.

And unlike the comprehensive taxpayer - funded options in affluent suburbs such as Palo Alto and Winnetka, they don't admit everyone who lives in their attendance area.

Even here in the affluent suburbs, a big part of Barber's job is to make sure that every child, whether from down the street or downtown, is making progress.

As Results Are in: Common Core Fails Tests and Kids shows, NAEP scores of students whose education was focused exclusively on the Common Core curriculum decreased while NAEP scores for students in affluent suburbs whose education is not limited to test prep for standardized tests increased.

Cities in New York, Illinois and Pennsylvania generally feel the worst financial squeeze, according to the Education Law Center's school funding fairness report, because their local funding sources favor wealthier school districts over needier areas — and because they sometimes spend more money than necessary in affluent suburbs.

• Villa Diyafa [arabic word for «hospitality»] is a new small, luxurious property, located in the Ambassadorial quarter in the affluent suburbs of Rabat, Morocco.

A mum and dad charged with cooking up vast quantities of drugs and distributing them on the internet black market skip bail and reinvent themselves as a well - heeled family in an affluent suburb on the other side of the country.

What would Jane Austen write if she were chronicling life in an affluent suburb of New York City?

The greater focus on student growth versus mere proficiency in most states should make it somewhat likelier for high - poverty schools to get decent grades, but it could also result in many schools in affluent suburbs getting mediocre marks.

For instance, the Nashville site is attached to a popular hotel for catering opportunities, the Ohio location is in a high - end lifestyle center and the soon - to - be Chicagoland sites are located in affluent suburbs.

And children of color in our cities, whom these teachers in the Relay program are being trained to serve, are entitled to the same appropriately trained teachers as their counterparts in the affluent suburbs.

As reviewed by Diane Ravitch What would Jane Austen write if she were chronicling life in an affluent suburb of New York City?

It finds, for instance, that attending a charter school from kindergarten to 8th grade can close the achievement gap with a similar student in the affluent suburb of Scarsdale, N.Y., by 86 percent in mathematics and 66 percent in reading.

A married corporate executive who lived in an affluent suburb of a different country, the United Arab Emirates» Dubai, he had much to lose materially by participating in the protests.

And the experts say that about all of Romney's support is in the affluent suburbs of Birmingham.

In different ways, Jesus and Paul are heralding the inbreaking of God's rule on earth, the fulfillment of all our hopes and prayers when we pray — alas, sometimes mindlessly — that God's kingdom come on earth and God's will be done on earth (in Washington, D.C., Afghanistan and Iraq, in affluent suburbs and in blighted inner cities).

Last year, state lawmakers voted to fund every district more equally, whether it's in an affluent suburb or a high - poverty community.

And because Democratic primaries in New York State are so dominated by those voters — plus those in the affluent suburbs where the signature blue plastic bag is the must - have driveway accessory, the endorsement is the biggest prize for statewide races, too.

I grew up in an affluent suburb and nearly dropped out of a school that regularly makes the US News top high schools list.

Principals from a variety of schools throughout the Charleston County School District, including those in affluent suburbs, are asking for WINGS, says Superintendent Nancy McGinley.

Last year, state lawmakers voted to fund every district more equally, whether it's in an affluent suburb or a high - poverty community.

The study examined New York City charter schools, which generally draw students from disadvantaged families, and compared them to standard public schools in the both the city and in affluent suburbs.

It's time to update the funding formula to guarantee students in our low - income urban and rural districts the same opportunities as students have in our affluent suburbs.»

More important than standardized test scores, the quality of the education that students who are educated with a Common Core curriculum have is vastly inferior to the education that other students in affluent suburbs and independent, private schools have.

Many schools in the affluent suburbs of Deerfield and Lake Forest made academic strides on the 2017 state PARCC exams given last spring, newly released test results show.

Located park side on Bayswater Road, in the affluent suburb of Rushcutters Bay, some of Sydney's best attractions are just minutes from your hotel door and it's an ideal property if you want to experience the wide range of activities Sydney has to offer.

Just shy of two years ago, I was living in a 2,000 square foot three bedroom - two bathroom «American Dream» home by myself in an affluent suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.