Not exact matches
«Next year, we want to expand to work with both charters and traditional
district schools in other urban regions.»
De Blasio said Wednesday that the city's test scores beat out increases seen
in the state's
other «Big 5»
urban school districts and stressed that the city is closing its performance gap with
schools across the state
in general.
To identify more precisely the independent effects of the multiple factors affecting teachers» choices, we use regression analysis to estimate the separate effects of salary differences and
school characteristics on the probability that a teacher will leave a
school district in a given year, holding constant a variety of
other factors, including class size and the type of community (
urban, suburban, or rural)
in which the
district is located.
The fact that 72.6 percent of Ohio's charter
schools operate
in urban areas likely has something to do with the fact that the state's suburbs continue to opt out of enrolling students from
other districts.
As with many
other public
schools in urban districts, Wildwood has been up against some tough resource challenges:
Other urban districts, including Denver, Hartford, New York, and Spring Branch
in Houston, have also embraced a
school portfolio strategy with meaningful cross-sector collaboration.
This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from
other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems
in four
urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.
While 15 of the 25 students will work
in an
urban school district or state department of education,
others will be at a range of well - established and startup education organizations.
Specifically, I pointed out that gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress under Rhee's tenure were much larger than average gains for the
other ten
urban school districts participating
in the assessment
in 8th grade math and
in 4th grade reading and math.
James J. Kemple, the executive director of the Research Alliance for New York City
Schools, who conducted a study comparing the city's
school reform efforts to a «virtual» control group modeled from
other urban districts in the state, including Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse, and Rochester, «found New York City students improved significantly faster than the control group on both the New York state assessments and the National Assessment of Educational Progress during the reform period, from 2002 to 2010.»
The study found that after multimedia technology was used to support project - based learning, eighth graders
in Union City, New Jersey, scored 27 percentage points higher than students from
other urban and special needs
school districts on statewide tests
in reading, math, and writing achievement.
Houston and
other urban districts must also increase their use of chartering to create new options
in neighborhoods where
schools consistently fail to educate students to state standards.
The lawyers will argue that the charter
school cap has the effect of denying students
in Boston and
other urban districts their right to a quality education.
One would limit the share of state money earmarked for the state's «special needs»
school districts in poor,
urban areas, while the
other would bar the executive...
Based on a year of self - examination by 44 of the largest
urban districts, «Challenges to Urban Education: Results in the Making,» casts the future of inner - city public schools in terms far more optimistic than other recent assessm
urban districts, «Challenges to
Urban Education: Results in the Making,» casts the future of inner - city public schools in terms far more optimistic than other recent assessm
Urban Education: Results
in the Making,» casts the future of inner - city public
schools in terms far more optimistic than
other recent assessments.
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 sy
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 sy
Schools (the nations 66 largest
urban public -
school systems).
The
other reform strategy pursued
in recent years, by large
urban districts from New York to San Diego, is to recruit celebrity superintendents from
other professions, such as Joel Klein, the Clinton administration's antitrust official, who is now serving as chancellor of the New York City
schools.
On reflection, the finding was not too surprising: Shuttering
schools nearly always sets off a torrent of political backlash, as authorities
in Chicago, Philadelphia, and
other urban districts have learned
in recent years.
TNTP has also worked with
school districts in Miami, New Orleans, Oakland, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and a number of
other urban and rural communities.
79, president of the foundation, «when we developed the conviction that dramatic structural change was going to be necessary
in Boston and
other urban public
school systems
in order to generate broad improvement
in the academic achievement of the mostly low - income, minority students who populate these
districts today.»
In a ranking of 30 American urban school districts, 18 others performed better in math than Dallas, including Houston and New York Cit
In a ranking of 30 American
urban school districts, 18
others performed better
in math than Dallas, including Houston and New York Cit
in math than Dallas, including Houston and New York City.
Over the past seven years, the
district has posted record enrollment increases (with a higher rate of enrollment growth than any
other major
urban school district in the country) and increased its four - year graduation rate by over 25 percentage points.
New York City's progress
in closing its achievement gap on those tests drew national attention as a possible model for
other urban school districts.
And turnaround
schools, both
in Chicago and
in other urban districts like Philadelphia, are experiencing significant enrollment loss — driven largely by the rapid expansion of charter high
schools — that
in some ways hinders improvement.
Like equalization formulas
in other states, the one
in Kansas was designed to help poor, primarily
urban districts, not the sprawling, land - rich agricultural areas of the state, like Beloit, where Mr. Bottom serves as superintendent of
schools.
The law, signed by Republican Gov. Bill Owens last month, will provide state - financed vouchers of up to $ 5,000 to low - income students
in low - performing
urban districts to pay for tuition at religious or
other private
schools.
With behind - the - scenes reporting, observations
in classrooms and conversations with teachers, parents, reformers, funders and
others with a stake
in Newark
schools, Russakoff tells the tale of how moneyed outsiders failed
in the end to turnaround a failing
urban school district.
The Council of
Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) has been at the forefront in helping urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based school programs to support students who live in poverty or other circumstances that create obstacles to lear
Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) has been at the forefront
in helping
urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based school programs to support students who live in poverty or other circumstances that create obstacles to lear
urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high
school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based
school programs to support students who live
in poverty or
other circumstances that create obstacles to learning.
Given that the LSP is the first statewide voucher program systematically studied (
other rigorously studied programs serve smaller samples of students
in urban school districts), the program's scale may have played a role;
For fifty years, the Council of
Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) has been at the forefront in helping urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based school programs to support students who live in poverty or other circumstances that create serious obstacles to lear
Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) has been at the forefront
in helping
urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based school programs to support students who live in poverty or other circumstances that create serious obstacles to lear
urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high
school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based
school programs to support students who live
in poverty or
other circumstances that create serious obstacles to learning.
The Moody's report highlights a couple of
school districts with serious financial health issues predating charters that are struggling to adapt, but essentially ignores the many
other urban districts where public charters and the
district are able to grow together and thrive
in fine financial health.
In a report drawn from a convening of school district superintendents, charter leaders, school finance experts, and other education experts in Houston earlier this year, CRPE recommends that urban districts and charter schools collaborate to solve the problems associated with declining enrollment so that all students can have access to a high - quality educatio
In a report drawn from a convening of
school district superintendents, charter leaders,
school finance experts, and
other education experts
in Houston earlier this year, CRPE recommends that urban districts and charter schools collaborate to solve the problems associated with declining enrollment so that all students can have access to a high - quality educatio
in Houston earlier this year, CRPE recommends that
urban districts and charter
schools collaborate to solve the problems associated with declining enrollment so that all students can have access to a high - quality education.
The Boston Public
Schools (BPS) face the same challenges as
other urban districts in the United States.
«Like many
other large
urban school districts in the country, Boston administrators and educators are concerned about suspension rates, dropout rates, and academic achievement challenges,» explains Nova Biro, Open Circle Co-Director.
I recognize that even
in suburban
districts some GT programs are poorly run and
other issues can exist, but to simply say that «for
urban schools, the standard G and T system is often a waste of time» is a truly ridiculous conclusion.
The Coalition for Community
Schools estimates that there are about 5,000 community schools in the U.S. Several large urban districts have adopted community schools as a reform strategy including New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, among
Schools estimates that there are about 5,000 community
schools in the U.S. Several large urban districts have adopted community schools as a reform strategy including New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, among
schools in the U.S. Several large
urban districts have adopted community
schools as a reform strategy including New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, among
schools as a reform strategy including New York City, Chicago, and Baltimore, among
others.
Even with 60 new
schools, charters would make up a smaller proportion of all
schools at CPS than they do at some
other large
urban districts —
in New Orleans, for example, about 70 percent of schoolchildren attend charters.
This report provides a new resource for understanding the state of
urban public
schools in the U.S. Geared specifically toward city leaders who want to evaluate how well traditional
district and charter
schools are serving all their city's children and how their
schools compare to those
in other cities, the report measures outcomes for all public
schools, based on test scores and non-test indicators,
in 50 mid - and large - sized cities.
In the following chapters, I will explain how the CREATE model allowed me to achieve this startling success — and how it can help other teachers in urban school districts see similar result
In the following chapters, I will explain how the CREATE model allowed me to achieve this startling success — and how it can help
other teachers
in urban school districts see similar result
in urban school districts see similar results.
Philanthropist Eli Broad and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan came together at the Library of Congress
in Washington this morning to commend Houston's leaders and those of
other large
urban school district that have made strides
in recent years
in boosting student achievement and reducing achievement gaps between low - income students and students of color and their more advantaged peers.
For example, after reading Chapter 6, «The Social Cost of Leadership Churn: The Case of an
Urban School District,» I wondered about the school district's role in supporting teachers in developing collaborative relationships with their peers in other schools and with central office le
School District,» I wondered about the school district's role in supporting teachers in developing collaborative relationships with their peers in other schools and with central office
District,» I wondered about the
school district's role in supporting teachers in developing collaborative relationships with their peers in other schools and with central office le
school district's role in supporting teachers in developing collaborative relationships with their peers in other schools and with central office
district's role
in supporting teachers
in developing collaborative relationships with their peers
in other schools and with central office leaders.
Placed
in further context, the liability for retirement benefits LAUSD is obligated to pay for is four times that of
other large
urban school districts.
Additional data collection is especially important for understanding the prevalence of chronic early absence
in rural and suburban areas as well as
other urban school districts.
People from
other cities and
districts called us at Substance or contacted Dr. Jordan directly
in Chicago when they discovered just how pernicious «The Paul Vallas Method» really was, especially for black children and the nation's segregated
urban public
schools.
MIT education researcher Meredith Thompson shares three vignettes of three different approaches to virtual reality
in K — 12: a social studies class
in a suburban
school district, a
district - wide perspective from an
urban school district and a class designed entirely around understanding and implementing VR for
other classrooms.
«Testing More, Teaching Less: What America's Obsession with Student Testing Costs
in Money and Lost Instructional Time» explores the instructional and financial costs of testing
in 2012 - 13
in two medium - sized,
urban school districts — one located
in the Midwest, the
other in the East.
«We are proud that HISD has managed to avoid the extensive
school closures that we have seen
in other large
urban school systems,» said Jason Spencer, press secretary for the
district,
in a statement.
On the
other hand, I have a very personal interest
in what charter
schools are doing to
urban districts.
Yet after years of progress toward
school desegregation, largely achieved through busing and
other court - ordered remedies, the combination of white flight from
urban public
school districts and a series of Supreme Court decisions limiting the use of desegregation strategies have resulted
in a widespread pattern of resegregation.
«
In presenting these excellence awards, CUBE is not only holding these
districts up and celebrating their success, but by recognizing these
districts, «the bar» has effectively been raised showing
other urban districts what excellence and achievement looks like,» said Van Henri White, CUBE Steering Committee Chair and President of the Rochester New York
School Board.