Sentences with phrase «in wealthy school»

Something about «creative use of resources» sounded the alarm bells with me, particularly because I've been hearing concerns from media and technology specialist friends in wealthy school districts about having adequate resources to implement SBAC, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium adaptive tests that will replace the CMT / CAPT in 2014 - 15.

Residents that live in wealthy school districts have among the best schools in the nation based on graduation rates, test scores and independent ratings of academic success.

Wentzell, who spent most of her career in wealthy school districts or selective choice programs, repeatedly asserted on the stand that «leadership is much more important than money.»

The more you are in the red side, the more you can actually see if you are in a wealthy school, you get a lot of support.

In wealthy school districts around the country, parents and teachers talk often about keeping computer use to a minimum.

Many parents, teachers, and students in wealthy school districts think nothing of throwing the terms «failing school,» «low - performing», etc. at anyone from Windham, Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven — any child from these districts is deemed to be inferior and second - class... it is very hard for the targeted students to overcome these prejudices and for students in wealthy districts to let go of their pre-conceptions.

In fact, in a study of a project - based approach to teaching social studies and content literacy to 2nd graders, my colleagues and I were able to close the gap, statistically speaking, between students in high - poverty school districts — who experienced project - based units — and students in wealthy school districts — who did not.

In wealthier schools the results are reversed: parents most value a teacher's ability to keep students happy.

The Australian Council for Educational Research's Dr Sue Thomson, who analysed both reports, told Education Review bullying was a problem for 35 per cent of students in poorer schools but only reportedly impacted 5 per cent of those in wealthier schools.

A Black student in a district with below - average property wealth (less than $ 6,363 per pupil) has an adequacy level of 61 %, but his peer in a wealthier school district is only a bit better at 69 %.

Students in the wealthiest school districts in New York State enjoy the highest per - pupil funding — sometimes as high as $ 70,000 per pupil.

Since 2007 there has been a national decline in the number of school library / media centers and there are fewer library / media centers operating in high ‐ poverty schools than in wealthier schools, especially low income schools in the inner cities, where the number has dropped by five percentage points.

Every hour spent drilling basic skills is an hour not spent developing the higher - level thinking skills that are emphasized in wealthier school districts.

Senior teachers tend to cluster in wealthy schools, while schools where many children are poor often churn through large numbers of novice, badly paid teachers.

Students in wealthier schools and counties, in terms of family income, have significantly higher academic achievement than students in lower income schools and counties.»

The study found that first - graders in the wealthiest schools got an average of 31.8 minutes of recess every day.

The massive reshuffling of black students in Englewood and South Loop wouldn't fly in a wealthier school district.

Students with special needs tend to perform better in both Math and English in wealthier schools.

Federal law says that school districts must spend the money in a way that provides extra help to poor children — that it not be used to provide basic educational services — and requires that Title I schools have comparable services to those in wealthier schools in the same district.

Not exact matches

New Jersey — a wealthy, educated state with ready access to world - class health care in Philadelphia and New York City — has «better access to higher - quality information that lets us be more complete» in screening, Walter Zahorodny, a New Jersey Medical School professor and director of the New Jersey Autism Study, said in a conference call about the findings.

The Gülenist network of businesses, charities, schools, and other organizations is wealthy and well - connected, in Turkey and the United States.

According to some of Canada's top luxury real estate agents, the wealthy are looking for value in their new home — properties that are in good locations, in close proximity to work and local schools.

«I learned in grad school that you have to be very wealthy to be diversified and own a home.

«It has always saddened me that Canada is probably one of the only school systems in the world (or at least the world wealthy enough for full, functioning educational systems) that does not require at least an attempt to learn a second language.»

This is one of the wealthiest and most exclusive areas in the country and it's known for its large, historical homes, rich architectural history and top - notch school system.

Mr. Kesselman, a professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, says increasing annual limits will only benefit the wealthy and end up costing Ottawa billions of dollars more than has been anticipated.

It baffles me that they would worry about political backlash for reducing or removing this private school funding from wealthy parents groups that I'm positive have never voted NDP nor would they in the future.

Wealthy families start buying their children's way into elite colleges almost from the moment they are born: music lessons, sports equipment, foreign travel («enrichment» programs, to use the all - too - perfect term)-- most important, of course, private - school tuition or the costs of living in a place with top - tier public schools.

Today, the rich attend private schools and elite public schools in wealthy suburbs.

The Archdiocesan of NY is amongst the wealthiest in the nation yet they have closed down close to 40 schools in the past two years alone.

There's also a historical precedent for Christian involvement in education, whether you look at the monastic schools of the middle ages or the wealthy benefactors providing education for the 19thcentury poor.

As a single mom, Lorelai is forced to humble herself before her wealthy parents in order to fund Rory's education at an exclusive private school.

• In an article on the anxieties of wealthy New York parents trying to get their small children into elite preschools, a New York Times reporter writes of standing outside one of the sought - after public schools, which happens to be one of four public schools recently the subject of a sex - abuse scandal.

I have friends who are political and economic conservatives, wealthy people who send their children to private schools in New England at a cost of $ 25,000 to $ 30,000 a year.

Kozol interviewed a parent from a wealthy school district in Ohio.

Meanwhile, the difference between the SAT scores of wealthy and poor high school seniors has actually increased over the past 30 years, from a 90 - point gap (on an 800 - point scale) in the 1980s to a 125 - point gap today.

Mehta acknowledged in his essay that some of this inequity is on the supply side: Schools that have the freedom and resources to adopt the techniques of deeper learning are more likely to be well - funded independent schools or public schools in wealthy suburbs or neighboSchools that have the freedom and resources to adopt the techniques of deeper learning are more likely to be well - funded independent schools or public schools in wealthy suburbs or neighboschools or public schools in wealthy suburbs or neighboschools in wealthy suburbs or neighborhoods.

My reporting for this book took me all over the country, from a pediatric clinic in a low - income San Francisco neighborhood to a chess tournament in central Ohio to a wealthy private school in New York City.

Time to wake up and pay attention before a handful of uber wealthy take over the schools completely (see what's happening in Michigan).

Congress is considering a proposed $ 13 million study which would analyze the benefits of a free school breakfast for all students — in low - income and wealthy neighborhoods alike.

Overnight, Lily has to transition from a life of luxury and education at a wealthy Montecito boarding school to living deep in the San Fernando Valley she once made fun of and going to public school.

Second, I don't think it's fair that children who come from a wealthier household get to fill up on the proper nutrients that allow them to excel in school while children from low - income families do not.

Schools in low - income communities have less money than schools in wealthieSchools in low - income communities have less money than schools in wealthieschools in wealthier ones.

Fixing school food in every community — the relatively wealthy Boulder and Berkeley, as well as the outright destitute parts of the country devastated by the housing debacle and unemployment — requires all of us to work together as one to get the fedreal government to fund school meal programs in a way that provides fresh nutritious food for all students, not just those lucky enough to live where people can afford to take matters into their own hands and make a local fix.

«From taxing the wealthy to fund universal pre-K and after - school programs to ending unnecessary subsidies to big corporations and investing in our CUNY system, Bill will be an ally for working families in City Hall.

On the other side: De Blasio and his allies, who had already planned to be in Albany Tuesday to rally for his ever - more - out - of - reach plan to let the city tax wealthy residents to expand pre-K and after school programs in the five boroughs.

The group has been funded in part by Dan Loeb, a wealthy supporter of charter schools who last year apologized after making a racially charged remark at Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

«amount of man - hours employed in the production of goods consumed» So, a person with a private tutor that puts in fewer hoursis less wealthy than a a person who goes to public school that has multiple teachers / administrators / etc.

Funding for the school and the health centre came from a wealthy monk and other benefactors in Yangon.

In a tweet early Friday, Richard Carranza referenced reporter Lindsay Christ's coverage of a recent meeting on the Upper West Side at P.S. 199, one of the city's whitest schools with many students from wealthy families.