Sentences with phrase «into improving city schools»

Such cities often poured money into improving city schools with little result, because they didn't prioritize breaking down walls between city and suburb.

Not exact matches

Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered what he called a «10 - minute commercial about the city of Chicago,» pointing out its initiatives such as improved bicycle lanes, the restoration of school recess and healthy school lunches — then changed from a business suit into gym clothes and joined in.

«It's a bittersweet situation, I think we have a person that has poured themselves into the Syracuse City School District over the last five years and have helped us move forward in terms of improving graduation rates, decreasing drop - out rates and getting our schools off the receivership list,» Dorsey said.

Many people would indeed be willing to put more money into New York City schools (or any poorly performing school for that matter) if they had any reason to believe that students» achievement would improve significantly.

In this webinar, you'll hear how St. Albans City School is empowering students by putting Google tools into their hands to improve their community.

Announcing Monday that the city's worst schools will be turned into community schools, Mayor Bill de Blasio transformed a little - remarked campaign promise into the centerpiece of his administration's vision for improving schools, and a hallmark of his education platform.

The state recently placed 62 struggling city schools into a stewardship program, which means that if they do not improve, they will be taken over by a receiver.

District - wide initiatives in Kansas City, Mo., and Tulsa, Okla., have aimed to turn abandoned school sites into financial opportunities that will simultaneously improve the surrounding neighborhoods.

Jefferson is five years into a turnaround effort and is one of the fastest - improving schools in the city's public school system.

When administrators at the San Mateo - Foster City School District signed up a year ago for School Innovations & Advocacy's Partnering4SpecialEd ® - they knew the service would include expert analysis of the district's growing encroachment problem as well as insight into improving conditions.

Marnell Cooper, chair of the city school board, said the budget is the «first step into our strategic plan» for improving the school system over the next five years.