Sentences with phrase «into schools in disadvantaged areas»

He pointed to his early successes where he won a «pupil premium» to pump money into schools in disadvantaged areas, a referendum on electoral reform - which he lost - and an increase in the tax - free allowance to # 10,000.

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My involvement with research into successful teaching and successful schools shows that the best teachers and schools, including those in disadvantaged areas, have a balanced focus on every student as a learner and a person, a fundamental point I make in How to Get Your School Moving and Improving.

The Manchester Central MP said Labour's sponsored academy programme did «a huge amount to transform a small number of failing schools in disadvantaged areas», but warned there was «no evidence» that the process of changing schools into academies «in and of itself» led to school improvement.

Seventy - three percent of voters said making it easier to fire underperforming teachers would improve the quality of public schools; 71 percent said putting more money into public schools in economically disadvantaged areas; 64 percent said tying teachers» salaries to performance evaluations; and 52 percent said extending the tax increase that provides additional funding to public schools and other programs.

In urban areas, low - income white students are more likely to be integrated into middle - class neighborhoods and are less likely to attend school predominantly with other disadvantaged students.