Sentences with phrase «large city school systems»

And again, we're talking about a whole range of school districts: rural, small town - yes, large city school systems that may have more resources.

With a revolving door of superintendents being the norm for large city school systems, as well as dissension among community groups and low or stagnant student performance, the adjective «outstanding» is warranted in Payzant's case.

After being matched by more than $ 600 million in goods and services from the local communities that were recipients, the money was given to nine large city school systems, a consortium of rural schools, and two national school - reform groups, among others.

Romer's appointment to lead a large city school system is not without precedent.

Not exact matches

The city's and school system's Muslim population has mushroomed to a level that is similar to the Jewish population, and it's unfair to make such a large number of Muslim students take a «sick day» on these important holidays.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel began pushing for a longer school day while he was on the campaign trail, saying Chicago's school day is the shortest in the nation when compared to public school systems in nine other large cities.

The largest food vendor for the District's public school system has agreed to pay $ 19 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the company overcharged the city and mismanaged the school meals programs, with food often arriving at schools late, spoiled or in short supply.

The Legislature and governor ended the extraordinary session by granting a two - year extension of mayoral control over New York City's schools, ending months of uncertainty over Mayor Bill de Blasio's leadership of the nation's largest school system and its 1.1 million students a day before it was to expire.

«The underrepresentation of some minority groups in New York's Specialized High Schools is indicative of a larger set of challenges that face this city's educational system today,» said Bronx Assemblywoman Jeff Dinowitz in a statement.

«I am very confident that our extensive, national search has found New York City the best person to lead the nation's largest school system into the future,» he said.

The next New York City mayor will take control of the nation's largest school system.

James «Jake» Short, superintendent of the Plattsburgh City School District, mentioned how though opioids have a larger footprint in his school system, he's had five alumni pass away in as many years because of hSchool District, mentioned how though opioids have a larger footprint in his school system, he's had five alumni pass away in as many years because of hschool system, he's had five alumni pass away in as many years because of heroin.

The underrepresentation of some minority groups in New York's Specialized High Schools is indicative of a larger set of challenges that face this city's educational system today.

Carvalho had already privately accepted the job as New York City schools chancellor, which would have made him chief of the nation's largest school system.

First Lady Michelle Obama is slated Friday to give the commencement speech at City College of New York, the flagship school of the CUNY system and the nation's largest urban public university.

NYC's 1.1 million students have this week off, giving Richard A. Carranza, who, as of today, is the chancellor of the city's public schools, a chance to ease into running the country's largest school system.

ALBANY — The State Legislature has adjourned for the year without coming to an agreement on mayoral control of New York City's schools, leaving a looming question mark over the chain of command for the nation's largest public school system and its 1.1 million students.

Miami - Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, an educator who is well - known nationwide, has turned down an offer to serve as the next New York City schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, an educator who is well - known nationwide, has turned down an offer to serve as the next New York City schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school schools chancellor less than a day after news broke that he was tapped to head the country's largest school system.

That expansion would turn her network from a formidable sector within the Department of Education to a complete alternative school system in New York City, comparable to the nation's largest charter networks and a constant force for City Hall to reckon with.

The city school system — the largest of its kind in the country — is on the verge of dramatic change, and Gov. Cuomo has bet his second term on an aggressive campaign to transform a system he claims has failed more than 250,000 students over the past decade while state bureaucrats twiddled their thumbs.

Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, the New York City teacher who rose through the ranks to head the largest school system in the country, announced on Dec. 21 that she would retire by the end of the academic year.

Some of the groundswell was spurred by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's 2013 campaign promise to expand universal pre-K in the nation's largest school system and offer a full - day classroom spot to every 4 - year - old in the cCity Mayor Bill de Blasio's 2013 campaign promise to expand universal pre-K in the nation's largest school system and offer a full - day classroom spot to every 4 - year - old in the citycity.

GOP leaders in the state's upper house introduced another proposal to re-authorize mayoral control of the state's largest school system, offering New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio an additional three years but pairing it with a tax credit for donations to private school scholarships — a known poison pill for Heastie and the Democratic conference he leads.

ALBANY — In a potential reprieve for Mayor Bill de Blasio, the New York State Legislature seemed poised to grant two years of mayoral control over New York City's schools, ending a looming uncertainty over the nation's largest school system and its 1.1 million students.

Many large cities and their systems of neighborhood public schools are extensively segregated by income.

In addition to New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, our study included the school systems in Houston, Edmonton, and Seattle, each of which is relatively decentralized, as well as the three largest Catholic school systems in the United States - Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles - which are more like loose federations of schools than «systems.»

New York City, with the nation's largest public school system, is also using incentives for educators, mostly in the form of bonuses for principals and teachers.

But if the next mayor of New York City calls you on the day after his / her election and said simply, «Jean - Claude, the Big Apple has the largest school district in America, and that system educated you and then employed you for two decades.

The seven - member panel expected to be named late last week to assist the New York City Board of Education's search for a new chancellor will face a difficult mandate: recruiting a visionary leader who can correct the failures of the country's largest school system and shape it into «a model for the nation.»

The school system in the state's second - largest city is one of nearly 200 that have been placed on a financial «watch list» by the state board of education for failing to meet fiscal guidelines.

In fact, only nine of the superintendents in the nation's largest urban school systems have ever been superintendents in another major city (which is less than the number of nontraditional superintendents now running major school systems, of which there are 11).

«For large rural states like Montana, and for inner - city school systems struggling with limited resources, the impact on education could be dramatic,» according to Mr. Burns.

The only course that is sustainable, for both chartering and urban education, embraces a third, more expansive view of the movement's future: replace the district - based system in America's large cities with fluid, self - improving systems of charter schools.

In Los Angeles (23 percent), charters educate 150,000 students; that makes the city's charter sector the fifteenth - largest school system in America.

First of all, a superintendent isn't making a decision like this on his or her own, especially in large cities, where the school system is embedded in many other systems that are servicing kids and families.

The New York City school board took the first step last week toward overhauling special education in the nation's largest school system.

A new report describes the New York City school system's efforts since 2002 to close large comprehensive high schools and replace them with 200 new small schools.

The Council of the Great City Schools, a membership group representing nearly 60 of the nation's large urban school systems, pushed for the money to use the National Assessment of Educational Progress to compare results from city to city on a trial baCity Schools, a membership group representing nearly 60 of the nation's large urban school systems, pushed for the money to use the National Assessment of Educational Progress to compare results from city to city on a trial bacity to city on a trial bacity on a trial basis.

Because of the size of city school districts — New York City is the nation's largest school system with 1,189 public schools and 78,100 teachers — urban educators often teach large numbers of at - risk studecity school districts — New York City is the nation's largest school system with 1,189 public schools and 78,100 teachers — urban educators often teach large numbers of at - risk studeCity is the nation's largest school system with 1,189 public schools and 78,100 teachers — urban educators often teach large numbers of at - risk students.

Neither Joel I. Klein, the outgoing chancellor of New York City schools, nor Cathleen P. Black, his designated replacement, had extensive backgrounds in education when they were selected to head the nation's largest school system.

New York City's open choice system provided them with access to schools throughout the city, which often included one or more new small, themed high schools, including those that opened in the same building as the larger school that had been cloCity's open choice system provided them with access to schools throughout the city, which often included one or more new small, themed high schools, including those that opened in the same building as the larger school that had been clocity, which often included one or more new small, themed high schools, including those that opened in the same building as the larger school that had been closed.

Montgomery County Names «Preferred Candidate» for Top Schools Job Washington Post, 5/14/15» [Professor] Andres Antonio Alonso, former chief executive of Baltimore City schools and now a professor of practice at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, said that finding top candidates with experience in large school systems is not an easSchools Job Washington Post, 5/14/15» [Professor] Andres Antonio Alonso, former chief executive of Baltimore City schools and now a professor of practice at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, said that finding top candidates with experience in large school systems is not an easschools and now a professor of practice at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, said that finding top candidates with experience in large school systems is not an easySchool of Education, said that finding top candidates with experience in large school systems is not an easyschool systems is not an easy task.

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 syschools) 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 sySchools (the nations 66 largest urban public - school systems).

At the same time, new populations exist in cities, in urban school systems — primarily African American and Latino students, and large numbers of immigrants.

That was 2006 and the happening place was New York City, where Joel Klein was four years into remaking the nation's largest public school system.

This report released by America's Promise Alliance and prepared by EPE Research Center, finds that approximately half of the students served by the principal school systems in the nation's 50 largest cities are graduating from high school.

In «Beating the Odds,» [a CGCS report that provides a city - by - city analysis of student performance and gaps in achievement] one of the findings is that the average per - pupil expenditure in the nation's largest urban school systems is now below the national average.

As he sees it, urban Catholic - school closures dump students back into a system that is ill - prepared to educate them, a system that in many large U.S. cities awards diplomas to only half its high school students.

The Hechinger Report is investigating how professional - development funds are spent in the country's largest school system — New York City — as well as in other districts around the nation to see what we can learn from schools, districts and countries that excel at ongoing teacher training.

New York City's public high school system — the nation's largest — underwent a sweeping transformation during the first decade of the twenty - first century.