Sentences with phrase «large high schools with»

Under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Chancellor Joel Klein, New York City's Department of Education moved to replace large high schools with troublingly low graduation rates with small, themed high schools.

This research adds to evidence that the strategy to replace large high schools with smaller ones increased student achievement significantly and at great scale.

Students recognized by NHRP are more likely to live in cities and attend large high schools with significantly more low - income and Hispanic students, compared to white students with similarly strong PSAT / NMSQT scores.

It was a large high school with hundreds of teachers.

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It's the first time an executive at the nation's second - largest bank has publicly laid out how it will deal with gun - industry clients following Feb. 14 shootings at a high school in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead.

Today HighWired.com is the world's largest online community of high schools, with more than 10,000 from 50 states and 65 countries.

Sheryl Acquarola, a 16 year - old junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is overcome with emotion in the east gallery of the House of Representatives after the representatives voted not to hear the bill banning assault rifles and large capacity magazines.

The Role of Provincial and Reserve School Systems in Explaining Aboriginal Student Performance,» author John Richards finds that innovative approaches in BC help account for much better high - school completion rates for Aboriginal students, compared to other provinces with large Aboriginal populaSchool Systems in Explaining Aboriginal Student Performance,» author John Richards finds that innovative approaches in BC help account for much better high - school completion rates for Aboriginal students, compared to other provinces with large Aboriginal populaschool completion rates for Aboriginal students, compared to other provinces with large Aboriginal populations.

Sheryl Acquarola, a 16 - year - old junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, is overcome with emotion in the east gallery of the state House of Representatives after the representatives voted not to hear a bill banning assault rifles and large - capacity magazines at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.

It is probably the largest network of private primary and secondary education with over 7,000 schools in the US alone educating over 2 million grade school and high school students in 2009/2010.

I grew up with over 30 % of my high school being muslim, with the largest Mosque in the States being just a few miles away, and with students learning more Arabic in high school than spanish.

On the high school and college level, however, the Christian institutions had to compete with the large networks of Hindu and Sikh institutions which, paradoxically, were begun earlier in this century in response to the Christian institutions, the conversion appeal of which seemed to challenge the Indian religions.

We remark the curious fact that just as, thirty years ago, the churches had about succeeded in excising Bach and Palestina from the ken of the new generation at the moment college and high school choirs were finding them — and church schools, afraid of the recondite reaches of the doctrine of the Lord's Supper, beheld their children at school singing «0 Magnum Mysterium» and «Ave, Corpus Verum» — so, too, the preaching fashion, having become in large part the holy branch office of the local psychiatric clinic, is now confronted with «J.B.,» «The Fall,» «Christmas Oratoria,» and the considerable theological imagery in «Four Quartets.»

The Foundation has partnered with Communities in Schools (CIS)-- the nation's largest, non-profit, dropout - prevention organization — in West Los Angeles to implement fitness and wellness programs in two large urban high sSchools (CIS)-- the nation's largest, non-profit, dropout - prevention organization — in West Los Angeles to implement fitness and wellness programs in two large urban high schoolsschools.

While some of the high school students joining the trap shooting team have experience with firearms through hunting with family members or shooting BB guns and air rifles for sport, Jenson says that a large number of interested participants have never handled a firearm or ever done trap shooting.

But last week they also knew that if they hadn't blown a 10 - point lead with four minutes to play against Kokomo High in January, they and not New Castle High, whose 9,325 - seat field house is the largest high school gym in the world, would have been unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the stHigh in January, they and not New Castle High, whose 9,325 - seat field house is the largest high school gym in the world, would have been unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the stHigh, whose 9,325 - seat field house is the largest high school gym in the world, would have been unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the sthigh school gym in the world, would have been unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the state.

From 56 - student New Harmony High in the utopian settlement of the same name, to sprawling Ben Davis High in suburban Indianapolis, with its largest - in - the - state enrollment of 2,798; from schools with picturesque handles like Turkey Run (enrollment 164) and Rising Sun (252), to consolidated districts that go by neologisms like Tri-West Hendricks (301) and Jac - Cen - Del (228), the eyes of March are on the tournament.

Northern California is the largest youth & high school state rugby organization in the country, and we continue to experience rapid growth, with new members, new high school teams and new clubs joining every year.

The most recent statistics from the National Athletic Training Association suggest that almost 4 out of 10 U.S. high schools still do not have access to an athletic trainer (although this statistic may be somewhat misleading, as the percentage of high school students with AT coverage is higher, perhaps as high as 70 %, due to the fact that larger high schools in more densely populated states are much more likely to have one or mor athletic trainers on staff), and the likelihood that trained personnel will be present during games or practices at the youth level is low).

She is employed by Philadelphia - based ARA Service, one of the largest institutional food purveyors in the country, which has contracted with Downers Grove North and South High Schools to provide meals.

The high school Family and Consumer Science teacher collaborated with the Environmental Science teacher to coordinate their classes to teach about nutrition while growing vegetables in the greenhouse for four large taste tests.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has selected 578 top performing high school seniors with financial need to advance as semifinalists for its College Scholarship Program, the largest undergraduate scholarship in the country.

The superintendent of northwest suburban Township High School District 214 — one of the largest in the state — will be deeply involved with AASA, the national school superintendents associSchool District 214 — one of the largest in the state — will be deeply involved with AASA, the national school superintendents associschool superintendents association.

A 2016 study by Broglio [46] found that a rule change limiting full - contact high school football practices appears to have been effective in reducing head - impact exposure for all players, with the largest reduction occurring among lineman.

The Illinois High School Association is proud to offer one of the largest and most extensive sportsmanship programs in the country with its renowned «Do What's Right!»

«Year after year we have seen cuts or small increases that haven't kept up with inflation,» said Ms. James, who bemoaned a list of problems with city schools including large class sizes, schools closing, the high drop out rate for children of color and cuts to music and arts programming.

New teachers will be assigned to schools with large infant class sizes alongside substantial special educational needs or high levels of deprivation.

Having visited many other secondary schools in the country, I concur with Mohammed Haruna that, in terms of learning space and facilities, Osogbo Government High School «must be one of the largest, most beautiful and most well equipped secondary schools in the country» («Education: Aregbesola as an exemplar», The Nation, September 8, 2016).

More than 150 students and teachers from Darland High School in Rossett, north Wales, tried their hand at clay shooting with coaches from the UK's largest shooting organisation, BASC

When Mr. King first walked onto the stage in the Eastport - South Manor High School auditorium, he was greeted with a large portion of the 1,000 - person crowd, mostly teachers, quietly holding up green and white signs that read, «We are all more than a score.»

He began with the implementation of the Progressively Free SHS, implemented the Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SEIP), built Community Day Senior High Schools - the largest addition to our school stock since independence, expanded infrastructure in hundreds of existing Senior High Schools among other interventions.

From October 2 through October 5, the North Tonawanda Common Council, spearheaded by: - Aldermen - at - Large Jeff Glatz and Bob Pecoraro, Along with partnership from: - the North Tonawanda High School led by Katie Harrington, and - Unyts Account Executive Greg Eastmer are promoting a North Tonawanda «Roll Up Your Sleeves» Challenge to all the residents of North Tonawanda to accomplish two things: - Blood Donations - Member Donor Registry These individuals understand the needs of the community and what a blood or organ donation can do to save or improve a life and desire all residents to support this challenge.

A Long Island high school football player lifting a large log with teammates as part of a Navy SEALs - style drill was hit in the head by the log and died yesterday, raising questions about adapting such military training to young athletes.

The least poorly funded schools tend to be rural schools in low income rural areas with an insufficient local tax base to support them and with high costs associated with a lack of economies of scale and large transportation costs for students.

New research from the National Bureau of Economics confirms what teachers have always known: Money does make a difference for schools, and districts with large proportions of high - need students need comparatively more money than districts with fewer high - need students.

A recent study from the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital done in conjunction with researchers from Colorado School of Public Health at the University at Colorado and Temple University used data from a large, national sports injury surveillance system to determine the effect of state - level TBI laws on trends of new and recurrent concussions among US high school athSchool of Public Health at the University at Colorado and Temple University used data from a large, national sports injury surveillance system to determine the effect of state - level TBI laws on trends of new and recurrent concussions among US high school athschool athletes.

Her own research interest is immigration and domestic violence; Kupchik's project, at a high school with a large population of Mexican immigrants, offered her an opportunity «to go into the high school and look at a population I had not really focused on before,» she says.

Without correction, the simulation showed that STEM majors could expect an even larger lifetime earnings premium: $ 2.2 million more than high school graduates with no college attendance, instead of $ 1.5 million.

The surveys found that athletes from the small school were more likely to be classified in the low specialization group (low, 43 percent; moderate, 32 percent; high, 25 percent) compared with those from the large school (low, 26 percent; moderate, 26 percent; high, 48 percent).

In the first national study of a large, diverse population, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues, found that 1.2 percent of the study population engaged with devices, and that most of the individuals who started using an activity tracker were younger and had higher - incomes than people who opted not to use the devices.

According to Eva S. Schernhammer, MD, DrPH, currently Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Associate Epidemiologist, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, this study «is one of the largest prospective cohort studies worldwide with a high proportion of rotating night shift workers and long follow - up time.

J. Marc Simard, professor of neurosurgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, along with colleagues at Yale University and Massachusetts General Hospital, found that Cirara, an investigational drug, powerfully reduced brain swelling and death in patients who had suffered a type of large stroke called malignant infarction, which normally carries a high mortality rate.

The popularity of the Apple Watch, along with its high - quality heart - rate sensor, makes it an attractive tool for large - scale AF screening, said Marcus, holder of the Endowed Professorship of AF research in the UCSF School of Medicine.

When I was in high school, during the summer months, I would finish my workout and immediately go to McDonalds and eat 2 McChicken Sandwiches along with a large milk shake.

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First - time feature director Peter Livolsi supplies his adaptation of Peter Bognanni's novel with just enough edge, heart and humor to make «Tomorrow» cool enough for older high - schoolers while being relatable for their elders, thanks in large part to its wonderfully in - sync multi-generational cast.

A large part of Say Anything's success also rests with John Cusack's incredibly funny and sweet performance as Lloyd Dobler, a misfit 19 - year - old who makes it his mission to go out with 17 - year - old Diane Court (Skye, The Rachel Papers), the high school's valedictorian and beauty, and to his surprise he convinces her to say yes.

The producers should also be commended for hiring inexperienced young actors in the lead and supporting roles rather than the typical seasoned stars of the high school / frat pack genre, who you would normally associate with films of this nature, and they by and large acquit themselves rather well.

«Waiter, I'd like a large order of high school drama with a side... of murder.»

Greg has found a way to avoid the trappings of high school by building vague relationships with a large number of his schoolmates so that no one really relies on him but no one dislikes him either.