Sentences with phrase «large numbers of schools serving»

Several reports over the past few years have purported to show that large numbers of schools serving low - income students have succeeded in overcoming the effects of poverty.

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He contends that in a community where large numbers of pupils are served by church - related schools, it can be assumed that state assistance would entail considerable political activity.

More than 31 million children in the United States participate in the National School Lunch Program, or NSLP, each school day, 1 and a large number of students consume up to half of their daily calories at school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary School Lunch Program, or NSLP, each school day, 1 and a large number of students consume up to half of their daily calories at school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary school day, 1 and a large number of students consume up to half of their daily calories at school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary school.2 Yet, many schools were built decades ago and face challenges as they strive to serve foods that meet children's dietary needs.

California's school funding model is nearly «impossible to comprehend» and should be made more transparent and more focused on helping districts that serve large numbers of students who are the most expensive to educate, a new report argues.

43 % of New Teachers in New Jersey Plan to Leave Classroom Teaching; Nearly Half are Mid-Career Entrants At a time when U.S. schools will need to hire over two million new teachers to serve a growing number of students and replace a large cohort of retiring teachers, new research findings from the Harvard Graduate School of Education suggest that 43 % of new teachers do not anticipate staying in the classroom as full - time teachers for their entire careers.

Affordable Primary Tuition recruits university students and recent graduates, and trains them to offer one - on - one and small - group tuition in schools serving large numbers of disadvantaged pupils.

This pattern suggests that NCLB generated more meaningful improvements in the achievement of black students in states where public schools served larger numbers of black students.

Of the public schools in California serving large numbers of students in poverty, 12 of the 15 highest - performing ones are charter schools, says a new analysis by the California Charter Schools AssociatioOf the public schools in California serving large numbers of students in poverty, 12 of the 15 highest - performing ones are charter schools, says a new analysis by the California Charter Schools Assocschools in California serving large numbers of students in poverty, 12 of the 15 highest - performing ones are charter schools, says a new analysis by the California Charter Schools Associatioof students in poverty, 12 of the 15 highest - performing ones are charter schools, says a new analysis by the California Charter Schools Associatioof the 15 highest - performing ones are charter schools, says a new analysis by the California Charter Schools Assocschools, says a new analysis by the California Charter Schools AssocSchools Association.

With a weighted lottery, charter schools could ensure that their proportion of poor students served never drops below 50 percent, even if a large number of middle - class families enters the lottery.

Overall, the foundation is spending about $ 20 million a year to «leverage change in public education — especially in schools serving disadvantaged students — through large strategic investments in a small number of initiatives that bolster student achievement.»

A small number of CMOs will have grown to serve at least 20,000 students, placing them among the largest 2 percent of school districts nationally in terms of size, while delivering a level of performance that will change the current paradigm of delivering performance at scale.

The agreement, which is expected to be formally approved this month, means the joint pension companies, which serve a large number of private schools, can avoid a lengthy hearing process before the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In some states, there are concerns that charter schools are increasing segregation, but as Scharfenberg notes, some of the charter schools in Massachusetts that serve large numbers of minority students are among the highest - performing charter schools in the nation.

At a time when U.S. schools will need to hire over two million new teachers to serve a growing number of students and replace a large cohort of retiring teachers, new research findings from the Harvard Graduate School of Education suggest that 43 % of new teachers do not anticipate staying in the classroom as full - time teachers for their entire careers.

With respect to the research on test - based accountability, Principal Investigator Jimmy Kim adds: «While we embrace the overall objective of the federal law — to narrow the achievement gap among different subgroups of students — NCLB's test - based accountability policies fail to reward schools for making progress and unfairly punish schools serving large numbers of low - income and minority students.

The impact is particularly severe at Stuyvesant and Bronx Science — two of the Specialized High Schools that serve the largest numbers of students, have the longest track records of educational excellence, and are the among the most popular among test - takers.

But they also serve the greatest number of charter school students, which is a large contributing factor.

By serving as a sort of mega-district for a large number of schools, and thus putting scale to good use, a for - profit firm could free up more education dollars for use at the school and classroom level.

As you know, Houston, Corpus Christi, Beaumont, Port Arthur, and the surrounding areas are home to a large number of public charter schools serving thousands of -LSB-...]

NASSP recognizes that successful schools, particularly schools serving large numbers of high - poverty students and students of color, have placed an emphasis on literacy instruction and achievement (NASSP, 2005).

The advocates who spoke at the event encouraged Congress members and President Obama to protect Title 1 in ESEA, which provides extra funding to schools serving large numbers of students living in poverty.

While racial achievement gaps in education have remained stubbornly large, segregation has been increasing steadily, creating a growing number of apartheid schools that serve almost exclusively students of color from low - income families.

The aim of SFA is to ensure success in reading and language arts skills for all students, with a particular focus on schools serving large numbers of students from low socioeconomic circumstances.

Fearless leaders work in schools under - resourced and overburdened and serve disproportionately large numbers of children who live in poverty and face racism daily.

This is what it boils down to: many of California's school districts thought it was unfair to judge their schools as failing because they served large numbers of challenged students whose growth and progress wasn't fairly measured by a narrow set of tests.

Being a leader of teaching and learning is a role that Johnson has embraced in the six years he has served as a principal at two schools with large numbers of disadvantaged students - five years at Palm River Elementary School and most recently at Mort Elementary School, which he joined in July 2012.

Large numbers of Catholic schools serving disadvantaged students in inner cities across the U.S. are closing because of financial challenges.

What fuels high rates of teacher turnover in schools that serve large numbers of low - income students of color?

The Partnership Programs listed below in alphabetical order are significant programs established within the school that support NACA's mission — and serve a large number of students.

Innovation Schools: Serve large numbers of at - risk students and receive larger investments than Linkage schools (between $ 310,000 and $ 560,000 in the 2014 - 15 schoolSchools: Serve large numbers of at - risk students and receive larger investments than Linkage schools (between $ 310,000 and $ 560,000 in the 2014 - 15 schoolschools (between $ 310,000 and $ 560,000 in the 2014 - 15 school year).

Many schools serve large numbers of disadvantaged students, but Children's First Academy is unique: One hundred percent of the students and families are at the poverty line and 40 percent are homeless, which includes students in shelters, transitional housing and multiple families living under one roof.

NASSP recognizes that successful schools, particularly schools serving large numbers of high poverty students and students of color, have placed an emphasis on adolescent literacy (NASSP, 2005)

Urban schools: Although there are larger numbers of teacher candidates in metro areas, many are attracted to schools serving students with fewer barriers to learning.

Currently, there are 194 charter schools in LAUSD, the largest number of any school district in the U.S. LAUSD also serves the highest charter school population of any state.

Learn about NASSP Breakthrough Schools program, which recognizes middle level and high schools that serve large numbers of students in poverty and are high achieving or dramatically improving student achieSchools program, which recognizes middle level and high schools that serve large numbers of students in poverty and are high achieving or dramatically improving student achieschools that serve large numbers of students in poverty and are high achieving or dramatically improving student achievement.

Language development is a big focus in Hanford Elementary School District, which serves an increasing number of English language learners, as well as a large standard English learning population.

The county board's approval will bump up the number of children served by Rocketship Education to more than 14,000 students, a size equal to some of the largest school districts in Santa Clara County.

The program targets all students in middle schools and high schools serving large numbers of minority youths in inner cities and impoverished rural areas.

Ohio's «2011 - 12 value - added results show that districts, schools and teachers with large numbers of poor students tend to have lower value - added results than those that serve more - affluent ones.»

Despite the reality that many of these schools are struggling to serve one or more student groups, the board was apparently more concerned that the state would be required to provide assistance to a larger number of lower performing schools than anticipated.

While a disturbingly large number of schools have been chronically under - serving their students for decades, the political establishment prefers to tuck those schools away from view, betting that few will undertake the daunting effort it takes to go searching for them.

It invests primarily in school districts that serve a large percentage of underserved communities with a sizeable number of low - performing schools.

Meanwhile, the push to raise student achievement is unabated, especially in schools serving large numbers of low - income students of color.

NASSP has identified a number of high - achieving middle and high schools that are serving large numbers of low - income students in a program called Breakthrough Sschools that are serving large numbers of low - income students in a program called Breakthrough SchoolsSchools.

Once they have to start serving a larger number of students, you're going to start seeing that they're not very different from other schools.»

Good as far as it goes, but this is also another call for Idaho's charter school sector and its allies to do more to grow and expand schools that serve larger numbers of economically disadvantaged and minority students.

In a society where advanced degrees are required in a large and increasing number of fields, restoration of the in - school interest subsidy would help increase the affordability of, and access to, graduate and professional education, while serving the aims of the federal aid system and benefitting society in the process.

The IFLP program currently includes four law schools — Northwestern, Colorado, Indiana, and Osgoode Hall (Toronto)-- though the plan is to build an infrastructure that will support and serve a significantly larger number of law students, law schools, and legal employers.

Two options were explored for reaching parents with the program: Chapter I pilot schools (schools which qualify for federal funds based on economic and achievement criteria, e.g. those which serve a high number of free or reduced - price lunches and also have a large number of children under - achieving on group tests), and adult education programs.