Not exact matches
I teach science (AP Chemistry, Physics, Chemistry and Biology) at a
large, comprehensive,
urban public high school in Los Angeles Unified School Dis
school in Los Angeles Unified
School Dis
School District.
We present results from a randomized experiment of a summer mathematics program conducted in a
large,
high - poverty
urban public school district.
In
urban centers and areas where poverty is
high,
public schools have taken a
larger role in educating pre-k students thanks to a mix of local, state, and federal funding.
Atlanta
Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing oblig
Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the
school district has
higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population»
schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing oblig
schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to
urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a
large unfunded pension liability with growing obligations.
A 2007 study by the Council of the Great City
Schools, a coalition of the nation's largest urban districts, found that from 2001 to 2006, more of Oakland's public school children were excelling each year, at about every grade level, in reading and math (the math analysis didn't include high sc
Schools, a coalition of the nation's
largest urban districts, found that from 2001 to 2006, more of Oakland's
public school children were excelling each year, at about every grade level, in reading and math (the math analysis didn't include
high schoolsschools).
The analysis from the charter
school association, which used data collected by the Michigan Department of Education, concluded the
largest gaps were found in the MEAP reading scores — as
high as 9.3 percentage points difference in eighth grade; with 43.6 percent proficient for black
urban students in charter
schools, compared to 34.3 percent proficient for black
urban students in traditional
public schools, said Buddy Moorehouse, spokesman for the state's charter
school association.