Sentences with phrase «largest number of any school district»

Hoxby also finds that urban areas with a large number of school districts, and therefore many options for families choosing where to reside, tend to have higher test scores than cities like Miami, where one school district covers anyone living close enough to work in the city.

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.

This newest challenge to the coalition's associational standing hinges primarily on the large number of school districts and municipalities that are members — creations of the state which are not ordinarily able to bring suit against it.

A large number of school districts still struggle to hire qualified teachers, especially in subjects such as special education, math and science.

As a national debate continues to simmer over the best methods for protecting students from gun violence, a state senator from Southern California points out that a large number of school districts are failing to develop or update school safety plans — as required by law.

Not exact matches

In the New York City Department of Education, the largest school district in the country by number of students, cups are «generally available to all students,» but spokesperson Margie Feinberg can not say in which of its schools cups are available only upon request.

«Do you support measures that increase accountability, transparency and that increase the input of school district parents in the decision to permit and maintain charter schools, as well as measures to reduce the negative fiscal impact on school districts with large numbers of charters?»

Some board members cited the large number of students of color in the city school district and the impact the comments will have on them, as well as the poor example they set.

Among large school districts, Buffalo's numbers were behind New York City and Yonkers, but ahead of both Rochester and Syracuse.

According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS), New York City is one of the biggest school districts in the country that enrolls a large number of students into charter sSchools (NAPCS), New York City is one of the biggest school districts in the country that enrolls a large number of students into charter schoolsschools.

Williamsville, the Buffalo area's largest suburban school district, is tied for the second - highest number of candidates running for School Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara couschool district, is tied for the second - highest number of candidates running for School Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara couSchool Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara counties.

Voters will cast their ballots Tuesday to decide who fills six seats on the Buffalo School Board, but it could be days before some of the races are settled.Elections officials expect a large number of write - in ballots for candidates in two districts who are running write - in campaigns after being disqualified from the ballot, and it could take an extra day or two to hand - co...

A 2005 study by the New Teacher Project, the national nonprofit organization that works with school districts to recruit high - quality teachers, examined five urban districts and concluded that seniority - based transfer privileges written into contracts often force principals «to hire large numbers of teachers they do not want and who may not be a good fit for the job and their school.»

A recent investigation revealed that several high schools in Washington, D.C., skirted district rules to graduate large numbers of their students who didn't meet the standards for earning diplomas.

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.

On this question, the public divides almost exactly in twain: 39 % of respondents support, but 43 % oppose «the federal government providing additional money to school districts with large numbers of immigrant children.»

There are also large numbers of classrooms in the [Boston school] district â $» maybe a third â $» where there's very little learning going on because teachers are spending so much time on behavior management, even when it's just a few kids.

Everyone likes the idea of boosting the number of effective teachers in schools with large numbers of poor and minority students, but in his testimony before the committee, Ed Next executive editor Rick Hess had a few warnings for those who think the obvious course of action is to encourage states and districts to move effective teachers out of schools with affluent kids and into schools with poor kids.

One superintendent of a large, urban school district said that low - income high - school students in his district were beginning to take MOOCs in greater numbers than students from more privileged backgrounds.

As a result, large numbers of failing district and charter schools continue to operate.

Although the law is not slated for reauthorization until 2007, they are hoping for amendments as early as next year, in part to address the large number of schools and districts that may not meet its performance targets.

All that said, Chicago isn't the only urban school district in the nation struggling with the demands of educating a large number of high - need students.

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 students.

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.

Faced with difficulties recruiting enough certified teachers, many school districts hired large numbers of uncertified teachers.

Philadelphia, the country's sixth largest school district, has now joined the ranks of the small but growing number of districts that impose residency requirements on their newly hired employees.

Half of the bond authority would be allocated to the 100 school districts with the largest number of disadvantaged children, and the other half would be allocated to the states.

Size: Fifth largest school district in California with 62,000 students and covering 320 square miles Number of High Schools: 9 Number of Career Academies: 17 (15 funded by CPA, 2 unfunded) Number of Career Pathways: 5 (Artswork, Business Careers, Engineering / Building Trades, and Visual and Performing Arts) Number of Student Participating: 2,623

When focused on cities with large numbers of charter schools, these comparisons reliably show that African American students are more racially isolated in charter schools than in the districts as a whole — as are African American students in traditional public schools in the same neighborhoods.

However, Miami - Dade is among school districts that have bucked that trend, achieving higher - than - average graduation rates among its Latino students and seeing large numbers of them scoring well on Advanced Placement tests.

The Los Angeles Unified School District, the state's largest school system, strongly influenced those trends with a dramatic 53 % drop in the number of students suspSchool District, the state's largest school system, strongly influenced those trends with a dramatic 53 % drop in the number of students suspschool system, strongly influenced those trends with a dramatic 53 % drop in the number of students suspended.

That appraisal resonates in Georgia, where black voters turned out in large numbers several years ago to help pass a constitutional amendment confirming state authority to grant charters, but played a crucial role in the November defeat of the constitutional amendment for an Opportunity School District.

Dr. Dale is active in a number of professional associations, including the Washington Area School Superintendent's Study Council, American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National School Board Association, and AASA's Large Countrywide and Suburban District Consortium.

The maker movement has seen a large number of makerspaces in independent and charter schools, which is why it's noteworthy that 72 % of the fellows work in or with district - run public schools.

It increased funding to school districts with a larger number of disadvantaged students by financially weighting those students according to need, simplified current byzantine school finance regulations, and gave school districts more autonomy over finances.

The report concludes that districts with a large number of struggling students may need more guidance from the state and suggests they look to schools and districts that have had greater success with high - need students for improvement ideas.

The question the initiative seeks to answer is: «If an urban district and its principal training programs provide large numbers of talented, aspiring principals with the right training and on - the - job evaluation and support, will the result be a pipeline of principals who can improve teaching and student achievement district - wide, especially in schools with the greatest needs?»

Of course, there is no guarantee that districts and schools will have money to pay for such programs, particularly given the very large number of students who will qualify for them based on the standard established by the retention policOf course, there is no guarantee that districts and schools will have money to pay for such programs, particularly given the very large number of students who will qualify for them based on the standard established by the retention policof students who will qualify for them based on the standard established by the retention policy.

But the nation's fourth - largest district, with over 350,000 students and an annual budget of over $ 5 billion faced a number of big challenges, among them, a growing principal shortage, a rash of underperforming schools, and a wide achievement gap between Miami - Dade students and students in other Florida districts.

Contemporary accountability policies have created the added expectation that districts will differentiate support to schools on the basis of achievement results from state testing programs and other accountability measures, with particular attention to be given to schools where large numbers of students are not meeting standards of proficiency.

Some are expecting that the governor will fully fund the Local Control Funding Formula, which he created in 2013 - 14, that gives school districts more flexibility in spending and allocates more funds to districts with larger numbers of low - income students, English learners, and students who are in foster care.

The results offer hope that regular school districts can improve, even those with large numbers of students from low - income families or with low achievement.

The number of schools failing to meet AYP targets was nil or small in many of these districts (e.g., 2 of 60 schools in one large district), although in one state an entire district was designated as «in need of improvement.»

In fact, a growing number of Federal agencies (U.S. Departments of Education and Justice, CDC, SAMHSA and IES), state departments of education (Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota and Massachusetts) and large and small districts (from Chicago to Westbrook, Connecticut) are developing school climate policies and / or laws that support students, parents / guardians, school personnel and even community members learning and working together to create safer, more supportive, engaging and flourishing K - 12 schools.

Mass school closings occur when school districts decide to close large numbers of public schools in a community within a single year, citing a variety of reasons like «underutilization» or academic failure.

Since 2007, the number of districts strongly committed to socioeconomic integration has more than doubled, from 40 to 100 nationwide.75 These districts tend to be large and urban, and today, roughly 4 million students reside in a school district or charter school that considers socioeconomic status in their student assignment system — representing about 8 percent of total public school enrollment.76

Should SEAs target those districts with schools that are struggling and barely succeeding, or should they target districts with the largest number of schools in need of corrective action?

With its state - run Recovery School District in place since 2005 to intervene in low - performing schools, Louisiana also has more experience at intervening in large numbers of schools than most other states.

The number of black public school teachers in nine cities — including the country's three largest school districts — dropped between 2002 and 2012, raising questions about whether those school systems are doing enough to maintain a diverse teaching corps, according to a new report to be released Wednesday.

Mooresville Graded School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Edwards said it's important to consider the fact that the state will see large numbers of baby boomers retiring during the next five years or so.