Sentences with phrase «most successful public schools»

One of the nation's most successful public schools, in a Los Angeles suburb, is the setting of this searing look at the pressures faced by high - achieving high - school students.

[2] Furthermore, good learning conditions can not exist without good teaching conditions, and the most successful public schools have teachers» unions and effective local school councils that are responsive to their membership and that operate with democratic decision - making processes.

The book shares what works in some of the nation's most successful public schools — EL Education schools that are beating the odds to create remarkable achievement — located primarily in urban and rural low - income communities.

In America, the most successful public schools are in wealthier zip codes, and the worst public schools are in the poorest zip codes.

Not exact matches

Some of the most successful Buffalo Public School students are refugees from across the globe.

«Thirty four percent of people who are trying to quit smoking use pharmaceutical aids and yet most are not successful,» said senior study author John P. Pierce, PhD, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center.

Thanks to a personal connection, one of the most successful biotechnology companies in the United States is apparently the new title sponsor of the Science Talent Search (STS), the prestigious high school science competitions run by the Society for Science and the Public (SSP) in Washington, D.C. New York - based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. will invest $ 100 million over the next 10 years to become the third such sponsor in STS's nearly 75 - year - long history, according to several media outlets.

Among the most innovative and successful of the public - private hybrids is the Florida Virtual School (FLVS), founded in 1997 and operated by the Florida Department of Education.

Jewell - Sherman, among the faculty of the Ed School's Doctor of Education Leadership Program, earned a reputation as one of the most successful urban superintendents in the country in her former position as head of the Richmond, Va., public schools.

During the first half of the 20th century, when the New York City public schools composed one of the most successful systems in the nation, they were considered the jewels in the crown.

One of the most successful schools in our network is Two Rivers Public Charter School in Washington, DC, an urban K — 8 school with a waiting list of over 2,000 famSchool in Washington, DC, an urban K — 8 school with a waiting list of over 2,000 famschool with a waiting list of over 2,000 families.

But if Indianapolis is going to fully seize this moment and give dramatically more kids better educational opportunities, we need to invest more public resources in the most successful programs and schools, regardless of whether they are run by or part of a traditional school district.

He believes a lack of information about charters leads many in the traditional public school world to feel a sense of competition rather than teamwork, despite the shared goal of shaping children into the best, brightest, and most successful versions of themselves.

If the nation's public schools need to improve as much as most of the politicians and the nation's business leaders claim, then that immense task will only be successful if all the financial and other resources of government at the local, state and federal levels are coordinated to concentrate on that work.

Increased funding may very well be needed, but what recent coverage has missed is that the Mississippi School for Math the Science and similarly the Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) are two of the most strikingly successful — and widely acclaimed — examples of public school choice success in MissisSchool for Math the Science and similarly the Mississippi School of the Arts (MSA) are two of the most strikingly successful — and widely acclaimed — examples of public school choice success in MissisSchool of the Arts (MSA) are two of the most strikingly successful — and widely acclaimed — examples of public school choice success in Mississchool choice success in Mississippi.

Serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade, the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber) is one of the largest, most experienced, and most successful online public schools in the nation.

Most charter schools have been successful because their leaders have had the ability to innovate in ways their counterparts in traditional public schools systems can not.

The difference for this group — participants in the Montana public schools» most successful online credit recovery programs — seems to be access to teachers who can help them troubleshoot technical difficulties and content - related challenges, according to the study, «Online credit recovery: Enrollment and passing patterns in Montana Digital Academy courses,» released last month by REL Northwest, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences serving Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

Some of the most dramatic gains in urban education have come from school districts using a «portfolio strategy»: negotiating performance agreements with some mix of traditional, charter and hybrid public schools, allowing them great autonomy, letting them handcraft their schools to fit the needs of their students, giving parents their choice of schools, replicating successful schools and replacing failing schools.

The real questions in Arizona public education today involve how we will best utilize scarce resources in order to provide a quality education for EVERY student; the most effective ways to replicate successful, innovative schools; and the fastest means to develop these schools in the neighborhoods where they are needed most.

One of the most important and high - profile issues in public education reform today is the replication of successful public charter school programs.

Public - school districts draft IEPs in order to help identify the unique services most special - needs students require in order to be successful in school.

Alliance College - Ready Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful charter school networks in California.

Two California charter school leaders — Yvonne Chan, principal of the Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, one of the most successful urban public schools in the U.S., and Larry Rosenstock, CEO and founding principal of High Tech High — participated in a recent summit focusing on innovative solutions to address school improvement nationwide.

«Providing high - quality correctional education that is comparable to offerings in traditional public schools is one of the most powerful — and cost - effective — levers we have to ensure that youth are successful once released and are able to avoid future contact with the justice system,» wrote Education Secretary Arne Duncan and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

With dedicated and committed faculty members» expectations of great success from everyone, Middle College High has the potential to grow into one of the most successful institutions in recent years in the Metro Nashville Public School System.

He spoke out against the governor's successful push to strip most public employees of collective bargaining rights, and Evers has also advocated for significant increases in school funding — both by increasing state aid to schools and by allowing local school districts to raise additional revenue through property taxes.

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It happens to have been one of the most well - run and successful as a public school.

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Columbia, SC — SC Whitmore School, a tuition - free virtual public charter school based in Columbia, enjoyed the most successful year of their five - year history in 2016, said SCWS Principal John LoSchool, a tuition - free virtual public charter school based in Columbia, enjoyed the most successful year of their five - year history in 2016, said SCWS Principal John Loschool based in Columbia, enjoyed the most successful year of their five - year history in 2016, said SCWS Principal John Loveday.

The corporate education reform industry, riding high off a successful anti-teacher tenure lawsuit in California, is targeting the single most important element of academic freedom and working conditions for public school teachers and now the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure is saying that his abusive language about teachers «Wasn't about them.

If the union boss is successful in his mission, taxpayers will be soaked even more than they are now and many of our most vulnerable children will be forced back into failing public schools.

The idea was that the key policies and practices that affect the success of school leaders — the standards that define high - quality leadership and provide a basis for holding leaders accountable; the training that prepares leaders for their role as catalysts for learning; and the range of conditions and incentives that help or hinder those leaders — are most likely to be successful and sustained if they are both well - coordinated and aligned to the goal of improved student learning at all levels of public education: state, district and school.

«That money should be put into the public schools to help make sure that those children most at risk, to make sure their needs are met so they can be successful,» Meredith told StateImpact in September.

The Learning Community, one of Rhode Island's most successful urban schools, was founded in 2004 to serve its students and families and to function as a center for research and development to improve public education.

IDEA Public Schools, one of Texas» most successful and rapidly expanding charter networks, celebrated the opening of its newest campus, IDEA Mays Academy and College Prep, with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony Tuesday.

Also, very recently, some of our most successful charter schools announced they are expanding to other states, so that quality public education is available to families everywhere, and not confined to our own backyard.

During these discussions it is easy to overlook the fact that most students and most public schools are successful.

During 16 years of public service to the City of Palo Alto, Kathy created one of the most successful Safe Routes to School programs in the nation, and it has been a model for many others.