Sentences with phrase «mostly middle school parents»

We organized a series of panel - style presentations by our student committee members for mostly middle school parents, whose children the proposal would have affected.

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The teachers in predominantly poor, minority schools, who are reportedly mostly black and have adopted the more teacher - centered, authoritarian style of instruction that they view as appropriate for their students, are turning off white, upper - middle - class parents who want school climates similar to their own progressive homes, where problems are discussed.

But to capitalize on this opportunity, urban schools that currently serve a predominantly poor and minority population must find a way to attract and retain the gentrifiers — mostly white, upper - middle - class, highly educated parents.

West Hartford, a district of 10,000 student and 16 schools in a mostly upper - middle - class suburb, has long attracted young parents with its reputation for stellar schools.