Sentences with phrase «nearby than in schools»

To answer this question we examine whether the annual changes in performance made by traditional public schools during this period were more positive in schools with charter schools nearby than in schools not facing charter school competition.

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In high school and college, young people are usually communicating with peers who are nearby and living lives with similar patterns, but as they all move into adulthood, their lives will scatter and diverge in ways that often make delayed / deferred communications more useful than immediate communicationIn high school and college, young people are usually communicating with peers who are nearby and living lives with similar patterns, but as they all move into adulthood, their lives will scatter and diverge in ways that often make delayed / deferred communications more useful than immediate communicationin ways that often make delayed / deferred communications more useful than immediate communications.

«Surface water samples collected on the disposal facility site and immediately downstream exhibited considerably greater EDC activity than surface water samples collected immediately upstream and in a nearby reference stream» said Susan C. Nagel, director of the study and an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health in the School of Medicine, and an adjunct associate professor of biological sciences in the MU College of Arts and Science.

And there was a general buzz of attainable perfection that ran through my proud, competitive school in the New Jersey suburbs: Our school was more perfect than those in nearby towns.

He says, «The superintendents were far more defensive about and married to the status quo than anybody else we were dealing with...» Just as it would be an inherent conflict to put McDonald's in charge of determining whether or not others should be allowed to open a new restaurant nearby, Engler reasoned that charter school authorizers should be outside the control of the traditional K — 12 system.

Instead of asking whether all students in charter schools are more likely to attend segregated schools than are all students in traditional public schools, we should be comparing the racial composition of charter schools to that of nearby traditional public schools.

In a 2015 report, Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found that the average charter - school student in the Bay Area attained significantly more growth in reading and math than similar students in nearby district schools — and that this difference increased the longer he or she stayed in a charter schooIn a 2015 report, Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) found that the average charter - school student in the Bay Area attained significantly more growth in reading and math than similar students in nearby district schools — and that this difference increased the longer he or she stayed in a charter schooin the Bay Area attained significantly more growth in reading and math than similar students in nearby district schools — and that this difference increased the longer he or she stayed in a charter schooin reading and math than similar students in nearby district schools — and that this difference increased the longer he or she stayed in a charter schooin nearby district schools — and that this difference increased the longer he or she stayed in a charter schooin a charter school.

We find that, on average, KIPP middle schools admit students who are similar to those in other local schools, and patterns of student attrition are typically no different at KIPP than at nearby public middle schools.

Adequate, fair funding: University of Arkansas analysts report that the typical charter gets 28 percent less funding per pupil than nearby district schools, in large part because few charters share in the locally generated portion of K — 12 funding.

Specifically, we look to see whether test scores showed greater improvement in the wake of the new policy for students attending public schools with more (or more varied) nearby private options that suddenly became more affordable for low - income students than did scores for students attending schools with fewer (or less varied) potential competitors.

There is one focused course of study (history, language - English and Spanish - and the arts; mathematics, science, and technology; and health); everyone is enrolled in it; an appropriate path for each student is developed (every child has a «personal learning plan»); most teachers have responsibility for no more than 50 students (this on a per - pupil budget that is the same or less than in nearby public secondary schools).

Even when charter schools use simple applications, the fact that parents must submit them months before the start of school means that «these students are in some ways more advantaged, come from more motivated families» than kids in nearby district schools, education analyst Michael Petrilli said.

Like students in many urban schools, BPS students have lower test scores, lower high school graduation rates, and are less likely to go to college than students from nearby suburban districts.

Student performance in charter schools was significantly lower than regular nearby schools in just five states with about 30 percent of national charter enrollment, mostly minority children from poor families.

But although its campuses typically outscore nearby traditional schools, fewer than 5 % of students at several of its campuses scored at the «proficient» level in math last year.

Their report found that, on average, charter school students in New York City tend to stay at their schools at a higher rate than do students at nearby traditional district schools.

Public education in America is far from one - size - fits - all, and there is dramatic diversity within the more than 13,000 school districts across the nation — from the 1 million students in New York City's more than 1,500 public schools, to the 60 students at the K - 8 school on Beals Island, Maine, and its 100 - student high school shared with the nearby town of Jonesport.

In places like Cambridge, Massachusetts, which uses choice to achieve economic diversity in its schools, graduation rates for low - income, Black and Hispanic students are as much as 20 percentage points higher than for comparable groups in nearby BostoIn places like Cambridge, Massachusetts, which uses choice to achieve economic diversity in its schools, graduation rates for low - income, Black and Hispanic students are as much as 20 percentage points higher than for comparable groups in nearby Bostoin its schools, graduation rates for low - income, Black and Hispanic students are as much as 20 percentage points higher than for comparable groups in nearby Bostoin nearby Boston.

When we consider any student identified as having a disability in kindergarten as a special needs student, these students remained at their charter schools through the 2012 - 2013 school year at a higher rate than similar students at nearby traditional public schools.

It is true that the evidence is that Connecticut Mastery Test scores are marginally higher in charter schools than in the nearby traditional public school systems.

According to their marketing materials and testimony at legislative hearings, charter schools claim that their students score 10 to 30 percent better on master tests than do students in the nearby public schools.

Twice a year, Daly's teachers, staff, and administrators hold a «Walk in the Park» at nearby Middlebrook Mobile Home Park, where more than 60 percent of the school's Hispanic students live.

In April 2017, In the Public Interest released a report revealing that a substantial portion of the more than $ 2.5 billion in tax dollars or taxpayer subsidized financing spent on California charter school facilities in the past 15 years has been misspent on: schools that underperformed nearby traditional public schools; schools built in districts that already had enough classroom space; schools that were found to have discriminatory enrollment policies; and in the worst cases, schools that engaged in unethical or corrupt practiceIn April 2017, In the Public Interest released a report revealing that a substantial portion of the more than $ 2.5 billion in tax dollars or taxpayer subsidized financing spent on California charter school facilities in the past 15 years has been misspent on: schools that underperformed nearby traditional public schools; schools built in districts that already had enough classroom space; schools that were found to have discriminatory enrollment policies; and in the worst cases, schools that engaged in unethical or corrupt practiceIn the Public Interest released a report revealing that a substantial portion of the more than $ 2.5 billion in tax dollars or taxpayer subsidized financing spent on California charter school facilities in the past 15 years has been misspent on: schools that underperformed nearby traditional public schools; schools built in districts that already had enough classroom space; schools that were found to have discriminatory enrollment policies; and in the worst cases, schools that engaged in unethical or corrupt practicein tax dollars or taxpayer subsidized financing spent on California charter school facilities in the past 15 years has been misspent on: schools that underperformed nearby traditional public schools; schools built in districts that already had enough classroom space; schools that were found to have discriminatory enrollment policies; and in the worst cases, schools that engaged in unethical or corrupt practicein the past 15 years has been misspent on: schools that underperformed nearby traditional public schools; schools built in districts that already had enough classroom space; schools that were found to have discriminatory enrollment policies; and in the worst cases, schools that engaged in unethical or corrupt practicein districts that already had enough classroom space; schools that were found to have discriminatory enrollment policies; and in the worst cases, schools that engaged in unethical or corrupt practicein the worst cases, schools that engaged in unethical or corrupt practicein unethical or corrupt practices.

That's just slightly higher than the 22 percent Algebra 1 course - taking rate for middle - schoolers in nearby D.C. Public Schools and lower than the 43 percent rate for kids in Alexandria's district, both of which serve mostly poor and minority populations.

Although some grammar schools do have catchment areas, these tend to be wider than those of nearby comprehensives, and as a result being able to send your child to a grammar school is less likely to depend on your ability to afford to live nearby, especially if it's in a more expensive area.

If not, then chances are that you are in good company since 75 % of college students have a long - distance relationship at some point during their college careers.2 These relationships can be difficult because you don't get to see your partner as much and you may feel lonely.3 Don't worry though, long distance relationships are generally no worse off than relationships with nearby partners.4 You should fight the urge to leave school to be near them (either at home or at another school) because long distance relationships also have some benefits such as viewing each other more positively and being more satisfied with the communication in the relationship.5 It may just take a bit of extra effort to maintain closeness with your partner (e.g., texting, Skype, Face Time, phone calls, etc.).

That emotional harm would more than offset any environmental advantages associated with living in the mother's home and attending school nearby.