Sentences with phrase «number of school districts nationwide»

INDIANAPOLIS - One area school district has joined a growing number of school districts nationwide and will shift their start times to later in the morning.

One area school district has joined a growing number of school districts nationwide and will shift their start times to later in the morning.

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A number of school districts have responded by delaying the start of their school day, and a 2005 congressional resolution introduced by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D - CA) recommended that secondary schools nationwide start at 9:00 or later.

Prior to joining the NCTR team, she co-developed a college readiness indicator system that school districts nationwide are using to help a greater number of students finish high school prepared for college.

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

Precise numbers of teacher job openings for the upcoming school year nationwide are hard to come by: Many school districts must approve budgets before knowing how much state aid they will receive, or how many current teachers will either resign or retire, which means budgets are based on estimates.

Those numbers mean it's nearly impossible for school districts to raise their minority teacher ranks to a level comparable to their students of color, who account for 52 percent of students nationwide — and 80 percent or more of students in the nation's largest districts.

-- King's remarks follow a number of efforts led by the Obama administration to help states, districts and schools nationwide address disparities in school discipline.

Like many public school districts nationwide, Mentor has a growing number of low - income students, who tend to score lower on math and reading tests.

Chronic early absence affects substantial numbers of children nationwide and is even more problematic in some districts and schools.

The district is among a growing number nationwide working to reduce chronic absenteeism, defined in California as missing 10 percent of school days in a year.

Although charter schools enroll just 5 percent of students nationwide, there are a number of local districts where charter school enrollment is significantly higher.