Sentences with phrase «of best schools»

The elected Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB) retained authority over the system's 16 still - viable schools, an administrative domain that shrank further as several of the best schools fled central control for the greater autonomy that comes with charter status.

The news suggests that although for many London is viewed to house some of the best schools, public opinion is yet to catch up.

Some of our best schools said that they don't want to give up on what they are doing, but no educated child will fail TAAS.

I didn't know at the time when I moved that she was going to [attend] one of the best schools in Baltimore city.

These events, delivered by some of our best schools, will help spread that excellence further so no child misses out on the joy reading brings.»

While a casual touch or Expat guide to Singapore: schools In our latest country guide, we take a look at some of the best schools for expat children in Singapore

Girls from this region also boast reputations for being intellectuals who attend some of the best schools in the country, including Boston College.

«KIPP has run some of the best schools in New York City for 15 years, and we think this school is going to be an excellent option for Upper Manhattan families.»

Our distinct advantage — our workforce, trained by some of the best schools of technology, science and engineering in the world.

Above all, the Conservatives have a progressive trump card in the shape of their education policy, which could smash the middle - class opportunity hoarding made possible by high house prices in the catchment areas of the best schools.

she was breast fed until she was almost 3 graduated highschool with high honors at 16 and got accepted into her major in orchestra her freshman year in college at one of the best schools in the state which is totally unheard of with freshmen.

A blanket moratorium on charter schools would limit Black students» access to some of the best schools in America and deny Black parents the opportunity to make decisions about what's best for their children.»

I know that in practice we are not going to get a society where all will be able to benefit from the standards of the best schools and colleges.

She had been a sophomore at one of the best schools.

Lyne: A suburban life was very comfortable, lots of great clubs around, lots of good schools for kids, but for somebody who grew up thinking, «I want to do something, I want to have an impact on the world,» it was not necessarily the place you could do that.

Another story in The Sun, about racial covenants in Rodgers Forge («Residents of Towson neighborhood confront racist legacy of covenants,» Sept. 10) was significant because, repeatedly, new residents remark that they moved to the neighborhood because of good schools and because taxes are lower than in Baltimore City.

They tend to withdraw into gated communities, with private security guards and «enclaves of good schools, excellent health care, and first - rate infrastructures — all the while scoffing at almost all functions of government, thus cutting off the supply of taxes for most public undertakings — leaving much of the rest of the population behind.»

Both Boston's blacks and Jews had hoped to create a stable, integrated environment of good schools, busy stores, and safe streets in these contiguous neighborhoods.

-- Peg Tyre, author of The Good School: How Smart Parents Get Their Kids the Education They Deserve

Susan is a former dentist, now a holistic nutritionist and the founder of Better School Food, a coalition of health professionals, educators, and concerned parents, whose mission is to raise awareness about the connection between better food and better health.

In collaboration with the California Milk Advisory Board, we are teaming up to spread the awareness of a good school nutrition and physical activity program to California Schools with Fuel up To Play 60.

Either way, kids consistently vote these pizza wraps as one of the best school lunch ideas ever!

Over 40 expert organisations have come together, to produce a free training resource to help all school staff understand the importance of a good school food culture and to support them to deliver improvements in pupil health and wellbeing.

Maybe it's time for advocates of better school meals to take stock and adjust their message accordingly.

This is excellent news for proponents of better school food.

Yes, I do live in Boulder, CO and yes, we have one of the best school food programs in the country, but I still face some of the same issues most parents experience when trying to get their kids to eat school food.

Community Action to Change School Food Policy: An Organizing Kit (Massachusetts Public Health Association)(courtesy of Better School Food)

Given the diverse and changing landscape of teacher training provision, the Teaching Council has championed the coordination of a wide range of stakeholders to explore and develop the most appropriate methods and resources to train all teachers in the benefits of good school food.

That's why Justine Greening and I have set out a new package of reforms, building on Michael Gove's success, to increase the number of good school places across the country...

Where there is a sufficient supply of good school places the introduction of free schools will force the closures of good schools locally.

They just yearn for a city of good schools and good jobs — and a leader in City Hall who knows that we only succeed if we leave no New Yorker behind.»

Sherrill envisioned her platform as a kind of «fusion do - gooder,» promoting the management skills that have allowed Success to grow so quickly and marketing herself as a champion for low - income, minority families in search of better schools.

By Sharita Moore - Willis Recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio went in front of the Association for a Better New York and told the crowd that he doesn't «accept the notion of the good school and the bad school» in New York -LSB-...]

What was once one of the best school systems in New York State is now facing declining enrollment as the number of young families with school - age children declines.

When I first started attending UT, I came across this adorable store in West Campus that has some of the best school spirit.

Tough Love at the Hyde Schools Shortly after his initial visit, I asked James Traub whether he planned to evaluate Hyde according to how effectively we honor our mission or on the basis of how closely we embody his perception of the good school.

For example, you might want to open your kitchens for community training or cooking clubs, or champion the example of good school food to promote better choices by the whole family.

«This analysis suggests partial selection is not an effective way of increasing the number of good school places.»

Parliamentary under secretary of state for the school system, Lord Nash, commented: «The 52 new schools will provide much - needed places and encourage innovation, driving up standards and ensuring even more parents have the choice of a good school place for their child.»

In fact, the multiplicity of high - spending / low - achievement districts would seem to indicate that money is decidedly not the measure of a good school, that the approach fails on fundamental grounds of science.

«I strongly support the right of all good schools to expand.

Ralph Lucas, editor - in - chief of the Good Schools Guide, has said that the growing popularity of state schools could put weaker private schools out of business.

State schools now make up 25 per cent of the Good Schools Guide, compared to just four per cent when it was launched in 1986.

The lack of accurate information on school quality hinders the identification of better schools.

This can buttress school leadership, make replication of good schools easier, and help schools to attract and inform parents and teachers.

Let's remove the red tape keeping the supply of good schools from catching up.

«This was a decision to approve a proposed expansion of this school that was taken on the facts in this case and it is my firm belief we should not stand in the way of good schools, all good schools, being able to expand.»

Timothy said: «I don't believe in limiting the number of good schools.

If regulators are unable to predict which schools will be good (assuming, falsely, that test score gains are a reliable indicator of good schools), how are they supposed to «protect» parents from making bad choices about schools?

There will be two flagship boroughs in London to demonstrate the impact of improving school food on a large scale providing # 11.8 million to help schools increase take up of good school food providing # 3.15 million to help schools set up breakfast clubs.