The Design Line is our solution to create and provide our school design community with the resources and tools that they need to master an understanding
of high quality public school design, apply and develop that understanding and ultimately implement and operate a high quality public school design.
Subsequently, using its successful Harlem model as a starting point while accounting for key operational and cultural distinctions, Democracy Prep opened thousands
of high quality public school seats in Camden, the South Bronx, the District of Columbia, Baton Rouge, and Las Vegas.
Accordingly, Democracy Prep will continue to explore opportunities to partner with communities looking to expand the availability
of high quality public school options for low - income students.
The George and Veronica Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is a nonprofit network
of high quality public schools that help children (whom we call «scholars») excel in their academics and grow as well - rounded individuals.
Not exact matches
I went to a
public school but the
quality of education was pretty
high.
They largely refused to acknowledge that poverty rather than
school quality was the root cause
of the educational problems
of disadvantaged kids, for fear that saying so would merely reinforce a long - standing belief among
public educators that students unlucky enough to live in poverty shouldn't be expected to achieve at
high levels — and
public educators shouldn't be expected to get them there.
NECPA's mission is to create broad
public understanding
of the benefits
of high quality early childhood care and education and a raised awareness
of the «professional expertise» required to deliver that
high quality care and an appreciation
of the advantages that children receive from accredited centers and
schools.
Jean Ronnei, director
of school nutrition for the St. Paul
Public Schools in Minnesota, said the
school district purchased
high -
quality equipment in bulk to ensure that all designated equipment funds were used effectively when available.
The programme also registered suppliers to distribute farm produce to
public institutions including the
School Feeding Programme, the Free Senior
High School Programme, Prisons, Defence and Police, among others to ensure availability
of quality food in a timely manner in these institutions.
«Maintaining mayoral control
of city
schools is critical to students, parents and employers who all depend on
high quality public schools,» said Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO
of the Partnership for New York City.
I have been proud to lead the fight in creating several
high -
quality schools with more on the way, opening new
public parks and upgrading our waterfront, new retail, and the rebuilding
of the World Trade Center.
«Maintaining mayoral control
of city
schools is critical to students, parents and employers who all depend on
high quality public schools,» said Kathryn Wylde, the president
of the Partnership for New York City.
On Thursday, with the New York State Board
of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and
public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all
public school students have access to
high -
quality teachers.
Calling for an end to the unfair distribution
of teacher
quality across New York City
public schools, StudentsFirstNY organizers and hundreds
of New York City
public school parents came together today to demand action to address the disproportionate number
of unsatisfactory - rated teachers in
schools with the
highest needs.
Also at 10 a.m., dozens
of parents will deliver letters to City Hall demanding that the de Blasio administration expand access to New York City's
high -
quality,
high - performing
public charter
schools, Manhattan.
Upper West Success Academy, part
of the Success Charter Network group
of schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, says it will provide
high -
quality public education options in an overcrowded district.
«My concern is that independent trials are on the decline and that means we have less
high -
quality data to inform
public health that are not influenced by commercial interests,» says study leader Stephan Ehrhardt, MD, MPH, an associate professor in the Bloomberg
School's Department
of Epidemiology.
«There is mounting scientific evidence that diets including less low -
quality carbohydrates, such as white breads, potatoes, and sweets, and
higher in protein - rich foods may be more efficient for weight loss,» said first and corresponding author Jessica Smith, Ph.D., a visiting scholar at the Friedman
School and a research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health.
Patients who had major surgery at
high -
quality hospitals in the U.S. cost Medicare less than those who had surgery at low -
quality hospitals according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health.
Consuming a plant - based diet — especially one rich in
high -
quality plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes — is linked with substantially lower risk
of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan
School of Public Health.
Some organizations direct their activities only to district and / or charter
school issues, such as improving teacher
quality and effectiveness, developing new
public charter
schools, or closing and transforming failing district
schools to create new
high -
quality schools of choice.
Within K - 12 education, it seems to me that any study
of school choice environments should include an analysis
of civil society and the role it plays in enabling the delivery
of high -
quality public education.
This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis
of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see
high -
quality theater performances; a study
of teacher evaluation systems in four urban
school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses
of different evaluation systems; and the results
of Education Next's annual survey
of public opinion on education.
If traditional
public schools refuse to provide a safe, orderly, academically enriching environment for young adolescents to prepare for college preparatory
high schools or
high -
quality career and technical options, then we should encourage the development
of charter
schools, magnet
schools, and other choice strategies that do.
The TAP is a systemic reform
of public schools intended to attract, motivate, develop, and retain
high -
quality talent in the teaching profession.
The Alliance for Excellent Education — a Washington - based policy and research organization — surveyed 1,200 adults this month and found that 32 percent said they believed the
quality of public high school education had declined nationwide.
High Schools: Nearly a third of Americans believe that the quality of education in public high schools has fallen over the past five years, according to a sur
High Schools: Nearly a third of Americans believe that the quality of education in public high schools has fallen over the past five years, according to a
Schools: Nearly a third
of Americans believe that the
quality of education in
public high schools has fallen over the past five years, according to a sur
high schools has fallen over the past five years, according to a
schools has fallen over the past five years, according to a survey.
Within the exploration
of school reform, participants considered topics including
high quality teachers, national education reform,
public / private partnerships, and implementation strategies.
Another problem is the sheer lack
of high -
quality public school alternatives within reasonable driving distance
of many a failing urban
school; given the choice between the low - performing
school in their own neighborhood and the mediocre
school ten miles away, parents may stick to the path
of least resistance.
That is, the
high rate
of private placement in D.C. may be more a function
of the
quality of D.C.
public schools than a function
of special education per se.
These
public displays
of high -
quality work enhance academic engagement and pride, among both students and teachers — and they increase the community's pride in the
school building itself.
Yet, there are still millions
of children with limited access to a
high quality public charter
school.
Since my focus is on life and learning at the intersections
of the arts and education, there seems to always be considerable work ahead to ensure that
high -
quality arts learning experiences are available to all through our
public schools and out -
of -
school settings.
It's education, stupid: a paucity
of high -
quality public schools.
A clear vision: inclusivity and
quality If our vision
of a musical
school is limited to spotting, attracting and encouraging a few
high achievers for
public occasions, then music will never be «at the heart
of the
school».
A
public statement followed by a series
of activities to promote more
high -
quality schools could drive improvement from the ground up if state leaders continue to fail to act.
If we want to nurture
high standards, if we want teachers to take responsibility for the
quality of instruction and for student outcomes, we need
public policies and
school organizations that demand that teacher unions behave differently.
«The extraordinary demands
of educating disadvantaged students to
higher standards, the challenges
of attracting the talent required to do that work, the burden
of finding and financing facilities, and often aggressive opposition from the traditional
public education system have made the trifecta
of scale,
quality, and financial sustainability hard to hit,» concludes the report, «Growing Pains: Scaling Up the Nation's Best Charter
Schools.»
Paul Curtis is director
of school quality for New Tech Network, a national organization that works with communities to develop innovative
public high schools.
Rockoff and Lockwood also examined survey data on New York City parents whose children attended both types
of schools and found that parents whose children attend K - 8
public schools rated their
schools higher on education
quality, academic rigor and
school safety compared to parents whose children attend stand - alone middle
schools.
It was thought early on that
public charter
schools would serve as «laboratories
of education,» where independence, flexibility, and innovation would produce
high -
quality learning environments that could be replicated across the country.
Even more controversial among teachers than Shanker's advocacy
of high standards and
public school choice was his embrace
of a series
of reforms intended to improve the
quality of the teaching profession.
If we in the charter community respond with robust growth
of high -
quality schools, we will surely see greater
public understanding from all quarters.
Prior to his time in Chicago, Knowles served as deputy superintendent for teaching and learning at the Boston
Public Schools — where he created two organizations devoted to building the pipeline
of high quality teachers and
school leaders — and served as codirector
of the Boston Annenberg Challenge, a nationally recognized effort to improve literacy instruction.
Moreover, in the
public system, the ability
of parents and students to ensure that they receive a
high -
quality education is constrained by the enormous obstacles to leaving a bad
school.
Parents use test scores to gauge their children's academic strengths and weaknesses, communities rely on these scores to judge the
quality of their teachers and administrators, and state and federal lawmakers use these scores to hold
public schools accountable for providing the
high -
quality education every child deserves.
A new framework in the West Midlands is helping to deliver
high quality schools against a backdrop
of severe
public sector cuts.
NAF cited Schwartz's long history
of advocacy for
high quality school - to - career programs, especially in his current position cochairing Pathways to Prosperity, a foundation - funded initiative designed to increase
public support for the creation
of multiple pathways linking work and learning to enable more young people to successfully complete
high school and go on to obtain a meaningful postsecondary credential.
Nina Rees, CEO
of the National Alliance for
Public Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&
Public Charter
Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.
Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more
public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&
public school students access to
high -
quality charter
public schools.&
public schools.
schools.»
Quality Counts 2012, the 16th edition
of Education Week's annual examination
of issues and challenges facing America's
public schools, takes aim at topics
high on the policy agenda, from the White House and Congress down to the level
of local
school boards and chambers
of commerce: the nation's international standing in education, and lessons to be drawn from
high - performing countries.