Sentences with phrase «of public schools»

Another 18 school districts enroll more than 20 percent of public school students in charter schools (see Figure 1).

By 2007, 10 charter schools served 9 percent of public school students in the city.

Out of our clear differences, we are creating a dual system of public schools in black districts.

They also argue that the scholarship program pulls poor students out of the public school system in favor of private schools, diminishing funds to nearly 2.8 million children served by public schools.

Single - Sex Schools - 45 percent of public school teachers support single - sex schooling; 28 percent neither oppose nor support it.

In other findings, a majority of public school parents oppose the closing of «failing» schools and allowing some students to opt out of standardized tests.

As a result, they have threatened to move out of the neighborhood or take their children out of the public school system altogether.

Recently a distinguished group of public school superintendents around the country signed off on an essay which appeared in many major newspapers.

Local control of public schools combined with the availability of private schools promotes both choice and experimentation.

The law thus established a nationwide test of public school choice as a means of both providing better opportunities for individual kids and creating pressure on schools that are performing poorly.

First, the hiring of new public school teachers would become more selective, thus increasing the quality of public school teachers.

The vast majority of public school teachers, however, are in «defined benefit plans,» which provide an essentially risk free payment at retirement for the life of the teacher.

Each district will have an enrollment cap of 1 percent of its public school district enrollment.

In essence, they are trying to convince parents of public school children in the nation that their schools are failing.

The idea was to create a new type of public school where teachers had the freedom to innovate and create to meet the needs of their students.

State law states that charters are a part of the public school system and have to follow the same academic and financial standards, she said.

At the same time, minority students in the area make up nearly half of the public school student population.

But do we know the depth of the intentional under - funding of public schools in order to create a market for private - sector education reforms?

The next chart adds an extra trend line to the one above: the number of public school employees divided by the number of students enrolled.

Hopefully, we will see things bounce back in favor of public schools for the next Presidential election.

That's as true of public schools as of any other agency.

As measured by state math and reading exams, thousands of public school students enjoyed a modest academic benefit as a result of the program.

«Rather than invest in what we know works in education, this proposal puts resources in strategies with mixed results at the expense of our public school students,» she said.

A new survey of public school educators reveals how the barriers to equity affect their students — and what they are willing to do to help close the resource gap.

Assuming that trend persists, 2,000 new charter schools would have to be started each year through 2015 for charter enrollment to approach 10 percent of the public school population.

Employees of the public school system are physically concentrated in school buildings, making it easier for them to organize.

Now another first daughter may be forging a different kind of public school bond in the nation's capital.

Parents must pay taxes in support of public schools as well as tuition for private ones.

We now have the nation's third - highest percentage of public school children attending charters.

Of course they will complain about the poor state of public schools, then offer up their public sector solution.

Together, black and Hispanic students account for about a third of all public school enrollment in those locales.

Teachers unions, school administrators and even some parent advocacy groups have been fighting against what they see as a push toward the corporate takeover of public schools under the guise of parent power.

I'm a product of the public school system, and I've spent most of my professional career working on education issues at the local, state, and national levels.

According to the new staffing survey, 60 percent of public school principals had 10 or more years of teaching experience.

However, the governor has been a supporter of public school choice through charter schools.

I would want to address the growing segregation of public schools by race and class.

We find that total employer contributions for both groups of public school teachers are higher than for private - sector professionals.

That is different from the previous law, which requires one year of public school education after kindergarten.

I had her back again, the bright and engaging girl that I'd missed so much during her four years of public school.

It presently provides legal advice to more than two - thirds of the public school districts throughout the state.

I know that too many of our public schools have racial and ethnic achievement gaps, or provide quality education to only a privileged few.

43 % of public schools across the state failed to meet an academic level grade of «C» or higher.

Now, a grassroots effort by a company who is familiar with meeting the classroom and budget needs of public school teachers has led to the development of teacher - created digital textbooks.

Hundreds of public schools perform marginally or do not meet state standards, which are not all that tough to begin win.

And control of public school curriculum is a very desirable prize for those who seek to control the future.

We must engage more people in discussions about the vital role of our public schools and the policies that will expand their children's opportunities.

Yet for most of the public schools in the state the contracts will be intact.

In this paper we take a «market - based» approach to examine whether increased expenditures improve perceived school quality and whether the current level of public school provision is inefficient.

The future of public school choice and urban education lies in pragmatic and committed partnerships and cooperation whenever they make sense.