Sentences with phrase «of public schools across the nation»

Now educators are worried that the No Child Left Behind mandate that all students meet proficiency standards by 2014 will result in the dismantling of public schools across the nation.

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She has 3 children and is the founder of the Redefine Positive Project, an initiative that is working to reform HIV / AIDS education in public schools across the nation.

Public Waldorf schools across the nation are at the forefront of defining themselves as exemplary educational models that value measurement of growth in meaningful, developmental, and authentic ways.

A percentage of proceeds will help in providing a well - rounded education that includes music to public school students across the nation.

Ballston Spa is one of the 4 percent of public school districts across the nation receiving the award in 2018.

Although silent meditation is a fairly common practice in public schools across the nation, Julie Steiner, executive director of the Tennessee aclu, said that to the best of her knowledge, only Massachusetts...

Not only are people inclined to like their local schools more than schools across the nation, but we see a clear upward trend in the percentage of the public awarding their schools either an A or a B. Over the course of the decade, the shift upward has been from 43 % to 55 %.

While discipline policies vary across schools, districts, and states — and as the nation's largest school district the New York City public schools are likely more bureaucratized and formalized in matters of school discipline than smaller districts — the scale, scope, and level of complexity of the legal regulations affecting day - to - day school practices appear quite formidable.

Across the nation, religious and lay leaders are creating new schools, new networks of schools, new governance models for existing schools, new pipelines of talent, new philanthropic efforts, new public programs, and much more.

«The survey also found that more than two - thirds of public charter schools, 67 percent, across the nation reported having children on their waitlist, with an average waiting list of 214 students.

The District of Columbia's public schools, once considered among the worst in the nation, continued its trend of steady, across - the - board gains on the 2015 NAEP.

As the debate on school choice heats up next week, I share this post as a voice in support of the nation's public schools, which remain the number 1 choice, a great option for families and communities across the country.

They demand public accountability for education systems across the nation, and many, many public - school systems and educators in the United States simply reject the concept out of hand.

Across the nation, only 63 percent of public schools even offer all students a counselor.

Yet studies show that quality of charters across the nation vary, with just a small percent performing better than traditional public schools.

Across the nation, 604 charter schools, or 12 percent, operate with unions, and more than half of them must do so under state laws, according to data compiled for the last school year by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a nonprofit advocacy organischools, or 12 percent, operate with unions, and more than half of them must do so under state laws, according to data compiled for the last school year by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, a nonprofit advocacy organiSchools, a nonprofit advocacy organization.

Alexandria, VA — March 15, 2018 — Nearly 200 elementary and middle - level principal leaders from across the country will gather in the nation's capital to attend the National Association of Elementary School Principals» (NAESP) National Leaders Conference (NLC) to sharpen their leadership skills and advocate for a stronger investment in students and public schools.

The purpose of the Charter School Grants Program is to increase financial support for these public schools, build a better national understanding of the public charter school model, and increase the number of high - quality public charter schools across the nSchool Grants Program is to increase financial support for these public schools, build a better national understanding of the public charter school model, and increase the number of high - quality public charter schools across the nschool model, and increase the number of high - quality public charter schools across the nation.

KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools is part of the growing network of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) public charter schools across the Schools is part of the growing network of KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) public charter schools across the schools across the nation.

This measure will help mitigate the impact of the automatic, across - the - board spending cuts known as sequestration and restore critical programs to public schools across the nation.

In Deeper Learning, education strategist Monica Martinez and sociologist Dennis McGrath describe the practical strategies of eight innovative public schools across the nation.

Though New Hampshire has some of the highest - performing public schools in the nation, performance across school districts is uneven.

NCES administers NAEP assessments in a variety of subjects in public and nonpublic (private) schools across the nation.

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 JonePublic 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 Jonepublic 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.

It will include nearly 200 teachers and 10,400 seventh - grade students in 66 public middle or junior high schools across North Carolina, which researchers find provides a demographic sampling that is more representative of the entire nation and thus more likely to reliably reflect the impact of the program.

The U.S. Department of Education announced today new grants totaling more than $ 157 million through its Charter Schools Program (CSP), which funds the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the Schools Program (CSP), which funds the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the schools across the nation.

«We congratulate all the charter schools that were named on the U.S. News & World Report List, along with their students, teachers and families, as they truly embody the spirit of the charter school movement, and the positive impact charter schools are having in transforming public education across the nation.»

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) has released the results of a new survey estimating that 520,000 students across the nation are on waitlists for charter public scPublic Charter Schools (NAPCS) has released the results of a new survey estimating that 520,000 students across the nation are on waitlists for charter public sSchools (NAPCS) has released the results of a new survey estimating that 520,000 students across the nation are on waitlists for charter public scpublic schoolsschools.

The first charter school in the nation opened in Minnesota in 1992 as a laboratory of innovation for the public sector, and since then thousands of these «schools of choice» have materialized across the nation.

While the number of charter schools across the nation has risen dramatically, data indicate that just one in five charter schools outperform public schools in reading and math assessments, according to Stanford University's Center for Research on Educational Outcomes (CREDO).

Data released in June 2016 by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights highlights opportunity gaps in public schools across the nation.

«She has seen and studied the effects of education privatization across the country and is the nation's foremost expert on what works and doesn't work when it comes to reforming our public schools.»

State education agencies are generally responsible for implementing a course of action to ensure public schools exist for every student in every state across the nation.

Visionary educational initiatives enacted by the teaching school, such as the positive behavior support system, have been put in place by thousands of public schools across Oregon and the nation.

The CSP provides grants to fund the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the nation, giving students access to more options for their education.

Also this week, the Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson traveled to Southern California to announce the nomination of Environmental Charter High School for the federal Green Ribbon Award, which will recognize schools across the nation that are using and teaching their students green technology.

Public school teachers do incredible work across the state of Tennessee and the nation.

What began at the turn of the 20th century as a movement from highly variable one - room schoolhouses to a district - level «one best system» had by century's end become a national effort to use the power of the federal government to create uniformity across the nation's public schools.

By Nina Rees, President of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools As schools start to open across the nation, the back - to - school test in New York City will be taken in November, where MSchools As schools start to open across the nation, the back - to - school test in New York City will be taken in November, where Mschools start to open across the nation, the back - to - school test in New York City will be taken in November, where Mayor...

«Public charter schools all across the nation can learn from Noble — their ability to serve students of all backgrounds along with strengthening academic potential and giving students the tools to be successful.

For most of her decadelong tenure as Hillsborough County School Board District superintendent, Elia enjoyed a glorious run, beloved by the local media and recognized by her peers across the nation as one of the top public school instructors in the coSchool Board District superintendent, Elia enjoyed a glorious run, beloved by the local media and recognized by her peers across the nation as one of the top public school instructors in the coschool instructors in the country.

For more than six years, Hanna Skandera has been a bold and innovative leader of New Mexico's public school system, transforming it from one lagging behind the nation to one that is experiencing remarkable growth across every objective measure of student success.

He found that the studies show that while there are some examples of success, particularly in large urban school districts that primarily serve students of color like those in New York City and Boston, they also show that across the nation, there is little evidence that charters do better than traditional public schools when it comes to student test scores.

The so - called «Mangan Report,» presented to Illinois Vision 20/20, stated that «Illinois ranks second to last in the nation for state share of public school budget revenue; as a result, significant discrepancies across the state's nearly 900 school districts exist in terms of teacher quality, building infrastructure, and educational materials, such as technology.»

Despite these challenges, they are optimistic that their voices and those of other students across New York City's public schools will gain ground — as the nation's largest school district struggles to raise its own quality review score from «developing» to «proficient.»

While many charter school leaders across the country grapple with how to best provide and pay for special education, New Orleans recently became the first city in the nation to tackle special education on the fiscal, human capital, and program fronts in the context of a full - choice public education landscape.

If the majority of students entering public schools across the nation are students of color and their teachers are white, schools have to be more intentional about teacher - to - student interactions and relationships.

While we work on the ground to support schools, we also work with partners of all kinds to change public policy and build sustainable public funding to expand learning opportunities across the nation.

National non-profit Connected Nation and the Utah Education and Telehealth Network have released a first - of - its - kind statewide inventory of technology deployed across all 989 Utah public schools.

One of the most innovative elementary schools in the country produced some of the strongest results in California's state assessment system, and the takeaway for public schools across the nation may prove game - changing.