Sentences with phrase «of public schools in the country»

The students each identified a societal problem, such as the Syrian refugee crisis or the lack of equitable funding of public schools in this country, researched it thoroughly, analyzed causes and possible solutions, and proposed a way to remedy the problem.

However, it was not until the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that the doors of every public school in our country were opened to all students, regardless of their race or socio - economic circumstances.

Last year, under the NCLB rules, more than 8,600 schools around the country were listed as «in need of improvement» by state departments of education-less than 10 percent of all public schools in the country.

The students had each identified a societal problem, such as the Syrian refugee crisis or the lack of equitable funding of public schools in this country, researched it thoroughly, analyzed causes and possible solutions, and proposed a way to remedy the problem.

The bottom 5 % of public schools in the country have chronic low - achievement and need dramatic change.