Sentences with phrase «of suburban school districts»

The Court found that extending the busing remedy beyond the Detroit system would undermine the autonomy of the suburban school districts.

«The Syracuse City School District has (CTEs) that are so robust and so rigorous that they are the envy of suburban school districts throughout the state of New York,» Walsh said.

From Schaumburg to Elmhurst to Chicago Ridge, a growing number of suburban school districts are joining forces with local park officials to create day - care programs for children of working parents.

Not exact matches

From 56 - student New Harmony High in the utopian settlement of the same name, to sprawling Ben Davis High in suburban Indianapolis, with its largest - in - the - state enrollment of 2,798; from schools with picturesque handles like Turkey Run (enrollment 164) and Rising Sun (252), to consolidated districts that go by neologisms like Tri-West Hendricks (301) and Jac - Cen - Del (228), the eyes of March are on the tournament.

The fate of a northwest suburban Head Start program is in doubt this week because the building being used by the program is being taken over by Arlington Heights Elementary School District 25 to house students displaced by construction work.

The superintendent of northwest suburban Township High School District 214 — one of the largest in the state — will be deeply involved with AASA, the national school superintendents associSchool District 214 — one of the largest in the state — will be deeply involved with AASA, the national school superintendents associschool superintendents association.

Deerfield also was among the first suburban park districts to set aside a dog - only space, in Jaycee Park, 1026 Wilmot Rd. And its park district / school district cooperative after - school program shows how local governments can support the needs of families where both parents work.

In other business, the district voted unanimously to renew its contract with the South Cook Organization for Public Schools, a group that has lobbyists in the Statehouse in Springfield to represent the interests of south and southwest suburban elementary sSchools, a group that has lobbyists in the Statehouse in Springfield to represent the interests of south and southwest suburban elementary schoolsschools.

We have to do something or we could be in for some real problems,» said Jack Ashenfelter, superintendent of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, which approved selling $ 20 million in general obligation bonds, doubling the district's cash rDistrict 214 in Arlington Heights, which approved selling $ 20 million in general obligation bonds, doubling the district's cash rdistrict's cash reserves.

We have brought down the fat, the sugar, the salt in all of our recipes; and we do n`t offer any food for sale in our cafeterias that does n`t meet at least 5 percent of the recommended daily allowance for one of the eight major nutrients, «says food service director Sue MacDonald of northwest suburban Township High School District 214.

Earlier this month, a school district in suburban Chicago made news when it announced its plan to opt out of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), forgoing $ 900,000 a year in federal school district in suburban Chicago made news when it announced its plan to opt out of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), forgoing $ 900,000 a year in federal School Lunch Program (NSLP), forgoing $ 900,000 a year in federal funds.

Killian's campaign called the Democratic complaints a distraction, pointing out a main plank in her platform has been getting the suburban district its fair share of public school aid.

In his campaign, McGrath has used de Blasio as a boogeyman for the suburban Senate district, raising the specter of a Democratic - controlled Senate being beholden to the liberal New York City mayor and costing Nassau County precious school aid.

Most retired employees of the Buffalo school district enjoy a benefit not enjoyed by their counterparts in suburban school districts: lifetime health insurance.

School officials have their hands full with the current outbreak of the flu, but measures taken to prevent the spread of the illness appear to be working the Rochester City School District and suburban schools.

ERIE COUNTY, NY — Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz today announced an initiative to increase collaboration between the Erie County Department of Social Services («DSS») and local suburban school districts.

She has centered her candidacy around education policy after working in school systems for 40 years, most recently as superintendent of the suburban LaFayette School Disschool systems for 40 years, most recently as superintendent of the suburban LaFayette School DisSchool District.

However, it was the suburban school districts in the metropolitan regions of Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties that saw the biggest tax hikes, the report found.

Flanagan had publicly said that the Senate would not approve a budget unless the budget totally eliminated something called the Gap Elimination Adjustment, which took millions of dollars in school aid away from suburban and rural school districts.

An analysis by AQE found Cuomo's proposed cuts in operating aid average $ 773 per pupil in the 30 urban and suburban school districts classified as «high - need» by the State Education Department that have the greatest concentration of black and Hispanic students.

«You have the option to pay for your child to go to a nonpublic school, or you have the option to move out of the city altogether to go to a suburban school district,» she said.

Hawkins called for desegregation of the school district and consolidation with neighboring suburban school districts.

Families moving into the town because of the award winning school district, district wide Universal Pre-Kindergarten, organic diversity, a mix of urban and suburban life, coupled with a big inventory of affordable homes has flooded the schools and left the district scrambling to make ends meet with less money.

School desegregation reduced the impact of a geographic catchment area within a larger school district, but it also led to «white flight» to suburban schools and parochial schools (i.e. church run schools, often Catholic in Northern cities and historically white Evangelical protestant in the SSchool desegregation reduced the impact of a geographic catchment area within a larger school district, but it also led to «white flight» to suburban schools and parochial schools (i.e. church run schools, often Catholic in Northern cities and historically white Evangelical protestant in the Sschool district, but it also led to «white flight» to suburban schools and parochial schools (i.e. church run schools, often Catholic in Northern cities and historically white Evangelical protestant in the South).

The latest push is coming from New Yorkers For A Balanced Albany, a group backed by supporters of charter schools, is spending $ 263,976 on digital, radio and TV ads in the suburban district.

Not only is Erie County calling for the repeal of the GEA Law, the resolution requests that NYS repay the suburban school districts from past budget shortcomings to repair the damage done.

Williamsville, the Buffalo area's largest suburban school district, is tied for the second - highest number of candidates running for School Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara couschool district, is tied for the second - highest number of candidates running for School Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara couSchool Board out of the 37 districts in Erie and Niagara counties.

Voters at Nottingham High School, Jamesville - DeWitt High School and Lafayette Fire Station # 1 election districts will use the new technology this year, presenting an array of urban, suburban and rural polling places.

Most who spoke said it will prevent the Monroe - Woodbury School District «from becoming another East Ramapo» and will preserve the suburban lifestyle for the rest of Monroe residents enjoy.

In a unanimous vote that surprised even some of the members, a Legislature dominated by representatives from the suburbs voted to end the longstanding practice of giving nearly one - third of the sales tax money to suburban towns, villages and school districts.

«They had door - to - door transportation,» Mary «Neva» Helms, recalls of the free bus service provided at the time by the Jefferson Parish, La., school district to private school children in this large suburban area outside New Orleans.

The driving force of this relationship is not teachers» leaving urban districts for suburban ones; on the contrary, most of the difference in leaving rates between these types of schools is caused by teachers moving to new schools within their original district.

To identify more precisely the independent effects of the multiple factors affecting teachers» choices, we use regression analysis to estimate the separate effects of salary differences and school characteristics on the probability that a teacher will leave a school district in a given year, holding constant a variety of other factors, including class size and the type of community (urban, suburban, or rural) in which the district is located.

The district consists of high - poverty to middle - class schools, rural, suburban, and demographically diverse urban schools — including one where over 60 languages are spoken.

Arizona shows signs of a virtuous circle: suburban charters and private choice programs helped to encourage school districts to offer open enrollment.

Living below the poverty line, Brittany is six times more likely to drop out of high school than her counterparts in suburban and wealthy districts.

The elites, the wealthy families that have a disproportionate influence on politics, clearly recognize the dysfunction of large urban school districts and have sought refuge in affluent suburban districts for their own children.

Even the most elite suburban school districts often produce results that are mediocre when compared with those of our international peers.

Not far away, in another affluent, suburban school district in Montclair, New Jersey, minutes from an August meeting show the board of education approved spending nearly $ 5 million this year for tuition payments — an average of $ 63,000 per student — on «out - of - district placements» for 79 students with a variety of classifications, including learning disabilities and «other health impairment.»

With urban and suburban districts facing the deepest budget cuts they've seen since the recession of the mid-1980s — and a milder recession in the early 2000s — the prospects for comprehensive arts education in most K - 12 public schools appear bleak, and even schools with minimal programs may lose what they considered to be bare bones to begin with.

Prior to joining MCPS, Dr. Starr was the superintendent of Stamford (Conn.) Public Schools, and held executive - level positions in urban and suburban districts, including New York City Public Schools.

There are an endless number of interesting stories that could be told with this information, but the one that really stood out to us is that achievement in many of our affluent suburban public school districts barely keeps pace with that of the average student in a developed country.

promotion and funding of teacher exchanges between city and suburban school districts and training of teachers in techniques for successful interracial classrooms;

To put the gains in perspective, it may help to know that 5 to 6 percentile points is just under half of the gap between the average disadvantaged, minority student in Chicago public schools and the average middle - income, nonminority student in a suburban district.»

He also offered attractive choices for parents living near the city borders, who could take advantage of an open - enrollment policy to enroll their children in schools run by suburban districts.

A suburban Cincinnati district's decision to close school for two Jewish holidays this month has angered a group of parents who say the accommodation gives preference to one religion over another.

A suburban New York school district shouldn't condone a boycott of state tests last spring and needs to enforce attendance policies to prevent a future boycott, the state education commissioner says.

In the lower court's view, Detroit and the suburban districts were merely different components of a single Michigan school system, so district boundaries could be ignored in developing a remedy.

The study is rooted in analyses of parental behavior in District 4 in Manhattan and in suburban Montclair, New Jersey, with comparisons with neighboring districts that offer limited or no public school choice.

In my city, New York, elite private schools such as Dalton, Horace Mann, Spence, Brearley, Riverdale Country School, and at least two dozen more levy tuitions in the range of $ 20,000 a year — exceeding what even the wealthiest New York suburban school districts spend per stSchool, and at least two dozen more levy tuitions in the range of $ 20,000 a year — exceeding what even the wealthiest New York suburban school districts spend per stschool districts spend per student.