Sentences with phrase «often urban school systems»

Too often urban school systems begin initiatives and never perfect them, preferring new initiatives that attract publicity and give the appearance of doing something.

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Because of the size of city school districts — New York City is the nation's largest school system with 1,189 public schools and 78,100 teachers — urban educators often teach large numbers of at - risk students.

If choice through vouchers can create conditions that promote academic achievement, and if it can put political pressure on what are often intractable urban school systems, it merits serious consideration.

I recognize that even in suburban districts some GT programs are poorly run and other issues can exist, but to simply say that «for urban schools, the standard G and T system is often a waste of time» is a truly ridiculous conclusion.

«Schools are very diverse, and too often we look at the education system through the lens of a large urban school and we don't consider what it might mean to implement this in a smaller rural school without those opportunities for savings.»

The U.S. Department of Education, which has often highlighted the District's school system as a model for urban school reform, was lukewarm.

African American youth in urban centers often reside in poorly resourced communities and face structural disadvantage, which can result in higher rates of poor behavioral health factors such as mental health problems, juvenile justice system involvement, substance use, risky sex and lower school engagement.