Sentences with phrase «on students in the public school»

This project, in partnership with the School Choice Demonstration Project at the University of Arkansas, addresses the effects of LSP vouchers on the achievement and non-cognitive skills of students offered vouchers, as well as racial segregation and the competitive effects on students in public schools.

«The reason for the savings is that the students receive scholarships to private schools that cost less than the amount the state would spend on the student in a public school,» says a statement from Step Up for Students — the organization that administers the Gardiner and Tax Credit Scholarships.

Not exact matches

The pair's solutions to the alleged problems of CEO - speak are greater government control of markets, more bureaucracy in the private and public sectors, an end to CEOs» duty of care to shareholders and — get this — more snore - inducing courses on critical textual analysis in business schools so students can know exactly how many times a CEO says «our company» versus «the company.»

While the public response to the report focused on the school's athletes, the report found that more than half of the students enrolled in the paper courses were nonathletes — many of them referred through the campus» fraternity system.

Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson worked with the city of Philadelphia on a grant for public high school students interested in entrepreneurship.

Right alongside my admiration for the public school students who have been so articulate and so focused in their advocacy, lies a deep anger and shame for some of the adult behavior on full display: adults creating and perpetuating fake news, doctoring video and pictures; adults pilfering from the holy ground that is the site of a mass killing; and adults attempting to steal the bright shine of these student advocates.

The question is not whether students have rights in public school — they do — but whether mandatory clear backpacks are an overreach on the part of school administration.

The B.C. New Democrat Women's Caucus, along with New Democrat advanced education critic David Eby, is calling on Premier Clark to show solidarity with women in B.C.'s advanced education institutions after it became public that students at UBC's Sauder School...

On the question of whether public funding for elite private schools that charge more than $ 10,000 per year per student in tuition should be eliminated, 75 per cent of respondents agreed and more than half, 53 per cent, agreed strongly.

The B.C. New Democrat Women's Caucus, along with New Democrat advanced education critic David Eby, is calling on Premier Clark to show solidarity with women in B.C.'s advanced education institutions after it became public that students at UBC's Sauder School of Business were participating in pro-rape chanting during frosh week activities.

By bringing these complaints into the open and allowing students to band together in asserting classwide claims, we expect school misconduct will be made public much earlier on — helping prospective students and the government to decide whether a school deserves their dollars.

A more recent study is even more striking: «The achievement of students in Catholic high schools was less dependent on family background and personal circumstances than was true in the public schools.»

In one study of a fundamentalist Protestant academy (Bethany Bible Academy), a Jewish intellectual found the Bethany students more tolerant on issues of race, religion and freedom of speech and less concerned with making a lot of money than their public school peers.

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Private school students, on average, score better than public school students in reading, math and a host of other subject areas, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Likewise, homeschooling seems to mitigate the negative effects of low levels of parents» education on student achievement — a finding that's especially intriguing since these parents are the educators — as well as the negative effects of family socioeconomic variables and race displayed in public schools.

The Oregon chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union supported maintaining the ban on religious clothing in public schools, arguing that it protected students from improper religious influence.

Students at Boston Public Schools are finding more prominent placement of meat - free dishes in their cafeterias on Mondays and are filling their trays with black bean burrito bowls, garden fresh salads topped with chickpeas, protein - packed chili, and more.

The school was famous in 1995 when a movie called «Dangerous Minds» featuring actress Michelle Pfeiffer was based on a true story about Carlmont HS during a time when East Palo Alto was the murder capital city in the nation and there were 4 regions that segregated each students to attend (4) public high schools in the Sequoia District: Menlo - Atherton, Woodside, Sequoia and Carlmont.

Finally, in Houston in 2010 — 11, he gave cash incentives to fifth - grade students in 25 low - performing public schools, as well as to the parents and teachers of those students, with the intent of increasing the time they spent on math homework and improving their scores on standardized math tests.

This relatively new movement, which is also sometimes called student - centered learning, has its roots in the progressive strain of American educational thought, but its current incarnation is also based on the modern belief, common among corporate executives and other business leaders, that there is a major and potentially calamitous disconnect brewing between the historical structures and traditions of the American public school system and the labor - force demands of the 21st - century American economy.

During a public hearing on the issue, district officials explained the staff cut was based in part on the current number of students registered for school next year.

But we don't insist on it for students in public schools and especially students in low - income public schools.

This way, the Portland Public Schools menu planner can work with farmers to secure a large enough amount of product for all students to have — and be able to colorfully advertise this product on the school food menu and in the form of eye - catching, trendy - looking posters put up in sSchools menu planner can work with farmers to secure a large enough amount of product for all students to have — and be able to colorfully advertise this product on the school food menu and in the form of eye - catching, trendy - looking posters put up in schoolsschools.

They often work with standardized materials designed to complement what is being taught in the public school classroom, many offer diagnostic testing to determine your student's needs and are able to develop a plan based on that information.

In fact, most homeschool parents pay even more on average for their student's education than those subsidized within the public school system.

Polk County Public Schools have lot of great programming, including breakfast - in - the - classroom (Polk County received Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant back in SY 2012 - 13) and a «What's That Wednesday» program where students learn about new foods; additionally, Polk has implemented CEP at 109 sites which has had a positive impact on participation.

These students, and others from 14 local public high schools, were competing in Cooking Up Change, a healthy cooking contest in which teams were challenged to create nutritious school lunches on a tight budget — $ 1 per meal — and limited ingredients and prep work.

The Chicago Tribune reports that Chicago Public Schools agreed on Wednesday to implement a universal, in - class breakfast program for all of its 410,000 students.

Students in DC Public Schools depend on breakfasts, lunches, after school snacks, supper, and fresh fruit and vegetables to counter the effects of a rough economy and widening urban income inequality.

Chicago Public Schools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their cSchools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their cschools controlling their choices.

In 1965, he directed research for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that revealed racial segregation and its effects on public school students in ClevelanIn 1965, he directed research for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that revealed racial segregation and its effects on public school students in Clevelanin Cleveland.

Students at the Henry S. West Laboratory School, a public K - 8 in Coral Gables, will no longer be graded on homework or penalized for failing to finish it.

Here in Britain, however, Tough's central tenet appears less radical; our Public School system is founded on the importance of character, so much so that rounded individuals are fast becoming a key national export, as foreign students flock here and schools open satellite campuses overseas.

Mr. President, the new legislation awaiting your signature is a giant step in the right direction — on behalf of the students at my little public school, including my son, Zack: Thank you for putting kids first.

One in ten Chicago Public School students visited on a field trip.

Look for people with a medical background, or those with youngish kids in the public schools, or those who have fought similar battles in the past, especially battles based on the idea of social justice, that low income students deserve the same respect and services as higher income students.

As you'll recall, Cuomo said during his State of the State address that he would be the self - appointed «lobbyist» for public school students this year, taking on what he perceives to be the bloated bureaucracy in the education system.

Cuomo unveiled a revised version of the legislation on Tuesday, which would provide $ 150 million in tax credits annually for donations that benefit public and private schools, and encourage low - income students to attend either a private school or a public school in another district.

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday disclosed that neither his Government nor himself has ever ordered the use of Hijab by female Muslim students in public schools in the state.

At 9:15 a.m., Regent Judith Johnson and Regent Nan Mead will participate in a discussion on legislative policies and proposals affecting schools and students at the first - ever Scarsdale Public Schools Parent Teacher Council Legislative Advocacy Breakfast, Quaker Ridge School, 125 Weaver St., Scaschools and students at the first - ever Scarsdale Public Schools Parent Teacher Council Legislative Advocacy Breakfast, Quaker Ridge School, 125 Weaver St., ScaSchools Parent Teacher Council Legislative Advocacy Breakfast, Quaker Ridge School, 125 Weaver St., Scarsdale.

Cuomo participated in an anti-gun violence «die in» demonstration with students from Leadership and Public Service High School in Lower Manhattan by laying on the ground in Zuccotti Park among the protestors.

Zellnor then went to Cornell Law School where he served as student body president, an editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, a constitutional law instructor in prison, and as a Pro Bono Scholar — a position that allowed him to take the New York Bar early and spend his last semester working full - time at Justice 360, a criminal justice reform organization.

The Post's interviews with parents and staffers at JHS / MS 80, as well as public documents, painted a picture of a school where students are allowed to shirk their studies, hurt each other and play on computers in rat - infested buildings, while administrators turned a blind eye and even discouraged staffers from reporting violence.

«Alberto M. Carvalho is a nationally recognized expert on education transformation whose leadership drove Miami - Dade County Public Schools to unprecedented increases in student achievement and graduation rates.

The Academy also noted that its students» performance on state tests in math and English Language Arts runs above both the state average and that of the Hempstead public schools.

Gov. Cuomo also participated in the demonstration with students from Leadership and Public Service High School in Lower Manhattan by laying on the ground in Zuccotti Park among the protestors.

On Thursday, September 7, the city rolled out a new program that will provide free lunch to all 1.1 million public - school students in the five boroughs.

Since 2011, Keith has worked for City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. helping to advocate for after school funding, expanded Advanced Placement, prevent bullying of LGBT students in public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyein public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman SpeyeIn 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyer.

The president and Congress have been struggling to respond to public demands to stop mass shootings at schools since a former student armed with an AR -15-style rifle killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14.