Sentences with phrase «only public school children»

What makes matters even more startling is the fact that charter school students in private space are the only public school children in the state whose schools are denied public funds for facilities.

The fact that only public school children were eligible to apply for a scholarship in New York obviated the need to hold separate public and private lotteries there.

Not exact matches

That said, families with children seem more determined to return than others; while the post-wildfire population dropped about 17 per cent, public school enrolment fell only by about five per cent this year.

Over half of black children in public primary and secondary schools are concentrated in the nation's twelve largest central city school districts, where the quality of education is poor, and where whites constitute only about a quarter of total enrollment.

Still a third national survey (1997) discovered not only that a strong majority of African - Americans (57 percent) and Hispanics (65 percent) favored vouchers, but also that it was precisely the black age group most likely to have children in the public schools (those 26 to 35) who supported vouchers most strongly (86.5 percent!).

She found the mother not only appreciative of her concern but already aware, from public school reports, of the child's problems.

His most recent study, comparing 1,025 public and Catholic high schools, shows not only that the Catholic schools were more effective overall, but that they were especially beneficial to children from economically disadvantaged homes or where relationships between parents and children were disturbed.

The plaintiff alleges that CTRCSD was started only to prevent children from being bussed to a nearby town because Theodore Public School closed.

There is now a clear consensus that this type of education provides a far better source of Jewish identity for Jewish children in America than education that can only supplement the education offered in the public (that is, state) schools.

I will strive for my daughter to grow up in a society where breastfeeding is perceived as the norm, where women breastfeeding in public aren't picked out as ostentatious, where feeding a child the way nature intended isn't only discussed in schools as part of sex education.

Child development is rarely considered in our state - mandated teacher training programs and only sparsely in our Common Core Standards, but it is alive and well in our Public Waldorf schools.

Her career in child nutrition began in 1950, with the Georgia Department of Education, and she has created an enduring legacy for her fellow school foodservice professionals; her commitment to child nutrition is equaled only by her passion for public policy.

When public schools make a free, delicious, organic school lunch for every student, we not only address the critical social inequities of hunger and obesity, we truly nourish every child.

Although still required to provide a free lunch to their low income students, public school districts like the one in the article (which in 2009 - 10 had only 1.1 % low income children) can easily afford to feed such tiny numbers of students for free even without the government reimbursement.

There will be numerous people who believe that public schooling is the only option, especially for a child with special needs, and they will tell you that you are doing a disservice to your child.

«I am disappointed by the decision of the Chicago Teachers Union to turn its back on not only a city negotiating in good faith but also the hundreds of thousands of children relying on the city's public schools to provide them a safe place to receive a strong education.

He noted that he would be the only mayor in recent history to serve with young children in public schools, and promised a more inclusive approach, where parents are treated as partners when it comes to their education.

Senate Republicans introduced a bill that would have granted de Blasio three years, but only if Democrats agree to an education tax credit, which enables public school children to attend private schools.

A lawsuit filed by AG Eric Schneiderman against the Utica City School District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high sSchool District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high schoolschool.

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, against the Utica City School District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high sSchool District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high schoolschool.

While I recognize that it is not the Board's nor the district's role or responsibility to take such things into consideration, I do believe that we have an obligation to utilize community resources whenever possible as that only serves to strengthen the community in which the children served by the Buffalo Public Schools live.

It also seemed to point out that only a small fraction of the city's public school students attend charter schools, and said its main focus was on improving opportunities for all children.

Quinn said public school children shouldn't be forced any longer to take private testing companies» field tests, which aren't graded, and which are only intended to help for - profit companies such as Pearson develop questions for the next year's exams.

Physical activity among children and teens is lower than previously thought, and, in another surprise finding, young adults after the age of 20 show the only increases in activity over the lifespan, suggests a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

A White House proposal to bring math, science, and engineering professionals into public high schools to teach those subjects could bypass the «highly qualified» teacher mandate under the No Child Left Behind Act, while only temporarily easing the shortfall of mathematics and science teachers, education observers say.

In particular, I examine 1) whether a child was below grade for age while still of school age (a proxy for grade retention); 2) three indicators of adult educational attainment (high school dropout, high school degree only, and some college); 3) adult wage and salary earnings and indicators of employment and receipt of public assistance income; and 4) an indicator for residence in institutionalized group quarters, a widely used proxy for incarceration.

While we find only small effects for children from nonpoor families, for low - income children, a 10 percent increase in per - pupil spending each year for all 12 years of public school is associated with roughly 0.5 additional years of completed education, 9.6 percent higher wages, and a 6.1 - percentage - point reduction in the annual incidence of adult poverty.

Only about 1 in 5 children with disabilities was enrolled in public schools in 1970, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

As the authors themselves note, across the country only 2.5 percent of public school children roam the halls in charter schools each day; the remaining 97.5 percent are compelled to attend traditional public schools.

In Cleveland, children who accept a voucher get only $ 2,250 in government funding; those in public schools receive $ 7,746, the highest of any district in Ohio.

In a 2010 PDK / Gallup poll, only 18 percent of Americans surveyed graded our public schools nationally at an «A» or «B.» By contrast, 77 percent of public school parents gave their oldest child's school an A or B, a percentage that grew by eight points over the prior five years.

The only issues on which charter school parents are either less satisfied or more concerned than traditional public school parents are is the availability of extra-curricular activities, school facilities, and the location of their child's school.

INTERVIEWER: In 1975 U.S. public schools accommodated only one out of five children with disabilities.

Not only does the DOE have robocalls dialing our land - line, urging me to run (obviously, not me specifically; they're calling everyone with a child in the public school system), but my friends have also gotten into the act.

Many argue that the resistance from local public school bureaucracies shows that the only way to create genuine alternatives for children in weak schools is to provide them with private school vouchers.

Charters schools offer proof of concept that great teaching is a huge difference - maker, but charters can only absorb a tiny fraction of the nation's 50 million public school children.

In 1975, public schools in the United States accommodated only 1 out of 5 children with disabilities.

In a phone survey, only one - third of parents who participated in the McKay program reported that they were satisfied with their child's previous public school.

For the most part, their sense of fairness applies only to children in public schools.

It has gained attention because of 1989 and 1994 state laws that allowed creation of a special public school district serving only the small community's children with disabilities.

As noted above, in Ga and Hyderabad we were comparing public and private schools that were located in similar, low - income areas, while in Kibera, private schools served only slum children, and public schools served middle - class children as well as slum children.

«For children ages fourteen to seventeen,» he wrote, «only 11 percent of MPS [Milwaukee Public Schools] parents are actively involved both in the school setting and at home.»

Albany public school parents, mostly black and mostly poor, not only have a choice; they have one that will make a significant difference in their children's futures.

When asked where they would prefer to send their child if they «could select any type of school,» only 37 percent chose a public school while 40 percent chose a private school, 10 percent chose a charter school, and 11 percent preferred to homeschool.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sSchool, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sschool that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

«Our public schools are unique because they are the only ones which are required to educate every child that arrives at the front gate — regardless of who that child is or where they come from.

Throughout the United States, educational institutions — from local schools to community colleges to research universities — act as centers for public culture and for instilling in our children the values and knowledge that come only from a study of the humanities and the arts.

Never mind that the body of empirical evidence suggests that choice helps not only the children who leave failing public schools but also those left behind.

AFT president Randi Weingarten commented, «Not only do parents overwhelmingly believe in the promise of public education to help all children reach their dreams, their prescription for how to reclaim that promise matches what America's teachers want for their students and schools.»

«And this poll makes clear that not only do parents overwhelmingly believe in the promise of public education to help all children reach their dreams, their prescription for how to reclaim that promise matches what America's teachers want for their students and schools.