Sentences with phrase «opt out of their neighborhood»

The parents of 59 percent of black New York City elementary - school children opt out of their neighborhood school, aiming for a better one.

Yet the decision by a small number of children to opt out of neighborhood schools may adversely affect the academic and social environment in those schools, as the remaining children are likely to have less - involved families on average.

But we also understand that the weakened status of public schools is a personal dilemma for many families, and we sympathize completely with parents who choose to opt out of their neighborhood school.

The ability to opt out of a neighborhood school increases the likelihood that a black or Hispanic neighborhood will see an influx of wealthier residents.

Not exact matches

If you can't communicate with potential customers and clients around the globe (or even in your own neighborhood), you're opting out of what is potentially the majority of your market.

«Democrats amended the platform to: support community schools with wraparound services in struggling neighborhoods; implement restorative justice and alternative discipline practices; invest in engaging STEM curricula; explicitly oppose high - stakes testing as a means to close schools or evaluate educators; support a parents» right to opt their children out of tests; and support and respect all educators and school employees.

Opting out of state tests has made waves for the last couple of years as mostly White parents in mostly upper - middle class neighborhoods rallied students to opt - out of state tests.

What's happening in Park Slope in terms of opt out is actually not so different from what's happening in neighborhoods across the city, from Brownsville to the Bronx.

Still, in the 2015 - 16 school year, 51 % of CPS students (students enrolled in Chicago public schools) opted out of their assigned neighborhood schools; among high school students specifically, this number jumps to 73 % (Hing and Richards, 2016).

If you get a slimy feeling from your neighborhood corner store or the clerk who's going to handle your credit card, pay in cash or opt out of making the purchase at that time.

«My approach to exploring Fes was an old travel strategy I like to call «Walk Until the Day Becomes Interesting»: Instead of starting out with a list of goals or attractions for a given destination, I opt instead to find an intriguing neighborhood and wander around until something catches my eye.