Sentences with phrase «other neighborhood public schools»

Differ from other neighborhood public schools in that students are not assigned to them based on address.

Not exact matches

Calculated based on presence of neighborhood amenities like Restaurants, Schools, Hospitals, Public transportation and others

Other key Assembly Democrats said they will not lift the cap on charter schools without stricter conditions on operations of the publicly funded, privately managed schools — including restricting their ability to share building space with traditional public schools, preventing charters from «saturating» neighborhoods, and banning for - profit firms from running charters — parroting the objections of the teachers unions.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

Ackerman, on the other hand, called the new NY - 6 «fantastic,» noting it included the neighborhoods where he «grew up, went to public school and college, and started my family and my business,» adding: «It contains my political base and longtime roots, and I have had the privilege of representing approximately 90 percent of it during my 34 years in the state Senate and U.S. Congress.»

Speaking with reporters Wednesday at a ribbon cutting for Manhattan's Public School 191 campus, Fariña said she would promote classroom diversity by rezoning schools, as she did in Manhattan District 3, in other neighborhoods.

In Novato, parents are assigned a neighborhood school but can also apply for a transfer to one of the seven other public elementary schools in town.

He talked about Newark's universal enrollment system, which includes all of the city's public schools (both district and charter), noting that 75 % of families chose a school other than their neighborhood school and that 42 % of families listed their first choice as a «high - performing charter school.»

He follows two public schools in Washington, D.C. over the course of a year — one a brand - new progressive charter school, and the other a hundred - year - old neighborhood school now experiencing the early stages of gentrification.

Twenty years ago state legislators began to approve charter schools in order to give families public school options other than their district or neighborhood schools.

The neighborhood is cleaner now than it was 11 years ago when Wiener and other New York City public school teachers started the school.

Others are attracted because they are looking for a different, safer, or higher quality alternative to the public school in their neighborhood.

Both sought to achieve these objectives while preserving their commitment to other educational goals, e.g., districtwide commitment to high quality public schools, increased pupil assignment to neighborhood schools, diminished use of busing, greater student choice, reduced risk of white flight, and so forth.

Using detailed student - level data to compare what sorts of students enter KIPP as compared to public schools in the neighborhood, and what kinds of students replace those who leave, authors find, on average, that KIPP middle schools admit students who are similar to those in other local schools.

In other words, compared with districts that still practice zip code assignment of students to schools, are districts with public school choice systems more or less likely to have schools that over represent black students and under represent white students (or vice-versa) relative to the surrounding neighborhoods?

Take away the hyperbole and inaccuracies, what Randi Weingarten and Jonah Edelman truly oppose is giving parents, especially low - income parents, the ability to choose something other than their neighborhood traditional public school.

«Rather, public school leaders should look to their successful programs — charters, magnet, and neighborhood schools alike — and apply the lessons learned to other schools so that the choices parents and students have will all be good ones.»

While other factors — families, peers, neighborhoods — are obviously elements in a student's learning, it is the school and particularly the teachers and administrators that are given the public responsibility for the education of our youth.

While the upcoming round of closures has provoked the usual complaints, the reality is that many students already opt for something other than their neighborhood public school — and charter enrollment is highest in some of the city's neediest neighborhoods.

The decision to close a school is frequently met with fierce resistance from the community, as closings have big impacts on neighborhoods where school buildings are important community resources and sources of neighborhood stability; where public schools are significant employers; and where distances to other schools can be substantial.

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The findings in this study are based on an analysis of demographic, economic, and other characteristics of 109 neighborhoods around each DCPS in - boundary school and their relation to patterns of enrollment at in - boundary schools, out - of - boundary schools, and public charter schools.

Three - quarters of public school students in the District attend a school other than the in - boundary school in their neighborhood, where...

Education historian and activist Diane Ravitch said that language was unacceptable and that, among other things, the Democrats needed to make a statement opposing corporate replacements for neighborhood public schools.

I look forward to boldly examine different citywide issues that are preventing Oakland public schools from serving their underprivileged neighborhoods fully, and problem solving with other TAG members to provide better neighborhood school choices for our children.

«We support great neighborhood public schools and high - quality public charter schools, and we will help them disseminate best practices to other school leaders and educators.»

Aspire's mission is to open and operate small, high - quality charter schools in low - income neighborhoods, in order to increase the academic performance of underserved students, develop effective educators, share successful practices with other forward - thinking educators, and to catalyze change in public schools.

Our schools now have the same state report cards as public and charter schools, allowing for comparisons with other neighborhood schools.

Three - quarters of public school students in the District attend a school other than the in - boundary school in their neighborhood, where they have a right to attend.

Often, DeVos will skirt the main point of a query and lead the conversation to her favorite education topic, giving parents choices other than their neighborhood traditional public school.

«After years of training teachers and managing neighborhood public schools, we realized that we have gained a significant amount of knowledge regarding school improvement that we wanted to share with others.

Other possible reasons why public school segregation increased as neighborhoods became more integrated include gerrymandering of public school attendance zones by race or class and other decisions made by local public school boOther possible reasons why public school segregation increased as neighborhoods became more integrated include gerrymandering of public school attendance zones by race or class and other decisions made by local public school boother decisions made by local public school boards.

For existing public schools, we could merge two neighborhood campuses in segregated communities, so they attend one neighborhood school together from kindergarten through second grade and the other from third through fifth grades.

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Overall, 44 % of DC students are in charters, which draw from across the District, and many go to traditional public schools that are selective or located in neighborhoods other than their own.

Without the benefit of any public hearing, S.B. 2 would overturn decades of giving priority to funding of neighborhood public schools by adopting the «money follows the child» concept which shifts taxpayer money away from traditional public schools to charter schools without requiring these charter schools to meet the same accountability standards as other public schools.

In the coverage of the new case, The Connecticut Mirror's Jacqueline Rabe Thomas highlights lead Plaintiff Jessica Martinez struggle to get her son Jose into a better public school: «Quality schools exist in our neighborhoods, too, but their doors are open only to just a few lucky few... Enough is enough... We are not buying the excuses any more, whatever they are, for why the students get the golden ticket to success and others get the wait list.»

Specific Levers in ESSA: We encourage the Department to consider these implementation standards, particularly as you develop and refine your guidelines for successful grant applications, including the Full - Service Community Schools grant, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Promise Neighborhoods, as well as other opportunities that call for integrated and collaborative partnerships between schools, community organizations, and public agSchools grant, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Promise Neighborhoods, as well as other opportunities that call for integrated and collaborative partnerships between schools, community organizations, and public agschools, community organizations, and public agencies.

The Broad plan, and others like it, funded by groups such as the Walton Family Foundation, are instead part of a coordinated national effort to decimate public schooling by rigging the system against neighborhood public schools and the students they serve.

Instead, Chicago residents have two avenues by which to apply to public schools other than their designated neighborhood schools.

Also, this report will examine the racial demographics in Sacramento public schools and the surrounding county in context with other cities to show how its diversity in neighborhoods is carrying over to the schools and how Sacramento can be an example.

The relationship between housing and traditional public schooling has long been evident: the neighborhood a student lives in will determine the school he or she will attend, and to the extent that school quality varies by location either due to differing tax bases or other location - specific variables, the neighborhood one lives in will determine the quality of education one receives.

Some of these neighborhood schools are additionally attractive due to their extra programs: one, Mayer Elementary School, has a magnet program, while three others (Alexander Graham Bell School, Coonley Elementary School, and A.N. Pritzker School) have Regional Gifted Centers (Chicago Public Schools, schools are additionally attractive due to their extra programs: one, Mayer Elementary School, has a magnet program, while three others (Alexander Graham Bell School, Coonley Elementary School, and A.N. Pritzker School) have Regional Gifted Centers (Chicago Public Schools, Schools, 2016g).

The exhibition highlights the best photography to date from nearly 30 budding young artists enrolled in neighborhood high schools including Kenwood Academy as well as other Chicago public high schools.

Good public transportation, low crime, schools, nearby hospitals and other factors can help home shoppers decide if a neighborhood is right for them.

Calculated based on presence of neighborhood amenities like Restaurants, Schools, Hospitals, Public transportation and others