Sentences with phrase «percentage of public school»

As Figure 4 indicates, the percentage of public school teachers who are non-white has not increased markedly among any group except Hispanic teachers, despite the growth of AC programs over the same time period.

Number and percentage of public school K - 12 teachers, by survey years, workforce categories relative to a specific school, and employment background: 1987 — 88, 1990 — 91, 1993 — 94, 1999 — 2000, 2003 — 04, and 2007 — 08

According to the most current figure from the National Center for Education Statistics (http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=96), the percentage of public school students in the United States who were English Language Learners (ELLs) was higher in the school year 2011 — 12 (9.1 %, or an estimated 4.4 million students) than it was in 2002 — 03 (8.7 %, or an estimated 4.1 million students).

One of these 19 parishes, Orleans, has the greatest percentage of public school children enrolled in charter schools in the nation.

65 — percentage of public school students in North Carolina who would be eligible for voucher in the second year of proposal from Rep. Paul Stam (Ibid)

But boundary participation rates, or the percentage of public school students who attend the in - boundary school for the neighborhood where they live, vary widely across the city and are extremely high in several adjoining neighborhoods.

In the 2012 - 13 school year, 84 percent of New Orleans public school students attended charter schools... New Orleans [currently] leads the nation in the percentage of public school students enrolled in charter schools, with the next - highest percentages in Washington D.C. and Detroit (41 percent in each).

In 2013, the average percentage of public school funding coming from state appropriations in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee ranged from approximately 42 % (Louisiana) to 55 % (Alabama).

The Association also released data on school districts with the highest percentage of public school students attending charter schools.

With respect to grades K — 8, the Institute says, «the percentage of public school students in Orleans Parish at and above basic has increased 15 percentage points since 2009.

Percentage of public school students attending charters Derived from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools

Participation in these types of programs can improve students» English language proficiency, which in turn has been associated with improved educational outcomes.1 The percentage of public school students in the United States who were ELLs was higher in fall 2015 (9.5 percent, or 4.8 million students) than in fall 2000 (8.1 percent, or 3.8 million students).2

In 71 of the nation's 100 largest cities, the percentage of public school teachers whose children attend private schools exceeds that of the general public, according to the study by the education analyst and consultant Denis P. Doyle.

Johnson, the Harvard professor, pauses when asked if minorities will make up a larger percentage of public school teachers 10 years from now.

Figure 1b shows the dissimilarity index — the percentage of blacks who would need to change schools if blacks and whites were to attend each school in the same percentage as their percentage of public school enrollment.

For years, online education served a small percentage of the public school population — for course make - ups, for students unable to go to school, and for prodigies pursuing their passions in athletics or music.

There are more than 4500 charter schools across the United States today, but in only a few cities do charter schools enroll a significant percentage of public school students.

Finally, we asked why some states have a greater percentage of public school students enrolled in charter schools than other states.

The data shows that from 2008 to 2012, the percentage of public schools offering AP courses declined from 79 percent to 74 percent, a backslide from the eight percent increase in schools offering AP courses eight years prior.

Percentage of public schools that are charters Derived from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools

States like Arizona where a high percentage of public schools are charter schools tend to attract the charter management organizations because they are very supportive of those schools coming in and setting up shop.»

During this period, the percentage of all public schools that were charter schools increased from 2 percent to 5 percent.

Specifically, the percentages of public schools that were charter schools with an enrollment size larger than 300 increased.

Unfortunately, a large percentage of public schools are failing our kids by not preparing them with the necessary tools to become successful individuals in society or prepare them for college.

Not exact matches

In the Public School Board races, Michael Janz was re-elected in a landslide in Ward F. With 15,671 votes and 71.4 percent of the total vote, Janz earned the most votes of any trustee and council candidate and the highest percentage of any candidate in this election except Don Iveson.

If you care to believe the Hofstra University study on the matter there is more abuse percentage wise in our own public schools than there ever has been in the Catholic Church.Not justifying it but you must remember that our public schools have laws and unions that are protected by the laws of our very own government.

This wasn't an overnight development; according to data compiled by the Southern Education Foundation, the percentage of American public school students who are low income has been rising steadily since the foundation started tracking the number in 1989.

Statistics show that the vast majority of physical bullying takes place in schools, with a small percentage taking place in public spaces, like the park.

The new policy, modeled after one that shook up the Chicago Public Schools in the mid-1990s, requires 8th graders to demonstrate comprehension of fractions, percentages and ratios in math and broad themes in reading before being allowed to graduate.

A percentage of proceeds will help in providing a well - rounded education that includes music to public school students across the nation.

Moving a small percentage of traditional public school students into charter schools leaves the majority of students in «broken» schools.

Sharpton added that Devos — a longtime backer of charter and Christian schools --» does not believe in public education,» and would transform federal school funding into a voucher system that would favor a small percentage of well - off students while neglecting the rest.

This money, which represents the second highest percentage of this year's capital allocations, will go towards technology upgrades and other physical plant improvements in public schools across The Bronx.

The percentage of Buffalo Public School graduates who went on to a two - or four - year college increased to 67 percent for the Class of 2015, putting the district on the heels of the national rate for more affluent districts.

The percentage of Buffalo Public School graduates who went on to a two - or four - year college increased to 67 percent for the Class of 2015, putting the district on the heels of the national rate for more affluent districts.And new data released Wednesday by Say Yes Buffalo show that the rate of college - going graduates has gone up 10 points since 2012, the year before the o...

In a new, hospital - level analysis by health policy researcher Laura Attanasio at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Katy Kozhimannnil at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, they report that women who gave birth at hospitals that had a larger percentage of midwife - attended births were less likely to have two specific medical interventions, cesarean delivery and episiotomy.

«Given that 50 percent of the world's population currently lives in cities, and that percentage is projected to increase to 70 percent by year 2050, there is a pressing need to understand how cities and landscapes are affected by heat waves,» said Lei Zhao, a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton's Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP), which is based at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Men who ate fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues — such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers — had lower sperm count and a lower percentage of normal sperm than those who ate produce with lower residue levels, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

While 52 percent of those surveyed for the annual PDK / Gallup poll said they oppose allowing students to attend private school at «public expense,» support for the notion has jumped 12 percentage points since the...

This is clearly an inappropriate analytic strategy because the geographic placement of charter schools practically ensures that they will enroll higher percentages of minorities than will the average public school.

No other public or charter high school in the state with similar percentages of low - income and ESL students even approached these rates.

Close to three - fourths of the public say their local schools are doing well at attending to the needs of more - talented students, but that percentage plummets to just 45 percent when asked about the effectiveness of local schools at meeting the needs of the less - talented (Fig. 3).

Fifty - two percent of city charter school students were in 90 - 100 % minority schools, compared to only 34 % of traditional public school students — a difference of eighteen percentage points, very similar to the overall difference of twenty percentage points between the two sectors of schools (Table 22 on p. 63 of our report).

Our analysis of evidence from the BLS National Compensation Survey and the NASRA Public Fund Survey shows that the employer contribution rates for public school teachers are a larger percentage of earnings than for private - sector professionals and managers, whether or not we take account of teacher coverage under Social SecPublic Fund Survey shows that the employer contribution rates for public school teachers are a larger percentage of earnings than for private - sector professionals and managers, whether or not we take account of teacher coverage under Social Secpublic school teachers are a larger percentage of earnings than for private - sector professionals and managers, whether or not we take account of teacher coverage under Social Security.

In 2014 — 15, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah were respectively ranked first, second, and third among states in the percentage of K — 12 public school students attending charter schools.

It comes from Ingersoll's report, and it shows the percentage of teachers who are age 50 or older (the chart includes public and private teachers, but private school teachers tend to be much younger, so a similar chart for public school teachers only would likely be even higher).

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.

The public is equally divided as to whether school districts should receive extra federal assistance if they have a sizable percentage of immigrant students.

Despite serving a substantially greater proportion of students from low - income families and minorities than district schools, a higher percentage of CMU schools (86 percent) made AYP in 2010 - 11 than did public schools statewide (79 percent).

We modified the CRP analysis by comparing the percentage of students in hypersegregated minority charters within the central city of each CBSA to the percentage of students in hypersegregated minority traditional public schools within the same central city.