Sentences with phrase «poorest school districts in the country»

To illustrate the influence wealth and poverty have on educational attainment, 24/7 Wall St. examined the wealthiest and poorest school districts in the country.

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Here in HISD and in many districts around the country, it is not uncommon to see on high school campuses numerous, daily fundraisers conducted during the lunch hour, most of which offer foods of poor nutritional value.

Not only did the district, the largest in the country, take on a student population that had come to symbolize the impossibility of educating a certain kind of child — the urban poor who entered high school two and three grades behind — but it succeeded in getting those students to graduation.

The brainchild of President Obama's Secretary of Education, John B. King Jr., the program had attracted interest from 26 school districts across the country that believed kids would be better off in schools that educate rich and poor, and white and minority students, together rather than separately.

Partnership Schools (PNYC) is a network of six urban Catholic schools in Harlem and the South Bronx, serving over 2,000 students from two of the poorest congressional districts in the country, in the heart of one of the richest cities in theSchools (PNYC) is a network of six urban Catholic schools in Harlem and the South Bronx, serving over 2,000 students from two of the poorest congressional districts in the country, in the heart of one of the richest cities in theschools in Harlem and the South Bronx, serving over 2,000 students from two of the poorest congressional districts in the country, in the heart of one of the richest cities in the world.

As their Clark County School District exploded to become the country's fifth - largest district, poor and minority students found themselves shut out of its top schools and concentrated in the county's lowest - performing district and public charter District exploded to become the country's fifth - largest district, poor and minority students found themselves shut out of its top schools and concentrated in the county's lowest - performing district and public charter district, poor and minority students found themselves shut out of its top schools and concentrated in the county's lowest - performing district and public charter district and public charter schools.

In districts across the country — even ones in cities with some form of limited movement for kids — poor parents, typically those who are black or Hispanic, are forced to enroll their kids in underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks awaIn districts across the country — even ones in cities with some form of limited movement for kids — poor parents, typically those who are black or Hispanic, are forced to enroll their kids in underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks awain cities with some form of limited movement for kids — poor parents, typically those who are black or Hispanic, are forced to enroll their kids in underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks awain underperforming schools when there are good ones nearby, sometimes just blocks away.

As Davis found out, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $ 100 million donation to the Newark school system never went toward patching holes in buildings that «need a district - estimated $ 1.3 billion in repairs,» or hiring counselors, social workers or nurses for «the fifth - poorest youth population in the country.»

By Lucas Rodgers Daily Local News (Chester County) Last year Pennsylvania had the highest public school funding gap in the country between rich school districts and poor school districts, according to data from the United States Department of Education.

In approximately 1,500 school districts across the country, there are about 5,700 Title I — or poor — schools that receive, on average, $ 440,000 less per year than wealthier schools.

She slammed the New York school system for being «the second most unequal in the country,» noting that there is a $ 10,000 per - pupil funding gap between students in the wealthiest versus poorest school districts.