Sentences with phrase «private schools do»

Of course, many private schools do their own analyses (using the CSS Profile, etc.) and do factor in equity in a primary residence.

For the second year in a row, most of the Madison area's largest private schools don't plan to participate in the state's new private - school voucher program.

Private schools do not need to be accredited to participate.

Voucher supporters, comfortable that private schools do not deliver greater learning gains or test scores than their traditional counterparts, claim that vouchers are cheaper and better for business.

A 1981 study showed that, on average, students in private schools do better than those in public schools.

Confusion Leads To Students Being Denied Services: Many voucher students entitled to receive some IDEA services in private schools do not receive these services merely because the district and school officials are confused on whether and how to provide them.

Moreover, there are some public schools, e.g., the «Instituto Nacional,» that select students as much as private schools do and that, interestingly, do better than most of the latter in standardized testing.

Muldrow said she doesn't think her family is «entitled» to public money to send her daughter to private school, and that «private schools do not need to depend on public funds to support low - income families.»

Private schools do not have the same certification requirements but may offer higher starting salaries and better opportunities for advancement to certified teachers, as certification is an objective standard of quality and training.

Unlike with the public school system or charter schools, private schools do not run on public funds.

But since private schools don't have to show how accountable they are to the general public, we've never really known this to be true.

Opponents argue there's little evidence the private schools do a better job and that pulling money away from public schools only makes it harder for them to improve.

Once the Department of Education received the complaint, they dismissed it because, in their words, private schools do not receive federal funds and are therefore not covered by that part of the law.

Advocates of these programs say that accountability is important, even if it means some private schools don't participate.

By private schools I do nt mean the private Jesuit school that you have as a close commuting option.

But many educators in traditional public schools think that charter schools — though they, too, are publicly funded — are allowed to operate as private schools do, are not accountable to the public and are draining resources from the traditional public system.

Individuals, owners or operators of private schools do not have to have experience in education nor are they subject to open meeting laws that ensure important decisions are explained and held accountable to parents and taxpayers.

«I'm very aware that the best known private schools do a lot of work to prepare their most academic students to apply for Oxford and Cambridge,» said former education minister, Stephen Twigg.

Because private schools don't have to follow state laws about what to teach, they can offer unique and specialized programs.

The perception is that private schools do offer programs that are different from public schools... there might be some differences, but probably not as many as expected.1

Private schools don't even have to admit exceptional children.

• Special education vouchers will require districts to pay private religious schools $ 12,000 for students with special education needs; private schools do not have to follow federal requirements for special ed students.

Why is public tax money allowed to go to private school vouchers, when private schools do not have to test and, therefore, are not held «accountable»?

Private schools do have to provide sanitation and fire inspection records, immunization records, and attendance records.

We send our son to a local private school and agree with Wednesday's State Journal editorial, «Don't splurge on vouchers,» that people in middle to higher income brackets who send their children to private schools don't need vouchers.

That doesn't mean that private school teachers aren't as qualified as public school teachers, it just means that private schools don't rely on standardized tests to determine a candidate's ability to excel in the classroom.

There is no ratio of dollars to school days, but at least some private schools don't have to stay open as long as public schools do each year.

Many private schools do not provide special education or other services that public schools are required to provide, which is a significant cost for public schools.

On the other hand, a public system is a challenge that private schools don't: they have to enroll almost anyone who lives within its boundaries.

«Right now the studies seem to show that charter schools do no better, and private schools do worse,» he said.

Dave Whitaker, executive principal of Springwell Learning Community in Barnsley, says private schools do a «great job» with their intake but that children «could have their needs adequately met in much lower - cost state provision.»

Alternatively, it may be the case that the diverse curricula among private schools don't align with the state tests.

1) The private schools don't want «funding» as the term would be understood in the maintained sector.

Private schools do a «great job» with their intake but children «could have their needs met in much lower - cost state provision.»

Private schools do not report to any public boards - there is no public oversight and private schools are not required to follow the rules and regulations of local school districts.

If private schools don't do a good job, parents will go elsewhere.

And what the NEA doesn't tell you is that private schools do a better job for less money.

Before passage of the Special Needs Education Scholarship Account (ESA) there were warnings that private schools don't serve students with special needs and have no interest in school choice.

Critics of voucher programs often argue that private schools do exclude most disabled students, and the matter occasionally has been the subject of litigation.

Also, private schools don't take the state standardized tests.

Private schools do a lot of public good just like public schools do,» Mr. Bell said.

The main reason for the lack of accurate information is that private schools do not operate under the provisions of the federal law that furnishes aid to the states for students identified as needing special education.

Due to the LSP's high regulatory burden, two - thirds of Louisiana private schools do not accept voucher students.

What must private schools do to qualify?

Presently, many private schools do not have the staff capacity, or the budget, to engage in these types of marketing activities.

In a practical sense, families who lack personal transportation or live far away from private schools do not have access to alternatives.

Many private schools do not want to be considered «recipients of federal financial assistance» out of concern that such a designation would make them subject to the onerous federal regulations and enforcement actions (such as those that fall under Title IX) of the federal civil rights agencies, including the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

The four different studies use four different designs but arrive at the same result: on average, students that use vouchers to attend private schools do less well on tests than similar students that do not attend private schools.

Four recent rigorous studies — in the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Indiana, and Ohio — used different research designs and reached the same result: on average, students that use vouchers to attend private schools do less well on tests than similar students that do not attend private schools.

Many private schools do lay claim to a broader range of educational goals than do their public - sector counterparts.