Sentences with phrase «public high school setting»

Through a detailed look at classroom life in racially and socioeconomically distinct public high school settings, it explores how local notions of ability shape the implementation of classroom practices in general and of detracking reform in particular.

Not exact matches

Many of these enormous firms employ thousands of people and are set up to handle the formidable complexities of erecting towering high - rises or public - sector projects like schools, hospitals and utilities.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

Last night, my little public elementary school, Nettelhorst, hosted a public screening of the powerful new documentary Lunch Line, which follows six Chicago high school kids as they set out to fix school lunches — ending up at the White House.

Signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the law set down new guidelines for the state's public high schools.

A New York City proposal to diversify middle schools on Manhattan's Upper West Side, by setting aside seats for children with low test scores, is facing stiff resistance from parents worried their high - achieving children might lose access to the popular public schools.

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, named for the high school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teachHigh School Public Safety Act, named for the high school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teaSchool Public Safety Act, named for the high school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teachhigh school where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teaschool where 19 - year - old Nikolas Cruz used an AR - 15 to kill 17 students and school officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teaschool officials, raises Florida's minimum age for purchasing guns to 21, requires a three - day waiting period for firearms purchases, bans the sale of bump stocks, and, controversially, sets aside $ 67 million to arm teachers.

So we have in mind a trip the mayor has yet to take: a visit to a high - performing, New York City charter public school that sets high standards and demands achievement.

A public forum with New York Department of Education commissioner John King is set for 6 p.m. tonight at Eastport - South Manor High School in Manorville.

Instead, Monday's celebration at McKinley High School was for the launching of «My Brother's Keeper,» a new initiative in the Buffalo Public Schools designed to intervene in the lives of black and Hispanic youth and set them on course toward a better future.

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 included a provision that allowed parents to transfer students from «persistently dangerous» public schools, but many states have set the legal threshold so high that very few schools qualify.

And from the start, the efforts to create public buzz set it apart from previous high - school - reform initiatives.

In a recent session of Christopher Benson's AP U.S. History class at Marble Hill High School for International Studies, a public school in the Bronx set high above the Harlem River, students reviewed for an upcoming test by going over sample AP questiHigh School for International Studies, a public school in the Bronx set high above the Harlem River, students reviewed for an upcoming test by going over sample AP quesSchool for International Studies, a public school in the Bronx set high above the Harlem River, students reviewed for an upcoming test by going over sample AP quesschool in the Bronx set high above the Harlem River, students reviewed for an upcoming test by going over sample AP questihigh above the Harlem River, students reviewed for an upcoming test by going over sample AP questions.

First, our evaluation found that families reported obtaining higher - quality services in a private setting with a McKay voucher than they had received in public schools.

Since my focus is on life and learning at the intersections of the arts and education, there seems to always be considerable work ahead to ensure that high - quality arts learning experiences are available to all through our public schools and out - of - school settings.

Suppose, for instance, that the benefits of higher teachers» pay did, in fact, outweigh the costs, and that public schools were setting teachers» pay inefficiently low.

Just as a draft of K - 12 common standards designed to prepare students for college and the workforce was set to be released for public comment this week, a new report finds that more than half the states have revamped their high school standards to emphasize such readiness upon graduation.

Colorado requires that 95 percent of students be in a high - risk group before a school can be labeled an AEC and the D.C. Public Charter School Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populaschool can be labeled an AEC and the D.C. Public Charter School Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populaSchool Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populations.

Academia has a set of standards that you move up based on the number of articles that you get published in the highest ranked publications, which cater to an exclusive audience of other academics that doesn't include the general public, community educators, and the people on the ground at local schools.»

, the two books in this set that come closest to the familiar jeremiads against comprehensive public high schools.

A public middle school and high school in Whitfield County, Georgia show how to recreate the learning strategies of a renowned charter school in a traditional setting.

Career reformers might start with Meredith Maran's Class Dismissed and Elinor Burkett's Another Planet, the two books in this set that come closest to the familiar jeremiads against comprehensive public high schools.

Discover how this public middle and high school recreate learning strategies for their traditional setting.

Although the college - sending rates of the highest - performing high schools in the sample are low relative to Texas as a whole, our findings suggest that offering eligibility for automatic admission may not be effective at accomplishing even the narrow goal of increasing access to the top public universities for students in the most - disadvantaged settings.

Students can investigate possible internships in diverse educational contexts (e.g., in schools and alternative educational settings, higher education, NGOs, research organizations and labs, public agencies and non-profits, museums, private corporations, technology, as well as other professional settings related to their academic studies.

The two - year long research project examined choice programs in Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, San Antonio, and Montgomery County, Maryland; African American and Hispanic families» views of choice plans; voucher initiatives in higher education and preschool settings; and the public and private school markets overseas.

The PZ Reach Scholarship aims to support educators working in underserved settings — for example, Title I public schools, areas with high rates of identity - based violence, or communities with large numbers of families impacted by immigration and / or displacement — to attend Project Zero Classroom.

For purposes of determining adequate yearly progress on the indicator set forth at subparagraph (15)(iv) of this subdivision, the graduation rate cohort for each public school, school district, and charter school for each school year from 2002 - 03 through 2006 - 2007 shall consist of all members of the school or district high school cohort, as defined in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, for the previous school year plus any students excluded from that cohort solely because they transferred to an approved alternative high school equivalency or high school equivalency preparation program.

Accountability groups shall mean, for each public school, school district and charter school, those groups of students for each grade level or annual high school cohort, as described in paragraph (16) of this subdivision comprised of: all students; students from major racial and ethnic groups, as set forth in subparagraph (bb)(2)(v) of this section; students with disabilities, as defined in section 200.1 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2009 - 2010 school year, students no longer identified as students with disabilities but who had been so identified during the preceding one or two school years; students with limited English proficiency, as defined in Part 154 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a student previously identified as a limited English proficient student during the preceding one or two school years; and economically disadvantaged students, as identified pursuant to section 1113 (a)(5) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (a)(5)(Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115public school, school district and charter school, those groups of students for each grade level or annual high school cohort, as described in paragraph (16) of this subdivision comprised of: all students; students from major racial and ethnic groups, as set forth in subparagraph (bb)(2)(v) of this section; students with disabilities, as defined in section 200.1 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2009 - 2010 school year, students no longer identified as students with disabilities but who had been so identified during the preceding one or two school years; students with limited English proficiency, as defined in Part 154 of this Title, including, beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a student previously identified as a limited English proficient student during the preceding one or two school years; and economically disadvantaged students, as identified pursuant to section 1113 (a)(5) of the NCLB, 20 U.S.C. section 6316 (a)(5)(Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115Public Law, section 107 - 110, section 1113 [a][5], 115 STAT.

We set high expectations for our public schools, as we should — to develop students academically, prepare young people for work, equip them to be good citizens, and enable them to lead fulfilling lives.

Teen - parent centers will be set up in each of the city's 22 neighborhood high schools to serve the young children of public school students.

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graduated from high school and both enrolled and persisted in four - year colleges at rates that were four to seven percentage points higher than a carefully matched set of students in Milwaukee Public Schools.

School Board Leadership Resource Center and Center for Public Education Briefing Room: These two resources bring you school improvement research, best practices and examples from high - performing school systems, and expert guidance that can help your school board set a course for improving student achievement and district excelSchool Board Leadership Resource Center and Center for Public Education Briefing Room: These two resources bring you school improvement research, best practices and examples from high - performing school systems, and expert guidance that can help your school board set a course for improving student achievement and district excelschool improvement research, best practices and examples from high - performing school systems, and expert guidance that can help your school board set a course for improving student achievement and district excelschool systems, and expert guidance that can help your school board set a course for improving student achievement and district excelschool board set a course for improving student achievement and district excellence.

She previously taught English at the middle and high school level in independent, traditional public, and charter school settings.

Gone was the special zone created for the $ 50 million public - private partnership that set out to transform West Charlotte High and its feeder schools.

He has 37 years of experience in urban and suburban public schools settings and has held the positions of deputy superintendent for curriculum and instruction, high school principal, and middle school principal.

She has taught advanced placement and college preparatory English in public school settings and taught high school English in an innovative integrated seminar - style classroom at an independent school that emphasized critical thinking.

Public funds have been intentionally set aside to provide «additional» funds for students in high poverty (Title I) schools and awards have been given to high - performing, high - poverty schools.

The high performing public charter school sets a high academic bar for students, and believes — given the right tools — all students can achieve success.

The 74 Top Charter Networks Worth the Disruption, Set High Accountability Bar for All Public Schools

Provides nursing care or studetns with chronic or special health care needs in the elementary, middle and high school setting under the direction and supervision of a Milwaukee Public Schools Nursing Supervisor.

Many of you have told me that you are ready for a renewed and deeper commitment to ensuring every student in every public school has equal access to great educators who set and maintain high expectations for every student.

«The decision in Boone County Board of Education v. N.W., as it stands, would force cash - strapped school districts to bear the high costs of private placements during litigation, even when a court ultimately rules that the district has made FAPE available in a public school setting,» said NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón Jr. «The lower court's decision sets a terrible precedent that prolongs due process and court proceedings and discourages informal resolution of special education disputes through mediated settlement.

We hope the courts will also understand the importance of the 20,000 DACA teachers in public K - 12 schools who bring a unique set of skills to the classroom and serve as role models and navigators for students — especially students of color — who consistently perform better when taught by teachers of color, leading to better attendance, fewer suspensions and higher test scores.

In order to be a proof point for what public schooling can and should, Democracy Prep does three things that set it apart from other high - performing charter networks.

Ednovate will expand over time to operate multiple high - achieving public charter school campuses and set the bar for what is possible in a high school blended learning environment.

Aguilar, director of a coaching initiative that works with public school teachers in Oakland, California, describes how effective instructional coaches help teachers set narrow but high - leverage goals, target specific behaviors teachers could improve, and connect individual coaching to schoolwide goals.

Choice is not an attack on public schools and has never been about privatizing education; it is about creating a vibrant marketplace of high quality education options — public, private and charter — and empowering parents to choose the best setting for their child.

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.»