Sentences with phrase «public school children received»

Lost in the recent fight over TV ads about racial inequality in New York City schools is another sort of inequality — that kids in charter schools only receive a fraction of the funding that all other public school children receive.

«It makes no sense and is fundamentally unfair that my child receives only 3/5 of the funding that other public school children receive,» said Ingrid Knight, a parent of a student at Elmwood Village Charter School and plaintiff in the Brown v New York charter funding lawsuit.

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They are much more likely to leave of school; receive inadequate prenatal care; rely on public assistance to raise a child; develop health problems; or end up divorced.

We have too short a school year already relative to the rest of the world and that, among other things, accounts for why are children are receiving woefully inadequate educations in the public school system.

Deplore as we may the existence of the parochial school, its challenge to the separation of church and state, and its attempted inroads on the public treasury, the fact remains that parochial schools exist primarily because Catholic parents, who pay their public - school taxes, think it worth while to submit to additional cost and often to much inconvenience to see to it that their children receive the religious instruction denied them in the public schools.

About three thousand students are already benefiting from the latest wrinkle in five states, «education savings accounts,» which provide even more flexibility to families by allowing those who withdraw their children from public schools to receive a deposit of public funds into government - authorized savings accounts that can be used to pay for private school tuition, online learning programs, private tutoring, educational therapies, or college costs.

I received invaluable assistance from the Center for Science in the Public Interest in getting the letter circulated, and it has now been signed by 29 organizations and individuals, including: CSPI; the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity; the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation; the Environmental Working Group; Healthy, Child, Healthy World; The Healthy Schools Campaign; Chef Ann Cooper; Dr. Yoni Freedhoff and many more.

To recap, the reader's child has just entered public school and she's dismayed by the cafeteria food, the snacks in the kindergarten classroom (Rice Krispie Treats and Cheetos), and the fact that her son is receiving Dum - Dums as rewards from the gym teacher.

NECPA's mission is to create broad public understanding of the benefits of high quality early childhood care and education and a raised awareness of the «professional expertise» required to deliver that high quality care and an appreciation of the advantages that children receive from accredited centers and schools.

In our city, where three - fourths of public school students qualify for free and reduced - priced lunches, we have a special responsibility to make sure that each and every child receives the nutritious, delicious meals that will propel them to academic success.

During the school year that ended Friday, about 84 percent of Chicago public school students received free or reduced - price breakfasts and lunches, meaning that with summer's arrival, nearly 342,000 children are no longer receiving the meals each day in their school cafeterias.

Because most of Chicago «s public schools have closed campuses and 88 percent of the children attending receive free or reduced - price lunches, Phillips is more concerned about getting the students to eat than losing them to outside competition.

While children in the U.S. are often required to be current on their vaccinations or receive a special waiver in order to attend public school, there is no requirement for adult vaccinations, despite several diseases that continue to present dangers.

Through these programs, children (ages 18 and under) can receive free meals at participating summer sites at schools, parks, other public agencies, and nonprofits.

Last year's budget gutted the funding formula to shortchange needier regions, and granted privately run charter schools double the amount per child that public schools received.

«I am disappointed by the decision of the Chicago Teachers Union to turn its back on not only a city negotiating in good faith but also the hundreds of thousands of children relying on the city's public schools to provide them a safe place to receive a strong education.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia told a conference of private - school leaders this month that her agency is clarifying guidance that says children in these schools must receive a «substantially equivalent» education to students in public schools.

«New York City public school parents are highly dissatisfied with the quality of education their children are receiving,» said Tenicka Boyd, StudentsFirstNY Director of Organizing and mother of a public school student in Brooklyn.

Such unsubstantiated assertions often highlight that his father was born into a Muslim family in Kenya, and that Obama received some instruction in the religion at the Indonesian public school he attended as a child.

The No Child Left Behind Act previously required all public schools receiving Title I funding to administer statewide standardized testing with the stipulation that students make «adequate yearly progress.»

NYCLU announced a settlement with Utica City schools ensuring refugee children receive the same educational opportunities as their peers, by guaranteeing them the right to attend public school past the age of 21.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families received a letter from a social worker dated February 16th 2007 containing an allegation that child protection procedures were not being followed in Haringey and calling for a public inquiry.

These schools enrich our communities and expand opportunities for children, and I will continue to work hard to ensure they receive the same reimbursement public schools benefit from.

Kerin appreciates the excellent education her children received at public schools, and she wants to make sure that all children have the same kinds of positive experiences in public education as her children have had.

Charter schools, which receive public financing but are run by nonprofit groups, flourished under Mr. Bloomberg, and there are currently 183 in New York City, serving about 70,000 children, or 6 percent of students citywide.

Public and private schools receiving federal technology funds must adopt plans that include the installation of blocking software to protect children from sexually...

Endrew, a child on the autism spectrum, had been in the public school system receiving IEP services from preschool through fourth grade.

In the McKay program, parents dissatisfied with the offerings of particular public schools are entitled to move their children to other public schools or to receive public funds for use in private schools.

All you need to know about NEA's position on charter schools is actually contained in the original 2001 policy, which states that charters should not exist «simply to provide a «choice» for parents who may be dissatisfied with the education that their children are receiving in mainstream public schools.»

In a 2009 letter to constituents posted on her website, Bachmann wrote, «I entered politics because I want to give my children the incredible educational experience I received from public schools as a student.

In Cleveland, children who accept a voucher get only $ 2,250 in government funding; those in public schools receive $ 7,746, the highest of any district in Ohio.

Pennsylvania's system for subsidizing private schools that are eligible to receive public money for serving children with severe disabilities has broken down — and state leaders are struggling to come up with solutions to fix it.

They also have the right to pursue legal action if they and the district can not agree on what services their child will receive and whether the public school or a private provider will deliver those services.

For example, she says that there are so few private placements of special education students «not... because the law's processes for securing private placements are inadequate, but because the vast majority of children with disabilities can, and do, receive FAPE in the public schools.»

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The organization claims that what charter schools receive, typically 60 to 75 percent of what traditional public schools receive per pupil and no funding for facilities, deprives the children of their right to a «sound basic education» under the state constitution.

Parents would have received — and public schools whose enrollment declined would have lost — payments equal to the state's per - pupil contribution for those children.

Polls show overwhelming bipartisan support for the common - sense idea that schools receiving public dollars to educate children should be accountable for providing a good education.

Perhaps most importantly, the schools are blessed with overwhelming advocacy from alumni and the parents of their students, many of whom feel that their children are receiving a private school — quality education at public expense.

Washington plays a role here, too, since the focus of the No Child Left Behind Act on low achievers and troubled schools, coupled with state and federal funding streams for special education, means that schools serving high achievers don't receive money that other public schools often do.

A fair test of whether private schools are avoiding learning disabled students would compare the rates of learning disabilities when private schools are given the same additional resources to serve those children that public schools receive.

While a lottery to select voucher recipients chose first from among students in 15 D.C. public schools that failed for two years to meet goals under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, about one in six D.C. children who will receive tuition grants are students who already attend private school.

Children will receive the best education if the public invests in giving families the financial freedom to choose the schools that meet their needs.

Was it right that her children should have limited access to speech therapy and music programs simply because their school received $ 1,000 less per pupil each year than other public schools?

Children will receive the best education if the public invests in better public school safety, curriculum, support services, and teachers.

Such action shall include, but need not be limited to, direct notification, within 30 days of receipt of the commissioner's warning, in English and translated, when appropriate, into the recipient's native language or mode of communication, to persons in parental relation of children attending the program that it has been placed under high school equivalency program review and is at risk of not receiving an approval for program continuance, and disclosure of such warning by the district, or board of cooperative educational services at its next public meeting.

Similarly, the share of funds to be used by each recipient LEA to serve educationally disadvantaged students attending private schools is determined on the basis of the number of low - income children enrolled in private schools and living in the residential areas served by public schools selected to receive Title I grants.

Each public school and charter school shall post in English and in Spanish the toll - free telephone number (1-800-342-3720) operated by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) to receive reports of child abuse or neglect and directions for accessing the OCFS website at http://ocfs.ny.gov/main/cps/.

With an ESA, parents receive 90 percent of what would have been spent on their child in the public school into a restricted - use savings account, and can then use those funds to pay for private school tuition, online learning, special education services and therapies, textbooks, tuition, and other education - related services, products, and providers.

Education Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Hill touted DeVos» visits to 12 public, charter, private, religious and military schools — «an average of one per week» — as evidence that «the Secretary is engaging with students, parents, teachers and leaders to deliver the President's vision of ensuring every child in America has the equal opportunity to receive a world - class education.»