Sentences with phrase «public school students last»

Moreover, while the researcher tasked with tracking the achievement of scholarship students was unable to make clear apples - to - apples comparisons with Florida public school students last year, he was able to do so in years past when Florida's public school students also took the nationally norm - referenced Stanford Achievement Test.

Their campaign donors come first, and public school students last.

Bob Bloomer of Chartwells - Thompson speaks after giving out awards to Chicago Public School students last year.

Not exact matches

Chicago Public Schools identified 18,117 homeless students last year.

Detroit school students, represented by the Los Angeles - based public interest firm Public Counsel, filed suit last month against the state of Michigan, claiming a legal right to literacy based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitpublic interest firm Public Counsel, filed suit last month against the state of Michigan, claiming a legal right to literacy based on the 14th Amendment to the ConstitPublic Counsel, filed suit last month against the state of Michigan, claiming a legal right to literacy based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution.

This study found that «the achievement advantage of white over minority students... increases in public schools during the last two years of schooling, whereas the minority gap actually decreases in Catholic schools.»

As a former NYC public school student, I can not remember the last time I pledged allegance to this wonderful country, and you want students to pray to Allah??! The God our enemy kills for?!

But you wouldn't know it by listening to an angry coalition of high school students who plan to speak out on Chicago Public Schools meals Wednesday at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting.One of those students is Teresa Onstott, a sophomore at Social Justice High School who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing theschool students who plan to speak out on Chicago Public Schools meals Wednesday at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting.One of those students is Teresa Onstott, a sophomore at Social Justice High School who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing theSchool who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing the food.

Last year, 76 percent of public school students in the city received free lunches and another 6 percent did not pay full price for their meals, according to CPS records.

Last year, the D.C. Health Department found that 43 percent of students enrolled in city public schools were overweight or obese.

Last year, Republicans pushed to introduce a bill that could have stopped thousands of schools from offering free lunch to all public school students.

One of the biggest stories of the last week was the announcement that Chicago Public Schools will be implementing universal, in - classroom breakfast... for ALL of its 410,000 students!

Silver told AQE members that he «respectfully» disagreed with Cuomo's claim in the State of the State last week that New York's public school students lack a lobbyist, adding: «The most powerful lobbying group for our students is their parents.»

The Buffalo Public Schools have added nearly as many staff members as students over the last five years.

From the grieving students swarming Tallahassee to the public grilling of Sen. Marco Rubio at a CNN forum last night, Florida — long a proving ground for national gun policy — is again at the center of the storm in the wake of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in suburban Fort Lauderdale.

Zellnor then went to Cornell Law School where he served as student body president, an editor on the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, a constitutional law instructor in prison, and as a Pro Bono Scholar — a position that allowed him to take the New York Bar early and spend his last semester working full - time at Justice 360, a criminal justice reform organization.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D - East Elmhurst) visited Corona's PS 19 last week and collected about 100 signatures from parents and students within an hour imploring Mayor Michael Bloomberg not to fire 4,100 teachers from city schools.

From the grieving students swarming Tallahassee Wednesday to the public grilling of Sen. Marco Rubio at a CNN forum Wednesday night, Florida — long a proving ground for national gun policy — is again at the center of the storm in the wake of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in suburban Fort Lauderdale.

PLATTSBURGH Students displaced by the closure of the Webb Island footbridge last month can now catch a ride to school on Clinton County Public Transit (CCPT).

At the seven Success schools that took state tests last spring, just 7 % of students were learning English as a second language — roughly half the rate of public schools.

The circular released the fee items the government has absorbed for all day public senior high school students in the country in line with its commitment to implement the progressively free secondary education policy as expressed in President John Mahama's State of the Nation Address last year.

Ms Turnely continued: «In the face of the government's campaign to broaden access to universities, elite public schools have actually increased the number of pupils they send to Oxbridge over the last five years, whilst ethnic minority students are twice as likely to attend modern universities than traditional universities.»

Cuomo also appeared to soften his rhetoric substantially from last year on the causes of public schools that are deemed to be «failing» as learning centers for their students.

«Last fall, 43 student teachers protesting the attack on Mexican public schools were arrested and then found murdered,» said Magee.

A New York City education panel voted to close 10 of 13 struggling public schools that the education department sought to close despite last - minute pleas from parents and students.

Over the last decade, New York City public school students have seen real improvements in their schools, most clearly evidenced by a graduation rate that has been climbing steadily after decades of stagnation.

During his testimony last week, De Blasio also complained that Cuomo's budget plan shifts $ 198.3 million from the city Department of Education to charter schools Cuomo noted that students who attend charters are public school students, too.

In the wake of last week's shooting in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed, the students planned to take public transportation to the U.S. Capitol to hold a rally demanding legislation to curb gun violence in schools.

The number of homeless students in the New York City public school system rose again last year, according to state data.

Education Week is reporting on an Empire Center's report that says over the past decade «public schools hired nearly 15,000 teachers and almost 9,000 administrators, guidance counselors and other support workers over the last 10 years as enrollment dropped by more than 121,000 students.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- There are no formal plans for a student walkout at Buffalo Public Schools in wake of last week's mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Standardized test results for the last school year showed slight growth at the state and local levels in both English and math, and a slight narrowing of the gap between black and Hispanic public school students and their white peers.

Weprin introduced a bill last week calling for all city public schools to institute required anti-bullying education for students as young as the grade school level, with -LSB-...]

He also helped develop pediatric genetic screening programs for high school students, which were shown to have lasting effects on personal and public health in Quebec.

Dr. Scriver also helped develop pediatric genetic screening programs, including one for thalassemia and another for Tay - Sachs disease, both targeted at high school students, which were shown to have lasting effects on personal and public health in Quebec.

Newark — The New Jersey Legislature, in enacting a «moment - of - silence» law for public - school students last year, said the law called for just that — a minute of quiet contemplation and introspection to begin the school day.

And in another case that has gained widespread attention, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit last week refused to delay implementation of a voluntary student - desegregation plan involving public schools in St. Louis and its suburbs.

In the last decade, at least 15 state legislatures and boards of education have adopted policies incentivizing their public schools to prioritize measures other than grades when assessing students» skills and competencies.

Hounded by public pressure, the Illinois House used a one - day special session last week to pass a broad school reform bill that raises spending on poor students and amends teacher - licensing rules.

During a public - safety forum last week in the Broward County school district that brought hundreds of participants, shaken students and enraged parents and educators appealed to school leaders to protect campuses from violence.

At the beginning of the last decade, before concerns about the nation's graduation rate ascended to prominence on the policy agenda, only about two - thirds of U.S. public school students were finishing high school with a regular diploma.

In light of last spring's passage of the historic Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act — which enhances student loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled sStudent Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act — which enhances student loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled sstudent loan forgiveness programs for those who enter public service, similar to what is already done for new doctors willing to work in urban hospitals — the recent study of California's teaching fellowship program could cast considerable light on the value - added benefits of utilizing bonus pay to attract new talent to troubled schools.

The focal measures in this table are shown in the last two columns, where the authors present the percentage of charter school students (from the entire metropolitan area) in schools with greater than 90 percent minority students alongside the similar figure for traditional public schools.

«Nearly all states are building high - tech student data systems to collect, categorize and crunch the endless gigabytes of attendance logs, test scores and other information collected in public schools,» reported the New York Times in a front - page story last May, confirming the scope of the trend.

According to the brief, which was published last month, the level of racial segregation for black students in charter schools is higher than it is in public schools.

In his State of the Union Address last month, Mr. Clinton praised student uniforms as a way to promote safety and discipline in public schools.

The school, located on a 72 - acre parcel that is the last working farm in the city limits, is a public magnet school that serves primarily African - American and Hispanic students.

According to U.S. News, only 15 public high schools in America can boast that 100 % of their graduated students passed a minimum of one AP exam last year.

Public - school teachers in Oakland, Calif., working without a contract since July, last week struck the city's 51,000 - student school system in a pay dispute.

If the constitutional amendment now pending in the Senate to return prayer to the public schools were to become law, school officials would be permitted either to lead students in prayer or to offer a moment for silent meditation, a Reagan Administration official said last week.