Sentences with phrase «public schools in the cities where»

Edison on average receives resources below those of public schools in the cities where it works.

Not exact matches

Over half of black children in public primary and secondary schools are concentrated in the nation's twelve largest central city school districts, where the quality of education is poor, and where whites constitute only about a quarter of total enrollment.

At the public charter school where she used to teach, she said, «I had a lot of students comment, «I can't really feel bad for this rich kid with a weekend free in New York City.»»

Amanda Bot made her way to Orange County Public Schools from her native Minnesota — where she attended the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities for her bachelor's degree — but not before she completed an internship with the Sarasota County School District.

In a city where 22 percent of children between ages 3 and 7 are obese, double the national rate for similarly aged children, we would like to commend the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for meeting and exceeding health and wellness standards in the schoolIn a city where 22 percent of children between ages 3 and 7 are obese, double the national rate for similarly aged children, we would like to commend the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for meeting and exceeding health and wellness standards in the sSchools (CPS) for meeting and exceeding health and wellness standards in the schoolin the schoolsschools.

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.

Hundreds of upset parents showed up last night at contentious meeting in Manhattan where a city panel was going to vote on closing 13 public schools this summer.

Q&A topics include: why the mayor and Governor Cuomo appear friendly and cooperative on pre-K when together but express different views when apart, will the city fund a single year of full day pre-K if the state does not, how many of the prospective new pre-K seats are in traditional public schools v. charter schools, what is the greatest challenge in converting existing 1/2 day pre-K sites into full day sites, how can the mayor assure that proceeds of his proposed income tax surcharge would remain dedicated solely to the pre - K / middle school program, regulatory issues around pre-K operators, how there can be space available in neighborhoods where schools are overcrowded, how many of the prospective new sites are in schools v. other locations, why the mayor is so opposed to co-locations of charter schools while seeking to co-locate new pre-K programs, the newly - announced ad campaign by charter school supporters, his views on academically screened high schools, his view on the school bus contracts, why he refused off - topic questions Friday evening despite saying on Friday morning that he would take such questions, the status of 28 charter schools expecting to open in fall 2014 in locations approved by the Bloomberg administration, his upcoming appearance on the TV series The Good Wife and his view on city employees marching in the Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade in uniform / with banners.

«We spend $ 22 billion on the New York City public school system, so to say we aren't devoting resources is ridiculous,» Bloomberg said at a press conference at Washington Irving High School later Tuesday, where he celebrated the opening of 54 new schools in the coming school year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been cschool system, so to say we aren't devoting resources is ridiculous,» Bloomberg said at a press conference at Washington Irving High School later Tuesday, where he celebrated the opening of 54 new schools in the coming school year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been cSchool later Tuesday, where he celebrated the opening of 54 new schools in the coming school year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been cschool year, 19 of which will replace schools that have been closed.

Charter school's students of the poorest neighborhood of New York City are doing excellent test scores in the state exams & the traditional public schools are falling miserably where those charter schools are co located.

Cuomo should invite him to tag along — and then drop by a few of the 371 New York City public schools where 90 % or more of the pupils fail to meet minimal state standards in reading and math.

The city would be required to first look for space in regular public schools where new charters — or those wishing to expand — could be co-located.

In Albany, where a number of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's policy priorities have succumbed to resistance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Republicans, documents suggest that de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group in New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school systeIn Albany, where a number of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's policy priorities have succumbed to resistance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Republicans, documents suggest that de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group in New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school sysCity Mayor Bill de Blasio's policy priorities have succumbed to resistance from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state Senate Republicans, documents suggest that de Blasio has turned to the real estate industry's chief lobbying group in New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school systein New York as an intermediary to press politicians on a matter beyond its traditional scope: the city's public school syscity's public school system.

«There's no denying that charter schools have become a fundamental part of the overall success of New York City public schools, especially in those areas where moms and dads are looking to get their kids out of a failing school so they can have a fresh start on the future of their dreams,» Flanagan said in the statement.

Bailey was born and raised in the Bronx where he attended New York City Public Schools, including P.S. 83 in Morris Park.

The man who wanted to improve public schools is closing them, in a city where some school districts (like District 24) are packed to the brim with students.

As city of Buffalo's eighth graders are trying to decide where they will go to high school, the Buffalo Public School District will be show - casing five new choices Saturday morning in Bennett High Sschool, the Buffalo Public School District will be show - casing five new choices Saturday morning in Bennett High SSchool District will be show - casing five new choices Saturday morning in Bennett High SchoolSchool.

Just months after Percoco and his wife, Lisa Toscano Percoco, moved from a home on Staten Island to the country colonial in Westchester County — where the governor resides — she left her job as a public school teacher in New York City, Penland wrote in the criminal complaint.

The city currently operates 80 Beacon centers in public schools across the five boroughs where students get after - school tutoring and help looking for jobs, among other services.

For the past two years, Talk of the Sound has been gathering information — photos, videos, invoices, receipts, bank statements, checks, spreadsheets and other public and internal records — that show a long - standing pattern where the City School District of New Rochelle allows the operation of private businesses for personal benefit of select individuals within the public schools in New Rochelle.

She also called for a greater focus on the district's cramped public schools, which have some of the largest class sizes in the city, and where students often work in trailers.

Melissa Zaikos began experimenting with online learning in the Chicago Public Schools, where she spent nine years as a Broad Fellow, most notably, running a group of high - performing schools on the southwest side of thSchools, where she spent nine years as a Broad Fellow, most notably, running a group of high - performing schools on the southwest side of thschools on the southwest side of the city.

The Los Angeles - based Green Dot Public Schools and the United Federation of Teachers have selected a site in the South Bronx where they will open a new charter high school in New York City next fall.

Trow mentioned that he had attended an elite academic public school in New York City, where distinguished alumni, including Nobel laureates, returned to speak at assemblies.

In the Baltimore City Public Schools, where under CEO Andres Alonso, Ed.M.»

He believed that it was a serious civil - rights violation for the city's elite public schools to use race - blind admissions standards, while his own children attended exclusive private schools where money, connections, and «culture» played a major role in the admissions process.

Average per - pupil public revenues (from all sources, including federal Charter School Program start - up grants) across the NewSchools portfolio were more than $ 11,500 in 2010, ranging from about $ 9,000 to $ 16,000, depending on the states and cities where schools are located.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

At the end of the day, Mrs. Clinton joined 500 other Principals for a Day at the New York Public Library, where she sat in the audience and listened to people discuss what they experienced and their impressions of New York City's public schools.&Public Library, where she sat in the audience and listened to people discuss what they experienced and their impressions of New York City's public schools.&public schools.»

Now, with diploma in hand, Sanders is heading back to Greenville, where he accepted a position as associate director of Public Education Partners, a local education foundation that partners with city schools to find solutions to problems.

In big cities where poor residents and minorities are concentrated, as many as 80 percent of public school parents say they would send their children to private schools if they could afford the tuition.

Shanker had been a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy at Columbia University, but he quit for lack of funds and became a substitute teacher in the New York City public schools, where he had once been a star debater at the elite Stuyvesant High School.

They need to advocate for policies that promote cooperative problem solving among school providers, including districts in cities where thousands of students still attend traditional public schools.

This is the case in Boston, where researchers» careful tracking of six charter high schools over the last decade has shown that those charters have a large and positive impacts on MCAS scores as compared to the city's conventional public high schools.

Ironically, the primary effect of the city's revenue loss from rising charter payments may have been to slow the growth in expenditures in public safety and other city departments, where expenditures rose more slowly than the school budget.

Francisco is a first - grade student in the Bronx whose mother (a social worker with a graduate degree) is desperate to get him out of the New York City public schools and into a charter school; she applies to Harlem Success Academy where he is one of 792 applicants for forty places.

Our goal is to create safe and supportive school climates in all New York City public schools without the need for school police or metal detectors, where young people are not suspended and removed from class, and where teachers and students have training and support to prevent and resolve conflicts in positive ways.

In «Many Options in New Orleans Choice System,» ERA - New Orleans researchers consider to what degree the city's system of school choice, where 93 percent of public school students attend charter schools, provides a variety of distinct options for familieIn «Many Options in New Orleans Choice System,» ERA - New Orleans researchers consider to what degree the city's system of school choice, where 93 percent of public school students attend charter schools, provides a variety of distinct options for familiein New Orleans Choice System,» ERA - New Orleans researchers consider to what degree the city's system of school choice, where 93 percent of public school students attend charter schools, provides a variety of distinct options for families.

For example, in the case of Washington D.C., if the entire CBSA were an appropriate point of comparison, charter students would be crossing state lines (since the Washington D.C. CBSA also includes Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia) and city boundaries in the 5,000 square mile region in an effort to travel to charter schools in the heart of inner city D.C. Of course, it doesn't make sense to compare, for instance, the charter schools in Washington D.C. (where 93 % of the charter schools in the metro region are located) to the traditional public schools in Front Royal, VA, which is 63 miles away!

And at the K - 12 level, a disproportionate fraction of those wealthy people live in major cities where the public school options are unappealing.

In New Orleans, where essentially all schools are charters, the comparison schools have to come either from a handful of district schools (which aren't really traditional public schools) or from the suburbs — whereas, in Detroit, the comparison schools are apparently within the citIn New Orleans, where essentially all schools are charters, the comparison schools have to come either from a handful of district schools (which aren't really traditional public schools) or from the suburbs — whereas, in Detroit, the comparison schools are apparently within the citin Detroit, the comparison schools are apparently within the city.

Parents had mixed feelings about OneApp, the unified enrollment system where families can sign up to attend a majority of the city's public schools and private schools that participate in the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

In New York City, where the majority of public school students are poor and of color, the opt - out rate was about 2 %.

And in a public education world where the unions have typically been able to protect even the lowest - performing teachers, that kind of quality upgrade seemed doable only because the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation had offered the city a grant that required the union to cooperate in return for a huge injection of funds into the school system.

Ms. Ravitch devotes a devastating chapter to New York City, where the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has made claims, soberly dismantled in Ms. Ravitch's book, that under his care public administration has continued to make steady improvement, largely through the creation of charter schools that give parents and students ever more choice.

As a model for the Memphis efforts, district, charter, and state leaders are looking down the Mississippi River to New Orleans, where the state - run Recovery School District has converted most of the public schools in the city to charter status.

Most recently she served as the principal at Westwood Elementary School in the Oklahoma City Public Schools District, where she had worked for a combined 17 years.

In some instances, where highly educated parents with children have chosen to live in the city, parents have opted out of the public school systeIn some instances, where highly educated parents with children have chosen to live in the city, parents have opted out of the public school systein the city, parents have opted out of the public school system.

Bob is an Adjunct Lecturer at the New School University in New York City where he teaches leadership development to Master's Degree students from the public, private, and non-profit sectors and has trained and lectured nationally on leadership development.

In D.C., for example, where 43 percent of public school students attend charter schools, admission is open to students from across the city.