Sentences with phrase «quality public schools so»

We support the growth of high - quality public schools so that parents in every neighborhood have access to a great school for their children.

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So that children in neighborhoods that had no resources in poor public schools were able to still get a quality education.

They largely refused to acknowledge that poverty rather than school quality was the root cause of the educational problems of disadvantaged kids, for fear that saying so would merely reinforce a long - standing belief among public educators that students unlucky enough to live in poverty shouldn't be expected to achieve at high levels — and public educators shouldn't be expected to get them there.

Selling poor quality meat to public schools (lower standards than those met by fast food industry — where 3/4 of the meat is positive for things so heinous I shudder), as an example.

Currently however, due to shortsighted state policies, a new immigrant that does succeed likely does so in spite of his or her schooling, rather than because of the quality of his or her public education.

The other public schools are of such poor quality that any parents who can afford to do so send their children to expensive private schools.

Could «former President» Obama use his platform to effect the change so many of our minority students need by embracing educational opportunity, and access to quality public, private and charter schools, over the politics - as - usual of the education establishment?

If so, what accounts for the quality differences between charter schools and traditional public schools?

If so, then it could appear that competition lowered the quality of public schooling when in fact the causal connection was in the opposite direction.

Both sought to achieve these objectives while preserving their commitment to other educational goals, e.g., districtwide commitment to high quality public schools, increased pupil assignment to neighborhood schools, diminished use of busing, greater student choice, reduced risk of white flight, and so forth.

Currently, the widespread concern about public school quality impels mayors to expend unusual amounts of leadership and resources to remedy urban school ills, but this has not always been so and may not be in the future.

Finally, an individual student's academic success depends not so much on whether he or she attends a private or public school but rather on a complex interaction of abilities, attitudes, and strengths or problems brought to school; the skills and knowledge of teachers; and the quality of the learning environment.

He cites the landmark Perry preschool experiment of the 1960s, which was costly and of high quality, with well - trained teachers earning public school teachers» salaries and working with remarkably small classes of five children or so.

We look forward to strengthening our entire charter law, with an eye on flexibility and a better system for funding schools, so that more children in Connecticut can have access to quality choices, like public charters, in their communities.

Today, Parents Across America (PAA), a grassroots organization representing public school parents from across the United States, released a position paper opposing HR 2218, the so - called «Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act.»

And its using these false measures of proficiency to «prove» how bad public schools are so they can be replaced by for - profit charters that will reduce the quality of kids» educations to generate profits.

LFC supports a wide range of educational choice initiatives, so that high quality public, charter and private schools flourish and parents will have the opportunity to select the quality school that works best for their children, and so that teachers will have the flexibility to select the school that best utilizes their strengths and interests.

Just as Trump's flunkies exert political pressure to halt access to healthcare (or immigration or policies to address climate change), so NJEA exerts political pressure — as well as its deep pockets — to stave off the continued enrollment of children, mostly poor and of color, in high - quality alternative public schools.

So, if you are seeking the quality of a private school education with the tuition - free benefit of a public school, you are in the right place.

Charter or public, the real challenge is to provide high - quality schools so that all children, regardless of their zip code, graduate prepared to succeed in college.

3 — Enforce the Vergara reforms so it is easier to retain quality public school teachers and easier to fire the incompetent ones.

This Giving Season, please support DCSRN's efforts to level the playing field so that all students in DC have equal access to quality public schools.

My biggest worry now is attracting and retaining quality teachers; and it's so hard because, compared to what public schools can offer them, there's absolutely nothing we can do.»

So she teamed up with other education advocates to sue the state, arguing that Florida is violating its Constitutional obligation to provide «a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality system of free public schools.»

Increasing student learning by growing the number of families choosing high quality charter schools so that no child is denied the right to a great public education.

Stevens, for example, wants to know why advocates are so eager to believe that a public school system that hardly leads the international pack can be expected to offer high quality preschool programs.

Online public schooling offers flexible scheduling so you can get a quality education even if your circumstances make regular attendance difficult.

... Few ardent supporters of public education really understand what it takes to provide high - quality learning opportunities for children in a public school classroom, and for that reason few are aware of the vast chasm between public school systems that are well provisioned to do so and those that aren't.

CCSA's vision is to increase student learning by growing the number of families choosing high quality charter schools so that no child is denied the right to a great public education.

According to an editorial published in today's Daily News by the leaders of Achievement First, Uncommon Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.&Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.&public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.»

The public school school system is moving towards a model that ensures equity and accountability — so that all children are provided with the quality education they need to succeed.

My son had Ms. Hummer for two years and we moved him to Grandville Public Schools this year where he has grown in so many ways because of the quality of teachers that he has had.

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«Milwaukee's Public Schools need full funding so our kids can get the quality education they deserve, not experiments in taking control away from our locally elected school board and handing it to an unaccountable political appointee.

Betsy Kippers, president of the Wisconsin Education Association Council, a statewide teachers union, said the state should support its public schools so students across the state have access to quality education.

However, as much as I would like it to be so, I lack the hope that traditional public schools can produce that quality at a faster rate than what we've seen.

«As the primary authorizer for public schools in Orleans Parish, OPSB needs to ensure that it continues to be focused on high quality charter schools that meet the needs of all students, and restructure itself accordingly so that it serves as a thought and support partner for its schools.»

Charter schools also have more flexibility than traditional public schools, so they are uniquely situated to provide high - quality educational services to students with various learning needs.

In a recent poll, 83 % of parents, agreed that in order to ensure DC remains an attractive place for families, that the city needed to both improve quality at DCPS schools and expand the top - performing public charter schools so more parents can choose the school that's best suited for their child.

The premise that students moving to charter schools will cause financial quakes in traditional school systems also suggests we should accept another premise that public school systems are so inflexible they can not adjust their fixed and variable costs and still produce quality learning.

Education leaders say both stories are true and that Louisiana has been so far behind in the quality of its public schools for so long that even significant gains in the past two decades leave the state well behind most of its peers.

Our mission is to help clients solve problems so they can meet student performance goals and improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of our nation's public schools.

Conference participants will spend the day: learning from experts about issues facing DC's public charter schools, sharing innovations and best practices that are driving student outcomes, inspiring each other to engage in advocacy that strengthens our movement, focusing on equity so together we can achieve the goal of quality public school choices for all DC families.

Instead, it is by complying with our state constitution and restoring a uniform system of fully funded public schools so that every student has an opportunity to receive a quality education including a fully qualified teacher and low class sizes so that struggling students can get the help they need to succeed in school and succeed in life.

Her experience working with the public school system in Puerto Rico has guided her to pursue opportunities in which she can contribute so that students receive a quality education.

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So instead of creating quality schools in every neighborhood, what CPS has done is created this two - tier system and actually is closing down, as you said, neighborhood schools under Renaissance 2010 and replacing them with charter schools and a privatized education system, firing or laying off, I should say, certified teachers, dismantling locally elected school councils, and creating a market of public education in Chicago, turning schools over to private turnaround operators.

The so - called «Mangan Report,» presented to Illinois Vision 20/20, stated that «Illinois ranks second to last in the nation for state share of public school budget revenue; as a result, significant discrepancies across the state's nearly 900 school districts exist in terms of teacher quality, building infrastructure, and educational materials, such as technology.»

With so much research showing the importance of student voices to school quality, why do they not influence more public schools — across New York City and nationwide?

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