Sentences with phrase «quality schools in our city»

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Ours is showing you good people for you to meet regardless of whether they're down the block or across the city, and because of the accountability and transparency that's in Hinge — we show first name, last name, where you work, where you went to school, all these different aspects — it's much more geared towards quality interactions.

New Jersey — a wealthy, educated state with ready access to world - class health care in Philadelphia and New York City — has «better access to higher - quality information that lets us be more complete» in screening, Walter Zahorodny, a New Jersey Medical School professor and director of the New Jersey Autism Study, said in a conference call about the findings.

Cities which are home to world - class schools and universities, as well as offering a high quality of life and safe environment, stand to benefit in the long - run, says the report.

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.

The school district's efforts to buy better quality ingredients from local businesses fit in well with the city of Austin's Good Food Purchasing program, an initiative to harness the buying power of big institutions to benefit the local economy and support the city's sustainability goals.

Five years ago, when Chicago became the largest school district in the nation to privatize its meal program, city officials said the initiative was designed to improve the quality and wholesomeness of student food.

Until the UFT is out of the picture there will be no QUALITY public schools in this city.

Since 2011, Keith has worked for City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. helping to advocate for after school funding, expanded Advanced Placement, prevent bullying of LGBT students in public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyein public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman SpeyeIn 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyer.

Billed as a hearing on statewide water quality and contamination, the daylong hearing did briefly touch on issues of lead in the water of New York City's schools and a similar tainted - water problem in Newburgh, in the Hudson Valley.

Johnson suggests the school would provide an alternative for parents and improve the quality of education in the city.

«Pre-K for All will offer free, full - day, high - quality pre-K to every four - year - old in New York City who wants a seat and families should register as soon as possible,» said Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

«I believe in the New York City school system and the thousands of dedicated, hardworking administrators, educators and support staff that commit themselves to providing our city's youth with a quality education,» said TreyCity school system and the thousands of dedicated, hardworking administrators, educators and support staff that commit themselves to providing our city's youth with a quality education,» said Treycity's youth with a quality education,» said Treyger.

«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.

In February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communitieIn February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communitiein Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communitiein our communities.

About Mount Vernon City School District: With more than 8,000 students in 16 schools, the Mount Vernon City School District is committed to providing a quality education to its children as well as developing programs that meet the diverse academic and social needs of its students.

With more than 8,000 students in 16 schools, the Mount Vernon City School District is committed to providing a quality education to its children as well as developing programs that meet the diverse academic and social needs of its students.

«Parents want to let legislators know they support the governor's proposal to allow charters to provide high - quality pre-K seats,» he added, referring to Cuomo's recent proposal that much - needed city pre-K space could be found in charter schools.

Calling for an end to the unfair distribution of teacher quality across New York City public schools, StudentsFirstNY organizers and hundreds of New York City public school parents came together today to demand action to address the disproportionate number of unsatisfactory - rated teachers in schools with the highest needs.

«But I believe that if you work in the city, if your salary is coming from the taxpayers, and if we have a quality education system, you should be sending your kids the Syracuse City School District.&racity, if your salary is coming from the taxpayers, and if we have a quality education system, you should be sending your kids the Syracuse City School District.&raCity School District.»

Donohue pointed out that eliminating 400 beds in the mental health system, turning violent youth over to non existent programs in New York City, shortchanging localities and some hocus - pocus with the school funding formula will not improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers.

Together, they called on Mayor de Blasio, Schools Commissioner Fariña, and other officials across the City and the State to deliver on the promise of a quality education and great teachers for all students, regardless of the school they attend or the neighborhood they live in.

Developing a new teacher evaluation system, one of ten recommendations brought forth by StudentsFirstNY in the report, could improve the number and distribution of quality teachers in New York City schools.

Half also expect him to improve the quality of education in city schools over the next three years.

With nearly 11,000 students in 10 schools, the City School District of New Rochelle, through an active partnership amongst community, parents, staff and students, provides a high - quality and challenging education for every child, in a safe, nurturing environment that embraces rich diversity and drives success.

«During her decades in public life, Helen fought tenaciously to improve our children's schools, to address seemingly intractable quality - of - life issues and to secure a fair share of City resources for Queens,» Katz said in a statement.

We believe that education is a human right and we want to ensure that New York City public schools are places of learning in which all stakeholders (parents, students, educators, non-pedagogical staff, administrators and the community) are engaged in a democratic process to provide a free and quality education to all its students, from Pre-school to College.

«We need a budget proposal from the governor and legislature that finally pays the money owed to our children and prioritizes schools that need funding the most,» said Zakiyah Ansari, the advocacy director of the Alliance for Quality Education, at a Jan. 10 press conference outside City Hall to kick off a new push for public school funding in Albany.

The issue of equitable aid was at the heart of the $ 1.11 billion lawsuit brought by the Alliance for Quality Education on behalf of 26 students in eight small city school districts, including Kingston, in 2008.

Upper West Success Academy, part of the Success Charter Network group of schools founded by former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, says it will provide high - quality public education options in an overcrowded district.

«Improving our schools, putting New Yorkers back to work, advocating for our city's veterans, fighting for tax equity for co-op and condo owners and preserving our quality of life are the issues that made me want to run for City Council from the very beginning,» Silverstein said in a statemcity's veterans, fighting for tax equity for co-op and condo owners and preserving our quality of life are the issues that made me want to run for City Council from the very beginning,» Silverstein said in a statemCity Council from the very beginning,» Silverstein said in a statement.

«Health and education are intricately connected and we believe strongly in co-locating services in schools, offering children immediate access to high quality care without sacrificing time away from school,» said Larry K. McReynolds, president of the Lutheran Family Health Centers, which currently operates 28 school - based health and dental clinics in New York City.

«The Clean Heat Program has made important strides toward improving the air quality in New York City,» says first author Daniel Carrión, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

I remember trying to get into it in high school, but we just don't have many quality thrift shops around my city.

Indeed, the results suggest that policymakers ought to consider selective pay increases, preferably keyed to quality, for work in inner - city schools, together with efforts to improve the working conditions in these schools.

Serving as a think - tank intermediary to devise such a strategy, PASA developed a plan called Learning in Communities / Providence, led by Rhode Island Kids Count (RIKC) and funded by the Wallace Foundation, which had taken an interest in the needs of the city's after - school programs in April 2003 after several studies reported that high - quality after - school programs are an affordable and effective way to improve school attendance and success.

The Big Life Group, linked to the Big Issue magazine, has set up a primary school, which will deliver high quality education and childcare to families in one of the poorest parts of Manchester while Everton, Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City are examples of a number of football clubs that have embedded their role in the community by leading the creation of new schools.

The papers in this series, co-authored by Steiner, Daniela Doyle and Joe Ableidinger, offer practical ways for city - based organizations to support creation of high - quality charter schools, foster development of talent pipelines, and guide prospective investors.

2) Most cities simply don't have enough high - quality schools and CMOs to replace every district school with quality in any reasonable timeframe.

Long committed to afterschool programming but lacking the capacity to ensure consistency city - wide ~ the district had previously left this programming to individual schools ~ resulting in wide disparities in both the quantity and quality of experiences available to students.

The major effect of vouchers would be to reduce discrepancies between the quality of schooling that the children in the inner city are getting and the quality of schooling of the most high - income person.

But I would've preferred the report to point out that school quality matters far more than school operator, and while the CSO - model is a promising approach to the district sector, it should be viewed in the context of a city's entire portfolio of schools — CSO, charter, and private.

After navigating the public school system in New York City as a caregiver and in Philadelphia as an afterschool program administrator, Melissa Diana Aguirre grew increasingly outraged at the poor quality teaching in urban schools.

Schneider and his colleagues believe that consumer choice in schooling can have positive effects on education quality, and they support their belief with test score data from New York City.

The first half of the two - hour program presents images and interviews highlighting discrepancies in quality among schools in the inner city, rural areas, and suburbs.

The fact is that reforming urban schools is an issue of social justice: there are too many children in cities across the U.S. who are denied the opportunity to have a high - quality education, and these inequities run strongly along lines of race and class.

Responding to Kane's accusations, a DfE spokesperson said: «In some cases, particularly in cities where property prices are at a premium, it can take time to secure a permanent, high - quality site that meets the needs of the school and provides value for the taxpayeIn some cases, particularly in cities where property prices are at a premium, it can take time to secure a permanent, high - quality site that meets the needs of the school and provides value for the taxpayein cities where property prices are at a premium, it can take time to secure a permanent, high - quality site that meets the needs of the school and provides value for the taxpayer.

Brinig and Garnett assume Catholic schools» effectiveness with lower - income inner - city children and take up a different story: the effect of school closures on the quality of the social life in their surrounding neighborhoods.

The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) highlighted AVID at a June 21st briefing on Capitol Hill with a presentation by Rob Gira ~ Executive Vice President ~ Quality ~ Research and Communication ~ from AVID National Center and several panelists representing AVID districts and schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) ~ Fairfax City Public Schools (VA) and Pinellas Countschools in Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) ~ Fairfax City Public Schools (VA) and Pinellas CountSchools (VA) ~ Fairfax City Public Schools (VA) and Pinellas CountSchools (VA) and Pinellas County (FL).

Put differently, even if the quality of voucher - participating private schools was identical in every city, they would all show different effects depending on the academic effectiveness of the publicly funded alternatives.

Charter schools are growing in number, improving in quality, and beginning to pose genuine competition to public schools, especially within big cities.