Sentences with phrase «quarter of public school students»

Families frequently take advantage of these options, with only about a quarter of public school students attending their in - boundary schools — District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) that students have a right to attend based on their address — and the rest enrolling in out - of - boundary DCPS schools or public charter schools.

Latino students are the fastest - growing population in America's public schools; by 2020, fully a quarter of public school students are expected to be Latino.

Most striking of all, nearly three - quarters of public school students attend charter schools, proportionally more than in any other U.S. city.

Three - quarters of public school students in the District of Columbia attend a school other than their in - boundary [1] school.

Three - quarters of public school students in the District attend a school other than the in - boundary school in their neighborhood, where...

Three - quarters of public school students in the District attend a school other than the in - boundary school in their neighborhood, where they have a right to attend.

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A quarter of Newark's 47,000 public school students attend 43 charter schools, diverting $ 226 million of the district's $ 990 million total budget.

While only 14 percent of students in traditional public schools made nonstructural transfers, the same is true of more than one - quarter of students in fifth - year charter schools and of an even larger share of students in newer charter schools.

One - quarter of the students graduating from public high schools in 2007 took an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, up from 18 percent for the Class of 2002.

Official data from California showed that a quarter of all the children in California public schools didn't know English — about 1.5 million students.

By the spring of 2006 there were nearly 20,000 students enrolled in private schools, three - quarters the prestorm figure, but well above the number that were back in public school (see Figure 3).

The National Association for Single Sex Public Education projects that, in fall 2008, roughly 400 public schools will offer students at least some opportunity for single - sex education, and a quarter of these schools will enroll only boys or Public Education projects that, in fall 2008, roughly 400 public schools will offer students at least some opportunity for single - sex education, and a quarter of these schools will enroll only boys or public schools will offer students at least some opportunity for single - sex education, and a quarter of these schools will enroll only boys or girls.

This week: how rural schools are bringing cutting - edge tech to their students, the wave of teacher strikes across the country and their implications for CA and the value of teacher diversity especially in a state where students of color now comprise three - quarters of public school enrollment.

More than 80 percent of the public support annual student testing, three - quarters favor charter schools, two - thirds favor higher teacher pay, and half are in favor of means - tested vouchers.

According to CAP's survey, more than three - quarters of Americans agree that school integration will improve the quality of education received by low - income students, but less than half of the public agrees that integration will improve the quality of education received by high - income students.

About the California Charter Schools Association The California Charter Schools Association is the membership and professional organization serving 750 charter public schools that serve over a quarter million charter school students in the state of CaliSchools Association The California Charter Schools Association is the membership and professional organization serving 750 charter public schools that serve over a quarter million charter school students in the state of CaliSchools Association is the membership and professional organization serving 750 charter public schools that serve over a quarter million charter school students in the state of Calischools that serve over a quarter million charter school students in the state of California.

For example, in 2006, 91 percent of the fourth - graders at McDonogh - 15, a charter school in New Orleans» French Quarter, passed their end - of - year tests, compared with 51 percent of students in the city's public schools.

The producers of Family Movie Night reported that according to a recent Public Agenda survey, nearly three - quarters (74 %) of Americans consider bullying harassment a serious problem in their local public schools and more than 45 percent of students admitted to having been bullied, teased or taunted at school, as noted by a Josephson Institute of Ethics sPublic Agenda survey, nearly three - quarters (74 %) of Americans consider bullying harassment a serious problem in their local public schools and more than 45 percent of students admitted to having been bullied, teased or taunted at school, as noted by a Josephson Institute of Ethics spublic schools and more than 45 percent of students admitted to having been bullied, teased or taunted at school, as noted by a Josephson Institute of Ethics survey.

«Wisconsin now has more than 32,000 students statewide enrolled in its voucher plan, even though approximately three - quarters of the new students receiving that public money were already attending private schools.

Between the three, more than a quarter of the state's public school students will now have off May 16.

Sixteen Going on Seventh Grade: Over-Age Students in New York City Middle Schools More than 50,000 middle school students — a quarter of the students in New York City's public middle schools — have been left back at least once, and more than 8,500 students have been left back at least Students in New York City Middle Schools More than 50,000 middle school students — a quarter of the students in New York City's public middle schools — have been left back at least once, and more than 8,500 students have been left back at least 3Schools More than 50,000 middle school students — a quarter of the students in New York City's public middle schools — have been left back at least once, and more than 8,500 students have been left back at least students — a quarter of the students in New York City's public middle schools — have been left back at least once, and more than 8,500 students have been left back at least students in New York City's public middle schools — have been left back at least once, and more than 8,500 students have been left back at least 3schools — have been left back at least once, and more than 8,500 students have been left back at least students have been left back at least 3 times.

At YES Prep Public Schools» 15 campuses across Houston, for example, most of the students come from low - income families, and the schools report that, not only do their graduates finish high school, nearly three quarters have earned or are working toward college dSchools» 15 campuses across Houston, for example, most of the students come from low - income families, and the schools report that, not only do their graduates finish high school, nearly three quarters have earned or are working toward college dschools report that, not only do their graduates finish high school, nearly three quarters have earned or are working toward college degrees.

Yet, it is a large and broad sample, covering over 3.5 million students from public and private high schools over four years, or more than a quarter of all U.S. high school graduates each year.

The report found that while charter schools have dramatically improved public school opportunities for American families over the last quarter century — particularly for urban students and students of color — most charters continue to look fairly similar to the schools Americans have attended for generations.

Students of color have a significant presence in public Montessori schools; over a quarter of students in whole - school public Montessori programs are African AStudents of color have a significant presence in public Montessori schools; over a quarter of students in whole - school public Montessori programs are African Astudents in whole - school public Montessori programs are African American.

The worst is the effect on teachers and the teaching profession: the erosion of public support for them and their work, the image of teachers as under attack from every quarter, the plummeting applications to teachers colleges, the flight of teachers from schools serving disadvantaged students and from the profession generally, the fall in teachers» salaries relative to those of others and the attacks on their benefits.

This past spring, one - quarter of public school districts throughout Connecticut did not test at least 95 percent of their students.

The latest Census Bureau data for Hispanic students alone show they make up about a quarter of the nation's public school enrollment.

Over the past quarter of a century — and since well before NCLB was enacted — access to arts education in the public schools has become less and less equitable, with minority students and students attending high - needs schools most often shortchanged (Rabkin & Hedberg, 2011; Yee, 2014; GAO, 2009; Stringer, 2014).

Over three - quarters (77 %) of dual enrollment students were taught at secondary school locations, including career centers run by the public school system.

The study of the Milwaukee Parental Choice voucher program concluded: «In sum, our five years of research on the MPCP [Milwaukee voucher program] suggests that students with disabilities are classified and served differently in the private and public education sectors in Milwaukee, and that the MPCP serves students with disabilities at about two - fifths to three - quarters the rate of MPS [Milwaukee public schools].»

Interestingly enough, the New School report found that «[a] lthough Black students only make up about a quarter of all kindergartners in public schools, they comprise over one - third of all school choosers.&School report found that «[a] lthough Black students only make up about a quarter of all kindergartners in public schools, they comprise over one - third of all school choosers.&school choosers.»

We know this because of the more than 63,500 students attending F schools in traditional public school districts, three - quarters of those children — more than 49,000 students — are poor enough to receive free or reduced price lunches.

Teachers in Washington, D.C. public schools are decrying new policies that lower academic standards, including one that requires a passing grade even for students who fail three out of four quarters.