Sentences with phrase «reaching high school reform»

Pereira — and hundreds of thousands of teenagers like her throughout the country — are at the vortex of the most far - reaching high school reform effort in a half - century.

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Speaking from a packed high school auditorium in the South Bronx, Mark - Viverito proposed a far - reaching overhaul of Rikers Island to bring it to the point of closing down and a plan to scrap old warrants from New Yorker's records — policies that could put her ahead of Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration on justice reform and in direct conflict with the city's powerful correction officers» union, the court system and the police department.

Recent reforms have allowed migrants greater access to primary and lower secondary schools, but high schools are still largely out of reach.

Despite overwhelming odds, given inequitable charter funding and fast - paced reform - oriented timelines that all public schools are working to meet, Side by Side students are reaching achievement levels that guarantee they are on track to college and career readiness as they head toward high school.

Expanding learning time deserves more attention in high school reform debates as we raise standards and expectations, particularly in low - performing schools whose students are unlikely to reach higher standards without more time and support.

If Texas is to reach its goal of graduating at least 95 percent of its students, then it must change course — from masking the number of dropouts to making each child count, from dropout prevention or recovery to a graduation plan for each student, from dropping out to school holding power, from at - risk students to high school reforms that produce high school graduates.