Sentences with phrase «same economic school»

The Pan Pacific must have taken its training at the same economic school as Air Canada.

Not exact matches

Here in Houston we've already implemented the same program district - wide, and for those unfamiliar with it, «in - class breakfast» means just that: children receive a free breakfast (regardless of economic need) and bring it into their classrooms to eat at their desks as the school day begins.

But a lesser - noticed story published that same day on the Times School Book blog reported that New York City is being forced to cut its Universal Meals Program, which had previously insured that all children at some predominantly low - income schools received free lunches, without demonstrating economic need — and therefore without risking social stigma by taking the schoolSchool Book blog reported that New York City is being forced to cut its Universal Meals Program, which had previously insured that all children at some predominantly low - income schools received free lunches, without demonstrating economic need — and therefore without risking social stigma by taking the schoolschool meal.

Of late, he's been embroiled in a fight to bring Rochester's schools under mayoral control — the same battle that Mike Bloomberg fought and won — calling it key to his city's economic revitalization.

At the same time, gambling opponents pointed to the wording of the casino amendment that highlighted the potential benefits of gambling, including an increase in economic development and school aid as a sign the administration was trying to sway voters with non-neutral language (an effort to halt the amendment as it appears on the ballot was thwarted by a state judge this month).

At the same time, public schools in poorer districts are being asked to do more and more to help address the broader social and economic problems manifesting themselves among school populations.

A 2014 study that used the same tools to assess multiplicative thinking in over 1700 Year 7 - 9 students from lower socio - economic schools found that the proportion for Year 8 students was closer to 55 per cent (Siemon, Milne, Sharpley & Vanderpal, 2014).

It demonstrates that effects of socio - economic status on educational outcomes can be mitigated, and this can be done on a whole - school and system - wide basis by the very people and the same schools where low performance was once the norm.

Clean schools are successful schools, but the current economic turbulence has put enormous pressure on budgets, and the challenge is now to maintain high standards whilst at the same time reducing costs.

«Effects of socio - economic status on educational outcomes can be mitigated, and this can be done on a whole - school and system - wide basis by the very people and the same schools where low performance was once the norm.

However, this same inelasticity protects schools during economic downturns when property owners continue to pay those same taxes, even if their income is reduced, as assessors do not reduce property values in a timely manner.

... Outsiders, observing that U.S. schools have remained about the same despite revolutions in technology and economic life, conclude that education stasis is due to the lack of new ideas.

«Since 2000, however, academic performance has declined when compared to other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, suggesting that Australian students and schools are not improving at the same rate and are falling short of achieving the full learning potential of which they are capable,» he wrote.

Gender gaps in educational attainment, which are not unique to the United States, are more difficult to explain using conventional economic models than gaps based on socioeconomic status or race, because males and females grow up in the same families and attend the same schools.Recent evidence provides one possible explanation for the especially large gender gap in high school graduation rates among blacks and Hispanics.

At the same time, increased public and elite concern about the effect of underperforming schools on national equity and economic competitiveness has created new political incentives for policymakers to embrace innovative approaches to teacher quality and school reform generally.

No student attends a school where more than 75 percent of their peers have the same economic status as they do

In fact, Cambridge Public Schools received a zero on both the Isolation of Poverty Index and the Isolation of Wealth Index, meaning none of the district's students attend a school where at least 75 percent of their peers have the same economic status as they do.100 Students in Cambridge also outperform their peers in neighboring districts on standardized assessments.101

One study, for instance, found that among the country's largest 100 school districts, economic segregation between schools in the same district has risen 40 percent since 1970.36

The study's «matching» method compared charter schools to public schools that are likely to share the same neighborhood, same economic conditions, and the same population of students and parents.

Learn what these schools do to help students succeed — and how you and your school can adopt the same practices — no matter what socio - economic climate students live in.

Having high concentrations of poor children in the same schools makes no academic sense, says the Economic Policy Institute's Rothstein.

In a district that is about 53 percent black and 39 percent white, children share the same resources, teachers, and the same well - stocked classrooms and school buildings, regardless of their race or economic status.

Sadly, our State and nation are forcing millions of children out of their homes due to an economic crisis created by the same Wall Street gamblers who are now threatening our public schools by funding fake charter school groups.

Through our collective hard work and commitment, KIPP's four - year college graduation rate is above the national average for all students and four times higher than students from the same communities and economic backgrounds who did not attend a KIPP school.

«We chose to give to the Greater Good fund because we have been so happy with the Great Hearts approach for our daughter, and the idea that the same high - level academic environment and classical education is offered in communities that are less fortunate than ours is very important... I see the Great Hearts schools as a larger community, and it's important to us that this community be diverse and support young people from all socio - economic backgrounds.»

The New York City Economic Development Corporation had never been in the business of issuing tax exempt bonds for charter schools, but starting with the Bronx Charter School for Excellence and another school that was seeking funding at the same time, the public economic development entity became a major charter school funder in NEconomic Development Corporation had never been in the business of issuing tax exempt bonds for charter schools, but starting with the Bronx Charter School for Excellence and another school that was seeking funding at the same time, the public economic development entity became a major charter school funder in NewSchool for Excellence and another school that was seeking funding at the same time, the public economic development entity became a major charter school funder in Newschool that was seeking funding at the same time, the public economic development entity became a major charter school funder in Neconomic development entity became a major charter school funder in Newschool funder in New York.

Economic Hardship Waiver Firstline Schools seeks to balance fairness (i.e., all participating students should pay the same fee) with equity and an acknowledgment of economic hardship facing many families in the communities that wEconomic Hardship Waiver Firstline Schools seeks to balance fairness (i.e., all participating students should pay the same fee) with equity and an acknowledgment of economic hardship facing many families in the communities that weconomic hardship facing many families in the communities that we serve.

Many Bay Area schools show a large gap in performance not only between low - income students and more affluent peers, but between different racial / ethnic groups within the same economic status.

Our school makes the claim that all students, regardless of socio - economic status, will receive the same education.

Writing in The Wall Street Journal, he quotes from Steven Brill's Class Warfare, which compares the teachers» contracts at Harlem Success Academy, a high - performing charter school in New York City, and a traditional public school that shares the same building and teaches kids from the same socio - economic background.

That same year the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) ranked Mexico number one when it came to cases of abusive behavior in middle schools.

We can even have sympathy for those who may have performed less competitively than their peers at Law School because they were more likely to be from an economic status that required them to work a job at the same time, thereby limiting the amount of time they can devote to re-editing that essay or re-reading course notes.

Miller explained that both Marjory Stoneman Douglas and her high school, Marcus High School, are located in areas with similar socio - economic status and contain about the same numbers of stuschool, Marcus High School, are located in areas with similar socio - economic status and contain about the same numbers of stuSchool, are located in areas with similar socio - economic status and contain about the same numbers of students.