All of the 75 largest
school districts in the nation use seniority as a factor in layoff decisions, and seniority is the sole factor determining the order of layoffs in more than 70 percent of these districts.
... «The new NAEP results confirm that Duval County is one of the highest performing big
city school districts in the nation,» said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council for Great City Schools.
Today, Chicago Public Schools — the third largest
school district in the nation serving over 400,000 students — will stand with its sister cities in adopting a policy and programming blueprint that increases the access to, equity in, and quality of arts education.
The notion of aspiring to be the highest
performing school district in the nation is nice and the expectations are great, but the nurturing of our most precious resources shouldn't fall victim to the chase of an immoderate dream.
For years, that has been the national narrative about the long -
troubled school district in the nation's capital: After decades of low performance and stagnation, the system was moving forward with a «reform» program that was a model for the nation.
The second - largest
school district in the nation at more than 640,000 students, Los Angeles Unified has become a testing ground to increase accountability for teachers, a movement that has gained speed across the nation.
For more than a decade the foundation also awarded an annual $ 1 million prize to a
top school district in the nation, but paused the prize in 2015 after saying a worthy district could not be found.
«Ray Cortines has more experience, skill and expertise at running a large urban
public school district in the nation and maybe the world,» said board member Steve Zimmer, explaining why the seven board members turned to Cortines.
By 2004, the Council of the Great City Schools, a national nonprofit, published its own report, noting that D.C. remained one of the lowest - performing
urban school districts in the nation.
Thirty years after being labeled the
worst school district in the nation and after two decades of fiscal crisis, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) welcomed more than 381,000 students back to class last month as a leader among the nation's urban school districts.
LA Unified has more charter schools than any
other school district in the nation, and an internal report presented this week had some interesting facts, including where most of them are located.
As the third largest
school district in the nation serving over 400,000 students, Chicago will now stand with its sister cities in prioritizing arts education for every student, in every school, with every art form, every day.
on Breaking News — Bridgeport, Danbury, New Britain and Waterbury among most financially strapped school districts in the nation
The Los Angeles Unified School District is the second
largest school district in the nation and and one where 80 % of the children qualify for free or reduced priced breakfast and lunch.
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every school district in the nation to confirm this?
Every school district in the nation.
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.
«New York City will become the largest
school district in the nation to recognize Eid al - Fitr and Eid al - Adha as holidays,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Home to the largest
school district in the nation, the City requires flexibility in order to effectively respond to the nuanced challenges of elementary and secondary education citywide.
Following national and local legislation, CPS was the first large, urban
school district in the nation to develop and implement an initiative to supply all public and charter schools in Chicago with epinephrine auto - injectors (EAIs)-- medical devices used to treat acute allergic reactions.
With more than 150,000 students enrolled in 2008 — 09, Charlotte - Mecklenburg is the 20th largest
school district in the nation.
The family was pleased to find an apartment to rent in the surrounding Broward County — home to one of the largest
school districts in the nation.
Virtually
every school district in the nation possesses the authority to fire ineffective teachers within their first year or two on the job, without much difficulty.
Dr. Weast led Montgomery County Public Schools — 16th largest
school district in the nation — to achieve both the highest graduation rate among the nation's largest school districts for four consecutive years and the highest academic performance ever in MCPS at a time when the non-English-speaking student population more than doubled and enrollment tipped toward low socioeconomic demographics.
Interactive mapping technology allows users to zoom in on their states and access detailed data for
every school district in the nation.
Every school district in the nation received an order form for a free supply of warning labels.