Sentences with phrase «school in their neighborhood»

I can only imagine how many people on that career fair floor came from failing schools in neighborhoods left behind by the powers - that - be.

The school in his neighborhood has a poverty rate of 62 % (62 % of students qualify for free or reduced - fee lunch), and is overcrowded because the governor doesn't think small class sizes are important.

Conversely... an open Catholic school in a neighborhood (correlates) with lower levels of serious crime....

The middle school in my neighborhood has a great school garden, with fruit trees, berry bushes, and raised beds growing tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and basil.

As the father to Danielle and Diamond, and president of the Brownsville chapter of StudentsFirstNY, I understand how failing schools in our neighborhood are a detriment to our students» safety and potential for success.

Parents have long argued that five middle schools aren't enough, saying that overcrowding has been exacerbated by the recent addition of three new elementary schools in the neighborhood.

Now we're able to send our children to a middle school in our neighborhood,» Debra Millman, who has a 7 - year - old at nearby P.S. 59, told DNAinfo.com New York.

«As mayor, I will have no higher priority than ensuring kids in our city can go to a good school in their neighborhood, whether public, private, parochial or religious,» Massey said.

«These aren't pilot programs that help a lucky few; they are foundational changes that will lift up schools in every neighborhood,» said Mayor Bill de Blasio at the announcement, which can be seen in the video below.

Compared to typical get - out - the - vote activities, having a failing school in the neighborhood had a smaller effect on turnout than face - to - face contact, but a noticeably larger effect than campaign phone calls and mailers.

So, yes, I was actually at a Catholic school in my neighborhood taking these photos.

Lots of them come because it's the school in their neighborhood.

He says he is less interested in how schools are governed than he is in making sure there are good schools in every neighborhood.

What people are saying is that they want a great public school in their neighborhood.

We can address this issue by comparing the prior test scores of charter school applicants in our data with the test scores of students in regular public schools in their neighborhoods (within three miles).

What about parents who are committed to staying in our chosen school — typically the traditional public school in our neighborhood — but want to help it get better?

Policymakers must now develop new policies that establish quality schools in every neighborhood.

So you use all kinds of connections and networks to get your kid into a good school, as opposed to what should be the case in public education; you go to the school in your neighborhood and its a good school.

«We graduate 85 percent of our kids from high school in a neighborhood that traditionally graduates less than 40 percent,» says Anderer - McClelland.

So, which is the way forward, a marketplace which includes virtual schools or a good school in every neighborhood?

We need to instead provide a good school in every neighborhood.

What is the quality of the remaining schools in their neighborhoods?

Although the public agreed that the school had to go, there was a strong push to keep the new school in the neighborhood.

Others are attracted because they are looking for a different, safer, or higher quality alternative to the public school in their neighborhood.

It's about our shared belief that every family in the Commonwealth deserves a quality public school in their neighborhood — no matter their economic circumstance, ethnic background or zip code; it's about opening currently closed doors and giving more Massachusetts students a seat at the table.

Offered new, presumably safe, and tuition - free charter schools in their neighborhoods, many urban parents decided to forego the expense of Catholic schools.

«We have no middle or elementary schools in my neighborhood anymore.»

Since joining the district in June 2012, Dr. Hite has worked to create a system of great schools in every neighborhood.

For 17 years, Green Dot Public Schools has dedicated itself to creating positive, academically rigorous public schools in neighborhoods across the country that are in highest need of quality school options.

A new funding formula also will mean more money for some schools, particularly elementary and middle schools in neighborhoods plagued by concentrated poverty.

That experience left an indelible mark, convincing me that giving every child a quality public education starts with ensuring parents have access to a high quality public school in their neighborhood.

Second, I verify that my analysis shows spillover effects of charters, rather than a potential performance bump due to students switching between district and charter schools in their neighborhoods.

Students in co-located schools are 1.2 percentage points less likely to be retained, students at schools within a half mile are 1.0 percentage point less likely to be retained, and students at schools between a half mile and one mile from a charter school are 0.6 percentage points less likely to be retained compared to students with no charter school in the neighborhood.

Using detailed student - level data to compare what sorts of students enter KIPP as compared to public schools in the neighborhood, and what kinds of students replace those who leave, authors find, on average, that KIPP middle schools admit students who are similar to those in other local schools.

(Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott says «I am focused on having high - quality schools in all neighborhoods.

We were negotiating up from five percent [no more than five percent of schools in a neighborhood, town or city could be chartered], but we weren't successful....

(The middle schools in these neighborhoods, by the way, have barely gentrified at all, as middle - class parents wait for someone else to go first.)

«There are two «A» schools in my neighborhood and he didn't get into either.

There are many parents that desire more for their children but have no choice but to send them to the school in their neighborhoods.

... But school officials have a particular responsibility to make sure there's a good school in every neighborhood.

We raise money because we believe every child deserves access to a high - quality public school in their neighborhood that prepares them for college.

As the father to Danielle and Diamond, and president of the Brownsville chapter of StudentsFirstNY, I understand how failing schools in our neighborhood are a detriment to our students» safety and potential for success.

My decision to intern for Northeast Charter School Network stemmed from my belief that all students deserve a quality school in their neighborhood, a school that empowers them to move beyond their circumstances.

Nope, these unwanted teachers will end up in the public schools in my neighborhood,» said Crown Heights Public School Parent Monell Birkett.

It allows users to search and find schools in their neighborhood, by performance, grade, city, county, legislative district or just by zooming into their desired area.

«I am focused on having high - quality schools in all neighborhoods,» Mr. Walcott said.

That's equality of educational opportunity, a good public school in every neighborhood.

In an effort to provide a quality school in every neighborhood, the district is using Prop.

The program is run at elementary schools in neighborhoods that have a lower income and less access to healthy foods, such as Cornerstone of Washington School, Cedar Tree Academy, and Powell Elementary School, Turner Elementary, and DC Prep, where USGBC staff volunteered.

You could spend time tutoring a student, or simply tour a school in your neighborhood.