Sentences with phrase «settings than in traditional public schools»

Mothers with school - age children also have more confidence in private school settings than in traditional public schools.

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One - quarter (26 %) of those living with school - age children have educated at least one of their children in a setting other than a traditional public school.

• One - quarter of those living with school - age children have educated at least one of their children in a setting other than a traditional public school.

Our new findings demonstrate that, while segregation for blacks among all public schools has been increasing for nearly two decades, black students in charter schools are far more likely than their traditional public school counterparts to be educated in intensely segregated settings.

We estimate that private school choice and intradistrict choice (allowing families to choose any traditional public school in their district) have the largest potential to expand the sets of schools to which families have access, with more than 80 percent of families having at least one of these «choice» schools within five miles of home.

In many cases, this means a longer school day and a longer school year than those found in a traditional public - school settinIn many cases, this means a longer school day and a longer school year than those found in a traditional public - school settinin a traditional public - school setting.

In short, the takeaway from the charter literature seems to be that they are, on average, more effective than traditional public schools in urban settings and perhaps should be encouraged there, but that authorizers and policy contexts matter tremendously in determining whether these schools succeed or noIn short, the takeaway from the charter literature seems to be that they are, on average, more effective than traditional public schools in urban settings and perhaps should be encouraged there, but that authorizers and policy contexts matter tremendously in determining whether these schools succeed or noin urban settings and perhaps should be encouraged there, but that authorizers and policy contexts matter tremendously in determining whether these schools succeed or noin determining whether these schools succeed or not.

2) More than one - fourth of all families with school - age children have educated a child in a setting other than a traditional public school.

Our analysis makes key findings — such as that while charter schools consistently enroll fewer students with disabilities than do traditional public schools, charters also serve special education students in more inclusive settings than do those traditional schools.

Studies are showing, for example, that black students in charter schools are more likely than their counterparts in traditional public schools to be educated in an intensely segregated setting.

In a previous study (Booker et al., 2011), we found that students attending charter high schools were 7 to 15 percentage points more likely to graduate from high school and 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to enroll in college than a comparison set of students attending traditional public high schoolIn a previous study (Booker et al., 2011), we found that students attending charter high schools were 7 to 15 percentage points more likely to graduate from high school and 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to enroll in college than a comparison set of students attending traditional public high schoolin college than a comparison set of students attending traditional public high schools.

Portfolio management is a relatively recent reform in public education where a district's central office, rather than managing a set of uniform public schools, operates a more diverse set of schools (including traditional public schools, charter schools, and non-profit organizations) as a portfolio.