Sentences with phrase «several school closings»

In addition, they successfully organized to stop several school closings in the area and secured resources for neglected neighborhood schools.

Abstract: In discussing several school closings in Philadelphia, Strauss highlights the writings of Elaine Simon, co-director of the Urban Studies Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Those teacher work days are built into the calendar for cases like Hurricane Irma, where schools could close for several days.

Mark, I can, off the top of my head, count on one hand the number of churches that have closed in the past two years in just one diocese, on top of that, several elementary schools and one high school.

Hunt reports that several schools were after the former four - star WR but his family wanted him close to home:

They've just announced the potential closing of several schools.

A member of the NYC Panel for Educational Policy appointed by de Blasio was forced to quit last week after voting against the city's plans to close several schools.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio urged Cuomo and the Legislature to reauthorize mayoral control of New York City's public schools, ratcheting up public pressure as his aides scrambled behind closed doors on several budget - related education issues.

Schools chancellor Carmen Fariña said, «Today there was an act of terror in close proximity to several schools in lower ManSchools chancellor Carmen Fariña said, «Today there was an act of terror in close proximity to several schools in lower Manschools in lower Manhattan.

The report talks about several closed school buildings in the region that have been repurposed to become community centers, and village halls.

He added that, upon receipt of the good news on the university campus, citizens from the District and other investors had taken the opportunity and have acquired several acres of Land in the area close to the University campus site in readiness to construct Hostel facilities and other ventures to help the school function as expected.

BY MICHAEL CAHILL Budget Talks, and officially closing three schools The North Rockland Central School met for a Committee of the Whole Board Workshop Session of the Board of Education Tuesday night in the North Rockland Administration Building to discuss next year's budget and vote to officially close several schools.

In recent years, the city's school district has made several decisions to help close budget gaps, including cutting about 200 staff positions.

The budget closes a $ 10 billion state budget deficit by cutting the state workforce by 9,800 (mostly through attrition), closing several prisons, and significantly reducing aid to public schools, colleges and Medicaid programs.

The petition from several school board members to remove Paladino is not about the racist comments, but instead accuses him of knowingly violating his oath of office because he leaked to the media details of teacher contract negotiations, information that was discussed in a closed - door executive session of the board.

A member of the Panel for Educational Policy appointed by Mayor de Blasio was forced to quit last week after voting against the city's plans to close several schools, The Post has learned.

The findings show the need for renewed focus on closing racial gaps in education and school quality, which have been stuck in place for several decades, according to the authors.

The tone is often boosterish and inspirational, almost at times a travelogue, with brief nods to Chicago as the home of the blues, several sports teams, improv comedy and poetry slams, before returning to the high murder rate and the mayor's proposed school closings.

This will be done by eliminating high school sports, Advanced Placement programs, middle school guidance counselors, the jobs of several dozen teachers, and music for grades 1 - 3 — as well as closing elementary, middle, and high schools.

Under state law, we could charge schools sponsorship fees of up to 3 percent of their per - pupil funding, but our schools were paying closer to 1 percent, and several received free sponsorship.

Several large districts, including Buffalo, N.Y.; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; and San Francisco, have already acted, or will act, to close schools before the fall.

After several months of protests and concomitant uncertainty for the 160,000 home - schooled children in the state, the court reversed the ruling to permit home schooling as a «species of private school education» and came surprisingly close to finding in the federal Constitution a right to home school.

Their neighborhood elementary school wasn't an option; it had closed several years earlier.

HFRP highlights the work of several nonprofits that are trying to close the gap, emphasizing that school readiness should involve not just families and schools but also communities.

Over the past several years Florida has attempted substantial reforms of its struggling public school system, the fourth - largest in the country and one that consistently ranks close to the bottom on academic indicators, including high - school graduation rates and scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

However, with several workshops under their belts, organizers say «workshops are a wonderful way not only to learn, but to help bring the school community closer together.»

Several groups had to cancel their attendance of A Christmas Carol because their schools were closed by snowstorms on the days of the performances.

Even schools located close to several charter schools are unlikely to lose a substantial percentage of students.

Now that DeVos is several months into her tenure as the 11th secretary of education, both her supporters and detractors are paying close attention to the policies she is beginning to implement and how they will change the nation's public schools.

A continuing dispute between the local teachers» union and school administrators has some education officials in Detroit worried that several alternative schools that opened in August to lure high school dropouts back to the classroom will be forced to close.

The foundation encouraged urban school districts to close large, dysfunctional high schools and replace them with smaller ones, either in alternative spaces or by placing several schools within the building that once housed the large one.

Providing greater teacher say in charter schools — something that happens in several of the charter schools we profile — would likely close the turnover gap further.

In our close examination of the 100 most socially selective primary schools we find as many as 18 oversubscription criteria used in one school and several instances where the school appears to contravene the admissions code.

The secretary had heard from several people that the mayor in private conversations had expressed interest in school choice,» said one official close to Paige.

The campus consists of several buildings and is in close proximity to most other Harvard Schools and an abundance of dining and shopping options.

Adminitrators: What Worked in 2011 With 2010 - 2011 fresh in our minds and 2011 - 2012 edging ever closer, EducationWorld asked several school administrators about their most successful strategies during the past year.

For example, she says that there have been no school closings as part of her plan, and that several revisions and changes were made in response to community input.

One school came very near to having to close and several sacked their headteachers.

In several cities, we're working together to fix, not close, struggling schools and to wrap services around those schools — because we know this helps kids and ensures that neighborhoods are not hollowed out.

announced the closing of at least five Catholic high schools and the possible merger or closing of several elementary schools.

Superintendent Anderson fiercely advocated for controlling that growth — pushing to close several unsuccessful charters she had inherited, limiting growth to schools that had shown demonstrable success for children, and preserving the majority of the district as noncharter «traditional» public schools.

Although every school system has its own set of unique challenges, several challenges are universal and, therefore, would be good candidates for competitive programs: developing new models of teacher preparation; developing new forms of in - service training for teachers which actually improve student outcomes; spreading effective charter school practices; and closing the achievement gap.

Not only did Kentucky finally pass a charter school law — and a good one at that — several major states made huge strides in bringing charter funding closer to parity with traditional public schools.

KIPP combines several methods - up to 9 1/2 - hour school days, required three - week summer school, regular Saturday sessions, close teacher cooperation, regular parental contacts, consistent methods of punishment and reward, and keen attention to test results - that each have proved to be effective in isolation.

Alexandria, Va. (July 13, 2015)-- As Senate floor proceedings to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act continue into a second week, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) is paying close attention to several issues of keen interest to America's school bSchool Boards Association (NSBA) is paying close attention to several issues of keen interest to America's school bschool boards.

In fact, the achievement gap has nearly closed in these schools, 94 and Blackstone Valley Prep now exceeds statewide averages on several performance indicators.

The school was closed for several years.

Before the school board meeting, several dozen teachers, parents and other supporters of closing schools gathered outside of the Fuller Administration Building for a news conference.

Anderson authored the books Closing the Achievement Gap and Transforming Schools for Excellence, along with several articles on high - performing, high - poverty school cultures.

Immediately following the release of the Governor's budget, on January 15, several CCSA Board members traveled to Sacramento to meet with legislators and other policymakers, to discuss the budget proposal as well as to advocate for issues that will have lasting effects for charter schools such as the Parcel Tax, Local Control Funding Formula proposal (formerly named Weighted Student Formula) and closing the funding gap for charter schools.