Sentences with phrase «small public charter high school»

King, a small public charter high school of 460 students (in the 2010 - 11 academic year) in grades 9 - 12, is part of the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) network of schools.

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The six sites include a suburban public school district and a small - town elementary school, a private religious school and a private secular school, an alternative public high school and a charter school.

Will academic success and public support protect charters and small high schools under a de Blasio administration?

One strand of his research, which has sought to replicate effective charter - school practices in public school contexts, has shown that when a school increases instructional time, has excellent teachers and administrators, and instills data - driven instruction, small - group tutoring, and a culture of high expectations, it can eliminate gaps in math performance.

In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.

Second, given that charter high schools tend to be much smaller than traditional public high schools, charter school effects might simply be attributable to their smaller size.

In Chicago, the gap in college attendance is smaller but still sizable: among the study population of charter 8th graders, 49 percent of students at charter high schools attended college, compared to 38 percent of students at traditional public high schools.

Upstart Startup: Creating and Sustaining a Public Charter School By James Nehring; Standards of Mind and Heart: Creating the Good High School By Peggy Silva and Robert A. Mackin; Central Park East and Its Graduates: «Learning by Heart» By David Bensman; One Kid at a Time: Big Lessons from a Small School By Eliot Levine

No matter what grade levels are served, a higher proportion of charter schools is smaller than other public schools.

While the President's FY 2012 Budget requests funding to improve D.C. public schools and expand high - quality public charter schools, the Administration opposes targeting resources to help a small number of individuals attend private schools rather than creating access to great public schools for every child.

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The task of creating a high - achieving school in a low - income neighborhood has puzzled many educators, but the two administrators have seemed to find the right pieces for success at their small public charter school.

It operated by Alliance College - Ready Public Schools, an independent non-profit charter management organization that has grown to 18 high performance small public high schools and middle schools created in Los Angeles between 2004 andPublic Schools, an independent non-profit charter management organization that has grown to 18 high performance small public high schools and middle schools created in Los Angeles between 2004 anSchools, an independent non-profit charter management organization that has grown to 18 high performance small public high schools and middle schools created in Los Angeles between 2004 andpublic high schools and middle schools created in Los Angeles between 2004 anschools and middle schools created in Los Angeles between 2004 anschools created in Los Angeles between 2004 and 2010.

Charter schools have created high - performing options for millions of families across the country, and initiatives such as New York City's small high schools of choice have shown that public - school choice in large districts can significantly improve graduation rates.

It is important to note, however, that the sample sizes for charter and private high schools are relatively smaller than those for public non-charter schools.

Tom Toch takes us inside four very different small schools around the country - from an entrepreneur's high - tech charter school in San Diego to a school formed out the of the breakup of a huge public high school in Manhattan.

The trip enabled participants to see a range of secondary learning options for students, including a comprehensive high school with small learning communities, a small school within a larger educational complex, an alternative high school, and a public charter school.

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River Valley Charter School, the top performing public high school in San Diego County, combines instruction in core subjects with student - selected programs that take place off - campus, proving that a small high school with added individual programs can suSchool, the top performing public high school in San Diego County, combines instruction in core subjects with student - selected programs that take place off - campus, proving that a small high school with added individual programs can suschool in San Diego County, combines instruction in core subjects with student - selected programs that take place off - campus, proving that a small high school with added individual programs can suschool with added individual programs can succeed.

Aspire's mission is to open and operate small, high - quality charter schools in low - income neighborhoods, in order to increase the academic performance of underserved students, develop effective educators, share successful practices with other forward - thinking educators, and to catalyze change in public schools.

Green Dot had a vision of creating small, successful charter schools and in doing so, demonstrating to the school district and the public - at - large that there was a more effective way to provide public education to low - income, high - risk youth.

If public and private high schools across the country catch on, this seemingly small ideological tweak in the charter sector has the potential to transform the entire American education system.

Factors with the highest weight included the share of public schools that are charter schools, the share of public - school students in charter schools, the growth rate of charters, the closure rate of charters (small and consistent was considered the best) and academic quality in both reading and math as measured in the equivalent of «additional days of learning» when compared with traditional public schools.

A little later today, I'll be headed to Adelanto, a small city in the High Desert of Southern California, where parents at Desert Trails Elementary School plan to deliver petitions to convert the failing public school into an independent charter sSchool plan to deliver petitions to convert the failing public school into an independent charter sschool into an independent charter schoolschool.

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In addition, critics of charter schools are quick to point out that Match's small size, clear college prep emphasis and personal attention give students clear advantages that are missing from many public high schools.