Sentences with phrase «state schools in disadvantaged areas»

Milburn said: «I'm fed up with state schools in disadvantaged areas letting down the poorest pupils.

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The state also will pick up the transportation tab for children of all ages, from kindergarten to high school, who live in disadvantaged areas, thanks to a $ 500,000 program included in the new budget, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said in a statement.

The three - year old facilities program has recently made it possible for charter schools to serve the state's most disadvantaged students, particularly for schools in areas like Oakland.

And while the challenges in Milwaukee are steep, many public schools around the state, particularly in rural areas, struggle just as much to educate disadvantaged children.

This state - administered, federally funded program provides five - year grant funding to establish or expand before - and after - school programs that provide disadvantaged kindergarten through twelfth - grade students (particularly students who attend schools in need of improvement) with academic enrichment opportunities and supportive services to help the students meet state and local standards in core content areas.

In WSI schools that effectively implement arts integration, a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students score «Proficient or Above» when compared to all students (not just economically disadvantaged students) at the district and state level, across multiple grade levels, and across multiple subject areas on standardized tests.

Schools in many states, such as Oklahoma and Arizona, are woefully underfunded across the board; in other states, such as Illinois, there is massive inequity in the amount of funding that goes to educate privileged students in wealthy suburbs and the amount that goes to educate disadvantaged students in urban and rural areas.

When adjusting for enrollment and inflation, school funding has been cut in the following areas since leadership of the General Assembly switched hands in 2010 (a time period in which the state was already struggling to find resources as a result of the Great Recession): classroom teachers, instructional support personnel (counselors, nurses, librarians, etc.), school building administrators (principals and assistant principals), teacher assistants, transportation, low wealth schools, disadvantaged students, central office, limited English proficiency, academically gifted, small counties, driver training, and school technology.