Sentences with phrase «struggle over public school»

Barton is also active in the national struggle over public school curricula, consulting with both Texas and California on educational standards.

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After all, it was through political and legal struggles over many years, and as a result of compromises, that other Western democracies recognized the pluralistic nature of a free society and adopted policies protecting the rights of parents and of educators to maintain and receive public funding for faith - based schools.

He saved what was perhaps his most pointed criticism for the effort to make it easier for the state to assume control over struggling public schools through the appointment of a monitor.

Admittedly procedures themselves are public things, but you also need parks and schools, prisons, armies and land and all the kinds of things people can struggle and fight over.

Eugene W. Hickok is right to say that the struggle to reform public schools is «a battle over ideas.»

Public school boards struggle over whether instruction should be didactic or discovery - based, and schools of both stripes compose the private school market.

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).

A struggling Nashville, Tenn., middle school will become the state's first public school to be turned into a charter school, with a yet - to - be-named company possibly taking it over a grade at a time.

The nation's public schools can dramatically raise academic achievement among struggling students over the next two decades with a coordinated strategy that puts greater emphasis on accountability, urban schools, and early - childhood education, argues a report released here last week.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's low public rating on improving the city's schools comes as his administration is struggling with the Chicago Teachers Union over a new contract.

Ben Chavis, who took over American Indian Public Charter in 2001, when it was struggling academically and in danger of losing its charter, said there was no mystery to his schools» success.

Chicago Public Schools officials will phase out three South Side high schools over three years rather than shut them down this summer, an abrupt change to a long - standing plan to address schools that have struggled with enrollment and academics inSchools officials will phase out three South Side high schools over three years rather than shut them down this summer, an abrupt change to a long - standing plan to address schools that have struggled with enrollment and academics inschools over three years rather than shut them down this summer, an abrupt change to a long - standing plan to address schools that have struggled with enrollment and academics inschools that have struggled with enrollment and academics in one...

Rep. Rob Bryan is working behind the scenes on legislation pushed by national right - wing forces that could turn over struggling public schools to for - profit charter school operators who would have the freedom to fire all the teachers.

The bills would create a number of penalties for schools that receive low ratings from the Department of Public Instruction and could even end public funding for struggling schools, giving private companies a chance to take over managPublic Instruction and could even end public funding for struggling schools, giving private companies a chance to take over managpublic funding for struggling schools, giving private companies a chance to take over management.

Despite aggressive efforts to help struggling students, scores on the tests public school children sweat over every spring continue their stagnant trend.

EdPower took over a struggling Arlington High School last summer from Indianapolis Public Schools.

The lawsuit — which was filed in 2011 and became the longest legal battle over school finance in state history — was brought against the state after the Legislature cut $ 5.4 billion in public education funding from the state budget while schools were already struggling to implement new academic standards.

Before turning over four struggling schools to the state, Indianapolis Public Schools campaigned to keep as many students as possible in the dischools to the state, Indianapolis Public Schools campaigned to keep as many students as possible in the diSchools campaigned to keep as many students as possible in the district.

The result was a citywide teachers» strike in 2012 that shuttered classes and inconvenienced parents for over a week, even as Chicago public schools continue to struggle.

Charter school advocates worried that the change would halt the momentum of Public School Choice, a program where district schools and charter organizations compete to take over new and struggling camschool advocates worried that the change would halt the momentum of Public School Choice, a program where district schools and charter organizations compete to take over new and struggling camSchool Choice, a program where district schools and charter organizations compete to take over new and struggling campuses.

In California, Fuller said virtual charters like those run by K12 Inc. began with a «virtuous» premise — offering additional paths to graduation for students who, for various reasons, struggle in brick - and - mortar schools — but public perception of the programs soured due to bickering over public funds and performance.

But over the coming years, America needs to find 5,000 high — energy, hero principals to take over these struggling schools — and they will need a quarter of a million great teachers who are willing to do the toughest work in public education.

In addition to teaching in public elementary school classrooms for over 25 years, Dr. Stahl has extensive experience working with struggling readers in clinical settings.

Two Republican lawmakers are working on a plan that would turn over control of several struggling Milwaukee Public Schools to an independent body.

Bradley Tech High School, by most measures, is struggling — so much so that Milwaukee Public Schools named it as one of just over a dozen schools worthy of extra intervSchools named it as one of just over a dozen schools worthy of extra intervschools worthy of extra intervention.

As part of the innovateNJ community of school districts that shares best practices, Springfield Public Schools spent last year analyzing test score data over a four - year period to see which students struggled and what types of questions they had trouble with, said Sharon Nagy - Johnson, director of instructional technology.

In New Orleans, voucher students who struggle academically haven't advanced to grade - level work any faster over the past two years than students in the public schools, many of which are rated D or F, state data show.

«That's scary to me,» said Charlotte parent LauraLee McIntosh when she learned of Ridnouer's involvement in the state's Innovative School District, a controversial program that would allow outside groups — including private nonprofits like AAC and, possibly, for - profit companies — to take over struggling traditional public schools.

So thinking back over the last couple of years as the Long Island Power Authority has struggled along with local environmental groups in New York to educate the public about the clear environmental benefits of clean energy and what could be the first offshore wind farm in the US, it seems apparent to me that if area schools had access to a program such as KidWind 15 - 20 years ago the resistance they've encountered today might well be less intense and better informed.

Numerous studies, including one by a team from the University of California — Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, forecast an increasingly violent struggle in an already tense region over water as these stresses increase.