Sentences with phrase «students in public schools attended»

A 2010 study of Georgia's tuition tax credit program revealed that while only 10 % of white students in public schools attended «virtually segregated» schools, within the program at private schools, this rose dramatically to 53 %.

In Milwaukee in 2013 - 2014, more than 77 % of African American students in the public schools attended «intensely segregated» schools, but for African American students in the voucher program, that number rose to more than 85 %.

Not exact matches

Recent analysis of the widely followed voucher experiment in Milwaukee shows that low - income minority students who attended private schools scored substantially better in reading and math after four years than those who remained in public schools.

They attended a school - board meeting in October 1993 where they distributed material citing federal laws and court rulings upholding the rights of pregnant students to participate in public school extracurricular activities.

She felt lucky to attend a public high school in Austin, Texas, that was highly supportive and had a gay student alliance.

Read the book and cheer for the 25 percent of college students in private schools, but then weep for the majority who attend public universities where Big Questions are largely off the table.

But my own judgment is that the absence of some of the more highly motivated students is not the primary problem with the public schools; and in any case these students might lose much of that motivation if forced to attend those schools.

The question is whether forcing all these children to attend public schools would in fact be a benefit to the students there.

The school was famous in 1995 when a movie called «Dangerous Minds» featuring actress Michelle Pfeiffer was based on a true story about Carlmont HS during a time when East Palo Alto was the murder capital city in the nation and there were 4 regions that segregated each students to attend (4) public high schools in the Sequoia District: Menlo - Atherton, Woodside, Sequoia and Carlmont.

Upon graduation, our 8th Grade students routinely attend the most competitive independent and public high schools in New York City and beyond.

There are a multitude of reasons that 72 percent of college students choose to attend school in their home state, the chief one, of course, being reduced tuition at public universities.

The Old Sturbridge Village Educational Outreach Project, created in 2007, provides opportunities to visit the Village through a series of free and reduced admission programs at the museum for students attending schools that meet Title I eligibility requirements for public assistance.

The private school the student attends, the public school at which the student participates in a sport, the district school board, and the FHSAA are exempt from civil liability arising from any injury that occurs to the student during such transportation.

In May 2010, the D.C. Council passed the Healthy Schools Act, a landmark law designed to improve the health and wellness of students attending D.C. public and public charter sSchools Act, a landmark law designed to improve the health and wellness of students attending D.C. public and public charter schoolsschools.

Cuomo unveiled a revised version of the legislation on Tuesday, which would provide $ 150 million in tax credits annually for donations that benefit public and private schools, and encourage low - income students to attend either a private school or a public school in another district.

400,000 students, or approximately 15 percent of all students in New York State attend nonpublic schools, providing an important educational alternative in virtually every corner of New York State — and especially so in communities where the existing public schools are failing.

He's attending a student walkout at Leadership and Public Service High School in New York City, protesting mass shootings and gun violence.

According to him the implementation of the policy will cover the full fees of students who attend public Senior High Schools in the country.

The measure would provide tax credits for donations to non-profit scholarship finds that aid students in attending private schools, donations to public schools and help teachers who spend their own money on classroom supplies.

Ms Turnely continued: «In the face of the government's campaign to broaden access to universities, elite public schools have actually increased the number of pupils they send to Oxbridge over the last five years, whilst ethnic minority students are twice as likely to attend modern universities than traditional universities.»

«Tonight, the chancellor cut funding for thousands of students who attend excellent public schools,» Jeremiah Kittredge, the executive director of Families for Excellent Schools, said in a staschools,» Jeremiah Kittredge, the executive director of Families for Excellent Schools, said in a staSchools, said in a statement.

400,000 students, or approximately 15 percent of all students in New York State attend nonpublic schools which provide an important educational alternative in virtually every corner of New York State — and especially so in communities where the existing public schools are failing.

The announcement comes just days after the state announced more than half of its public school students are attending college tuition - free this year, in part due to the new Excelsior Scholarships.

Losing the millionaire's tax would also torpedo the governor's plan to offer free tuition at CUNY and SUNY in the future to the students who attend our public schools now.

In the district only 30 percent of students attend public schools, but by law the district is required to provide transportation, books, and special education for all students in the districIn the district only 30 percent of students attend public schools, but by law the district is required to provide transportation, books, and special education for all students in the districin the district.

Roughly 9,000 students, the vast majority of them black or Latino, attend public schools in the district, while about 24,000 students who live there attend yeshivas.

«Some 96 percent of students in public education attend traditional public schools,» Magee said.

Starting in the fall, incoming students will not attend Fowler High School, but the Public Service Leadership Academy.

«Every public school student in New York City should be treated fairly, no matter what type of public school they attend.»

Roughly 8,500 students, most of them black and Latino, attend the public schools in East Ramapo, while another 23,000 students in the district attend private schools, mostly yeshivas.

The Education Investment Tax Credit will increase funds in two areas — donations to public schools, school districts and teacher - driven projects; and scholarships to help low - and middle - income students attend religious and other tuition - based schools, according to the NY Archdiocese.

Attending public preschool is linked to an increase in students taking the admissions test for gifted and talented programs, reducing the disparity in test taking between disadvantaged students and their peers, finds a study of New York City students by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

In the current study, the researchers analyzed data from 1.7 million K - 12 students in Ohio who attended a traditional public school, charter school, or an online charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13 school yearIn the current study, the researchers analyzed data from 1.7 million K - 12 students in Ohio who attended a traditional public school, charter school, or an online charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13 school yearin Ohio who attended a traditional public school, charter school, or an online charter school between the 2009 - 10 and 2012 - 13 school years.

We find at least one piece of evidence of competition awareness in all 12 cities, indicating that traditional public - school leaders generally acknowledge students» alternative schooling option of attending a charter school.

The size and significance of voucher effects for African - Americans appear unchanged after controlling for the class sizes in the public and private schools students attended.

In the state of Oklahoma, low - income high school students who agree to make good grades in a prescribed curriculum, attend school, and stay out of trouble can get free tuition at public and private colleges in the statIn the state of Oklahoma, low - income high school students who agree to make good grades in a prescribed curriculum, attend school, and stay out of trouble can get free tuition at public and private colleges in the statin a prescribed curriculum, attend school, and stay out of trouble can get free tuition at public and private colleges in the statin the state.

In fact, New Hampshire's tax credit scholarship law allows low - income students currently attending private school to receive scholarships, though some scholarships are reserved for students transitioning out of public school.

In Washington, for example, the average class size attended by students who switched to private school was 18, compared with 22 for those who remained in public schooIn Washington, for example, the average class size attended by students who switched to private school was 18, compared with 22 for those who remained in public schooin public school.

Students who attend five charter schools in the San Francisco Bay area that are run by the Knowledge Is Power Program, or kipp, score consistently higher on standardized tests than their peers from comparable public schools, an independent evaluation of the schools concludes.

Most of the students in charter schools whose teachers are unionized attend one of the five charter schools that were formerly traditional public schools but converted to charter status.

In particular, we take advantage of the lottery - based admissions process for charter schools to compare the academic performance of two groups of students: those who wanted to attend a charter school and were randomly admitted and those who wanted to attend but were not admitted and remained in traditional public schoolIn particular, we take advantage of the lottery - based admissions process for charter schools to compare the academic performance of two groups of students: those who wanted to attend a charter school and were randomly admitted and those who wanted to attend but were not admitted and remained in traditional public schoolin traditional public schools.

Few topics stir up as much debate in the education sphere as steering public money in the form of vouchers to pay for students to attend private school.

Many school districts, frustrated that they now had to pay an outside organization to educate students in their own districts, many of whom had not even attended public schools before, simply stopped making payments, causing WPCCS to lose nearly $ 1 million in 2001.

Educational researcher Gerald Bracey, author of Reading Educational Research: How to Avoid Getting Statistically Snookered, writes in Stanford magazine that «NCLB aims to shrink the public sector, transfer large sums of public money to the private sector, weaken or destroy two Democratic power bases — the teachers» unions — and provide vouchers to let students attend private schools at public expense.»

We urge the federal and state governments to improve publicly available data about charter schools and to monitor the civil rights of all students who attend or wish to attend charters, in addition to further examining the effects charter schools have on surrounding public schools.

The Ohio study matched EdChoice students with descriptively similar public school students at baseline and kept every student in their original group after that, regardless of who in either group actually attended private or public schools.

[3] Would poor students using vouchers to attend private schools do better than if they remained in their public systems?

In 2014 — 15, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah were respectively ranked first, second, and third among states in the percentage of K — 12 public school students attending charter schoolIn 2014 — 15, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah were respectively ranked first, second, and third among states in the percentage of K — 12 public school students attending charter schoolin the percentage of K — 12 public school students attending charter schools.

These 1,367 students represent 43 percent of all 8th - grade students attending public schools in Boston and 64 percent of the students in participating schools.

The second, Martinez v. Malloy (led by the legal team behind Vergara v. California), contends that, in Connecticut, «inner - city children are compelled to attend public schools that the state knows have been failing its students for decades.»