Sentences with phrase «substandard schools do»

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Texas's school system «has really struggled» under Governor Rick Perry, a Republican candidate for president, and the state's substandard schools do a disservice to children.

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Chad, you don't know a thing about genetics and you haven't answered the question about when and where you studied so we can all avoid attending such a substandard school.

And what do you think it meant when black students were given secondhand books and had to walk miles to substandard schools?

What do people expect when ontrack four - year - olds are tossed into substandard schools for the rest of their academic career, and with a battery of other disadvantages, including the ever - present threat of violence?

But for many years, it has meant just that, as minority urban students have made do with out - of - date textbooks, leaking school roofs, and substandard school libraries.

In that state, a survey of alternative education a few years ago revealed substandard facilities and programs that offered fewer class hours than regular schools did.

When I ask him how schools like Langtree make a profit, he says he has no idea but thinks it might have something to do with real estate, paying teachers less, and operating a substandard facility.

Assumptions that disadvantaged students underperform in school because their parents aren't educated, their home environments are substandard, or their parents just don't care only perpetuate the problem because they excuse schools and other adults in kids» lives from making a difference.

Unfortunately, sometimes, throughout history, some people have done some pretty awful things to children: Some have thrown them into rivers, or into garbage cans, while others have knowingly built unsafe and substandard schools.

Most insurance companies consider a B average to be the dividing line between «good» performance and «substandard» — and although achieving high grades doesn't automatically make someone a good driver, insurance companies consider kids who are able to balance their school life with their social life to be far lower risks.