Sentences with phrase «than other districts»

Its academic performance grew practically more than any other district in the state, despite high numbers of language - development youngsters.

The swing district has changed parties in the past four elections, more than any other district nationwide.

The toolkit lays out how to develop a marketing plan, by first assessing a district's image and deciding what makes the district unique or better than other districts.

In her district, achievement is typically higher than other districts in the state.

Thus it might not matter how much urban districts spend, because as long as they spend less than other districts they will get the same poor - quality teachers.

However, high - need districts were less likely than other district types to report confidence in the efficacy of the new law.

The authors also find that these districts tend to be larger — both geographically and in terms of student population — than other districts in the sample.

CPS data show that Marshall sent more students to alternative schools than any other district high school in 2010 - 11.

L.A. Unified has more charter students than any other district in the country, making up 16 percent of the district enrollment.

Mark recently served three years as president of the city - wide PTA in Albany, which is a small district with a high poverty rate, and more charter schools per capita than any other district in the state.

It employed more teachers and staff than any other district, a ready resource for phone calls and letters directed at state officials.

«Even if we didn't have a trigger, we'd have to work harder than the other district schools because we have to produce,» Tarver said.

The study concludes that District 4 is performing significantly better than other districts with similar demographics but no choice.

«I have convicted more politicians than any other district attorney in this state's history, and I know the difference between a crook and others,» said Hynes of his host.

Put simply, we left the district's pension in better shape than any other district in Colorado.»

My analysis, using the same data on school districts in the Empire State that Kozol cites, finds that districts with a higher percentage of African American students actually spend more money than other districts in the state on average.

[xii] This eliminates Los Angeles and Long Beach Unified School Districts, which are much larger than other districts in the analytic sample.

In the four years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city, New Orleans has shown more growth in student achievement than any other district in the state.

Perhaps nowhere has the approach drawn more attention — and outrage — than in Washington, which has probably taken value - added further than any other district in the country.

State formulas send Highland Park ISD $ 769 per pupil even though the district has a large tax base, one of the lowest tax rates in the state and raises more local revenue than every other district in Dallas County.

Salaries also vary within states where wealthy suburban school districts generally have higher salary schedules than other districts.

Glendale officials say they have been able to recruit new teachers regularly because the district offers higher salaries and more other enticements than some other districts.

Recall from prior posts (here, here, and here) that seven teachers in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), with the support of the Houston Federation of Teachers (HFT), are taking HISD to federal court over how their value - added scores, derived via the Education Value - Added Assessment System (EVAAS), are being used, and allegedly abused, while this district that has tied more high - stakes consequences to value - added output than any other district / state in the nation.

«However, LAUSD has been more cooperative than other districts that tried fighting the Parent Trigger and had to be sued.

Stockton's test scores show that it has eight extremely low - performing student subgroups — more deficient subgroups than any other district in the state.

According to the Belize Tourism Board, northern Belize actually provides more variety of nature, history, and culture than any other district of Belize.

Given the Eastern District of Texas» track record, it may be less likely to grant defendants» motions for attorney fees than other districts.

«Every year for the last six years I'm amazed by the fact that we get the most money per capita than any other district or region.

When the staff of each school district is reviewed, «A» rated districts, on average, employ more teachers as a percentage of their staff than all other districts, while «D» rated districts (the lowest ranking any district is currently rated) employed the smallest number of teachers as a percentage of their staff, according to most recent data available.

Because their tax bases provide less revenue than in wealthier districts, the plaintiffs argued that the budget cuts hit them harder than other districts.

New Orleans is performing as well or better than other districts with comparable student populations nationwide.

LA Unified has more charter students than any other district in the country.

Your investment will go directly to helping to grow our organization to reach full - scale — a four - school network that will educate 1,300 students at full scale better than all other districts and networks in the United States.

Since 2009 the borough has seen a total of $ 12.8 billion in real estate investment, with areas in the South Bronx receiving more than other districts.

Denver has created more new schools than any other district in Colorado, and has sought to decentralize control and redistribute this authority to the school level.

Mr. Losquadro said when he first saw the new district maps two weeks ago, he knew his district would have to shrink because it had more people in it than any other district in New York State.

To add insult to injury, the property owners in the district, whether they are parents or not, are smothered with incredibly high school taxes, higher than any other district in Rockland.

While most of Long Island's other systems were reeling from recession - induced cuts to state aid, the Shoreham - Wading River district spent $ 17,435 per pupil in 1991, more than any other district in the state and easily double the state average.

States and school districts with more blacks and college - educated adults have a substantially larger share of their students in charter schools than other districts.

Houston is unique in that it provides much more targeted assistance to low - performing schools than other districts.

There are more than two dozen charter schools in his 13th Congressional District that takes in northern Manhattan and parts of The Bronx — more than any other district in the city.

Broad has been a major force behind the expansion of charter schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, which now has more of them than any other district in the country.

LAUSD has more independent and affiliated charter schools than any other district in the country, offering parents options that can't be found anywhere else.

Some districts were likely to have more problems — and therefore more questionable test results — than other districts.

LA Unified has more charter schools than any other district in the nation.

By Jack Gillum, Marisol Bello and Scott Elliott, USA TODAY «The integrity of test scores is perhaps more important to us than any other district because we use...