But it doesn't seem honest to me to demand apologies
for closing schools without also assigning credit for opening them.
Hundreds of buildings collapsed or were damaged, power was cut to more than 1.8 million people and authorities
closed schools in at least 11 states for safety checks.
He wants to defend the practices that he thinks benefit children, including the practice
of closing schools of choice with low test scores.
Schools receiving new students
from closing schools were promised upgrades, including iPads for students and air conditioning.
But she draws fierce resistance over changes such
as closing schools and laying off counselors, clerical workers and other staff even as she gives raises to her leadership team.
If you want to take the day out of class for religious reasons go for it but do
n't close the schools because of it.
Part of that effort involves
closing schools with low performance and opening new schools with a special academic focus and a fresh start to build a productive, engaging culture.
One of the standards in the pledge
includes closing any school that is in the bottom 5 percent of the Top - to - Bottom list for four straight years.
I also do not mean to suggest that policy makers should
never close a school or shutter a program in the face of parental demand.
I accept that this will sometimes
mean closing schools or programs that some parents nevertheless want.
The research is strong and consistent and should be a major caution to policymakers
against closing schools in rural and urban areas.
But the decision should be part of the same protocol that helps shape more ordinary decisions
around closing schools.
It can particularly difficult to
sell closed school properties because they are often in economically disadvantaged areas with little investment, which forces the city to continue maintaining the properties.
Still, the research is limited as to how
effective closing schools is, and it has become a sore spot in the battles over school reform nationwide.
Over the last few years, cities have
used closing schools as a strategy to raise student performance or to save money.
For information about how to access and obtain your student records and transcripts, review the detailed information above about your
specific closed school.
The school
principal closes school temporarily until the police can figure out what's going on, and then he gets killed.
If this proposal passed, they would have to
close the school immediately and more than 450 current students would kicked to the curb two months early.
Teachers open and
close the school instructional time by showing a short and engaging video to help children and adolescents develop emotional management strategies, empathy, resilience, conflict resolution skills and more.
Until recently, many district leaders have approached the portfolio challenge by adjusting from what they have now, perhaps merging or
closing schools along the way.
$ 5 million in the coming year to supplement services to schools affected by closures, phase outs, etc including schools that receive students
from closed schools.
All other forgiveness programs, including forgiveness for those affected
by closed schools, permanent disability, or death, provide aid that will be taxed as income.
Therefore, the school board needs to review resources and
close schools in areas with too many seats and overlapping programs.
She said the district will continue to
close schools when the conditions are deemed unsafe or unhealthy.
Race to the Top required schools across the nation to adopt test - based evaluation and to fire educators and
close schools based on test scores.
I... do not mean to suggest that policy makers should
never close a school or shutter a program in the face of parental demand.
One thing the report doesn't do, however, is point out the moral dilemma
of closing schools for low - performance.
When they do
not close a school, reformers favor replacing a school's staff, another ineffective strategy.