Sentences with phrase «top public school in the country»

Also in April, an Arizona public charter school was named the top public school in the country by U.S. News & World Report.

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Six Westchester County public schools are among the top 500 in the country, according to a study commissioned by Newsweek in August.

However, former shadow home secretary David Davis recently criticised the abolition of grammar schools for creating a «dominance» of public school boys in top jobs which had «handicapped the intellectual capacity of the country».

Dr Nimalan Arinaminpathy, lead author of the research, from the School of Public Health at Imperial College London said: «TB is the top infectious disease killer worldwide, yet we have had little idea of the true scale of the problem in India — the worst affected country.

This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.

New Jersey's is a complex and troubled public school system: although the state ranks in the top 5 on most nationally normed tests (NAEP, SAT, ACT), it has one of the worst achievement gaps in the country — 50th out of 51 in 8th - grade reading, for example.

Just last week, a U.S. News and World Report survey revealed that seven of the 18 charter high schools listed among the country's top 100 public high schools reside in California.»

The prolific and high achieving charter network, IDEA Public Schools was named the top charter school network in the country on Monday.

With 1 out of 4 living in poverty — far more than any other industrialized country (nearly double what it was 30 years ago); a more tattered safety net — more who are homeless, without health care, and without food security; a more segregated and inequitable system of public education, in which the top schools spend 10 times more than the lowest spending; we nonetheless have a defense budget larger than that of the next 20 countries combined and greater disparities in wealth than any other leading country.

In the closing paragraphs of Savage Inequalities, Jonathon Kozol exposes the effect of unequal public school funding systems, noting: «From the top of the hill... the horizon is so wide and open... one wonders what might happen to the spirits of these children if they had a chance to breathe this air and stretch their arms and see so far... Standing there by the [river]... one is struck by the sheer beauty of this country, of its goodness and unrealized goodness, of the limitless potential that it holds to render life rewarding and the spirit clean.

As their Clark County School District exploded to become the country's fifth - largest district, poor and minority students found themselves shut out of its top schools and concentrated in the county's lowest - performing district and public charter schools.

Many more California charter public schools are among the top high schools in the country.

The Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) is one of the top charter school authorizers in the country, based on an 11 - point evaluation of school portfolio and authorizer performance outcomes.

We're visiting some of the highest - and lowest - performing schools in China to try to uncover The Secret — how is it that Shanghai's public secondary schools topped the world charts in the 2009 PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) exams that measure the ability of 15 - year - olds in 65 countries to apply what they've learned in math, science and reading.

Washington Post's Challenge Index measures which schools provide most opportunity for students to take tough courses that help prepare them for college LOS ANGELES — Six Green Dot Public Schools high schools are among the top 2 % most challenging to their students in the country, according to the Challenge Index, a survey by the Washinschools provide most opportunity for students to take tough courses that help prepare them for college LOS ANGELES — Six Green Dot Public Schools high schools are among the top 2 % most challenging to their students in the country, according to the Challenge Index, a survey by the WashinSchools high schools are among the top 2 % most challenging to their students in the country, according to the Challenge Index, a survey by the Washinschools are among the top 2 % most challenging to their students in the country, according to the Challenge Index, a survey by the Washington...

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In the extensive U.S. News & World Report ranking of all the public high schools in the country, LA's top 10 include four independent charters, three magnets and three traditional schoolIn the extensive U.S. News & World Report ranking of all the public high schools in the country, LA's top 10 include four independent charters, three magnets and three traditional schoolin the country, LA's top 10 include four independent charters, three magnets and three traditional schools.

What's more, a new study published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (the top peer - reviewed policy journal in the country) has shown that students from charter schools not only persist longer in college than those from traditional public schools, but also earn more in income later.

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Amidst this rapid growth, IDEA still strives to improve on its successful track record, which earned it the prestigious distinction of top charter school network in the country awarded by the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association, selected Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy in Jeffersopn, LA as one of the 16 public and school libraries from across the country to serve as official book groups for YALSA's Teens» Top Ten.

Chula Vista is a leader in conservation and renewable energy, has outstanding public schools, and has been named one of the top safest cities in the country.

The show will be a part of the RISD Museum Gallery Night program, which is a free event and open to the public, and if accepted your pieces will be shown at one of the top design schools in the country.