Sentences with phrase «toward poorer school districts»

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Taking a new tack toward resolving Michigan's long - running dispute over school - finance equity, Gov. John M. Engler has announced a plan to help close the gap between rich and poor districts by making better - off systems bear more of the burden of school - employee retirement costs.

Based on original research in four districts, we show that teacher cost averaging drives significant amounts of money (several hundred dollars per pupil in many cases) out of schools serving poorer students and toward better - off schools.

As Davis found out, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's $ 100 million donation to the Newark school system never went toward patching holes in buildings that «need a district - estimated $ 1.3 billion in repairs,» or hiring counselors, social workers or nurses for «the fifth - poorest youth population in the country.»

And in blessing moves to replace subgroup accountability with A-to-F grading systems and «super-subgroup» subterfuges, schools and districts can ignore their obligations toward the poor and minority kids in their classrooms and still appear to be exemplary.

And in blessing moves to replace subgroup accountability with A-to-F grading systems and «super-subgroup» measures, schools and districts can ignore their obligations toward the poor and minority kids in their classrooms and still appear to be exemplary.