Sentences with phrase «traditional public schools around the country»

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The movement to bring healthy foods into public schools has been growing; first lady Michelle Obama has thrown herself in to it, and there are efforts around the country to change the traditional school meals lunches into something edible and nutritious.

Although state laws vary widely in terms of the policies governing charter school oversight and accountability, these publically funded institutions, which receive freedom from the rules and regulations of traditional district schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],Schools [NAPCS], 2015).