Sentences with phrase «urban public school districts»

Large urban public school districts play a significant role in the American education system.

We present results from a randomized experiment of a summer mathematics program conducted in a large, high - poverty urban public school district.

In a high - needs urban public school district, the focus and resources are often directed toward lower - performing students.

Charter and magnet schools are often a coveted choice for parents in urban public school districts like New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford as parents search for alternatives to their local schools.

In «Charter Schools Pose Growing Risks for Urban Public School Districts,» Moody's lends support to the old argument that charters «take» money from existing school districts.

The Senior Urban Education Research Fellowship Series By: Martha Abele Mac Iver & Matthew Messel Summer 2012 Large urban public school districts play a significant role in the American education system.

The Broad Superintendent's Academy, a 10 - month management program that trains executives from inside and outside the education field to lead urban public school districts.

First, CGCS surveyed its 67 urban public school district members, along with two other school systems that are part of The Wallace Foundation's pipeline initiative but are not members of the Council - Gwinnett County Public Schools and Prince George's County Public Schools.

Many major urban public school districts, including in New York, Washington D.C. and New Jersey, spend more per pupil than the cost of tuition for some top - tier universities;

But despite those disincentives, Upper Darby School District, a large urban public school district near the University of Pennsylvania, has partnered with us.

«Charter Schools Pose Growing Risks for Urban Public School Districts.»

The Council of the Great City Schools, based in Washington, is a national policy and research organization in urban education that represents 65 urban public school districts.

The award is presented by the council, a coalition of the nation's largest urban public school districts, and ARAMARK, a food and facility services company.

«Ray Cortines has more experience, skill and expertise at running a large urban public school district in the nation and maybe the world,» said board member Steve Zimmer, explaining why the seven board members turned to Cortines.

He has served in educational leadership or research positions in private industry, in an urban public school district, in a state department of education, and at the university level.

9 «Charter Schools cause growing risk for urban public school districts,» Moody's Investors Service, October 15, 2013.