Sentences with phrase «wealthy suburban districts»

Wealthy suburban districts in particular can't fathom the thought of having a school that is failing to meet adequate yearly progress, he says.

Dr. Tisch said she believed that the anger about the standards was stoked by the state teachers» union, which fought the evaluation system, and noted that most of those who opted out came from wealthier suburban districts.

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman of New Jersey proposed a budget last week that increases state aid to poor school districts while cutting funds for wealthy suburban districts.

Charter schools can not match the level of services that wealthy suburban districts provide, so they pose no competitive threat.

Yes, SFUSD lags behind wealthier suburban districts, because academic achievement directly correlates with socioeconomic status.

Scottsdale Unified, a wealthy suburban district, hired a team of demographers to study enrollment trends, and in 2012, Arizona's auditor general released a report on the district.

«We cant do the same as Simsbury [a wealthy suburban district] and get the same results,» she said.

The Ohio Blended Learning Network has grown to 60 members statewide, representing small urban charters, wealthy suburban districts, rural districts, and some of the state's largest public school districts.

If the percentage improvement was better in urban areas, does that mean teachers in those poor communities are doing a better job educating and improving their student's skill levels than teachers in the wealthy suburban districts?

The region includes rural and wealthy suburban districts, one of the largest city colleges and a core of elite universities.