Sentences with phrase «worst school districts in the country»

By virtually every measure, this program is a remarkable success for a city that features one of the worst school districts in the country.

Our nation's capital, home to fifty thousand students, boasts one of the worst school districts in the country.

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His high school was in one of the country's worst school districts with a 40 % dropout rate, he says.

In Washington, D.C., where I was chancellor, IMPACT teacher evaluations are among the strongest in the country and have helped that school district go from the worst urban district in the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenIn Washington, D.C., where I was chancellor, IMPACT teacher evaluations are among the strongest in the country and have helped that school district go from the worst urban district in the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenin the country and have helped that school district go from the worst urban district in the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenin the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenin student achievement.

The district went from arguably one of the worst urban districts in the country to one of the best by using what Kirp calls «old school» tactics.

In Washington, D.C., where I was chancellor, IMPACT teacher evaluations are among the strongest in the country and have helped that school district go from the worst urban district in the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenIn Washington, D.C., where I was chancellor, IMPACT teacher evaluations are among the strongest in the country and have helped that school district go from the worst urban district in the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenin the country and have helped that school district go from the worst urban district in the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenin the country to the one making the biggest gains in student achievemenin student achievement.

Pittsburgh Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt described just how bad Imagine's reputation is when Imagine was trying to open a school in the district: «A lot of my friends in education around the country are very supportive of the charter movement.

States and districts need to step up and have the political courage to close failing schools and let others try,» proclaimed U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (2009), announcing a $ 3.5 billion federal investment to turn around the 5,000 worst - performing schools in the country.