MAYBE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AREN'T SO BAD AFTER ALL.(Editorial)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 24, 1999 ;     685 words ......questions about public schools. The results...highlight: Nearly 70 percent gave public schools nationally a...or F. But 71 percent of parents in...some crisis in public schools, a large majority...s a hint: 53 percent said they based...implement them (55 ...

Distorting the Record of D.C. Public Schools

The Washington Post;  September 28, 2003 ;     463 words ......about the D.C. Public Schools ["Williams Seeks...data on D.C. Public Schools shows an annual...dropout rate of 6.8 percent. However, even...District was 36.5 percent, not 50 percent, as the mayor...more than 90 percent, a record improvement...connected to the ...

EDITORIAL: Public schools need to be tested.(Editorial)

Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA);  April 3, 2007 ;     787 words ......3--California public schools are performing...expected to make 80 percent of the progress...condescending attitude in public schools is long overdue...Under the API, all public schools must improve scores...000, a mere 27 percent have attained...that California ...

Public schools will do more with less: More money is very unlikely in...

Charleston Daily Mail;  January 11, 2006 ;   ANDREW J. ROTHERHAM;   787 words ......until now, spending for public schools increased, in today...We spend more on our public schools than the entire gross...efforts to improve public schools. Education matters...performance of American public schools remains wildly uneven...students hovers near 50 ...

Texans Name 'Lack of Funding' as Largest Problem Facing Texas Public...

PR Newswire;  February 22, 2005 ;     461 words ......of A, B or C; * 68 percent gave U.S. public schools a grade of A, B or...five years ago; * 48 percent indicated that public schools are worse than private...of education in our public schools; and * 54 percent indicated that there...

Student achievement soars in Detroit Public Schools

Michigan Chronicle;  November 9, 2004 ;     494 words ......achievement in the Detroit Public Schools was dismal. Less than...graders in the Detroit Public Schools passed the reading portion...MEAP exam. Less than 20 percent of the seventh graders...mathematics and less than 30 percent of the eighth-graders...science hovered at 45 ...

Public schools respond to school choice

Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 28, 2004 ;   David Salisbury;   659 words ......impressive. Students in public schools where at least...and 8.0 national percentile rank points higher...Hoxby shows that public schools currently operate at about 50 percent to 65 percent...choice benefits public schools. U.S. private...on average, 60 ...

Harris sees 'fabulous' potential for Columbus Public Schools

Call & Post;  August 29, 2007 ;   Price, Gilbert;   787 words ......took over was 51 percent. There were rumblings...of the Columbus Public Schools. But as the buses...in the Columbus Public Schools have gotten poorer...diverse: about 73 percent of the district...today, versus 61 percent when Harris became...and the Columbus Public ...

Chicago Charter Public Schools Outpacing Neighboring Traditional Public...

PR Newswire;  August 22, 2006 ;     787 words ......neighboring traditional public schools; -- 71 percent of schools taking the...attendance rate at charter public schools was more than 94 percent. The results are in...students at traditional public schools, and 75 percent of charter public high...

Poll: Poor, Unequal Public Schools No.1 Problem for Black Families ; 56...

U.S. Newswire;  October 20, 2006 ;     707 words ......Poor and unequal public schools are the greatest hurdle...research firm, finds 56 percent of Maryland's black democrats...that poor and unequal public schools represent the greatest...Americans today. While 56 percent identified educational...ranked the top issue by 49 percent ...

Charters top public schools on exam

Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  September 3, 2004 ;     787 words ......schools, while 36 percent of charter students...compared with 27 percent for regular public schools. In fifth grade...reading, with 64 percent proficient compared...percent in regular public schools. On the Stanford...the statewide percentage at all grade...those ...

WITH MOUNTING CHALLENGES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEED PARENTS' HELP.(NEWS)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  January 15, 1996 ;     787 words ......Mooney ardently defends public schools and their critical mission...with drugs and violence, public schools often offer the only oasis...that known to Cincinnati Public Schools. The success of private...parochial pupils performed 50 percent better than their ...

PROPOSITION 13 HITS 20; LEGISLATION DIDN'T CAUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS'...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 7, 1998 ;     752 words ......in California's public schools has risen at least 15 percent since the 1978...our traditional public schools with about 60 percent of the per-student...in California public schools is projected to increase 20 percent over the next...

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT FOR CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATES REACHES 50 PERCENT

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 13, 2008 ;     787 words ......Half of all Chicago Public Schools graduates in the Class...enrollment rate of Chicago Public Schools graduates has climbed 6.5 percentage points over the last...and Universities (9.8 percent), Associated Colleges...Grinnell College (25.7 percent), Associated Colleges...and ...

How much do the public schools waste?

Ideas on Liberty;  January 1, 2003 ;   Wenders, John T;   787 words ......spend about 4 percent of gross domestic product on "public" schools.1 Those schools...average 65.9 percent of those in public schools. In 1993-94 another...higher in the public schools. Benefits are about 31.3 percent of salary in...