The mission of regular public schools, the supporters argue, is to teach kids those skills – and then how to use and apply them through meaningful, necessary interactions with their peers and teachers. That, in essence, is the focus of many regular public schools: relationships. Those relation...
Homeschool versuspublicschoolBy Ariel Bell Everyone has an opinion on homeschool‚ andpublicschool. Even though many people think thathomeschoolis a much safer place for kids‚ parents may not be able to provide the necessary tools. Some think thatpublicschoolsare unsafe‚ and many peop...
Homeschooling vs Public Schools In just seven years, the number of kids who are being home schooled increased from 340,000 kids to 1.7 million kids. But what about the 47.2 million other kids that are enrolled in public schools? Public schools offer kids opportunities to cooperate and communica...
Special programs impact parents in two different ways when considering private versus public schooling. Because public schools have a responsibility to teach all students, public schools often have in place special programs for children with special needs, be they academic or developmental in nature. ...
Striking to note is the gap between what one observes regarding accountability, overinvestment in testing, underinvesting in capacity building, and frail knowledge on turning around failing schools in the wake of over-crowded classrooms. Lest we forget; there could be tons of highly educated ...
The capture rate, meaning the number of students who choose public school versus other schools, has decreased a percentage point from the previous year but is the same percentage it was in 2016-2017 at 83%. The percentage of students enrolled in non-public schools has decreased from 10% to...
an urban elementary school come from a family who are poor and typically receives benefited from the government such as Medicaid, Food Stamps and or housing assistance. In a study of 57 urban school districts in 35 states, the Council of the Great City Schools has found that test scores are...
“We’re behind that and that’s all attributable to where IDEA is versus their original plan,” he said. IDEA Public Schools is the largest charter system in El Paso, with about 5,900 students last year. TEA has been investigating IDEA’s statewide operations since 2021 over allegations ...
Community colleges were established as affordable postsecondary education opportunities for all residents within their local areas. Typical measures of acc
Public School Homeschooling vs. public school has been a public debate for quite a while now. Some parents choose homeschooling because of the protection their child gains and some choose public education because of the atmosphere. Most would claim that public schools aren’t teaching‚ less ...