The next mayor should remember that exemplary school and system-level partnerships can alleviate many of the challenges that our city faces.
In Dallas, Field Elementary School, an "exemplary" school noted for academic achievement, was found to have only taught its third graders reading and math last year, as teachers fabricated scores for every student in other subjects, like social studies and science.
In 1986, I.S. 229 was chosen one of 241 exemplary schools in the country.
Although some exemplary schools followed rather liberal social and curricular policies, most schools held to narrowly religious content in their curricula.
The real point is that New York State is not about to create an exemption for rich suburbs and a few other exemplary schools, whether they deserve it or not.
Brockton was by far the largest, but only five of the exemplary schools had fewer than 1,000 students, while six had more than 1,700 and two in Illinois had more than 3,000.
Now, at long last, we finally have some good news: that exemplary schools need not be isolated islands, but with vision, dedication and carefully constructed strategies, can become the norm rather than the exception.
Today, though, the sound is only one of Larchmont's allures: Its exemplary schools, easy access to the city and abundant recreational facilities make it one of southern Westchester's most sought-after communities.
To come up with a figure, S.&P. will use what is called a "successful schools" approach, which essentially takes exemplary schools, tallies their resources and figures out how much it would cost to replicate them across the state.
Known as one of the fastest growing communities in the United States, our area offers everything from exemplary schools, colleges, parks, restaurants, local culture, surrounding lakes and four professional athletic teams for year-round sports.
Knowles, who served as Deputy Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools before coming to Chicago, noted that the institute is creating a new model for urban school improvement by integrating academic research, teacher preparation and the development of exemplary schools.
