Sentence examples for minority school from inspiring English sources

Serving as a catalyst to functionalism, structuralism was always a minority school of psychology in America.

Jefferson Junior High School, a largely minority school in Washington, D.C., uses Berlitz Jr. instructors.

"We are becoming a majority minority school district," said Vicki Karant, assistant superintendent for curriculum.

Be that as it may, Sraffian economics is a good example of the unequal global diffusion of economic specialization; while it is recognized as a minority school of thought in Europe, Sraffian economics is virtually unknown in American academic circles.

Mr. Hornbeck left his job after he seemed to liken Pennsylvania's treatment of minority school children to that of South Africa under apartheid and filed a Federal lawsuit accusing the state of systemically underfinancing schools attended by black children.

Vicki Karant, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said that since 2001 there had been "a demographic change from Caucasian to a majority minority school district," with 34 percent Hispanic, 22 percent black, 7 percent Asian and 36 percent white students.

They say he's going to be closing all the minority schools, eventually".

Among Latino students, 76percentt were in predominantly minority schools in 1998-99, from 73percentt in 1991-92, and 37percentt were in intensely minority schools, from 34percentt.

And, he said, minority schools still overwhelmingly lack good teachers and adequate teaching tools.

Minority schools tend to be larger, have higher student-teacher ratios and have higher poverty rates, Mr. Fry said.

The Thernstroms produce plenty of examples of minority schools that are raising academic performance through discipline and accountability.