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	Masterpiece Theatre \| Goodbye, Mr. Chips \| Teacher's Guide \| Time and Place: English Public Schools Before and After ...
		These kinds of schools were chiefly boarding schools, and each had its own traditions, slang, rituals, and unwritten codes to which its boys adhered religiously.
		The organization of a school's corporate life and the maintenance of discipline outside school hours by the older boys, with a minimum of interference from the master, came to be regarded as an essential and differentiating characteristic of the Public School.
		Public sympathy for the cause grew, and when women had to take on the jobs that men left behind during World War I, they proved their capability.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/masterpiece/mrchips/tg_setting.html (1341 words)

	Independent school (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A public school (in the independent sense) usually teaches children from the ages of 11 (for girls) or 13 (for boys) to 18, and was traditionally a single-sex boarding school, although many now accept day pupils and are coeducational.
		John's School, Leatherhead, Epsom College and the City of London School, another day school (which derived from a mediæval foundation of 1442) was reconstituted by a private Act of Parliament in 1835 and was held to be a public school by the Divisional Court in the case of Blake vs. City of London in 1886.
		University College School, founded in 1830 as part of University College London, was unique in that it neither took boarders nor gave religious education; indeed, by not limiting its intake to a specific religious denomination, it gained the claim of being the first truly "public" school, open to all.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Public_school_(England) (3664 words)

	Public school (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In England and Wales, one of a small number of prestigious historic schools open to the Public which normally charge fees and are financed by bodies other than the state, commonly as private charitable trusts; here the word "public" is used much as in "public house".
		The term public school tends to be associated with older, more prestigious fee-paying schools (eg Eton, Harrow), but the distinction between these and other fee-paying schools is not well-defined.
		In Scotland, Australia, the United States and most other English-speaking nations, a school which does not charge tuition fees but is financed and/or controlled by the government, in contrast to a private school (also known as an independent school); here the word "public" is used much as in "public library", i.e.
	public-school.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (265 words)

	NYU > Office of Public Affairs > Catholic Schools Outperform Public Schools On State English and Math Exams: New ...
		Public school pass rates are lower: just 42 percent on the grade four English test, 32.9 percent on the grade eight math exam, and 46.3 percent in grade four math.
		On the eighth grade English exam, the gap between the very poor and the less poor public schools is 18.3 points, almost twice the 9.6 point gap in the Catholic schools.
		Public schools have 19.9 percent of their students in the lowest level in less poor districts and 35 percent in the very poor districts.
	www.nyu.edu /public.affairs/releases/detail/269 (1139 words)

	public school - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		public school in the United States, a tax-supported elementary or high school open to anyone.
		In England the term was originally applied to grammar schools endowed for the use of the lay public; however, it has come to be used for the famous endowed preparatory schools that now charge tuition.
		School Board won't give itself raise: Members bow to pressure from teachers union, public.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-publicsc.html (261 words)

	teaching english at public schools in Korea
		Public schools hire most of their teachers around February (March) and August (September).
		Be a citizen of one of the six major English speaking countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America.
		The English translation of this Contract is made for the purpose of convenience.
	www.iloveesl.com /html/publicschool.html (3411 words)

	Log Cabin Chronicles Peter Black's Vision schools in Quebec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All Vision schools, according to their literature, also have compulsory instruction in Spanish in a curriculum, otherwise taught in English, totaling 30 percent more hours of teaching than the average public school.
		The Vision schools and a few others like them are tapping into the growing market of ambitious parents who want to make sure their children are able to speak English well enough to compete in a world where the language of Shakespeare is the lingua franca.
		Outside Montreal, the surge in enrolment of Law 101-eligible francophone students is sustaining virtually all English public schools whether it be in the Gaspe, Eastern Townships or Quebec City.
	www.tomifobia.com /black/vision_schools.shtml (803 words)

	Proposition #227: English Language In Public Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		If 20 or more students at the same grade level in a school were granted waivers to allow them to receive bilingual or other instruction, the school would have to offer this assistance class to them or allow them to transfer to another public school for the class.
		School officials, including teachers, and other elected officials who "willfully and repeatedly" refuse to implement the initiative by denying "the option of an English language instructional curriculum" could be sued and held personally liable for fees and actual damages.
		English-learners would presumably receive special assistance in their mainstream English classrooms as long as necessary and some incidental use of native language is allowable under the initiative, since English-language classrooms are defined as classrooms in which the language of instruction is "overwhelmingly" in English.
	www.sen.ca.gov /sor/policy/education/prop227.htm (3167 words)

	British Public Schools (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The British public schools were not "public" in the common sense of the word.
		Character involved resourcefulness and self-reliance, respect for tradition and loyalty (to one's school and, by extension, to one's country.) Indeed, the success of the British Empire was attributed in large part to the spirit of the British public schools.
		Not surprisingly, then, the British public school system was emulated by imperial enthusiasts who established private schools for the sons and daughters of influential, anglophile families in British Columbia.
	www.mala.bc.ca.cob-web.org:8888 /homeroom/Content/Schools/Private/britps.htm (324 words)

	English Language Development Program Description
		However, the English Language Development standards address what students should be able to know and be able to do, regardless of the local environment or the way in which services to this special population are provided.
		In middle and high school, English as a Second Language instruction often occurs in a scheduled class period, also accompanied by accommodations in content area classes.
		English is the medium of instruction but the teacher adapts the language to the proficiency level of the students.
	www.ncpublicschools.org /curriculum/esl/scos/07program (592 words)

	Manassas City Public Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Manassas City Public Schools is committed to providing funding for the resources and personnel necessary for the development and implementation of a viable ESOL program.
		School divisions cannot legally deny enrollment to persons of school age who reside within the school division even if they are LEP and do not seem able to meet the requirements for graduation.
		"School age" is defined in section 22.1-1 of the Virginia Code, as a person who will have reached his fifth birthday on or before September 30 of the school year and who has not reached twenty years of age on or before August 1 of the school year.
	www.manassas.k12.va.us /instruct/esl.htm (1275 words)

	Columbus Public Schools
		The Mission of the Columbus Public Schools is to provide an education where academics and student learning are the primary focus and purpose.
		The middle school provides high track courses for eighth-graders in math, science and foreign language along with core classes offered at a variety of levels to meet students' needs.
		School age children receive Special Education services in regular education classrooms and in self-contained settings as determined by each child's individualized educational plan.
	www.columbuspublicschools.org /about.htm (378 words)

	Arlington Public Schools - English Language Arts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All Virginia public school students are given multiple-choice standardized tests that assess the students' understanding of the SOLs.
		The SOL English: Reading/Literature and Research Test is given at grades 3-8 and in high school.
		The high school test is usually given at grade 11 and is referred to as the End-of-Course test.
	www.arlington.k12.va.us /instruct/language_arts/testing.shtml (647 words)

	Green Dot Public Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All ten schools are successfully serving students who have traditionally struggled in the public school system.
		The API score summarizes a school district's or a school's performance on the 2006 STAR and CAHSEE (high school exit exam) standardized exams, and are on a scale of 200 to 1000.
		The Similar Schools Rank compares the performance of a school to the 100 schools most similar to it based on school demographics, and ranks schools on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being poorest, 10 being best).
	www.greendotpublicschools.org /results/index.html (276 words)

	North Andover Public Schools
		The Commission urges school officials and school personnel to continue efforts related to the self-study to ensure its completion in preparation for the scheduled 2007 decennial visit.
		School officials are reminded of their responsibility to keep the Commission apprised of any substantive changes in the school prior to the decennial evaluation.
		North Andover High School may be in jeopardy of not meeting the expectations for student learning as outlined in the Seven Standards for Accreditation as articulated by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
	www.northandoverpublicschools.com (2496 words)

	TIME.com: Public v. "Public" -- Feb. 22, 1943 -- Page 1
		The proud English "public schools" (English for private schools) have often been criticized; last week they were exposed to one of the bitterest attacks to date.
		The school is set in a park off a quiet country lane—a century-old, red brick manse flanked by a modern wing containing five science laboratories, a domestic science kitchen, a large gymnasium with locker rooms and showers.
		When a child is accepted by the school, his parents legally bind themselves not to withdraw him before his 16th birthday.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,774364,00.html (788 words)

	Colorado Public Schools
		The agenda of public schools has expanded from welcoming every child into our schools to ensuring that all children learn the skills needed to be competitive.
		Colorado public schools of the 21st century are committed to the success of every child and as you will read here there is much to make us proud.
		ColoradoPublicSchools.org is sponsored by the 37,000 teachers and public school employee members of the Colorado Education Association (CEA).
	www.coloradopublicschools.org (276 words)

	Greenwich Public Schools: English as a Second Language (ESL)
		Mission: To facilitate the acquisition of communicative and academic English, academic content and cultural knowledge to enable English as a Second Language (ESL) students to succeed in mainstream classes and in U.S. communities as quickly as possible.
		Purpose: The population of ESL students in the Greenwich Public Schools has grown dramatically in the last 28 years.
		These students come from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances: some are immigrants, some are on foreign assignments, some are refugees and some are native-born Americans of different language heritages.
	www.greenwichschools.org /page.cfm?p=24 (225 words)

	school: Parochial Schools and the English System
		Preparatory schools are private schools operated primarily to prepare students for college.
		They correspond to English public schools, which are in fact private, endowed institutions.
		The English system, which is roughly organized according to a six-six model, has been used as the basis for many school systems in developing countries.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/society/A0860971.html (104 words)

	Medford Public Schools - English Language Learners Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		All students will be taught in English for English from the day they arrive in the United States and enter our schools.
		Those students who are non-English or Limited English speaking with spend 80% of the day in the SEI class, and will receive only clarification in their native language.
		New students enrolling in our school district must be tested in both English and their native language to determine their proper placement.
	www.medford.k12.ma.us /ellmc (400 words)

	Supporting Schools: The Closer You Get, the Better They Look!
		Good things are happening in public schools all across the great state of Texas.
		Texas public schools have a rich history spanning 150 years.
		Texas public schools breathe life into thousands of communities across our great state every day—one child at a time.
	www.tasb.org /schools/closer_you_get/index.aspx (249 words)

	English as a Second Language/Bilingual Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Portland Public Schools English as a Second Language (ESL)/Bilingual Program is designed to provide learning opportunities that meet the needs of Limited English Proficient (LEP) and language minority students.
		Sheltered English or content-area classes Self-contained, credit-bearing classes provide required content-area courses to LEP students who have not yet reached a sufficient level of English competency or for whom bilingual classes are not available.
		This responds to research findings that indicate that English acquisition is faster and more efficient when students are literate in their first language.
	www.pps.k12.or.us /schools-c/eslbilinqual.php (840 words)

	Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools: English as a Second Language
		The English as a Second Language (ESL) Program is a language assistance program that provides the framework for students of limited English proficiency to equal access to the school curriculum.
		The purpose of the ESL program is to meet the special needs of students for whom English is a second language in a nurturing, accepting environment which focuses on transition to mainstream academic classes and bridges the language and cultural barriers between the home and the school.
		It is our goal to promote the development of academic skills and English language skills simultaneously in order to provide language minority students with the instruction necessary to allow them to progress through school at a rate commensurate with their native-English-speaking peers making the best use of our district and community resources.
	www.nrms.k12.nc.us /departments/esl/index.asp (187 words)

	Elixir of Empire: English Public Schools, Ritualism, Freemasonry, and Imperialism, 2d. ed. (book reviews) - Adolescence ...
		The English public school, that peculiar institution which was not public in any accepted use of the word, kept company with the Empire for as long as it survived.
		The connection between the schools and the Empire was a classic case of symbiosis.
		When Britain lost her colonies, the problem remained of a unique school system that in many ways was still Imperial.
	www.highbeam.com /doc/1G1-16477273.html (236 words)

	QuickNotes: Your Information Connection to Montgomery County Public Schools (English) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Schools at a Glance: A document with information about enrollment, staffing, facilities, programs, outcome measures and operating costs.
		Montgomery County public and private Grade 5 students and their parents are invited to attend information meetings and open houses to learn about the options available in the Middle School Magnet Consortium (MSMC).
		The open houses are for all Grade 5 students and their parents interested in visiting the schools, learning about the unique aspects of the schools and the magnet programs and meeting key staff members.
	mcps.k12.md.us /info/quicknotes/quicknotes_v2no4_en.html (1050 words)

	Newport News Public Schools - English
		Newport News Public Schools has adopted six universal strategies to teach to our students across all subject areas.
		The Newport News School Division does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, creed, marital status, age or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA regulations.
		Regina Harris, HR Compliance Supervisor, Human Resources, Newport News Public Schools, at 12507 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23606, (757-881-5061), is responsible for coordinating the division's efforts to meet its obligations under Section 504, Title IX, the ADA, and their implementing regulations.
	sbo.nn.k12.va.us /english/index.htm (319 words)

	Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The over-riding philosophy at Churchill Alternative Public School is that you must respect the individual while advocating the importance of community- building through local and global partnerships – so the idea of creating Peace Poems and sending them to Canadian soldiers seemed like a perfect fit to Ms.
		He told the students that having a school named after him is one of the greatest honours he has received in his life-time.
		Retiring Chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board - Lynn Graham told the audience that this was the thirteenth official school opening ceremony the school district has celebrated -since amalgamation and one of her last public appearances as Chair, before she retired.
	www.ocdsb.edu.on.ca.cob-web.org:8888 (929 words)

	Jamestown Public Schools - English Department
		The English Department proudly welcomes you to our web-page.
		Many of our English folks will be including links so that both parents and students can have quick access to specific course and curricular information.
		Eventually, this information will include not just text, but pictures too (and yes some of them will be "moving pictures").
	www.jamestownpublicschools.org /index.php/EnglishDepartment (145 words)

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