Press Release
NCES Releases New Stats on Instructional Time in
Public and Private Schools The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) recently released Instructional Time for Third- and Eighth-Graders in Public and Private Schools: School Year 2011–12, a Statistics in Brief (
https://nces.ed.gov/ pubs2017/2017076.pdf). The report examines the amount of time that students in grades 3 and 8 spent on different activities in 2011–12 and compares how this time varied by activity, school sector, and grade. The data for this brief was gathered during the NCES 2011– 12 Schools and Staffing Survey of public and private school principals (
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/sass/ index.asp). Key findings in the 2011–12 school year as reported by school principals include:
• In private schools, a typical full week of school was 33.1 hours long for third graders and 33.5 hours long for eighth graders. No measurable difference exists between the typical full week of school for public or private third or eighth graders.
• On average, eighth graders in both public and private schools spent a greater amount and a larger percentage of time on instruction in English than on any other subject.
• Generally, the time that third graders in public schools spent on various subjects—both in number of hours and in percentage of time—did not differ from the time that third graders in private schools spent on those subjects. The only exception to this pattern was in mathematics, for which public school students spent a larger number of hours and greater percentage of time than private school students.
For those interested in the additional data gathered from the survey of principals, NCES published additional reporting on its website. Information provided by the Office of Non-Public Education in Washington, D.C.
New Guidance from EEOC on National Origin
Discrimination Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, protects applicants and employees from employment discrimination based on their race, color, religion, sex, and national or ethnic origin. The EEOC has published new enforcement guidance on national- origin discrimination. It focuses on bias based on the employee’s ethnic and cultural heritage. The guidance
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provides best practices that employers can establish to prevent discrimination in hiring, discipline, termination and more. You can find the guidance at https://www.
eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/upload/national-origin- guidance.pdf.
Maryland ACSI Schools
Descend on the Capital Rob Van Ness
On Thursday, March 3, a number of Maryland ACSI member schools descended on the capital grounds in Annapolis to join the Advocacy Day event put on by the Council for American Private Education. Among these schools were Bethel Christian Academy, Calvary Christian Academy, Chapelgate Christian Academy, Forcey Christian School, Heritage Christian Academy, Liberty Christian School, and Perry Hall Christian School. WBAL-TV News reported that over 1,300 students attended from across the spectrum including Jewish, Christian, Catholic, and Muslim schools. What a great sight to see this massive student assembly on historic Lawyer’s Mall cheering for Governor Larry Hogan as he walked down the State House steps and became engulfed by a crowd of students! One of our students beautifully captured that impressive scene with the governor, who later posted that same selfie as his Facebook cover picture.
The students enjoyed several other powerful opportunities: hearing great speakers, meeting with individual legislators from their own districts, and observing the House and Senate in session. As I observed the many activities, I was reminded just how cool it is for our students to interact with elected officials in our state.
Many students wrote thank-you notes to legislators on post- cards provided by MD CAPE; others came with prewritten cards to thank their delegates and Senators for their support of Maryland’s BOOST program. They delivered these notes in person to each legislator or staff member. It was a joy to watch the staffers and legislators receive the notes.
One legislator shared with a group of students the impact Christian schooling had in his life, as well as some details of his personal faith journey. He told them how challenging it is to serve both his constituents and the Lord. At the end of our meeting all of the students gathered around him and prayed for God’s strength and anointing to be on him in Annapolis. I don’t believe anyone in that room will forget that moment. It does not get any better than that!
I encourage all our schools to join us next year, and in the meantime, to seize the opportunity to meet with your legislators and communicate your concerns or your thanks for their position on BOOST. This is not only our privilege but our opportunity to be heard.
© 2017 by the Association of Christian Schools International
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