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But it ruled that the school board nonetheless passed muster under the secular purpose test of Lemon because the school board stated two other valid secular purposes for its policy: «disclaiming any orthodoxy of belief that could be inferred from the exclusive place of evolution in the curriculum, and reducing offense to any student or parent caused by the teaching of evolution.»

Because the fruit was so popular, the Elizabeth School Board was told that an organization within the school (like the EMS Student Council) would begin doing the fruit cart the next year, but it never hapSchool Board was told that an organization within the school (like the EMS Student Council) would begin doing the fruit cart the next year, but it never hapschool (like the EMS Student Council) would begin doing the fruit cart the next year, but it never happened.

School board officials said The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 requires them to change pricing because the law states that schools must charge on average no less for paid student meals than the district receives in federal free meal reimbursement.

The National Labor Relations Board will review a United Auto Workers petition to organize graduate students at The New School because the issue «raises substantial issues,» it said in an order.

In Montomery County, Md., a suburban school district outside of Washington, D.C. with over 150,000 students and an annual budget of $ 2.4 billion, most people probably couldn't answer these questions because much of the work of the school board seems to take place behind closed doors.

This worry continues to grow because governing boards and educators can face liability for injuries students suffer at school whether by the intentional or unintentional actions of peers or staff members in increasingly litigious societies, writes Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne, Jr..

To comply with NCLB, the Richland Parish School Board notified parents that the Rayville Elementary School was failing, but on the advice of its legal counsel it prohibited Rayville's white students from transferring to certain other schools because of provisions «in the federal Richland Parish School desegregation case.»

The Sherman Oaks campus is among nine in the Valley that will lose that Title I funding in 2013 - 14 because the school board shifted the money to schools with greater numbers of low - income students.

Later, as dean of students and then principal at West Chicago High School in Illinois» Community High School District 94, he continued promoting a student - centered culture, but says the climate was not conducive to change because of an ongoing acrimonious relationship between the teachers» union and the school School in Illinois» Community High School District 94, he continued promoting a student - centered culture, but says the climate was not conducive to change because of an ongoing acrimonious relationship between the teachers» union and the school School District 94, he continued promoting a student - centered culture, but says the climate was not conducive to change because of an ongoing acrimonious relationship between the teachers» union and the school school board.

A New York high school student who received a lower score on the SAT because of errors in grading the October 2005 test plans to sue the College Board, the sponsor of the exam, and Pearson Educational Measurement, the company that scored it, lawyers say.

But the supporters of Suburban Project Concern, which is well regarded because student and community participation is voluntary, say the board's decision made at the start of the school year was based not only on economic problems but on political pressure from the teachers» union.

Boston — The overall quality of New England's colleges and universities is slipping because of «a fundamental weakening» of public schools that has resulted in students who can not «think critically,» according to a regional study conducted by the New England Board of Higher Education.

«Technically, a school could rank high by having all its students take lots of AP exams, even if they all bombed because their AP courses weren't high quality,» said Trevor Packer, executive director of the College Board's AP Program.

The New York City Board of Education has contracted with a private, nonprofit homosexual - rights institute to offer a special academic high - school program geared to homosexual students who, because of harassment in school, have become chronic truants and dropouts.

Because fewer students passed the test than passed the previous high school exam, the Maryland Board of Education is now considering whether to lower the score needed to pass the test or to issue two different diplomas, one for students who pass the PARCC exam and are ready for college and one for students who get a lower score on the test.

The National School Boards Association (NSBA) supports this initiative because high - speed connectivity is vital for preparing students and communities for success in a competitive global economy.

The local school board fought them tooth and nail because the charters, of course, would receive school tax money based on how many students they «siphoned off» from the public school system.

It's a controversial way to attempt to improve student success at low - performing schools because it allows charter operators to fire public school teachers and staff and implement their own curricula and governance standards that are not overseen by locally elected school boards.

The Association of California School Administrators and other education groups have called on the state board to use this year's results essentially as a practice test, without any accountability purpose, because teachers are still being trained in Common Core, and many students have not had any experience with online tests.

But school board member James H. DeGraffenreidt said he is opposed to such a dual diploma system because he believes it would institutionalize the achievement gap for groups of students with low pass rates, including low - income, minority and special education students.

In a statement, the Toronto District School Board, which serves about 245,000 students, said it made the «difficult decision» because it believes students «should not be placed into these situations of potentially being turned away at the border.»

«Today's signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act is a historic milestone for our nation's 90,000 local school board members because it underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership in public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Associschool board members because it underscores the importance of local governance and community ownership in public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

However, we did not talk with every state education agency or school district we sought to, and because of that there may be state education departments or boards not listed in this report that do involve students.

For example, in Young - Gibson v. Board of Education (2011), an Illinois appellate court upheld the district's removal of a principal from her position because of her lack of progress in correcting the probationary status of her school, including the students» low test scores.

I purposefully use the word cover because that is what teachers must do to get students through the amount of material required to generate test scores that will appease administrators, school board members, and parents.

The Toronto District School Board, which serves about 245,000 public school students, says it made the «difficult decision» because it believes students «should not be placed into these situations of potentially being turned away at the border.&School Board, which serves about 245,000 public school students, says it made the «difficult decision» because it believes students «should not be placed into these situations of potentially being turned away at the border.&school students, says it made the «difficult decision» because it believes students «should not be placed into these situations of potentially being turned away at the border.»

Because the tax measure was written vaguely (it says «any school within the district»), the Board is suggesting that it's open for legal interpretation whether or not students in county - authorized schools should be allowed to benefit.

The school board in Carroll County, a rural area on North Carolina's border near Mt. Airy, voted to end its affiliation with K12 in mid-April, in part because the oversight was burdensome for a small school district that only had five students in Carroll County enrolled in the program.

As the Star Tribune Editorial Board noted back in March, a LIFO - based layoff system that doesn't take teacher quality into consideration disproportionately hurts low - income students and students of color, because teachers with less experience tend to work in schools with higher concentrations of these students.

NASBE supports State Boards of Education in this area because the evidence is compelling that good health is strongly associated with student achievement and academic success in school.

In fact, SF NAACP President Amos Brown told the local school board that it should declare a state of emergency, because just 19 percent of black students are proficient in English, compared to 31 percent of black students statewide.

The California State Board of Education last November rejected two new history textbooks for K - 8 public school students because they failed to address the plausible speculation that Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne and President James Buchanan were gay.

Many Indigenous students are educated in federally funded, band - operated schools using provincial curricula, but because these schools do not fall under the responsibility of provincial school boards associations they are outside of the scope of this survey.

Leon County School Board Chairwoman Dee Dee Rasmussen says, just because the grades for elementary schools may fall — doesn't mean students aren't learning and teachers aren't doing their jobs.

Durham Public Schools Board of Education member Matt Sears, the parent of a Lakewood student, said the decision was the right one because the process for selecting schools for the ISD is Schools Board of Education member Matt Sears, the parent of a Lakewood student, said the decision was the right one because the process for selecting schools for the ISD is schools for the ISD is faulty.

That's partly because tests for high school students are being reviewed by a panel created by the state school board and which won't have recommendations until April.

Her message was a rallying call for unity between the RCSD, RCSD School Board, and the community of Rochester because at the end of the day, it's the students of the Rochester City School District that matter most.

So the Commissioner of Education, the State Board of Education and the superintendent of schools in Hartford are handing the Milner School over to the Jumoke Academy because, they say, Jumoke is succeeding with students «whose circumstances closely mirror those of the children who currently attend Milner» but Jumoke's education style is working where Milner's is not.

Meanwhile, LGBT students on the message board showed their skepticism that small schools could be supportive because they didn't allow for diversity (which they understood as fragmentation of the student body by interest or background).

«It is important to note that many of our students were at a disadvantage in taking these tests because devices were not delivered in sufficient time to become adept in their use,» Cortines said in a letter to the school board.

An April report from the Ontario Public School Boards» Association noted that students «power down» inside schools because the use of technology is not keeping pace with their lives outside the classroom and warned they will disengage without it.

Why did the board hire a president who has no interest in fundraising and thinks his role is to bring new ideas to a school that, precisely because of its free - tuition status, has always been wildly successful in attracting top - notch students and turning out extraordinarily impressive graduates.

6 The Editorial Board was excited about this article because not only does it include visuals to support the text, but Steve and Ruth Anne partnered with a second - year student from Lewis and Clark Law School to create visuals that might have been used in a motion filed in a case involving the Dallas Mavericks basketball team.7