Sentences with phrase «for classroom funds»

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We learned a major pain point at this life stage is the lack of funding for those critical out - of - classroom experiences (i.e., study abroad and attending conferences / seminars) that can change lives.

The organization raised the funds to purchase micro: bits for a pilot program focused on 25 middle - school classrooms, with the eventual goal of purchasing the device for every 7th grader attending the county's schools.

The company is also increasing funding for its ConnectED program, so students in historically underserved communities have a chance to learn app coding skills and enjoy other benefits of technology in the classroom.

In late 2013, the game - makers donated around $ 100,000 to fund projects for classrooms in impoverished U.S. areas, from its 2013 Holiday Pack sales.

What began as a handful of tutoring videos the former hedge fund analyst uploaded to YouTube to help his cousins with their algebra homework has since mushroomed into a massive digital classroom for the world.

Classrooms received funding, training and support from the Purdue Center for Economic Education, which coordinates the program and the annual showcase, as well as the Indiana Council for Economic Education.

A letter released today by the president of the B.C. School Trustee's Association, Michael McEvoy, confirms that school districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using money earmarked for classrooms.

Transfer payments, regional subsidies and even the announcements for universities, regional slush funds or rural broadband financing announced over the last few months, they all share the intended two - prong effect: vote - buying, and spreading the illusion that the federal government can fix a local problem, be it in classrooms or in lousy internet connections.

Teachers continue to subsidize school funding by paying large sums out - of - pocket for classroom supplies.

Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.

Since securing 501 (c)(3) status, the Indaba Education Fund has invested in creating curriculum for teacher training, refurbishing the training observation classroom, and upgrading the gardens and building surrounds to meet Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) standards.

to DonorsChoose.org, an organization that has funded more than 700,000 classroom projects for teachers, impacting more than 18 million students across the country.

As part of the #StaplesForStudents campaign, today Staples announced that every Boston and Metrowest project posted on DonorsChoose.org received full funding as part of Staples» $ 1 million donation to DonorsChoose.org, a charity that has funded more than 700,000 classroom projects for teachers and has positively affected more than 18 million U.S. students.

(For more on the funding issue, check out school food reformer Dana Woldow «s excellent piece on how the new nutrition requirements will effectively force many districts, especially those in which labor and food costs are high, to start (or continue) dipping into classroom funds to pay for school mealFor more on the funding issue, check out school food reformer Dana Woldow «s excellent piece on how the new nutrition requirements will effectively force many districts, especially those in which labor and food costs are high, to start (or continue) dipping into classroom funds to pay for school mealfor school meals.)

The Partners for BIC grant is targeted to help high - need schools and districts cover up - front costs commonly associated with implementing breakfast - in - the - classroom; funds can be used to purchase equipment and supplies, provided some staff support and training, or to procure marketing materials and other related costs.

If your school is located in a high - need area and currently has low breakfast participation, grant funding may be available to help support your implementation of breakfast in the classroom, please visit Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom to learn more.

This book is being released in early February, however if you pre-order, you will be given a $ 27 gift card for DonorsChoose.org, the online charity that helps public school teachers raise money to fund classroom projects.

Learn more about how to apply for Fuel Up to Play 60 funds, and earn money to help you launch a breakfast - in - the - classroom pilot, a physical activity club, and more on the Fuel Up to Play 60 website, and in the Fuel Up to Play 60's 2014 - 15 Playbook.

With generous funding from the Walmart Foundation, the Partners for BIC will help bring breakfast - in - the - classroom to 30,000 children in the following states: Ohio, Oklahoma, Missouri, Utah, Texas, Idaho, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Nebraska.

Thankfully through my blog I have worked on several charitable projects including child hunger, building playgrounds for communities in need, helping to end teacher - funded classrooms, Rwanda's Path To Peace project and more.

«Which of course is a problem, because every dollar that has to be supported by the general fund is a dollar out of the classroom,» said Ed Wilkins, the school nutrition director for the San Francisco Public Schools.

The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom funded the Des Moines school district's breakfast - in - the - classroom project in the 2012 - 13 SY.

Kids will use their imaginations to raise funds for Shedd Aquarium, whether it's at a birthday party or a classroom fundraiser.

All band instruments, art supplies, classroom supplies even down to pencils, paper, and crayons are paid for out of the district fund.

Recipients of the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grants, funded by the Walmart Foundation, will offer breakfast to all students at no charge, while moving meals from the cafeteria to the classroom improves participation in the federally - funded School Breakfast Program and boosts learning and health.

In October we announced that Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom had received an additional $ 7.5 million in funding from the Walmart Foundation, to distribute breakfast - in - the - classroom grants in ten new states.

If bringing breakfast to the classroom has been on your wish list, and you live in one of our ten target states — Ohio, Oklahoma, Missouri, Utah, Texas, Idaho, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, Nebraska — please register now for our Tuesday, March 28 webinar to learn how you can apply for grant funding for your school or district.

Do you want to raise funds or apply for grants to install bottle - filler water fountains or equip a classroom with standing desks?

In both of these schools I was able to operate the program in the black, used NO M&O funds (those are funds for the schools, teachers, classrooms, etc.) and had an outstanding program.

Voters approved new redistricting procedures, along with more funding for technology and classrooms in schools.

The state legislature has a game plan: get approval for debt, gambling or additional taxes by promising they will be used for things like the environmental trust fund, the Second Avenue Subway and East Side Access, mass transit in general, and in - classroom schools.

«This federal funding for Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc will bring real results to young students across the Mohawk Valley by providing them with the resources they need to succeed both in and out of the classroom.

New spending items include $ 36 million for a plan to expand pre-K to 3 - year - olds as well as funding to install air - conditioning units in thousands of public - school classrooms.

The First Lady indicated that children have dreams to go to school, and to realize their full potential, but they need a helping hand to achieve those dreams and that was the reason for the gathering which aims to raise funds to put up a six classroom block at Ayaakomase, near Nsoatre in the BrongAhafo Region to supplement governments efforts.

«Some issues that we were hoping to see addressed were not, among them the baselining of funding in the budget for initiatives such as legal aid for anti-eviction services and Teacher's Choice, a program that reimburses educators for the purchase of classroom supplies of their choice,» she said.

But on Saturday morning, as dozens of community members packed into a classroom to hear a presentation from the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund about the nonprofit's hotly contested plans for the relocation and renovation of the Galley Ho restaurant, the mood was more combative than cheerful.

The budget includes «$ 1.14 million to fund 80 additional school crossing guards,» which will help contribute to the mayor's Vision Zero traffic and pedestrian safety work around schools, and more money for teachers to spend on their classrooms.

After all, he's the man who will negotiate the new state budget and have a major say on such issues as raising the minimum wage, getting bad teachers out of the classroom and increasing funding for buses and subways, as well as Metro - North and the Long Island Rail Road.

For the first time, the privately operated schools will be eligible for government funds to cover the costs of leasing classroom space in private buildings, Albany sources saFor the first time, the privately operated schools will be eligible for government funds to cover the costs of leasing classroom space in private buildings, Albany sources safor government funds to cover the costs of leasing classroom space in private buildings, Albany sources said.

The survey, which had nearly 2000 responses from teachers in England, found teachers are being expected to account for the outcomes of pupils eligible for support from the Pupil Premium, but in many cases the additional funding has not found its way to the classroom.

«It is clear from the survey that teachers are continuing to do the very best for the pupils who are eligible for support from this funding, but are not seeing any extra resource in the classroom.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

«It is also clear that many of the teachers who are working daily with the pupils eligible for the funding can not see any evidence of extra resource in the classroom or how the funding is being used to support their work or the pupils.

Lockport native Chris Sacca, a Silicon Valley venture investor and owner of Lowercase Capital with ties to Buffalo, was among some 60 celebrities, business leaders, athletes and philanthropists from across the country — including Stephen Colbert — who joined forces for #BestSchoolDay to fund classroom projects through DonorsChoose.org.

Governor Cuomo's plan will give our best teachers $ 20,000 bonuses, will cover tuition to get the best and brightest into our classrooms, and will increase funding for all children.

«From securing funding for our schools, to increased parental involvement, to raising performance in the classroom, there's a role for all of us to play in creating a brighter future for our children,» he said.

Parents worry about funding and standards for their public school students and remain least concerned about the amount of testing in classrooms, a survey released by High Achievement New York and Achieve found.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Sen. Charles Schumer (D - NY) says this funding is essential for the grandparents who help in Syracuse classrooms, by way of the Senior Corp Chapter in the city of Syracuse.

Funding for the program, which reimburses educators for out - of - pocket spending on classroom supplies, received a 63.5 percent increase in the final city budget passed on June 6.