Sentences with phrase «like other public schools with»

Like other public schools with competitive admissions, TJ screens applicants through grades and test scores.

Not exact matches

The government should not be permitted to create incentives for religious practice or belief (like giving favored status to religious organizations, as compared to other nonprofits), to facilitate the religious practices of some at the expense of others (like offering vocal prayers in public schools), or to accommodate one religion but not others with similar needs or problems (like limiting draft exemptions to members of traditional «peace churches») Within these guidelines, religious accommodations are fully in keeping with the First Amendment — albeit in conflict with strict separation.

Tried to talk with them about it, but they're too busy asking me for things, and they never get around to listening... wouldn't like what I'd say if they did shut up for moment... think I'll send a mass email... (no, did that the other day to another group of my followers, the ones who continue to blame Satan and the Atheists for getting prayer and «God» out of the public schools... they just deleted the email as SPAM: 0 -LRB-...

She shared some creative ideas on how anti-hunger groups can help school nutrition programs through initiatives like school meal application campaigns and grant writing, and she punctuated her points with success stories from DC Hunger Solutions and DC public schools, Ohio's Children's Hunger Alliance, and Project Bread, among others.

I think city councils could do more good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.

Several schools and hospitals in the Chicago area use sensory equipment to help people with disabilities regulate their emotions or stimulate their senses but the equipment is rarer in public recreational settings like a park district, said local occupational therapists and a representative from Flaghouse, the company that sold the sensory equipment to SEASPAR and other Chicago organizations.

In some states, public health and school officials would like to ban the miniature cakes from schools entirely, along with all other sugar - laden goodies.

Consistent with statements by Oxford University, the USDA, the United Nations, the Harvard School of Public Health, the True Health Initiative and others, the public needs to be taught to eat less meat, butter and cheese and find replacements like beans, vegetable oil spreads free of trans fats, and nut based chPublic Health, the True Health Initiative and others, the public needs to be taught to eat less meat, butter and cheese and find replacements like beans, vegetable oil spreads free of trans fats, and nut based chpublic needs to be taught to eat less meat, butter and cheese and find replacements like beans, vegetable oil spreads free of trans fats, and nut based cheeses.

Many public and private schools, like Martin's, are still years away from full implementation, and others are grappling with the nuts and bolts of how to implement dramatically new systems for student learning and assessment.

Although some progress had been made since the horrors of unhealthy school lunches had been made public by folks like celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, interest in hot lunch had plummeted to a dismal 43 percent of students, with schools losing money and making up costs from other parts of the budget.

While the ASD and other authorizers like Nevada's State Public Charter Schools Authority create contracts with clear performance expectations, the ESA program provides no apparent standards for judging whether public funds are buying strong outPublic Charter Schools Authority create contracts with clear performance expectations, the ESA program provides no apparent standards for judging whether public funds are buying strong outpublic funds are buying strong outcomes.

While debating the final version of the legislation on the House floor on Friday, Rep. Tricia Cotham (D - Mecklenberg) called out Mitchell and others like him who could, with this legislation, hire family and friends through a private charter school company and pay them anything they like with public funds.

LA School Report covered the intense race like no other publication, with comprehensive profiles of the primary candidates, what was at stake for kids, what fueled the record spending, and the rising parent movement that swept in change for public education.

Too often charter schools, like other public schools, lack the specialized knowledge to know how to serve students with disabilities, especially severe disabilities, and to meet their needs directly, rather than serving them through a private placement outside of the school.

Sign up here to join with other Californians like you who support charter public schools and want to make a difference in the education policy environment in our state.

«I came up with the idea for The Empathy Gap Project after I realized it seems like we're having a harder and harder time putting ourselves in each other's shoes,» Zalcman said in a video addressed to the students of the Inspired Teaching Public Charter School, one of Pulitzer Center's D.C. education partners.

The Corporate Education Reform Industry, with the help of elected officials likes of Dannel Malloy, Andrew Cuomo, Jeb Bush and others, have used the problems facing public schools in poorer communities to institute an agenda of more standardized testing, inappropriate teacher evaluation programs and the privatization of public education through the creation of privately owned, but publicly funded charter schools.

As noted, there is no question that parents have the right to send their children to private schools, but we taxpayers don't directly pay the costs associated with parochial and other private schools, and we shouldn't be forced to syphon off scarce taxpayer funds in order to pay for schools like Achievement First, schools that fail to meet the most basic criteria of what makes a public school — public.

Others inside the movement say charters «have hit a wall» — that too many are operating like traditional public schools, with unimpressive results because they've done little or nothing to innovate and adopt the most promising classroom practices.

Graduates are more racially diverse than other new teachers in Boston Public Schools; they are also more likely to teach in STEM fields and to remain teaching in the district through their fifth year, which is when data show that teachers tend to be at or close to their peak effectiveness.27 Like the Boston Teacher Residency, the Relay Teaching Residency, founded in 2007 and supported by Relay Graduate School of Education, is a two - year program that provides residents with a structured, gradual on - ramp into the profession, along with a master's degree.28 Ninety - two percent of employing school leaders affirmed their satisfaction with the performance of their teachers who were enrolled at ReSchool of Education, is a two - year program that provides residents with a structured, gradual on - ramp into the profession, along with a master's degree.28 Ninety - two percent of employing school leaders affirmed their satisfaction with the performance of their teachers who were enrolled at Reschool leaders affirmed their satisfaction with the performance of their teachers who were enrolled at Relay.29

Legislators are currently considering four other CTU - supported bills that directly impact conditions in public schools: HB 5481, requiring school districts to report class size data to ISBE and sets targets for K - 12 class sizes beginning in 2020; HB5721, which mandates improved public input and transparency in CPS capital spending and provides supports for schools and students hit with school actions like closings and turnarounds; HB 3786, which requires fully empowered local school councils in publicly funded schools, including charters, that must vote by a super-majority to approve school closures and reorganizations; and HB 4800, which would move surplus TIF funds to public education needs.

Like any other public school, charter schools provide learning opportunities for students of all abilities, and achieve strong results with their full student populations, among them special needs, gifted, and English Language Learners.

Like other public schools across the nation, Colorado charter schools are faced with health challenges and learning barriers related to the physical and mental well - being of their students, families, and staff members.

Voucher schools like St. Marcus, although they claim they provide specialized services for students with special needs, are under no obligation to do so and the parents who send their students to St. Marcus or any other voucher school waive all disability rights their children would have in a public school district.

In his 1993 essay, Meyer identified pedagogy as an area that artists were engaging with in the 1990s, and one sees it again today in efforts like the Public School, a free learning initiative operating in many cities, and the Bruce High Quality Foundation and its ambitious free art school, BHQFU, along with others that have started in recent years around the School, a free learning initiative operating in many cities, and the Bruce High Quality Foundation and its ambitious free art school, BHQFU, along with others that have started in recent years around the school, BHQFU, along with others that have started in recent years around the world.

With electric utilities as his top political donors, Sen. Jordan has dutifully introduced ALEC bills to repeal renewable energy incentives (SB 34), along with other ALEC priorities like redirecting public funds for private schools (SB 88, 2011), and blocking Ohio from contracting unionized companies (SB 89, 20With electric utilities as his top political donors, Sen. Jordan has dutifully introduced ALEC bills to repeal renewable energy incentives (SB 34), along with other ALEC priorities like redirecting public funds for private schools (SB 88, 2011), and blocking Ohio from contracting unionized companies (SB 89, 20with other ALEC priorities like redirecting public funds for private schools (SB 88, 2011), and blocking Ohio from contracting unionized companies (SB 89, 2011).