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-- NYTimes.com School Choice Week in Arkansas — Four Special Events → -LSB-...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssgf6-2SZ9Y&feature=youtu.be Watch PRI's Lance Izumi discusses what California can do to expand school choice during PRI's celebration of National School Choice Week in Sacramento.

Since launching the essay contest during National School Choice Week in January, more than 300 Michigan charter school students have shared their stories with us about who their heroes are.

Grant Callen, president of «school choice» advocacy group Empower Mississippi, speaks before a crowd at the Capitiol at the beginning of National School Choice Week in February.

Events celebrating National School Choice Week in Louisiana include a kickoff celebration on Monday, a community leaders breakfast on Thursday, and visits to schools that participate in the Louisiana Scholarship Program.

This week we are celebrating School Choice Week in the state of Mississippi.

Since launching the essay contest during National School Choice Week in January, more than 300 Michigan charter school students have shared their stories!

Since launching the essay contest during National Schools Choice Week in January, more than 300 Michigan charter school students have shared their stories with us on how their charter schools have helped to prepare them to succeed.

Not exact matches

In a matter of weeks, the Sessions Justice Department lifted anti-discrimination guidelines meant to ensure transgender students could use school restrooms of their choice.

There was the nation's top ranked high school safety announcing his decision to attend the University of Alabama during the Under Armour All - America Game three weeks ago, while his mom, April Justin, looked on with a pained expression on her face, shaking her head in disapproval of his choice.

Now that the school year is in full swing and I'm back to wearing skirts and dresses with high heels most days of the week, I love being able to be really chill on the weekends — with my time and with my clothing choices.

As many of you know, just one week ago The Lunch Tray broke an exclusive story regarding 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference, a new McDonald's documentary intended for use as «nutrition education» in middle and high schools.

Two weeks ago I broke an exclusive story regarding a new McDonald's documentary for use in schools, 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference, which chronicles the experience of a teacher who ate nothing but McDonald's for six months and lost weight.

The meeting was scheduled smack in the middle of early decision notification week, when students who have applied exclusively to their first choice school find out if they've been admitted, so there was lots of hand wringing and Monday morning quarterbacking to be done.

SNA's 2017 School Nutrition Trends Report, released in advance of National School Lunch Week (Oct. 9 — 13), highlights a variety of ways school nutrition professionals are promoting healthier choices and working to mirror restaurant trends to boost school meal participSchool Nutrition Trends Report, released in advance of National School Lunch Week (Oct. 9 — 13), highlights a variety of ways school nutrition professionals are promoting healthier choices and working to mirror restaurant trends to boost school meal participSchool Lunch Week (Oct. 9 — 13), highlights a variety of ways school nutrition professionals are promoting healthier choices and working to mirror restaurant trends to boost school meal participschool nutrition professionals are promoting healthier choices and working to mirror restaurant trends to boost school meal participschool meal participation.

You see, in my mind, letting them buy school lunch once or twice a week is a great way to teach them how to make smart choices.

New York's first - in - the - nation free college tuition plan was enacted just weeks before the May 1 deadline for most students to decide where they will matriculate, a choice that for many families involves weighing one school's financial aid package against another's.

De Blasio noted that in Houston, Carranza — who was de Blasio's second choice for the position — was praised for leading a successful effort to reopen schools two weeks after Hurricane Harvey, which included securing transportation for students living in shelters and offering counseling for students and staff.

As a mom of two school - aged daughters, running my online business, and mentoring a team of wellness entrepreneurs, being prepped for a healthy week ahead is crucial for making good choices and having healthy options on hand that can be thrown together for a balanced meal in minutes.

Since it's not often possible for teachers to sacrifice an entire day of schooling to allow for individual creative pursuits, the idea has been reinterpreted in many schools as a «Genius Hour,» where students get one hour per day or week to focus on a project of their choice.

The notoriously intense final exams in the high school program, which take roughly twenty - five hours over the course of three to five weeks, emphasize oral and written analysis and argument, not penciling in multiple - choice bubbles.

Arizona reemerged this year as the central front in the legal conflict over private school choice, with three cases challenging four programs decided within six weeks.

The immediate reason for this note, in addition to thanking you for Our Kids, is to respectfully take issue with your comments about school choice at the Fordham Institute last week, which I just watched on Fordham's website.

In tackling this task, Feinberg says, they «backed into» the five essential tenets of the KIPP model: High Expectations (for academic achievement and conduct); Choice and Commitment (KIPP students, parents, and teachers all sign a learning pledge, promising to devote the time and effort needed to succeed); More Time (extended school day, week, and year); Power to Lead (school leaders have significant autonomy, including control over their budget, personnel, and culture); and Focus on Results (scores on standardized tests and other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character development).

WASHINGTON — The State of Mississippi has a duty to eliminate the vestiges of segregation in its higher - education system that continue to hamper the college choices of its black high - school graduates, lawyers representing the Bush Administration and a group of black residents told the U.S. Supreme Court last week.

In a year in which «none of the above» often seemed to be the people's choice in many election contests, the school - board elections in Kentucky last week provided the perfect counterpoint — «nobody» was a major candidatIn a year in which «none of the above» often seemed to be the people's choice in many election contests, the school - board elections in Kentucky last week provided the perfect counterpoint — «nobody» was a major candidatin which «none of the above» often seemed to be the people's choice in many election contests, the school - board elections in Kentucky last week provided the perfect counterpoint — «nobody» was a major candidatin many election contests, the school - board elections in Kentucky last week provided the perfect counterpoint — «nobody» was a major candidatin Kentucky last week provided the perfect counterpoint — «nobody» was a major candidate.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

Washington — Some of the leading proponents of «choice» in education told a Senate panel last week that increased competition in the educational marketplace would result in better schools and more satisfied parents, students, and teachers.

Last week, I argued that Hitt, McShane, and Wolf erred in including programs in their review of «school choice» studies that were only incidentally related to school choice or that have idiosyncratic designs that would lead one to expect a mismatch between test score gains and long - term impacts (early college high schools, selective enrollment high schools, and career and technical education initiatives).

In this week's episode of the EdNext podcast, Marty West, executive editor of Education Next, talks about Denver with David Osborne, director of the Progressive Policy Institute's Reinventing America's Schools Project and the author of a new article «Denver Expands Choice and Charters,» that was published this week on the EdNext website.

This week, a dozen civil rights groups issued a statement in support of testing, noting that when parents opt out, even over legitimate concerns, «they're not only making a choice for their own child, they're inadvertently making a choice to undermine efforts to improve schools for every child.»

Florida's voucher program for students in the lowest - rated public schools is unconstitutional, the state supreme court ruled last week in a 5 - 2 decision that friends and foes of private school choice are scrutinizing for its potential impact on voucher debates nationwide.

That said, for reasons I discussed last week in terms of merit pay, I'm skeptical that research can «settle» arguments regarding complex organizational reforms like school choice.

Here are some of EdNext's recent and trending articles on various aspects of school choice just in time for School Choiceschool choice just in time for School Choicechoice just in time for School ChoiceSchool ChoiceChoice Week.

In this context, I appreciated Laura Waters» thoughtful blog post from last week that drew attention to the complex issues that arise when students with disabilities exercise school choice.

Last week, Mike Petrilli, President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, published a series of blog posts at the Education Gadfly and Education Next critiquing an AEI study by Dr. Collin Hitt, Dr. Michael McShane, and myself discussing the surprising disconnect between the achievement and attainment effects from school choice programs in the US.

This week's election of a teachers» union - backed slate of school board candidates in Douglas County, Colorado is a major setback for school choice.

The first School Choice Week campaign push earlier this year featured highly produced press packets, sample letters to the editor, a sign in Times Square and rallies for virtual and charter schools organized with help from the Koch brothers» Americans for Prosperity.

As the debate on school choice heats up next week, I share this post as a voice in support of the nation's public schools, which remain the number 1 choice, a great option for families and communities across the country.

There's often more variety and choice in the weeks following the three deadlines for resignations from teaching posts in maintained schools — commonly 31 October, 28 February and 31 May.

National School Choice Week brings attention to the issue of parental options in education.

Left - and right - leaning advocates sparred about the hypothetical impact of $ 9.2 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department of Education proposed by Trump last week, and whether the Republican - controlled Congress is interested in the president's pitch for a $ 1.4 billion school choice initiative.

Last week, several news outlets circulated a report by the U.S. Department of Education's research division that found negative results for students who participated in the District of Columbia's Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only private school choice program for low - income children in Washington, D.C. Predictably, opponents of school choice descended on the report to tout it as evidence that school choice does not work.

As part of 2014 National School Choice Week, Bellwether Education Partners will host a webinar on Thursday, January 30 from 1:00 to 2:15 pm (ET) to discuss Andy Smarick's soon - to - be-released paper on charter schooling in rural America.

A Fordham Institute paper released this week seeks to answer the question: do private schools really refuse to participate in heavily regulated school choice programs?

January has ushered in three major events: Martin Luther King Day, President Obama's second inauguration, and National School Choice Week.

We'd like to thank HCREO and BAEO for partnering with us, and we'd like to thank Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina, the Foundation for Excellence in Education and National School Choice Week's Andrew Campanella for going above and beyond in getting the word and offering up some sweet tweets.

Earlier this week, one prominent school choice advocate spoke out against the Nevada plan in a debate hosted by Education Next, an education reform journal.

In a twist in the legal battle over school choice, two college students seeking education credentials sued the state of Washington last week for the right to complete their student - teaching requirements at private religious schoolIn a twist in the legal battle over school choice, two college students seeking education credentials sued the state of Washington last week for the right to complete their student - teaching requirements at private religious schoolin the legal battle over school choice, two college students seeking education credentials sued the state of Washington last week for the right to complete their student - teaching requirements at private religious schools.

Writing in Education Week, school reform champion Robert Pondiscio recently offered a thoughtful and thought - provoking critique of the open letter on educational choice and accountability issued by scholars at the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, the Heartland Institute, and the Center for Education Rchoice and accountability issued by scholars at the Cato Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, the Heartland Institute, and the Center for Education RChoice, the Heartland Institute, and the Center for Education Reform.