Sentences with phrase «school policies drive»

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Wagner offers no broad policy prescriptions in the interview to fix these problems in America's schools, but if you're an individual parent or teacher interested in encouraging an innovative outlook in your kids, he has lots of ideas (less scheduled time, more unstructured play or self - driven exploration, for instance).

The Chef Instructor Training Program begins with two - weeks of intensive exposure to the world of school food, including an overview of the National School Lunch Program from an historical and policy perspective; the driving forces behind, and the consequences of, the modern American food system; the unique characteristics of, and limitations and opportunities within, a typical school food service operation; and in - depth exposure to the Cook for America ® curriculum and teaching methodschool food, including an overview of the National School Lunch Program from an historical and policy perspective; the driving forces behind, and the consequences of, the modern American food system; the unique characteristics of, and limitations and opportunities within, a typical school food service operation; and in - depth exposure to the Cook for America ® curriculum and teaching methodSchool Lunch Program from an historical and policy perspective; the driving forces behind, and the consequences of, the modern American food system; the unique characteristics of, and limitations and opportunities within, a typical school food service operation; and in - depth exposure to the Cook for America ® curriculum and teaching methodschool food service operation; and in - depth exposure to the Cook for America ® curriculum and teaching methodology.

In Colorado, Nicole was the driving force to get Senate Bill 09 - 226 introduced and passed into law requiring all school districts to have a policy to keep food allergic children safe at school.

Backed by evidence - based policy and funding decisions, school nutrition professionals, advocates, students, and families have driven this progress, and in seven years, they have fundamentally remade school meal programs for America's kids.

In the last month I volunteered, as I try to regularly, at the kitchen of a local homeless shelter; I made a donation to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger; I brought canned food to a food drive; I continued to work toward improving school food in my district by attending SHAC and Food Services PAC meetings; and I hope I increased awareness of various food policy issues through my writing on The Lunch Tray and The Huffington Post.

Well, a data - driven democracy itself may not be in the offing in just two months (though a robot - driven FOREIGN policy is apparently now ours to enjoy), but coming up in May, we get to talk about about data in politics at the Annenberg School at Penn:

Having been the architect of the academies policy in the Policy Unit, Adonis was also able to be the driving force in Government behind the programme, which replaced failing and under - performing comprehensive schools with all - ability, independently managed academies, run on a not - for profit policy in the Policy Unit, Adonis was also able to be the driving force in Government behind the programme, which replaced failing and under - performing comprehensive schools with all - ability, independently managed academies, run on a not - for profit Policy Unit, Adonis was also able to be the driving force in Government behind the programme, which replaced failing and under - performing comprehensive schools with all - ability, independently managed academies, run on a not - for profit basis.

«The Government's continued policy of public sector austerity has driven thousands of teachers out of the profession and left schools at the mercy of the deepest recruitment and retention crisis since the Second World War.

Well, a data - driven democracy itself may not be in the offing in just two months (though a robot - driven FOREIGN policy is apparently now ours to enjoy), but coming up in May, we get to talk about about data in politics at the Annenberg School at Penn: Data - Crunched Democracy Conference: Where Do...

Mr Grieve also signalled that the Conservatives would have a New Year policy drive aimed at ending the «conveyor belt to crime», praising initiatives championed by the former party leader Iain Duncan Smith to target children at risk of falling into delinquency before they enter school.

The Coalition Government's education policies, which have allowed schools to charge for educational activities which were previously free and which have seen the abolition of the national guidance on school charging policies, have been instrumental in driving the increasing financial burdens that parents face for items such as school uniform and equipment.

Pushing for academic selection to drive up educational standards has been a key pillar of Tory policy for decades, but David Cameron's new - look party has shifted support for grammar schools.

The new education secretary said the government would «push ahead with a refreshed and revitalised radicalism in our schools policy», insisting that this constant drive was what had kept the political left together.

Its the School taxes driven by state policy that make the tax bill high.

Heastie says while the majority of the Democrats who rule the Assembly are from downstate, that won't drive the decisions made in the Democratic conference about schools, spending priorities and economic policy.

Historically, local school boards have been the driving force in education, setting policies, approving budgets and hiring superintendents.

This report was authored by Genevieve Cullen, vice president, Electric Drive Transportation Association; Alan Epstein, vice president, technology and environment, Pratt & Whitney; paul Genoa, director, policy development, Nuclear Energy Institute; Daniel Ingersoll, program manager, nuclear technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Connie L. Lausten, principal, cLausten LLC; Jeffrey Stein, mechanical engineer, University of Michigan; Amadeu K. Sum, chemical engineer, Colorado School of Mines; Donald Weeks, biochemist, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

My second round of inquiry into The Dating Game report by NRDC, which explains how the food dating system drives food waste in America, was with two authors of the report itself - Emily Broad Lieb, who directs the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, an expert on the legal system that contributes to -LSB-...]

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

Many researchers have argued that housing policy can drive education policy, but Owens wrote: «School policy can also be housing policy.»

Dr Heejung Chung, of the University's School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, also found that where employers offer schedule control it is more likely to be because of performance or work intensity considerations, rather than as a needs - driven provision.

It will be very difficult, particularly since public schools are bureaucratic animals that are driven by very high - level policy decisions.

That causes some real problems for school reform, since advocacy, research, and policy are the tools that reformers use to try to drive systemic change.

It is true, as would - be reformers often argue, that statutes, policies, rules, regulations, contracts, and case law make it tougher than it should be for school and system leaders to drive improvement and, well, lead.

Educators can create the spaces for this youth - driven work in schools, communities, and even policy settings — helping to support young people as both knowledge creators and knowledge consumers.

Aggressive chartering policy drives away urban Catholic schools.

Strategy To bring together all the various facets of technology deployment, schools and academies are well advised to have in place a bespoke ICT Strategic Plan and associated policies (including one on procurement), overseen and driven by a steering group that includes representation from teaching and associate staff at all levels of seniority, with input from parents and governors.

Members of Congress debated a directive to drive down disproportionately high discipline rates for students of color with Republicans questioning whether similar policies in a Florida district allowed the accused Parkland, Fla., shooter to avoid being arrested despite his reportedly frequent discipline issues at school.

But a broader policy that ties funding to costs creates perverse incentives for schools to drive up costs in order to increase their public funding.

So the findings are very significant, and I mention that because these have yet to really drive policy across the United States and this is another example where good educators and then, in this case, good business people working together have really discovered a new element of a high school experience.

Addressing statewide inequities would require policies like changing school funding formulas to drive more money to poorer schools.

School financing policies should be driven by an analysis of what it costs to raise the bar and close the gap in student achievement, bringing teaching and learning opportunities in all schools up to a high standard.

Driven by escalating concerns that African - American, Latino, American Indian, and some Asian - American students make up the majority of the nation's dropouts every year, the coalition unveiled its «Campaign for High School Equity,» a document that spells out clear policies it believes Congress should pursue to reverse that trend.

Of course, we can't really know the extent to which these shifts were driven by Cleveland's demand - side policy initiatives or by shifts in the supply side of the equation, including the district's investments in starting several new and innovative schools.

A Progressive Policy Institute study of D.C.'s charter experience summarized the situation perfectly: «There is no clear evidence that charter schools have had a direct impact on student achievement in DCPS schools or otherwise driven systemic reform.»

Besides Peiser, who started Boston Collegiate Charter School in 1998, just after earning his master's in public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School, there was Doug Lemov, a founder of Academy of the Pacific Rim (also in Boston) in 1997 and later a best - selling author (Teach Like a Champion); Evan Rudall and John King of Roxbury Prep in Boston (Rudall is now CEO of Zearn, a new educational technology nonprofit, and King is commissioner of education for New York State); and Paul Bambrick - Santoyo, then managing director of North Star's middle and high schools in Newark (and later author of Driven by Data and Leverage Leadership).

Many of the individuals who are driving education policy in this country... sent their own children to abundantly financed private schools where class sizes were 16 or less, and yet continue to insist that resources, equitable funding, and class size don't matter — when all the evidence points to the contrary (Haimson, 2009).

The story of High Tech High Graduate School of Education (GSE) illustrates that state and federal policy drive much of the demand for teacher education.

In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scale.

Some of the disparity in suspension rates may stem from racism or variations in discipline policies but some may stem from differences in student behavior — differences driven by poverty and the other out - of - school factors.

Isn't it likely that at least some of the suspensions gap stems not from racism or variations in discipline policies but from differences in student behavior — differences driven by poverty and the other out - of - school factors mentioned above?

Whether it's teacher evaluation, school accountability, School Improvement Grants, the Common Core, new grading policies, restorative justice processes — to name a few — they invariably entail added meetings, extensive planning documents, new reporting requirements, new trainings and minutiae — all adding to the clutter that can drive responsible professionals to distraschool accountability, School Improvement Grants, the Common Core, new grading policies, restorative justice processes — to name a few — they invariably entail added meetings, extensive planning documents, new reporting requirements, new trainings and minutiae — all adding to the clutter that can drive responsible professionals to distraSchool Improvement Grants, the Common Core, new grading policies, restorative justice processes — to name a few — they invariably entail added meetings, extensive planning documents, new reporting requirements, new trainings and minutiae — all adding to the clutter that can drive responsible professionals to distraction.

Funding cuts, policy shifts and an emphasis on value are driving change in the sector and the need for schools to function effectively as businesses is more apparent than ever.

Along with the «Message in a Bottle» project proposed above, CEPR can provide support and coaching to state fellows on the organizational capacity and data infrastructure needed to allow evidence to drive policy and support districts and schools.

In 2007, Mass Insight showed that instruction - driven, curriculum - driven policies could not transform the schools with the greatest challenges, and that the mass dismissal of teachers was a bad idea.

«We were able to really use many of their policy positions and implement many of their policies to drive pieces of our reform agenda,» said Tony Bennett, Indiana's schools superintendent.

The Phantom Menace: Policies that Protect Districts from Declining or Low Enrollments, Drive Up Spending and Inhibit Adaptation In this paper, part of the Productivity for Results Series published by George W. Bush Institute, authors Jon Fullerton and Marguerite Roza examine the curious practice of states funding school districts for...

But with state policy driving the allocation of the lion's share of school funding, education financing across the country varies significantly among communities in terms of how much is spent, how funding is allocated, and where the money comes from.

The new degree program will be a «catalyst to drive change,» McCartney said, producing a new generation of education leaders who are expected to alter education policy debates, forge powerful public - private partnerships, and restore public confidence in the US school system.

Rhee, the former chancellor of the Washington, D.C., public schools, and Henderson, her ex-deputy and interim replacement, have pushed aggressive data - driven ed - reform policies that include increasing teacher pay and performance - based compensation, closing low - enrollment schools, and firing underperforming teachers and principals.