Sentences with phrase «while state school»

While state school districts can choose which academic standards to use, federal testing requirements often lead them to adopt the state's standards.

Private schools are bumping up their fees while state school funding remains flat, widening the attainment gap between the state and independent sectors, academics have claimed.

Duprey, too, noted the importance of broadband and highlighted an ambitious set of priorities, including education reform: the Common Core is flawed, she said, while state schools need a bump in funding.

While state schools were found to be the most likely to over-predict, the report also found that the most able students from disadvantaged backgrounds were most likely to be underestimated.

While some state schools, like Florida State University, could be willing to tweak its foreign language requirements — «in certain cases,» said Hege Ferguson, a representative from the admissions office — students who are attending private or out - of - state schools could be at a disadvantage if coding is promoted over foreign language, because those institutions do not have any obligation to alter admissions criteria.

But the new revelations have prompted criticism from Angela Rayner, the shadow education secretary, who said it was «unbelievable» that grammar school heads «have been given the inside track on the government's plans, while our state schools and academies are left out in the cold».

Not exact matches

While the training is mandatory, the districts create safety plans that work best for their schools as opposed to a top down mandate from the state.

The state government has awarded an $ 11.5 million contract to Universal Constructions for development of the replacement Doubleview Primary School, while other local builders have shared in $ 26.7 million worth of work.

It's back - to - school time for kids across the United States, and while having time with my own children this summer was truly wonderful, I am happy to admit that I am eager to see them get back to their own work of being students.

While Gates enrolled at Harvard, Allen pursued a degree in computer science at Washington State University, though he later dropped out of school to work at Honeywell.

The day after the Muscogee County School District conducted an alternative activity while prohibiting students from participating in the National School Walkout, an online petition calls the video conference with state legislators a «sham.»

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program changed the lives of young people who came to the United States illegally as children in incredible ways — boosting high school graduation rates and college enrollment, while slashing teen births by a staggering 45 percent.

Schools may feel like the state is in a generous mood, while municipal officials in the Southland might think Illinois is being downright stingy.

These Catholic claims prompted state constitutional amendments nationwide dictating that public funds for education could not be controlled by «any religious sect,» language carefully chosen to halt the Catholic drive while preserving public school instruction in nonsectarian Protestantism.

Just 20 per cent of respondents said they agreed that new state - funded state schools should be allowed to select up to 100 per cent of their pupils on the basis of faith while 79 per cent of Anglicans opposed the new selection proposals.

Among other things, the act states that while a religiously - affiliated school can deny funding and recognition to gay and lesbian student groups, it can not deny access to its «resources and facilities» to such groups on the same basis as to groups officially funded and recognized.

Yep you are right, I moved down here in the state of Mississippi, north of Crystal Springs from Chicago when I was ten years old but still I visit once in a while, now it's twenty years and sad to not much has change, like the parts you said about non-whites discrimatory or rasicts at other non-whites, when I went to school here they treated me as a alien from another galaxy, they pick at my voice cause I didn't had that southern dialog, unlike them I said my words correctly, but not just me, they even hated at others who had better intelect I am not picking at them, It is what I went through all these years, Mississippi and mainly this small town of Crystal Springs see America in a crazy awful view, They don't like difference that even within they own race, ther not that politcal, when some one say God they got there vote, I don't to say much to waste your time, I still remember when I was ten years old I had a constanct back ground check on me to see were I really come from evn though I had the paper saying Chicago Illinois barely no jobs but a church on every street for a town barely under five Thousand, till this very day, they look at me like I am a alien, did you ever had that experiance down here damn my keybroad mess up,

Deplore as we may the existence of the parochial school, its challenge to the separation of church and state, and its attempted inroads on the public treasury, the fact remains that parochial schools exist primarily because Catholic parents, who pay their public - school taxes, think it worth while to submit to additional cost and often to much inconvenience to see to it that their children receive the religious instruction denied them in the public schools.

While there are excellent and well - stated «conservative positions» with regard to certain biblical issues, there is, no such thing as an «evangelical body of scholarship» which constitutes anything like a rival «school» to mainstream scholarship.

In the United States, while it has become more problematic for teachers to interest themselves in the personal development of their students, we have broadened the responsibility of schools in other directions, using them to improve the physical and mental health of children.

While court cases over public menorot grab headlines, the deeper and more widespread church - state concerns of American Jews involve the place of religion in public schools.

While there may be debate as to whether the Washington - bound Browning is the greatest NorCal high school QB in history, there is no debate that the state will not soon see anything like Browning and Folsom's 2014 season.

While Michigan is looking at potentially grabbing a Weber State graduate punter, it also could scoop up a former High School All...

While waiting to be noticed, they are spending the fall in the brand - new Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) along with another former small college, University of the Pacific, previous independent San Jose State and four other schools.

The Oakland Raiders are everything to Perez, who has been advocating ceaselessly to keep the team in Oakland while attending school at Sacramento State.

Last winter, when they were sophomores, Lawrence North won the Indiana large - school state championship; Oden averaged 14 points (taking only nine shots per game from the field) and 10 rebounds, and shot a mind - boggling 71 % from the floor while often guarded by three opponents.

And while Ohio State is likely to be the pick for five - star cornerback Anthony Cook, a teammate of Jamison (what a high school secondary that is, yeesh), Texas has a shot there, too.

In high school Jackson did things like twist his ankle while winning the state title in the triple jump (48» 8 1/4») and then come back the same day to set a state record (9.54) in the 100 - yard dash; like throw a discus 149 feet without spinning his body, because he'd never been taught the proper form; like win the state decathlon crown his junior and senior years without running the mile, the final event, because «distance is the only thing I hate about track.»

Don't forget, the 2004 team featured prolific quarterback Willie Tuitama and five other players who signed with Division I college programs, while Franks» 2008 squad went to a State Bowl during the era when fewer than a dozen schools throughout the state were seleState Bowl during the era when fewer than a dozen schools throughout the state were selestate were selected.

The next year, at the Wisconsin state high school meet, he finished sixth in the 1,600, while a boy he had beaten the previous year at Hershey came in second.

>> The North Coast Section will finally land a second large school in a CIF State Bowl final — While Pittsburg, San Ramon Valley, Freedom - Oakley, Clayton Valley Charter or any other school is unlikely to take down De La Salle in the NCS Open Division, whoever gets a shot at the regional bowl will break through to join the Spartans at Sac State.

The Omaha, Nebraska native stands 5» 8» tall and won three state titles while playing for Marian High School.

While some may look at the close relationship between premier high schools and elite colleges and bemoan the sad state of meritocracy, there is still evidence that public schools may offer an equal or even better chance at admission to an Ivy League school than spending four years at Groton School or another Hogwartz-esque boarding sschool than spending four years at Groton School or another Hogwartz-esque boarding sSchool or another Hogwartz-esque boarding schoolschool.

While the study found that high schools in the state were meeting the law's minimum guidelines - likely left purposefully vague as a necessary legislative compromise for an unfunded mandate - Chrisman and her co-authors thus expressed the hope that further revisions of the law would beef up the educational requirements for athletes and parents.

While there is a role for State / Federal involvement in local school food service, it is IMHO limited to [1] providing funding, especially to lower - income schools, to allow all schools to meet a minimum standard (NOT based on the needs of agri - business!

Two days ago, I was in the school hallway with my friend Andrea discussing the hullabaloo a while back when Texas parents successfully demanded from the state legislature the right to continue to bring birthday cupcakes to school (also known,... [Continue reading]

The faculty artfully integrates State - adopted educational standards into the school's curriculum while creating a vibrant and stimulating environment that not only engages, but improves student attention and develops a life - long passion for learning.

While I haven't taken it as far as our state board of education (see What to Do if Your School Wellness Policy Isn't Being Enforced), I will continue to advocate for healthy class parties and fundraisers.

While we may hail from different towns, counties, states, and even countries, we enjoy frequent opportunities to grow together through attending festivals and celebrations, participating in adult enrichment opportunities, and working in volunteer roles to improve the Waldorf School of Princeton now and for generations to come.

Small but powerful, in high school he took his lumps early and turned himself into a champion, winning state titles at Wisconsin's Wayland Academy in 1991 and following it up a year later with a 103 - pound crown while a senior at Buffalo Grove.

«We are excited to see Chicago Public Schools continue to be a leader by using procurement dollars to improve the freshness, quality and nutrition in their meals for students while growing opportunities for local, sustainable and fair producers and processors,» stated Rodger Cooley, Executive Director of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

While most schools allow IEP teams to determine classroom testing accommodations, there are typically strict guidelines for using accommodations during state - level accountability testing.

«While we may sometimes have our differences, we can all agree that in the United States of America, no child should go to school hungry,» Michelle Obama said Monday.

n the months leading up to the 2015 fall season, some state associations adopted the NFHS recommendations exactly, while others altered them to more closely fit the needs of their member schools:

Sadly, the fact is that, while they are one of the most - if not, the most - preventable of all catastrophic sports injuries, heat - related deaths among high school and college football players in the United States nearly tripled between 1994 and 2009, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia, with an average of nearly three players dying each year during that time period versus about one death per year during the previous 15 years.

For example, online schools, such as Minnesota Connections Academy, allow students to learn on their own time while receiving the knowledge of state - certified teachers and challenging curricula.

Hollinsclough school is a great choice for us as they provide a normal state school education, while also actively supporting parents who wish to Home Educate their children and they truly tailor their approach to suit individual requirements.

While such dual - superintendency jobs used to be common in the state, many districts in the Chicago area rejected them because sharing one top administrator was too demanding in bigger school systems.

While I was unable to find any statistics on choking on school grounds per se, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported last year that «[c] hoking on food causes the death of approximately 1 child every 5 days in the United States,» and some of the characteristics of the typical school cafeteria eating experience were identified in the report as enhancing the risk of choking:

While my husband and I didn't grow up in the same state (I was in Arizona at the time), there's no reason to think that my elementary school menu was much different.