Sentences with phrase «access for public school students»

More than two decades later, the influence of Choudhury's grandfather is clear in his own work to engineer equity and access for public school students in San Antonio as the district's first chief innovation officer.

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In addition to civil rights for people of color, women and LGBT, there has been an expansion of religious liberty for minority sects, enforcement of viewpoint neutrality with respect to access to various public and non-public forums (e.g. religious student groups must be granted equal access to school facilities as their secular counterparts, etc) greater protections against age and disability discrimination, and recognition of habeas corpus rights even for enemy combatants.

And transgenderism, let alone questions of bathroom access for transgender students in public schools, was so far off the policy radar it was inconceivable that it would receive presidential attention.

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

Governor Cuomo's plan to make tuition free for many New York State residents who attend SUNY or CUNY two - or four - year schools would be an exciting step toward ensuring students across the state can access New York's prized public university systems.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Ben Kallos Liz Accles, the executive director of Community Food Advocates and Monique Lindsay, a public school parent leader and food advocate hold conversation on universal free lunch, food access and nutrition for New York City's public school students, NYSHealth's office, 1385 Broadway, 23rd floor, conference room, Manhattan.

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.»

On Thursday, with the New York State Board of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all public school students have access to high - quality teachers.

«The numbers are undeniable that charter schools haven't done well in serving those students, who have a great need for school access,» explained Lasher, who is also advocating to eliminate the state income tax for public school teachers.

The education tax credit, a proposal lobbied for by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, would allow for private donations to public schools and create scholarship programs for needy students to receive access to private education, including parochial schools.

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.»

Todd is also the statewide leader on access to diplomas for special needs students, as well as fixing New York's broken standardized testing system for public school students.

«But the bottom line is that many students experiencing anaphylaxis in school had no prior known allergies and would not have had medication there or at home,» she said, emphasizing the need for greater access to epinephrine auto - injectors in schools and other public places.

Washington — A broad coalition of education and legal groups has drafted guidelines for the implementation of the Equal Access Act, which the Congress passed in August to guarantee student religious groups the same access as nonreligious groups to public - school facilAccess Act, which the Congress passed in August to guarantee student religious groups the same access as nonreligious groups to public - school facilaccess as nonreligious groups to public - school facilities.

While schools often are required to ask students for proof that they live within a district, school officials essentially are barred from asking about immigration status and can not block a child's access to a public K - 12 school based on such status, under a landmark 1982 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Plyler v. Doe.

It will take a lot to make public schools more effective for all students: greater academic rigor, higher standards of conduct, more parental involvement, meaningful professional development for teachers, stronger incentives for the students themselves, and, of course, more access to health and social services for the many students who are in need of such.

There were also several barriers — and subsequent workarounds — identified around technology and infrastructure: grappling with a slow and unwieldy public contract code for technology and even furniture procurement; allowing for Bring Your Own Device programs given the state's free public education clause; and struggling to provide sufficient technology access at school and home for all students if the district wanted to adopt digital materials.

Gatlin says she is proud of Romney's education plan, particularly its focus on increasing choice for parents, which would allow for expanded access to highquality public charter schools, and make Title I and IDEA funds portable, so that low income and special needs students can choose which schools to attend and bring the funding with them.

Fifty - seven percent of public secondary schools now provide access to online learning for students.

Many high - performing public schools employ strategies to screen out such students as well, either by not providing the services needed for special education students, or by employing admissions policies that make it difficult or unlikely for such students to gain access.

At least since the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, this has been interpreted to give the federal government the power to intervene in cases of legally sanctioned discrimination, like the segregation of public schools across the country; to mandate equal access to education for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different income levels.

Allison Hertog is a member of the Step Up for Students governance board and is the founding attorney of Making School Work, a private law firm whose mission is to help parents access the right placement — public or private — for their special needs children.

Won't expanding access to private schools for disabled students impose significantly greater costs on the public?

Few would seek to deny American public school students access to the courts when inadequate school funding threatens their chances for achieving academic, and ultimately economic, success.

The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1) supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost public facilities for charter schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing public - school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all public school students, including those in charter schools; and 4) supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.

The distance and density measures gauge whether easier access to a private school of any type increased the competitive pressure on public schools when the new policy lowered the effective cost of attending private school for eligible students.

Since 1968, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an office of the Department of Education, has collected data from public schools on student and school characteristics to ensure all students have equal access to a quality education.

In her article, she looks at research on the impact of the Kalamazoo Promise experiment, in which students attending public schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan can access funds from private donors to pay for all or most of the tuition at any of Michigan's public universities or community colleges.

Although the college - sending rates of the highest - performing high schools in the sample are low relative to Texas as a whole, our findings suggest that offering eligibility for automatic admission may not be effective at accomplishing even the narrow goal of increasing access to the top public universities for students in the most - disadvantaged settings.

If the answer to those questions is yes, a serious conversation about strategy will cover not just how to create incentives for elite schools to access public funding but also how to assist private schools of all types in building the academic capacity to serve students of all backgrounds.

Nina Rees, CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&Public Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.&public schools.schools.»

When considering online education for either students in rural communities who have «access to only a limited number of course offerings in their public schools» or advanced students interested in taking courses for college credit, the public expresses considerable support.

NEA Leader Stresses Goal of Great Public Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvPublic Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involSchools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvpublic schools, and increasing parent and community involschools, and increasing parent and community involvement.

The 2015 - 2016 Civil Rights Data Collection is a survey of all public schools and school districts in the country that measures student access to courses, programs, staff and resources affecting education equity and opportunity for students.

With 70 percent of Boston Public Schools students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring that all are both prepared for, and have access to, a quality postsecondary education is a critically important topic.

In the 1980s, the maximum Pell Grant — the money the federal money gives to low - income students to attend college — covered more than half the cost of a four - year public school, according to The Institute for College Access and Success, a think tank focused on college affordability.

He spent nine years teaching math as a founding teacher of the New York Harbor School, an innovative public high school where he also worked closely with teachers, families, and college admissions offices directing the college access process for first generation college - going stuSchool, an innovative public high school where he also worked closely with teachers, families, and college admissions offices directing the college access process for first generation college - going stuschool where he also worked closely with teachers, families, and college admissions offices directing the college access process for first generation college - going students.

It's time for the state's leaders to justify to Connecticut parents why our education system limits the size and expansion of quality public schools, while thousands of students languish on waitlists with no access to an adequate education.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

School choice attempts to level the playing field between students of different backgrounds by making it possible for all families to have access to a city's high - quality public schools — whether students live near these schools or not.

In Boosting Idaho Students» College Prospects by Expanding Access to Great Teaching, Bryan Hassel, Shonaka Ellison, and Jeannette P. Cornier of Public Impact examine the challenges that prevent rural schools from accessing great teaching and present four strategies for increasing access to highly effective instruction in rural Access to Great Teaching, Bryan Hassel, Shonaka Ellison, and Jeannette P. Cornier of Public Impact examine the challenges that prevent rural schools from accessing great teaching and present four strategies for increasing access to highly effective instruction in rural access to highly effective instruction in rural Idaho.

Improving Access and Creating Exceptional Opportunities for Students with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools, authored by Lauren Morando Rihm and Paul ONeill of the newly - formed National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, outlines the federal, state, and local laws that govern special education in all public schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabStudents with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools, authored by Lauren Morando Rihm and Paul ONeill of the newly - formed National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, outlines the federal, state, and local laws that govern special education in all public schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabilPublic Charter Schools, authored by Lauren Morando Rihm and Paul ONeill of the newly - formed National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, outlines the federal, state, and local laws that govern special education in all public schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabiSchools, authored by Lauren Morando Rihm and Paul ONeill of the newly - formed National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, outlines the federal, state, and local laws that govern special education in all public schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabiSchools, outlines the federal, state, and local laws that govern special education in all public schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabilpublic schools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabischools and makes key recommendations for how charter schools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabischools can leverage current programs to best serve students with disabstudents with disabilities.

Looking at longitudinal studies in Milwaukee and Louisiana, she describes them in a way that will leave the impression that the results were negative for school choice: «In both cases, programs were used primarily by black students and generally did not exacerbate segregation in public schools; however, students using vouchers did not gain access to integrated private schools, and segregation in private schools actually increased.»

Rather, it is to make sure that all students have equitable access to all public schools in a city, and to create funding policies and support structures that make it possible for charter schools to serve all students effectively.

Students would need to be registered for 100 days in a public school before they could access public funds for private education.

Our mission is to achieve equal educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college.

States and territories provide almost 70 % of all government funding for schools, of which 90 % is rightly directed to public schools, given the sector's responsibility for universal education access and its disproportionate share of disadvantaged students.

These innovations include virtual courses for students (e.g., Virtual High School and Florida Virtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online proSchool and Florida Virtual School); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online proSchool); ubiquitous technology programs in which every student and teacher receives a laptop and every school has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online proschool has wireless access (e.g., in every public grade 7 and 8 classroom in Maine); technology used to support inquiry - based learning (e.g., the Missouri - based eMINTS program), and online courses and workshops for preservice and in - service teachers (e.g., the EDC EdTech Leaders Online program).

* UPDATED A massive undertaking to increase access to high - quality education for tens of thousands of low - income students in Los Angeles was revealed today in a long - awaited plan by Great Public Schools Now, a well - funded nonprofit organization formed last year.

If the De Blasio administration takes away funding for construction along with access to vacant space in public school buildings, the cold hard reality is that tens of thousands of New York City students will be denied a chance for a better education.»