Sentences with phrase «access for students across»

Online education can help solve the issues of equity and access for students across the United States.
The plan to expand arts access for students across LA Unified and restore nearly $ 16 million in arts funding will include data gathered in a new Arts Equity Index, a tool to identify schools in greatest need of arts instruction.
I also wonder if this technology will allow access for students across the world that do not have access to schools or teachers.

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An anonymous donor contributed $ 1 million to a pool that will fund free access to NYTimes.com for students across the U.S., the New York Times Company said in a press release, Thursday.
Access to a complimentary LOT Leadership Day to help you prepare for a successful year and build connections with over 100 LOT students from across the region.
SNF and the other Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are thrilled to continue the work of expanding access to school breakfast for students across the country.
She works with anti-hunger organizations and state and national agencies to expand access to school breakfast programs for students across the country.
What does this partnership mean for HUMAN franchisees across the country: 1) Franchisees provide AACS students / future professionals with convenient access to nutrition education and healthful food and beverage options, including hot meals 2) Franchisees have increased access to high - traffic AACS schools in their area 3) Franchisees have increased visibility and impact in their local communities
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.
Senator Flanagan is a committed champion for expanding school choice and access to great teachers, and we look forward to working with him on behalf of students and parents across the state,» said Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.
«We recognize that broadband service has become as essential as electricity and water and sewer for economic development and that if we want to attract high - tech jobs, if we want to provide students opportunities for education and provide equal access to services to people across the county, having high - speed broadband is absolutely critical at this point.»
«Pre-K is a critical foundation for our students» long - term success, and families across the city will have access to more high - quality pre-K programs than ever before,» Chancellor Farina said.
«Because of the amount of time kids spend in school, and given the fact that many first - time allergic reactions occur on school grounds, it is imperative for school districts across the country to provide access to emergency epinephrine to students who may not otherwise have access to the potentially life - saving medication,» Gupta said.
The report also recommends reorganising student funding to form a more coherent system across further and higher education, increasing loan entitlements to students living away from home from # 3635 to # 4100, and redistributing funding to increase access opportunities for the least well off, whilst requiring the wealthiest parents to fully support their children.
Collective bargaining may provide a better deal for students in areas such as teaching salaries, healthcare access, and benefits; however, this may come at the cost of flexibility to address the unique needs of students from different departments across the university and alterations to the student - university relationship, along with, of course, union dues.
Schools placing this on their own website will be giving students the ability to access and revise for their SATs from home across multiple platforms - laptops, tablets and phones.
Just as technology - infused instruction has moved out of the computer lab, we will see media literacy begin to move across the curriculum, especially as teachers rely more and more on online resources and the access that students have to the internet for information.
Within and across each of these circles of analysis, we consider the pervasive inequalities of access, opportunity, and student outcomes; the historical and contemporary influences of race, culture, gender, class, and immigrant status; and the opportunities for addressing — and reducing — these asymmetries.
Sharing resources across grade levels, hallways or an entire school can be a frustrating hassle, but with the right planning and preparation, teachers can still maximize these resources to give students access to digital tools for learning.
This week, as we celebrate the new rise of computer science education, we shouldn't forget how some these efforts might also offer a glimpse into new models for expanding students» access to industry experts across subject areas.
In particular, I explore how Michigan implemented course access to expand online learning opportunities for students across the state.
Their research interests include the effects of childhood exposure to violence, parenting practices across cultures, college access for urban students, and promoting resiliency in children.
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.
With a focus on increasing access to STEM careers for «girls, underrepresented minorities, and low - income children,» US2020 and Citizen Schools have partnered to provide expanded STEM learning opportunities for students across the country.
As Course Access programs, in which students have access to publicly funded courses of their choice across a range of providers held accountable for results, proliferate across the country, gauging the success of these statewide programs will be difficult because of how districts are likely to respond, as I wrote a few weeksAccess programs, in which students have access to publicly funded courses of their choice across a range of providers held accountable for results, proliferate across the country, gauging the success of these statewide programs will be difficult because of how districts are likely to respond, as I wrote a few weeksaccess to publicly funded courses of their choice across a range of providers held accountable for results, proliferate across the country, gauging the success of these statewide programs will be difficult because of how districts are likely to respond, as I wrote a few weeks back.
At the same time, significant gaps persist in preparation and access across «traditionally underserved students,» the analysis released yesterday by the College Board suggests, especially for African - American students.
Having a central system in place makes it simple for teachers to quickly and easily access student data and compare progress individually, across groups or whole classes at a glance, without having the headache of referring to previous paper notes and test results filed away throughout the year.
The idea is to level the playing field for students across the state, providing access to an expert teacher to help them perform at the highest level.
282 of the 555 artificial grass pitches (AGPs) that the Foundation has developed are at schools across England, meaning that thousands of students now have access to state - of - the - art pitches for both physical education and extra-curricular activity.
Initially a resource for undocumented students from across the state who did not have access to in - state tuition or financial assistance, now the program has grown to a full mentorship program for...
Initially a resource for undocumented students from across the state who did not have access to in - state tuition or financial assistance, now the program has grown to a full mentorship program for North Carolina Latinx high school students and their families as they prepare to enter college.
This paper, written for the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, offers policymakers and philanthropic leaders a set of recommendations to capitalize on the potential of technology to serve students: expand broadband access to schools lacking it, create an elite corps of proven teachers who would be made available to students across the state, and provide districts and schools with the flexibility to develop new models of staffing and technology and to achieve the most strategic combination of personnel, facilities, and technology.
When examining outcomes data for a CCR opportunity, one question you have to ask is whether the district makes it available to all students (through financial subsidies or other means); when opportunities are not available to all, you can't isolate true access and uptake across all student populations.»
• The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee in the House of Commons should monitor and report on higher education funding and provision each year, assessing the impact of changes on disadvantaged students, as well as mature and part - timers; • Better co-ordination between higher education ministers from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to rationalise student funding policies across the UK; • An investigation by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) into the impact of the latest changes to grants and loans, to ensure value for money for students and taxpayers; • Stronger evaluation of university spending of # 750m a year on outreach and access programmes to maximise their impact.
Researchers at UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education and Access interviewed 87 elementary, middle and high principals across California to gauge the impact of the recession and budget cuts on student welfare and school learning environments.
It includes four strands: (1) development of a tool (the «Framework») to guide teachers» design of student learning experiences, (2) enhancement of teachers» leadership skills (particularly related to sharing leadership for instructional improvement), (3) dissemination efforts that support understanding and use of the Framework across levels of the education system and in all areas of the state, and (4) provision of a platform that provides rural areas in Colorado with easy access to the Framework and extends access to and use of the Framework across the nation and the globe.
Linda Jensen is the director of the Arizona College Access Network, a community of more than 200 college access and success programs across the state who are dedicated to postsecondary success for all Arizonans, especially low - income, first - generation stuAccess Network, a community of more than 200 college access and success programs across the state who are dedicated to postsecondary success for all Arizonans, especially low - income, first - generation stuaccess and success programs across the state who are dedicated to postsecondary success for all Arizonans, especially low - income, first - generation students.
Parents and children across the nation would be fortunate indeed if the Administration and Congress were to adopt a federal tax credit because it would facilitate access to a quality education for another 1 million students — most of whom will graduate and go on to college as the body of research into these programs clearly demonstrates.
As the recipient of six individual grants from the U.S. Department of Education (totaling $ 33.6 million), as well as three CDFI awards (totaling $ 3 million), CSDC has partnered with charter schools to develop over 6 million square feet of safe, affordable, state - of - the - art educational space across the country, providing access to academic excellence for more than 66,000 students so far.
«Across Chicago, we are expanding quality school options, ensuring every student has access to a world - class academic experience and providing every family with a range of quality options for their children.»
Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, examines the lottery system that students must participate in to gain access to charter schools across the country.
Using the results reported here, high schools and districts can place their own StudentTracker results into context with the college access and persistence rates for schools with similar student populations in similar locales across the country.
Teach For America — Sacramento is partnering with community members and leaders across the city to change the dynamic for Sacramento students by working to ensure all children in this region have access to excellent educational opportunitiFor America — Sacramento is partnering with community members and leaders across the city to change the dynamic for Sacramento students by working to ensure all children in this region have access to excellent educational opportunitifor Sacramento students by working to ensure all children in this region have access to excellent educational opportunities.
TalentED builds a recruitment pipeline for underrepresented students by connecting admissions recruiters, college access organizations and high schools across the country.
Commissioner Stephen Pruitt and Kentucky Department of Education are to be commended for encouraging deep engagement of stakeholders across the state and for promoting a vision of greater opportunity and access to an enriching education as a means to increase student success and close achievement gaps.
For instance, across the country, racial gaps persist in access to rigorous coursework.15 Schools also disproportionately assign students of color to remedial courses and disproportionately advance white students to gifted and talented programs, which sends harmful messages to students of color about their ability.16
PCN advances college opportunity by promoting the use of research - based policies and practices, the development of new research that is both rigorous and actionable, and the alignment of efforts across middle school, high school, and higher education in order to improve college access and success for underserved students.
Commissioner Stephen Pruitt and the Kentucky Department of Education are to be commended for encouraging deep engagement of stakeholders across the state and for promoting a vision of greater opportunity and access to an enriching education as a means to increase student success and close achievement gaps.
Teachers differentiate their assignments for each of their students so they may access the Common Core State Standards, interact with complex nonfiction texts, integrate rigorous literacy skills across the content areas, and contend with complex mathematical skills, procedures, and understandings.
Civil Rights Data Collection Minority students across the country face harsher discipline, have less access to rigorous coursework, and are more often taught by lower - paid and less - experienced teachers, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
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