Sentences with phrase «aging schools»

In essence, we are creating a learning culture that is more closely aligned with the 21st - century workforce than that of an industrial - aged school house.

The arrival of a new year always generates, at least in aging school principals, a cerebral expedition for an annual symbol.

The contemporary teacher resume is ideal for those new age schools that focus on technology and preparing students for the future.

«It's appalling that students in the Vancouver school district will be stuck with leaking roofs and damp classrooms because the premier is playing politics rather than looking after the needs of aging school buildings in B.C.,» said New Democrat education spokesperson Rob Fleming.

In addition to plunging attendance rates, studies have found that the recirculated air and poor ventilation often found in aging school facilities is linked to slower speed in completing tasks, the national report says.

FEBRUARY 2011... from The New York Daily News: After a monthslong stalemate between New York City and parents concerned about safe school facilities, the city's Education Department has agreed to replace aging school light fixtures that may contain PCBs.

FabKids is currently available in sizes 2 - 12, so not just for elementary aged school children.

The referendum will seek $ 115 Million in funding for three school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of bond debt from the last 15 years of construction projects.

Distinguishing the earlier Brady decision, the court noted that funds were paid to the transportation system administered by the board of education, not directly to individual schools, and benefits flowed «toward the safety and welfare of elementary age school children and not into the accounts of non-public schools.»

The Industrial Age school worked — in the Industrial Age.

She added that the emphasis in coming months will be on repairing aging school buildings and upgrading student programs, both remedial and enriched.

Because I am now so self - educated on food, nutrition, etc. as a middle aged school food professional, I know instant breakfast is powdered lactose with extra sugar and a sprinkling of vitamins.

In an age of struggling public schools and rising global competition, education officials are searching for ways to break out of the pervasive industrial - age school structures — think 45 - minute class periods, rote lecture - style teaching, and age - based grade levels.

The debate over the city's aging school infrastructure continued to heat up Thursday while light snow kept Baltimore students home.

In Rhode Island, Gov. Gina Raimondo would spend $ 1 billion to fixing aging school facilities, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam would add $ 200 million to the school budget that has increased $ 1.3 million under his watch.

Determined to create a digital - age school culture, she began modeling use of apps and other technologies in faculty meetings, man - dated monthly teacher peer observations of tech - leader colleagues, provided extra training opportunities for innovators, and created a schedule with time to share best practices.

English said the city's budget problems are not the fault of the teachers, but of declining enrollment, which means reduced state funding, and the need to rebuild aging schools.

«I have received strong support from school districts, homebuilders and other concerned parties in the Inland Empire and Central Valley, where aging schools need upgrades and growing areas will need new, modern school construction,» Liu, D - La Canada Flintridge and chair of the Senate Education Committee, said in an email to Cabinet Report.

The Race to the Top Fund, as Duncan calls it, is part of about $ 100 billion the bill would channel to public schools, universities and early childhood education programs nationwide, helping stave off teacher layoffs, keep class sizes in check and jump - start efforts to revamp aging schools.

John Smith, the middle - aged school teacher with an old and ailing Labrador, may seek urgent answers to a pet health question.

Predictors of body image dissatisfaction in elementary - age school girls.

In Contra Costa County, the Antioch and West Contra Costa districts also plan bond measures in November to upgrade or replace aging schools.

Felix H. Chow has suggested that the city's 21,000 - student district eventually replace its 54 aging school buildings with three large facilities built mostly underground.

46 Aging schools house health hazards; all English 11 - year - olds could receive cookbooks; state planning healthy school report cards; elementary wellness, exercise program benefits students, staff.

We can no longer afford to prepare teachers for another generation of outdated, underperforming, Industrial Age schools.

STEM education in Australia won't realise its full potential unless we address issues of resources, equity, teacher professional learning, the needs of students who speak English as an additional language and may have low literacy and numeracy skills, and ageing school facilities.

When your child nears the age your school district sets as the starting point for kindergarten — most likely, five years old — it's time again to think in terms of transition.

Those supporting the renovation have said that it is the best solution for the aging school and that the state has already committed roughly $ 71 million to the project.

Of the 93 schools opening this month 35 are primaries, 42 are secondaries, 11 are all - age schools and five will cater for 16 to 19 - year - olds.

Volunteers, including tradesmen and contractors, did about $ 750,000 worth of work at the aging school, including overhauling bathrooms, painting, and cleaning up the grounds.

The most immediate cause of the anger was new results from annual water - quality tests, which found elevated amounts of lead in 30 of Newark's aging school buildings.

Steiner Waldorf are, in principle, all - age schools, from early years to young adulthood, so during a child's school life, the role of «games» develops and changes.

The trend toward delayed entry into kindergarten, along with an increase in the number of special education students who take more time to complete high school and of immigrant students who may need more time to catch up on work, has created an aging school population in the United States.

Edith Borthwick School, an all ‑ age school in Braintree, is the beneficiary of # 9.1 million worth of PSBP funding, which has seen the school's old buildings replaced with a new two - storey facility which includes break - out rooms, spacious hall space and external areas for each of the ground floor classrooms.

The system provides high - quality, cost - effective support for teachers in digital - age schools.

Recently, the firm designed the renovation of Watkins Elementary School in Washington, D.C., providing the aging school with more open, light - filled classrooms; larger, more flexible rooms; and a state - of - the - art media center.

The loss of these funds would significantly undermine the ability of districts with aging schools or with growing populations to provide adequate facilities for their students.

A sample of 1045 was selected from 2nd to 6th grade belonging to four schools in Tenerife Island with an age

Besides, Lagniappe officials said they could not afford the necessary repairs for the aging school.

Chicago Public Schools is facing tremendous financial challenges, and with a projected $ 1.1 billion budget deficit, its only option is to propose a capital program that offers the minimum to maintain or upgrade our aging schools.

Many officials have warned that aging schools are more likely to be at risk of lead exposure.

They'll move today from an aging school and into a new building that is roomier and complete with up - to - date technology and equipment.

Two of his most pressing concerns now are stemming the revolving door of teachers — Clarksdale is a Teach For America hotspot that struggles to keep young teachers from the program beyond their two - year commitment — and finding ways to raise revenue to renovate and replace the city's aging school buildings.

While 86 per cent of teachers in Sweden's municipal - run compulsory - age schools (aged seven to 16) had teacher training qualifications, the figure for free schools was just 67 per cent.

In the first scenario, School A's demographics are a 97 % poverty level and a 71 % English Learner (EL) population in an overcrowded, aging school.