Sentences with phrase «as pilot programs»

As pilot programs at seven universities around the country wrap up their evaluations of the Kindle DX as a viable teaching tool and textbook alternative, we see pretty much the expected results.

Many of those practices were introduced as pilot programs or changes in curriculum that were attempted for a year or two and then discarded for the next newest idea.

A provision snuck into the budget in the 2014 session ordered the State Board of Education to approve two virtual charter schools as pilot programs.

In most cases, the changes are made locally, and often as pilot programs.

Launched as a pilot program in Flint, Mich., the duplex structures aim to drive economic growth and revitalize beleaguered communities.

The TransLoc and Uber integration will debut as a pilot program in mid-February in Memphis, Tennessee, and Raleigh - Durham, North Carolina.

«As the pilot program gets underway, the Coalition looks forward to continuing to work with Congress, the FAA, and all stakeholders to advance long - term FAA reauthorization legislation that will help ensure that the United States fully embraces the immense economic potential and consumer benefits of UAS [drones] technology in the near - term,» the group said in a statement.

The program was created in 1968 as a pilot program to provide food for students when school was out of session.

As a pilot program, any future plans for this grant will be determined following an assessment of this program.

Lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2014 backed a public financing system for the comptroller's race that year, intended as a pilot program of sorts.

One silver lining is the Senate Republicans» willingness to vote for public funding for one state office as a pilot program.

The budget would create a public matching system for the public financing of the state's comptroller race as a pilot program in the public protection, general government portion of the budget.

John E. Hand Bald Mountain Park in Yorktown will continue to be opened as a pilot program with limited hunter access only.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli supports the use of his seat as a pilot program of sorts for public financing, but he and good government advocates had hoped for something more and different.

More immediately, however, the significant flaws in Part H, subpart D, Title II of S. 6355 - D / A.8555 - D (related to the public matching system for comptroller) show that it is not adequate even as a pilot program, let alone a sufficient response to corruption in Albany.

The project began as a pilot program in New York City, but a $ 10 million expansion will bring it to the rest of the state.

The goal is to use the 16 cameras as a pilot program to increase the likelihood of a larger federal grant for cameras later this year or early next year.

The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project (NYIFUP) was launched in 2013 as a pilot program to provide representation for indigent detained people in proceedings at Varick Street Immigration Court.

«Stationary cameras also started off as a pilot program, and now people want more cameras and feel they're very effective,» she said.

The Bronx H.I.R.E. Domestic Violence Survivors Job Readiness and Internship Program, an extension of Bronx H.I.R.E, launched as a pilot program in October with six women selected from the non-profit Violence Intervention Program, Inc. (VIP), in partnership with the Bronx Borough President's office.

«It should really be viewed as a pilot program that we are going to expand.»

Rep. Brian Higgins, a Buffalo Democrat, announced that the House had approved the Veteran's Access to Child Care Act, which makes permanent a program that started as a pilot program at the Buffalo VA in 2011 and that has since spread to VA facilities nationwide.

When asked in the spring of 2003, just as the pilot program was ending, to rate whether setting measurable objectives for bonuses of up to $ 1,500 had an impact on «cooperation among teachers,» 53.2 percent of the participating teachers said the impact was positive; only 2 percent said the impact was negative.

I was thrilled that HGSE introduced Instructional Leadership as a pilot program.

In 2014, while still and undergraduate at Dartmouth College, he launched the first AYLE as a pilot program with the goal of giving students like him the social - emotional skills and support they need to navigate their own educations and make strong contributions to their communities.

Launched as a pilot program in 2000, OMA now thrives in more than 40 Tucson, Arizona, public elementary schools.

Opened in 2010 as a pilot program with 59 students, it grew in five years to 125 students, 7 to 19 years old.

In 2008, the Strategic Data Project (SDP)-- a project within the Harvard Graduate School of Education — based Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University — began as a pilot program with two partners and big dreams to create a network of data strategists working in schools, agencies, and nonprofits across the country.

Initially established in 2008 as a pilot program in New Orleans, the LSP was expanded statewide in 2012.

This is the second year of the program, with last year serving as the pilot program.

Elk Grove Unified implemented Math 1 in the 9th grade last year as a pilot program.

Bryan authored a much - discussed draft of legislation last year that would have funneled five of the state's lowest - performing elementary schools into the state - controlled achievement districts as a pilot program, although the notion did not gain any significant traction during the General Assembly's long budget debates last summer.

Instead, House legislators signaled they intend to spend big on initiatives such as a pilot program for so - called «advanced teaching roles» and a «modernization» of the N.C. Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) business system.

Alder GSE began in 2010 as a pilot program of Aspire Public Schools.

Lawrence Nelson is one of the first teachers to teach the Transition position when it started as a pilot program through Duval County Public Schools and Project SOS.

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It certainly would address a number of the concerns if it was an opt out or a geographically based student body — at least as a pilot program so that there could be a fair assessment and discussion about the qualitative differences between the two school models.

The Kellogg Foundation funding covers a two - year period from January 2015 to December 2016, and will focus on preparing school leaders and teachers to do effective family engagement, as well as a pilot program to connect childcare providers with early childhood classroom teachers.

That's because the complex teacher evaluation process remains, so far, as a pilot program in about a dozen school districts.

Maybe as a pilot program, it would have some value..

CommonBond began as a pilot program at The University of Pennsylvania.

What began as a pilot program at three libraries has blossomed into a successful, ongoing program.

Weiss leads efforts such as a pilot program with veterinarians and global animal health company Zoetis to provide access to vital veterinary care and increase the likelihood horses can remain in their homes.

The use of animal assisted therapy began as a pilot program in December 1998.

The first Shelter Intervention Program was launched as a pilot program in the South Los Angeles City Shelter in April 2013.

This began as a pilot program with a few select properties, but has since been expanded.

Game Preview is coming to Xbox One as a pilot program starting this week.

This original interactive experience premiered at CES 2017 as a pilot program to this partnership.

Corr thinks of Kendler's residency as a pilot program.

After an active and successful year of research, teaching and lecturing, I was invited to stay on as a Visiting Associate Professor teaching courses cross-listed between the departments of History of Art, ASRC and Visual Studiesas well as piloting programs for online learning for Cornell's Summer and Winter Sessions