As school districts across the country are working diligently to unpack and implement the Common Core Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts, another initiative has been steadily progressing.
CEC was established in 1987 and has offices in Lombard, Springfield and Carterville, supporting more than 100 Illinois school districts as well
as school districts across the country.
Not exact matches
As school breakfast continues to expand in
school districts across the
country, so does the importance of dairy.
By: Sunny Young, thelunchbox.org bloggerIn addition to acting
as one of the leaders in reforming
school meals across the country, Chef Ann Cooper also serves as Nutrition Services director of the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Boulder, Col
school meals
across the
country, Chef Ann Cooper also serves
as Nutrition Services director of the Boulder Valley
School District (BVSD) in Boulder, Col
School District (BVSD) in Boulder, Colorado.
The findings come
as districts across the
country implement the national Smart Snacks in
School standards, which set basic limits on the fat, salt, and calories allowed in items sold through vending machines, school stores, and a la carte cafeteria
School standards, which set basic limits on the fat, salt, and calories allowed in items sold through vending machines,
school stores, and a la carte cafeteria
school stores, and a la carte cafeteria menus.
Cheese sandwiches and other «alternate meals» have been added to menus in
school districts across the
country as they try to deal with lunch debts.
A number of
districts across the
country have moved to equalize
across schools the share of poor students,
as measured by eligibility for subsidized lunch.
Lecturer David Rose, Ed.D.» 76, hopes and believes that he and his colleagues are part of a revolution — a revolution called Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which is increasingly taking hold in
schools and
school districts across the
country and seeks to design curriculum from the outset that can accommodate all types of learners, rather than retrofitting existing curriculums on an ad hoc,
as needed basis.
More than 20 public
school districts across the
country, including the large urban
districts of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, have quietly entered into «compacts» with charters and thereby declared their intent to collaborate with their charter neighbors on such efforts
as professional development for teachers and measuring student success.
Despite this, Holton is encouraged by innovation and the creativity that she sees in
schools and
districts across the
country,
as well
as by the teachers who are sticking it out in difficult circumstances.
I used my experience to explain the impact particular legislation would have on
schools and
districts,» says Payzant, who began his teaching career at Belmont (Mass.) High
School and went on to serve
as superintendent of four
districts across the
country.
Silva, who has served
as a security consultant to
school districts across the
country, describes informal mediation
as the kind of proactive work the staff does all day, every day.
Even
as school officials
across the
country continue to weigh cutbacks because of the still - bleak economy, Greg Murry, the superintendent of this 9,000 - student
district, faces an enviable challenge: how to spend, within a tight time frame, an economic - stimulus windfall of up to $ 7 million.
Even
as courts
across the
country began releasing
school districts such
as Kansas City, Charlotte - Mecklenburg, Savannah, Buffalo, and Boston from long - running desegregation orders during the 1990s, magnet
schools continued to thrive.
It comes
as no surprise, then, that their perceptions of
schools across the
country remain unmoved when they receive information on their local
district's ranking.
As school enrollments continue to rise and more teachers retire,
school districts across the
country are valiantly trying to hire and retain enough high - quality educators to meet their needs.
As Arne Duncan, a former member of the Ed
School's visiting committee, helps school districts across the country Race to the Top and tries to give every child a chance to succeed, this idealist, competitor, and basketball pal to the president has the opportunity to do what no previous secretary of education has been able to accom
School's visiting committee, helps
school districts across the country Race to the Top and tries to give every child a chance to succeed, this idealist, competitor, and basketball pal to the president has the opportunity to do what no previous secretary of education has been able to accom
school districts across the
country Race to the Top and tries to give every child a chance to succeed, this idealist, competitor, and basketball pal to the president has the opportunity to do what no previous secretary of education has been able to accomplish.
Computer science is frequently offered
as an elective in
schools and
districts across the
country, but the US has a projected one million computing jobs that will be unfilled by 2020.
As schools across the
country move toward implementing the Common Core State Standards,
district officials face a major challenge: How do they make the new academic expectations understandable to parents?
CNeth's
school district is buying new curricula to match up with the Common Core,
as are thousands of other
districts across the
country.
Like many
school districts across the
country, D.C. Public
Schools leaves the decision on whether to include cursive
as part of the curriculum up to individual principals and teachers.
As schools and
districts across the
country continue to move forward in implementing the Common Core State Standards, two multi-state consortia ---LSB-...]
As Innosight Institute has written in several reports, there are a growing number of
schools and
districts across the
country that are implementing blended - learning models.
Locating new
schools is just one of many issues facing charters in the
District,
as well
as in cities
across the
country where charters are growing, including Kansas City and Cleveland.
As schools across the
country deal with an increased demand for substitute services, many
school districts are coping with a serious shortage of substitute teachers.
In addition, she frequently advises
school leaders,
districts, and education organizations
across the
country, and has served
as the principal investigator of the partnership between HGSE and the Johannesburg University Education Leadership Institute.»
By Edward Graham
As schools and
districts across the
country begin to implement the Common Core State Standards, experts...
Throughout his career, Mr. Hromatka has acted
as lead banker on financings
across the
country and has developed a significant base of experience and relationships with diverse clients ranging from charter
schools to state and local governments,
school districts and not - for - profit agencies.
State accountability systems focus attention and resources on low performance and remediation, but in many
school districts across the
country district leaders are
as much concerned, if not more, about sustaining good performance and about establishing agendas for student learning beyond proficiency scores on standardized tests.
Across the
country, states and
school districts experience a critical shortage of teachers, especially in hard - to - staff subjects, such
as science, technology, and math, and in hard - to - staff
schools, such
as those in high - poverty and rural areas.
In addition, you'll receive details of federal legal cases that will impact the way your
district operates,
as well
as regular updates on
school law issues
across the
country.
School systems
across the
country are establishing new practices to safeguard data, such
as Maryland's Howard County Public
Schools, which created the position of data - privacy coordinator to oversee the
district's data activities.
Hartford is just the latest in a series of
school districts across the
country where
school administrators have doctored test results to make it appear that their students are doing better on standardized tests such
as the Connecticut Mastery Test.
This article also lists various
schools and
districts across the
country as examples where SEL has been successfully embedded.
She added, «I hope my work in Newark will serve
as an important road map for
school districts across the
country that are working to provide excellent
schools for all students.»
Instructor Daniel Johnson has been a classroom teacher and coach, and
as a consultant with Education Elements has supported hundreds of
schools and
districts to design and implement blended and personalized learning
across the
country.
Charter
schools have created high - performing options for millions of families
across the
country, and initiatives such
as New York City's small high
schools of choice have shown that public -
school choice in large
districts can significantly improve graduation rates.
The concept ignores the fact that standardized tests in
schools today were not designed
as teacher assessment tools and aren't valid measures, but that isn't stopping a headlong rush into implementation in
school districts across the
country.
CTAC has conducted professional development audits in
school systems
across the
country, including such leading
districts as Duval County Public
Schools in Florida, Henrico County Public
Schools and Prince William County Public
Schools in Virginia.
Webinar Recording: Trends and Opportunities in Accountability for Alternative Education Discussion of alternative education is growing
across the
country as states and
districts look for ways to better serve students whose needs are not met in traditional
school settings.
As many urban
school districts across the country struggled to maintain or substantially increase graduation rates, the Wichita School District saw an unprecedented graduation rate increase of 1
school districts across the
country struggled to maintain or substantially increase graduation rates, the Wichita
School District saw an unprecedented graduation rate increase of 1
School District saw an unprecedented graduation rate increase of 19.3 %.
One response has been the
School Administration Manager (SAM) process, created in 2002 in Louisville, Ky., with Wallace Foundation support and in use in 82
districts across the
country as of 2012.61 Participating
schools either hire a SAM to assume non-instructional tasks from the principal, or more commonly, the principal designates a person or persons from the staff - typically an assistant principal and / or administrative assistant - to function
as a SAM.
Discussion of alternative education is growing
across the
country as states and
districts look for ways to better serve students whose needs are not met in traditional
school settings.
Prior to moving his family of four — which has since expanded to five —
across the
country to Idaho, Tony served
as the managing director of
District and
School Partnerships for TFA's Massachusetts region where he led the organization's partnership and growth strategy.
Public
schools across the
country rely upon federal investments for key education programs such
as Title I grants for disadvantaged students, special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and also programs such
as Impact Aid, which provides support to
school districts educating students whose parents are enlisted in our Armed Forces and those who reside on tribal trust lands.
As a person who works closely with teachers locally, and who has spent the last five years working closely with teachers
across the
country — from both
district and charter settings — I can tell you first hand that you will be hard pressed to find anyone working in a
school today who agrees our public
schools are «flush with cash.»
The iPads, a five year, half billion dollar investment by LAUSD, are being introduced
as school districts all
across the
country are implementing the new Common Core standards that will change the way English language arts and math are taught.
We hope that the findings will help
school districts across our region and the
country develop a consistent and precise way to measure and track student absences that ultimately will lead to systemic change
as we combat absenteeism.
As a result of Minnich's leadership, state education agencies are now better positioned to support their
schools and
districts, to elevate teacher voice in decision - making and to offer career pathways to every kid
across the
country.
As districts across the
country brace themselves for low student scores on tough Common Core tests this spring, the staff at Sturgis Charter Public
School in Hyannis, Massachusetts, isn't sweating it.