Sentences with phrase «as school districts continue»

And as school districts continue to experience financial stress in their attempts to find a desk for every student in a traditional classroom, online learning is an efficient and viable solution.

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Whitehead notes that many school districts continue to resist the Equal Access Act, passed by Congress seven years ago and upheld as constitutional by an 8 - to - l vote of the Supreme Court.

The controversy over the injunction issued in October 1997 by Alabama Federal District Judge Ira M. DeMent restricting religious activity in public schools, as well as the continuing controversy in the state concerning Judge Roy Moore's courtroom display of the Ten Commandments, can be....

MF: As we continued to support schools with resources and tools to try and help them move to scratch cooking, we kept running into districts that wanted more and more connection with Ann and feedback from Ann.

It's been a while since I updated you on Jamie Oliver's latest doings: «Food Revolution» Returns for Season Two As I reported here a few weeks back, the British celebrity chef ran into stiff opposition from the L.A. Unified School District when... [Continue reading]

The Park District would continue using the Lincoln - Way High School field house, as well as the gyms in New Lenox elementary schools as the population grows, they said.

As school breakfast continues to expand in school districts across the country, so does the importance of dairy.

The district «s swimming programs will continue as scheduled at the indoor pool at West Chicago Community High School, park director David Thomas said.

As the political wrangling over weakening school nutrition standards continues in Congress, here's some nice school food news to share: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced yesterday that the USDA will be providing school districts with over... [Continue reading]

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Although salad bars and pilot programs, such as the First Lady's Go for the Gold campaign, are positive steps, they tend to mask the larger systemic problem, namely that children can't learn if school districts continue to serve sub-standard food, day in and day out.

Ultimately, if a parent continues to be dissatisfied with the plan as implemented by the school district, s / he can seek redress with the Office of Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education), and beyond that, with the federal courts.

In the last month I volunteered, as I try to regularly, at the kitchen of a local homeless shelter; I made a donation to Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger; I brought canned food to a food drive; I continued to work toward improving school food in my district by attending SHAC and Food Services PAC meetings; and I hope I increased awareness of various food policy issues through my writing on The Lunch Tray and The Huffington Post.

The School District will continue to share news, announcements and recognitions on the website's homepage, as well as continue to operate its transparency in government webpage, renamed Open CCSD, to provide the community with a one - stop data warehouse.

As long as Cuomo's cap stays in place, it will continue bending the property - tax curve lower — especially in school districts, where the law gives a simple majority of voters the power to absolutely freeze tax levies at prior - year levelAs long as Cuomo's cap stays in place, it will continue bending the property - tax curve lower — especially in school districts, where the law gives a simple majority of voters the power to absolutely freeze tax levies at prior - year levelas Cuomo's cap stays in place, it will continue bending the property - tax curve lower — especially in school districts, where the law gives a simple majority of voters the power to absolutely freeze tax levies at prior - year levels.

As school budget planning continues over the next few weeks, we may see additional districts deciding to seek voter approval for an override.»

Even though Rockland school districts are facing challenges, they have not been hit as hard as northern counties where enrollment rates in some districts have dropped by as much as 25 percent since 2000, and are expected to continue dropping.

Only the residents of election District 10 will continue to vote at the school, while others will now have to go to either the middle school or the community center, which will serve as a polling site for the first time.

«Some of the other key pieces of legislation in this budget is continuing the monitor in the East Ramapo School District as well as a fund, a dedicated fund, of $ 3 million to keep full - day kindergarten, programs like music and art, as well as an increase in foundation aid of about $ 1 million for East Ramapo as well.

As the school year starts, many school districts across the state still need to grapple with the issue of a teacher evaluation system, especially if they want to continue to receive state aid.

Sanchez, who has held the 25th District seat since 2011, said he wants to continue pressing for improvements in early childhood education as well as better funding for education in New Britain and other poor school districts.

«This popular and fun event gives our youth the opportunity to showcase their artistic talents and serves as a fantastic opportunity for them to experience one of the jewels of Oneida County — the Munson - Williams - Proctor Art Institute,» said Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. «Our Youth Bureau continues to work with municipalities, agencies and school districts to provide safe, positive and innovative programming, striving to find each child's niche where he or she can be successful.»

A group of Indian River Central School District Board of Education members and administrators met with Congresswoman Elise Stefanik on March 20th, as a part of the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) conference to discuss the critical need for continued Impact Aid funding.

«This popular and fun event gives our children the opportunity to showcase their artistic talent, as the Oneida County Youth Bureau continues to work with municipalities, agencies and school districts to provide safe, positive and innovative programming, striving to find each child's niche where he or she can be successful,» Picente added.

NEW CITY — As efforts to improve the schools in the East Ramapo District continue, Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Westchester) announced he has secured $ 70,000 of State funds to rebuild the playground at Summit Park Elementary School.

«This event gives our children the opportunity to showcase their artistic talent, as the Oneida County Youth Bureau continues to work with municipalities, agencies and school districts to provide safe, positive and innovative programming, striving to find each child's niche where he or she can be successful,» Picente added.

Robert R. Wheeler has resigned as superintendent of the Kansas City (Mo.) School District but will continue to work as a consultant with the district through the 1984 school year at his current salary of $ 74,000 perSchool District but will continue to work as a consultant with the district through the 1984 school year at his current salary of $ 74,000 pDistrict but will continue to work as a consultant with the district through the 1984 school year at his current salary of $ 74,000 pdistrict through the 1984 school year at his current salary of $ 74,000 perschool year at his current salary of $ 74,000 per year.

At the end of the day, no matter what 50 state departments of education discover in the many complex pages of federal legislation and then promulgate as official policy to local districts and schools, teachers may continue as they please.

«School districts can continue their graduation exercises as planned before this litigation began,» state Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell said during a conference call with reporters following the much - anticipated ruling.

There has been a gradual increase over the past decade in the percentage of districts offering pay incentives for shortage areas (see Figure 4), but recent evidence (see work by Katharine Strunk with Jason Grissom, Tammy Kolbe, and Dara Zeehandelaar) shows that few districts are truly strategic in matching incentives to staffing needs, and as a consequence, school systems continue to struggle to fill teaching slots in math and science.

To continue as a Course Access provider in Florida as part of the School District Virtual Course Offerings statute, FLVS and its competitors will need to build flexible, high - level quality content, leveraging adaptive technologies, and expanding access to content.

Which interpretation prevails will continue to determine the extent to which public colleges can use race as a factor in admissions decisions, as well as the scope of school districts» efforts to create more integrated schools and classrooms.

He also brings significant experience working in schools and with school districts that will be important as HGSE continues to strengthen its ties to practice.»

These gaps are likely to continue to widen as states and school districts attempt to pay down large unfunded liabilities in educators» defined benefit (DB) pension plans.

As a result, large numbers of failing district and charter schools continue to operate.

As educators such as Bruyette, as well as parents, school - food providers, and policy makers, continue to see connections between good health and better learning, more districts are likely to join the fight against sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating — in and out of schooAs educators such as Bruyette, as well as parents, school - food providers, and policy makers, continue to see connections between good health and better learning, more districts are likely to join the fight against sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating — in and out of schooas Bruyette, as well as parents, school - food providers, and policy makers, continue to see connections between good health and better learning, more districts are likely to join the fight against sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating — in and out of schooas well as parents, school - food providers, and policy makers, continue to see connections between good health and better learning, more districts are likely to join the fight against sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating — in and out of schooas parents, school - food providers, and policy makers, continue to see connections between good health and better learning, more districts are likely to join the fight against sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating — in and out of school.

The inequity has grown more severe as charters have become more popular, while the district's traditional schools continue to hemorrhage students.

The council must continue to be a voice for these districts as they work to educate all urban school students to the highest academic standards.

«The question remains,» says Carroll, «as charter schools continue to grow in the city — within a year of this September roughly a third of public school children in Albany will be in charter schools — will the district put its head in the sand or finally be forced to reform its schools in order to compete?»

I was inspired by Lesaux's clear and straightforward thinking about how schools can better use literacy data to drive decisionmaking, as well as how connected she continues to be to practice in schools and districts today.

Emanuel continued to promote charters using the bully pulpit, and CPS was approving more charters even as the district was closing traditional schools.

Formed in 2003, PELP continues its mission with the development of tools such as the PELP Coherence Framework and the book Achieving Coherence in District Improvement, and with the annual executive education summer institute which brings public school leaders from around the country to Harvard to focus...

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.

If schools wished to continue, they had to pay for the materials out of their own budgets, which they didn't need to do if they used district - approved texts such as

At the same time, many principals» jobs have grown shakier as their continued employment in more districts hinges increasingly on their schools» performance.

If schools wished to continue, they had to pay for the materials out of their own budgets, which they didn't need to do if they used district - approved texts such as Everyday Mathematics.

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.

As most readers know, ESSA requires all fifty states and the District of Columbia to update their NCLB - era education policies and practices, including their school accountability systems, if they want to continue receiving federal funds.

Formed in 2003, PELP continues its mission with the development of tools such as the PELP Coherence Framework and the book Achieving Coherence in District Improvement, and with the annual executive education summer institute which brings public school leaders from around the country to Harvard to focus on their districts challenges as well as possible solutions.

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.