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, a document that forecasts enrollment, evaluates the SchoolChoice process, and looks at access to quality schools across the city.

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«Toronto has many of the critical elements to become a digital media capital,» says Don Tapscott, author of Macrowikinomics and professor of management at the Rotman School of Management, noting the city's access to quality talent, good infrastructure and strong universities, as well as its large media presence.

The projects provide access to quality school facilities for approximately 450 children at the primary school level.

There are three critical components necessary for successfully maintaining milk supply when re-entering the workforce or returning to school: • a high quality breastpump that removes milk quickly and effectively • a place to use a breastpump at work / school that is clean, private, and with access to electricity, if needed • time to use a breastpump at work / school at least every 3 hours

This grant is designed to help improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school, and provides funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on sustainable, alternative breakfast options.

That's why so much of my time is taken up in trying to publicize just how important it is for our lowest income and most vulnerable students to have access to the highest possible quality of food at school.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetschool year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

The percentage of Pennsylvania Secondary Schools who have access to professional quality health care provided by a Licensed Athletic Trainer (LAT) at the school has risen from 81 % during the 2010 - 2011 academic year to 86 % during the current 2011 - 2012 academic year.

Also at 10 a.m., dozens of parents will deliver letters to City Hall demanding that the de Blasio administration expand access to New York City's high - quality, high - performing public charter schools, Manhattan.

At the time, school groups criticized the competitive - grant strategy, arguing that it limits schools» access to high - quality programs.

The report, «Access to high performing schools in England» looks at the density of high - quality secondary school places across England, comparing high - quality places in 2015 with 2010 in order to identify whether geographic access to high performing schools is imprAccess to high performing schools in England» looks at the density of high - quality secondary school places across England, comparing high - quality places in 2015 with 2010 in order to identify whether geographic access to high performing schools is impraccess to high performing schools is improving.

This or similar approaches (e.g., Kingsland's proposal to grant larger vouchers for at - risk students) are more likely to yield wider private school participation — and therefore greater access to quality schools — than a strict open admissions mandate.

Providing all of the world's children with a free, high - quality primary education by 2015 and giving girls the same access to schooling as boys by 2005 were among the targets expected to be endorsed late last week at the United Nations» Special Session on Children.

She was also, she says, «interested in learning about the micro-level changes that ought to take place within education systems, both at the school level and beyond it, to guarantee that all children have access to quality learning opportunities.»

At Bill Quay Primary School, the technology allows people to upload their own self - assessment contributions, saving time and improving access to information such as Ofsted reports, policy documents, quality assurance processes and guidelines, minutes of meetings, school performance data and other documentSchool, the technology allows people to upload their own self - assessment contributions, saving time and improving access to information such as Ofsted reports, policy documents, quality assurance processes and guidelines, minutes of meetings, school performance data and other documentschool performance data and other documentation.

The teachers can work together on training, planning and evaluation so pupils at both schools get access to the same high quality teaching.

Ambition on is closing the word gap by boosting access to high quality early language and literacy, both in the classroom and at home, ensuring more disadvantaged children leave school having mastered the basic of literacy that many take for granted.

«Given that only two in 10 children have access to a high - quality early education setting in the U.S., CEEL, through interactive and case - based materials grounded in scientific insights, is designed to equip early education leaders with the core knowledge and tools to navigate the decisions, challenges, and opportunities associated with quality improvement,» said Nonie Lesaux, academic dean and Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-director of the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative.

A new report by the Education Policy Institute, Access to high performing schools in England, looked at the density of high - quality secondary school places across...

Equity is at the center of our campaign, with the long - term goal of ensuring all communities have access to a high - quality public school.

By addressing the four priority areas highlighted in this Action Agenda, the Partnership will be moving toward the goal that, by the year 2020, every young person in America, at every grade level, will have equitable access to high quality arts learning opportunities, both during the school day and out - of - school time.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

A new report by the Education Policy Institute, Access to high performing schools in England, looked at the density of high - quality secondary school places across England, comparing high - quality places in 2015 with 2010 in...

Many states utilized School Quality and Student Success (SQSS) indicator within ESSA to include CCR in accountability structures — and to incorporate completion / outcomes in addition to simple access to CCR opportunities.6 For 35 states, the approach to supporting CCR at the high school level involves a menu of readiness options that are factored into final accountability sSchool Quality and Student Success (SQSS) indicator within ESSA to include CCR in accountability structures — and to incorporate completion / outcomes in addition to simple access to CCR opportunities.6 For 35 states, the approach to supporting CCR at the high school level involves a menu of readiness options that are factored into final accountability sschool level involves a menu of readiness options that are factored into final accountability scores.

Technology Lending Grants, aimed at ensuring equitable access to quality digital resources and courses for all students, have been awarded to 148 school districts and charters schools.

With the open access resolution, the work of the faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education will now be available to all — especially those who seek to improve the quality of education worldwide,» said John Collins, librarian of Gutman Library at HGSE.

Some parent groups pay for schools to have access to high - quality online resources for students to use at home and at school.

For example, looking at access to quality seats at the county level, we can report that the majority of schools in eight of Arizona's 15 counties can be classified as in Tier 1.

At a time when the nation is divided over so many things, we remain determined to build coalitions of Republicans, Democrats, Independents, faith - based organizations, businesses, communities, and school leaders to ensure that every child receives equal access to a high - quality education.»

Course Access describes a policy where states seek to expand the catalog of courses offered at schools to a host of new high quality options and providers.

In remarks delivered at Granada Hills Charter High School, Greuel called for an audit of LAUSD «to slash non-school site administrative expenses» and a student's bill of rights including access to technology, mental health counselors, arts and a «quality teacher in every classroom.»

«ESSA will directly impact our students» outcomes and this policy gives us the opportunity to think critically about what it means to truly have a high - quality education, where we look beyond test scores to data on student growth, wellness, attendance, engagement and access to enrichment activities,» said Clare Foley, a fifth - grade teacher at Richard R. Green Central Park School in Minneapolis.

Originally seen as a challenge to teacher seniority, Reed vs. California was filed in 2009 by the ACLU on behalf of students at three low - income schools against the state and the LA Unified school district, alleging that widespread seniority - based layoffs enacted during the budget crisis of 2008 — 2009 disproportionately affected low income and minority students, depriving them of equal access to a quality education.

You may also start to notice some subtle changes in our approach to professional development at your association, all of which are designed to improve our services and help our member schools access the highest quality training to help you achieve your school's mission.

Join us for an engaging look at the collaborative route Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools designed to increase equitable access to high - quality magnet programs and school choice options.

CC: I look with astonishment at groups like Save Our Schools, highly represented by white wealthy suburbanites that have made it their mission to undermine the opportunity of poor African - American students to have access to quality education.

Allison also plays a key role in helping design systems to assist schools, particularly those at risk of not meeting minimum accountability standards, in pinpointing areas of concern and facilitating access to high quality resources.

Since becoming the principal at FCA, Tonya has worked to improve the culture and climate of the school while increasing access to top - quality programs.

This brings opportunity for teachers to work together on training, planning and evaluation so pupils at both schools get access to the same high - quality teaching.

We at INCS believe in the power of education to transform lives and communities, and we will continue our work until every student in Illinois has access to a high - quality, open enrollment public school.

Like the parents at West Lake Middle School, where I started this story, these parents believe in a version of the American Dream that includes a guaranteed access to a school that will accept their children for who they are and provide a benchmark of education quality that is expected in a country that professes to «lead the world» in all aspects of human enterSchool, where I started this story, these parents believe in a version of the American Dream that includes a guaranteed access to a school that will accept their children for who they are and provide a benchmark of education quality that is expected in a country that professes to «lead the world» in all aspects of human enterschool that will accept their children for who they are and provide a benchmark of education quality that is expected in a country that professes to «lead the world» in all aspects of human enterprise.

This draft is a detailed plan to develop school leadership aimed at strengthening and improving the public education system while addressing one root of the existing problem of unequal access to quality education — state and local leadership «capacity.»

Goal: Provide resources on the available funding and facilities options and update attendees of the ongoing work at the local and state level to ensure access to high quality, affordable, long term facilities options for all charter schools.

«Public charter schools nationally have an opportunity to demonstrate what «coopetition» looks like at its best, and many of these charter school organizations are building on their successes to ensure that many more students have access to a quality public school education.»

The Connecticut Center for School Change works to ensure that all students — regardless of income, ethnicity, language, race, zip code, disability — have equal access to and experience of a high - quality education and are supported in achieving at high levels.

Charter public school parents and advocates made their voices clear at the ballot box in support of parent choice and improved access to quality public schools for every student.

First published in 1995 as How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed - Ability Classrooms, this new edition reflects evolving best practices in education, the experiences of practitioners throughout the United States and around the world, and Tomlinson's continuing thinking about how to help each and every student access challenging, high - quality curriculum; engage in meaning - rich learning experiences; and feel at home in a school environment that «fits.»

On the other hand, she thinks neighborhood preference would have been «a good idea» at the campus Two Rivers is opening this fall in Trinidad, which she says is surrounded by low - income residents who lack access to a high - quality school.

In this era of a new administration in Washington that has espoused many viewpoints fundamentally at odds with the values held by the vast majority of Californians, we look forward to working with you to ensure that California's public school system, including its vibrant charter school sector, continues to ensure that absolutely all students regardless of immigration status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, faith, or disability may access high quality public school options.