Sentences with phrase «best public school environment»

The public school choice movement is based on the same beliefs and goals — that parents should have the freedom to pick the best public school environment for their students and that access to quality public school options should be afforded to all students.

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Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer wrote in the journal, Academy of Management Perspectives, that, «Although most of the research and public pressure concerning sustainability has been focused on the effects of business and organizational activity on the physical environment, companies and their management practices profoundly affect the human and social environment as well.»

«Workers of all ages are good for business and these finalists are proof positive that creating a work environment that values older workers pays off big time,» says Ruth Finkelstein, director of the Age Smart Employer Awards program and Associate Director of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health.

- Walter Willett MD, DrPH, Chair, Dept. of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health «HPB is committed to create the best possible environments for Singaporeans to become healthier together.

There could be other factors involved as well, such as school - family incompatibility, multiple intelligences (where certain children learn best within environments that aren't offered in either public or private schools), as well as religious convictions and beliefs that aren't welcome in the public school system (creationism, for example).

I am a former public school teacher and I think children do learn best by engaging with their environment.

By addressing school food, we affect public health, academic performance, economics, justice, national security, the environment, and community well - being.

Of course, that you know the true character of a person, when in crisis, is as true now as it was in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the 1954 novel in which the best of British public school boys (metaphor for the best of western civilization) descended into feral brutes, just because they were marooned in a strange environment for a few days.

There are also great partnership opportunities for the School of Public Health with the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and the Warren Alpert Medical School, as well as the School of Engineering, the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship.

A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional competencies are associated with greater health and well ‑ being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well - being of pupils and their readiness to learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.

The CREDO study asks how well a typical charter school student across the sixteen separate state policy environments does compared to the counterfactual of attending a traditional public school.

Our own theories would suggest that companies offering one - off learning games or «the best» math activity that complements the main curriculum — in other words, companies that do not offer a full course worth of curriculum — will struggle to sell into public schools because their business model will remain challenged in the current environment.

At the community level, support for schools might also be enhanced under a regime of public school choice, because fewer people would feel compromised, silenced, or alienated in an environment where well - intentioned school officials are forced to accommodate conflicting constituent demands and wind up doing so in ways that favor the most vocal, affluent, or well - organized.

In our site - based work, which included in - depth interviews and ethnographic fieldwork, we examined 24 high schools with varying legal environments situated across three states (New York, North Carolina, and California), stratified by school type (traditional public, charter, and Catholic) as well as by student socioeconomic composition.

«We spend a lot of time getting students to speak in different arenas, forums, and environments,» says Rachael Futo, a Year 7 coach, «so that they're ready and prepared for things like interviews where students who come from public schools often don't do as well.»

A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional competencies are associated with greater health and well - being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well ‑ being of pupils and their readiness to learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.

A state investigation had found a public «school system fraught with unethical behavior that included teachers and principals changing wrong answers on students» answer sheets and an environment where cheating for better test scores was encouraged and whistle blowers were punished.»

Charter schools are tuition - free public schools that foster a relationship between parents, teachers and students to create an environment where parents can be more involved, teachers are given the freedom to innovate, and students are provided the structure best suited for their learning.

They believe it is faster, simpler, and less expensive to privatize the public schools than do anything substantive to reduce poverty and racial isolation or to provide the nurturing environments and well - rounded education that children from prosperous families receive.

The week is also designed to empower parents to choose the best educational environments for their children and supports a variety of school choice options — from encouraging increased access to great public schools, to public charter schools, magnet schools, virtual schools, private schools, homeschooling and more.

At A + Denver, we believe that Denver Public Schools stands a good chance at being awarded some of these dollars and many other Colorado districts should consider applying as well, given the favorable policy environment in Colorado.

First conceived by Milton Friedman in 1955, school choice options, such as vouchers and education savings accounts, give parents the freedom to choose the best learning environment for their children with the funding that would have been spent on their children in public school.

Health and well - being are central to the mission of public education, and a healthy school environment is shown to improve academic performance (Birch & Videto, 2015).

As part of the Office of Operations, the role of Facilities and Maintenance is to maintain the buildings and grounds of Milwaukee Public Schools in order to provide a safe, clean and well - maintained environment that is conducive to learning.

We can best do this in our public schools by focusing on creating positive learning environments that nurture the whole child and provide access to enriching and coherent curriculum — not on shallow tests designed to evaluate individual teachers and students.

The Council largely endorsed the work of the Committee on Education that increased per student funding, invested in early childhood learning, and improved the resources of our public libraries, while also accelerating modernizations for many schools to provide a better learning environment.

They specialize in helping charter public schools find, finance, develop, and build or remodel facilities so schools can sustainably afford to provide the best learning environment possible for their students.

While teachers are valuable and should, in an ideal world, be paid well, teachers often accept lower pay at private schools because the work environment can be more supportive than that at some public schools.

Bringing together top education experts and practitioners, the foundation funds system - wide programs and policies that strengthen public schools by creating environments that allow good teachers to do great work and enable students of all backgrounds to learn and thrive.

It also means that parents have more options within the public school system to find the best learning environment for their children.

For more than 75 years, NSBA, a federation of 49 state associations and one territory association, has been working to ensure our public education system is appropriately supported by federal policymakers, so public schools can offer the best possible environment for students to realize their dreams.

It is actually not the case that the children that remain in a public charter school longer are kids who would do well in any environment.

With a focus on low - income and under - served families and schools, Project Appleseed works to improve schools, build public awareness, enable public engagement, advance policy positions and advise elected officials and other decision - makers on best practices for creating optimal educational environments.

Today, in Indiana, all schools are schools of choice, and all parents have the freedom to find the best learning environment for their children — whether that's a traditional public school, a public charter school, or a voucher participating private school.

With nearly 500,000 students enrolled in private school choice programs and 3.1 million students enrolled in public charter schools across the country, coupled with the demand from millions of families wanting these offerings, AFC is committed to helping as many families as possible access the education environment that best meets their child's needs.

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We believe in a competitive environment that sees private, public, parochial, charter, and alternative schools where parents can choose the best fit for their kids.

The American Federation for Children seeks access to better schools for children, whether traditional public schools, private schools, charter schools, virtual schools, or a customized blend of learning environments.

VDOE and the commonwealth's public schools work in partnership to support and improve teaching and learning through a variety of programs and activities promoting the safety and well being of students within a positive learning environment.

Proponents of school vouchers say that the program enables low - income families to opt out of failing public schools to attend private institutions that offer better educational environments.

(Ga.) Classroom management and learning environment ranked highest among parents choosing private school over public education — well ahead of scoring on standardized testing, according to a new survey from the Friedman Foundation For Education Choice.

This flexibility allows public charter schools to better meet the individual needs of students and create customized learning environments that can help students succeed — especially those who are struggling in traditional public school settings.

Graduates of the program will take key positions in corporations and private and public universities and schools; they will become designers, developers, and evaluators of educational technologies and learning environments as well as domain experts, learning technology policy - makers, or Chief Learning Officers.

Charter schools provide families with a choice of a different kind of public school that best fits their children's learning needs - as we know, not all children learn and thrive in the same environment.

Prospective and current partners are subject to eligibility criteria to ensure partner organizations are aligned in their commitment to student achievement, value the trusted environment CCSSO fosters through its activities, and respect that the primary function of the state education agency is to serve the best interests of its students, schools and public.

Also planned for Monday are five delegations to corporations and public offices in support of good jobs, peace, healthy food, good schools and a healthy environment.

These and many other independent schools are reacting swiftly and well to the ChaA 2006 environment and some are developing new public benefit relationships with nearby maintained schools or local community sports clubs.

• First - hand experience in building a community of creative learning practices across the school for each after school program • Track record of facilitating the long term development of creative teaching and learning at a structural level • Well - versed in coordinating development and implementation of afterschool programs based on each student's individual needs • Deeply familiar with utilizing positive strategies to support the social and emotional development of all enrolled students • Exceptionally talented in creating and implementing activities that promote physical and intellectual development of students • Documented success in building and maintaining positive and genuine relationships with students and their families • Qualified to develop procedures and policies for smooth operations of after school programs • Ability to create and maintain records of students and correlating assessments • Especially talented in recruiting, hiring and training staff members to carry out the logistics of after school programs • Proficient in monitoring after school program environments to ensure that all health and safety policies are set in place • Adept at overseeing program staff, operations and services associated with after school programs • Competent in preparing a variety of documents and reports, including incident reports and daily program content • Skilled in facilitating partnerships with appropriate public and private agencies that provide services to both students and their families

The town's good public school district and large population of college - educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values.