Sentences with phrase «better local school districts»

«Shopping for schools,» as referred to here, is the phenomenon in which families with enough financial and social resources tend to move to areas with better local school districts for the sake of the children's education.

Lastly, better local school districts generally means having high test - scores and high school ratings according to pro-suburban standards often set by outsider consultants (Erickson, 2012, p. 259).

She asked me to track how well our local school districts» food allergy guidelines, which were recently implemented, were serving the students and to get back to her.

Not exact matches

And in education, local school districts as well as colleges and universities are still struggling with budget cuts.

Mark lives in Salem, Oregon, where he serves on the school district budget committee as well as a number of church boards and committees at the local, state, and regional level.

Municipal bonds are issued by state and local governments in the US as well as other public authorities, such as school districts.

It provides in - depth programming that helps grow local food procurement capacity; educates the public about the importance and impact of Good Food; engages local school districts; and illuminates local, statewide and national food policy.

If we rely on local communities to raise funds to improve food, we'll soon have a patchwork of wealthier (or more committed) districts with good food, and poorer districts (where, I would note, more children are reliant on school food) with less healthful offerings.

Mayor Roger Byrne says the new local ordinance is in the best interests of the Hawthorn Elementary School District 73, currently suffering financial problems.

The school district's efforts to buy better quality ingredients from local businesses fit in well with the city of Austin's Good Food Purchasing program, an initiative to harness the buying power of big institutions to benefit the local economy and support the city's sustainability goals.

Some school districts partner with local nonprofits to feed kids during weekends, as well.

He said it also could improve bond ratings for local school districts and the Fox Valley Park District, as well as spur more business investment.

For example, the School Food Initiative set out to improve food on the plate at local public schools, and soon learned that such improvements also required us to influence cultural shifts within school districts as well as increasing food literacy throughout the commSchool Food Initiative set out to improve food on the plate at local public schools, and soon learned that such improvements also required us to influence cultural shifts within school districts as well as increasing food literacy throughout the commschool districts as well as increasing food literacy throughout the community.

Liberty Lake (KXLY)- Local foods coming to school cafeterias today Andy Billig, representative for the 3rd legislative district in Spokane, says this project is not only good for students, but business as well.

Cities, counties, and local school districts are essential to our nation's prosperity and the well - being of millions of Americans.

For example, in Willis Independent School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcSchool District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcschool organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitcschool kitchen.22

Many school districts and community users rely on a combination of federal and local funding, as well as various partnerships, to offset costs associated with shared use of school kitchens.

The tour on July 19 began with a welcome from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower, who led School Board Chair Kyla Cromer, Vice Chair Patsy Jordan and District 3 Board Member John Harmon, who represents the area; as well as senior staff and local and Atlanta media on the tour.

No matter how large or small the school district, procurement will flow best by developing Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and, remember to keep your money local when the season or availability allows for it.

In Hempstead, while most of the students at The Academy Charter School are from the local district, the school draws from nearby systems asSchool are from the local district, the school draws from nearby systems asschool draws from nearby systems as well.

This team, made up of representatives of the Legislature, local government, education and private industry, will conduct a rigorous and comprehensive review of mandates imposed on school districts and other local taxing districts to identify mandates that are ineffective, unnecessary, outdated and duplicative in order to develop the best and most cost - effective ways to deliver mandated programs and services.

The opt - out effort this year has united different political strains: Republicans and conservatives are skeptical of Common Core as it pertains to a loss of local control for school districts, while the state's teachers union is encouraging the movement as well over concerns of how the results will impact performance evaluations.

He said the state should also enact a single payer health care plan that would eliminate the counties» contribution to the Medicaid program as well as the private health insurance bills that local governments and school districts now pay for their employees.

The Workforce Diversity Taskforce will be tasked with evaluating the notification and posting procedures for exams and hiring to ensure they are clear to all audiences, suggesting locations for posting announcements that would encourage broader participation, and helping to more broadly promote awareness for the wide variety of employment opportunities in county and local government as well as other civil divisions such as local school, fire, and library districts.

With budget season well underway for St. Lawrence County school districts and still no aid increase in the proposed state budget, local educators are struggling to make ends meet.

[I'd like him to succeed as well but his budget, like so many others, is largely based on screwing local governments and school districts.]

I'd like him to succeed as well but his budget, like so many others, is largely based on screwing local governments and school districts.

As local school districts await word from Albany on state aid, some are developing multiple budget proposals based on best, worst and most likely scenarios.

Most New York property owners will get slightly larger «tax freeze» rebates this year because local municipalities and counties as well as school districts are included in the plan, but no one knows when the checks will be in the mail.

School districts, local government advocates and the state's teachers unions had sought more sweeping changes to the tax cap, including making the limit easier to override as well as eliminating the provision that has essentially limited levy increases to the rate of inflation.

«Our communities lack access to good jobs, our school districts are suffering and our local taxpayers are overburdened.

While only 22 % percent of New Yorkers think the recently enacted state budget is either excellent or good for the people of the state, at least 71 % agree that creating a $ 2.5 billion clean water infrastructure fund, increasing aid to local school districts by $ 1.1 billion, allowing ride - sharing services to operate in the state, and making SUNY / CUNY tuition free for families making less than $ 125,000 will make New York better, according to a new Siena College poll of New York State registered voters released early Monday morning.

«We will also present our Shared Services Plan that we spent the last few months working on collaboratively with local city, town and village officials as well as school districts and BOCES.

Now that the state budget has been passed, school districts in New York have a better idea on what to expect in state aid, as voters get ready to decide local school budgets on May 16.

This means the state is essentially shifting the cost of its good intentions onto local municipalities and school districts.

On hand at the Upstate New York Power Producers, Inc. power plant in Somerset to oppose the Canada - New York City power deal were local representatives from every level of government as well as the local Barker Central School District, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce.

More than 85 local government and school district officials, as well as a number of affiliated organizations, provided a wide variety of feedback.

Corning is a good corporate citizen, donating to local charities and schools, and investing in the city's business district.

But in exchange, local governments and school districts would have to stay within the state - imposed 2 percent cap on spending growth as well as consolidate or share services in long - term savings plans approved by Albany.

As well as being an anchor of the regional economy, Corning is a good corporate citizen, donating to local charities and schools, and investing in the city's business district.

For example, he says the new town would facilitate the consolidation of the local fire districts as well as the alteration of the school district boundaries between the Monroe Woodbury and Kiryas Joel School Ddistricts as well as the alteration of the school district boundaries between the Monroe Woodbury and Kiryas Joel School Distschool district boundaries between the Monroe Woodbury and Kiryas Joel School DistSchool DistrictsDistricts.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to award $ 20,000 bonuses to teachers who are rated «highly effective» in local school districts» teacher evaluation systems is at best a politically tone - deaf head scratcher.

Local school districts also fared well under the Comptroller's latest rating, with all North Fork districts staying within the state's recommendations for acceptable fiscal stress.

Speaking for myself as a voter, this election revolves around two issues for me; amnesty and the East Ramapo School District, one at the national level and one at the local level; neither one good, one worse than the other.

Still, Cuomo remains proud of the property tax relief enacted under his administration, including the property tax cap that, while good for taxpayers, has left some local governments and school districts scrambling to constrain spending despite rising health care and pension costs.

Some state education departments maintain useful Web sites (again, see the Resources page), but the best information sources are local: Open teaching positions are often advertised only in local newspapers and — increasingly — on the Web sites of local school districts.

The phaseout of the MSP program would be a blow to university researchers, who use NSF funding to link up with educators from local school districts to train teachers, improve curriculum, and devise better ways to measure student progress in math and science.

NSF officials have also asked a Bethesda, Maryland, consultant to assess best practices within an existing NSF - funded program that pairs university researchers with local school districts.

It is uncertain whether other school districts can replicate these effects, because they depend on factors that many have little control over (including the local supply of high - performing teachers), as well as those they do control (for instance, the introduction of meaningful teacher evaluation).

Uncomfortable sending their daughters to the neighborhood school, the Wheatons applied for slots at a local, well - regarded charter school, and requested (and were granted) transfer permits for both to attend the neighboring El Segundo school district.