Sentences with phrase «by a public school system»

But it could appeal to large numbers of students and be offered at such a low cost that it could be affordable even to low - income families without needing public subsidy or adoption by the public school system.
The voice of the South L.A. community — a community underserved for decades by the public school system — was ignored.
For example, for the most part, if you are employed by a public school system, the answer is typically yes, the material can be freely used.
Private schools can either accommodate the student themselves, using whatever resources they have, or negotiate with public school officials regarding the provision of special services to the student by the public school system with additional public funds (a process called «equitable services»).
Any doubt about the progress being made by the public school system — and the efficacy of its hard - won reforms — was erased last week by new data showing D.C. Public School (DCPS) to be the system with the greatest improvement of any urban district in the nation.
For parents who either have been or presently feel underserved by the public school system, Dr. Glass had a perfect opportunity to provide specific solutions on how public education can meet the needs of every single student — not just most.
Voucher advocates say not enough people know about the program; opponents say Ohioans are happy with the options provided by the public school system.
The term «personnel file,» as used in this section, means all records, information, data, or materials maintained by a public school system, in any form or retrieval system whatsoever, with respect to any of its employees, which is uniquely applicable to that employee whether maintained in one or more locations.
Bender argued that targeted charter schools can help students of color who have been failed by the public school system, while Slekar said that school choice undermines the effectiveness of public schools, including their ability to address racial disparities.
Ask ANY child development specialist that isn't paid by the the public school system.
Our mission is to establish and support high quality, values - based elementary and secondary charter schools for populations of students who have historically been underserved by the public school system.
Over three - quarters (77 %) of dual enrollment students were taught at secondary school locations, including career centers run by the public school system.
c. Applicant must not be a charter school approved by any public school system in the State of Florida.
The food service program operated by the public school system in Springfield, Massachusetts, which has been lauded for its high participation rates, does not take the summer off.
If you are employed by a public school system, ems, emt, fire or any form of law inforcement you are reconized with great respect as well!
On the other hand, I did have a slight anger - management problem, and a related history of physical violence, both well documented by the public school system.
However, this case is murky because an Athletico Ltd. athletic trainer hired by the public school system is not a traditional medical professional, according to the ruling.
Today, the Supreme Court issued its long - awaited decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, which ruled that use of race by public school systems as one factor in assigning students to school is unconstitutional.

Not exact matches

On Monday, just hours before a scheduled press event about GE's move, the industrial giant pledged to invest $ 25 million in the city's underfunded public school system by creating a career lab and other resources.
Given Osiris's strong five - year record of growth and profitability, Bowers was able to help make Miller's wishes come true: he structured a deal that raised $ 13 million from a large local pension fund — the Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System (see «What Pension Funds Want,» [Article link]-RRB--- by selling a package of subordinated debt and convertible preferred stock, which included a fixed interest rate and dividend yield.
Land is still its largest component — and some 80 percent of «capital» gains in the U.S. economy are land - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lend.
The country is $ 70 billion in debt, schools are closing by the hundreds, and infrastructural services — like the overburdened electricity system — have been overlooked in order to make way for debt payments to Wall Street creditors, according to Juan Cartagena, President and General Counsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF, a public interest law firm.
At the event, which was hosted by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law in New Haven, Powell highlighted three specific areas where blockchain technology is affecting change in regard to the Federal Reserve's «broad public policy objectives»: the creation of real - time payment systems, use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement services, and the issuance of digital currencies by central banks.
If a dozen different public school systems were to embark on a five - year experiment as part of a larger nation - wide experiment encouraged by federal dollars, local teams of educators, parents and community leaders would need to devise appropriate local models.
Parochial schools are supported by church funds in addition to tuition, not tax dollars, providing in many areas a reasonable alternative for working class and middle class parishioners and removing these millions of students from the public education system paid for by taxpayers.
And will the system of public funding for Christian schools — centred on the fact that such schools existed long before those established by any other authority in Britain — cease if the schools insist on retaining their Christian identity?
My taxes pay for a lot of things that we take for granted, police officers, teachers, public schools, our highway systems and bridges, roads and light fixtures for our everyday usage and our countries defense by way of paying our men and women who are defending our lives right now both here and abroad.)
Through circuitous routes, the idea caught on among conservative Christians worried about the militant secularism promoted by the public schools, and mainly among evangelical Christians who, unlike Catholics, did not have a school system of their own.
We noted that no other major institution in American society» notably the public school system, social workers, Boy Scouts, athletic associations» has been subjected to similar scrutiny, and that some experts believe that the incidence of sex abuse by priests and bishops is relatively small by comparison.
I'd challenge Mr. Latif's viewpoints and suggest that NY Muslims become a peaceful and faithful people by worshipping on their holidays irrespective of what the public school system says.
The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).
By law all children have the right to benefit from certain federal programs, but the voucher system — through which funds can be spent to benefit the school, not just the student — is both unconstitutional and poor public policy.
Education was being placed under the control of the state and was becoming secularized, but on the frontiers of white settlement, especially in the United States, those moved by their Christian faith were founding most of the institutions of higher learning and were even responsible for much of the public school system.
The government's method was to offer private schools four options: (1) continued independence with no aid, (2) integration into the public school system, (3) a permanent «contract of partnership» in which the classes under contract would be taught according to public school schedules by teachers under contract to the state, and (4) a «simple contract» of limited duration in which the designated classes would be taught by teachers hired by the school but certified by the state.
Instead of confronting the public school system or arguing before school boards for better teaching methods, we might do best by setting up small schools in which we try out our methods.
Run by radicals for approximately twenty years, Berkeley has experienced the virtual ruin of its public school system, a vastly increased municipal bureaucracy, a greatly diminished housing stock (thanks to stringent rent controls and other restrictions on property rights), increased crime and drug abuse, widespread corruption, and wholesale waste of public funds.
By funding a spring football program, the Broncos are being credited with helping to keep high school football alive across the Denver Public School system, The Denver Post expschool football alive across the Denver Public School system, The Denver Post expSchool system, The Denver Post explains.
He reported this week that his FOIA request was denied by attorneys for DC public schools, who claimed that «that details about the rebates constitute «trade secrets» and that exposing them to public scrutiny would hurt the «competitive position» of Chartwells, the school system's contracted food service provider.»
The decision by Spokane Public Schools to abolish the valedictorian system and traditional class rankings is defended as a way of reducing student stress («Spokane schools will eliminate valedictorian system, class ranking,» The Spokesman - Review, FSchools to abolish the valedictorian system and traditional class rankings is defended as a way of reducing student stress («Spokane schools will eliminate valedictorian system, class ranking,» The Spokesman - Review, Fschools will eliminate valedictorian system, class ranking,» The Spokesman - Review, Feb. 3).
What I find in the public school system is that the teachers and administrators have grown increasingly reluctant to reach out to the parents by simply picking up the phone.
Shedd Aquarium's bus fund program, sponsored in part by Target, offers field trip assistance to economically disadvantaged schools in the Chicago Public Schools schools in the Chicago Public Schools Schools system.
However, since we have chosen to have a public school system (which from a practical standpoint has to be run by a government entity), «government» involvement in lunchtime activities is a necessity (unless we send the students off - campus during lunch hour, which is not always doable.)
Here's the back story: when it comes to health and wellness initiatives, Nettelhorst, my neighborhood public elementary school, has moved mountains: we successfully lobbied to become a Healthy Choice Pilot School, giving us one of the system's coveted salad bars, honored by the Healthy Schools Campaign and U.S. Senator Dick Dschool, has moved mountains: we successfully lobbied to become a Healthy Choice Pilot School, giving us one of the system's coveted salad bars, honored by the Healthy Schools Campaign and U.S. Senator Dick DSchool, giving us one of the system's coveted salad bars, honored by the Healthy Schools Campaign and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
«The inability to afford a nutritious lunch is a difficulty faced by far too many children in our public school system.
Unfortunately, Waldorf is beginning to modify and accommodate, little by little, and take on some of the dreadful errors of the public school system in order to survive.
The developments at D.C. Central Kitchen converge precisely with the public school system's recent efforts to introduce fresher, healthier foods, as well as the «Healthy Schools Act» approved earlier this year by the D.C. Council, which not only raises nutritional standards for school food but provides bonus funding for every meal that contains a locally grown component.
Jeffrey Mills, former Director of Food and Nutrition Services for D.C. Public Schools is photographed at his home on April 30, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Mills was fired from his job after he reported mismanagement, fraud, and overfilling by one of the school system's largest contractors.
Submitted and Written by Reana KovalcikNancy Easton and Chef Bill Telepan serve as the executive leadership for Wellness in the Schools, a New York City - based non-profit that inspires healthy eating, physical fitness, and environmental awareness as a way of life for kids in the public school system.
The Senate GOP will block any effort by the Democrats to end mayoral control of the NYC public school system.
It was announced today that Kerrey, the former president of the New School in New York City, had signed on to the effort to tighten campaign finance laws by introducing a voluntary public matching system similar to New York City and lower contribution limits.
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