Not exact matches
The Province
of Ontario announces $ 50 million in funding to the
School for construction
of an expansion that will house the new Martin Prosperity Institute and
provide space for a 50 per
cent increase in the size
of the
School's graduate programs.
Last year St Columba's Lochside Mission and Outreach youth programme
provided more than 150 lunches daily to local children after church staff learned that the 95 per
cent of children in one local primary
school, who receive free
school lunches and breakfasts during the
school term, were at risk
of hunger during the summer holidays.
Eighty per
cent of school cooks and caterers thought they would
provide more flexibility.
As discussed at length here on TLT, the new
school food legislation
provides schools with only an additional six
cents per meal served and it's unclear whether
schools will be able to meet the new nutritional standards with that level
of funding.
EVAW called for «Compulsory Sex and Relationships Education to ensure that all
schools tackle harmful attitudes and behaviours amongst young people», and this was accompanied by a survey by YouGov which found that 86 per
cent of the public thinking that «it should be compulsory for secondary
schools to
provide sex and relationships education which addresses sexual consent and respectful relationships» — with 48 per
cent also thinking this for primary
schools.
In areas where grammar
schools were the norm, the 1998 regulations made under the Act
provided for ballots to be triggered by 20 per
cent of parents at all
schools signing a petition, while in areas where grammar
schools were less common, only parents
of children at «feeder
schools» would be allowed to vote.
Caveating his concerns, the man
of God said his comments should not be misinterpreted as an endorsement
of corruption or wrongdoing, but rather a warning about the destruction
of the private sector which has the potential
of providing jobs for over 95 per
cent of employable graduates and secondary
school leavers, since, according to him, the public and civil service has room for just about five per
cent of all employable Ghanaians.
He said land for the
school was available, and that the citizens would
provide communal labour for the project, whilst self - help contributions between GH
cents 20.00 and GH
cents 50.00 would be made by adults and non-residents
of the town respectively.
Of course if you look at this the other way around, a healthy 55 per cent of primary schools and 57 per cent of secondary schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to provide a suitable teaching and learning environmen
Of course if you look at this the other way around, a healthy 55 per
cent of primary schools and 57 per cent of secondary schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to provide a suitable teaching and learning environmen
of primary
schools and 57 per
cent of secondary schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to provide a suitable teaching and learning environmen
of secondary
schools agree or strongly agree that they have adequate furniture funding to
provide a suitable teaching and learning environment.
According to research published by children's mental health charity Place2B, in partnership with union NAHT, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), 34 per
cent of counsellors and psychotherapists who work with children and young people said it was difficult to
provide their services to
schools.
Forty - four per
cent of school respondents said «knowing what type
of support is needed» is a barrier to
providing mental health support for pupils, and 37 per
cent said they don't feel confident in commissioning a counsellor or therapist.
«Comprehensive
schools have demonstrated that it is possible to
provide high - quality, inclusive education for all children, with 86 per
cent of state - funded
schools currently rated good or outstanding.
Forty per
cent of authorities responding to an NAO survey do not believe they have sufficient resources to
provide effective support to
schools and almost half
of those authorities are planning to reduce the amount
of staff time spent on support.
It is for all these reasons and more that President Barack Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act
of 2010 on December 13, 2010, a law that will not only change the nutritional guidelines
of the 65 - year - old National
School Lunch Program, but will also
provide the program's first noninflationary budget increase in more than three decades; a total
of $ 4.5 billion over 10 years, which includes an additional 6
cents per meal, per child.
The poll from The Key, the organisation that
provides leadership and management support to
schools, also showed that almost two in 10 (15 per
cent) said they'd been the victim
of cyberbullying during their career.
Success lies in ensuring that every playtime, which after all makes up a massive 20 per
cent of the
school day, offers as wide a range
of engaging and challenging play opportunities and experiences to every single child as can possibly be
provided.
According to research carried out by Barracuda, a company which
provides security and storage solutions to
schools, 43 per
cent of those responsible for technology in
schools do not feel equipped to safeguard pupils from radicalisation.
The new
school will generate 10 per
cent of its energy requirements using a biomass wood pellet burning boiler to
provide heating, and a photovoltaic array to generate additional electricity to the grid.
Despite 53 per
cent saying their
school provides the support they need to report incidents
of hate crime or speech, 33 per
cent said they haven't received any training on how to deal with hate crime or speech, but that they would like some.
The research, undertaken with a representative sample
of 906
school leaders by the National Education Research Panel (NERP), reveals that 53 per
cent of primary
schools and 52 per
cent of secondary
schools say their
school is not adequately funded to
provide a suitable teaching and learning environment.
Fifty - three per
cent of respondents personally
provide school equipment such as books or stationery to low - income students at least once a term.
While parents do not have to issue a reason for withdrawing their child from
school, 13.4 per
cent of those that did
provide one cited philosophy or lifestyle behind wanting a home education for their child.
In a small community it was only a matter
of time before the two parties joined forces, with the
school leasing two areas
of its playing field to the town council and
providing some 20 per
cent of the funding, in return for the exclusive use
of the facilities during
school hours.
The Property Data Survey undertaken in 2013 covering 85 per
cent of UK
schools has
provided some good data on the condition
of buildings and their components.
Eight in 10 (79 per
cent)
of school leaders say the current curriculum requirements are not
providing the best outcomes for all
of their pupils, according to a new report released from The Key.
The research involved surveying 1,100
school leaders, the results
of which suggested that 82 per
cent of mainstream
schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately
provide for pupils with SEND; 89 per
cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their
school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters
of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment
of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88 per
cent of school leaders think initial teacher training does not adequately prepare teachers to support pupils with SEND.
The research, undertaken with a representative sample
of 906
school leaders by the National Education Research Panel (NERP), reveals that 53 per
cent of primary
schools and 52 per
cent of secondary
schools say their
school isn't adequately funded to
provide a suitable teaching and learning environment.
The research was conducted by Youth Sight and found that just 50 per
cent of university applicants felt their
school had not
provided sufficient information regarding how their subject choice could affect their choice
of degree and university.
There was acknowledgement from
schools that they could be doing a lot more to help parents with homework, particularly among secondaries, 30per
cent of whom «never or rarely»
provide assistance.
TRUSTnet aims to
provide a cost - effective remdy for the 42 per
cent of UK state primary
schools 31 per
cent of UK state secondary
schools who are under - resourced in broadband provision.
We have
provided some element
of support to around 70 per
cent of the currently open and approved Free
Schools and our Development Programme is designed to ensure we give our most intensive help to groups that we believe have the highest potential to become outstanding schools, particularly where they will reach deprived commu
Schools and our Development Programme is designed to ensure we give our most intensive help to groups that we believe have the highest potential to become outstanding
schools, particularly where they will reach deprived commu
schools, particularly where they will reach deprived communities.
Sixty ‑ seven per
cent of them said that
providing outdoor education is the job
of schools.
Additionally, 58 per
cent of school leaders have had to offer enhanced salaries or other financial incentives to recruit teachers, while 27 per
cent are no longer able to
provide courses in some subjects, such as design and technology, music and modern foreign languages.
To address these growing concerns over skills gaps in the engineering workforce, particularly among graduates and
school leavers, 91 per
cent of companies agreed that to improve the supply
of engineers and technicians, more employers need to
provide work experience for those in education or training.
Some
of the estimated # 520 million raised from a levy on soft drinks will be spent on doubling the primary
school PE and sport premium from # 160 million to # 320 million per year and on
providing up to # 285 million a year to allow 25 per
cent of secondary
schools to extend their
school day.
It reports that around 40 per
cent of the total cost was spent on «deadweight loss» — that is,
providing free meals to pupils whose parents «would otherwise have paid for a
school lunch».
To date, funding from the Department for Education (DfE) has been
provided for the first two terms
of the
school year based on an estimate that 87 per
cent of eligible pupils will take up the offer
of free
school meals.
In order to receive the extra 5
cent reimbursement, the
school must
provide the Office
of the State Superintendent
of Education (OSSE) with the names and addresses
of the farms where the fresh, local foods originated.
While it is true that some
of our
schools have a large proportion
of pupils from other faiths (across England, 30 per
cent of our pupils are either not Catholic or non-religious) the primary role
of a Catholic
school is to
provide a Catholic Christian education.
At a bare minimum, our elected officials should commit to
providing the $ 400 million that they pledged for
school safety and security measures, which ate up all but 47
cents of the roughly $ 100 increase in per - pupil spending (and that still lags total inflation adjusted spending from a decade ago by nearly $ 1500).
(4) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, if a district qualifying under paragraph (3) is no longer in the lowest 10 per
cent, the net
school spending cap shall be 9 per
cent;
provided, however, that if the board
of elementary and secondary education previously approved a higher level
of enrollment for a charter
school in the district while the district was in the lowest 10 per
cent, the net
school spending cap shall remain at the level necessary to support such enrollment.
Despite the fact that his party had control
of both legislative houses this year, the most McDonnell managed to do was to pass the voucher - like tax credit plan (which has been criticized for only allowing those
providing scholarships to poor kids to write off a mere 65
cents of every dollar spent, or less than similar plans) and a weak charter
school expansion that has only allowed four new charters to be opened this past
school year.
It allows for at least 20 per
cent of places to be reserved for pupils on free
school meals,
provided they meet a pre-designated minimum score.
«An unexpected, positive finding was the high per centage
of lawyers - 46.7 per
cent in 2009 - who
provide some level
of pro bono or free legal services,» says Osgoode Hall Law
School dean Lorne Sossin.
Here are my two
cents: Unlike in the United States, where it is more important what law
school you graduate from due to the perceived superiority
of an Ivy League education, in Canada, law
schools tend to be similar in quality and
provide a fairly equivalent learning experience.
For example, Law Society
of Upper Canada Bencher Tom Conway, chairman
of the task force on articling,
provided statistics showing that more than 12 per
cent of law
school graduates in 2011 couldn't find an articling position.
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