Sentences with phrase «challenges a school district»

«While the constraints of the levy cap have challenged school district operations, most have managed without a significant impact on credit quality.

Since 1990 the New York - based Teach for America (TFA) program has placed more than 7,000 teachers in some of the nation's most challenging school districts.

While the nearly $ 100 billion in federal economic - stimulus aid set aside for education has challenged school districts to turn one - time money into long - term reform, this historic influx of funding has also set the stage for long - term — and not necessarily positive — consequences.

While the nearly $ 100 billion in federal economic - stimulus aid set aside for education has challenged school districts to turn one - time money into lasting reform, this historic influx of funding has also set the stage for long - term — and not necessarily positive — consequences.

A familiar debate over the origins of life — this time centered on a science - textbook sticker — is playing out in a Georgia courtroom, where parents are challenging their school district's written description of evolution as «a theory, not a fact.»

Hawks: One example from a major Arizona school district is pretty typical of the challenges school districts face when expanding mobile lab programs at school.

In four states, parents have formed parents unions to challenge their school districts and the influence of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers.

The challenges school districts face in balancing students» First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendment rights with their educational mission to maintain a safe non-disruptive learning environment.

Experts guess that better teachers are often attracted to whiter, less - challenging school districts because they often have more resources, cachet and management.

In addition, the guide addresses some of the challenges school districts will face in jurisdictions that may question the decision's applicability to them.

The report restrains from opining on whether the growth has been a good development or a bad one; but it does challenge school districts to re-examine their structures for greater efficiencies.

Here at CEL, we have firsthand experience of the many challenges school districts face in redesigning principal supervision to support instructional leadership.

Watch as Francisco explains the new challenges school districts face due to the unaccompanied nature of undocumented children.

This series follows Michelle Rhee's attempts to reform one of the most challenged school districts in America.

Friends, Parents, teachers, community members and anyone in the Linked Learning field have all seen the transformative effect that Linked Learning has on students, especially in some of the biggest, most challenging school districts across the country.

Tomorrow, Connecticut's poorest and most challenged school districts must submit their «Year 2 Alliance District Plans» to Commissioner Stefan Pryor and his loyal band of education reformers.

When one of the leaders of standards - based school reform and one of the products of one of the nation's most challenged school districts agree on something, I pay attention.

It's a lot more complicated, of course, as Benjamin Herold of Ed Week notes in his recent story on the challenges school districts face when they want to run or replicate schools with a technology - based focus.

Not exact matches

As most would guess, kids with more disadvantages, such as poverty and less educated parents, come to school less prepared, which pulls down average test scores at districts where more kids face these challenges.

Fort McMurray - Wood Buffalo: Tracy McKinnon, chairperson of the Fort McMurray Catholic School District, is challenging first - term PC MLA Mike Allen for that party's nomination.

Challenging perceptions of discrimination and prejudice, this emotionally resonant drama for readers of Lisa Wingate and Jodi Picoult explores three different women navigating challenges in a changing school district — and in their lives.

Starting at 11:30 a.m. at Ernie Sheldon Park, Natoma Station Drive, Folsom, CA, the Folsom High School varsity baseball team will become special Baseball buddies for 30 players with intellectual and physical challenges from District 54 Little League.

Though Wilma works in a public school district rather than a private catering service, I think you'll see that she and Justin share many of the same challenges.

When we saw a recent article about Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District's Future Chefs Challenge we were inspired!

With strict dietary guidelines that dictate what's on the lunch menu at Glen Ellyn's Community Consolidated School District 89, getting parents to buy lunch for their child when the selection is whole - grain pasta or broccoli with fat - free ranch dressing is proving to be a challenge.

But when there's real progress underway — when the White House advances early childhood education; when a culture of school food reform is the new normal in districts nationwide; when the work takes on a life of its own — then the entrepreneur is ready to take on a different challenge, and begin work anew.

The #GoldenRadish committee keeps adding new categories — Outstanding District award in 2015 and a planned 2017 Platinum award — challenging districts to grow better and better farm to school programs.

Yet I don't think that failure has been due to a lack of commitment on the part of my district; rather, as explained to those of us on the Nutrition Services Parent Advisory Committee, a district as large as ours (300 schools) faces unique challenges in relying on local sources to supply produce for its 200,000 meals served daily.

Stevens County, May 2014 WSDA worked closely with local partners to host an event in Northeast Washington, an area with some remote school districts that have previously faced challenges to getting fresh produce distribution.

I've seen their challenges first hand and heard their complaints, which is why I recently said quite sincerely, «I've come to believe that there are few jobs on this planet harder than managing a district's school food program.»

It was wonderful to hear feedback from school nutrition professionals on what challenges they have faced and conquered to bring breakfast - in - the - classroom to their schools and districts.

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Actually, the USDA memo on the two year waiver on 100 % whole grain rich foods states that «school districts that wish to take advantage of this two - year flexibility must obtain approval from their state agency by demonstrating that they experienced significant challenges in preparing and serving whole grain - rich pasta products in their schools».

In the piece, I address why America's school meals so often pale in comparison to those in other countries, and the many obstacles faced by our school districts which make scratch - cooked, healthier meals a real challenge.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman makes permanent a ban he put in place in May after a legal challenge by Dawn Sherman, a student at Buffalo Grove High School, and her atheist activist father, Rob Sherman.

Unfortunately, the new policies have been challenging for underfunded school districts and picky eaters alike.

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Established in 2009, the Stanford University / San Francisco Unified School District Partnership brings the most advanced education research to bear on major challenges identified by the school leaders in one of California's largest and most diverse distSchool District Partnership brings the most advanced education research to bear on major challenges identified by the school leaders in one of California's largest and most diverse distschool leaders in one of California's largest and most diverse districts.

(CNN)-- Dana Woldow issues a challenge to every member of Congress: «Try school cafeteria food in your district.

We identify strengths and challenges within the existing system to craft strategies to meet the goals of the school district and community.

This year's Community Partnerships Award winners are: Challenge Success; Stanford Language Center — International Institute of the Bay Area; and Stanford University / San Francisco Unified School District.

While it's helpful to identify the challenges, problems, and obstacles that your district's school food program faces, it's even more helpful to offer possible solutions.

But in a sign of how challenging this transition can be for schools, district figures show that lunch sales for September through December dropped by about 5 percentage points since the previous year, or more than 20,000 lunches a day.

This school year, the district is introducing a more challenging...

The competition showcases the hard work and creativity of Middle School teams across the district as they are challenged to plan a reimbursable lunch menu that includes the appropriate meal components (meat / meat alternate, grain, milk, fruit and vegetable), follows the USDA National School Lunch guidelines, and costs no more than $ 1.20 for the entire meal.

We encourage school districts that do not currently serve breakfast after the bell to adapt their School Breakfast Program to a BAB model to participate in this chalschool districts that do not currently serve breakfast after the bell to adapt their School Breakfast Program to a BAB model to participate in this chalSchool Breakfast Program to a BAB model to participate in this challenge.

Membership Section Meetings Monday, July 13 and Tuesday, July 14 Membership Section Meetings allow peers from districts and schools all over the country to come together and discuss the best practice and challenges in your program.

To provide information on challenges that school districts have faced, this testimony draws on work GAO conducted as part of its ongoing study of implementation of the changes.

In response to feedback from states and districts regarding operational challenges caused by the meat and grain restrictions, USDA lifted the limits temporarily, first for the remainder of school year 2012 - 2013 and then for school year 2013 - 2014.

Thornton emphasized that developing strong relationships between school districts and members of the community is essential to meeting these challenges.