Sentences with phrase «concern about local school»

SIMON: So this doesn't have to be a full - time position - because, of course, there's the concern about local school budgets at this particular point.

She writes that «Union executives have used the public's natural concern about local schools to increase taxes and funding, ostensibly to improve programs for kids.

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An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

The attitudes of local authorities may be changing now as the economy slows and officials become more concerned about unemployment and tensions over access to schools and other social services.

In Prince Rupert and many other communities throughout British Columbia, there are widespread concerns about high lead levels in schools and local drinking water.

Ed: I know what you're saying, but my fear is that if you rely too much on the individual locality, you get a patchwork of «haves» and «have nots» depending on how concerned your local area is (or is not) about school food.

Ostensibly, it is the story of a team of nine - year old hockey players in a Boston suburb, their coach, a former high school baseball coach and local sports hero, the all - male board of directors of the town's hockey club, a hockey mom concerned about her kids emotional well - being, and, at center ice, a set of adorable, identical, competitive, but sensitive twin boys who became, as is all too often the case in the adult - centered world of youth sports, the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play.

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Whether you have concerns about school lunch or child nutrition happens to be a passion for you, joining your school districts local wellness policy committee could give you the opportunity to have a positive impact on school food for all of the school children in your area.

Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high school football players are not concerned about the long - term effects of concussions and don't report their own concussion symptoms because they fear exclusion from play.

Although partnerships vary depending on the needs of the district and local users, common practices from around the country can help alleviate any concerns about expanding access to school facilities.

The report also seemed to vindicate concerns about cutting schools off from local authority control.

The fund was set up following pressure from police chiefs, local government heads and NHS executives concerned about immigration placing unexpected strain on schools and other services.

Many of them hinged on local concerns — in particular why Bradford schools are so good at being poor — but then there were the questions about disability and austerity, investment in business and innovation, and tuition fees.

We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of local primary school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to expand local primary schools to create twice as many; concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.

Police Chief Frank Fowler said a safety assessment will be conducted in local schools as residents raised concerns about the Syracuse City School District during a forum on Tuesday.

in local schools as residents raised concerns about the Syracuse City School District during a forum on Tuesday.

«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter schools.

Among those concerned, local CSEA union representative Rick Noreault, who wanted to see more details about a proposed transportation hub for schools to deliver students to programs outside their school district.

«We're concerned about the future of the Buffalo Public Schools,» said Richard Lipsitz Jr., president of the local labor federation.

But there is persistent concern about the quality of some of the construction and this is because, local officials sometimes take bribes and allow construction companies to build things below standard and so we have a situation in the Sichuan province where the earthquake occurred, where schools were collapsing and collapsed at a much greater rate than other government buildings and the suspicion is of course that local officials have taken bribes and allowed the schools to be built this way.

The new proposals look to set up a specific point of contact at local councils for parents and teachers in order to raise concerns about a child, as well as introduce new measures to discover how many children are being home - schooled beyond the reach of inspectors.

We found a lot of concern among government actors about unregulated, possibly ideologically motivated, schools operating under the radar, while local communities found these schools more open and accessible because they were close and taught lessons in Arabic, rather than in English and French, which are used in public Lebanese schools.

More significantly, the more impassioned critiques of vouchers tend to disregard concerns about the current quality of local schools.

Recycling is high on the agenda for the schools - which both belong to Focus - Trust, a charitable multi-academy trust based in the North West of England — with Thornhill receiving a shout out from local MP Paula Sherriff during Prime Minister's Question Time after she received a letter from students concerned about the UK's reliance on Fossil Fuels; an issue the MP said that, if tackled, would support the sustainable future of the green economy.

The Local Government Association, which represents the boroughs, has expressed concern about school accountability.

And both national polls released this month show that adults have mixed feelings — and perceptions — concerning the federal government's role in the financial affairs of local schools, which provides just about one - tenth of U.S. public K - 12 education funding.

Federal aid offers a lifeline for local organizations providing after - school programming, but providers remain concerned about the future of the $ 1.2 billion 21st Century Community Learning Center program.

Instead of deflecting potential concerns, it aggravated them, opening a festering sore about funding for district schools, which local officials say are straining to make do under an outdated state financing formula that has not kept pace with spiraling costs.

The use of state or local income survey data in all schools would resolve concerns about use of different data for CEP and non-CEP schools.

Americans also tend to be concerned about the performance of the nation's schools as a whole, but generally satisfied with, and therefore maybe complacent about, the performance of their own local schools.

Chicago, IL: A new coalition of local and national parent and advocacy organizations today raised questions about how private student information is protected by school districts, after new revelations concerning a database vendor moving into Illinois.

A new coalition of local and national parent and advocacy organizations today raised questions about how private student information is protected by school districts, after new revelations concerning a database vendor moving into Illinois.

If you are concerned about your child's development, you can contact the local Child Find office at Ingham Intermediate School District 517/244 -4514 and arrange to have your child screened free of charge.

The publication presents straightforward facts about the standards» implementation costs, the assessments being developed, student privacy concerns, and the role of local schools and districts.

Education advocates, though, say they have noted the concerns about teacher background checks and, for the most part, they believe educators» right to protest will continue unabated, particularly if hiring decisions are left to local school boards and administrators, rather than state officials.

Commissioners and county staff have said they strongly support public education, but they have concerns that the school system annually has about $ 20 million to $ 25 million in unspent local funds that aren't part of the school system's fund balance.

Asked about union concerns over the separation of free schools from councils» democratic structures, he added: «If unions wanted to set up free schools and build in these accountability processes involving the local council they have got the opportunity to do that.»

The groups are seeking endorsements from other local, state and national organizations as well as individuals concerned with the rapid increase in time, money and energy devoted to exams used to make major decisions about students, educators and schools.

Recruiting messengers such as teachers, parents, and business leaders who can speak to the importance of their local public schools and share their concerns about vouchers directly with policymakers and the media.

Lucy Powell, a former shadow education secretary who is also the school's local MP, described the case as «shocking» and said it raised «real concerns about weak oversight and accountability of our schools system».

It means talking with parents and community activists worried about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources, local business leaders concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public schools to their local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.

The resulting substantial waivers to the stringent requirements of NCLB, the proliferation of high - stakes testing across the states, and the concerns about the loss of control over public schools by local communities proved too much.

Five of the school's governors were sacked by trustees from the local governing body after they raised concerns about Cmat, according to a report in the Stoke Sentinel.

«They should not have to wait for somebody in Whitehall to intervene if they have serious concerns about how their school is doing, whether it is a free school, academy or local authority school.

Under plans announced by Labour, parent groups and other organisations would be able to set up schools outside local authority control, although local authorities would have greater powers to intervene when there were concerns about standards.

She's concerned about «unfunded mandates» because those ultimately lead to cuts in local school budgets.

A final element that should cause concern about cyber charter schools is that not only do massive cyber schools fail to provide effective services found in quality local public schools, but they also cripple efforts of local public schools to improve.

If they were about specific issues, such as parents wanting to complain about another individual pupil in a school, they were given advice about how to pursue their concerns with the school or local authority or other provider.

The National Association of Head Teachers called for sustained support for school leaders who raised concerns about extremism, and more local oversight to identify issues «before they become crises».