Sentences with phrase «education in a given district»

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The Alliance for Quality Education, a statewide coalition of education groups including teacher unions, contends that all additional state financial assistance allotted to districts in 2016 - 17 should be distributed according to the state's «foundation» formula, which gives extra weight in funding distribution to districts with students who are poor or non-English Education, a statewide coalition of education groups including teacher unions, contends that all additional state financial assistance allotted to districts in 2016 - 17 should be distributed according to the state's «foundation» formula, which gives extra weight in funding distribution to districts with students who are poor or non-English education groups including teacher unions, contends that all additional state financial assistance allotted to districts in 2016 - 17 should be distributed according to the state's «foundation» formula, which gives extra weight in funding distribution to districts with students who are poor or non-English speaking.

«As the chair of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Oppenheimer should be leading efforts to reform the state school aid formula so districts do not have to endure billions in cuts any given year and can operate within the confines of a local property tax cap,» said Cohen.

The Niskayuna Central School District believes that participation in athletics contributes to a well - rounded education, supports students» classroom success, gives them skills and experiences that help them succeed in school and beyond.

A bill that would give boards of education in many school districts the option to establish wards for their elections has been sent to Cuomo.

Enacting the evaluation measures by November will give school districts a planned boost in education aid.

The omnibus education bill included funding for the «Schools of Hope» program, which encourages charter schools to open in low - performing school districts by giving them incentives.

Mr. Rodriguez, the representative of the district where the rally took place, argued that the Assembly had given a great deal to teachers unions and public education advocates by proposing a $ 1.8 billion outlay for schools in the budget.

The school evaluation requirements passed in the budget earlier this year only gave the New York State Board of Regents and the state Department of Education until June 30 to put regulations in place for the districts to follow.

Mr. Tsanis also announced that beginning in 2016, the REF Board of Directors will give an annual Patricia Braus Founder's Award Scholarship to a city school district high school senior who has provided extraordinary service to his or her school or to the community, a scholarship that reflects the values of Rochester Education Foundation and its executive director.

New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has appointed someone to, as Elia puts it, give the Rochester City School District «much - needed assistance in developing and implementing plans to carry out its responsibilities to ensure all children in the district receive the education they deservEducation Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has appointed someone to, as Elia puts it, give the Rochester City School District «much - needed assistance in developing and implementing plans to carry out its responsibilities to ensure all children in the district receive the education they deserveDistrict «much - needed assistance in developing and implementing plans to carry out its responsibilities to ensure all children in the district receive the education they deservedistrict receive the education they deserveducation they deserve.»

Even though as college - educated, well - paid, two - parent households we might be in the best possible position to help these schools» most fundamental problem, we still can't act to help the bad school districts become better, because of our (selfish) desire to give our children the best education we can give them.

A teacher at Cambridge Central Schools is on leave after seventh and eighth grade students were given a handout on transgender education this week that angered many parents in the district.

Within the new Cadman Plaza building, the Department of Education will be given space for Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education labs for students in local District 13Education will be given space for Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education labs for students in local District 13education labs for students in local District 13 schools.

But in its final post-trial submission filed this year, New York argued the formula does not represent the funding needed to give all students, including those in the small - city districts, the opportunity for a «sound basic education» under the New York Constitution, according to the alliance.

Reiterating a point he made during a speech he gave Wednesday about racial and socioeconomic inequality in education, King said implementing pre-K in high - needs school districts is most urgent.

The state Department of Education has given the Syracuse City School District two extra weeks to come up with plans to phase out two underperforming schools in the city.

Members of the New York State Assembly and Senate, joined by parents and members of the city's Community Education Councils, on Feb. 28 announced their support for proposed legislation that would give the local councils veto power over proposed school co-locations in their districts.

The department should set a goal of investing $ 200 million a year in such activities, the president declared, giving Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos the job of «helping districts recruit and train [STEM teachers], focusing in particular on computer science.»

Declining enrollments and the consolidation of small school districts have been major factors in the closings of 424 West Virginia schools since 1989, according to a report given to the state board of education earlier this month.

Last year, at the National Education Summit, governors and business leaders concluded that «efforts to set clear, common... academic standards for students in a given school district or state are necessary to improve student performance.».

Arne Duncan, the Obama administration's secretary of education, having previously served as schools superintendent in Chicago, one of the nation's most troubled school districts, gave back - to - back speeches early in his tenure decrying the state of the field: «By almost any standard, many if not most of the nation's 1,450 schools, colleges, and departments of education are doing a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the realities of the 21st - century classroom,» and «America's university - based teacher preparation programs need revolutionary change, not evolutionary thinking.»

These charges seemed odd, given that the best studies available on the subject — from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)-- show that Michigan charter students make large academic gains relative to similar students at district schools, particularly in Detroit.

students who intend to pursue managerial leadership of districts, state education departments, or policymaking agencies will be able to think more boldly and systematically about their work in a way that fosters new approaches, thoughtful initiatives, and gives them the ability to engage and manage entrepreneurs in their work.

In another timely feature, Shep Melnick gives us an assessment of the October 2014 «Dear Colleague Letter» from the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, which demanded that each school district provide a detailed accounting of resources available to each school in order to avoid allegations of racially disparate impacts on childreIn another timely feature, Shep Melnick gives us an assessment of the October 2014 «Dear Colleague Letter» from the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, which demanded that each school district provide a detailed accounting of resources available to each school in order to avoid allegations of racially disparate impacts on childrein order to avoid allegations of racially disparate impacts on children.

While districts have developed their own guidelines for when to close a school, Bryan Hassel, cofounder of Public Impact, an education consulting firm in Chapel Hill, N.C., says there has been less thought given to how closings should unfold.

Requiring «highly qualified early educators,» dedicating existing federal funds for an early - education matching - grant program, and giving districts more flexibility to use Title I money for pre-K-3 programs are some of the major recommendations in a report on revamping the federal No Child Left Behind Act to improve schooling for younger children.

The state's School Budget Review Committee voted last month to give the 11,000 - student district authority to spend an additional $ 7.5 million in state education funds this school year — the state's largest school bailout ever.

It will give one of the grants, a $ 1.45 million gift, to the Education Development Center in Newton, Mass., to help eight school districts determine whether a standards - based approach can produce «significant improvement» in students» academic performance.

It's important to publicize the success these schools are having and understand what is driving it, particularly given that the majority of students in this nation will continue to receive their formal education in district schools.

In 26 states (including 10 of the 12 states above), the initial decision by a local school board to deny a charter school application may be appealed to the state board of education or another institution, thus curbing school districts» control over the approval of charters even where school districts are given a role.

• Evidence of aggregate declines in the performance of the special education students in a given district would lead to a state or federally led intervention involving supervised programmatic changes.

Without appropriate planning, meeting their needs can over-stretch district budgets, especially in smaller jurisdictions (and free - standing schools such as charters), putting pressure on the education of other children, causing fiscal distress, and giving rise to political discord.

Nevertheless, Undersecretary Gary L. Bauer said at a briefing shortly after Mr. Bennett's Sept. 26 speech in New York City that the Education Department would seek to «broaden the definition» of transitional bilingual education to give districts more leeway in the amount of native - language instruction they provide limited - English - proficient (lep) Education Department would seek to «broaden the definition» of transitional bilingual education to give districts more leeway in the amount of native - language instruction they provide limited - English - proficient (lep) education to give districts more leeway in the amount of native - language instruction they provide limited - English - proficient (lep) students.

The board asserted that the statute gives the state board of education more powers than the Colorado state constitution permits and infringes on the state constitution's provision that the local school board «shall have control of instruction in the public schools of their respective districts.»

Unzoned schools are general education public schools that don't give priority to students in their zone, but are open to applications from the entire district.

At least since the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, this has been interpreted to give the federal government the power to intervene in cases of legally sanctioned discrimination, like the segregation of public schools across the country; to mandate equal access to education for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different incomEducation decision in 1954, this has been interpreted to give the federal government the power to intervene in cases of legally sanctioned discrimination, like the segregation of public schools across the country; to mandate equal access to education for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different incomeducation for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different income levels.

The students from Baltimore and Boston and in many other cities and districts across the country are putting their education to work and giving back to their communities in a way that allows them to create change change that benefits them and our systems of government.

In an effort to settle a 1993 lawsuit, the board last December gave initial approval to a consent decree that would overhaul the district's special - education system.

It has also participated in the development of the Common Core Standards initiative; created alternative - certification routes that allow organizations other than education schools to give teachers credentials; improved its teacher pipeline through strong partnerships with the New Teacher Project and Teacher for America; and experimented with performance - based compensation in 41 school districts.

The Department of Education announced last week another in a series of policy changes designed to give states and school districts additional flexibility in meeting requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act.

That is the case in Connecticut, whose state legislature revised its law regulating cell phone possession in schools to give local districts more latitude in dealing with the issue, said Vincent Mustaro, senior staff associate for policy for the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE).

According to a 2015 report on district - charter collaboration from the Fordham Institute, DPS has «engaged charters more deeply than any of the other cities we studied, due in no small part to a decade of district leadership with a strong belief in the value of a portfolio strategy, a significant number of third - party stakeholders who have encouraged engagement, and an education landscape that gives the district a stake in charter success.»

In fact, the measure requires that the state board of education give preference to charter applications in districts where student performance falls in the bottom quartile in the state and where parental demand is greatesIn fact, the measure requires that the state board of education give preference to charter applications in districts where student performance falls in the bottom quartile in the state and where parental demand is greatesin districts where student performance falls in the bottom quartile in the state and where parental demand is greatesin the bottom quartile in the state and where parental demand is greatesin the state and where parental demand is greatest.

Given the various devices, publishers, and content formats that have emerged in the education market, school districts are moving toward their digital goals in many different ways.

In this presentation given at the 39th annual conference of the Association for Education Finance and Policy Cory Edmonds shared the findings of an Edunomics Lab study exploring seven urban school districts utilizing a student based allocation formula to...

For two decades, education reform in America has focused on giving students choices beyond being assigned by home address to a single traditional district - run public school.

The prize is the largest education award in the country given to a single school district.

a moratorium, or delay, in the high - stakes consequences for students and teachers from standardized testing to give the State Education Department - and school districts - more time to correctly implement the Common Core.

It was run by a government body (the school district) that had been given exclusive control over public education in that area.

Over the span of three years, dozens of education experts and researchers, 3,000 teacher volunteers in six urban districts, 20,000 videotaped lessons, student surveys, and student performance on state and supplemental higher - order thinking skills tests, have given us a much better understanding of what great teaching looks like.