Sentences with phrase «educational opportunities for children with»

Furthermore, teaching strategies based on effective learning processes derived from developmental research are infused into educational opportunities for children with ASD.

Despite their sordid history, Blaine Amendments are today used not only by Washington to deny educational opportunities for children with special needs, but also by opponents of school choice programs to deny parents the right to select the schools that are best for their kids.

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Benefits include 16 - week paid maternity leave, $ 1,000 «Baby Bucks» to all new parents, designated nursing rooms with fully equipped hospital grade pumps and fridges in all our offices, free overnight breast milk shipping for nursing mothers on business trips, free backup child care and on - the - job educational opportunities to advance employees» skill sets and career opportunities.

PNC is committed to engaging with nonprofits to enhance educational opportunities, specifically through Grow Up Great, a $ 350 million initiative created in 2004 to help prepare children from birth to age 5 for success in school and life.

educates kids and their families about food and cooking by enabling young cooks to get started in the kitchen and try out family - friendly recipes; teams up with partner organizations to feed hungry children; and funds educational opportunities for kids who are interested in pursuing careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry.

Waukegan, Ill. (July 15, 2015)-- With more than 40 percent of kids bringing food to school (U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service), preparing a pa - per - bagged lunch is an opportunity for parents to cook with their children and add in an educational lesson along the With more than 40 percent of kids bringing food to school (U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service), preparing a pa - per - bagged lunch is an opportunity for parents to cook with their children and add in an educational lesson along the with their children and add in an educational lesson along the way.

In fact, a learning vacation, or educational travel, is a rapidly growing genre of travel as parents seek to combine the excitement of travel with the opportunity to create teachable moments for their children.

With an emphasis on cooking and healthy eating, and the importance of purchasing and eating local food will support local food growers in the community and in the region, the Kitchener Market offers fun and educational opportunities for children and adults alike.

-LSB-...] with children provides vital stimulation and educational opportunities for children, and these fun science experiments for Halloween are just perfect for inquiring minds.

We collaborate on child nutrition efforts and also with educational opportunities for students.

«The marketisation and privatisation of our great public education service compounds this disadvantage with access to important educational opportunities, for too many children and young people, now on the basis of parents» ability to pay.

He said that the board, «vehemently opposes any plan that closes the Phoenicia elementary school and robs our residents and their children of convenient localized education opportunities for their younger children, disregards the needs of the local economy and businessmen and residents that assist with, sponsor and pay for school programs...» The resolution listed how the school acts as a community center including athletic, educational, social programs during the evenings, weekends and summer that are sponsored by the town.

«With these programs, we have transformed the educational opportunities for our youngest learners — providing them a strong foundation for academic and social development — and I encourage everyone to thoroughly review the options available for their children.»

«Because our findings strongly suggest that attending public pre-K helps to promote information access and test taking for gifted and talented programs, with the advent of universal pre-K, the New York City Department of Education has an even greater chance to provide information about public educational opportunities to many more children across all demographic subgroups,» said Weinberg.

The Child Neurology Foundation is the outreach and philanthropic arm of the Child Neurology Society, providing information, educational opportunities, and advocacy for child neurologists and other medical professionals — and for patients, parents, and member groups dealing with an array of neurologic conditChild Neurology Foundation is the outreach and philanthropic arm of the Child Neurology Society, providing information, educational opportunities, and advocacy for child neurologists and other medical professionals — and for patients, parents, and member groups dealing with an array of neurologic conditChild Neurology Society, providing information, educational opportunities, and advocacy for child neurologists and other medical professionals — and for patients, parents, and member groups dealing with an array of neurologic conditchild neurologists and other medical professionals — and for patients, parents, and member groups dealing with an array of neurologic conditions.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

In the first version of its «Public School Choice: Non-Regulatory Guidance,» published in December 2002, the department built on these basic statutory requirements to encourage districts to provide helpful information to parents: «The [local educational agency] should work together with parents to ensure that parents have ample information, time, and opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to choose a different public school for their children.»

Extensive inequities in education funding, by which students with the greatest needs receive the fewest funds, still prevail in many parts of the United States; for that reason, state courts continue to have a critical role in ensuring meaningful educational opportunities for all children.

Our mission is three-fold: to provide high - quality, developmentally - appropriate educational programs for children; to provide a clinical setting in which students preparing for careers working with young children can observe and participate in the application of theory into practice; and to facilitate educational research opportunities that engage participants in the process of investigation, reflection, and documentation.

With a rising immigrant population, a well - documented achievement gap between white students and students of color, and broadening gaps in wealth of Americans, Deb Delisle, the assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education for the U.S. Department of Education, said that the odds that are against these children were are really related to a gap in «educational opportunity.»

Much has changed since the fledgling Campaign for Fiscal Equity (CFE), 14 New York City community school boards, and 23 individual parents and their children lodged the initial complaint charging the State of New York with denying «thousands of public school students in the City of New York their constitutional rights to equal educational opportunities.»

She knew it might be a long shot, but the work that was being done at the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy in Washington, D.C., where she serves as CEO, was already in line with the goals of the initiative: creating educational opportunities for children in distressed communities by offering «cradle - to - college» services.

«With today's concerns about growing educational disparities, we carry an even greater responsibility as educators to make decisions and take actions that contribute to more equitable educational opportunities for children and families in and out of school.»

We will offer a breadth of educational opportunity with high expectations for all children and excellent professional learning and development for all staff.

Cllr Nuala Fennelly, cabinet member for children, young people and schools, commented: «We are delighted to have the opportunity to provide our young people and those across South Yorkshire, who have special educational needs and disabilities with the kind of education and support they deserve.

With the support of Governor Walker, Evers, Abele, and Driver could improve educational opportunities for Milwaukee's children.

But the education leaders were also aware that the lack of educational opportunities for today's children might leave them with little motivation to work hard in primary school.

In a time when arts are being cut from many districts» budgets, bringing music into your classroom in an intentional way can inspire children who are struggling to grasp concepts, allow them to study in a fun way, and offer an opportunity for them to share educational content with their families, while fostering a love of learning.

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) leads a statewide coalition of educational and advocacy organizations and families who have come together to urge the creation of multiple pathways to a diploma in New York State, each of which holds all students to high expectations, provides them with quality instruction, and opens doors to career and post-secondary education opportunities.

As a movement, knowledge - rich schooling has the potential to promote excellence, inspire passion, and enhance educational equity — particularly for children from homes with limited access to books and fewer opportunities than their more affluent peers to travel or visit museums.

Michael Rebell: Extensive inequities in education funding, by which students with the greatest needs receive the fewest funds, still prevail in many parts of the United States; for that reason, state courts continue to have a critical role in ensuring meaningful educational opportunities for all children.

► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.

Today, the American Federation for Children, the nation's voice for educational choice, released the following statement after today's event at the White House with students from the Washington, D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP):

The American Federation for Children (AFC), the nation's voice for educational choice, urges the Trump Administration and Congress to act with urgency to facilitate educational opportunity for millions of K - 12 students who are trapped in schools that are not meeting their needs.

«Because of Lt. Gov. Reeves» leadership, more parents than ever will have the opportunity to choose the best educational setting for their children, and I'm proud to recognize him with our 2016 «Education Reformer of the Year» award.»

But along with a similar initiative launched last year by the administration to expand educational opportunities for Native American kids (and slowly revamp the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education), the new effort does bring attention to the low educational achievement among young black children — especially young black men — and reinforces Obama's generally laudable record as School Reformer - in - Chief.

26 Accountability Measures In The Special Needs Bill March 3, 2015 by Grant Callen and Brett Kittredge Senate Bill 2695, The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act, creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

Foundations, Inc., a national nonprofit organization, is committed to building the quality of educational opportunities for children, youth, and families through work with the afterschool field, district and charter schools, and education and community - based organizations.

Teach For America — Sacramento is partnering with community members and leaders across the city to change the dynamic for Sacramento students by working to ensure all children in this region have access to excellent educational opportunitiFor America — Sacramento is partnering with community members and leaders across the city to change the dynamic for Sacramento students by working to ensure all children in this region have access to excellent educational opportunitifor Sacramento students by working to ensure all children in this region have access to excellent educational opportunities.

Politicians and educational policy analysts are grappling with a genuine concern for the future opportunities for our children.

The coalition came together to push for school finance reform and improved educational opportunities and outcomes for Nevada public school children, especially those students who are at - risk, English language learners, gifted and talented, and students with disabilities or other special needs.

When empowered with more educational opportunities, parents are more likely to be happy with the learning environment they chose for their children.

SUMMARY The Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Act creates a pilot program to give parents the option of withdrawing their child from a public school and receiving an Education Scholarship Account (ESA) with $ 6,500 to help pay for educational expenses outside the traditional public school.

They are called on to promote equal educational opportunities for children in identified racial and ethnic groups, to monitor their development and academic achievement, and to address the unique challenges and opportunities faced by school board members working with issues concerning these students and their families.

With the evident benefits for those students most in need, the strong appeal to parents desperate for better educational opportunities for their children (with an admission waiting list of one million names nationally) and the predominantly non-union academic faculty, charter schools represent a powerful threat to the economic and political hegemony of the uniWith the evident benefits for those students most in need, the strong appeal to parents desperate for better educational opportunities for their children (with an admission waiting list of one million names nationally) and the predominantly non-union academic faculty, charter schools represent a powerful threat to the economic and political hegemony of the uniwith an admission waiting list of one million names nationally) and the predominantly non-union academic faculty, charter schools represent a powerful threat to the economic and political hegemony of the unions.

«The NAACP, a proud organization with a historic legacy of expanding opportunity for communities of color, now itself stands in the schoolhouse door, seeking to deny life - changing educational opportunities to millions of children whose parents and families desperately seek alternatives to schools that have failed them for too long.»

While doing away with such a controversial department might seem prudent, the truth is, educational opportunity for poor children would be even more limited without it.

We all know, even if some folks are loath to admit it, that in order for a child to take full advantage of educational opportunities he or she needs to come to school healthy, with a full stomach, and from a safe place to live.

Second, we simply can not tolerate anyone telling us these policies are for our own good... The communities they're changing so rapidly are our communities, and our experience with school closures and charter school expansion confirms what an abundance of research has made quite clear: these policies have not produced higher - quality educational opportunities for our children and youth, but they have been hugely destructive... Third, while the proponents of these policies may like to think they are implementing them for us or even with us, the reality is that they have been done to us.»

«An opportunity for any party to present a complaint... with respect to any matter relating to the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the child, or the provision of a free appropriate public education such child...»