AHSI is a network of youth development organizations committed to creating
educational opportunities for young people for whom traditional school settings have not been successful.
Not exact matches
By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and
educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.
With academics at its core, Bay Area Equestrian Club provides equestrian - focused activities and events; volunteer and community service
opportunities; rescue horse programs; leadership training
for young people; and
educational experiences
for people interested in the field of veterinary medicine.
For another 1,500
young people, there will be a variety of afternoon and evening activities, with the Park District opening its facilities and the community organizations running the programs - bringing recreational,
educational and cultural
opportunities to some areas poorly served or neglected in the past.
I am sure that the new Government's commitment to such measures as the pupil premium and support
for further education colleges and universities will give the
young people of my constituency the
educational opportunity that will make them more socially mobile, raise their aspirations, unlock untapped potential and let individuals take control of their own lives once more.
«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.
«Access to public education and important
educational opportunities is now,
for an increasing number of children and
young people, on the basis of their parent's ability to pay.
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.
Since 2012, investment and participation in vocational education has been declining, in turn reducing the
educational opportunities and pathways
for many
young people.
Preparing
for adulthood • Planning
for young people's futures • A broad range of education and learning
opportunities: Wolf Review • Employment
opportunities and support: the role of disability employment advisers • A coordinated transition to adult health services: joint working across all services • Support
for independent living Services working together
for families • Local authorities and local health services will play a pivotal role in delivering change
for children,
young people and families • Reducing bureaucratic burdens on professionals • Empowering local professionals to develop collaborative, innovative and high quality services • Supporting the development of high quality speech and language therapy workforce and
educational psychology profession • Encouraging greater collaboration between local areas • Extending local freedom and flexibility over the use of funding • Enabling the voluntary and community sector to take on a greater role in delivering services • Exploring a national banded funding framework • Bringing about greater alignment of pre 16 and post 16 funding arrangements
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work
for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre
for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and
educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones
for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre
for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting
opportunities for all
young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning
for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre
for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.
I hope to use what I am learning in HGSE to improve
educational models in urban areas and increase the
opportunities for excellent education offered to
young people in low socioeconomic, urban communities.
«The Achievement
for All Education Trust will transform lives through improved
educational opportunities and outcomes
for all children and
young people.
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.
As a Chicago native and son of a Chicago police officer, Chris realized at a
young age the crucial need
for high - quality
educational opportunities for people of color in communities like Chicago and St. Louis.
Continuous improvement of
educational opportunities for young people is one of the best means of human capital investment, and it carries an enormous potential
for payback.
The goals of our education system include improving student learning
opportunities, strengthening
educational attainment, providing alternatives that fit student needs, and integrating our diverse citizenry, while preparing
young people for their civic roles in a democracy.
Organizations such as 4 - H Clubs, Scouts, the Junior Grange, Rainbow Girls, and church youth fellowships offer some surprisingly sophisticated
educational and travel
opportunities for young people, and are well - accepted within rural communities.
Overview This study mission
for state policymakers focused on how policies can strengthen the alignment of expectations and resources across the
educational pipeline so that
young people complete high school prepared to succeed in a range of postsecondary education
opportunities.
Policy Advocacy: Through our work with over-age students and their families, we work to identify trends affecting over-age students and engage in policy efforts to eliminate barriers and expand
educational opportunity for these
young people.
Overview With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), there is a renewed emphasis on making sure all
young people have access to high - quality
educational opportunities that prepare them
for success in postsecondary education and the workforce.
«Not only does the nation's prosperity depend on this, it is also vital to ensure that
educational and careers
opportunities are not prematurely closed - off
for young people.»
They have educated and informed families about
educational options and worked with legislators to support
educational opportunities for young people.
Among many other things, these
young people stated they «have the right to full
educational opportunities... We graduate from schools and colleges, equipped
for careers and professions, but there are no jobs.»
VICKI PHILLIPS Director of Education, College Ready
for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has committed her career to increasing
educational opportunities for young people.
Monica Lozano has expressed to us her enthusiasm
for joining College Futures Foundation in addressing what she considers «a moral, social, and economic imperative: improving
educational opportunity and unlocking potential
for all of our
young people.»
As this book clearly shows, disrupting the pipeline from end to end will require a complete reorientation of our values, systems, and practices, so as to construct new
educational rights and
opportunities for young people.
More than a century after its opening, the University provides diverse learning, research facilities and
educational opportunities not only
for the
people of the state — as Thomas Clemson dreamed — but
for thousands of
young men and women throughout the country and the world.
Reduced
educational opportunity has lifelong consequences
for young people and
for the broader community and economy.
It works to improve
educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds and increase social mobility.
Headquartered in Gardena, Calif., the Foundation is dedicated to providing medical assistance
for those in need, including children,
educational opportunities for young people through automotive and other training programs and benefitting the Shelby Automotive Museum.
And although the Crissy Field Center may not be able to offer food
for young people challenged by homelessness, it does provide fun
educational programs, job
opportunities through middle school and high school internships, and invaluable emotional support from our staff.
It will support an
educational campaign to capture the imagination of
young people who can help us meet the energy challenge, and will create research
opportunities for undergraduates and
educational opportunities for women and minorities who too often have been underrepresented in scientific and technological fields, but are no less capable of inventing the solutions that will help us grow our economy and save our planet.
It is a partnership between the city of Oberlin and Oberlin College to: (1) create a sustainable economy driven, first, by the redevelopment of a 13 acre Green Arts District to USGBC platinumnd standards; (2) achieve climate neutrality; (3) create a 20,000 acre greenbelt
for a revived local farm economy; (4) create an
educational collaborative including the College, public schools, a Vo - Tech School, and a Two year College to prepare
young people for the challenges and
opportunities of the 21st century; and (5) replicate our experience through a network of similar efforts at varying scales and circumstances nationwide.