Sentences with phrase «expanded general schooling»

To test the hypothesis that delayed vocational streaming improves academic outcomes, this paper analyses Poland's significant improvement in international achievement tests and the restructuring of the education system, which expanded general schooling.

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This is the sixth year that National Dairy Council and General Mills have partnered to offer schools the opportunity to implement and expand their school breakfast programs.

According to this article from the Wall Street Journal, General Mills Foodservice has awarded $ 375,000 in Fuel Up ™ Grants since 2009; most grant recipients have used the awards to expand breakfast outside the cafeteria to improve student access to, and participation in, school breakfast.

Assembly Democrats have increasingly chaffed at any efforts to expand or enhance charter schools in the state — a policy that in general is also backed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Newtown massacre has generated so much proposed legislation — to expand the state's assault - weapons ban, make gun permit holders» names available publicly, reform the mental health system, and increase school security — that leaders of the General Assembly have decided they need to step in and direct traffic.

In addition to its support of general youth programming, Erie County entered into a partnership in 2013 with Say Yes Buffalo and Catholic Charities to expand in - school supports and services for students in the Buffalo Public Schools.

«Prior research at Yale has demonstrated that buprenorphine treatment is highly effective in primary care, and this study was designed in part to expand the reach of this treatment to this critical ED patient population,» said Dr. Patrick O'Connor, professor of medicine and chief of general internal medicine at Yale School of Medicine.

By helping to establish the Timilty Family Center, it has expanded a partnership between the James P. Timilty Middle School in Roxbury and the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Kevin Courtney, acting general secretary of the NUT, said: «It is resulting in overcrowded classrooms, schools expanding beyond an optimum size and children travelling further to school.

The Conservative government had to ditch plans to let new grammar schools opening following the general election, however, ministers are looking to allow existing grammar schools expand.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «We are disappointed that the government has decided to spend scarce funding on expanding grammar schools.»

Last weekend, at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit and business worlds, global education experts, academics, and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.

A bill halting the rollout of the nationally - crafted Common Core standards — among other things — and a proposal to expand the state's private school voucher program both await votes from Indiana lawmakers (as of post time) as the General Assembly works to wrap up its 2013 session early.

Since its inception in 2001, lawmakers have expanded Florida's voucher program so that $ 2.7 billion dollars once destined for state general revenue that should have funded a wide range of needs has been diverted to private schools.

If elected California governor, both the attorney general and the former eBay executive want to expand charter schools, consolidate categorical programs and simplify the per - pupil funding system into block grants that provide extra support for disadvantaged children.

Prior to Edison, Deborah served as the first female general superintendent of the 200,000 - student Detroit Public Schools, where she successfully opened 25 schools of choice and expanded decentraliSchools, where she successfully opened 25 schools of choice and expanded decentralischools of choice and expanded decentralization.

These are the same kinds of organizations that went to court in Georgia after the 2008 General Assembly created a path and the funding formula for expanded charter school options.

Q. Out of this appropriation, $ 598,000 the first year and $ 598,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to expand the number of schools implementing a system of positive behavioral interventions and supports with the goal of improving school climate and reducing disruptive behavior in the classroom.

The Broad Foundation plan to expand charter schools in LA Unified made an ominous debut before the LA Unified board yesterday as one opponent after another ripped into it as unwanted, unnecessary and destructive to the district and public education in general.

She told me that they were aware of the unimpressive results of charter schools in general, but that they were very impressed with Noble Network of Charter Schools, which made the Congressman think that it made sense to expand such «good» charter sschools in general, but that they were very impressed with Noble Network of Charter Schools, which made the Congressman think that it made sense to expand such «good» charter sSchools, which made the Congressman think that it made sense to expand such «good» charter schoolsschools.

The Republican - controlled General Assembly this spring approved legislation expanding the use of online coursework to include an entire school and permitting local systems to contract with for - profit companies.

Its mission is to focus public tax dollars on the K - 12 education of public school students by opposing legislation in the Indiana General Assembly that would fund private school vouchers, expand private school tax credits, privatize charter schools by allowing private colleges and agencies to be authorizers, put for - profit managers in place to take a profit from operating public schools and privatize public schools through any other means.»

But CEO Kevin Teasley thinks expanding the number of charter schools in Indianapolis is key to reforming public education in general.

His goal is to be the marketing and business development partner of driving schools around the world, helping them become thriving businesses while also expanding general awareness for the importance of traffic safety standards and education.