Sentences with phrase «expanded number of students»

Every year, we've added courses and greatly expanded the number of students taking AP classes.

During his tenure, ISL expanded the number of students and campuses it served, including Jefferson Parish.

As they reach more students, they should earn more out of the per - pupil funds generated by the expanded number of students.

The schools survived, and, what's better, expanded the number of students they were able to serve.

The USDA is expanding the number of students automatically enrolled in its lunch program through direct certification, a process for applicants who already have been screened to receive benefits through the country's two primary aid programs:...

The USDA is expanding the number of students automatically enrolled in its lunch program through direct certification, a process for applicants who already have been screened to receive benefits through the country's two primary aid programs: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Aid for Needy Families.

2017 State approves application for The Academy Charter School - Uniondale; the school in Hempstead is approved to expand the number of its students.

The Institute actively seeks gifts and corporate sponsorships to expand the number of students enrolled, as well as to extend its science education programs to younger students.

Through this work, schools like Compass Public Charter School in Meridian, Idaho Arts Charter in Nampa, Idaho Distance Education Academy / GEM Prep Academies in Pocatello and Nampa, North Idaho STEM in Rathdrum, Connor Academy in Pocatello, Upper Carmen Charter School in Salmon and Sage International School in Boise have all been able to expand the number of students they serve.

And in Louisiana few private schools expressed an interest in expanding the number of students they are willing to take, while in Florida the majority are looking to add students.

Others are high - impact administrators responsible for turning around struggling schools or expanding the numbers of students who receive gifted education services.

Successes in Houston during Grier's tenuire include significantly expanding the number of students taking and passing Advanced Placement exams, raising the high school graduation rate and overseeing passage of a $ 1.9 billion bond issue,

The very same Achievement First Inc. that has received permission from Pryor's state agency to dramatically expand the number of students it accepts, thereby increasing the amount of public funds it gets.

Districts may be able to expand the number of students receiving services or at least, provide better RTI service to the students in the program.

Not exact matches

While the immigration actions include more support for highly skilled foreign students and entrepreneurs, Obama did not expand the number of available start - up or H1 - B visas — a blow to the tech sector in particular.

So along with the growing number of schools that offer degrees and programs in gaming, KontrolFreek aims to expand the idea of the «student - athlete» by offering scholarships that are over $ 2,000.

In her current role as senior child nutrition policy analyst, she works with a diverse group of national and state partners to expand the use of the School Breakfast Program among low - income children and increase the number of schools offering breakfast in the classroom free to all students in target states, school districts and schools.

School decision makers 1) plug in simple information, 2) explore different ways to expand school meals programs like moving breakfast to the classroom or serving afterschool meals, and 3) come out with hard data about costs, number of students served and federal reimbursement dollars.

Lord Mandelson is drawing up emergency plans to expand the number of university places by 10,000 to avoid forcing thousands of would - be students on the dole.

Our hope is to build accessible platforms for African students, contributing to the expanding number of graduate students across the continent, who are already contributing so much to their respective societies.

This year, to mark the10th anniversary of the JLS Foundation, will expand its reach by launching the Hometown Mentoring program and increasing the number of students who participate.

Denied a request by Boys Prep Elementary to expand to serve the full number of students allowed in its charter, including serving additional special education students.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

At the event, parents and principals thanked Senator Klein for securing $ 700,000 for the program which works to expand the education elementary and middle school students receive through extracurricular activities in a number of Bronx schools.

Among the policy prescriptions outlined are expanding the number of green cards available to science students — to discourage U.S. - educated scientists from returning to their home countries and contributing to their development — and ensuring that «top U.S. officials from all agencies» push China «toward becoming a self - innovating country.»

We expanded our expertise in a number of health and wellness disciplines, attracted the best and brightest faculty and students, became regionally accredited, and achieved university status.

And we have to continue to expand parental choice and grow the number of high - quality charter schools — the kind getting twice, three times, four times, five times the number of low - income students to and through college.

Schools in popular, gentrifying neighborhoods will continue to grow; successful schools of choice will continue to attract plenty of students (though their waiting lists should shrink); metropolitan areas that weathered the recession in good shape will continue to serve an expanding number of families and their schoolkids.

While the demands of the federal No Child Left Behind Act have some districts fighting to raise the achievement of students who aren't performing at grade level, the 185,000 - student Philadelphia district plans to expand greatly the number of enrichment programs for its students.

With Africa's growing youth bulge, how will African countries cope with increasing numbers of tertiary student enrolments and high costs of expanding higher education institutions?

He said: «Our sixth form has expanded significantly over the past six years so we needed more space to accommodate the growing number of students.

But a new technology promises to greatly expand the number of schools that are logistically feasible for students to attend.

Transportation is a significant roadblock to exercising educational choice, but a new technology promises to greatly expand the number of schools that are logistically feasible for students to attend.

Among the new positions, the number of assistant principals is expected to grow as districts hire additional assistant principals rather than open new schools to help with an increasing workload and expanding student enrollment.

As an increasing number of schools and school districts adopt online learning as a way to boost graduation rates, address multiple student populations, expand their course catalogs, and personalize learning, understanding the challenges and obstacles that educators face as they introduce new programs is key.

We have expanded the competition reach this year, which in turn has more than quadrupled the number of opportunities for students to compete.

A worksheet designed to develop understanding of expanding two brackets by using slight variation in numbers to enable students to focus on the process of multiplying brackets.

Drawing on an expanding universe of academic and nonacademic data, school administrators across the nation are crafting tactics they hope will raise the number of high school students who earn diplomas on graduation day.

Florida's legislature is currently considering legislation to expand both the number and types of students who are eligible to receive ESAs, known in Florida as Personalized Learning Scholarship Accounts.

ConnectEd serves as a hub for innovative practice, policy, and research to expand the number of education pathways that prepare students for both college and career.

If policymakers limit ESA eligibility to a small number of students scattered around the state, they will help those students, but they will do little to encourage existing education providers to expand or new and innovative providers to enter the sector.

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has pushed the hardest, enacting a law that removes the cap on the number of charter schools in his state, authorizes all universities to register charters and expands an existing voucher program in the state for students to attend private and charter schools (in some cases managed by for - profit companies).

Tom Luna, Idaho Supt. of Public Instruction: «Fortunately for Idaho the kinds of things that they're looking for are the kinds of things we've been working on for a number of years: pay - for - performance for teachers, expanding choice in public education through more charter schools, more accountability down to the student level.»

As targeted school choice programs continue to expand, so does the number of students who can signal dissatisfaction with outdated or ineffective teaching and learning strategies by choosing to attend a different school.

In addition to an increase in the number of poor students, the funding for schools declined, Common Core standards were introduced, the use of educational software increased, and, in many schools, time spent on test preparation expanded (which often detracts from learning).

Hundreds of business leaders, politicians, parents, students, educators, and advocates turned out for the first legislative hearing on Governor Deval Patrick's proposal to expand the number of charter school seats in school districts with the lowest MCAS scores as well as another proposal that would allow for a state takeover of failing schools.

It was a bombshell of a story on Saturday, the LA Times reporting that a group of foundations is exploring plans to expand the number of charter schools within LA Unified to serve many beyond the 100,000 students who now attend charters in the district.

By expanding charter schools to «C» rated districts, as the Senate bill would do, the number of students that would have the option to attend a charter school would be expanded.

Create the option of new school role categories: in - classroom, hybrid (teaching roles with significant leadership time away from classrooms), and out - of - classroom (ability to step outside of the classroom temporarily in order to expand their impact to a greater number of students and colleagues).

Another study surveyed school leaders in Florida, Indiana, and Louisiana and found that less than a quarter of Louisiana school leaders planned to expand the number of spots available to voucher students.