Sentences with phrase «expanding access to quality schools»

The goal of expanding access to quality schools will not be achieved if policies entail no means of verifying learning in ways that are transparent, unambiguous, and comparable from one school to the next.

I agree with Bradford that single - site schools and small, locally grown and community - based networks are crucial assets for the charter movement and important contributors to expanding access to quality schools in communities that demand them.

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This grant is designed to help improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school, and provides funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on sustainable, alternative breakfast options.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

Per - pupil funding levels should be adequate across all programs and settings — both school districts and community based organizations — in order to support high - quality pre-k for 3 - and 4 - year - olds, and the state should establish a timeline for ensuring adequate resources while expanding access to all eligible children, particularly in high - need communities.

Also at 10 a.m., dozens of parents will deliver letters to City Hall demanding that the de Blasio administration expand access to New York City's high - quality, high - performing public charter schools, Manhattan.

The establishment of the Community Day Senior High School would expand and improve access to secondary education as well as develop the quality and affordability of education in Ghana.

Elected and parent leaders urged Albany not to back down from efforts to achieve bold, structural change to expand access to high - quality schools — district or charter.

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House Democrats gathered on Capitol Hill last week to outline their «Strengthen Our Schools» agenda, with an emphasis on teacher - quality measures, expanded access to preschool, and far higher spending on some federal programs.

Our main goal, in collaboration with the district schools, is to expand students» access to high - quality schools, whether they're district schools or public charter schools.

Identifying the kinds of private schools that boost these outcomes could enhance policymakers» ability to design private school choice programs that expand disadvantaged children's access to high - quality educational opportunities.

According to Duncan, «Over 40 states are developing next - generation accountability and support systems,» guided by the CSSOs, and «many states are moving forward with reforms in teacher and principal evaluation and support, turning around low - performing schools, and expanding access to high - quality schools.»

Their success stories offer lessons for both policymakers interested in expanding access to quality early learning, and for charter - school educators seeking to serve preschoolers.

Professor Thomas Hehir testified today before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor hearing on expanding access to quality charter schools.

Our new GreatSchools Summary Rating offers expanded information about important aspects of school quality — including student access to advanced courses, student progress information, and equity data to help parents see whether or not all students are being served similarly — that parents across the country can use to support their children's education and take action to improve their local schools.

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Expanding access to high - quality STEM learning opportunities that help students gain skills to be successful in school today and the workforce tomorrow.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

BBA advocates providing universal access to health care for children, quality early - childhood education, and expanded access to extended learning opportunities, after school and during the summer.

While the President's FY 2012 Budget requests funding to improve D.C. public schools and expand high - quality public charter schools, the Administration opposes targeting resources to help a small number of individuals attend private schools rather than creating access to great public schools for every child.

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Course choice is a program that provides public school students with expanded access to quality education courses regardless of their location.

As public charter schools continue to expand here in Arizona, more students are able to access the quality choice offered by these innovative schools.

«Across Chicago, we are expanding quality school options, ensuring every student has access to a world - class academic experience and providing every family with a range of quality options for their children.»

Course Access describes a policy where states seek to expand the catalog of courses offered at schools to a host of new high quality options and providers.

A Montessori parent, teacher, and school founder, she has worked in public charter schools and is committed to expanding access to free, high - quality Montessori education for the children who need it the most.

Students need access to high - quality, expanded learning opportunities after - school and in the summer to deepen and enhance their learning in and out of the classroom.

New York School Talk is eighteen months old and eager to expand our network of writers — parents, teachers, students, education leaders — who share our conviction that all New York City's children, regardless of income and ethnicity, must have access to high - quality schools.

While most schools will need increased funding — and flexibility — to expand school schedules, the authors found several federal funding sources that currently support efforts to redesign the school day, reform the calendar year, rethink professional development, or improve access to quality after - school programs.

This also means expanding opportunities for high - quality education — from greater access to Advanced Placement courses to the expansion of high - quality charter schools — so that children from poor and minority households, especially young black men and women who did the worst on NAEP this year (and have less access to college - preparatory courses in traditional districts) can succeed in school and in life.

We support these bills because they will encourage the creation of new high quality charter schools and expand access to the students that need it the most.

The two charter schools in Jackson are already changing lives, and we support this legislation because it will encourage the creation of new high quality charter schools and expand access to the students that need it the most.

According to an editorial published in today's Daily News by the leaders of Achievement First, Uncommon Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding access public charter schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.schools «so that every family looking for a high - quality school can, in fact, attend one.»

Ultimately, the goals are to attract high - quality teachers, allow principals more control over school budgets, promote faster growth for our best schools and expand access for all students to attend an excellent school.

Expanding classrooms creates smaller class sizes, increases access and opportunity for more students to quality schools, and keeps the promise of a quality education for all California students.

House Begins Consideration of First Education Reform Bill H.R. 2218 Will Expand Access to High - Quality Charter Schools

From equal funding across schools, fair distribution of quality teachers and legitimate access to a variety of meaningful experiences that foster growth and opportunity, equity is key in closing achievement gaps and expanding opportunities.

Expanding access to high quality school options is one of the most critical issues as we prepare children to succeed in the 21st century economy, and in Newark, high quality public charter schools are delivering excellent educational options to meet the needs of students and families, serving as a critical component of the Newark educational landscape.»

She oversaw a portfolio of over $ 80 million in grants focused on expanding access to high - quality college preparatory schools, improving the quality of math and science education in Texas, and expanding the pipeline of highly skilled employees qualified for careers in the economy of the 21st century.

Our policy work focuses on expanding access to and improving the quality of expanded learning programs (after school and summer) and community schools.

This includes expanding access to quality early childhood education, full day kindergarten, increasing the amount of time available for learning, raising the bar for powerful instruction, and creating positive, safe, nurturing school environments that are conducive to learning and that foster our students» creativity and motivation.

Virtual learning enables districts to expand learning opportunities beyond school walls and days by increasing access to high - quality courses and meeting the needs of students who are unable to attend classes on a traditional campus.

By a wide margin, Angelenos support expanding access to high - quality charter public schools and magnet schools.

The group, in turn, successfully beat back efforts by reformers and school choice activists in the Sunshine State to expand choice (and abolish the religious bigotry - driven Blaine amendment banning the use of public school dollars for expanding access to high - quality private school options for poor and minority kids) through the passage of Amendment 8.

The measure would help states expand access to high - quality charter schools by providing $ 300 million for FY12 and each of the next five years to support states» creation, replication, and expansion of high - quality charter schools through competitive grants.

According to a press release issued at the time, «The reorganization addresses Governor Dannel P. Malloy's six principles on education reform, including: (1) Enhancing families» access to high - quality early childhood; (2) Turning around Connecticut's lowest - performing schools and districts; (3) Expanding the availability of high - quality school models; (4) Removing red tape and other barriers to success; (5) Ensuring that our schools are home to the very best teachers and principals; and (6) Delivering more resources, targeted to districts with the greatest need - provided that they embrace key reforms that position our students for success.»

We believe all North Carolina children and youth should have access to high - quality afterschool and expanded learning programs to help them succeed in and out of school.

Gov. Jay Nixon today announced a more than $ 1 million investment through Missouri Start Smart to expand access to quality early childhood education opportunities in Maryville, so that more Missouri children start kindergarten ready to succeed in school and beyond.

She shared Colorado's recent success in expanding access to quality concurrent and dual enrollment, such that 30 % of high school juniors and seniors participate in these courses.