Sentences with phrase «families at a given school»

The EEI provides a snapshot of how students from low - income families at a given school or city are performing compared to other students from low - income families and compared to all students in the country.

Not exact matches

«We have dramatically increased access to school options for Newark families, provided grants directly to teachers at 37 schools, given 300,000 books to Newark students through the My Very Own Library program, and just recently, we committed to a $ 1 million initiative to improve early childhood education in Newark,» the foundation said in a statement to CNBC.

The school adopted the name in 1984 after the Johnson family gave $ 20 million to it, the largest amount ever given to a business school at the time.

Una Osili, professor of economics and associate dean for research and international programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, predicted at least a $ 13 billion drop in charitable giving, and with colleges» non-profit status, that total includes universities across the nation.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the ruling on Friday, saying the family had not persuaded the three - judge panel «that the individual prayers or other remarks to be given by students at graduation are, in fact, school - sponsored.»

It is up to us parents to resist and in any case to give family education at home before it comes at school.

«And nothing in the days and weeks proceeding the murder could have given anyone at the school, the police, his family, any idea whatsoever that anything of this sheer horror was about to take place.»

«While cultural background is always a significant consideration in making this decision, so too are other factors including remaining in the local area to promote contact with the child's family and for the child to continue at the same school in order to give them as much stability as possible.»

If you want to think in terms of school - type subjects, at least initially, but are uncertain how to get started, or what books might be helpful at different stages, these subject pages will give a few suggestions which may suit your family.

When our community gives at or close to 100 % — that means all families of students in our school make a donation of any amount — we are at our strongest.

Although it may be tempting to give your adorable little bundles cute «matching» names at birth, such as Christopher and Christian, this may cause difficulties in distinguishing one from the other by family members and other children when they enter school.

At The Birth School you will be given the tools to help your family experience a healthy, natural childbirth through Bradley Method ® classes.

What they gave the USDA was a modeled prediction based on all sorts of data the firm collected from 2,314 students at 398 schools that year, including the types of food served, the amount of time kids were given to eat, prices charged, and interviews with children and their parents revealing what the kids typically ate in the course of a day and family income.

Gifts of $ 10 and above will add a leaf to our Giving Tree at school with your family or children's names acknowledged.

In far too many school districts, there are students who would qualify for free meals, except for the fact that their family never fills out the form, either because they forget, or they don't understand that it is important, or (more often) the child is too embarrassed to self - identify as poor in front of his classmates, and so he either doesn't give his parents the form or doesn't turn it in at school.

Boston Mamas blogger, Christine Koh, and her family have dealt with back to school anxiety by staying calm, being reassuring and even giving their daughter a locket with a photo of the family to keep with her while she was away at school.

Loeb has given at least $ 1 million to Families for Excellent Schools.

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

In addition to contacting private companies, parents had also considered giving children at the school large plastic bags to store their coats, backpacks and other belongings, according to a letter sent out to families this week from P.S. 87's parent coordinator.

I had all these responsibilities at home, and a lot of people told me that maybe I should give up school so that I could support my family,» Tinoco remembers.

«Given both the extreme and chronic stressors Yemenis are continuing to face, there is serious cause for concern of a nationwide mental health crisis,» said Dr. Lindsay Stark, associate professor of Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health and director of the CPC (Child Protection in Crisis) Learning Network.

«Our findings suggest that giving families good instructions about how to reduce the mouse allergens that trigger asthma in their children may be enough to get the job done and, consequently, improve asthma symptoms,» says Elizabeth Matsui, M.D., M.H.S., professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the paper's lead author.

«We had a good idea of what the prevalence of vulvodynia was but this data gives us a better understanding of how often new cases develop and the potential risk factors that may be involved,» says lead author Barbara D. Reed, M.D., M.S.P.H., professor of family medicine at the U-M Medical School.

Fair trade fashion tells the story of a man or a woman who has been given an opportunity and a chance at a dignified job that they can support a family with, put kids in school with, put food on the table with, and save for the future with.

She said her decision to move to New York at 14 — then give up school two years later to act — «terrified» her family.

Families were encouraged to do learning activities at home with their children, and were also given opportunities to visit a local library and take a tour of their child's school.

She believes we are missing the opportunity to look at the spirit of the Children and Families» Act 2014 and involve both Community Health and Social Services in designing new SEND schools to provide pupils and parents with facilities where the three services can come together to give practical advice and help.

«My mom used [our undocumented status] as a way to get me to excel in school because she knew the only way I could go to college was to get into an elite school that would give me a full scholarship,» says Diaz, co-director of Act on a Dream, who was at the top of her high school class until her senior year, when her dad lost his job and she began working at Burger King 35 hours a week to support her family.

Kim Graham, a kindergarten teacher at Rockway Public School in Ontario, Canada, discovered the program after being given the task to help develop a family engagement program for her high - needs sSchool in Ontario, Canada, discovered the program after being given the task to help develop a family engagement program for her high - needs schoolschool.

We then linked the grades given to each school to data on the school's characteristics: its size, the size of classes at the school, the racial and ethnic composition of its students, the percentage of students from poor families, and the percentage of students performing at proficient levels on state reading and math tests.

If poor families were given vouchers redeemable at the schools of their choice, and the achievement of some students rose, it would call into question Rothstein's notion that income is the master variable.

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,&rafamily foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,&raFamily Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

Instead, school may start to look more like a community hub, where children can come and go depending on their learning needs, their families» needs, and the mix of in - school and out - of - school learning experiences they are engaged in at a given time.

Although there are lots of ways to engage families throughout the year, given that most open houses are fairly well attended (at least at the elementary level) and one of the first events of the school year — and sometimes the only face - to - face contact parents have with teachers — it's critical that schools rethink their back - to - school night.

«The key issue is that schools look at each case and each pupil and put in place the appropriate support, not only for the young people but also their families if there is a pattern of absence which gives the school concern.

Stacey, who works only two days a week as a specialist teacher at Holy Family but gives up almost all her spare time to support the initiative, was chosen because of the incredible commitment and passion she puts into running Sky Sports Living for Sport projects — supporting students» progress not just for one term but throughout their entire school life.

For the most recent event, Corcoran's school acquired a donation of computers to be given to families without them at home.

The Family Connection at Naperville (Illinois) North High School meets the needs of students and their families anonymously as it strives to set an example of service and selfless giving.

School Makes «Community Read» Its Own A local librarys community reading program has given rise to a month - long family reading program at Meadow Glens Elementary School in Naperville, Illinois.

social workers at school who are available for family and community outreach, and who make home visits to give parents and guardians the parenting skills they need to maintain a healthy, safe environment for all members of the household.

«It's like no other product in the market,» Mr Stevenson said, «and it gives a wonderful user experience for families who can now book and pay within the same platform whichever school they book at.

It's about our shared belief that every family in the Commonwealth deserves a quality public school in their neighborhood — no matter their economic circumstance, ethnic background or zip code; it's about opening currently closed doors and giving more Massachusetts students a seat at the table.

To voucher proponents, that student performance at private schools is ultimately on par with that at public schools shows vouchers are working as intended, giving families an equal but different choice.

One way to educate families about the importance of the 9th - grade transition might be to require that students and their parents are given information on colleges» entrance expectations - minimum coursework requirements, GPA, etc. - preferably as early as the middle grades, if not earlier, but absolutely at the beginning of high school.

The study, led by University of Arkansas education professor Patrick Wolf, looks at the nation's oldest and largest private school voucher program, which gives taxpayer - funded tuition vouchers to poor families to attend private schools.

And, because far fewer schools will be labeled as failing, fewer children and their families will be given at least the opportunity to transfer to a higher performing public school in the district.

Says Pittinsky, the most honest strategy for addressing academic inequities today is «an approach that involves not just giving adult family members a sense of security that the school is working for their children, but an «all hands on deck» sense of urgency — of just how important education is and how helpful and important it is for education to be reinforced at home by the most important adults in any particular child's life.

The proposed reforms, outside and inside schools — to reduce the test - score gap between whites and poor minorities; to help poor minority families increase their income through steady work at livable wages and then their children's test scores will improve; to establish research - proven reading programs for every single, poor, or minority child; to give each kid a laptop computer — are endless and uncertain in their outcomes.

Over 125,000 guides have been given to families to help build skills at home that lead to school success.