Sentences with phrase «first school districts in the country»

DCPS was in the vanguard of these efforts, and was one of the first school districts in the country to link individual performance evaluations to high - stakes decisions about pay and retention when it launched IMPACT in the 2009 10 school year.

Park City is the first school district in the country to use this system which was developed by AtlasRTX, a company based in Park City.

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The second is written from a cook - from - scratch school kitchen in the heart of Alice Waters country — the same school district in Berkeley, CA where Chef Ann first revolutionized school lunch.

HARD TO MISREAD THIS MESSAGE — DeVos, in first visit to NYC schools, picks yeshivas, by POLITICO's Azi Paybarah, Eliza Shapiro and Caitlin Emma: U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos came to New York City, whose 1.1 million public school children represent the country's largest school district, and walked into an all - girls private yeshiva in Manhattan's tony Upper East Side.

«Because of the amount of time kids spend in school, and given the fact that many first - time allergic reactions occur on school grounds, it is imperative for school districts across the country to provide access to emergency epinephrine to students who may not otherwise have access to the potentially life - saving medication,» Gupta said.

Five years ago, after observing the country's first district implementation of a one - to - one technology program (one device per student) during a school tour in Mooresville, North Carolina, Leyden district administrators were inspired to replicate the model in their own schools.

Although officials from the 4,000 districts nationwide that receive federal impact - aid funds have been outspoken in their opposition to cuts in the program recommended by the Reagan Administration, the Fairfax school board was the first in the country to threaten military families with tuition charges to make up for the lost support.

The Change Leadership Group will be the first - in - the - nation program to recruit, train, and supervise a network of education experts to deliver on - site training and support to school districts around the country.

It opens the way, for the first time, to comparing student, school and district performance across the land on a credible, common metric — and gauging their achievement against that of youngsters in other countries on our shrinking and ever - more - competitive planet.

The assessment itself was first given in 1969, but the underlying political compromises meant that (a) students were tested by age, not grade level; (b) results were reported either as percentages of test takers getting individual questions right or (starting in 1984) on a psychometric scale that included no benchmarks, standards, or «cut points»; and (c) the «units of analysis» were the entire country and four big regions but not individual states, let alone districts or schools.

Although a recent union election cast doubt on the durability of the arrangement, Cincinnati has become the first public school district in the country to scrap the traditional salary schedule in favor of a system that pays teachers according to their classroom performance.

In the administration's first year, some 62 districts and schools across the country shared $ 437 million in TIF grantIn the administration's first year, some 62 districts and schools across the country shared $ 437 million in TIF grantin TIF grants.

Suburban areas with high - performing school districts have shown little support for vouchers, so it was surprising to have the first locally enacted voucher program come from Douglas County, a Denver suburb with one of the highest median incomes in the country.

In coming months, The Times will publish a series of articles and a database analyzing individual teachers» effectiveness in the nation's second - largest school district — the first time, experts say, such information has been made public anywhere in the countrIn coming months, The Times will publish a series of articles and a database analyzing individual teachers» effectiveness in the nation's second - largest school district — the first time, experts say, such information has been made public anywhere in the countrin the nation's second - largest school district — the first time, experts say, such information has been made public anywhere in the countrin the country.

«When the Best is Mediocre: Developed countries far outperform our most affluent suburbs,» by Jay Greene and Josh McGee The first - ever comparison of math performance in virtually every school district in the United States finds that even the most elite suburban school districts produce results that are mediocre when compared to those of international peers.

The Indianapolis school board and teachers union recently became the first in the country to include Opportunity Culture roles in their new contract, offering pay supplements of up to $ 18,300 — 35 percent of the district's average salary.

As a person who works closely with teachers locally, and who has spent the last five years working closely with teachers across the country — from both district and charter settings — I can tell you first hand that you will be hard pressed to find anyone working in a school today who agrees our public schools are «flush with cash.»

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With the start of this school year, the RSD became the first district in the country in which every school is a charter; there are 57 charters now under its general oversight in the city.

The process of selecting charter operators became even more important this year when the RSD became the first all - charter - school district in the country, though traditional schools still operate in the city under the Orleans Parish School school district in the country, though traditional schools still operate in the city under the Orleans Parish School School Board.

The Lens is partnering with The Hechinger Report on a continuing, in - depth look at this first year in which all schools under control of the state - run Recovery School District in New Orleans have become charters, making it a one - of - a-kind district in the District in New Orleans have become charters, making it a one - of - a-kind district in the district in the country.

But now, at 41, this surfer, skier, adventurer and educator is facing a unique career challenge as the executive director of the first all - girls charter middle school in the second - largest school district in the country.

However, AUSL recognized that transforming teacher talent alone wouldn't suffice in improving educational outcomes for these students, so it expanded its scope and became the first non-profit organization in the country to contract with a large urban school district to transform the lowest - performing schools from inside the public school system.

In 2014, the percentage of students of color exceeded the percentage of white students in U.S. public schools for the first time.13 Meanwhile, 84 percent of all public school teachers identify as white.14 While this disparity occurs in classrooms across the country, the diversity gap is especially pronounced in many urban school districts.15 In Boston, for example, there is one Hispanic teacher for every 52 Hispanic students, and one black teacher for every 22 black studentIn 2014, the percentage of students of color exceeded the percentage of white students in U.S. public schools for the first time.13 Meanwhile, 84 percent of all public school teachers identify as white.14 While this disparity occurs in classrooms across the country, the diversity gap is especially pronounced in many urban school districts.15 In Boston, for example, there is one Hispanic teacher for every 52 Hispanic students, and one black teacher for every 22 black studentin U.S. public schools for the first time.13 Meanwhile, 84 percent of all public school teachers identify as white.14 While this disparity occurs in classrooms across the country, the diversity gap is especially pronounced in many urban school districts.15 In Boston, for example, there is one Hispanic teacher for every 52 Hispanic students, and one black teacher for every 22 black studentin classrooms across the country, the diversity gap is especially pronounced in many urban school districts.15 In Boston, for example, there is one Hispanic teacher for every 52 Hispanic students, and one black teacher for every 22 black studentin many urban school districts.15 In Boston, for example, there is one Hispanic teacher for every 52 Hispanic students, and one black teacher for every 22 black studentIn Boston, for example, there is one Hispanic teacher for every 52 Hispanic students, and one black teacher for every 22 black students.

To review, Achievement First, the organization that Stefan Pryor helped create and served as a Director for until he quit last year to become Malloy's Commissioner of Education, is scheduled to grow from 20 school to 35 schools over the next few years at which point it claims that it will be larger than 95 % of all school districts in the country.

CORE districts, which also include Los Angeles Unified and San Francisco Unified, are the first in the country to weigh social - emotional aspects in a school accountability system.

As the first city in the country to offer this ground - breaking opportunity to successful district schools, The Mind Trust could not be more excited to partner with great schools to support them in achieving increased autonomy to protect the fidelity of their successful educational models.

We seek to become the first great urban public school system in the country — one whose schools perform on par with the best suburban districts in America, one that personalizes the student experience for all children and one that provides multiple rigorous pathways through and beyond high school to help every child, regardless of background, live up to their potential.

Parents and caregivers are truly our students» first teachers — and school districts across the country are finding that getting parents more involved in their local schools can have a significant, lasting effect on student achievement.

By Dana Fisher and Kevin Hart Parents and caregivers are truly our students» first teachers — and school districts across the country are finding that getting parents more involved in their local schools can have a significant, lasting effect on...

While clarifying the First Amendment rights of teachers, Connecticut's teacher unions should also join their fellow unions from around the country in making it extremely clear that the union will aggressively fight any efforts by a school district to harass, discipline or terminate any teacher who speaks out about a parent's fundamental right to opt their children out of the Common Core tests.