Sentences with phrase «for middle school education»

Prior to her work at ETR, Ms. Peterson was the coordinator for a middle school education program at Planned Parenthood Los Angeles.

Speaks extensively, with engagements including Australia Conference on Thinking and Learning; European League for Middle School Education; United Kingdom Department for Children, Families, and Schools; China and U.S. Conference on Educational Leadership; PBS; Harvard's Summer Institute for Principals; SCERT (Delhi, India); Tasmania Teacher Training; New Zealand; Slovakia; School Leadership Center of Trinidad and Tobago; National Conference of State Legislatures (U.S.); Annual Conference of Southwest Foundations; New York Superintendents Association; and Chief Officers of State School Departments (U.S.)

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Policy makers favor the manufacturing sector because it has historically provided good paying jobs for middle - skill workers, or those folks who have more than a high school education but not a four - year college degree.

As they searched for an education - related idea, they were amazed to discover that while many companies were working on aggregating primary and middle schools into an online community, no one had yet wired together the nation's 20,000 high schools.

Parochial schools are supported by church funds in addition to tuition, not tax dollars, providing in many areas a reasonable alternative for working class and middle class parishioners and removing these millions of students from the public education system paid for by taxpayers.

There's also a historical precedent for Christian involvement in education, whether you look at the monastic schools of the middle ages or the wealthy benefactors providing education for the 19thcentury poor.

Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences www.xrds.org Elementary School (K - 5) 1715 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-828-1196 Middle and Upper School (6 - 12) 1714 21st St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 310-829-7391 Crossroads School offers rich programs in academics, the arts, athletics, human development and outdoor education.

For over 30 years, Duke Youth Programs, hosted by Duke Continuing Education, has offered a wide range of intellectually stimulating and fun activities for middle and high school studenFor over 30 years, Duke Youth Programs, hosted by Duke Continuing Education, has offered a wide range of intellectually stimulating and fun activities for middle and high school studenfor middle and high school students.

«A lot of kids in middle school are struggling around that time thinking, oh, math and science aren't for me, especially girls,» says Kristen Vogt, museum manager of education and events.

Achievement First has been assembling its own version of Geoffrey Canada's «conveyor belt»; this year, for the first time, one of the group's charter elementary schools began feeding students into one of their middle schools with four years of Achievement First education under their belts — arriving ahead of grade level instead of well behind it.

Looping has many advantages for middle schools and middle grades education, in general.

The balanced middle school program at Corvallis Waldorf School fosters confident students well - prepared for the challenges of high school, through academics, the arts, outdoor education, research projects and extra-curricular activschool program at Corvallis Waldorf School fosters confident students well - prepared for the challenges of high school, through academics, the arts, outdoor education, research projects and extra-curricular activSchool fosters confident students well - prepared for the challenges of high school, through academics, the arts, outdoor education, research projects and extra-curricular activschool, through academics, the arts, outdoor education, research projects and extra-curricular activities.

The competencies needed for a successful, purposeful, and joyful life in the 21st century are best cultivated through an education that fully meets and engages the developmental needs of children, which are fundamentally different in early childhood, elementary school, middle school, and high school — in other words, «the right thing at the right time.»

Be sure your middle schooler establishes a strong academic footing and be sure to spend some time during middle school to talk about high school and to prepare your child for the final years of his or her education.

Our family has been at the School for 10 years and I have 4 children currently enrolled in the school from Kindergarten through Middle School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.&School for 10 years and I have 4 children currently enrolled in the school from Kindergarten through Middle School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.&school from Kindergarten through Middle School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.&School, and I have been overwhelmingly impressed with the quality of education delivered and the enthusiasm that my children have for their time there.»

As many of you know, just one week ago The Lunch Tray broke an exclusive story regarding 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference, a new McDonald's documentary intended for use as «nutrition education» in middle and high schools.

Two days ago, New York Times national education correspondent Sam Dillon had a front page story on the sharp increase in the number of formerly middle class households now taking advantage of free or reduced price school lunches for their children, a stark indicator of the nation's current economic woes.

In fact, only 4 percent of elementary schools, 8 percent of middle schools, and 2 percent of high schools offer daily physical education, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

According to their framework, high - level «non-cognitive» skills like resilience, curiosity, and academic tenacity that are essential to success in middle and high school are impossible for a child to obtain without first developing, in the early years of formal education, executive function, a capacity for self - awareness, and relationship skills.

Back in October, I broke a story on The Lunch Tray regarding a new McDonald's «nutrition education» video for middle and high school students called 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference.

But for weeks now I have been considering pulling rank and taking my middle child, my daughter, out of school and continuing her education at home.

With 96 percent of the votes tallied Tuesday night, Park Ridge District 64 looked like it was heading for victory on a $ 23 million bond issue to build a new middle school and to upgrade technology, and on an education fund property - tax increase of 59 cents per $ 100 of equalized assessed valuation to pay for operating expenses.

New York City's Department of Education said that it would not find space for five new middle schools proposed by the Success Academy charter school network in time for the locations to be approved by a city panel in November, setting up another clash between the mayor and Success Academy founder Eva Moskowitz.

The education discussion «focused on David Blunkett's proposals for directors of school standards (DSS), appointed by local authorities and working with councils and the community, to provide a «middle tier» between schools and the secretary of state».

Meanwhile discussions elsewhere reached consensus on disability rights, taking competition out of the NHS, tribunal fees, legal aid, zero - hours and short - hours contracts, agency workers, immigration, local government funding, housing, the Middle East, the minimum wage, the living wage, Royal Mail, the railways, science and technology, mental health, fracking, animal welfare, Lords reform, reducing smoking and consumption of alcohol, fats and sugar, reaffirming all - women shortlists, youth services, careers advice, sexual and relationship education, and even the 11 - plus (recognising that selection at age 11 damaged education for all children, but stopping short of abolishing existing grammar schools).

We're cutting taxes for the middle class, making record investments in education with $ 1.4 billion in new funding, turning failing schools into community schools, and ending the GEA in New York once and for all because we believe that our tomorrows can be better than our yesterdays.

It also shows how it is becoming increasingly difficult for workers with only a high school education to enter the middle class.

Tristram Hunt led the education session, which focused on David Blunkett's proposals for directors of school standards (DSS), appointed by local authorities and working with councils and the community, to provide a «middle tier» between schools and the secretary of state.

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Electeds Urge «No» on Proposal to Co-Locate High School in Existing I.S. 109 District Middle School QUEENS, NY — In advance of the upcoming Panel for Education Policy (PEP) vote next week, Borough President Melinda Katz, Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, Councilmembers Daniel Dromm, Barry Garodnick and I. Daneek Miller stated the following about the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) proposal to open and co-locate a new charter high school at I.S. 109 Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, an existing district middle school in Hollis, QSchool in Existing I.S. 109 District Middle School QUEENS, NY — In advance of the upcoming Panel for Education Policy (PEP) vote next week, Borough President Melinda Katz, Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, Councilmembers Daniel Dromm, Barry Garodnick and I. Daneek Miller stated the following about the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) proposal to open and co-locate a new charter high school at I.S. 109 Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, an existing district middle school in Hollis, QMiddle School QUEENS, NY — In advance of the upcoming Panel for Education Policy (PEP) vote next week, Borough President Melinda Katz, Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, Councilmembers Daniel Dromm, Barry Garodnick and I. Daneek Miller stated the following about the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) proposal to open and co-locate a new charter high school at I.S. 109 Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, an existing district middle school in Hollis, QSchool QUEENS, NY — In advance of the upcoming Panel for Education Policy (PEP) vote next week, Borough President Melinda Katz, Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, Councilmembers Daniel Dromm, Barry Garodnick and I. Daneek Miller stated the following about the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) proposal to open and co-locate a new charter high school at I.S. 109 Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, an existing district middle school in Hollis, Qschool at I.S. 109 Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, an existing district middle school in Hollis, QSchool, an existing district middle school in Hollis, Qmiddle school in Hollis, Qschool in Hollis, Queens:

For example, when Aregbesola reclassified schools into Elementary School (primary grades 1 - 4), Middle School (primary grades 5 & 6 plus JS 1 - 3), and High School (SS grades 1 - 3), he was roundly criticized for violating the 6 -3-3-4 education poliFor example, when Aregbesola reclassified schools into Elementary School (primary grades 1 - 4), Middle School (primary grades 5 & 6 plus JS 1 - 3), and High School (SS grades 1 - 3), he was roundly criticized for violating the 6 -3-3-4 education polifor violating the 6 -3-3-4 education policy.

«For all young people to be able to reach their full potential we need to rid ourselves of this idea that an education system familiar to those who attended school towards the middle of the last century is the only way forward.

Jones, a Democrat, previously expressed support for middle - class tax relief, an increase in education funding for public schools and more tools to fight the state's opiate epidemic.

UFT Vice President for Middle Schools Richard Mantell testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding efforts to help struggling sSchools Richard Mantell testified before the City Council Committee on Education regarding efforts to help struggling schoolsschools.

YORKVILLE — Local parents and politicians are fighting back against a Department of Education proposal that would use an «unprecedented» hybrid admissions process for a new middle school.

This afternoon, Success Academy received a letter from the Department of Education explaining how and why they were only going to provide space for a fraction of the scholars who will need a middle school next year.

«By providing for only two of the six middle school spaces requested, the Department of Education leaves hundreds of Success Academy scholars without school seats next year.

We often report on the struggles of Common Core Learning Standards in the classroom, but in this Focus on Education report WBFO»S Eileen Buckley takes us inside JFK Middle School in Cheektowaga to hear about how educators and students are embracing it successfully and how future teachers are gearing up for the challenge.

New York City Mayoral Candidate Christine Quinn, announced yesterday her plan for tackling the city's gender gap in math, science and tech education: establish an all - girls Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) middle school in each of the city's five boroughs.

At 11:30 a.m., NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña will visit the Middle School Arts Audition Boot Camp, a partnership program between the DOE and Lincoln Center Education, which helps prepare middle school students for auditions to arts High Schools, Lincoln Center, Samuel B. David Rose Building, 165 W 65th St., ManhMiddle School Arts Audition Boot Camp, a partnership program between the DOE and Lincoln Center Education, which helps prepare middle school students for auditions to arts High Schools, Lincoln Center, Samuel B. David Rose Building, 165 W 65th St., ManhSchool Arts Audition Boot Camp, a partnership program between the DOE and Lincoln Center Education, which helps prepare middle school students for auditions to arts High Schools, Lincoln Center, Samuel B. David Rose Building, 165 W 65th St., Manhmiddle school students for auditions to arts High Schools, Lincoln Center, Samuel B. David Rose Building, 165 W 65th St., Manhschool students for auditions to arts High Schools, Lincoln Center, Samuel B. David Rose Building, 165 W 65th St., Manhattan.

Project BOOST, run by the Center for Educational Innovation - Public Education Association (CEI - PEA), provides academic enrichment opportunities to elementary and middle school students who have demonstrated academic talent, but come from disadvantaged neighborhoods.

But in a stark contrast to Cuomo's plan, Mayor de Blasio has sought to improve education by boosting social services, expanding universal prekindergarten and adding more after - school programs for middle - school kids.

The city will spend $ 1.8 million for professional development for arts teachers, $ 785,000 to provide arts education for English language learners and special needs students, and $ 220,000 to expand existing student programs like a two - week arts intensive for middle schoolers.

But such lessons are part of a middle - school curriculum that Dennis M. Walcott, the New York City schools chancellor, has recommended for his system's newly mandated sex - education classes.

WEST HARTFORD — In just a week's time, Elizabeth Natale has turned from a middle school English teacher quietly frustrated with education reform into a national voice for colleagues throughout the country.

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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.

The reference was to the Department of Education's plan to reserve 25 percent of seats at 17 middle schools for kids who score below grade level on state exams.

State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia was at William S. Hackett Middle School Tuesday to welcome teachers, students and staff for the start of the schoolSchool Tuesday to welcome teachers, students and staff for the start of the schoolschool year.