Sentences with phrase «for rural districts»

Three of the four districts changed school superintendents in the four - year study period, and the fourth nearly did so - a high level of turnover for rural districts.

She contended that, coupled with a lack of funding for rural districts, the requirements amount to an encroachment on the state's local - control...

During this program, they also talk about how a change in state funds to cover transportation costs especially for rural districts, and they talk about a bill that will not move forward relating to school vouchers.

«A major hurdle for a rural district is overcoming the inertia present in a community,» Rearick continued.»

Total revenues fall for MPS and rise for the rural district, but by a lesser amount, for a net saving of public funds.

NSBA looks forward to working with Congress and the Administration in addressing the flexibility states and local school districts need to ensure equity and excellence in public education; such as the development of innovative programs that address the unique needs of each school district and respective community, programmatic flexibility and compliance for rural districts, and recruitment and retention of highly effective teachers and leaders.

Some have questioned whether the competition's rules are a barrier for rural districts with less capacity to participate, but a look at the full list of districts (PDF) that intend to apply shows that more than 430 small districts have thrown their hat in the ring for the smallest $ 5 — 10 million rewards.

It also didn't woo Republicans like Seliger, who fear for rural district funding and worry about sending public money to private schools that aren't held to the same accountability standards.

Another lifeline for rural districts are teacher training programs, like the Boettcher Teacher Residency, that target career - changers in rural areas and help them make the switch to teaching.

Filling these vacancies is especially difficult for rural districts in Eastern North Carolina, which have smaller tax bases and are less desirable destinations for many recent college graduates.

It was also pointed out that PARCC testing, which takes third - through 12th - graders 10 to 12 hours over a two - week period, is required to be done online, a problem for some rural districts which do not have access to high - speed Internet service.