Sentences with phrase «for rural schools»

A new set of essays look at how policymakers and others can provide more support for rural schools.

There were warnings from MPs about the lack of choice and fears for the implications for rural schools.

It will take time and investment for rural schools to develop the necessary school and experiential curricula.

Recruiting and retaining highly effective teachers is one of the toughest challenges for rural schools and for rural charter schools in particular.

The report begins as you might expect, arguing that technology holds great promise for rural schooling.

A big issue for rural schools everywhere is teacher retention.

That's one of the things that makes it hard for rural schools to recruit teachers: few employment opportunities for their spouses.

MPs expressed concerns about the lack of choice and fears for the implications for rural schools.

Kaukl said he met with the governor and suggested increasing the state - imposed revenue limits to more than $ 200 per pupil and increase funding for rural school districts that have had to recently quit offering summer school in part because of transportation costs.

Evers» current budget request asks for $ 5.5 million to provide rural school districts with grant money to pay teachers to retain and recruit them; increase transportation funding for rural school districts and millions more in funding for bilingual - bicultural programs and programs aimed at students who are learning English as a second language.

Preer starred as Sylvia Landry, an African - American woman who travels north in an effort to raise money for a rural school in the Deep South for poor black children.

Gov. Scott Walker on Monday backed a plan proposed by Rep. John Nygren, R - Marinette, to increase money for rural schools.

Aid based on enrollment may not be helpful for rural schools with declining numbers, Little said.

Personalized learning has been an especially effective concept for rural schools because of their modest size, Mr. DiMartino said.

Bryan Hassel and Stephanie Dean of Public Impact believe that technology holds great potential for rural schools — from extending the reach of great teachers and expanding course offerings to the potential cost savings of flipped classrooms and blended learning.

From the start, our goal was to be THE VOICE for rural schools in Colorado.

DPI provides a great deal of support for rural schools systems that are poor and often struggling school systems.»

He also has said for months that increasing «investment» in schools will be a priority in his upcoming 2017 - 19 state budget proposal, especially for rural schools, which state Superintendent Tony Evers has called for in past budget cycles.

Despite Walker's veto, there is enough money left in the state spending plan for the next two years to compensate for the additional $ 6.4 million increase Nygren is proposing for rural schools, Evenson said.

The Senate Republican plan also nearly eliminates Walker's proposed $ 20 million increase in aid for rural schools, and increases the amount of money school districts that spend less on each student than the state average can raise in property taxes.

Having taught for some years in the public school system of MS, I can say that in many of the rural schools in this state (likely the same in nearby states as well for rural schools) have many football players on free or reduced price school lunch programs and very poor training and weight room facilities.

U.S. Secretary of Education for an administration willing to dare attempts at substantive based initiatives for inner - city, lower - income school districts as well as for rural school districts

If enrollment for rural schools declines further, it will only increase the challenge of providing federally mandated programs for students in special education, English - language instruction, and ensuring students have access to school personnel and curriculum.

The party's campaign promise on education seeks, among other things, to eliminate the remaining 60 per cent of identified «Schools - Under - Trees» and provide decent facilities for all rural schools; ensure 100 per cent access for all children of school - going age in compliance with the constitutional requirement of FCUBE.

Kyle Belokopitsky speaks on panel at Center for Rural Schools meeting in Cooperstown, along with Association of School Superintendents» Bob Lowry and political analyst Bruce Gyory.

If these golden nuggets can work for a rural school in Montana, like ours, they can work for just about any school across the country.

«Mara's excitement for rural schools and issues is infectious,» she says.

The model was developed for rural schools because Colbert and her cofounders recognized that children in these communities have unique circumstances surrounding their schooling, such as the need to leave school during harvest season to work the family farm or single - classroom schools that serve many grade levels at once.

It will hand over petitions signed by over 10,000 parents calling for rural schools to be saved and the unpopular proposals to be scrapped.

Congressional critics — Democrats and Republicans alike — assail what they see as arbitrary staffing requirements, a lack of options for rural schools, and a wobbly research base.

Walker also proposed a $ 211 million school levy credit for property tax relief and millions of dollars for rural school funding, including for technology and transportation.

«This increase... will provide greater stability for our rural school districts,» Walker said in a statement.

After - school activities require a schedule of late buses — and transportation costs are particularly onerous for a rural school system.

A study released this month by the American Association of School Administrators on equity for rural schools found that, due to the sheer distance between schools, rural students don't truly have a choice when it comes to enrolling in a school that will meet their needs.

He interviewed credentialed teachers, but isn't hiring for his rural school, which is 98 percent minority and where almost all students qualify for a free lunch.

A spokesman for budget committee co-chairwoman Sen. Alberta Darling, R - River Hills, said the Joint Finance Committee reduced the increase to $ 639 million because of reductions to funding proposed by Walker for rural school districts and for schools in the Milwaukee School District that meet academic achievement goals.

Kim Kaukl, who oversees the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance, said the plan is «definitely positive news for rural schools, if the legislation can make it through the hearings in both houses with support.»

Dolan, a Washington - based attorney, hopes the project will eventually be a solution for rural schools nationwide that want the best of both the online and brick - and - mortar education worlds: high - quality expert teachers, student support, resources, small class sizes and human interaction.

The bill requests an increase in funding to school district between $ 222 - 450 per student, provides $ 30M to be allocated to rural school districts (approximately $ 89,700 for Hanover School District), a permanent buy down of $ 150M on the current $ 850M budget stabilization factor (approximately $ 60,000 for Hanover School District), and a reduction in state reporting requirements for rural school districts.

Carrabec High School setting example for rural schools, says federal official (February 1, 2012) The Bangor Daily news covered Jo Anderson's visit to Carrabec High School, where the work of the Maine Education Association and NEA Priority Schools campaign is credited.

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Over the two years of the 2017 - 19 budget, it allocates an additional $ 30,572,600 for rural schools under these programs.

«This work builds on Wisconsin's leading efforts on innovation and improvement, serving as a blueprint for rural schools across our state and nation,» Evers said.

The $ 28.7 million BadgerNet project will expand infrastructure for rural schools and libraries, via phone lines, throughout the State.

Piedmont City Schools intends to become a national model of innovation for rural schools and districts.

(Calif.) A bill aimed at reducing poverty among all children in California may also present an opportunity for rural schools to offer more programs and resources for homeless students.

She is a current board member for the Rural School and Community Trust and a former board member for the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET), the Education and Libraries Network Coalition (EdLiNC), and the Organizations Concerned about Rural Education (OCRE).

He thought that Teach for Australia's combination of four days a week in schools and part - time study would suit him and so applied for a rural school appointment.

Tues 2.21 What are unique policy concerns for rural schools?

1925 building reflects changes in state standards for rural schools and combines Colonial Revival and Craftsman styles.