Sentences with phrase «for school districts across the country»

«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.

She added, «I hope my work in Newark will serve as an important road map for school districts across the country that are working to provide excellent schools for all students.»

While OER is making headlines (search #GoOpen on Twitter) and is becoming a viable alternative to textbooks for school districts across the country, the foundation for OER began in 1994 and has been growing ever since.

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«Take a look, for example, at U.S. schools where 4,322 districts across the country now have farm - to - school programs — a more than four-fold increase since 2006.»

Now advocates have a new tool to help achieve just such a lofty goal: It's called the Good Food Purchasing Policy and after its successful passage in 2012 by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is proSchool District and the city of LA, school districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is proschool districts and cities across the country are exploring its possibilities for shaping how public food, like school lunch, is proschool lunch, is procured.

The project also gathered insights on the survey data from a panel of school nutrition leaders whose districts are recognized for their success in serving healthy meals and snacks.3 The research makes clear that multiple strategies, particularly those that engage children's creativity and invite their input, have helped instill healthy eating behaviors at schools across the country.

Leading both the Arlington Heights school district and that national organization for school superintendents in 2007 through 2009, Jerome traveled across the country and internationally, according to her resume.

Several school districts across the North Country — Willsboro Central School, Cumberland Head Elementary School, Morrisonville Elementary School, Beekmantown Central School and Brushton / Moira Central School — received funding this year for art - based proschool districts across the North Country — Willsboro Central School, Cumberland Head Elementary School, Morrisonville Elementary School, Beekmantown Central School and Brushton / Moira Central School — received funding this year for art - based proSchool, Cumberland Head Elementary School, Morrisonville Elementary School, Beekmantown Central School and Brushton / Moira Central School — received funding this year for art - based proSchool, Morrisonville Elementary School, Beekmantown Central School and Brushton / Moira Central School — received funding this year for art - based proSchool, Beekmantown Central School and Brushton / Moira Central School — received funding this year for art - based proSchool and Brushton / Moira Central School — received funding this year for art - based proSchool — received funding this year for art - based projects.

A number of districts across the country have moved to equalize across schools the share of poor students, as measured by eligibility for subsidized lunch.

Lecturer David Rose, Ed.D.» 76, hopes and believes that he and his colleagues are part of a revolution — a revolution called Universal Design for Learning (UDL), which is increasingly taking hold in schools and school districts across the country and seeks to design curriculum from the outset that can accommodate all types of learners, rather than retrofitting existing curriculums on an ad hoc, as needed basis.

The Department of Education is seeking proposals for 21 comprehensive centers spread across the country that will provide expertise to states and school districts working to meet the demands of the No Child Left Behind Act.

More than 20 public school districts across the country, including the large urban districts of Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Philadelphia, have quietly entered into «compacts» with charters and thereby declared their intent to collaborate with their charter neighbors on such efforts as professional development for teachers and measuring student success.

We believe these «new designs for new schools» will produce a set of schools that show districts across the country that high schools can provide underprepared young people with the supports they need to graduate from high school, go to college, place out of remedial courses, and stay in college for at least two semesters at substantially higher rates than are commonly achieved today.

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.

Barbara Duffield, policy director for the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, said that while many school districts across the country are collaborating with shelters to arrange housing and services for homeless students, Maplewood Richmond Heights has gone one step further and committed resources to provide housing.

As school districts across the country are working diligently to unpack and implement the Common Core Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts, another initiative has been steadily progressing.

The couple hopes that the Ed School will become a laboratory for innovative ideas, which will be tested in Cambridge and then spread to urban areas and school districts, starting in Boston and eventually expanding across the country and the School will become a laboratory for innovative ideas, which will be tested in Cambridge and then spread to urban areas and school districts, starting in Boston and eventually expanding across the country and the school districts, starting in Boston and eventually expanding across the country and the world.

A defining moment came in the 1970s, when the California Supreme Court in Serrano v. Priest decided that in order to ensure equal educational opportunity for all children, all school districts in California must spend equal amounts per pupil, instigating a wave of school - finance court cases across the country.

School - district officials across the country are bracing for possible battles in their respective statehouses over legislation that could leave districts paying out hundreds of thousands — perhaps millions of dollars annually in unemployment benefits.

At least since the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, this has been interpreted to give the federal government the power to intervene in cases of legally sanctioned discrimination, like the segregation of public schools across the country; to mandate equal access to education for students with disabilities; and, according to some arguments, to correct for persistently unequal access to resources across states and districts of different income levels.

The bulk of this important book consists of 12 detailed studies of how the law's mandated remedies for schools identified for improvement are playing out in states and districts across the country.

In school districts across the country, students face health and other issues that cause them to miss school for weeks and sometimes months.

This webinar will feature Lynn Kepp from the New Teacher Center, which works with school districts across the country to provide professional development for coaches, and Kendra Hanzlik, an instructional coach in Iowa.

These distinctive education leaders from across the country are being recognized for their ability to inspire colleagues to incorporate innovative technology solutions that contribute to high - quality learning environments and more efficient school district operations.

District leaders across the country are recognizing that religious literacy not only counters anti-Muslim bias — it makes schools safer for everyone.

CAP outlines a series of recommendations for improving test procedures and moving away from teaching to the test and the culture of overtesting that is occurring in schools and districts across the country, including:

Prior to District 79, she was the National Director of Recruitment and Admissions for New Leaders, where she helped school districts across the country recruit and select exemplary school leaders.

A testament to the power and adaptability of the PLC at Work model for transforming schools is the dramatic and continued growth in districts that have adopted it across the country.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

As schools across the country deal with an increased demand for substitute services, many school districts are coping with a serious shortage of substitute teachers.

Digital Learning Strategies for Rural America offers profiles of policies and programs at work in 15 states across the country, including examples of state virtual schools, course access opportunities, blended learning models, district - led online learning initiatives, and regional partnerships.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hromatka has acted as lead banker on financings across the country and has developed a significant base of experience and relationships with diverse clients ranging from charter schools to state and local governments, school districts and not - for - profit agencies.

(District of Columbia) It might not be surprising to learn that some school board members across the country paid for their services — most are not, but almost half, 48 percent — spend between 15 and 40 hours per month on district bDistrict of Columbia) It might not be surprising to learn that some school board members across the country paid for their services — most are not, but almost half, 48 percent — spend between 15 and 40 hours per month on district bdistrict business.

Education Week «s Leaders To Learn From event provides a unique opportunity for district leaders to swap strategies and share solutions with peers from school systems across the country.

The local Trenton AROS (Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools) coalition was one of 200 districts across the country advocating for schools that our students dSchools) coalition was one of 200 districts across the country advocating for schools that our students dschools that our students deserve.

State accountability systems focus attention and resources on low performance and remediation, but in many school districts across the country district leaders are as much concerned, if not more, about sustaining good performance and about establishing agendas for student learning beyond proficiency scores on standardized tests.

The non-profit KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP schools, provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning, promotes innovation, and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas within the KIPP network and with district schools, colleges and universities, and non-profit organizations across the country.

CEL has formed multi-year district partnerships with school systems across the country, from Alaska to Louisiana, helping administrators, school leaders, teachers, students, and communities build a shared language, vision, and mission for improving the quality of classroom instruction.

USCS took advantage of a tool that the Morningside Center for Social Responsibility has helped hundreds of school districts across the country use, to open the lines of communication and bring disparate voices together.

Charter schools have created high - performing options for millions of families across the country, and initiatives such as New York City's small high schools of choice have shown that public - school choice in large districts can significantly improve graduation rates.

ASSISTments was developed by husband - and - wife team Neil and Cristina Heffernan at WPI and is provided for free to school districts across the country.

Teachers and administrators from across the country will gather for four days to re-imagine assessment and accountability, learn how to use performance assessments to drive deeper learning for all students, and develop materials and strategies they can implement in their schools and districts.

Webinar Recording: Trends and Opportunities in Accountability for Alternative Education Discussion of alternative education is growing across the country as states and districts look for ways to better serve students whose needs are not met in traditional school settings.

According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, more than 100 school districts across the country now have at least 10 percent of students enrolled in charter sSchools, more than 100 school districts across the country now have at least 10 percent of students enrolled in charter schoolsschools.

Using the results reported here, high schools and districts can place their own StudentTracker results into context with the college access and persistence rates for schools with similar student populations in similar locales across the country.

In some school districts across the country, micro-credentials are becoming a novel way for educators to be recognized for advanced skills.

A prior study in Maine — showing ASSISTments provided nearly a year of additional gains for seventh grade math students — will be replicated in other school districts across the country

Discussion of alternative education is growing across the country as states and districts look for ways to better serve students whose needs are not met in traditional school settings.

This annual institute offers families, school district personnel and community groups from across the country the opportunity to network, obtain resources and information, and receive training and bilingual materials on IDRA's nationally - recognized research - based model for parent leadership in education.The institute is interactive and participatory.

But the concept has perhaps especially resonated with educators across the country: Earlier this year, school districts in the San Francisco area announced plans to begin testing students on grit and other forms of emotional intelligence; other schools have instituted things like Grit Week, in which students set goals for their scores on upcoming standardized tests.