Sentences with phrase «for teacher scholarships»

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That program, criticized by the state's teachers union as a voucher program, would increase by $ 3.35 million to make $ 8.85 million available for scholarships.

As for Suzanne Smith's defense of her teacher, I am very happy to hear how much some of Prof. Levenson's Christian students appreciate his scholarship and pedagogy, which I appreciate as well.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Illinois State University, Campus Box 8000, Normal, IL 61790 - 8000, for the Carol Owen Memorial Special Education Teachers Scholarship Fund.

Other forms of support he said he gave to the constituency in the educational sector include the provision of 1,100 teachers» note 3 lesson notes books for schools, 10 packets of roofing sheets for schools, disbursement of Gh cents 10,000 as scholarship packages for students, construction of 4 classroom blocks in four communities (Bugri, Bugpiigu, Gagbiri Natinga and Kugur), roofing of a classroom block at Bulpielise and rehabilitation of a kindergarten block at Bugri Natinga.

Cuomo has supported the idea of tuition - free college in the past, providing scholarship funding for teachers and students going into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as well as introducing the idea of the state paying for college courses for inmates, though that proposal met with hostility.

Cuomo has supported the idea of tuition - free college in the past, providing scholarship funding for teachers and students entering the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

He promised full scholarships for top math and science students, bonuses for teachers and more low - cost housing.

Students who want to go on to become teachers will receive a full - tuition scholarship at SUNY Buffalo State, along with financial assistance for room and board.

I paid rural allowance to teachers, core subjects» allowance, paid scholarship and bursary, paid for WAEC and NECO, but all these have been stopped by a government that has no interest in social investment.

The measure would provide tax credits for donations to non-profit scholarship finds that aid students in attending private schools, donations to public schools and help teachers who spend their own money on classroom supplies.

The investment tax credit, which is aimed at encouraging donations to public schools and non-profit scholarship programs for private schools, remains a heavy lift for Assembly Democrats, who already trying to calm the statewide teachers union for approving a variety of Cuomo's education reform proposals.

The Parental Choice in Education Act would provide tax credits for those who donate to private and parochial schools for purposes of scholarships, tax credits to parents who pay tuition to private and parochial schools and tax credits to teachers - in both public and private schools - who make personal purchases of school supplies and food to support their underprivileged students.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said, «By providing tax credits that support scholarships, after school programs, and teachers that buy supplies for their classrooms, we can make a significant investment in our school system — and one that leads to an improved learning environment for our students.

Joined by area politicians and community leaders, the parents, students and teachers rallied in support of the Education Investment Tax Credit which would increase support for public and religious schools by creating a tax incentive for individuals and corporations to donate to scholarship programs administered by nonprofit educational organizations.

WARRENSBURG With a memorial scholarship fundraiser approaching for beloved Warrensburg Central School teacher and coach Mary ann Bump, her former students and fellow teachers talked about her character and the positive impact she had on their lives

WARRENSBURG With a memorial scholarship fundraiser approaching for beloved Warrensburg Central School teacher and coach Mary ann Bump, her former students and fellow teachers talked about her character and the positive impact she had on their lives more

A mentor is supposed to be not just a teacher but also an older guide to career, life, and whatever,» says Thomas von Foerster, a retired science publisher who is one among the many mentors at the Point Foundation, a national nonprofit organization that provides mentoring, scholarships, and leadership training for LGBT students in the humanities and sciences.

The House of Representatives version of the draft stimulus package does not specify how much money NSF, NIH, and other science agencies will be expected to carve out from their portions of the boost the House wants to give them for scholarships and fellowships, besides $ 60 million for NSF's Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which is aimed at getting undergraduates majoring in science and engineering fields to become teachers.

It called for more undergraduate and graduate science scholarships, new programs to train science teachers, more research funding, and more foreign scientists to be admitted to this country.

He also questioned the value of federally funded scholarship programs for students hoping to become STEM teachers, saying that they simply reinforce existing approaches that are not effective.

Within the education directorate, legislators held steady NSF's Noyce scholarship program — designed for undergraduates planning to become science teachers — after NSF had requested a $ 10 million cut in the $ 55 million program.

For each teacher training cycle there will be two $ 1,000 scholarships awarded to support the education of our students and make the training accessible to all.

However, there are some yoga schools that do offer you a yoga scholarship so you could look for a yoga teacher training school that provides a scholarship or allows you to complete the course in two sessions.

But this pink disc bracelet is something that not only is beautiful and affordable, but also created by a teacher so that a portion of the sales create college scholarships for students.

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Or rebuild the crumbling school infrastructure, create scholarships for the next generation of scientists and engineers, and finally give good teachers the pay raise they deserve.

Earlier this month 120 trainee teachers were granted scholarships for 2014/15, 70 per cent of whom held a computing - related degree and 30 per cent of whom were female.

To help students transition to primary education, the project provides scholarships to cover the initial cost of school supplies and orientation sessions for teachers.

The announcement of the second year of the National Scholarship for teachers and the introduction of a Scholarship for SEN support staff was welcomed as was the fourth year of funding for the National Award for SEN Co-ordination.

Applications are being accepted for a scholarship scheme to attract top STEM graduates to train as computing teachers in England.

The bill, which House members also approved last Tuesday, includes provisions for the establishment of a Center for Educational Excellence at Indiana University; a $ 96 - million fund to encourage top students to become teachers; a $ 24 - million program of federal merit scholarships; and a $ 100 - million fund to train school administrators.

He wants a new Teacher Service Scholarship program to «cover four years of undergraduate or two years of graduate teacher education» and includes «alternative programs for mid-career recruits in exchange for teaching for at least four years in a high - need field or location.Teacher Service Scholarship program to «cover four years of undergraduate or two years of graduate teacher education» and includes «alternative programs for mid-career recruits in exchange for teaching for at least four years in a high - need field or location.teacher education» and includes «alternative programs for mid-career recruits in exchange for teaching for at least four years in a high - need field or location.»

Thousands of schools for African American students across the Jim Crow South were built with the backing of the Rosenwald Fund, one of the earliest and most important foundations in education; philanthropist Grace Dodge founded Teachers College, now at Columbia University, in 1887, which led to training of teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was involved in promoting the employment of classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring academic merit, which led to Teachers College, now at Columbia University, in 1887, which led to training of teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was involved in promoting the employment of classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring academic merit, which led to teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was involved in promoting the employment of classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring academic merit, which led to the SAT.

For instance, schools taking kids with scholarships funded through Florida's tax credit program must be approved by the state, meet teacher - qualification requirements, and administer either state exams or nationally norm - referenced tests and share the results with a researcher contracted by the state to report on scholarship students» progress.

Other projects to look out for include: QuickStart Computing, sponsored by Microsoft, which will provide free off the shelf short CPD courses which can be run by teachers in school, and scholarships to encourage more people to become computing teachers.

The goal is to recruit 7,000 outstanding new teachers into high - need public schools by giving them scholarships in exchange for a commitment to teach.

Linda Nathan, Ed.D. is the first executive director of the Center for Artistry and Scholarship, which fosters and mobilizes creative, arts - immersed schools, where students are making and doing, teachers are asking how and why, and schools are engaged in their community.

It instead requires a pervasive culture of scholarship with a shared commitment for teachers to support one another to develop so that students benefit from the highest quality teaching.

After noting the decline of minorities entering the field of education, Florida created the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, and the University of South Florida (USF) offers the Metropolitan Life Scholarship.

«Jim Ryan is an outstanding scholar, teacher, and academic leader with a deep passion for improving education and for enhancing the interplay of scholarship, practice, and policy,» Faust said.

Scholarship Allows Teacher to Experience Japan Thanks to a Toyota scholarship program, Sandi Bullington and 49 other U.S. teachers to traveled to Japan for intensive study of the education system, economy, aScholarship Allows Teacher to Experience Japan Thanks to a Toyota scholarship program, Sandi Bullington and 49 other U.S. teachers to traveled to Japan for intensive study of the education system, economy, ascholarship program, Sandi Bullington and 49 other U.S. teachers to traveled to Japan for intensive study of the education system, economy, and culture.

BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is looking for would - be computer science teachers to take up the new scholarship scheme announced recently by Michael Gove.

Telia Kapteyn Learning and Teaching Hometown: Atlanta Experience: Taught kindergarten as a Teach For America corps member in Brooklyn, New York; high school English teacher in a rural fishing village in Malaysia on a Fulbright Scholarship; elementary school teacher at a KIPP school in the Arkansas Delta Future plans: First - grade teacher at Brooke Charter School in Roslindale, Massachusetts; cohort leader in Teach For America's Education 4 Justice pilot program, which seeks to prepare teachers to incorporate social justice pedagogy into their classrooms

A national rollout has been committed to for 2018 and BJSS is looking not only to double its scholarship fund but also to extend the training to teachers.

Florida's teachers union struck out Wednesday in its latest effort to dismantle a tax credit scholarship program as the state's Supreme Court rejected the union's appeal for legal standing to challenge the voucher - like program that finances students from low - performing schools who want to attend private schools.

In some of his first remarks as the new Florida House speaker last year, Rep. Richard Corcoran, R - Land O'Lakes, accused the teachers union of being «downright evil» for its legal challenge to the tax credit scholarship program.

A national rollout has been committed to for 2018 and BJSS is looking not only to increase its scholarship fund but also to extend the training to teachers.

Nevada points to new teacher incentives and scholarships for aspiring teachers and Arizona mentions new teacher recruitment stipends and the possibility of housing allowances.

Brownback proposed several initiatives, including affordable internet access for all students, expanded scholarships for college students who agree to stay and teach in Kansas and relaxing teacher certification standards to make it easier for college graduates in other fields to transition to the classroom.

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.