Sentences with phrase «for underserved children»

Nest introduces a line of limited edition artist tees to help benefit Art Start, a non-profit dedicated to arts education for underserved children and teens.

There, among other things, he created art programs for underserved children.

«This program is an incredible opportunity for underserved children from small schools in rural parts of Arizona to have the same technology opportunities that are afforded to other children in the state.»

Teacherpensions.org is a project of Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit focused on dramatically changing education and life outcomes for underserved children.

The marketing of both private school choice and public charters promises to escalate over the next two years, masquerading as the best option for underserved children.

Azad's research focuses on promoting family - school partnerships for underserved children with psychiatric and developmental disabilities.

WEEKEND WEDDING — «Marnie Kaplan, Michael Smallberg» — Times: «The bride, 34, is a senior analyst at Bellwether Education Partners, a nonprofit organization focused on changing education for underserved children.

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A leading local organization, the Rapids have participated in countless initiatives and causes, and annually raise tens of thousands of dollars for Kroenke Sports Charities, which supports underserved children and families in Colorado through educational and recreational programs, as well as appearances, donations, and service gifts.

Museum access and programming for children and families in low - income and underserved communities through free days, family resource fairs, and community - based events.

She serves as the Medical Director for two Children's Health Centers in medically underserved Southeast Washington, DC, and for the Children's National East of the River Lactation Support Center.

«Those rallying in Albany next week should stand together with the city and advocate — side by side — for our children, particularly the most underserved, and all of whom are public school students.»

New York, NY — Families for Excellent Schools today released an analysis of the Spring 2017 Grades 3 - 8 ELA and Math test results, showing that public charter schools continue to be the best education option for underserved New York City children.

If the Trump administration ends National Endowment for the Arts funding, children and underserved populations will suffer, city comptroller said

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

With support from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UC San Diego School of Medicine faculty work to improve immunization levels for children in underserved areas.

Debra Yuska is a writer, business consultant and community advocate for underserved women and children.

Actress Octavia Spencer, who won an Oscar for her performance in The Help, is planning to buy out tickets for Black Panther for an entire theater in Mississippi to ensure that children and families in underserved communities will get a chance to see the film.

Five years of studies on charter schools prove they are meeting the needs of traditionally underserved children and forcing regular public schools to change for the better, the Center for Education Reform concludes in a report released last week.

Compton - Lilly's researches reading instruction for children who have historically been underserved, including African American students and second language learners.

As executive director of COMPASS for kids (@COMPASSforkids), a nonprofit based in Lexington, Massachusetts, Hill has spent the past 22 years working to build the capacity of adults who are central in the lives of underserved children.

12, started Anseye Pou Ayiti because she says her native country lacks a datadriven, culturally relevant system for recruiting and training highcaliber teachers where they are most needed — in rural and underserved areas where about 70 percent of Haitians live but fewer than 30 percent of children from low - income households will complete even...

Education secretary Arne Duncan has said that if the nation could turn around 1,000 schools annually for five years, «We could really move the needle, lift the bottom and change the lives of tens of millions of underserved children.»

At Stand for Children, we work with thousands of low - income parents and guardians in underserved communities all across the nation, from Phoenix to Indianapolis, Boston to Baton Rouge, Denver to Chicago, Tulsa to Tacoma.

Third, the research on school accountability finds positive benefits on statewide systems of identifying low - performing schools, especially for our nation's most underserved children.

«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.»

Whatever the inadequacies of the engagement efforts, shouldn't we focus our criticism first and foremost on those elected officials, union leaders, and activists who were pursuing a strategy of deception and vitriol — who woke up every day seeking to thwart positive change for kids, seeking to prevent the expansion of schools that were getting outsized success for children, seeking to undermine policies designed to increase equitable access to the district's better schools, seeking to gum up efforts to empower parents with choice, and seeking to thwart all efforts aimed at fostering an honest conversation about which educators were truly superlative and which were badly underserving children?

They have directly experienced the teacher quality conundrum in hard - to - staff schools, and they will presumably be willing to advocate for new approaches to ameliorate the problems of underresourced schools and underserved children.

The profound lack of knowledge about public education, as reflected in comments about public schools being «flush with cash» and badly underserving the nation's children, coupled with policy proposals based on these «alternative facts», pose a threat to a high - quality education for more than 50 million students.

Now that we know where to find the quality seats — and the quality deserts — the Association is better positioned to develop a strategic plan that will support our state's efforts to increase access to quality charter schools, especially for children in underserved communities.

At NYCLA, we envision a nation where every school and school system is led by transformational leaders who prepare all children, especially the traditionally underserved, for success.

While no child wants to extend their classroom day, these programs can play a crucial role in closing the learning gap and opening up lifelong opportunities for children from underserved and underrepresented communities.

Civic Builders transforms children's lives and revitalizes communities by building inspirational schools for students in underserved neighborhoods.

More recently, she helped launch Parent Revolution's Choice4LA campaign to help families in LA's most underserved communities to understand all their options and select the right school for their child.

That is why we at Parent Revolution recently launched our new Choice4LA campaign, aimed at supporting families in LA's most underserved communities to understand all their options (traditional district, magnet and charter schools) and select the right school for their child.

The Mott Foundation works to increase access to quality educational opportunities for all children — particularly those from low - income families and underserved communities.

The Partnership for Children & Youth (PCY) is an advocacy and capacity - building organization championing high - quality learning opportunities for underserved youth in California, with an emphasis on after school, summer learning, and community schools.

This symposium serves to highlight five core themes emerging in the out - of - school time (OST) field: positive youth development as a key frame for child and youth engagement and learning both in school and beyond; the role of mentors and authentic contexts in supporting diverse populations, in particular, traditionally underserved and underrepresented children and youth; the need for meaningful professional development of youth - serving professionals; and the rise of social - emotional skills as a vehicle for 21st century learning.

They were created to be an opportunity for children — especially those who are traditionally underserved and historically haven't had more than one option — to choose a public school that's different from the traditional educational model — something that offers an environment that fits their needs and learning style.

We achieve this by providing high quality schools for underserved students and transforming underperforming schools into the high - quality schools that our children deserve.

Children in historically underserved communities also attend schools that have, for generations, been underfunded.

«We remain focused on our goal of ensuring high quality educational options for children in underserved neighborhoods,» she said in an email to LA School Report.

Skillman Foundation CEO Tonya Allen brings experience serving city's underserved students in taking a fresh look at public school funding DETROIT, Mich. — Tonya Allen, President and CEO of the Skillman Foundation and a recognized tireless advocate for Detroit and the city's undeserved children, has joined the School Finance Research Collaborative, the Collaborative announced today.

«Eight years and countless hours of work into a suit that seeks more money for children in underserved communities, the governor and attorney general are asking that it be dismissed.

This unique K - 2 research model, funded by the Javits Program of the United States Department of Education, was designed and implemented by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and the American Association for Gifted Children at Duke University in response to a legislative mandate to increase the number of gifted children from underserved populations into gifted and academically challenging pChildren at Duke University in response to a legislative mandate to increase the number of gifted children from underserved populations into gifted and academically challenging pchildren from underserved populations into gifted and academically challenging programs.

Education for Change Public Schools» mission is to provide a superior public education to Oakland's most underserved children by creating a system of public schools that relentlessly focuses on their students» academic achievement.

She has researched coordinated services for children, youth, and families to improve social, educational, and economic outcomes for vulnerable populations; family engagement; and early childhood education quality and outcomes for traditionally underserved children and youth.

JEAN DESRAVINES (New York, NY), Chief Executive Officer of New Leaders, has more than 15 years of professional leadership experience working with parents and communities on education issues and community development, primarily focusing on improving outcomes for children in underserved communities.

The school's primary research interest, however, is urban education, and through research on this topic the School has launched two world - famous programs: KIDS (Kids Integrated Data System), a data collection system to improve educational services of children; and EPIC (Evidence - based Program for the Integration of Curricula), a comprehensive early childhood program for children from underserved, minority urban populations.

We find schools that are hyper - segregated by race; and we find schools that do not reflect the cultural and economic profile of the communities in which they are situated (for as Ms Lecker reports charter schools underserve English language learners and they often underserve the most economically disadvantaged children, as measured by eligibility for free and reduced lunches).

The design should be intuitive so the strengths and challenges of a particular school are easy to understand by all audiences - whether you are an education policy expert with a Ph.D., a parent in an underserved community with failing schools looking for better school options, a busy parent managing a child's involvement in school activities, or a first - time parent choosing a kindergarten.