Sentences with phrase «from rural school districts»

As WPCP continues to divert funding from rural school districts, there is debate as to whether the program is even accessible to certain eligible rural students.

Not exact matches

Throughout Vermont an increasing number of schools benefit from universal free meals, including small schools in the rural counties of the Northeast Kingdom, some schools in Burlington, the entire Winooski school district and the entire Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union.

Flanagan had publicly said that the Senate would not approve a budget unless the budget totally eliminated something called the Gap Elimination Adjustment, which took millions of dollars in school aid away from suburban and rural school districts.

The Senate and Assembly also want to wipe out this year the Gap Elimination Adjustment, which primarily reduced funding to suburban and rural school districts - especially districts on Long Island, where Flanagan is from.

are struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income schools; in rural, suburban, and urban districts; in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and everywhere in between.»

The study examines the unions» goals and leadership as well as the role they played in three small suburban and rural school districts in New York State from the early 1960's to the late 1970's.

Better at When Than How As school districts around the country grapple with turnaround strategies and fiscal realities, school closure (and consolidation) has become a popular option in districts from Baltimore to Detroit, from Boston to Denver, even in rural places like Maine and North Dakota.

A similar system of principal rotation exists: «In 2013, the city deployed nine skilled principals from central districts to schools in the rural districts to serve as mentors and offer management advice for two years.»

The survey's findings were based on the responses of 1,337 school districts chosen from rural, suburban, and urban districts nationwide.

School districts in the state of Vermont range from small (4,000 students in the district) to smaller (15 students in the most rural of schools), but one thing that looms large in each community is its schools.

are struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income schools; in rural, suburban, and urban districts; in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and...

The Texas educators attending came from nearly 70 communities throughout the state representing a mix of rural, urban, and suburban districts as well as elementary, middle, and high school principals.

Because we use data from an urban school district, our findings may not reflect how automatic admission guarantees affect students in rural or suburban schools.

Yet, more than five years ago, a small rural school district in the Central Valley that serves predominately English language learners from low - income families reimagined its entire strategic approach to education and learning.

These districts — ABC Unified School District, Cerritos, California; Hillsborough, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Plattsburgh, New York; St. Francis, Minnesota; and Toledo, Ohio — come from across the country, are both urban and rural, large and small.

Create career pathways and «Grow Your Own» programs to prepare committed individuals from urban and rural school districts.

Districts and schools have spanned the economic and geographic divide from inner city and rural, Title I schools to private tuition schools.

School districts from coast to coast are launching ambitious initiatives to attract and retain teachers, especially teachers who belong to minority groups and teachers certified in critical - need areas or those willing to teach in urban or rural schools.

A report on rural schools looking at data from the 2013 - 14 school year found that more than 20 percent of all public school students in the United States are enrolled in rural school districts, which is over 9.7 million students.

Our partner school districts range from one - school rural communities to giant urban districts; our partner Fresno Unified is the fourth largest district in the state.

Schools in the study ranged from 28 - 92 % poverty, and included four rural, four small town, and one suburban school, as well as five inner - city schools from three large metropolitan disSchools in the study ranged from 28 - 92 % poverty, and included four rural, four small town, and one suburban school, as well as five inner - city schools from three large metropolitan disschools from three large metropolitan districts.

In «Part Five: Three Perspectives On Launching A Residency from California State University, Fresno» Drs. Paul Beare, Cathy Yun and Lisa Bennett write about the university's important partnerships with both rural and urban school districts, their focus on teacher professional development and the rewards and challenges of building three different residencies — each with a unique focus.

The tools represent the best thinking of school board leaders from urban, suburban, and rural districts across every region in the country.

In the session we heard from representatives of various community colleges, universities, and school districts that have been working collaboratively and strategically to leverage resources to address the state's educator workforce needs, particularly for rural communities and districts with diverse K — 12 student populations.

Daniel Moirao, EdD Dan has served as a classroom teacher and site and district administrator in a variety of school districts ranging from rural to urban to suburban, representing every level of the socioeconomic spectrum.

HAZLEHURST, Miss. — When the state took control of the Hazlehurst City school district in 2008, the small rural district was in chaos and suffering from abysmal academic performance.

The study looks at class sizes, student - to - teacher, student - to - administrator and teacher - to - administrator ratios in suburban, rural and city school districts, teacher pay and the demographics of teachers between 2009 and 2014, using data from the Department of Public Instruction and school district data from the U.S. Department of Education.

The findings were also based on interviews with school leaders from eight districts across Montana, representing both urban and rural districts and varying in size.

The state would have to examine ways to compensate high quality teachers in rural areas where there may not be a low performing school to move to, Hall said, otherwise smaller districts will likely suffer from a lack of quality teachers.

In this meeting, the Utah State Board of Education gave approval for the state to seek waivers offered by the federal government under No Child Left Behind; agreed to form a work group to study and make recommendations for an RFP for statewide assessments for Utah's core curriculum; and granted a requested from rural Juab County's Tintic School District to move to a four - day week for sSchool District to move to a four - day week for schoolschool.

Because high performing educators in those small districts have fewer schools to move around to if they want to receive additional pay to work in lower performing schools as required under such programs, those teachers would be more likely to choose to work in a district that can offer that sort of advantage — something Hall said would simply draw even more quality teachers away from rural schools.

Aside from the difficulties in arranging transportation for students to schools that may be an hour or more away from their home school, voucher programs would only further deplete the already limited resources in rural districts.

Representatives from local Kern County school districts, including Arvin and Vineland, joined the Dolores Huerta Foundation and California Rural Legal Assistance in a media briefing and roundtable.

Noel Candelaria, president of the Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA), says lawmakers from rural districts understand the role schools play in their communities and the constant financial pressure they operate under on a daily basis.

With informed consent 430 students in Grades 2 through 6 from two elementary schools in a large, suburban - rural school district were pretested and post-tested on the Children's Attitudes Toward

Still, the schools have been draining funds from rural districts, and have been quickly endorsed by DeVos as the option for rural students who may not have access to private institutions or brick - and - mortar charter schools.

He has served as a classroom teacher and site and district administrator in a variety of school districts ranging from rural to urban to suburban, representing every level of the socioeconomic spectrum.

As superintendent of Cross County School District in Cherry Valley, Ark., McClure implemented a school turnaround program focused on the whole child that transformed all the schools in his rural district from School Improvement Status to successful schools that prioritize teaching standards that are relevant to students and have a real - world conneSchool District in Cherry Valley, Ark., McClure implemented a school turnaround program focused on the whole child that transformed all the schools in his rural district from School Improvement Status to successful schools that prioritize teaching standards that are relevant to students and have a real - world conDistrict in Cherry Valley, Ark., McClure implemented a school turnaround program focused on the whole child that transformed all the schools in his rural district from School Improvement Status to successful schools that prioritize teaching standards that are relevant to students and have a real - world conneschool turnaround program focused on the whole child that transformed all the schools in his rural district from School Improvement Status to successful schools that prioritize teaching standards that are relevant to students and have a real - world condistrict from School Improvement Status to successful schools that prioritize teaching standards that are relevant to students and have a real - world conneSchool Improvement Status to successful schools that prioritize teaching standards that are relevant to students and have a real - world connection.

(D.C.) In Utah, first - year federal grant funding of $ 2.2 million was used to create a partnership between seven rural school districts, three charter schools, the Ute Indian Tribe, Utah State University and four local business organizations aimed at helping more low - income and at - risk students graduate from high school prepared for college.

This month, Cartner told school board members in his rural district, which serves nearly 6,000 students, that they may have to choose between axing specialty courses, increasing class sizes in grades 4 - 12 or asking for a hefty injection of cash from their local board.

At Vashon Island School District in Washington, high school students from an alternative school taught teachers in the local, rural district about service leaSchool District in Washington, high school students from an alternative school taught teachers in the local, rural district about service lDistrict in Washington, high school students from an alternative school taught teachers in the local, rural district about service leaschool students from an alternative school taught teachers in the local, rural district about service leaschool taught teachers in the local, rural district about service ldistrict about service learning.

In Texas, the creation of the Grow Your Own initiative was prompted by recommendations made in a report from the Texas Rural Schools Task Force, which was created in 2016 to examine current challenges and best practices for the state's rural school distrRural Schools Task Force, which was created in 2016 to examine current challenges and best practices for the state's rural school distrrural school districts.

High teacher turnover, slow and unreliable Internet connections, and the loss of art and music programming are all serious issues, but the most significant barrier faced by many rural districts is the rapidly growing cost of transporting students to and from school.

And, «Mayor Baraka somehow complains about this extraordinary level of aid (about $ 718 million from the state this past year, according to the D.O.E. database)[but] «he should consult his fellow Mayors in the suburbs and rural areas whose property taxes are artificially high due to this court - ordered disproportionate aid to the Newark school district.»

From EdWeek: Rural school districts in Colorado would receive help finding and keeping teachers if legislation passed by state lawmakers last week is signed by the governor, according to a story by The Colorado Independent.

As SERRC's Technology Director from 1999 to present, Ryan has built and directed the TechOps team which serves as the IT department for nine rural Alaskan school districts and five non-profit agencies.

Mark Anderson, assistant professor in the Montana State University Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics and Mary Beth Walker, professor and dean with the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, examined elementary school test score data on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) from 2001 - 2010 across the state's rural districts, fifteen of which operated on a four - daySchool of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, examined elementary school test score data on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) from 2001 - 2010 across the state's rural districts, fifteen of which operated on a four - dayschool test score data on the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) from 2001 - 2010 across the state's rural districts, fifteen of which operated on a four - day week.

The fact that governments (including school districts) are major employers, especially in rural areas, along with the struggle reformers often have in explaining the nuances of teacher pay (and moving away from over-simplification that lead to Matt Damon moments) should also help the NEA's and AFT's cause.

For rural school districts without a local industry presence, the Department will occasionally bring business leaders from across the state or connect them to the classroom through web - based video conferencing software.

The newly hired official would be charged with choosing a sampling of urban and rural schools from around the state, with no more than one per school district.