Sentences with phrase «give rural schools»

The plans are being rushed through before new rules give rural schools more protection, campaigners say.

Anglesey council had faced accusations from the group of rushing through the closures before new rules come in that will give rural schools more protection.

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• The Rural Technology Fund, founded by a tech executive who had limited access to computers when he was growing up in rural Kentucky, helps out - of - the - way schools get equipment and books to help ignite a «spark» for studying electronics, programming or engineering; and gives scholarships to students from rural communities who hope to pursue careers in technoRural Technology Fund, founded by a tech executive who had limited access to computers when he was growing up in rural Kentucky, helps out - of - the - way schools get equipment and books to help ignite a «spark» for studying electronics, programming or engineering; and gives scholarships to students from rural communities who hope to pursue careers in technorural Kentucky, helps out - of - the - way schools get equipment and books to help ignite a «spark» for studying electronics, programming or engineering; and gives scholarships to students from rural communities who hope to pursue careers in technorural communities who hope to pursue careers in technology.

Commissioner Elia, who began her job on July 6, was not really prepared to give a full address at the Rural Schools Association, but she gamely offered her remarks, after spending the day attending sessions and meeting school board members and administrators at their summer gathering.

The experiment asked 54 athletes from rural Midwestern high schools to take the test twice, once while giving their best effort and once while subtly sandbagging.

The program targets mostly at - risk participants, drawn nationally, giving emphasis to recruiting underrepresented groups in engineering, namely women, African - Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Eskimos, and students of all backgrounds from rural schools.

To identify more precisely the independent effects of the multiple factors affecting teachers» choices, we use regression analysis to estimate the separate effects of salary differences and school characteristics on the probability that a teacher will leave a school district in a given year, holding constant a variety of other factors, including class size and the type of community (urban, suburban, or rural) in which the district is located.

Remote instruction: For schools with severely limited numbers of excellent teachers, like many rural and urban areas, bringing in great, live (though not in - person) teachers through videoconferencing, holographic technology, or other means could give students access to great interactive instruction they'd otherwise miss.

After being matched by more than $ 600 million in goods and services from the local communities that were recipients, the money was given to nine large city school systems, a consortium of rural schools, and two national school - reform groups, among others.

Having flexible plan options can give mobile teachers, especially in urban and rural public schools where turnover is high, more secure retirement benefits.

Learners are given four sets of data one set from a rural school, one set from a town school and two sets from city schools.

At a time when the one - room schoolhouse has almost become extinct, the Long Beach Board of Education has given the go - ahead to a rural community on California's Santa Catalina Island to open one next fall to save several young pupils a two - hour daily commute to another school.

Online college curricula and offerings from for - profit entrepreneurs give home - schooling, anxious college - driven, and rural parents new options.

The push for rural consolidation is all the stranger given the movement in urban areas toward smaller schools, including charter schools, so that classroom sizes are smaller and there is more accountability among students, parents, and administrators.

Other projects created during the class include an organization that will provide free public libraries in India; an online platform to help students make more informed decisions when applying to college; an app that gives students fun, game - based content that shows what real scientists are like; a cellphone - hosted service for rural teachers in the Philippines that provides direct training and tips; and a nonprofit that will train and employ parent liaisons to develop stronger bonds between families and middle schools in an effort to improve dropout rates.

Given the challenges, then, why are the FCC and school - broadband proponents so hopeful that even rural and remote schools like Quemado will soon have affordable high - speed Internet?

«There are numerous examples of rural charter schools that have given families greater choice, produced outstanding student results, and reinvigorated the communities they serve,» said Smarick.

As Bush strategist Karl Rove explained in his book Courage and Consequence: «When Bush said education was the civil rights struggle of our time or that the absence of an accountability system in our schools meant black, brown, poor, and rural children were getting left behind, it gave listeners important information about his respect and concern for every family and deepened the impression that he was a different kind of Republican whom suburban voters... could be proud to support.»

If you're interested in ed tech and / or want to learn more about the intersection of innovation and rural schooling, give this paper a read.

Putting aside the fact that NCLB requires assessments to be given to all students and even dings schools in its accountability requirements if they have low participation rates (after all, the law could change), sampling would make it more difficult to produce usable achievement data for individual districts and schools, especially in small schools or rural areas.

This demonstrates that despite a highly - conservative political environment in many rural states, there is no local push to create school voucher programs in many places given the fiscal and logistical challenges.

Schools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsSchools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsschools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schoolsschools do.136

However schools with low prior attainment, small rural schools and those with pupils from «just about managing» families are more likely to be given extra cash.

I'm encouraged that the strongest sentiments oppose arming teachers and principals and that, given a choice, more respondents prefer mental health services over armed guards,» Doris Terry Williams, executive director of The Rural School and Community Trust, 45th annual PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools.

Governor Walker said the proposed $ 200 increase in per pupil aid matches what Dr. Tony Evers, the newly re-elected state superintendent, asked for and does not include sparsity aid that will be given to rural school districts.

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.

Given the growth of national charter school networks, such as the Challenge Foundation — a national group that funds a pair of schools, accounting for nearly 11 percent of the student population, in rural Rutherford County — proponents say it's essential to maintain some local control over charters.

Budget hearings «up north» next week Public education grabbed the spotlight at last week's Joint Finance Committee budget hearings last week, and the next round is expected to reap more of the same — especially given the funding plight that has been plaguing rural schools in northern Wisconsin as a result of state cuts to schools over the past two biennial budgets.

As part of State Superintendent Tony Evers» $ 13.6 billion request for the 2017 - 19 biennium, Evers would direct $ 5.5 million in the 2018 - 19 school year to provide schools in rural areas with money to give their teachers retention grants, or $ 750 per full - time teacher.

Cuba City High School principal Jim Boebel, left, gives a tour to lawmakers on the Rural Schools Task Force in 2014.

The state's chief of schools is proposing to «level the playing field» among school districts by giving extra money to schools in rural areas who have trouble matching salaries offered by wealthier districts.

Providing a rigorous pre-college curriculum has long been a struggle in many of the more than 7,100 U.S. rural school districts, where a lack of teachers, dwindling enrollment numbers and tight budgets make it difficult to offer electives, foreign languages and even basic classes that are a given in many suburban and urban schools.

If adopted, the proposed FCC action will give millions of school - age children — particularly those in rural and remote communities — long - awaited access to high - speed Internet connections.

School districts that serve high - poverty students, and rural districts would be given priority for the grants.

Through collaboration with Ball State University (chirp, chirp) we have been able to give our students a jump start to college, with our students earning approximately 330 credits, which I think is tremendous for a small rural school.

Tom Schultz gave this presentation at the Council of Chief State School Officers Building Capacity of Rural States Meeting.

From the rural beauty surrounding Teton Science Schools to the urban landscape of downtown Tucson's City High School, students have the opportunity to get out and enjoy where they are in any given moment, and learn something new no matter where they are.

Educators in Farmersburg, Indiana, held a rally Saturday, urging lawmakers to give more attention to rural public schools, specifically when it comes to funding.

In 1994, a handful of rural school districts sued the state, arguing that they didn't have enough money to give their students a quality education.

By tapping into a wider network of donors, schools can raise more funding for classroom resources, giving rural and low - income communities equal access.

Once charged the light will last six hours, giving rural communities an alternative to expensive, polluting and unhealthy kerosene, and allowing people to work or study past dusk, communicate with the outside world, and freeing up cash for school fees or agricultural inputs.

UBS is giving each walker a Fitbit to record their steps, and WBR said it expects to supply rural South African school kids with around 2,500 bikes based on the Davos challenge.

The program leverages existing resources available at the state's law school's career services and addresses two of the chief concerns of a fledgling rural lawyer — the lack of mentors and the need to develop a sustainable practice — while giving established rural lawyers a pipeline of interested, qualified successors.

If you're taking defensive driving school for a Rural Ridge Pennsylvania court, be sure to sign your traffic school certificate before giving it to the Rural Ridge traffic court.

Be sure to give the Rural Hall North Carolina traffic court or your insurance provider your driving school certificate.

The chapter describes some of the literature regarding the differential educational experiences for rural school students and provides the mission, vision, and values of some schools to demonstrate the implicit attention that is already given to issues relevant to mental health.