Sentences with phrase «hold schools more»

One common impetus to change faced by almost all educational leaders in the United States is the extensive set of state policies designed to hold schools more accountable (Leithwood, 2001).

Given the compelling need of so many city students and the push to hold schools more accountable for achievement, some argue that urban schools deserve a greater share of public resources.

With systems of accountability for student achievement now widely in place, state policymakers and others are applying the principle on another front by trying to hold schools more responsible for how they spend their money.

While standardized tests provide an effective means of holding schools more accountable for achievement levels, the report says, they «usually do not provide information useful for improving individual or school performance.»

The No Child Left Behind Act was still around the corner, but a growing education reform movement, which insisted that holding schools more accountable for student test scores would increase performance, had already pushed many states to expand standardized testing.

At a time when Ofsted and the Government are holding schools more accountable for the Pupil Premium, it will also help schools to ensure that they are making the most of their funding at a time of scarce public resources.»

The No Child Left Behind Act was still around the corner, but a growing education reform movement, which insisted holding schools more accountable for student test scores would increase performance, had already pushed many states to expand standardized testing.

Not exact matches

A recent study from Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Accountancy found that firms with poor governance generally prefer to hold more cash.

About two years ago, an armed student threatened the school, holding students hostage for more than an hour.

Holding signs that say, «Fear has no place in schools» and «How many more will it take?»

Students, teachers and parents called for an increase in mental health services and more school counselors on Monday night during a discussion of gun violence held in Delray Beach.

Name: Kelly Blackett Title: Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Communications Areas of responsibility: Human resources, learning and development, corporate communications Years with CWB Financial Group: 3 Career history: 17 years with General Electric in Canada holding a series of progressively responsible human resources leadership roles at GE Capital and GE Corporate, supporting businesses within Canada as well as globally Education: Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta Community involvement: Sits on the Board of Trustees for the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation, member of the MacEwan Business School Advisory Board, and past mentor with MORE, a program providing cross-business mentorship to female leaders in Edmonton's business community

Health officials have not yet pinpointed the source of what sickened students from St. Clement School in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood, following their April 17 visit to the aquarium, or what prompted more than 100 Andrew students to fall ill following their April 27 prom held at the Shedd.

The Broward County school district has been holding annual lockdown drills at its schools for more than 10 years.

For more than a week, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have held the country's attention as they join with peers across the country to demand a change in America's gun laws.

And it's hardly racially balanced: Black students are three times more likely to be suspended or expelled than white students, according to the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, and research in Texas found students who have been suspended are more likely to be held back a grade and drop out of school entirely.

Heart to Heart International held two pop - up clinics in Bear Creek, Texas, providing more than 350 community members with free vaccinations, medical screenings, and hygiene kits at Bear Creek Elementary School.

The minister added the initiative last year - the first event ever held - put more than # 10,000 into the hands of local schools.

Between Self and Soul: On Being Both More and Less than We Think We Are Wednesday, November 8 First Things presents a public lecture by poet, critic, and professor James Matthew Wilson, held at the Covenant School in Dallas, Texas.

If you were anything like me, you spent many a weekday morning singing along to Jennifer's «Faithful to Me,» «Hold Me Now,» and «A Little More» as you got ready for another day of high school.

The formation of the disciple, so much more easily and fully attained through the fully Catholic family, and truly Catholic school than without these advantages, begins with the formation of mind, heart and personal love, in the full, reverently held, truth of Christ.

If you were anything like me, you spent many a weekday morning singing along to Jennifer Knapp's «Faithful to Me,» «Hold Me Now,» and «A Little More» as you got ready for another day of high school.

This new ethic — that abortion is more moral than interrupting schooling or employment — is held not only by writers for New York fashion magazines and Californians infused with New Age spiritualism, but also by an aging feminist movement.

As a result, he garnered more playing time and now holds the school record for three - pointers in a season (104, in» 95 - 96).

Factor in that poor black children are almost three times more likely to be held back in school than their white counterparts.

Even though Babiak more than held her own, and will be one of the top golfers in the Bay Counties League - East this spring, she wasn't happy with her first year in high school golf.

The aptly named Jawon Pass, of Columbus (Ga.) Carver High School, holds more than 10 major offers and is probably the top underclassman expected.

But for me, the start of the next high school football season has always been the Northern California Nike Football showcase event that has been held on the third weekend in May for more than 20 years.

Reaction: Hodgson lionises England record - chaser Rooney (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Rooney sees off Slovenia to close on record (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Coleman foresees glory for conquering Wales (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Bale sinks Belgium to fire Welsh dreams (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Hodgson tells under - fire Sterling to toughen up (friendly) Report: England and Ireland draw a blank in Dublin (friendly) Reaction: De Gea uncertainty clouds Man United's horizon (Premier League) Report: Arsenal thwart Man United as De Gea departs (Premier League) Reaction: Liverpool prepare for life without «irreplaceable» Gerrard (Premier League) Reaction: Gerrard «devastated» after final Anfield game (Premier League) Report: Gerrard says farewell as Crystal Palace poop party (Premier League) Reaction: Arsenal manager Wenger irked by Swansea «accident» (Premier League) Report: Arsenal sunk by Fabiański and Gomis (Premier League) Reaction: Rodgers accuses Fàbregas as Liverpool's top - four bid fades (Premier League) Report: Chelsea close Champions League door on Liverpool (Premier League) Reaction: Mourinho steels Chelsea for challenges ahead (Premier League) Report: Hazard storms Palace to give Chelsea title (Premier League) Reaction: Mourinho feels the love despite Chelsea jibes (Premier League) Reaction: Arsenal «boring», not Chelsea — Mourinho (Premier League) Report: Arsenal stalemate delays Chelsea coronation (Premier League) Reaction: Fight for final places, Sherwood tells Villa (FA Cup) Report: Aston Villa end Gerrard's FA Cup dream (FA Cup) Reaction: Mourinho calls for caution as title beckons (Premier League) Report: Hazard fires clinical Chelsea closer to title (Premier League) Reaction: Van Gaal says Man United top dogs after derby romp (Premier League) Report: Man City blown away by Man United fightback (Premier League) Reaction: Hodgson urges Kane to build on perfect debut (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Rooney, Kane on target in England stroll (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Van Gaal beams after Man United storm Anfield (Premier League) Reaction: Gerrard sorry for red card against Man United (Premier League) Report: Gerrard off as Mata brace ends Liverpool run (Premier League) Reaction: PSG revel in Champions League breakthrough (Champions League) Report: Thiago Silva and 10 - man PSG claim Chelsea revenge (Champions League) Reaction: Wenger thrilled as Welbeck proves point (FA Cup) Report: Old boy Welbeck fells Man United in FA Cup (FA Cup) Reaction: Rodgers rues cost of Liverpool resurgence (FA Cup) Report: Blackburn intrude on Gerrard's FA Cup dream (FA Cup) Reaction: Wembley win leaves Mourinho feeling «like a kid» (Capital One Cup) Report: Clinical Chelsea earn Mourinho third League Cup (Capital One Cup) Reaction: Man City stirrings give Pellegrini Barça hope (Champions League) Report: Suárez scores brace as Barcelona down Man City (Champions League) Reaction: Rodgers plots Liverpool assault on top four (Premier League) Report: Coutinho rocket sinks seething Southampton (Premier League) Reaction: Van Gaal defends Man United's «long - ball» tactics (Premier League) Report: Blind late show rescues spluttering Man United (Premier League) Reaction: Pellegrini remains hopeful as Mourinho sulks (Premier League) Report: Silva keeps Man City on Chelsea's heels (Premier League) Reaction: Mourinho cries foul over Costa «stamp» claims (Capital One Cup) Report: Ivanović sinks Liverpool as Chelsea reach final (Capital One Cup) Reaction: Odds were against Man United — Van Gaal (FA Cup) Report: Minnows Cambridge hold Man United in FA Cup (FA Cup) Reaction: Rodgers buoyed by Sterling - inspired Liverpool (Capital One Cup) Report: Sterling slalom checks Chelsea in League Cup (Capital One Cup) Reaction: Arsenal masterclass sets standard, says Wenger (Premier League) Report: Cazorla stars as Arsenal stun Man City (Premier League) Reaction: Van Gaal defends methods after United defeat (Premier League) Report: Tadić strike punishes shot - shy Man United (Premier League) Report: Bloodied Skrtel earns Liverpool a point (Premier League) Reaction: In - form United «forcing luck», says Van Gaal (Premier League) Report: De Gea stars as United deepen Liverpool gloom (Premier League) Reaction: Liverpool will «fight» for return — Rodgers (Champions League) Report: Basel thwart Liverpool to reach last 16 (Champions League) Reaction: Van Persie rescued United, admits Van Gaal (Premier League) Report: Van Persie sends lacklustre Man United third (Premier League) Report: Agüero undoes Southampton as Man City go second (Premier League) Report: Stunning Agüero treble gives Man City hope (Champions League) Reaction: Hodgson dismayed by England fan chants (friendly) Report: Rooney at the double as England silence Scots (friendly) Report: Rooney, Welbeck inspire England fightback (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Tevez returns as Argentina overcome Croatia (friendly) Reaction: Man City have «crisis of confidence» — Pellegrini (Champions League) Report: Nine - man Man City left on brink by CSKA Moscow (Champions League) Reaction: Van Gaal says beaten Man United getting closer (Premier League) Report: Agüero gives City spoils against 10 - man United (Premier League) Reaction: Shocks are warning for England, says Hodgson (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Rooney on mark as England school San Marino (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Mourinho urges Chelsea to stay grounded (Premier League) Reaction: Wenger plays down Mourinho touchline spat (Premier League) Report: Hazard, Costa sink Arsenal in stormy derby (Premier League) Reaction: Pellegrini rues carelessness after Roma hold City (Champions League) Report: Totti makes history as Roma thwart Man City (Champions League) Reaction: Rodgers heartened by Liverpool resilience (Champions League) Reaction: Van Gaal wants more from match - winner Di María (Premier League) Report: Falcao debuts as Man United crush QPR (Premier League) Reaction: Hodgson hails Welbeck for biding his time (Euro 2016 qualifying) Report: Welbeck gives improved England winning start (Euro 2016 qualifying) Reaction: Angry Hodgson dismisses England statistics (friendly) Report: Rooney rescues England in turgid Norway win (friendly) Reaction: Wenger backs Sánchez to fill Giroud's shoes (Champions League) Reaction: Pellegrini gladdened by Jovetić display (Premier League) Report: Jovetić at the double as Man City sink Liverpool (Premier League) Reaction: Ancelotti predicts «new cycle» for Madrid (UEFA Super Cup) Report: Ronaldo still the boss as Madrid win Super Cup (UEFA Super Cup) Reaction: Wembley win sets tone for Arsenal — Wenger (Community Shield) Report: Vibrant Arsenal down Man City in Community Shield (Community Shield) Reaction: «Lethargic» Arsenal not ready yet — Wenger (Emirates Cup) Report: Falcao scores comeback goal to sink Arsenal (Emirates Cup) Reaction: Wenger enthused by Sanogo - Campbell double act (Emirates Cup) Report: Sanogo upstages Sánchez in Arsenal romp (Emirates Cup)

-- The final of a local schools tournament is generally held at Villa Park at half time during a game in late April / May — but this will be much more of a regular feature.

When you visit a school like WHEELS or Polaris, it is hard not to feel hopeful, not just for the prospects of the students there, but for the possibility that a new approach to educating low - income children, rooted in the science of adversity, might be taking hold more broadly.

Pre-service Requirement: Act 1220 of 2003 and the resulting Arkansas Department of Education Rules Governing the Certification and Continuing Professional Development of Child Nutrition Directors, Managers, and Workers, codified as Code 20-7-134 and 20-7-135, requires that Directors (1) provide documentation of earning a high school diploma or GED, (2) provide documentation of successful completion of one or more of the required trainings (Manager Certification Training, Certification as a Dietetic Technician, Certified Dietary Manager, Registered Dietitian, Associates degree in Foods / Nutrition or Food Service Management) or that they hold a Bachelor's degree in related field, (i.e. Family & Consumer Sciences, Food Service Management, Hotel / Restaurant Management, or Nutrition).

NORTH SHORE ART FESTIVAL: Ninth annual event has artworks by more than 250 artists, music, food, held in the parking fields of the school; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1; Niles North High School, Lawler Avenue and Old Orchard Road, Sschool; 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1; Niles North High School, Lawler Avenue and Old Orchard Road, SSchool, Lawler Avenue and Old Orchard Road, Skokie.

I work at a school that has a split lunch schedule more due to efficiency than anything else — the cafeteria can't hold all students of one grade at a time.

Students are eating more fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods, and school meal program revenue has held stable or increased.

But if Sweetgreen's goal was to raise awareness about school nutrition (and not just garner a lot of publicity for its restaurants, which it did in spades), I fail to see what it accomplished by holding American schools up to an unrealistic international standard — whether the standard is unrealistic because it's inaccurate (Greece) or because the country in question invests far more time, money and effort than the United States in feeding its children (France.)

I think that's because (a) the SNA holds a particularly respected position as the representative of the very people serving school meals and (b) what the SNA is asking for costs nothing and creates an easier path for school food workers and Congress, whereas supporting healthier school meals is a harder road (for some schools) that may require more funding from an unwilling Congress.

Shows like Jamie Oliver's «Food Revolution,» and school districts like Chef Ann Cooper's former district in Berkeley, CA and current district in Boulder, CO, are often held up as examples of what's possible in school food reform, yet it's seldom ever mentioned that in each of these cases, far more money is being spent on those meals than the current federal reimbursement rate — and far more than that rate plus six cents.

More than 1,000 promotions held by CCSD to encourage students to choose local foods in the school cafeteria and participate in school garden activities and farm field trips; and,

We just have to be more intentional to make time for cuddles, hand - holding, hugs, massage, and other forms of nurturing touch with our walking, talking toddlers, busy school - agers, and autonomy - seeking teenagers.

While writing the School Food Plan, Henry and John visited more than 60 schools and held 7 regional events across the country.

I am never more aware of just how fast my daughter is growing up than in those moments and breastfeeding isn't helping me hold on, it's helping her hold on as she gradually transitions from baby to toddler to preschooler to school aged child.

Following the shooting that left more than a dozen dead, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said that Congress should hold hearings on school shootings.

Teachers have also held more low tech rallies, with instructors coming after the school day was done to protest at the Capitol.

He's already said he does not want to raise any more taxes, and he's holding to a commitment to increase spending on schools and health care by 4 % in the new budget.

In addition, NYSED held more than 120 fall and winter regional in - person meetings across the state in coordination with the state's 37 Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) and the superintendents of the state's five largest City School

What's more, even schools without a religious character are required to hold religious worship.

School budget votes and school board elections are being held across New York on Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taSchool budget votes and school board elections are being held across New York on Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taschool board elections are being held across New York on Tuesday, and the New York State School Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's taSchool Boards Association says more schools are seeking to convince voters to override the state's tax cap.

Chancellor Carmen Fariña and Mayor Bill de Blasio visited Automotive HS in Brooklyn on March 25 to showcase the work done in the mayor's School Renewal Porgram, which holds much more promise than the governor's receivership strategy.

Hundreds of school children, parents and union members held a rally and sit - in at the state Capitol to build momentum for more spending on schools in the state budget.