Sentences with phrase «improve access to high quality»

Inform parents, communities, lawmakers, business leaders, taxpayers and other stakeholders about inequities in Colorado public schools and the urgent need to improve access to high quality educational opportunities for all Colorado students.

Montana, whose governor is very pro-preschool, won a federal Preschool Development Grant in 2014, planning to use the funds to «improve access to high quality preschool education in 16 high needs communities,» according to the Montana Office of Public Instruction.

Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.

This is at the root of the president's policies to improve access to high quality childcare, preschool for all, and free community college.

For example, that could mean investing in a company that's actively working to reduce its carbon footprint through its supply chain operations, or a company that is a leader in promoting gender diversity through maternity and paternity policies, or one that is improving access to high quality healthcare for poor people globally.

This will involve addressing living conditions, racism and improving access to high quality health care.

Not exact matches

Service providers will be able to access higher speeds and improve the quality of their existing service once the balloon project is up and running.

CFSI is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to improve the financial health of Americans, especially the under - served, by shaping a robust and innovative financial services marketplace with increased access to higher quality products and practices.

We welcome the SEC's request for comment on the fiduciary rule and hope to see both the SEC and DoL work together to refine the fiduciary rule in a way that improves access to high - quality advice for all investors.

This grant is designed to help improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school, and provides funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on sustainable, alternative breakfast options.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

The Project Development Objective is to increase access to senior secondary education in underserved districts and improve quality in low - performing senior high schools (SHSs) in Ghana.

«Crystal Run Health Plans continues to be committed to providing access to high quality healthcare and the triple aim — improving patient care, improving health and reducing cost for to the people and business of the Hudson Valley,» Steve Zeng, executive director of Crystal Run, said in an email.

The establishment of the Community Day Senior High School would expand and improve access to secondary education as well as develop the quality and affordability of education in Ghana.

«Understanding these challenges is critical to improving access to ART today and to helping ensure patients who travel across borders to receive ART treatment receive high - quality care.»

This is an exciting prospect for reducing waiting times and improving access to high - quality depression therapy worldwide, and offers hope for countries who are currently struggling with the impact of depression on the health of their peoples and economies.»

The top five things (from a list of 16) that the public believes would improve people's health a great deal are: improving access to affordable healthy food (57 %), reducing illegal drug use (54 %), reducing air, water, or chemical pollution (52 %), increasing access to high - quality health care (52 %), and improving the economy and the availability of jobs (49 %).

At Partners HealthCare, we're dedicated to improving access to affordable, high - quality care, closer to patients» homes.

The question for education policymakers is, How can states improve access to high - quality early childhood education while supporting the wide variety of childcare options available to parents?

The report, «Access to high performing schools in England» looks at the density of high - quality secondary school places across England, comparing high - quality places in 2015 with 2010 in order to identify whether geographic access to high performing schools is imprAccess to high performing schools in England» looks at the density of high - quality secondary school places across England, comparing high - quality places in 2015 with 2010 in order to identify whether geographic access to high performing schools is impraccess to high performing schools is improving.

Most of all, families and students need both sides to get past their defensiveness and mistrust and get to work creating citywide information, funding, enrollment, transportation, and other systems that will improve equity and access to high - quality schools.

The plans, first outlined by Prime Minister Theresa May, form a core part of her education reforms, including plans to open new grammar schools, which she claims will raise education standards, give more pupils access to a high quality education and improve social mobility.

The event has been created to address many of the major priorities of the regional Governments for education; in improving finance; increasing access; raising the levels of quality; increasing vocational and skills development for higher employment levels; and harnessing low - cost technologies to improve reach.

Every discussion of education policy, program design, implementation and evaluation on instruction, teacher policies and education, or school governance focuses on improving educational outcomes for young people and ensuring that all learners have access to a high - quality education relevant to the 21st century.

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

The objective of the consultation, which closes on 9th March, is around supporting teachers and ensuring the right structures are in place at the beginning of a teacher's career, improving access to high - quality professional development and improving progression opportunities for all teachers throughout their careers.

The Department for Education (DfE) launched the public consultation in December 2017, and it set out a range of proposals for ensuring teachers have the right support in place at the beginning of their careers, improving access to high - quality professional development, and improving progression opportunities for all teachers throughout their careers.

This brief and related report synthesizes findings from 143 rigorous research studies and finds that community schools can improve outcomes for all students, especially those facing lack of access to high - quality schools and out - of - school barriers to learning.

The bill also eliminates goals and performance targets for academic achievement, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting disadvantaged students, does not address poor quality tests, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.

Additionally, Bernard is engaged in a number of regional and statewide initiatives to develop and improve students» access to high quality bilingual education.

This report, which synthesizes findings from 143 rigorous research studies, finds community schools can improve outcomes for all students, and especially those facing lack of access to high - quality schools and out - of - school barriers to learning.

The draft also eliminates performance targets, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting underprivileged students, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.»

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

Kane added that PIER provides young researchers with the necessary connections and access to conduct «high - quality research while helping schools to improve children's lives.»

While the President's FY 2012 Budget requests funding to improve D.C. public schools and expand high - quality public charter schools, the Administration opposes targeting resources to help a small number of individuals attend private schools rather than creating access to great public schools for every child.

The Career Readiness Collaborative (CRC) supports states interested in improving access to a high - quality education that provides pathways into college and a career for each and every child.

The Co-op will leverage partnerships across multiple school districts to share and reduce the costs of accessing high - quality professional develop and consulting for language and literacy teachers, instructional coaches, and school administrators who are passionate about improving literacy outcomes.

Our vision for Education is to improve learning outcomes across all stages, by bettering access to education and training and the highest levels of teacher quality.

Driven by the belief that all Arizona students should have access to a high quality public school, the Association is focused on creating and sharing innovative programs designed to support leaders and teachers as they work to improve student achievement.

As a native New Yorker, Melissa has devoted her career to improving access to high - quality education for all children in New York City regardless of zip code and economic background.

It may, for example, be helpful to assign more students to the most effective teachers, to give less effective teachers a chance to improve, to equalize access to high - quality instruction, and to pay highly effective teachers more.

«The Council is supporting states to improve access to high - quality learning, including the time before children reach third grade.»

We look forward to a robust and collaborative relationship with Governor - elect Murphy and Commissioner Repollet as we work together to support social justice in New Jersey by enhancing access to high - quality educational opportunity for all and improving the outcomes of education for all New Jersey's students.

I believe that if implemented and enforced the way Congress intended, ESSA will improve access to high - quality, equitable education for all students and will uphold the civil rights legacy of the law.

Recognizing the tremendous potential for high - quality preschool to improve children's outcomes, this report considers how a universal publicly funded pre-kindergarten program in the United States could decrease both disparities in access to early learning and achievement gaps at kindergarten entry.

President Barack Obama released his fiscal year 2017 budget request to Congress today — the eighth and final of his presidency — which includes investments to improve academic achievement, empower students with the computer science skills needed for a 21st century economy, and expand access to high - quality preschool.

[3] The Pre-K Enhancement Act was passed in 2008 to improve the quality of existing programs and expand access to high - quality pre-K programs for all three - and four - year olds in the District, and contributed to this large increase in pre-kindergarten enrollment.

You may also start to notice some subtle changes in our approach to professional development at your association, all of which are designed to improve our services and help our member schools access the highest quality training to help you achieve your school's mission.

Certainly, educational achievement is a key driver and more thought needs to be given as to how we can improve access by poor students to high quality education, whether in the state or the private sector.

Here's how education reform was phrased in the poll question: «The education reform bill passed last year by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor takes essential steps to close Connecticut's worst - in - the - nation achievement gap, raise standards for educators, allows immediate action to improve failing schools, increases access to high - quality public school choices, and improves how education dollars arespent.