Sentences with phrase «improve schools for all children»

Together, we can improve schools for all children.

This line has increasingly become a rhetorical device that stifles thoughtful discussion about how to balance the communal, familial, and national interests in improving schooling for all children...

This week, a dozen civil rights groups issued a statement in support of testing, noting that when parents opt out, even over legitimate concerns, «they're not only making a choice for their own child, they're inadvertently making a choice to undermine efforts to improve schools for every child.»

If she and Bob could improve the schools for the children of Milwaukee, especially for poor kids, that's exactly what I wanted.

When parents «opt out» of tests — even when out of protest for legitimate concerns — they're not only making a choice for their own child, they're inadvertently making a choice to undermine efforts to improve schools for every child.

That's why I'm so enraged by the «opt - out» movement, which does indeed «undermine efforts to improve schools for every child.»

«When parents «opt out» of tests — even when out of protest for legitimate concerns — they're not only making a choice for their own child, they're inadvertently making a choice to undermine efforts to improve schools for every child,» the statement said.

Successful partnerships with businesses, foundations, and organizations are fundamental to providing support to families who seek to improve schools for all children.

The school has worked in partnership with NAHT Aspire since January 2017 and Executive Head Teacher, Steve Cox has developed a leadership and wider school team that is truly focused on improving the school for the children.

Not exact matches

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If you think volunteering at a program that improves neglected schools with paint, construction, etc. in our community, or donating to a program that purchases christmas gifts for children of convicts (a program our church participates in every year) and I could list more... then I have no words for you.

In the United States, while it has become more problematic for teachers to interest themselves in the personal development of their students, we have broadened the responsibility of schools in other directions, using them to improve the physical and mental health of children.

Over $ 30 million has been invested in projects ranging from providing improved facilities and play therapy at a school for children with disabilities in Italy, to working with Colombian universities to study and protect the flora and fauna in the company's forests.

Our goal is to prepare you for club and / or high school Lacrosse by offering a non contact environment in which a child may learn, improve and develop his or her stick skills.

The joint Department for Children Schools and Families and Department of Health Child Health Strategy, Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health (DCSF / DH, 2009), launched on 12 February 2009, sets out a challenging vision for health and social services to work together to improve children's weChildren Schools and Families and Department of Health Child Health Strategy, Healthy lives, brighter futures: The strategy for children and young people's health (DCSF / DH, 2009), launched on 12 February 2009, sets out a challenging vision for health and social services to work together to improve children's wechildren and young people's health (DCSF / DH, 2009), launched on 12 February 2009, sets out a challenging vision for health and social services to work together to improve children's wechildren's wellbeing.

We have piloted it in UK primary schools and early years settings and have shown that it can dramatically improve children's outcomes (see below for more details).

And Dr Jonathan Scourfield at the Cardiff School of Social Sciences is undertaking a feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial of a training intervention to improve the engagement of fathers in the child protection system.

«We will however make available information on best practice and «what works» for improving the attainment of disadvantaged pupils and I am clear that a valuable use of the premium would be schools investing in ways to encourage parents, including of course fathers, to engage in the education of their children.»

For a long time I've wanted to write on TLT about School Food FOCUS (Food Options for Children in Urban Schools), a national collaborative that brings together the thirty largest school districts in the country to improve school foFor a long time I've wanted to write on TLT about School Food FOCUS (Food Options for Children in Urban Schools), a national collaborative that brings together the thirty largest school districts in the country to improve schoolSchool Food FOCUS (Food Options for Children in Urban Schools), a national collaborative that brings together the thirty largest school districts in the country to improve school fofor Children in Urban Schools), a national collaborative that brings together the thirty largest school districts in the country to improve schoolschool districts in the country to improve schoolschool food.

One significant victory in that battle was last year's passage of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act which, among other things, uses Medicaid data to directly certify children for free and reduced price meals; helps states improve the certification process for school meal aid; allows universal free meals for students in high poverty communities; and expands USDA authority to support meals served to at - risk children in after school programs.

The report addresses many other factors affecting child wellness, and many suggestions for how school nutrition professionals and fellow school staff can help create and improve the overall «culture of wellness» for all students and faculty.

The AAP opposes the current bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, because it would reduce access to free breakfast and lunch for children under the Community Eligibility Provision, endanger our child nutrition programs through a harmful 3 - state block grant program, weaken the evidence - based school nutrition standards, and fail to adequately invest in WIC, child care and summer feeding progChild Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, because it would reduce access to free breakfast and lunch for children under the Community Eligibility Provision, endanger our child nutrition programs through a harmful 3 - state block grant program, weaken the evidence - based school nutrition standards, and fail to adequately invest in WIC, child care and summer feeding progchild nutrition programs through a harmful 3 - state block grant program, weaken the evidence - based school nutrition standards, and fail to adequately invest in WIC, child care and summer feeding progchild care and summer feeding programs.

Financed by a three - year, $ 40 million federal allocation, Team Nutrition is designed to help schools change to healthier meals, improve nutrition education for children and their families, and provide state - of - the - art training and technical assistance for food - service personnel.

The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010, up for a vote as early as today, would attempt to fix some of these problems through a variety of means, including allowing schools in high - poverty areas to offer free meals to all students without any paperwork, making foster children automatically eligible for free meals, and giving incentives to states that improve their certification rates.

School districts long struggled with the issue of feeding children whose parents couldn't or wouldn't pay, and Diane Pratt - Heavener, spokesperson for the School Nutrition Association, recently asserted on Take Part that the improved meal standards mandated by the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act have only worsened the problem.

Over on the Fed Up with School Lunch blog, I recently learned of Dayle Hayes, a Registered Dietitian in Billings, Montana who's actively working in a variety of ways to improve the quality of nutrition for our children.

But having more money in the pool also improves the food that can be served, and while I believe some parents at these schools complain, I've also heard anecdotally that when every child and teacher is sitting down to the same meal, it can have benefits like a more cohesive environment, opportunities for informal nutrition education, and a greater likelihood that kids will try new foods.

We also made strides in improving the summer meal program to ensure children have access to meals when school is out for the summer and made investments in programs like Farm to School and infrastructure updates in kitchens and cafeterias to help serve more fresh, healthy school is out for the summer and made investments in programs like Farm to School and infrastructure updates in kitchens and cafeterias to help serve more fresh, healthy School and infrastructure updates in kitchens and cafeterias to help serve more fresh, healthy foods!

Just one day before the scheduled markup of the House Education and the Workforce Committee «s «Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016» (an Orwellian name if there ever was one, given how the bill would gut child nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunChild Nutrition and Education Act of 2016» (an Orwellian name if there ever was one, given how the bill would gut child nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunchild nutrition), Congressman Todd Rokita (IN - R), chair of the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, introduced a substitute amendment which, among other things, proposes a three - state block grant pilot for school breakfasts and lunches.

When education self - interest groups defend practices that get in the way of improving schools for the sake of children, then I am absolutely opposed to them.

During these meetings, we discuss techniques to strengthen the parent - child relationship, improve home compliance and behavior, and work with schools effectively to set your child up for academic success.

Schoolhouse nutrition would be addressed by pushing for the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, and the administration is requesting $ 10 billion over 10 years to improve school meals.

In Montana, state school officials were looking for ways to improve children's eating habits and physical activity, and conducted a four - school pilot study of «recess before lunch» in 2002.

I'm not sure exactly where I stand on the question of whether the school lunch program should exist altogether, but I am baffled by the «nanny state» argument against improving nutrition for children.

Examines the school's role in assessing children, practical guidelines and suggestions for improving educational performance.

Programs that promote breastfeeding and ensure access to nutritious foods, such as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, the school meals and summer feeding programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and child care food assistance, improve health outcomes, school achievement, and workforce competitiveness.

Empowering local school districts to produce and serve nutritious, scratch - cooked meals was at the heart of the School Food Initiative's efforts to improve the health and life outcomes for children in Santa Barbara Cschool districts to produce and serve nutritious, scratch - cooked meals was at the heart of the School Food Initiative's efforts to improve the health and life outcomes for children in Santa Barbara CSchool Food Initiative's efforts to improve the health and life outcomes for children in Santa Barbara County.

On campus, Chef Instructors helped schools launch an elementary school Salad Bar Host program that trains fifth and sixth graders to help younger children at the salad bar, and a high school Food Club for students who wish to take an active role in improving nutrition and food literacy at their school.

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has asked Congress to approve waiver requests for schools that are struggling to comply with federal nutrition regulations aimed at improving children's health.

I applaud him for taking an active role in trying to improve his own child's school food environment, and I wish him every success in that effort.

Recommendation 3: Nonprofit and for - profit organizations that have an interest in improving children's health, education, school infrastructure, and community wellness should assist schools in acquiring the necessary equipment.

But research has shown significant positive outcomes for vulnerable families enrolled in home visiting, including improved maternal, newborn, and infant health, better educational attainment for moms, improved school readiness, and reduced child abuse.

For example, a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project found that when schools implement healthier standards for snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal salFor example, a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project found that when schools implement healthier standards for snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal salfor snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal salfor meal sales.

LeBarre said the bond measure was approved because the school district worked with members of the community, discussing the need for resources to help boost their children's long - term success with improved nutrition and the plans for how the funds will be used to accomplish these goals.

SNA said it supports the Senate agreement on school nutrition standards, and opposes the House bill, H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, which would restrict school eligibility for CEP and institute a block grant pilot that would cut funds for school meal programs.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetschool year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

We must provide parents with more information on the performance of schools so that they can make choices for their children, and take action to help schools improve.

Finally, I guess there's nothing I can do to reassure you of my motivations for seeking to improve school food, but it is indeed «purely for the benefit of society's underprivileged children.»

While your child may love all of these after - school activities, and they're great for socializing and improving future college applications, you don't want your child to become overwhelmed.

Just $ 25 a month feeds a child outside of school, has the power the improve health, increase self - esteem and provide a foundation for education.