Sentences with phrase «improving city schools»

Such cities often poured money into improving city schools with little result, because they didn't prioritize breaking down walls between city and suburb.

This past month, I spoke to education innovators around the world about topics ranging from improving city schools to inclusivity to the increasing importance of film festivals in the digital age.

She said she views it as part of her commitment to focusing on improving city schools as mayor, and one way she can bring her experience as a superintendent to the role.

Murphy explained that the state's goal is to improve city schools as well as provide programs to reduce racial isolation.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia denied Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren's request to have a role in plans to improve the city schools, saying Warren's request is not possible under state law.

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Schools would be improved primarily by making inner - city teaching vastly more financially attractive to the very best college graduates.

Because of our work, 18,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 21,000 African farmers have improved their crops to feed 30,000 people; 248 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities worldwide; more than 5,000 people have been trained in marketable job skills in Colombia; more than 5 million people have benefited from lifesaving HIV / AIDS medications; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 2,300 Commitments to Action to improve more than 400 million lives around the world.

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Viewers of last season's «Food Revolution» will remember Jamie Oliver's attempts to improve the highly - processed school food in Huntington, West Virginia, considered the «fattest city in America.»

New York City Department of Education (New York), Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles), Chicago Public Schools (Chicago), Miami - Dade County Public Schools (Miami), Dallas Independent School District (Dallas), Orange County Public Schools (Orlando), Broward County Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale), Clark County Public Schools (Las Vegas), School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia), Baltimore Public Schools (Baltimore), and Boston Public Schools (Boston) will coordinate menus to improve purchasing power from food providers so that costs are kept low.

Chris has his own blog, as he describes below, and I asked him if he would be willing to share here his efforts to try to improve this situation in his Iowa City school district, where he is now the parent of three children and teaches legal writing and analysis at the University of Iowa College of Law (but the opinions he expresses here are entirely his own).

While city schools have improved cafeteria food by restricting trans fats and fried foods and requiring healthier vending machine choices, child health advocates say there is still much to do.

In season one of Food Revolution, which many of you no doubt watched, Oliver visited Huntington, West Virginia (allegedly the fattest city in America) and attempted to teach healthful eating to its citizenry as well as improve its school food.

The city, in return, would redevelop school park property near that patch of land, add a walking track, improve the school district's soccer field and add a new baseball and softball field for a cost of up to $ 180,000.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel delivered what he called a «10 - minute commercial about the city of Chicago,» pointing out its initiatives such as improved bicycle lanes, the restoration of school recess and healthy school lunches — then changed from a business suit into gym clothes and joined in.

This program is just the latest in a long line of ways Carrollton City Schools is constantly improving school nutrition and offerings.

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

In return, the city will redevelop a school park, improve the district's soccer field and add baseball and softball fields for up to $ 180,000.

Five years ago, when Chicago became the largest school district in the nation to privatize its meal program, city officials said the initiative was designed to improve the quality and wholesomeness of student food.

Apparently, some cities have vowed to spend a pre-determined portion of the money raised by a soda tax on improving school lunches.

At Elyria city Schools in Ohio, school nutrition staff worked with students and vendors to improve school breakfast at the elementary, middle, and high sSchools in Ohio, school nutrition staff worked with students and vendors to improve school breakfast at the elementary, middle, and high schoolsschools.

«Senator Marcellino and the members of the education committee will seek information about what is being done to fix underperforming schools and other specific plans to improve and strengthen the city school system so that the state's examination of mayoral control is as comprehensive as possible.»

The scheme will also aim to help people get to work or school by better connecting towns and cities, unlock land for new homes, and improve business links — forming a crucial strand of the government's strategy to rebalance the economy by ensuring wealth is spread across the UK and not just concentrated in the south - east of England.

The duo also touted other hikes in overall city school metrics, including higher graduation rates and improved — but still mediocre — college - readiness rates.

Councilmember Lander said the district needed someone like Sikora who would «fight for progressive values in government, try to win a more equal city, address the challenges of climate change, make sure the rights of workers are respected, address the issues of health care on the policy level, and fight in the neighborhoods to improve our schools and make them better.»

Mayor Byron Brown says he is open to mayoral control if that's what it takes to improve Buffalo's schools, but feels a conversation is needed with parents and others in the city — and statewide — about how to reform public education.

Schools in the city's Renewal program improved more on state standardized tests in reading and math than the rest of the city's schools, but that doesn't mean they're all safe from the chopping block, the mayoSchools in the city's Renewal program improved more on state standardized tests in reading and math than the rest of the city's schools, but that doesn't mean they're all safe from the chopping block, the mayoschools, but that doesn't mean they're all safe from the chopping block, the mayor said.

The way to improve student performance in New York is to fully fund schools in disadvantaged communities, attack poverty these communities, and desegregate New York's schools, which are the most segregated schools in the nation,» said Brian Jones, the recent Green Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor who taught in New York City schools for nine years.

Educators and parents worked too hard to improve the new school governance law to now see it delayed or not properly implemented, UFT President Michael Mulgrew told a City Council education committee hearing on Sept. 23.

Anderson said he also would be a «leader when it comes to education,» taking a hands - on approach to improve Albany city schools.

Johnson suggests the school would provide an alternative for parents and improve the quality of education in the city.

«For more than 30 years, Robert Jackson has been fighting for New York City's public school children and has championed many causes that have improved education in this city,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew sCity's public school children and has championed many causes that have improved education in this city,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew scity,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew said.

We need to be focused on the future we want for the city, having a fresh approach, trying new things that will improve the fundamental aspects of city living: strong schools, safe streets, reliable services connecting people to opportunity.

We look forward to meeting Michael Grimm in our scheduled future debates, where Domenic will proudly match his record of fighting for middle class families to improve our schools and protect our city against Michael Grimm's embarrassing and failed leadership,» Weinstein wrote.

But some of the teaching modules that were first rolled out needed to be improved, according to Ron Spatafora, the superintendent of the Oneida City School District.

«New York City's results prove that Governor Cuomo's evaluation system measures teacher effectiveness when implemented in good faith — making it a critical tool to improve schools for kids.

Students in the Syracuse City School District have improved their scores since 2015, but they still are not to par with statewide scores.

«In November, the nonpartisan Research Alliance for New York City Schools presented findings from a rigorous analysis of school closures under Mayor Bloomberg, showing that graduation rates improved by 15 - points for students who left and attendance and graduation rates improved for those who remained during the transition.

Mayor de Blasio seems more concerned with raising his national profile than improving the education of New York City public school children,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

In a letter requesting the new waiver dated April 7, Mayor Michael Bloomberg praised Walcott as «exceptionally qualified» and «a successor whose commitment to our children, understanding of our reforms, knowledge of the New York City Schools and desire to continue improving our schools are unsurpassed.Schools and desire to continue improving our schools are unsurpassed.schools are unsurpassed.»

It's not that the city charter sector's primary mission is now to improve New York's district schools.

«The candidates are starting to say what they stand for, whether they're in favor of improving our schools, whether they're in favor of keeping us safe, whether they're in favor of keeping businesses from fleeing the city or not.

A state appellate court ruled unanimously on Thursday that New York City must keep open 19 schools it wanted to close for poor performance, blocking one of the Bloomberg administration's signature efforts to improve the educational system.

As Buffalo Public Schools near the start of the long process for admission to the city's criteria school next year, the district is asking city residents to come up with ideas for improving racial and ethnic diversity in the sSchools near the start of the long process for admission to the city's criteria school next year, the district is asking city residents to come up with ideas for improving racial and ethnic diversity in the schoolsschools.

Since its implementation, the City has seen improved school outcomes in graduation and attendance as well as a continued commitment to identify and improve low performing institutions.

After touring the under - performing Automotive High School in Brooklyn, de Blasio and his education team once again touted their ongoing effort to improve 94 of the city's struggling schools, which they call «Renewal Schools,» with $ 150 mschools, which they call «Renewal Schools,» with $ 150 mSchools,» with $ 150 million.

When asked what letter grade he would give himself as he nears two years as the leader of the city's school district, Cash replied, «I always am trying to improve.

He listed among his pet causes improving stubbornly poor test scores and college readiness among public school students, bolstering support for the NYPD, cutting business regulations and ameliorating the «national disgrace» of living conditions within the New York City Housing Authority.

A 32 - year - old teacher's vision for a Bronx elementary school is improving the performance of some of the poorest students in New York City.

The one policy that has arguably done more to improve education outcomes for kids in New York City over the past decade has been the systematic effort to close the City's giant failing high schools (i.e. drop out factories) and replace them with new, smaller high schools.