Practical tools, helpful resources, and vignettes based on the authors» extensive work
in school districts nationwide make this an indispensable guide for principals, central office administrators, literacy coaches, department chairs, and other school leaders committed to helping students succeed.
This predicament has led to «cheese sandwich,» «alternate meal» and «unpaid balance» policies
in school districts nationwide.
The Network is dedicated to the effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI)
in school districts nationwide.
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in school districts nationwide.
Launched in 1999 by businessman Lowell Milken, the TAP program is a demanding teacher - development model gaining momentum
in school districts nationwide.
Not exact matches
At a hearing on the injunction
in Fort Worth on Aug. 12, lawyers for Texas said the guidelines usurp the authority of
school districts nationwide.
Kickboard has reeled
in $ 5.5 million
in angel and venture funding, and Medberry has used her experience
in New Orleans to sell to 35
school districts nationwide and 2,500
schools.
Sarah Worden is the Director of Quality Assurance & Training for Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE), supporting over 100
school districts nationwide to ensure quality and consistency
in all facets of the operation including, regulatory compliance, culinary standards, program marketing, and menu planning.
But when there's real progress underway — when the White House advances early childhood education; when a culture of
school food reform is the new normal
in districts nationwide; when the work takes on a life of its own — then the entrepreneur is ready to take on a different challenge, and begin work anew.
It's really no wonder that, according to USDA's 2015 Farm to
School Census, 62 percent of Georgia districts participate in farm to school programs — well above the 42 percent of districts natio
School Census, 62 percent of Georgia
districts participate
in farm to
school programs — well above the 42 percent of districts natio
school programs — well above the 42 percent of
districts nationwide.
North Shore
School District 112 joins a growing list of schools in the Chicago area and nationwide trying to find the right balance between protecting allergic students and allowing others to eat typical school lunch fare, such as a peanut butter and jelly san
School District 112 joins a growing list of
schools in the Chicago area and
nationwide trying to find the right balance between protecting allergic students and allowing others to eat typical
school lunch fare, such as a peanut butter and jelly san
school lunch fare, such as a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
In the 2016 — 2017
school year, the third year of its
nationwide availability, community eligibility allowed 20,751
schools and 3,538
school districts to serve free breakfast and lunch to more than 9.7 million children.
Do they realize that many
schools nationwide (in fact, most) no longer have the facilities to scratch cook, and that chirping gaily about their wonderful Chefs Move to Schools initiative rings a bit hollow in a school district where there is no place for a chef t
schools nationwide (
in fact, most) no longer have the facilities to scratch cook, and that chirping gaily about their wonderful Chefs Move to
Schools initiative rings a bit hollow in a school district where there is no place for a chef t
Schools initiative rings a bit hollow
in a
school district where there is no place for a chef to cook?
Sal Valenza of the West New York
School District in New Jersey, which also serves primarily Latino students who overwhelmingly receive free and reduced lunch, has also had positive feedback from the students and administrators, and says changes to nutritional standards
nationwide could have a big impact.
We are a collaborative of some of the largest
districts in the country — those who serve 40,000 children or more — that leverages their knowledge and procurement power to make
school meals
nationwide more healthful, regionally sourced, and sustainably produced.
California, Michigan, and New York, especially, have many
school districts, towns, and cities
in trouble; but the pattern is
nationwide.
Nationwide, the department counted 693 charters running
in 23 states and the
District of Columbia
in the 1997 - 98
school year, taking into account
school closures.
The childcare industry
nationwide consists of for - profit and nonprofit organizations that provide paid care or preschool education or both, along with family childcare providers who furnish services
in their homes and
school districts that offer preschool.
That action, on April 11, 1965, was a watershed
in the evolution of the federal role
in American
schooling, a turning point both
in sheer dollars — by some estimates, federal K - 12 spending tripled between 1964 and 1966 — and influence on
districts nationwide.
While the evidence for the effectiveness of charter
schools nationwide is mixed, research has found that the charter
schools in these cities are on average more effective than
district schools in raising student test scores.
Since 2007, the proportion of D.C. students scoring proficient or above on the rigorous and independent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) more than doubled
in fourth grade reading and more than tripled
in fourth grade math, bringing Washington up to the middle of the pack of urban
school districts at that grade level, while the city's black students largely closed gaps with African American students
nationwide.
The National Alliance for Public Charter
Schools reports that, nationwide, 55.6 percent of charter schools operate in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of district s
Schools reports that,
nationwide, 55.6 percent of charter
schools operate in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of district s
schools operate
in urban areas, as compared to only 24.5 percent of
district schoolsschools.
At the same time that thousands of
school districts nationwide are beginning to implement the Common Core State Standards
in English / language arts, many also face new state reading policies for the early grades that call for the identification of struggling readers, require interventions to help them, and,
in some instances, mandate the retention of 3rd graders who lack adequate reading skills.
A recent analysis of 10 tax - credit scholarship programs by EdChoice estimated savings worth more than $ 580 million
nationwide in FY 2014, even after accounting for students who would have enrolled
in a
district school anyway.
Although officials from the 4,000
districts nationwide that receive federal impact - aid funds have been outspoken
in their opposition to cuts
in the program recommended by the Reagan Administration, the Fairfax
school board was the first
in the country to threaten military families with tuition charges to make up for the lost support.
In other words, middle school start times are somewhat earlier in Wake County than in most districts nationwid
In other words, middle
school start times are somewhat earlier
in Wake County than in most districts nationwid
in Wake County than
in most districts nationwid
in most
districts nationwide.
Charter
schools number 161
in L.A., more than operate
in any other
district nationwide.
Nationwide, personnel costs typically account for between 75 % and 80 % of
school -
district operating budgets, and that percentage is even higher
in some Sun Belt states and inner cities.
Alternative teacher certifications are becoming a
nationwide trend as a stopgap for
districts facing teacher shortages
in their
schools.
Almost one - quarter of
school districts nationwide and nine states have invested millions of dollars
in «one - to - one» laptop programs, hoping the availability of a computer for every student will improve achievement and other skills.
Its teachers were
in 3,200 public
schools in 2013 (
nationwide, two - thirds of those were
district schools), and 57,000 college students applied to become corps members.
It is true that the overall cost of special education has become a significant financial issue for
school districts nationwide as enrollments have steadily grown over the years, although our previous research found that the cost has been widely exaggerated
in the media.
In a new article for Education Next, Matthew Steinberg of the Penn Graduate
School of Education and Johanna Lacoe of Mathematica Policy Research document the scope of discipline policy reform taking place across states and
districts nationwide.
Because of the variation
in definitions, there are no
nationwide statistics on truancy, but
school districts report that anywhere from 15 to 25 percent of their high
school students are truant.
In all, state law enabled 900,000 students nationwide to participate in online education outside of their local school districts, full - time or part - tim
In all, state law enabled 900,000 students
nationwide to participate
in online education outside of their local school districts, full - time or part - tim
in online education outside of their local
school districts, full - time or part - time.
As part of the 2014 EdNext survey, my colleagues Michael Henderson, Paul E. Peterson, and I therefore asked a representative sample of 5,266 Americans to estimate how the math achievement of students
in their local
school district compares to that of students
nationwide.
January 18, 2018 — As charter
school enrollment grows
nationwide, opponents have become increasingly vocal about the potential for negative spillover effects on students remaining
in district schools.
In the»90s in particular, education reform often targeted individual schools without a clear idea of how this reform can be replicated nationwide, or even in school district
In the»90s
in particular, education reform often targeted individual schools without a clear idea of how this reform can be replicated nationwide, or even in school district
in particular, education reform often targeted individual
schools without a clear idea of how this reform can be replicated
nationwide, or even
in school district
in school districts.
Louisiana's top education officials have launched a
nationwide search for organizations to help them turn around academic achievement
in 11 chronically failing
schools in districts around the state.
About 37 million of the 143 million pounds of meat recalled
nationwide on Feb. 17 is believed to have gone to
school districts,
in the form of hamburger patties, meatballs, taco filling, and other processed - food...
Klein is coauthor of «Blended Learning
in Practice: Four
District School Journeys,» a case study of the Oakland project written with Carrie McPherson Douglass, who's now with the Cities for Education Entrepreneurship Trust, an umbrella organization for urban reform groups
nationwide.
In 2000, a Dear Colleague letter was sent to
school districts nationwide from the U.S. Department of Education's OCR and OSERS that defined the term «disability harassment.»
Only a few
school districts nationwide have sought help from either type of organization
in the management of low - performing
schools.
Nationwide, nearly a third of the alternative -
school population attends a
school that spends at least $ 500 less per pupil than regular
schools do
in the same
district.
The specifics of how growth models should be constructed and used to evaluate
schools and teachers is a topic of lively policy debate
in states and
school districts nationwide.
In 2000, a Dear Colleague letter was sent to
school districts nationwide from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) that defined the term «disability harassment.»
The
district in 2014 was one of two
nationwide awarded the annual Broad Prize for Urban Education, then considered by some to be the Nobel Prize for large public
school systems.
Through our survey administration, we hope to generate a
nationwide portrait of research use
in the largest U.S.
school districts.
According to a
nationwide survey to be released soon by the National Education Association (nea), more than one
in three of the 1,326 elementary - and secondary -
school teachers chosen randomly from different - sized
school districts across the country said they «certainly» or «probably» would not become teachers again if they were given the choice.
• Compared to 41 other regions
nationwide, Newark has the second - highest performing charter sector based on charter students» high growth rates
in reading and math relative to similar students
in district schools, according to a 2015 CREDO study • 30 % of students now attend a charter
school, a figure that more than doubled
in this period.