Sentences with phrase «invested in giving school»

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Paying off a school loan, a credit card, or getting a raise may give you extra income you can use to invest in something that will pay out financial returns in the future.

The funds raised through your annual giving are invested right back into our school community in many ways:

«By passing legislation to raise the charter cap, reform charter schools, improve teacher evaluation, and invest in tracking educational outcomes, the Senate Democratic Majority helped give New York the competitive advantage it needed to become a finalist in the Race to the Top,» Sampson crowed.

«We can take back the billions we give to the EU, the money which is squandered on grand parliamentary buildings and bureaucratic follies, and invest it in science and technology, schools and apprenticeships.

«Scholarships give our students the gift of freedom: to make career choices based on purpose and passion, rather than the price of education; to use time to study, explore science, and volunteer to help others, rather than working to make ends meet; and to succeed because someone who never met them saw enough potential to invest in their dreams,» said Catherine Lucey, MD, vice dean for education at UCSF's School of Medicine.

He inspired the Easy Peasy way of school that gave my kids a great foundation and the hours to invest in their work.

It's true that Gates is already investing in the development and refinement of the virtual hybrid school model, but a complete commitment to building new rather than reforming old would give him the potential to do what Rockefeller, Stanford, and others did to higher education.

The foundation in which he invested his fortune has given at least seven grants totaling $ 8.5 million to the Fund for Public Schools in the last five years.

Only by investing in school nursing and wider mental health services, can this crisis be tackled and children be given the best chance possible of leading happy and healthy lives.»

«By investing in talented people and giving them the opportunity to innovate,» he says, «I believe that we are getting closer to building school systems that can pursue continuous improvement.»

Given the successful implementation of LED lighting throughout the educational sector, GFM made research into this technology a key priority as it set about investing in new lighting at the four schools.

«If we want to grow a globally competitive, prosperous and peaceful Northern Ireland we should invest in giving all of the children in all of our primary schools this important opportunity.»

Therefore, when we were given the «notice to improve» status from Ofsted back in 2009, we decided that, as part of the school's development strategy, we would invest in a number of resources, including homework and online revision resource, SAM Learning.

«One of the gaps that we saw is that there was a lot of attention on the supply side of school quality, making better options available, investing in teacher quality, and so forth, but not a lot of attention is paid to how to help parents navigate those new options or interpret all data that was given to them,» said David Keeling, a co-founder of EdNavigator and the nonprofit's communications chief.

Investing in first aid training for the children at your school not only gives the students in your care vital skills but also encourages communication and leadership abilities.

Children will receive the best education if the public invests in giving families the financial freedom to choose the schools that meet their needs.

Though adults give the nation's public schools only mediocre grades — a plurality confer a «C» — they are willing to invest more money in public education and they are reasonably confident that doing so will improve student learning.

BESA includes some of the country's top educational suppliers, such as YPO, and, as an association, we're fully invested in exploring ways of unlocking the potential of schools and giving teachers the support they need to drive up standards of education.

But if Indianapolis is going to fully seize this moment and give dramatically more kids better educational opportunities, we need to invest more public resources in the most successful programs and schools, regardless of whether they are run by or part of a traditional school district.

Districts and schools would have to be willing to give teachers that authority, but in return they would cultivate (and retain) more invested and empowered teachers.

We invest in evidence - based projects and then test these ideas rigorously to give schools and teachers a better idea of «what works».

With the aim of improving clarity, we recently commissioned Ipsos MORI to survey MPs on what they really thought about education, and where they would invest — given free reign — to help improve schools and higher education in particular.

The great news is that if teachers are given space to practice voice, dialogue and agency, they have built the community themselves and are invested in the emotional stability and academic success of the school.

New Markets Tax Credits are given to private investors who then invest in or make loans to community development efforts in low - income neighborhoods, like charter schools.

It stated that if given more education dollars, the first place America's high - school students would invest the money is in improved maintenance and construction.

«This new legislation allows taxpayers to invest in the state's educational system, improving an already successful program that gives students from low and moderate - income families the opportunity to attend quality schools,» Duplessis added.

A USA Today poll of 72,000 teenagers reports that if given more education dollars, the first place America's high - school students would invest the money is in improved maintenance and construction.

While most people give lip service to the desire to improve schools in order to invest in the future, they often stop short of endorsing any significant changes in the schools.

«Something has to give — the government must reverse its cuts and invest in our schools, for the sake of our social and economic future,» he said.

Though short in words, the blonde student's recognition of the deficit of schools teaching students meaningful lessons outside of career preparation summarizes one side of the arguments in these interviews: Students are not being given a relevant education they can feel invested in, thus they are disinterested.

Principals» and teacher leaders» professional learning should involve opportunities to practice new skills and give immediate, thorough, and data - driven feedback.35 Some school systems have invested in specialized coaching for teacher leaders in developing and delivering high - quality, actionable feedback.36 With the support of professional development providers, such as Teaching Matters in New York City, these districts now recognize teachers who have mastered providing feedback as a component of professional learning with «micro-credentials» or «digital badges.»

That's why we invest in leadership development, coaching, and school turnaround programs that help our state's public school leaders become stronger educators, and help develop the future of Texas by giving all kids a fair shot at success in school and in life.

In my view, our schools should not revert to «local control» in the traditional sense but rather a system of «local authorizing,» given that we are a mostly charter district and deeply invested in school - level autonomIn my view, our schools should not revert to «local control» in the traditional sense but rather a system of «local authorizing,» given that we are a mostly charter district and deeply invested in school - level autonomin the traditional sense but rather a system of «local authorizing,» given that we are a mostly charter district and deeply invested in school - level autonomin school - level autonomy.

And what this allows is it gives an enormous federal tax credit to banks and equity funds that invest in community projects in underserved communities, and it's been used heavily now for the last several years for charter schools.

In this way, superintendents can lay the groundwork for successful school leaders by setting a clear direction and tone, investing in professional development, setting up mentors for new principals, giving principals the authority to make key decisions and elevating the importance of academic achievement — sometimes even going so far as to making it a part of a principal's evaluatioIn this way, superintendents can lay the groundwork for successful school leaders by setting a clear direction and tone, investing in professional development, setting up mentors for new principals, giving principals the authority to make key decisions and elevating the importance of academic achievement — sometimes even going so far as to making it a part of a principal's evaluatioin professional development, setting up mentors for new principals, giving principals the authority to make key decisions and elevating the importance of academic achievement — sometimes even going so far as to making it a part of a principal's evaluation.

Although this article deals with minimum competency tests, which were in policy fashion at the time, about seven policy iterations ago, the contents of the article still have much relevance given where we are today — investing in «new and improved» Common Core tests and still riding on unsinkable beliefs that this is the way to reform the schools that have been in despair and (still) in need of major repair since 20 + years ago.

However, given that the government also invests in non-profit schools and that student debt plagues the entire educational system, it is troubling that only for - profits face such harsh scrutiny from governmental institutions.

From September 2017, the Chancellor said the government will invest up to # 285 million a year in the extended day programme for a quarter of secondary schools, double the primary school PE premium to # 320 million a year, and give # 10 million to up to 1,600 schools to provide breakfast clubs.

Given the importance of school leaders to improving schools, closing student achievement gaps, and attracting and retaining effective teachers, states should consider leveraging the number of opportunities available within ESSA to invest in school leadership (see text box that follows).

Teachers are eager to give input on how this evolving plan can invest more expansively in great schools for all students.

Goal — Daughter's annual school fees, Target - yearly... I have invested in RD. Which will give better return post tax deductions in RD & short term debt funds?

Liberals: Increase the maximum Canada Student Grant to $ 3,000 per year for full - time students and to $ 1,800 per year for part - time students; increase the income thresholds for Canada Student Grant eligibility, giving more students access to the program; cancel existing textbook tax credits; eliminate the need for graduates to repay their student loans until they are earning at least $ 25,000 per year; invest $ 50 million in additional annual support to the Post-Secondary Student Support Program for Indigenous students attending post-secondary school.

«This study should give [other states considering financial education] a little reassurance that investing time in planning and implementation results in some positive benefits for the community and the students that come through the school,» Collins said.

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After many years of investing in spay / neuter programs, funding veterinarian expenses, food and care for rescued dogs, and giving numerous educational programs to school children, the number of homeless animals did not seem to be decreasing.

On the hypocritical advice some established artists give aspiring young artists «I am sick of hearing artists tell other young artists not to finish art school, take your money and invest it in what you need to do for your work and all this other BS.

Given the unexpected excellence of the reopened SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah (click here for BURNAWAY's article from last year), I'd like to see the school invest in a better Atlanta exhibition space.

Steelville City Schools believes strongly in investing in our staff and giving them the potential for future career growth and personal development, so we also offer additional opportunities for advancement and new, challenging projects.