Sentences with phrase «kids in the school accessing»

And sadly our school's internet is so slow that if we want to have more than 15 kids in the school accessing a website, you have to double them up on computers.

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A few months ago, our kids» school district, one of the largest in South Carolina, was hit with a virus that spread «ransomware,» a malicious software designed to block computer systems by encrypting the data in which the attackers gain access.

If we can provide access to contraceptives, moms can go back to work to combat extreme poverty; kids can stay in school; families can feed their children; and we can improve maternal and child mortality outcomes.

Here, kids go crazy in high school and college because it is something they never had access to.

In this post we break down everything you need to know to complete a successful application, ensuring that the kids at your schools can start benefiting from daily access to fresh fruits and veggies.

«(It's a) new way to give kids access to golf in the school system,» said Joe Meunier, a physical education teacher at Alisal and Program Director of The First Tee Tri-Valley chapter.

Catie's Closet provides a unique solution to kids in need by setting up «stores / walk in closets» right in schools so children in pre-K through grade 12 have immediate access to what they need.

In addition, the MomsRising members have helped get every child in elementary, middle school and high school access to healthier foods in school, as well as get junk food marketing out of the schools so that kids have healthier food options while they are in schooIn addition, the MomsRising members have helped get every child in elementary, middle school and high school access to healthier foods in school, as well as get junk food marketing out of the schools so that kids have healthier food options while they are in schooin elementary, middle school and high school access to healthier foods in school, as well as get junk food marketing out of the schools so that kids have healthier food options while they are in schooin school, as well as get junk food marketing out of the schools so that kids have healthier food options while they are in schooin school.

And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food education in schools — not just nutrition education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.

Parents report kids who are eager to get to school in the morning, while kids who have access to breakfast - in - the - classroom talk about how much they enjoy the atmosphere BIC creates.

Donna Martin, the school nutrition director in Burke County, Georgia, noted, «In school, kids are transported for free, we give them free books, we give them free access to teacherin Burke County, Georgia, noted, «In school, kids are transported for free, we give them free books, we give them free access to teacherIn school, kids are transported for free, we give them free books, we give them free access to teachers.

The non-profit, founded by Whole Foods Market, is working to help kids learn to love fresh, nutritious foods, and increase access to and consumption of these foods in schools.

«USDA has continued to show flexibility in implementing these new standards, and Congress should focus on partnering with USDA, states, schools, and parents to help our kids have access to more healthy food, not less.»

Make sure that all kids in your community have the access they need to school meals so that they can start the day happy, healthy and ready to learn.

Federal nutrition programs that already operate in schools can make sure kids have access to food when they need it, regardless of zip code, age, time of year or time of day.

Under the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act, kids are supposed to have access to free drinking water in their school cafeteKids Act, kids are supposed to have access to free drinking water in their school cafetekids are supposed to have access to free drinking water in their school cafeteria.

It's about helping grocery stores serve communities that don't have access to fresh foods, and finding new ways to help our kids stay physically active in school and at home.

If you have it in your heart to make a small donation to help kids have access to a decent school lunch, please visit http://www.SchoolLunchFairy.org

It's widely known that kids do better in school when they have access to nutritious food.

Kids who won't have access to decent food in school may well be better off fed breakfast at home and surely will learn better if their stomachs aren't growling.

In January 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, finalized its updated nutritional standards for school meals in keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in schoolIn January 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, finalized its updated nutritional standards for school meals in keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in schoolin keeping with the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 (Public Law No. 111 - 296), which reauthorized the school meal programs and placed an emphasis on the need to improve access to healthy foods in schoolin schools.

If kids will be buying lunch from school, be sure they have put their money in their backpack or another place where they can easily access it for the next day.

If you are in a position to improve school lunches for the kids in your area, please visit feed me better.com, where you will find some excellent resources and ideas on how to help our kids have access to foods that they need to be at their best!

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.

Now, however, there are no longer any kids in our schools who ever had access to soda or junky drinks at school; the last of those kids graduated a year or two ago.

The USDA's Farm to School Grant Program — originally funded as part of the Healthy Huger - Free Kids Act of 2010 — provides resources on a competitive basis to schools, nonprofits, farmers and government entities to assist in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible scSchool Grant Program — originally funded as part of the Healthy Huger - Free Kids Act of 2010 — provides resources on a competitive basis to schools, nonprofits, farmers and government entities to assist in implementing farm to school programs that improve access to local foods in eligible scschool programs that improve access to local foods in eligible schools.

I also think he deserves a big «thank you» for everything he's done in the past year — especially the inspiring work that doesn't make the headlines, like personally checking on the progress of a soy factory in Rwanda this summer and helping give more American kids access to healthy meals throughout the school year.

Eva S. Moskowitz, the founder and chief executive of Success Academy Charter Schools, shown last year, said in a statement on Wednesday, «In the midst of a widely recognized teacher shortage, SUNY's vote today ensures that kids of color will have access to great teachers and exceptional educational outcomes.&raquin a statement on Wednesday, «In the midst of a widely recognized teacher shortage, SUNY's vote today ensures that kids of color will have access to great teachers and exceptional educational outcomes.&raquIn the midst of a widely recognized teacher shortage, SUNY's vote today ensures that kids of color will have access to great teachers and exceptional educational outcomes.»

My office will continue to use every tool at our disposal to ensure that transgender kids are safe in their schools and are provided equal access to all programming and facilities consistent with their gender identity.»

Momentum Kids, originally set up by two mothers in Stroud, will expand across Momentum's network of 150 local groups, ensuring that single parents and sole carers have access to cooperatively run breakfast clubs, after school sessions and child care they need to facilitate their political engagement.»

When kids in the Bronx have access to great public schools, with inspiring teachers and engaging classes, they go on to do amazing things.

The bill would help pay for buses to drive kids in rural areas to the summer meal programs, increase access to farm - to - table foods, and also lower the threshold for school districts to qualify for free summer meal programs.

She had this to say, «Given that the role of the federal school meal program is to provide nutritious meals to students who may otherwise have no access to healthy foods - I wouldn't recommend banning flavored milk unless you have a comprehensive plan in place to compensate for the lost nutrients when kids stop drinking milk altogether.»

«Because of the amount of time kids spend in school, and given the fact that many first - time allergic reactions occur on school grounds, it is imperative for school districts across the country to provide access to emergency epinephrine to students who may not otherwise have access to the potentially life - saving medication,» Gupta said.

When C2 becomes a teacher's helper, Carl finds himself with access to the Principal's computer and accidentally changes the grades of every kid in school — to all «A's!

«Legislators in Ohio have once again stood up for families that lack access to high - quality educational options, and we thank them for putting kids first,» said Betsy DeVos, Chairman of The American Federation for Children, a school - choice advocacy group.

Choice among schools is a fine thing, and the U.S. has made major strides in widening access for millions of kids via vouchers, charters, tax credits, savings accounts, and more.

According to Sachs, if kids have access to high - quality early care and education, «they'll do better in school, they'll come to school much more prepared to learn, they'll know how to interact with adults, they'll have better language skills, they'll know how to get along with kids better.»

A recent survey conducted by Grunwald Associates, a market research and consulting firm specializing in technology, and released in conjunction with The National School Boards Foundation (NSBF), seems to indicate, however, that educators need to devote at least as much energy to making kids smart — by providing them and their families with greater access to online educational content and more opportunities to communicate and collaborate.

That is to say, disadvantaged kids, however able they may be, are indeed at a disadvantage in terms of accessing gifted programs, supplemental activities, and selective schools.

What is more likely than a disruptive technology in the schools is a disruptive technology that end - runs the schools: indeed, all the things that kids like about technology — games, Facebook, texting, PDAs, cell phones, smaller and smaller computers, 24/7 uncensored web access — are off - limits in schools.

This California - centric volume contends that many middle - class families live under the illusion that their kids» schools are swell and that it's only poor families whose children are trapped in bad schools and therefore need charters, vouchers, open enrollment plans, and other policies and programs designed to afford them access to better options.

Waiving fees, supplying equipment or instruments, covering the cost of uniforms, providing transportation, partnering with community - based entities to offer scholarships for specialized skill and talent development, and eliminating cut policies are a few of the ways in which schools work diligently to ensure that all kids have access to the benefits of extracurricular participation.

Even at schools like these it's of vital importance that kids have access to outdoor spaces in which to play, as this has been shown to be critical for physical and mental development.

NEA Leader Stresses Goal of Great Public Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involSchools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involschools, and increasing parent and community involvement.

In focusing on who should be laid off in times of budget crises, he omits the larger problem at play: full and fair funding of our schools so all kids have access to the classes — like music, art and physical education — and opportunities they neeIn focusing on who should be laid off in times of budget crises, he omits the larger problem at play: full and fair funding of our schools so all kids have access to the classes — like music, art and physical education — and opportunities they neein times of budget crises, he omits the larger problem at play: full and fair funding of our schools so all kids have access to the classes — like music, art and physical education — and opportunities they need.

I'm proud that we've been a leader in a field that seeks to ensure every kid has access to an excellent school.

«There are [schools] that have one computer for 30 kids or a computer lab that they have access to three times a month,» says Sara Schapiro, director of the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of school districts that are making heavy use of technology in classchools] that have one computer for 30 kids or a computer lab that they have access to three times a month,» says Sara Schapiro, director of the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of school districts that are making heavy use of technology in clasSchools, a national coalition of school districts that are making heavy use of technology in classrooms.

Neither side is wholly satisfied: liberals complain that not every needy kid has equal access to charter options and that not every charter is good at meeting every kid's needs, while conservatives lament that the hand of government still weighs upon these schools and the marketplace is constrained in multiple ways.

Jen Walmer, state director of Democrats for Education Reform, explained, «Our focus was always on ensuring that all kids enrolled in public schools — including charter schools — had equal access to local revenues.