Sentences with phrase «kinds of community schools»

We don't know a lot about what kind of school will work for which kids under which circumstances — there are all these different kinds of community schools out there — so these research challenges are very important as well.

This can be seen in relation to three of the characteristic features of a school: the subject matter that focuses its common endeavor; the «understanding» it seeks through study of that subject matter; and the kind of community the school is.

«Elected representatives in public office should lead by example and send their children to the kind of community schools that their constituents send their children to.

Not exact matches

«Over the last 10 to 20 years, because of blogs and the applicant community and discussion forums, people have developed a really good sense of what the admissions process looks like, down to what kinds of questions are asked and how they manage the interview,» Vice Dean Karl T. Ulrich explained in an interview when the school announced the new test.

There are effective and less effective schools in all kinds of communities,» he reminds parents.

Talison Lithium supports the community in a variety of ways including financial and in - kind assistance for community programs and projects, tourism, environmental activities, schools and educational programs.

«Throughout our history, schools have been used for all kinds of community service, including church service.

Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.

I left Methodism upon graduation from high school, concluding that while the community had nurtured me all my life, I could not accept all of the teachings in any kind of literal way.

While it's probably acceptable that public schools should go out of their way to blacklist MAJOR religious holy days from exams or deadlines (some kind of authoritative national list would be required, but I'll bet even with community involvement it won't please everyone, sheesh) I don't buy having our public school system bend over backwards for religion.

Many persons who are not likely to join groups in churches and schools may do so if they're made available in family counseling agencies» mental health services, youth organizations, business and industry, fraternal groups, self - help groups (such as A.A., P.W.P., Alanon, etc.), and in the many organizations devoted to special needs of the handicapped, ex-prisoners, ex-patients, unwed parents, minority groups of all kinds, senior citizens, community action groups, ethnic organizations.

The large number of women and minority students has transformed the schools into new kinds of communities.

Some kinds of change may be plausible if they involve a strengthening of a commitment to be a certain type of community which is already dominant in a school, but other kinds of change may be much less plausible precisely because they would involve a change in the type of community a school already is or a change in the current equilibrium among contrasting types of community.

Often the mothers spend a lot of time at these kind of schools with their kids and the community seems quite close.

In a time when we should be focused on the issues of respect and unification, I personally find it unacceptable for anyone who touches the lives of our children to speak in this manner... This kind of language does not belong within the context of our communities and our schools.

This kind of language does not belong within the context of our communities and our schools.

In a letter of support for the project, U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins wrote»... this company's vision includes the first of its kind partnership with the «Say Yes Buffalo» program in which The Phoenix Brewery Apartments LLC will donate 10 % of its projects once stabilized to this board based community education collaborative to increase high school and postsecondary completion rates.»

Lisa DeCamp, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study's senior author, noted that although parental surveys of this kind have weaknesses in terms of parent responses reflecting the breadth of traumas children may be exposed to, the findings, published in the Oct. issue of the journal Pediatrics, offer new insight into potentially higher childhood resiliency among immigrant families supported by strong community networks and a strong sense of cultural identity.

At the time you made George Washington while you were in school, what was the film community and culture like in North Carolina, and did it foster your ability to pursue the kind of films you wanted to make?

The story is centered on five different families in an Austin high school community, all of whom have some kind of unhealthy relationship with the Internet that Reitman builds on for the sake of social commentary.

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Until last week, the North Carolina Community College System, which as of the 2006 - 07 academic year had 112 degree - seeking undocumented high school graduates among about 800,000 students of all kinds at its 58 campuses, followed the same policy.

The best schools of education are building these kinds of learning communities within their schools; perhaps it is time for schools of education to see how they can support their students and alumni in K - 12 schools in their surrounding communities.

Max's projects and presentations represent the kind of work the Key Learning Community, a public K - 12 school in Indianapolis, expects of all its students as part of its commitment to providing opportunities for exploration and development.

This pack contains: - a fully supported lesson plan - links on how to make a campaign film - quick activities - whole school / community activities - assembly presentation with script - a poster - templates for getting involved on social media Accompanying video content can be found at www.saferinternet.org.uk/sid-tv Further information can be found at www.saferinternetday.org.uk We would like to thank Oath for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.

Maryland's chief state school officer last week asked his board of education to establish a new kind of statewide graduation requirement for high - school students — 100 hours of community service.

The goals of the initiative are: • To empower and mobilize students to step outside of themselves and their immediate social circles to create kinder, more inclusive school communities.

The KIND Schools challenge aims to mobilize groups of students to cultivate kinder, more caring, inclusive communities and to tackle issues such as bullying and harassment that undermine caring and empathy in sSchools challenge aims to mobilize groups of students to cultivate kinder, more caring, inclusive communities and to tackle issues such as bullying and harassment that undermine caring and empathy in schoolsschools.

DeVos has a long history of supporting the kinds of accountability and school - choice policies that a broad swath of the education - reform community has championed over the last two decades.

For the next several years, Mapp and colleagues consulted with USDOE to develop what came to be called the Dual Capacity - Building Framework for Family - School Partnerships, now released by the government as a downloadable, shareable model that schools and districts can use to build the kind of effective, mutually rewarding engagement that will make schools the center of their communities.

If we can put schools in places where a number of assets already exist — libraries or recreation areas or YMCAs, that kind of thing — then schools will become more a part of the community, and the community becomes more a part of the school.

It's also why it's important to have school newspapers or journalism of some kind — podcasts or YouTube channels — where dissenting voices are encouraged and where students, parents, and community members encounter different views about controversial issues.

So, there ought to be business offices in the school, from various kinds of business in the community.

The kind of data schools are likely to collect, and therefore need to be wary of, include personal data on members of the school community, including names, addresses, contact details, legal guardianship contact details, disciplinary records; academic data such as class lists, progress reports; professional records of employment history, taxation, national insurance records and appraisal records.

They were selected from more than 120 nominations of students in grades 7 — 12, and they share a commitment to building strong, kind, and fair school communities.

«It's easier to create a culture if you are starting from new, like a small school or charter school, because everyone is saying the kind of learning community that they want to have,» Levenson says.

Finally, viewed as a community asset, having an entire school of this sort to show parents, colleges, employers, firms looking to relocate, real estate agents, and others can bring a kind of élan or appeal to a place that may also help with economic development, the retention of middle - class families, and more.

Since joining HGSE, Ryan has led a series of initiatives to institutionalize diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and practices, and recently launched «One and All,» a project to promote inclusive school communities for all kinds of students.

He asserts that what is conventionally taught in our schools is not necessarily meant to produce the kinds of community members we want and need.

Schools now using various kinds of weighted priority systems include Brooklyn Prospect, DSST, Upper West Success, and Community Roots.

As most of the Ed School community knows, Gerry was one of the creators of Sesame Street, and when he was kind enough to invite me to talk, I would always relate the shows I was making to lessons I learned from him and the Children's Television Workshop.

Social media, closed Edmodo, Facebook, Google + communities, and more can provide online hubs to exchange the kind of information that's usually exchanged at school staff meetings.

These findings suggest the need for increased attention to how neighborhood disadvantage influences student conduct, and for policymakers and school leaders to consider the kinds of school resources that could support students facing adverse home and community circumstances.

To promote equity within and across schools, communities should think about how to make these kinds of experiences available to all children in high - quality ways — without undue or unrealistic expense to families.

AIE students want to learn to analyze issues of access and quality in all kinds of schools and community settings and how to design and manage arts programs in these settings.

But these kind of topical interactions aren't always enough, nor do they do anything at all to create transparency between schools and communities.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the schools that endorsed the report, has already changed its essay question to reflect community involvement rather than another kind of highlighted achievement.

As Perkins explains, what is conventionally taught in our schools today may not develop the kinds of citizens, workers, family, and community members we want and need.

But truly excellent schools are essential not only, or even primarily, to create a pool of skilled employees but also to sustain the kind of informed, sophisticated communities where we all want to live and to raise our children.

Currently, community members or families are kind of not welcome in the school.