Sentences with phrase «large urban setting»

In a large urban setting, a gift of $ 5000 can open the door to music leadership throughout 20 schools in a big district.

«And for the kids that I was used to working with, which was a large urban setting, at - risk children, they had nothing to write about,» says Grossman.

Education markets in large urban settings, he argues, differ so much from market analysis that one must question whether they are, in fact, even markets.

For example, one ISD, using dollars awarded by the Michigan Department of Education for priority schools, worked with all the priority schools in its largest urban setting to improve student outcomes.

In contrast, in larger urban settings, with their more dense populations, neighbors (even in adjoining apartments) often don't know each, competition over limited resources is more pronounced, and the attitudes of winning over others, rather than cooperating with them, tend to prevail.

Not exact matches

«1 Many of us who live in urban, industrial settings forget that we are members of a larger community of life, that we share with other creatures a common evolutionary heritage, that we depend on them for our sustenance, and that the earth is their home as well as our own.

At least in urban settings, many of the brightest among them have found a surrogate community center at the large local chain bookstore - Barnes and Noble, Borders or whatever.

My goal: I consider cooking from scratch to be part of a larger and important generational craft so I'm hoping to open the window of heirloom baking by setting out carefully tested recipes from special vintage sources that are updated with straightforward instructions for the modern urban table.

Trailside also serves as the visitor center to the Blue Hills, the state's largest swath of protected land in a suburban / urban setting.

The town is perfect for finding a memorable date because although urban and thriving, you'll also find large expanses of green serene areas so if it's an activity that's set to get your heart's thumping or just a relaxing stroll you have in mind, we have picked our favourite date ideas!

A decade ago, the Cleveland Heights - University Heights City School District in Ohio set out on a daunting task of taking a large urban high school with 2,000 students and breaking it up into five smaller units housed in different parts of the building.

Because rural school communities vary widely, «generic» improvement plans designed for large urban districts usually do not work as well in rural settings, according to the authors of a new book on rural education programs.

For the past fifteen years, a set of large urban districts have agreed to participate in what's still called the «Trial Urban District Assessment,» or TUDA, as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progurban districts have agreed to participate in what's still called the «Trial Urban District Assessment,» or TUDA, as part of the National Assessment of Educational ProgUrban District Assessment,» or TUDA, as part of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

Institutions of direct democracy, including decentralised decision - making powers in rural and urban areas, need to be set up or strengthened in all countries; where decision - making at larger levels requires representation, there should be robust mechanisms of transparency, accountability, and redressal (including recall) that are responsive to the institutions of direct grassroots democracy.

Located in medium - and large - sized school districts, the schools confront many of the educational challenges found in low - income urban settings.

The book is set in Baltimore, a city that already looms large in the public imagination as a model of postindustrial urban decay.

Rural districts are at a distinct disadvantage in this climate as many funders seek to reach large numbers of students by concentrating their resources in urban settings.

The Bridge to Completion research centers on the analysis of multiple data sets, including comparing similar schools and other large, urban districts as well as national data, and interviewing 50 - plus professionals representing the school district, community - based organizations, higher education and nationally recognized college access.

UVA / PLE's previous work with six large urban districts focused on developing a pipeline of talented and prepared principals in difficult - to - staff settings.

We sought input from teachers who are currently or have recently been involved in either formal or informal teacher leadership programs at state, district or school levels — and coincidentally, three of the four work in Jefferson County (Kentucky) Public Schools, the largest district in Kentucky with more than 150 schools and representing both urban and suburban settings.

SCORE President and CEO Jamie Woodson said, «the SCORE Prize winners and finalists demonstrate that success is possible in settings as diverse as our state — rural, urban and suburban; large and small; magnet, charter and traditional public schools.

(a) Provides employment and / or practicum experiences with adolescents in urban public school settings; (b) Provides ongoing support in the development of skills necessary to be an effective group facilitator, utilizing a science - based affective curriculum; (c) Heightens facilitators» understanding of the cultural and contextual factors that impact the psychosocial development of urban adolescents and their ability to achieve academically; (d) Exposes facilitators to the process of designing, implementing and evaluating large scale preventive interventions; (e) Examines educational policy and its implications for practice and research for urban education and school reform; and (f) Encourages facilitators» interest and pursuit of careers in education, psychology social work, counseling and / or other related fields.

So it's fairer to assess DC's performance against another set of NAEP scores that compares large urban school districts to one another — although those scores include results only from DC Public Schools, not the charter sector.

Eight large urban school districts in California will open the school year with new flexibility to reduce the emphasis on standardized tests and set their own standards for student success, under an unprecedented waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act that the U.S. Department of Education granted on Tuesday.

For example, a small dog in an urban environment may have different vaccination requirements than a large dog in a rural setting.

But they are a large breed and as such are not always suited to life in a small apartment or urban setting with little yard space and lots of activity around.

Emaar Hospitality Group has appointed Riad Abi Haidar as general manager of Address Dubai Marina, a popular urban waterfront destination set in one of the world's largest waterfront developments.

The Crissy Field Center — located in the heart of the Golden Gate National Parks, one of the world's largest national parks in an urban setting — is an internationally recognized model for reaching out to underrepresented groups (such as urban youth) who have not traditionally visited national parks.

Academic Internships >> Did you know that the Golden Gate National Parks is the largest national park in an urban setting in the country and located only within a few miles of your school?!

Stretched across 80,000 acres north and south of the Golden Gate Bridge, these parks also constitute one of the world's largest national parks in an urban setting.

Among the largest of its kind in the country, this free community festival attracts attendees best described as trend - setting urban singles, couples, and families who are arts - minded, unpretentiously hip, health - focused, and family - oriented.

Did you know that the Golden Gate National Parks is one of the largest national parks in an urban setting and located only within a few miles of your school?!

Vancouver's setting is spectacular, and at the heart of Canada's third - largest city is a thriving urban metropolis.

A selection of European dishes are served in the hotel's La Brasserie restaurant, a warm and comforting space clad in warming wood panelling while the restaurant's expansive terrace looks out over the Parc de la Tête d'Or, the largest urban park in France, The bar - The Spark — welcomes guests into an intimate setting with a delectable cocktail menu.

Unlike most traditional Pokémon titles that take place across a large region, Detective Pikachu is primarily set within an urban sprawl.

The setting for Sniper Elite V2 was in war - torn Europe, featuring lots of urban combat among the ruined buildings; and while each mission map was large in size, the experience was still quite linear.

Consider the history of Garden Party (2003 — 13), a large painting evocative of Impressionist images of boating parties but set in Marshall's urban backyard.

He has produced large - scale, site - specific sculptures for architectural, urban and landscape settings spanning the globe, from Iceland to New Zealand.

Boulder Films (2008 — 11), on the other hand, do succeed in doing more to ignite Holden's original sculptural work, large, relatively rough - hewn wooden orbs planted in some innocuous rural or urban setting.

In the beginning of the 70s, Serra focused on outdoors, pioneering large - scale and site - specific pieces that create a dialogue with a particular architectural, urban, or landscape setting.

Over the years, Serra has expanded his spatial and temporal approach to sculpture and has focused primarily on large - scale work, including many site - specific works that engage with a particular architectural, urban, or landscape setting.

Larger - than - life - sized photographs of Cindy Sherman were hung among the trees greeted guess and a Fashion Institute of Technology's installation «Fowl Play» was transported from its urban setting to commune with guests in a natural setting.

By partially dismantling large - scale structures to make something entirely new, Matta - Clark defined an urban equivalent of Land Art, the massive earthwork installations created in remote settings during the 1960s and 1970s by Michael Heizer, Walter de Maria, Richard Long, and, above all, Robert Smithson, best remembered for his Spiral Jetty in Utah's Great Salt Lake.

His works are usually large, site - specific sculptures for architectural, urban and landscape settings.

Curated by Cedar Lewisohn, this project is dedicated to street art and related forms of art connected to the urban setting and public contexts, and the twins had the honor to open it with a large mural installation entitled Efêmero (ephemeral).

This gives us a relatively large set of stations which are similar enough that we can compare the temperature trends of rural and urban stations.

As to larger issues, we are deeply committed to and involved in ensuring that regulations recognize tiny homes as permanent residences in urban settings - both as single homes and within tiny house communities.

It could make sense to power large industrial areas in urban settings.

To minimise the risks of heat stress that are most pronounced in large cities due to the urban heat - island effect in summer (Kalnay and Cai, 2003) urban planning should consider: reducing the heat island in summer, the heat load on buildings, cooling load and high night - time temperature, and taking climate change into account in planning new buildings and setting up new regulations on buildings and urban development.

«The two major advantages to large - scale utility solar are it's cheaper by somewhere between 3 and 6 cents a kilowatt - hour compared to large - scale urban rooftop settings,» De Shazo says.