Sentences with phrase «led by public school districts»

Launched in 2011, the National Summer Learning Project is looking at whether and how large - scale summer learning programs led by public school districts can help benefit children in low - income urban communities.

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Off the top of my head the biggest ones are: (1) corruption within the Buildings & Grounds Department (2) corruption involving school district vendors over-billing and paying bribes and kickbacks that led to those two Federal indictments and convictions; (3) corruption involving police harassment of a woman on behalf of the manager of a local beach club; (4) a child rapist operating out of a public middle school; (5) an illegal gambling and pornography web site operated by members of the New Rochelle Police Department; (6) a retired police officer defrauding charities including St. Jude's Children's Research; (7) illegal asbestos handling and asbestos removal at an elementary school; (8) an effort to artificially inflate the salaries and pensions of senior police commanders; (9) the relationship between the New Rochelle Police Commissioner and a corrupt contractor, a man who has since been convicted on Federal corruption charges; (10) the sordid history of former New Rochelle Schools Administrator Freddie Dean Smith.

Last spring, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring public school districts to test for lead by October 31st.

The research team — led by professor Jeannette Ickovics, director of CARE (Community Alliance for Research and Engagement) at the School of Public Health — surveyed 1,649 middle - school students randomly selected from a single urban school district in ConnecSchool of Public Health — surveyed 1,649 middle - school students randomly selected from a single urban school district in Connecschool students randomly selected from a single urban school district in Connecschool district in Connecticut.

The research team, led by Joseph Graziano, PhD, professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, assessed 272 children in grades 3 - 5, who were, on average, 10 years old, from three school districts in Maine where household wells are the predominant source for drinking water and coSchool of Public Health, assessed 272 children in grades 3 - 5, who were, on average, 10 years old, from three school districts in Maine where household wells are the predominant source for drinking water and coschool districts in Maine where household wells are the predominant source for drinking water and cooking.

December 16, 2015 • Los Angeles public schools are reopening Wednesday morning, after a terrorist threat on Tuesday led to a controversial decision by administrators to close all of the district's roughly 1,000 schools.

Districts and charter schools have begun to embrace Public Impact's vision of an Opportunity Culture, creating pilot schools that use job redesign and age - appropriate technology to extend excellent teachers» reach, directly and by leading other teachers, in fully accountable roles, for more pay — but within budget.

One such effort is being led by K - 12 systems like the District of Columbia public schools, which has sought to customize content to teachers» needs and deepen their understanding of academic material by giving them a role in developing it.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

Additionally, Jewell - Sherman feels a kinship to the chair's namesake, Gregory R. Anrig, a former Massachusetts Education Commissioner during the court - mandated integration of Boston and other state public school districts, and described by Jewell - Sherman as an «equity warrior,» who led with wisdom, compassion, and courage.

Gove's earnestly pursued and widely touted «academies» scheme, which allows district - operated public schools to convert to charter - like status and be managed by outside groups, has led to a major scandal in Birmingham, where a handful of such schools were taken over by fundamentalist Muslims.

A public school district shall not impose any charge or fee on students for any instruction or program required by this Part and leading to a high school diploma.

The U.S. Supreme Court has given the nation's public schools the green light to keep «under God» in the Pledge of Allegiance — at least for now — by holding that a California father lacked the legal standing to challenge a California school district's policy of leading children in the pledge.

Three of the state's largest public education advocacy groups are leading opposition to legislation that would greatly restrict the use of long - term bond issues by school districts.

Lyn Hoyt, co-founder of TREE (Tennesseans Reclaiming Educational Excellence) will lead Tennessee AROS to strengthen public school advocacy by recruiting alliance members that will support schools and districts committed to the creation of transformational community schools.

By 1969, more than 200 private segregation academies were set up in states across the South.38 Seven of those states — Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana — maintained tuition grant programs that offered vouchers to students in an effort to incentivize white students to leave desegregated public school districts.39 Between the 1969 - 70 and the 1970 - 71 school years, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi saw tens of thousands of students flee to newly opened segregation academies.40 In a single school year, Mississippi led the trio with almost 41,000 students having left the state's public schools.

«We are delighted and impressed by the collaborative environment and genuine commitment we see on the part of both the district and the union in Indianapolis,» said former teacher and Public Impact senior vice president Lucy Steiner, who is leading Public Impact's assistance to IPS schools with these roles.

Future Is Now works to improve public education by organizing and supporting effective educators and lead improvements in their schools, districts, and unions.

The layoffs announced Monday by Chicago Public Schools — 62 workers, 17 of them teachers — were far milder than feared earlier in the school year, but the district's plan to end its longstanding practice of picking up pension costs for teachers led to a fresh strike threat from the Chicago Teachers Union.

Marquez continued, «We hope this bill becomes a model for all public schools, including traditional public and district magnet schools, and that they will follow the lead demonstrated by this charter school action and examine their own potentially exclusionary admissions and disciplinary policies.

Demond Means, a Milwaukee Public Schools graduate who heads one of the state's highest - performing school systems, has been tapped to lead — at least for now — a Milwaukee turnaround district mandated by the Legislature in hopes of turning around some of the city's poorest - performing schools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce ThSchools graduate who heads one of the state's highest - performing school systems, has been tapped to lead — at least for now — a Milwaukee turnaround district mandated by the Legislature in hopes of turning around some of the city's poorest - performing schools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce Thschools, County Executive Chris Abele is expected to announce Thursday.

The Lens Former head of charter group led by school district employees may return to public employment

With school budgets already limited by a conservative - led state legislature that critics say chronically underfunds public education, the district turned to Diplomas Now, an education nonprofit whose aim is to increase graduation rates using a data - driven system of early intervention.

This project builds on the work of two other projects: 1) a William Penn Foundation - funded planning grant to engage stakeholders and develop a plan for city - wide public - facing dashboards of key indicators (led by The Notebook / Research for Action); and 2) a District - led, ongoing project to develop internal - facing and public - facing interactive data dashboards and School Profiles.

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

Second, we must lead the struggle for a sustainable public education system by holding all publicly - funded schools, district and charter, to common sense standards, like equity and access for all students, transparency in all budgets, joint decision - making, and unionization rights for all workers.

According to an analysis by the New York Times, Chicago led, followed by Chandler Unified District in Arizona and Seattle public schools.

Maryland: Dr. S. Dallas Dance, Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools, MD Dr. Dallas Dance has made meaningful use of technology a priority in his 110,000 district by engaging the community in the creation of a five - year, Blueprint 2.0 strategic plan; leading the Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) initiative to ensure every school has an equitable, effective digital learning environment; and being an avid personal user of social media to connect with the pPublic Schools, MD Dr. Dallas Dance has made meaningful use of technology a priority in his 110,000 district by engaging the community in the creation of a five - year, Blueprint 2.0 strategic plan; leading the Students and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) initiative to ensure every school has an equitable, effective digital learning environment; and being an avid personal user of social media to connect with the publicpublic.

Provide leadership and vision for Oregon's public schools and districts by enacting equitable policies and promoting educational practices that lead directly to the educational and life success of every student.

OSBA leads the way to educational excellence by serving Ohio's public school board members and the diverse districts they represent through superior service, unwavering advocacy and creative solutions.

Newark Public Schools and a consortium of Monmouth County school districts led by Neptune Township are among 61 finalists for the next round of federal Race to the Top funding, culled from more than 20 initial applicants from New Jersey.

The average annual salary for an infant and toddler teacher is almost $ 9,000 less than that of a preschool teacher.18 Meanwhile, teachers and lead teachers in school - sponsored early education programs — specifically programs that are administered by a local school district — typically fare the best, earning an average of $ 23.50 per hour.19 However, salaries for pre-K teachers in public schools remain significantly lower than those for similarly qualified kindergarten teachers.20