Sentences with phrase «led the school districts in»

Vallas previously led the school districts in Chicago, Philadelphia and New Orleans, leaving each one in crisis.

Leading school districts in five states, Weast has demonstrated his commitment to ensuring all students graduate prepared and inspired for success in college and careers.

In September, he turned down the chance to lead the school district in Newark, N.J.

Not exact matches

Travel further up I81 and just north of Scranton, PA, you'll be in the place from which the case Abington School District v. Schempp arose, leading to the SCOTUS decision in 1963 declaring mandated Bible reading in public schools to be unconstitutional.

Raymond Abbott's name appeared as lead plaintiff in a court case brought by Camden and several other poor school districts against the State of New Jersey, demanding that the state provide equal funding for all schools.

In contrast, a leading creationist demanded that the State of California withhold funds from the San Diego School District because of use of an «illegal -LSB-!]

In furtherance of that goal, graduates of the Lunch Teachers ® Culinary Boot Camps are recognized as culinary ambassadors who lead the school food reform in their own districts and embrace their essential role in teaching children about the pleasures and benefits of eating real food prepared in a healthful manneIn furtherance of that goal, graduates of the Lunch Teachers ® Culinary Boot Camps are recognized as culinary ambassadors who lead the school food reform in their own districts and embrace their essential role in teaching children about the pleasures and benefits of eating real food prepared in a healthful mannein their own districts and embrace their essential role in teaching children about the pleasures and benefits of eating real food prepared in a healthful mannein teaching children about the pleasures and benefits of eating real food prepared in a healthful mannein a healthful manner.

[1] In contrast, the predominant view of nutrition and medical researchers is that milk has nutrients essential for bone growth and development, [2], [3], [4], [5], [6] leading other school districts to take the position that any milk is better than no milk.

Royal City, May 2011 A group of farmers and school food service staff throughout central Washington visited Tonnemaker Farm, Cloudview EcoFarms, and got a hands - on cooking lesson in the kitchen of Wahluke School District led by the Nutrition Director and staff of Wenatchee School Disschool food service staff throughout central Washington visited Tonnemaker Farm, Cloudview EcoFarms, and got a hands - on cooking lesson in the kitchen of Wahluke School District led by the Nutrition Director and staff of Wenatchee School DisSchool District led by the Nutrition Director and staff of Wenatchee School DisSchool District.

Some parents and school district lunch administrators alike feel that the new limits on salt, sugars, and fats combined with increases in whole grains, fruits and vegetables will necessarily lead to food that children simply won't eat.

That's a great goal but Houston ISD, arguably one of the leading districts in the country when it comes to improving school food, has been struggling for years to source local produce and it has yet to meet its stated goal of sourcing 25 % of the produce from local farms.

In making this decision, NYC schools follow the lead of Boston, Memphis and Miami - Dade, along with districts which never used LBT or which ceased using it long before our Change.org petition was launched — including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and my own district, Houston.

Swept up in a Michelle Obama - led tide of enthusiasm for healthy eating, the school district kicked off this year by banning nachos and chicken nuggets from the cafeterias, and feeding the kids healthy and often vegetarian food.

Lakeside School District in Hot Springs, Arkansas can boast about their salad bar success led by food service director Tom Vance.

ROSELLE — The issue of a swimming pool for Lake Park High School was brought to the Roselle Park District board Wednesday night as local citizens, led by Barb Layer, sought to determine if there was any Park District interest in seeing that one be built.

Members lead hands - on gardening and cooking lessons in partnership with school districts.

All schools need do is follow the lead of Berkeley and other school districts that understand that tons of sugar can not be good for kids in the middle of an obesity epidemic.

In Muscogee County, home of Columbus, a school district spokesperson said the district doesn't test the drinking water for lead «because none of our schools are fed with lead pipes for water.»

The PAI provides parents with tools and resources to lead grassroots advocacy efforts in their school districts.

If you want to know what led a bunch of shivering teenagers to sort through the trash behind Prosser Career Academy one recent, icy day, try to get your head around this statistic: Every day, kids in the Chicago Public Schools district throw out nearly a quarter of a million lunch and breakfast trays made of polystyrene foam.

«Addressing Food Safety in School Produce Purchasing» will feature Julie Skolmowski (MPH, RD, SNS) Food Safety Specialist, Office of Food Safety, USDA Food & Nutrition Service; Loren LaCorte, USDA Farm to School Lead Team, Child Nutrition Division, USDA Food & Nutrition Service; Stewart Eidel, Section Chief, Professional Development & Technical Assistance, School & Community Nutrition Programs Branch, Maryland Dept. of Education; Sarah Trist (MS, RD), Program Specialist, Maryland State Dept. of Education; Dian Duncan - Goldsmith (MS, RD, LD), Director of Food Service, Iowa City Community School District.

The petition garnered over a quarter of a million signatures in just a few days and ultimately led the USDA to change its policy, allowing school districts for the first time to opt out of receiving beef containing LFTB.

Leading both the Arlington Heights school district and that national organization for school superintendents in 2007 through 2009, Jerome traveled across the country and internationally, according to her resume.

Further proof of my assertion not long ago that education is developing into a serious sticking point between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver came in the form of a statement from the governor that blames «Assembly - led» legislation passed in 2010 for the current fight between the teachers unions and school districts over the creation of teacher evaluation systems.

The CEO of the National Petroleum Authority, NPA, Moses Asaga gave the hint when he led a delegation to commission a modern computer laboratory for the Kongo Senior High School in the Nabdam District of the Upper East Region.

As TWC News previously reported, the Ithaca school district tested its water and found high lead levels in some schools.

State mandated drinking water testing has found high lead levels in eleven local school districts.

Lavine's single, unified vision leading the school district and city could build off the successful Career and Technical Education model in Syracuse.

The Hempstead school district accused a lawyer who was representing two board candidates of «fraudulent misconduct» and disruptions that led to the suspension of ballot counting in Tuesday night's budget and board vote.

But a district proposal to test children for lead in schools is not getting support from the Erie County Health Department.

Troubled in several other ways, the district was being assessed by a state - appointed three - person monitoring team led by former New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott.

«As the chair of the Senate Education Committee, Senator Oppenheimer should be leading efforts to reform the state school aid formula so districts do not have to endure billions in cuts any given year and can operate within the confines of a local property tax cap,» said Cohen.

«Further, they would have the effect of leading potential educators through an essentially fake certification process,» the suit continued, «one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools, or the public schools of other states.»

The projects range from two municipalities partnering together to county government - led projects with multiple local municipalities and school districts partnering in shared efforts.

As the city school district grapples with failing schools, a powerful Buffalo stakeholder will lead a discussion on «The State of Public Education in Buffalo» Wednesday evening.

She is a full - time Albany City School District educator, teaching theater at ASH and advanced theater at Albany High School — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling pracSchool District educator, teaching theater at ASH and advanced theater at Albany High School — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling pracSchool — partnering the two through the Theatre Mentoring Program, in which high school students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling pracschool students lead the elementary students in acting and storytelling practices.

Lead has been discovered in water in the Ithaca City School District, and more recently in some sinks at the Jordan - Elbridge Central School District.

The district is working to calm concerns about lead contamination in school water supplies.

Lead exceeding district standards was found in 12 water fountains in six buildings throughout the Northport - East Northport school district on Long Island earlier this month, officials said, and those water fountains have been shut down.

About 20 percent of the Long Island school districts that said they tested for lead in water at their schools reported finding the metal at levels that caused them to shut down fountains and replace fixtures, according to a Newsday / News 12 Long Island survey.

The Babylon and Huntington school districts overestimated expenditures in repeated budget cycles, leading to surpluses that could have held down tax levies, according to a state audit.

Elevated levels of lead caused officials in New Jersey's largest school district, Newark Public Schools, to shut off water fountains at 30 school buildings until more tests could be conducted.

A lawsuit from a coalition of school districts led the state Supreme Court to order the Legislature in 2014 to increase funding to poorer districts.

Since we generally accept that African Americans are not intellectually inferior to whites, then we are led to conclude that black students do better in integrated school settings because the school district and faculty are better invested because of the presence of the white students.

While that may be true due to Buffalo's old housing stock, the school district did find high amounts of lead in drinking water at schools in October.

Every one of the state's 728 public school districts must run lead tests on the water coming from drinking fountains and most of the sinks in every school building.

In accordance with New York legislation signed into law on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, Union - Endicott Central School District began testing school drinking water for possible lead contaminSchool District began testing school drinking water for possible lead contaminschool drinking water for possible lead contamination.

That decision has led to criticism from education groups that say school districts need the aid runs in order to prepare their own budgets.

When teaching candidates are equally matched in terms of qualifications, diversity is one factor that can lead to the hiring decision, said Persampieri, the director of recruitment and selection for Syracuse City School District.

School districts and local governments have voiced concerns that a 2 percent cap as proposed by Cuomo — and approved by the Republican - led Senate in January — would be too difficult to live within because of required spending for debt, health care administration and distribution and pensions.