Sentences with phrase «local districts»

He has openly discussed the possibility of requiring that special prosecutors, not local district attorneys, handle suspected cases of police brutality.

However, we recognize that all children learn differently and some may not respond to the educational approach that is offered in local district schools.

When respondents are given the state and national ranking of local district schools, charter support shifts upward to 56 percent and 58 percent, respectively (see Figure 3).

Instead of supporting local district schools, they've taken a position that leaves them at odds with many districts by regularly approving charters on appeal.

That's a loss of $ 10 million in recurring dollars for local districts by 2018 - 2019.

I also discussed the importance of education schools partnering with local districts to meet school needs and support innovation — especially in the STEM areas: science, technology, engineering and math.

In the face of pressure from local district supporters, two housing developments that had planned to provide land for charter schools instead gave it to district schools.

There are 270 of these centers operating which are not authorized by local districts.

Otherwise, you'll need to contact either the state or local district court handling your traffic ticket.

Both national politics and the perceived fiscal impact of charter schools on local districts have contributed to growing political backlash.

I know that the superintendent, local district superintendent, principal and other people are paying attention.

The federal government gives local districts more than a billion dollars a year for the professional development of teachers.

Parents spoke about how their children's academic performance suffered at local district schools.

It removed its restrictions from the law, but it allowed local districts to decide whether the data would actually be put to use in any way.

Information about local district rankings not only alters public readiness to consider educational alternatives, but it also changes public opinion on teacher quality, teachers unions, teacher tenure, and teacher compensation.

To keep our maps accurate, we kept our questions very narrow and only included current statewide policy, not local district policy.

The federal government gives local districts more than $ 1 billion annually for training programs.

Trust me, local districts don't like taking on costly legal battles!

Many local districts plan to make use of the multiple options available to move children into fourth grade as soon as possible.

The requirements for local district plans for federal program spending and implementation remain the same in 2016 - 17.

But as new digital content starts entering classrooms, the organization says local districts need to ensure that their policies accept the use of new devices and provide adequate professional learning to teachers.

We expect new information about local district rankings across the state and nation to alter public opinion in four domains.

Encourage local districts to compensate new teachers with relevant prior work experience.

While local districts were told that they could create the competencies, in keeping with local control and flexibility, some feel they lack the tools to do so.

Plans for that school were recently presented to local district officials, who have kicked them back for more work.

There may be instances in which local district may benefit from the flexibility to try new instructional programs in a limited setting with a particular group of students.

Students representatives attended the state board of education meetings, as well as meetings at several local districts.

But they might force local districts to spend money intended for teacher assistants only on teacher assistants.

State and local governments provide nearly the same amount of funding to schools — gone are the days when local districts were on their own financially.

Ideally, these networks should extend beyond the charter sector to include local districts and nonprofit organizations.

For example, the state can ensure local districts implement a different school model that is responsive to student needs.

Only two local districts faced the same prospect at this time last year.

If the proposition passes, it also will trigger legislation that enables local districts to receive reimbursement from the state for bond issues approved between 1999 and 2005.

While contemporary organizing for education reform has deep historical roots, it has emerged as a widespread phenomenon in local districts across the country over the past 20 years.

The report is an estimate of how much each district will get in state aid when the budget is adopted, and it is seen as a reliable indicator to plan local district budgets.

Those additions cost local districts extra, mostly for personnel.

We're continuing to grow as more people discover that joining forces is the most likely way to get local districts to set and ensure healthy hours!

With a perfect score on her classroom observations and local district tests, she easily achieved an effective rating.

The analogy of the broken pipeline forces stakeholders to recognize that it is not enough to call upon local districts to hire more teachers of color.

Local districts hit back when state officials rolled out a list of possible schools for takeover.

Even before the statewide research was published, several local districts began using their own data to examine if chronic absence was a problem and to work with partners to find solutions.

In my own local district, I don't see this happening in any serious way.