Sentences with phrase «local education foundations»

Feeling the brunt of court - ordered state school - finance reforms designed to reduce the gap between rich and poor schools, wealthy school districts in some states are looking to the creation of local education foundations as a way of restoring programs and keeping local funds out of reach of state policymakers.

The Irving, Texas - based long - distance provider will contribute 5 percent of participating customers» long - distance charges every month to local education foundations in 27 selected districts.

The NSFA fulfills its mission by being a thought leader and source of expertise to education foundations; providing industry leading training to education foundation leaders, boards, staff, school boards, and district personnel; communicating benchmarks for successful education foundations; assisting districts in the creation and development of local education foundations; and supporting the development of state associations of education foundations.

Edwards» low - budget makerspace pilot caught the attention of the regional PBS station as well as the local education foundation, leading to a $ 50,000 grant to replicate the learner - centered experiences in the district's other elementary schools.

Now, with diploma in hand, Sanders is heading back to Greenville, where he accepted a position as associate director of Public Education Partners, a local education foundation that partners with city schools to find solutions to problems.

BPE is a local education foundation «whose mission is to be a catalyst and support for the city's school district in transforming instruction to improve the performance of every student,» Mary Ann Cohen of BPE tells Education World.

Some years later, he founded a local education foundation, which was part of the Public Education Network.

The system shall be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher - educators of Florida College System institutions and state universities, business and community representatives, and local education foundations, consortia, and professional organizations.

The local education foundation and other community partners help fund the garden projects.

She served two terms as an elected school board member, co-founded and led a local education foundation and directed replication strategies in the non-profit education sector.

Additionally, I supported Little League, The Albany / Berkeley Girls Softball League, local education foundations, and Berkeley Outreach Recreation Programs.