Sentences with phrase «local schools and»

Students and staff at 15 local schools and universities sported hijabs Thursday in solidarity with Muslim women worldwide.

There does not appear much or any opportunity for local schools and communities to play a role in adapting the program for their particular contexts.

In addition to opening schools in Gateway cities throughout Massachusetts, we will seek opportunities to work with local schools and school districts to disseminate key pieces of our model.

«This bill returns that to our local schools and removes the «one - size - fits - all» approach dictated by government bureaucrats.

«The Trump Administration has a prime opportunity to significantly reduce the intrusion of the Education Department into our local schools and classrooms,» the spokeswoman said.

Critics assert that the creation of charter schools removes resources from local schools and puts students» fate into the hands of external organizations that may have competing interests.

Yet many local school business managers felt attached to their local schools and were less willing to pursue schemes such as the School Business Director apprenticeship set to be launched in September next year, he said.

This effort is a collaboration between Regional Substance Abuse Prevention Partners (RSAPP)(an AmeriCorps State Program), the San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), Montezuma County's House Bill 1451 Committee, and the local schools and districts.

She attended local schools and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a B.A. degree in Chicano Studies and Political Science.

Many hoped this online tool, which uses five colors to score the strengths and weaknesses of our local schools and districts, would provide families and policymakers with insight into the quality of schools and districts.

Through these bus tours, hundreds have been exposed to the work of great local schools and have deepened their understanding of The Mind Trust's work.

In 2014, Brown vetoed two bills to require additional tracking of absenteeism by local schools and the state.

Using data from the U.S. Department of Education's Schools and Staffing Survey (2012), we identified states and districts with high numbers of black teachers, and we reached out to local schools and teacher organizations to recommend participants.

Studies investigating teachers» technology integration practices have suggested that when PD was situated in local schools and classrooms, teachers» individual needs for technology use were more likely to be addressed and thus, more likely to impact their teaching practices (Hennessy & London, 2013; Vrasidas, 2015).

Our Education Entrepreneur Fellowship launches innovative nonprofit education organizations in Indianapolis to transform the education landscape, address specific challenges facing local schools and students and improve student achievement.

The plan has raised questions about the wisdom of state intervention in local schools and has brought the threat of a lawsuit.

In closing, the B.C. Teachers» Federation would like to reiterate its advice to the minister to set provincial reporting policy only and to allow local schools and school boards to develop local report cards that meet their needs and goals.

Results from your survey can be used to advocate for safer and more inclusive programs and policies in your local schools and communities.

Sometimes, courses are designed and taught by experienced teachers in the district.9 Often, the university faculty members who teach courses are involved in local schools and are themselves former teachers.

Charter - school opponents charge that taking money away from local schools and giving it to charters would be the death knell for already struggling public schools.

The Federation urges the minister to set provincial reporting policy only, and to allow local schools and school boards to develop local report cards that meet their needs and goals.

The California Way rests on the belief that educators want to excel, trusts them to improve when given the proper supports, and provides local schools and districts with the leeway and flexibility to deploy resources so they can improve.

A spokeswoman for Alexander told The Washington Post that «The Trump Administration has a prime opportunity to significantly reduce the intrusion of the Education Department into our local schools and classrooms... When the Trump Administration enforces the Every Student Succeeds Act as written, the size of the Education Department will be necessarily and appropriately diminished.»

In the past, most power was left to local schools and politicians.

The California model believes educators want to do a better job, trusts them to improve if given proper support, and provides local schools and districts the leeway and resources so they can improve.

The Utah Education Policy Center collaborated with local schools and districts to design standards - based professional learning to increase equity and access for all students.

At the same time, principals know that these audiences are a critical source of support for local schools and public schools more generally.

A bill to create a statewide system of charter schools whose authorizing board is appointed by Scott Walker and the Fitzgeralds, and which will funnel resources out of local schools and into cheapo online academies.

All parents, community members, and school staff members who want to strengthen their local schools and have a positive impact on student achievement are encouraged to run.

They often are interested in helping their local schools and by showing them what you will get out of this conference that will make you a better school leader who can have a bigger impact on the kids, you can show them how important this conference really is.

Local schools and communities have a right to know the criteria by which new schools are being opened in their areas and now thankfully they do.»

The lack of interest is probably because parents are interested only in their local schools and not how the whole region is performing.

It's important for all stakeholders to understand how local taxes impact local schools and...

The government will also provide # 350,000 dedicated funding every year to each existing and future maths school to support outreach work with local schools and colleges, schools minister Nick Gibb will announce today.

Students create projects that affect their local schools and report back on them to the district.

The California Teachers Pension Fund (CalSTRS), the largest fund of its kind in the United States, is facing a $ 70 billion budget crisis, and there are growing concerns that Prop 30 money could be diverted from local schools and into the pension system.

operate dropout prevention programs for at - risk youth in local schools and / or youth returning from correctional / delinquent facilities.

NSBA's comments supplement the remarks made by Thomas J. Gentzel, NSBA Executive Director, at ED's January 11, 2016 listening session in Washington, D.C. and include recommendations that the Department ensure a balanced «federal - state - local partnership;» provide sufficient flexibility for local schools and communities to make decisions regarding the use of Title I funds; and provide local school districts with technical and compliance support.

To assist local schools and districts in reviewing and refining plans for responding effectively in a crisis, the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) hosted a Refresher Crisis Response Plan Workshop.

Governor Malloy, Commissioner Stefan Pryor and Connecticut's legislators need to understand that Connecticut's parents, like those in New York and elsewhere, will not stand for this unprecedented assault on our local schools and the children they are dedicated to serve.

Ingham ISD's main campus is in Mason, however many of our over 350 staff members work directly in local schools and in community settings.

McDonald's restaurants across the region are joining together to support their local schools and communities.

The new law prohibits the federal government from mandating teacher evaluations or defining what an «effective» teacher is and calls for many decisions for local schools and states be determined by collaboration between educators, parents and other community members.

This is backed by # 350,000 of funding each year to support outreach work with local schools and colleges, sharing their specialist skills;

The government will also create Assistant Maths Hub Leads in 17 regions across the Northern Powerhouse regions, which will see Maths Hubs recruit respected school leaders in low engagement areas for one year — tasked with developing better partnerships between local schools and their Maths Hub.

NWP will use its $ 11.3 million grant to train 3,000 K — 12 teacher leaders how to best teach writing, who will then conduct professional development for teachers in local schools and districts in all 50 states.

The cohort will visit a number of local schools and take two out - of - town trips to see break - the - mold school models in action, including trips to California for a week in February and Chicago for three - and - a-half days in March.

In June, Fellows will convene in Peru to observe classroom instruction at local schools and exchange ideas and best practices with Peruvian teachers and administrators.

In the meantime though, I will return to looking at my local schools and thinking about the choices my family need to make and my little three - year old case study of school choice.

I don't mean a cookie - cutter approach that doesn't allow for the nuances of local schools and communities.