Sentences with phrase «many public school environments»

If you have just found out your young child is gifted and want to ensure that your child gets an appropriate education or if you've known your child is gifted and need to remove him from the public school environment because he is not being sufficiently challenged, you may be considering a private school.

They too cite concern about public school environments, family ties and academic standards as reasons to home school, research shows.

It is possible that parents whose children are at risk of dropping out are more likely to choose charter high schools in a belief that the traditional public school environment would make it more likely that their child leaves school early.

«I've taught high school English and seen those same kids navigate a public school environment,» she says.

But the impact of these newcomers may far exceed their scale, by introducing more choice and competition into the public school environment.

What came next was the 2010 launch of HISD's Apollo 20 program, the nation's first large - scale effort to implement high - performing charter school practices in a traditional public school environment.

Some charters are trying provide that which is not evident and available in many public school environments — structure, clear expectations, discipline consequences, memorization, drill.

The public school choice movement is based on the same beliefs and goals — that parents should have the freedom to pick the best public school environment for their students and that access to quality public school options should be afforded to all students.

How the influence of the Reggio Emilia approach is reaching into urban public school environments with diverse populations.

The EHA explicitly outlined the rights of parents to dispute how children with disabilities were being treated and / or supported in the public school environment (Lipsky and Alan 1997).

Recognized for smoothly and swiftly adapting from a public school environment to a privately owned institution.

For example, public school environments are notorious for employing discipline systems of one sort or another.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Department of Education previously said it was providing $ 1 million to the Broward County Public Schools to help costs of education related for schools that have had their learning environments disSchools to help costs of education related for schools that have had their learning environments disschools that have had their learning environments disrupted.

Eligible teachers must work in a low - income public elementary or secondary school, and they must have worked in that environment consecutively for the last five years.

Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer wrote in the journal, Academy of Management Perspectives, that, «Although most of the research and public pressure concerning sustainability has been focused on the effects of business and organizational activity on the physical environment, companies and their management practices profoundly affect the human and social environment as well.»

«Will two or three hours of weekend school do it, when 70 hours a week are spent in the non-Islamic environment of the public schools or the TV?»

No Jewish organization supported the Equal Access Act, which wrote the equal time principle into law and allowed religious students a platform from which to inject religion into the public high school environment.

«Workers of all ages are good for business and these finalists are proof positive that creating a work environment that values older workers pays off big time,» says Ruth Finkelstein, director of the Age Smart Employer Awards program and Associate Director of the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Mailman School of Public Health.

- Walter Willett MD, DrPH, Chair, Dept. of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health «HPB is committed to create the best possible environments for Singaporeans to become healthier together.

Boston Public Schools value the benefits of healthy lifestyles and support environments that promote healthy living choices.

In her writing, public speaking and advocacy work, Siegel has been a vocal supporter of improved federal school nutrition standards, curbing junk food sales on school campuses and otherwise improving children's school food environments.

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Those from non-traditional education environments matriculate in colleges and attain a four - year degree at much higher rates than their counterparts from public and even private schools.

Now, the same woman and I each have our children in a different educational environment — a public charter school.

There could be other factors involved as well, such as school - family incompatibility, multiple intelligences (where certain children learn best within environments that aren't offered in either public or private schools), as well as religious convictions and beliefs that aren't welcome in the public school system (creationism, for example).

I am a former public school teacher and I think children do learn best by engaging with their environment.

What an eye - opening social commentary on the environment of the public school system.

Gifted children need a special environment, as does any special needs child, and it's important for parents to understand what to look for in a school, whether it's private or public.

That piqued my curiosity, so for those of you with children currently in public school in grades K - 12, I'd be so grateful if you'd share more details via this second survey, which focuses exclusively on your children's school food environment: the food offered in the cafeteria, classrooms and campus fundraisers.

The Harvard School of Public Health reports that both a baby's genes and her environment can affect whether she will gain too much weight.

Title II requires public schools and private schools receiving federal money to all of the rights and remedies under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act7 including that of a free and appropriate education (FAPE) in the least restricting environment (LRE).11

By addressing school food, we affect public health, academic performance, economics, justice, national security, the environment, and community well - being.

The keynote speaker at the Conference, titled «Healthy Land — Healthy Communities,» was Dr. Eric Chivian, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Of course, that you know the true character of a person, when in crisis, is as true now as it was in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the 1954 novel in which the best of British public school boys (metaphor for the best of western civilization) descended into feral brutes, just because they were marooned in a strange environment for a few days.

The parents of a young Brooklyn boy who dresses like a girl filed a lawsuit last week with the NYC Commission on Human Rights that says Public School 107 in Park Slope created a hostile environment for their son, in violation of his rights.

A coalition of New York public health, environment and healthy schools advocacy groups have banded together as they push state government leaders to take action.

Event: Managing the impact of infrastructure on the economy and environment Organiser: Dr Leslie Budd, The Open University Business School Date: 4 November 2013 18.00 - 20.00 Venue: Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA Audience: General audience This public debate is hosted by The Open University Business School and will include speakers» presentations and a question and answer session.

I look forward to helping Florida Democrats win this seat and working with Annette to restore our promise to public school students, protect our environment and build an economy that works for every Floridian.»

At 11 a.m., amid a growing flood of reports of lead in school drinking water around the state and the country, a coalition of New York public health, environment, and healthy schools advocacy groups will call on state government leaders to take action, LCA Press Room (130), Legislative Office Building, Albany.

«Reflecting on the speaker's career as a public official: When it comes to the issues that matter to working families, whether raising the minimum wage or protecting affordable housing, our public schools and the environment, Shelley Silver never flinches,» Lipton said.

The current formula for public school tax aid of private schools, particularly in relation to textbooks, busing, and special education, simply can not be sustained in such an environment.

New York City Council Member Andy King (D — 12th CD, Bronx) on Wednesday unveiled a resolution aimed at promoting a safer learning environment for all New York City public schools students.

If Mayor de Blasio, Deputy Mayor Buery and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña want to see a public school succeeding in a difficult environment, this is the place.

He also spoke about the public education system, saying young people are graduating from high school without having the reading, writing or math skills needed to excel in a college environment.

DASA will improve the quality of life for all of New York's public school students and will enhance their ability to thrive in a safe and nurturing educational environment.»

We have people lined up, ready to go and we're going to use it as an opportunity to talk both about the democratic process and the real issues in this state: public funding of elections, funding for public schools, fracking, our tax code and the environment.»

We would answer that the problem with the Buffalo Public Schools is environment!

The environment that has been forged around the Buffalo Public Schools is stifling, mean - spirited rife with in - fighting and devoid of innovation.

This partnership features a significant expansion of social work, mental health services and clinics into Buffalo public school buildings so that students in need of these services can easily access them in a safe environment — their own schools.

At the event, Jones, who serves as Franklin County Chairman, introduced his education platform, which includes increasing state aid to public schools and the elimination of the Common Core, which he said places teachers and students in high - pressure environments with «high stakes» testing.