Sentences with phrase «many students in each school district»

I'm a parent who grew up in Los Angeles, attended only LAUSD schools, and who now has 3 children, 1 of whom is still a student in this school district.

On the surface, Common Core sounds reasonable: apply a rigorous standard of education across the board to ensure that American students in every school district are exposed to a common core of subject matter.

After training in the teaching of prealgebra and algebra, educators develop their own summer math camps for middle school students in their school districts.

They receive a trip to attend the induction ceremony, a $ 1,000 stipend, and a $ 1,000 scholarship for a student in their school district.

«Third grade students in our school district learn about Maine, its forests and mammals.

Kenneth Dragseth, superintendent of schools in Edina, Minnesota, says that students in his school district who attend schools that start later have higher grades than do students in schools with earlier start times.

Students in school districts fully implementing these standards saw impressive gains in student achievement, especially in low - income high English learner populations.

The commissioner may request a copy of the professional development plan for review and may recommend changes to the plan to meet the learning needs of the students in the school district or BOCES.

Forty - eight percent of students in this school district were eligible for free and reduced lunch, higher than the state average.

For example, a percentile of 50 means the average student in a school district would perform better than 50 % of the students in the comparison group.

However, she did criticize the role teacher unions now play in driving policy calling attention to the «lopsided» fight between the unions and students in school districts, specifically how children do not have equal representation.

The rankings of 13,636 U.S. school districts can be found in the Global Report Card, available on the website of the George W. Bush Institute, where readers can see how students in each school district compare to students in 25 other nations.

About 10 percent of the students in the school district are foster kids, Travis says.

Conversely, the first vote on SB 2161 in the Senate would have allowed any student in the state to cross district lines and would have permitted charter schools to open in school districts rated «C.» The compromise bill that ultimately passed, SB 2161, allows students in school districts rated «C,» «D,» or «F» to cross district lines to attend a charter school.

The initial House legislation, HB 1044, would have only allowed students in school districts rated «D» or «F» to cross district lines.

Because of the new law passed earlier this year allowing students in school districts rated «C,» «D,» or «F» to cross district lines to attend a charter school, students from every neighboring school district outside of the Sunflower County Consolidated School District would be eligible to attend.

This bill will allow students in school districts rated «C,» «D,» or «F» to cross district lines to attend a charter school.

So even if she does lose her job in La Caňada, she will probably be free to continue foisting her insults on unwitting students in another school district, should she decide to stay in the field.

During the last session, the legislature strengthened Mississippi's charter school by permitting students in school districts rated C, D, or F to cross district lines to attend a charter school.

These schools, if approved, would benefit from changes made to the charter school law in 2016 that allows students in school districts rated «C,» «D,» or «F» to cross district lines to attend a charter school.

Along with the results of Hill's validity study, state education officials created this interactive map showing «how many students in each school district experienced computer interruptions during ISTEP testing in Spring 2013.»

Maintaining simultaneous focus on improving teaching quality at all levels of the quality distribution is the surest way to improve learning for all students in a school district.

The Performance Matters Growth Platform is used by more than 1 million educators and 11 million students in school districts across the country.

Across America, there is a population of students in school districts that are labeled as the «transient population» because of their family's mobility rate.The mobility of students from school - to - school is primarily connected to affordable housing and access to employment, economic development and transportation.

One such provision is the proposal that would withhold state funding for public school students in a school district that fails to meet and report certain aspects of Act 10.

Black students in school districts from Madison to Milwaukee and Green Bay to Kenosha also graduate at much lower rates than their white peers.

By Kamilah Jones, New Teacher Center Vice President of Marketing and External Affairs... Over the past three months, we at New Teacher Center have been sharing valuable resources and information that can help you change the odds for students in your school district and beyond.

These proficiency rates represent the percentage of eleventh - grade students in the school district who met or exceeded standards on the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments.

Through A2A, we've reached more than 2 million students in school districts as varied and diverse as California, Illinois, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas.

Like in many small towns, Kankakee businesses couldn't find the workers to fill local jobs, and the high - performing students in the school district had to seek careers away from home — and sometimes in another state.

Black students are being suspended at rates three to four times higher than other students in school districts across North Carolina.

In addition, when asked during the hearing if he would intervene as Assistant Secretary if Black students in a school district were receiving lower quality teachers, fewer books, fewer AP classes and fewer educational resources than White students, Mr. Marcus would not commit to addressing this clear violation of civil rights laws that prohibit districts from providing students of color with inferior resources.

Topic: Racial Disparity in School Discipline Black students are being suspended at rates three to four times higher than other students in school districts across North Carolina.

Students in school districts experiencing increased turnover may lose out.

The McKinney - Vento Act requires school districts to provide services to students experiencing homelessness that are comparable to services provided to other students in the school district.

«Facilities made available by a school district to a charter school shall be provided in the same ratio of teaching stations (classrooms) to [average daily attendance] as those provided to students in the school district attending comparison group schools.»

§ A full - time educator holding a valid educator license or a licensed professional providing services to students in a school district, an education cooperative, the Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, the Montana Youth Challenge Program or a state youth correctional facility.

Not exact matches

A school district in Waukesha, Wisconsin, sent a letter to parents telling them that the school district is not involved in a walkout that is scheduled for March 14 and that teachers and students would not be excused if they participate.

While many school districts were supportive of the protests, some schools threatened to punish students participating in walkouts.

«We should be focused on arming law enforcement,» said Mr. Scott, who has proposed helping school districts pay for an armed police officer or sheriff's deputy at every school, and for every 1,000 students in large high schools.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LASUD)-- the second - largest school district in the country — closed its more than 900 campuses and 187 public charter schools Tuesday after receiving an electronic bomb threat, keeping about 640,000 students School District (LASUD)-- the second - largest school district in the country — closed its more than 900 campuses and 187 public charter schools Tuesday after receiving an electronic bomb threat, keeping about 640,000 studentDistrict (LASUD)-- the second - largest school district in the country — closed its more than 900 campuses and 187 public charter schools Tuesday after receiving an electronic bomb threat, keeping about 640,000 students school district in the country — closed its more than 900 campuses and 187 public charter schools Tuesday after receiving an electronic bomb threat, keeping about 640,000 studentdistrict in the country — closed its more than 900 campuses and 187 public charter schools Tuesday after receiving an electronic bomb threat, keeping about 640,000 students out...

Eureka High School in Eureka, Calif., postponed its drill that had been scheduled for Thursday, partly because officials were concerned about the mental state of students, said Fred Van Vleck, the district superintendent.

Two months after a massacre in Parkland made security the top focus in Broward County schools, many parents and students say the school district is doing too little to ensure safety.

In Texas, the Washington Post reports that one school district's superintendent is threatening to suspend students who participate in any gun control demonstrationIn Texas, the Washington Post reports that one school district's superintendent is threatening to suspend students who participate in any gun control demonstrationin any gun control demonstrations.

«It's appalling that students in the Vancouver school district will be stuck with leaking roofs and damp classrooms because the premier is playing politics rather than looking after the needs of aging school buildings in B.C.,» said New Democrat education spokesperson Rob Fleming.

The day after the Muscogee County School District conducted an alternative activity while prohibiting students from participating in the National School Walkout, an online petition calls the video conference with state legislators a «sham.»

Meanwhile the Representative for Children and Youth says only 15 school districts have strong policies in place protect LGBT students.

The increase in funding will help ensure that students, teachers and school district staff can focus their energy on teaching and learning.

VICTORIA — Local MLAs say students in Victoria and Saanich will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to over $ 7 million in provincial funding for school upgrades in the Greater Victoria and Saanich School Distschool upgrades in the Greater Victoria and Saanich School DistSchool Districts.

For all district schools, safety protocols for routine school operations are being reinforced, including requiring students and staff to wear identification badges while on campus; locking classroom doors at all times; locking and securing exterior doors and gates throughout the day; and being vigilant in monitoring the campus throughout the day.