Sentences with phrase «need for a new school»

The decision on whether to approve the opening of a free school is determined centrally by the Education Secretary with scant regard for local views, the degree of need for new school places, and precious little transparency over the process.

The Advocate «Where the kids are» — EBR School Board debates need for new schools in southeast Baton Rouge

«So there is an acute need for new school building projects to get under way now to avoid a potentially critical shortfall of places in densely populated areas within the next few years.»

«It is clear that we have a desperate need for new school seats, particularly at the high school and middle school level, and this site should be used to meet those needs,» Oddo said in a statement.

While the schools are proving popular with parents, teaching unions say too many are earmarked for areas where there is no need for new school places.

They each called for easing overcrowding in classrooms in the neighborhood, the need for new school buildings and support for creating more permanent affordable housing.

We've written quite a few of them ourselves about the need for new school designs that extend excellent teachers» reach, going back to our 2009 3X for All.

They said:» Where local authorities identify the need for a new school they are required by law to invite proposals to run a new free school and then forward these to the department to decide who would be best placed to do this.

It would address the need for new school management organizations that innovate and grow the number of available seats.

Drawing on the experience of new school programmes in Sweden and the US, free schools enable groups of parents, teachers, charities, existing schools or other organisations to respond to a need for a new school in their community — whether for extra places, to raise standards or offer choice.

If a government body gets to determine where there's need for a new school, Petrilli says, they'll be subject to intense lobbying.

They note that while free schools are helping to meet the need for new school places in some areas, they are creating spare capacity in others, in some cases 20 % over what is needed.

About half of those questioned said there was a need for a new school in their area - with the same amount saying there was not.

«We know that money is needed for new schools but then to say something about making them selective will really have wound people up.»

While the schools are proving popular with parents, teaching unions say too many are earmarked for areas where there is no need for new school places.

LAs where there's a need for a new school must tout around for a group to propose a free school.

FCPCS can help your group with guidance, training and access to pre-made forms and documents you'll need for your new school.

Kevin Brennan, shadow schools minister, said: «David Cameron's government has displayed a shocking degree of complacency in responding to the need for new school places.»

Hence, three things are going on — a need for new schools, a need to fix existing schools, and a need to fund the day - to - day running of schools.

Applicants previously had to demonstrate that there was a need for their new school, caused either by a general shortage of places or because of low standards in existing schools in an area.

And a free school approach would depend on groups applying and demonstrating the need for a new school, which would mean years before any bricks were laid.

The new Bill says that if local authorities believe there is a need for a new school in their area, they «must seek proposals for the establishment of an academy».

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While there is ongoing debate over the need for new schools amid reports of students struggling to find articling placements, the demand for law studies remains strong.

The campus decided to donate the items to Trumbull County Head Start to help meet their needs for the new school year.