Sentences with phrase «neediest schools during»

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That's roughly one - fourth the number of children who qualify at schools for free or reduced price lunches — widely regarded as the only nutritious meal many needy kids receive during the school year.

Yesterday, President Barack Obama embraced the PCAST report during a White House ceremony during which he applauded corporate and private - sector CEOs for forming Change the Equation, a nonprofit organization that has pledged to bring «best practices» in STEM education to 100 needy high schools and communities.

During their fall semester, high school seniors Alysun Theobald and Angie Lockhart, in Louisville, Kentucky, decided to gather books for the nonprofit organization International Book Project to send to needy children abroad.

During the summer months, the Frederick agency, which also provides outreach, health care, and other services to the homeless and needy, serves more than 60 meals a day to school - age children.

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.