Sentences with phrase «needs of every student first»

And time for adults to consider the needs of students first.

It's why charter schools can and do fire ineffective teachers, why they can turn on a dime when an instructional approach isn't working, why they can spend their money on the classroom instead of the bureaucracy, and why they can put the needs of students first, every day, all day.

Both parties should be committed to putting the needs of students first and should embrace all forms of school choice within their platforms.»

Most educators today are familiar with personalized instruction, a process whereby teachers put the needs of students first, and provide flexibility about where, when and how students learn.

The initiatives placed the needs of students first, and the federal government had nothing to do with them.

Charter schools are driving the education reform movement and consistently putting the needs of students first.

School leaders should be able to put the needs of their students first, and no one benefits from this further narrowing of the curriculum.

I think, along with most teachers I have known, that I tried to put the needs of my students first and engage with them on a social / emotional level while providing content instruction.

We know without doubt that she will put the needs of students first in all education - related decisions and do all she can to empower families to make informed decisions about what's best for their children.

She made a plea for unity on Wednesday, her first full day in office, saying in a speech to Education Department employees that «while we may have disagreements, we can - and must - come together, find common ground and put the needs of our students first.»

Charter public schools put the needs of students first, not the interests of the bureaucracy.

Roger very skilfully established a single vision for governance of the Trust, working relentlessly to ensure the new Trust met all legal and financial obligations, whilst always putting teaching and learning and the needs of students first.

I had lost sight of the heart of my own educational philosophy, which values individuality, embraces multiple perspectives, and puts the needs of each student first.

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And when I say procto - parents, I mean parents who are totally into minding their kids» and everyone else's business, but don't know the first thing about effective education, or how to build the kind of self - sufficient, self - starting students that we actually do need to compete in the global marketplace.

Affordable unlocked phones are much more powerful than they used to be, and any of our top picks would make an excellent first smartphone for a kid or young student who just needs a reliable cheap phone.

For example, the cluster worked with students still in graduate school, who needed a lot of handholding to turn their ideas into businesses — everything from learning how to pitch investors to building their first websites.

As a first - time home buyer with student debt, there are a number of mortgage loan programs well - suited for your needs.

«I would highly recommend it, but each student needs to decide if they are ready for the challenge,» says Aster Lau, another of the nine students enrolled in the first cohort.

It might happen when we get our first paycheck and realize how many times we need to divide it to cover all of our expenses — and also put some savings aside and pay down any student debt, and, oh, don't forget the 401 (k).

This way, Cicil is the first platform to address the credit needs of university students in Indonesia.

Money problems seem to be the first concern of seminary students followed by the gap between church and seminary, the lack of time in seminary to learn all that is needed to know, the shortage of «practical» learning, the need for seminary to change with the times and other items are discussed by seminary students.

In addition, schools should be able to gauge the particular needs of their student populations on a case by case basis to determine which dates are ideal for scheduling major academic programs in the first place.

The first, characteristic of many conservatives (such as the so - called West Coast Straussians and students of Fox Professor of Tea Party Studies Glenn Beck), is to proudly proclaim that we don't need no (to quote the unmatched eloquence of our vice president) bleepin» foreign aid.

Victor Lowe, a very careful student of Whitehead's life and works, and the first to employ the systematic approach, is of the same opinion: «From what Whitehead said in his first lectures, it appears that most of the key ideas of his mature philosophy where in his mind when he arrived from England; they needed precise verbalization, review, and further development into a system» (ANW - 2 145).

It took this shape: ten students and a faculty member meet two hours a week through the first year of seminary, with the students placed in supervised settings where they experience human need, whether it be aging and death, emergency rooms, or poverty.

First and foremost, how to get creative on the spot, modifying lessons to reach each group of students and their particular needs for the day.

This need of authority leads to one of the most distinctive features of Waldorf education, the class teacher who ideally advances with the students from first through eighth grade.

But to truly appreciate the mentoring relationships our faculty form with our students, the passion we have for teaching and learning, and the depth of inquiry that takes place in our classrooms, you need to experience our School first - hand.

Shauvon Simmons - Wright, the alliance's N.C. relationship manager, who helps support students» efforts, said she first made contact with school districts to find out which schools had a need for resources based on the socio - economic status of students.

In order for a student to obtain a 504 plan, the child first needs to be evaluated for eligibility by the school as meeting the definition of «disabled» Parents can request in writing that their child be evaluated for eligibility under the process defined by Section 504.

As many of you know we have been helping student moms in 7 schools, with also help to veterans, first response officers, special needs children, adults and elderly.

Just like any other aspect of BIC, the program is easily customized to accommodate the needs of all students, teachers, and staff, and students safety is always our first concern.

Currently, I work for the Orange County Department of Education, and train preschool transitional kindergarten and kindergarten at first grade teachers, and strategies that help students acquire the curriculum, and I do a lot of work with parents, looking at what do you need to know to help your child best and make sure your child is making the progress they need to make in school.

At the Oct. 19 Delegate Assembly, the first since the summer break, UFT President Michael Mulgrew reported on principals abusing the teacher evaluation system, the dysfunctional Special Education Student Information System and the need to make the state's richest pay their fair share of taxes.

The program, named the Young Ladies and Gentleman Club, first began a year ago and is getting a much - need infusion of cash through Project BOOST (Building Options and Opportunities for Students).

StudentsFirstNY is New York's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

Having a place to sleep and food to eat were just the first two things to arrange — but the students still needed bedding, and thanks to Al Bornt, Chief of the North Hoosick Fire Department, that need was met.

If we do go into coalition government again, whether or not the electoral system changes, we would need to try doing it differently, in three ways: first, we should adopt a transactional approach from day one in an effort to communicate that we are in fact fighting for our values; second, we should be ruthless about protecting the interests of our core supporters, including students and public sector workers; and third, we really, really need to be luckier — whatever one's analysis about the Liberal Democrats in government, the rise of Scottish nationalism and the fearful response to it south of the border is something the party neither caused nor could do very much about.

Formed in April 2012, StudentsFirstNY with more than 150,000 members, is New York State's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

About StudentsFirstNY Formed in April 2012, StudentsFirstNY with more than 150,000 members, is New York State's leading voice for students who depend on public education for the skills they need to succeed, but who are too often failed by a system that puts special interests, rather than the interests of children, first.

«It was clear from the beginning — when I first learned about homeless students being shuffled in and out of our local schools without the proper services they needed and about the homeless families that were essentially stranded in these suburban communities — that it was not appropriate to use these hotels as temporary shelters,» Matteo said.

I now call on the DOE to build on this important first - step and expand dual language programs to other South Asian languages in order to meet the needs of students and parents in the Indian, Pakistani, Nepalese, and other South Asian communities.

First - Ever Research Study of NYC's Teacher Rating Data: Students of Color and High - Needs Students Most Likely to be Taught by Teachers Rated «Unsatisfactory»

Following series of reports by Citi News on the dire need for desks by first - year students of the La Presbyterian Senior High School, government and private entities moved in to address the problem.

Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

Although being a first - generation student may present some unique challenges, it need not stand in the way of success.

Dr Rebecca Mead, a former teacher and first author of the paper, added: «Our findings tell us we need to teach science differently — The way we are currently teaching science is leaving some students behind.

After discussing the different ideas that arose during our first meetings, we decided to split into several working groups, each being responsible for different tasks such as finding the equipment we would need for the fair, looking for sponsors and taking care of the finances, talking to companies, designing a Web page, and even putting together a CD with the CVs of all the students who submitted one to us, to then be sent to the companies.

The report estimates that providing needy students with the financial support they will need to earn their degrees would cost $ 150 million a year for the first cohort and eventually rise to an annual level of $ 600 million.

«We needed to figure out the best combination of materials to use and in what ratio to use them,» said Amay Bandodkar, one of the paper's first authors, who was then a Ph.D. student in Wang's research group.