Sentences with phrase «number of schools benefit»

Throughout Vermont an increasing number of schools benefit from universal free meals, including small schools in the rural counties of the Northeast Kingdom, some schools in Burlington, the entire Winooski school district and the entire Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union.

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Even though many, provisions have been made for the retarded, such as special church school classes, camps and conferences, confirmation classes, and so forth, they only reach a small percentage of the number that could benefit from such help.
Although numerous parents choose public education because it is a free resource and may be a good option depending on the school district, increasing numbers of families are discovering the benefits of choosing another option, such as private school or homeschooling.
Supporting families in applying for 3SquaresVT benefits can increase the number of students directly certified to receive free school meals, as well as support student food security at home.
However, the current Executive Board believes we need to continue to improve these numbers by identifying those schools not providing Athletic Training services and educating them about the benefits of employing an athletic trainer.
A large number of public primary school children have yet to benefit from the free meal initiative government.
On the School Feeding Programme, he said, 17 schools benefitted last year and the number had increased to 28 as part of efforts to cover more schools to increase children's enrolment in Agona East.
The budget office also pointed to the benefits the revenue would have on property tax bills, along with school and local government aid — something of a long - form version (with numbers) of the referendum language voters will see in November.
The number of people who would benefit from the program depends on how the Cuomo administration handles applications and how many people apply, said Jocelyn Simonson, an assistant professor at Brooklyn Law School.
Since 2006, the number of industry - sponsored clinical trials studying the benefits and harms of medical treatments has risen dramatically, while the number of clinical trials funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has fallen substantially, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research.
Joanna Cohen, a co-author of the Google study and director of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Institute for Global Tobacco Control, believes «campaigns for people to quit may benefit from shifting to weekly cues to increase the number of quit attempts participants make each year.»
Mike White, who scripted biting, edgy satire of this sort («The Good Girl,»» Chuck and Buck») before making his fortune with «School of Rock,» serves up an unsettling and generally deft comedy of manners with this clash, a film that greatly benefits from subtle, stinging performances by Salma Hayek and as her opposite number, John Lithgow.
However, the NAO report also found that a greater number of qualified teachers are returning to state - funded schools, and the Department and schools have scope to attract back, even more, teachers who have left and benefit from the investment made in their training.
Those who venture out on their own, and it is a huge number of people these days especially in our tourist hotspots, can have the benefit of the previous experience from school days, activity holidays, from organisations such as scouting, guiding and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (DofE).
Given the steady rise in pupil numbers and the pressures this puts on schools to offer places, Jackie Maginnis of the Modular and Portable Building Association discusses the benefits of modular and offsite build as a possible solution to the ongoing problem.
This has a number of benefits to these schools: • it keeps the pupils on site • it allows the staff to see what pupils are eating • it provides opportunities for education projects on business models • it provides a good income to the school.
Speaking of the rise in the number of schools choosing to travel with STF assured operators, School Travel Forum general manager, Gill Harvey, said: «By taking care of standards of safety and quality in an easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme, the LOtC Quality Badge is an invaluable tool for school trip leaders, in particular those booking ski trips, and it's great to see that the awareness of the benefits of choosing approved tour operators is increasing.&School Travel Forum general manager, Gill Harvey, said: «By taking care of standards of safety and quality in an easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme, the LOtC Quality Badge is an invaluable tool for school trip leaders, in particular those booking ski trips, and it's great to see that the awareness of the benefits of choosing approved tour operators is increasing.&school trip leaders, in particular those booking ski trips, and it's great to see that the awareness of the benefits of choosing approved tour operators is increasing.»
260 schools are already benefiting under the first phase of the Government's Priority School Building Programme (PSBP), bringing the total number of schools to receive a revamp to 537.
The new pricing structure means state - funded schools benefit from a 15 % discount and those with a higher than average number of children receiving free school meals will be eligible for 60 % off the standard rate.
Schools have decided to take on the cashless system because they offer a number of benefits to the education sector.
Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).
Having tutors living on - site had a number of benefits, not least of which was that the school could build its schedule around tutoring — every Match student would have two hours of tutoring each day, which meant that tutors were working throughout the day and could continue to work with students after school, as needed.
Unfortunately, we know from a number of studies that many schools have struggled to deploy, train and support teaching assistants in ways which benefit pupils.
Schools with large numbers of disadvantaged pupils will receive funding to implement targeted interventions, benefiting 13,800 pupils in total.
«We are thrilled to continue this process, complementing what HCNY has provided to extend the benefits to a larger number of schools and stretch this into the future.»
Increasing the number of high school graduates could reap big economic benefits for the United States, a policy brief by the Alliance for Excellent Education says.
For example, with our limited number of school groups we can not know whether minority students, female students, younger students, low - income students, or rural students receive different benefits from seeing live theater.
In the year - round program at Fairview Elementary School, in Modesto, California, for example (see «Power to the People,»), students benefit from an emphasis on civic literacy and responsibility in addition to a regular academic program with about the same number of school days as traditional scSchool, in Modesto, California, for example (see «Power to the People,»), students benefit from an emphasis on civic literacy and responsibility in addition to a regular academic program with about the same number of school days as traditional scschool days as traditional schools.
As well as providing much - needed facilities to the sporting community, schools can experience a number of benefits too; including Improved educational attainment and attendance, training and career opportunities for students, increased funding opportunities, promotion within the local community, and; sporting opportunities for staff and pupils
There's no denying that a number of that state's schools serving nonpoor communities have weak academic performance records, that some are also mismanaged and fiscally wasteful and that plenty of families don't realize this, and that more than a few real - estate agents benefit from their ignorance.
Schools, nurseries and libraries can benefit from the launch of a completely free downloadable Roald Dahl DAY party pack, thanks to a collaboration between YPO, the UK's largest public sector buying organisation, and the Roald Dahl Literary Estate responsible for publishing the world's number one storyteller.
The numbers of parents paying by cash are similar across both stages of education, which suggests that all schools are moving away from it at the same rate - more than half of parents appear to have moved past cash, but only secondary schools have dedicated software as a clear alternative, perhaps suggesting that some primary schools do not fully understand the benefits of parental payment software.
For schools, they have found that there can be a number of benefits for lockdown facilities, not just in terms of emergency situations, but for providing additional protection for the children and staff at the school, or using lockdown outside of hours in order to ensure that the building is safe and on site assets are protected around the clock.
The council found a number of benefits to this method, and since, 80 per cent of secondary schools in the area have become cashless as well as 75 per cent of primary schools.
Despite the demise of the Building Schools for the Future programme, the use of heat pumps in schools offer a number of advantages: • a simple and cost effective installation compared to some alternative technologies • ongoing schools building programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable obliSchools for the Future programme, the use of heat pumps in schools offer a number of advantages: • a simple and cost effective installation compared to some alternative technologies • ongoing schools building programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable oblischools offer a number of advantages: • a simple and cost effective installation compared to some alternative technologies • ongoing schools building programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable oblischools building programmes can benefit from heat pump systems that improve the environmental footprint and reduce running and operational costs • a low carbon technology that helps to reduce CO2 emissions • a renewable heat technology to satisfy the UK's renewable obligation.
Doing so would have a number of positive benefits, including 1) making sure that the taxpayer dollars devoted to this purpose are being spent on those most able to benefit, 2) encouraging students to work harder during high school to prepare themselves for college, and 3) increasing what students actually learn as opposed to the amount of seat time they acquire.
Vending can bring a number of benefits to schools, including keeping pupils on site and providing a source of income, says Jonathan Hilder, the Automatic Vending Association
In a report published by the Northern Ireland Education and Library Board, it was found that there are a number of strategic benefits to a clean school: creates a positive learning experience and contributes to the ethos and culture of the school; encourages good hygiene practices; promotes a positive image to parents and reassures of pupil safety; teaches respect for property and environment; reduces hidden costs associated with deterioration of property and expenditure on maintenance.
The government's trial of the scheme aiming to increase the number of BME headteachers was a success, with 30 schools allocated funding to spend on diversity leadership projects which are set to benefit 1,000 teachers — all of whom are predicted a promotion within 12 months.
With appropriate support, there's usually no reason your child can't go to a mainstream school, although a small number of children may benefit from attending a specialist school.
Study after study has supported the belief that private school choice programs benefit the students who participate (across a number of indicators).
Multiplying the number of additional graduates by the value of a high - school diploma yields a total benefit of over $ 183 million.
«We hear from our teachers and principals, our partners in the schools, there are more kids who could desperately use a youth advocate so at the time we're having to look at whether we can go, instead we're having to cut back and we know the number of students who could benefit from the program is growing,» says Malgieri.
The advancements may come in a number of ways, such as: victories in court, non-publicized local laws about charter schools and / or bussing policies, and an increase of educational benefits for immigrants.
The community eligibility provision allows schools with high numbers of low - income children serve breakfast and lunch at no charge without collecting school - meal - benefit applications.
Teacher benefits - agency other than district makes contributions by Number of schools in district, as reported in CCD.
I have a number of concerns about how I am seeing «student voice» and «student engagement» used in K - 12 schools, education administration, and other settings that should benefit students to share their voices.
Critics say the use of 2017 - 18 as a baseline is unfair on schools that have already made efforts to increase numbers studying maths beyond GCSE in recent years, which won't benefit from the extra cash.
Researchers have not done a great job identifying the benefits of diversity, partly because the number of diverse public schools is dwindling.
Even though experienced practitioners identified situations in which single - school PLCs were warranted, program leaders also noted a number of benefits of multiple - school STEM PLCs such as exposing teachers to new ideas, practices, and attitudes.
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