Sentences with phrase «of public school pupils»

66 (1) Where the number of public school pupils of compulsory school age residing in a district school area is fewer than ten and the board has ceased to operate a school, the Minister may declare the district school area board inactive as of the 31st day of December in any year.

Multiple studies show that academic accomplishment of voucher school pupils does not exceed that of public school pupils.

Not exact matches

Hotbeds of intolerance, they deny academic freedom to their staffs and engage in censorship of what their pupils may read or discuss, unlike public schools, which practice a careful neutrality and respect toward all opinions.

With a consistency rare in educational research, studies have found that pupils in and graduates of religious schools are, if anything, more tolerant of racial and religious differences than are those educated in public schools.

The practice of a Christian school choosing to admit pupils based on the family's church attendance has been branded «unacceptable» by 56 per cent of the public.

The Principal of Public School 244 in Queens, New York City, has revealed that his pupils now have longer attention spans, are getting better academic scores, and the number of overweight and obese students has dropped by two percent — all since the school went «Meat Free» back in JaSchool 244 in Queens, New York City, has revealed that his pupils now have longer attention spans, are getting better academic scores, and the number of overweight and obese students has dropped by two percent — all since the school went «Meat Free» back in Jaschool went «Meat Free» back in January.

PS1, in the borough's Sunset Park area, is one of only three public schools in New York that don't serve meat to pupils; the others are Peck Slip School in Manhattan and The Active Learning Elementary School in Queens.

Pupils of all age ranges in about 40 schools across New York have already joined Meatless Monday, including public (state - run), private and charter schools, and the Brooklyn announcement was made at a school that serves only meat free meals — every day of the week.

Barton's therapy was made public when he visited a school on behalf of the charity and told pupils not to repeat his mistakes.

«Based on the relatively high competence of Waldorf pupils in natural science, combined with exceptionally high indicators of motivation and reflective cognition in these subjects as well as the different pedagogical principles, it is reasonable to conclude that public education can learn from the Steiner Waldorf schools, in particular with regard to being able to concretely apply knowledge in natural science.»

«Pupils and students of public schools have been at home for over four weeks due to the strike embarked upon by civil servants and teachers.»

Osinbajo said the Social Investment Programme launched in 2016 — comprising a jobs scheme for unemployed graduates, a feeding programme for public primary school pupils, a micro-credit scheme for small businesses, and a cash transfer scheme for our poorest and most vulnerable households, is a key component of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

«All of the schools identified must urgently review their sex and relationships education policies to ensure that all pupils, whatever their sexual orientation or gender identity, are treated with equal respect and understanding,» BHA head of public affairs Pavan Dhaliwal said.

A year later, the election of another Albanian girl — the best pupil in her school in Crete — was also met with public outrage, to which the local teachers» union president reportedly responded: «This excellent student may be of Albanian origin but she has a Greek citizenship».

GBENGA ADENIJI and SIMON UTEBOR write about the hideous face of cultism which is dangerously polluting the academic milieu in the nation's public secondary schools Looking forlorn and weak, Miss Lillian Friday, a 16 - year - old pupil of Community Secondary School, Otuoke in the Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has yet to get over her -LSB-...]

Policy achievements — such as the pupil premium, free school meals, the increase in the tax allowance and so on — tend to be in micro areas of public policy that are invisible to most voters.

«One year ago, with the promise of Education Tax Credits on the horizon, thousands of tuition - paying families were left out in the cold — excluded from a state budget that provides the nation's highest level of spending per pupil in public schools,» he said.

Fourteen (14) pupils of the Delhi Public School (DPS) International Ghana, an international standard educational institute in Tema, have been deemed the favourites among the group selected to represent the Tema Region at the national level of «The Spelling Bee» Competition slated for February 2017 in Accra.

Cuomo should invite him to tag along — and then drop by a few of the 371 New York City public schools where 90 % or more of the pupils fail to meet minimal state standards in reading and math.

Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York reached an all - time high of $ 20,600 per - pupil in 2013 - 14 school year, topping all states and exceeding the $ 11,009 per - pupil national average by 87 percent, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data.

He urged Principals and Head teachers of public and private schools to mobilize their students and pupils to participate actively in all the events, including Cultural Display, Novelty March, Cycling and other side attractions.

Ms Turnely continued: «In the face of the government's campaign to broaden access to universities, elite public schools have actually increased the number of pupils they send to Oxbridge over the last five years, whilst ethnic minority students are twice as likely to attend modern universities than traditional universities.»

The Public Relations Officer of the school feeding secretariat, Siba Alfa told Citi News that his outfit constantly monitors the caterers to ensure that the quality of the food served to the pupils at the basic level is not compromised.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, will today reaffirm its strategy to continue to defend the interests of pupils, schools and the teaching profession from the assault by the Government and administrations across the UK on our public education service.

«School leaders must be held properly to account for how they use public money and for the education of the pupils entrusted to them.

A primary 2 pupil of Adeniyi Primary School, Itire, a public school in Lagos state, has narrated how a security guard rapeSchool, Itire, a public school in Lagos state, has narrated how a security guard rapeschool in Lagos state, has narrated how a security guard raped her.

The basic idea of the program has been to provide pupils in public basic schools with one hot nutritious meal every day.

Following the recommendation of the Ondo State 2017 Education Summit, the Ondo State Government has resolved to continue with its free education policy for pupils of public primary and secondary schools in the state.

On pupils» enrolment, in March 2017, the Federal Government — although with no statistics to back it up — said the feeding programme had led to increase in the enrolment of pupils in public primary schools across the country.

Here's the latest news, courtesy of the US Census Bureau and the Empire Center for Public Policy's E.J. McMahon: Per - pupil public - school spending in 2014 - 15 exceeded the national average by a breathtaking 86 pePublic Policy's E.J. McMahon: Per - pupil public - school spending in 2014 - 15 exceeded the national average by a breathtaking 86 pepublic - school spending in 2014 - 15 exceeded the national average by a breathtaking 86 percent.

As part of the broader Generating Genius program, Richards facilitated and hosted a school challenge at ICL that paired pupils from inner city schools and Eton College, the prestigious public school, to help them understand different approaches to learning by solving science and engineering - based challenges together.

If you attend Incline High School in the upscale town of Incline Village, for instance, you in effect «receive» more than $ 13,248 in public funds — that is, the per - pupil expenditure in that community, which is far above the state average of $ 8,274 per pupil.

States also receive lower scores for restrictions on the scholarship sizes below the lower of either $ 10,000 or parity with public school spending per pupil.

A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional competencies are associated with greater health and well ‑ being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well - being of pupils and their readiness to learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.

Schools are responsible for their premises under Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (sections 2, 3, 4 & 6), Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 (Regulations 6,7,8,9 & 12) and Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to protect the health and safety of not only their pupils and staff, but for all those who are at risk including members of public.

While we find only small effects for children from nonpoor families, for low - income children, a 10 percent increase in per - pupil spending each year for all 12 years of public school is associated with roughly 0.5 additional years of completed education, 9.6 percent higher wages, and a 6.1 - percentage - point reduction in the annual incidence of adult poverty.

This program may yet lift the performance of our pupils as they go through the school system, although problems remain: out of Australia's total expenditure on early childhood education in 2010, parents contributed almost half the cost and only 56 per cent was met from the public purse — compared with an OECD average of 82 per cent public funding — and the rest was from private sources, probably parental pockets.

The BLS series discussed below allows us to calculate employer contributions for retirement as a percent of wages and salaries in public K - 12 schools and the NCES Digest of Education Statistics allows us to calculate total salaries per pupil.

Public school districts, which lose their per - pupil funding each time a student enrolls in one of the cyber charters, are creating their own programs to compete.

He maintained that «plaintiffs alleging equal protection violations must prove intent and causation and not merely the existence of racial disparity,» and that «public schooling, even in the South, should be controlled by locally elected authorities acting in conjunction with parents, and that it is desirable to permit pupils to attend schools nearest their homes.»

Public schools in Cleveland actually have more money per pupil as a result of school vouchers, because they keep money not used to pay for the voucher.

Sacramento — Bill Honig, California's state superintendent of public instruction, last week proposed a three - year program that would reward the state's schools on a per - pupil basis for improving their performance in several measurable categories.

The year Obama was elected, the average number of pupils per professional in the public schools was 15, down from 19 in 1980 and 26 in 1960.

Speaking about the findings, Fergal Roche, CEO of The Key, said: «Inaccurate or offensive comments are not only upsetting for those individuals involved, but at a time when schools are increasingly having to market themselves to attract pupils and staff, such public and negative remarks can have a detrimental impact on their reputation.»

As part of this year's British Science Week (9 - 18 March), 1,800 pupils from 10 schools across England are being given the opportunity to take part in interactive science workshops hosted by Public Health England (PHE) scientists.

The state of Ohio, in an effort to rebut the incentive argument, explained that the amount ($ 2,250 maximum) was small in comparison with the per - pupil spending in regular public ($ 7,746), magnet ($ 7,746), and charter schools ($ 4,518).

According to the D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools, these prejudicial measures resulted in the unlawful underfunding of charter schools by $ 2,100 perSchools, these prejudicial measures resulted in the unlawful underfunding of charter schools by $ 2,100 perschools by $ 2,100 per pupil.

Today, forty - three states and the District of Columbia have such laws, and some 6,800 charter schools educate almost three million children — about 6 percent of all U.S. public school pupils.

The organization claims that what charter schools receive, typically 60 to 75 percent of what traditional public schools receive per pupil and no funding for facilities, deprives the children of their right to a «sound basic education» under the state constitution.

Whether measured on a per - pupil basis or as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, support for public schools is stronger in the United States than in most other nations.