Sentences with phrase «other federal school improvement»

The 15 RCCs provide frontline assistance to states to help them implement the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and other federal school improvement programs and to help increase the capacity of states to assist their districts and schools.

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«The mayor seems to be lost in his own fantasy world of education, the one where reality doesn't apply,» declared UFT President Michael Mulgrew in response to the mayor's State of the City speech on Jan. 12, in which, among other proposals, he threatened to fire half the staffs in 33 schools receiving federal School Improvement Grant support.

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

The city announced in June, prior to the appellate ruling, that it was going to «transform» 11 of the district's schools and dramatically overhaul or close 23 others under a $ 300 million federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program.

Although the specific allocation for school improvement grants appears to fall well short of the minimum amount required by federal regulations, other sources of federal funds could more than close the gap, if they were directed to low - performing schools.

The failure of the federal School Improvement Grant program and countless other «turnaround» initiatives is convincing policymakers that nondistrict alternatives are essential.

The state board, in turn, has said it plans to make the most of the flexibility and to make the federal plan adhere to the state's approach to school improvement and accountability, not the other way around.

Thus, as the federal government continues to review and approve states» plans and states begin to implement their new accountability frameworks and school improvement strategies, they must work together to remember the teachers standing in front of our nation's classrooms — for they are critical to all of these other efforts and, ultimately, will have the most impact on their students» learning.

Yes, there will be more money under a Bush or other proposal (until tax cuts and military spending increases and economic slowdown intervene), but this federal money will be wholly inadequate for needed improvements while saddling states, districts, schools, and their students with massive testing requirements.

Advocates for parent and community engagement see the newly revised federal K - 12 law as an opportunity to expand their impact on states» academic goals, plans for school improvement, and other areas of policy.

The U.S. Department of Education today approved a long - awaited federal waiver that allows LA Unified and seven other California districts to replace No Child Left Behind accountability rules with their own school improvement system.

This component does not provide for any funding but gives LEAs latitude in spending funds that they receive under other Federal programs to support a wide range of local activities that support both school improvement and student achievement.

The federal government singled out Fairmont and three other of the district's schools for their notable performance improvements.

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Its Title I section, the largest single source of federal funding for public schools (some $ 15 billion to $ 16 billion annually), provides for the newly named School Improvement Funds program, which (along with other parts of Title I) can be tapped for school leadership efSchool Improvement Funds program, which (along with other parts of Title I) can be tapped for school leadership efschool leadership efforts.

Click here to learn more about School Improvement Grants and other federal funding sources.

Many other programs are cut back, including the Federal Impact Aid for children who are on federal land or Indian reservations and the School Improvement Grants which go to local school boards or LEAs for improvFederal Impact Aid for children who are on federal land or Indian reservations and the School Improvement Grants which go to local school boards or LEAs for improvfederal land or Indian reservations and the School Improvement Grants which go to local school boards or LEAs for improveSchool Improvement Grants which go to local school boards or LEAs for improveschool boards or LEAs for improvements.

The Strategy Municipal bonds, also known as munis, are issued by states, cities, counties and other government entities below the federal level in order to raise money for public improvements like highways, bridges, schools, hospitals, sewer systems, water treatment plants and other such projects.