Sentences with phrase «over free schools in»

Journalist Toby Young, who helped set up a free school in west London, said Mr Hunt had been «less than candid» about Labour's policy as it was considering granting councils the power of veto over free schools in their boroughs.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg indicates he has strong differences of opinion with his Tory coalition partners over free schools in England.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg indicates he has strong differences of opinion with his Tory coalition partners over free schools in England.

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Colin Hart, chief executive of the institute, accused the government overreacting, on Premier's «News Hour», he said: «You may or may not agree with it, but one thing you can't do is sue the school over the way in which history is taught or maths is taught or whatever subject there is, because the law excludes discrimination from the content of the curriculum, but that's to change for independent schools, free schools and academies»

Contextual Spirituality: In Bolivia, where over 99 % percent of the population identifies themselves as either «Christian» or «Catholic» World Vision staff is free to partner with local churches (of various denominations) to help host Bible schools and faith - related activities.

«Over 20 of our schools in London and Cambridge have now adopted Meat Free Monday and there has been an overwhelmingly positive response.

There are schools all over the world enjoying weekly meat free days (Meat Free Monday, Meatless Monday, Veggie Day, or a similar initiative) including in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and the free days (Meat Free Monday, Meatless Monday, Veggie Day, or a similar initiative) including in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and the Free Monday, Meatless Monday, Veggie Day, or a similar initiative) including in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Finland, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and the USA.

Gradually increasing the paid lunch prices to levels that would begin to close the gap between paid meal revenues and free meal revenues would generate an estimated $ 2.6 billion in additional revenue for schools over ten years.

One of those teachers here in Washington, D.C. — who teaches in a school with over 95 percent free / reduced lunch — told us that, for so many of her kids, school meals were the only nutrition they got all day.

Lynne can be found at the crack of dawn on Christmas mornings in the school kitchen, helping a local restaurant to warm up over 600 free meals for community members and shut - ins in need of a Christmas miracle.

But to the extent some districts (because of labor costs, size of the free / reduced population, lack of facilities, etc.) can't match those exemplary meals, I'd love to get parents more up in arms over school meal funding as well.

However the economies of scale do apply and if the food in a school is proven to be good over a sustained period, then universal takeup can lower the price while maintaining the quality or indeed further improve the quality (for example in our school when the takeup reached more than 60 % they were able to switch to entirely free range organic meats where they had previously managed just decent quality local meats).

I live in a TX school district where the school chooses to bring Chick - Fil - A into the cafeteria twice a week over a private vendor bringing in whole grain, nitrate free sandwiches whose contract was cut to four schools and whose product they do not promote.

Over 15 states offer Tax - Free Weekends during the month of August, just in time for the back - to - school shopping season.

food manufacturers have managed to invade what should be a commercial - free zone through vending machines and «pouring rights»; branded foods (like Pizza Hut pizzas) sold in the national school lunch program; the sale of a la carte foods; the use of Channel One television in the classroom; the creation of textbooks replete with math problems that use the products» names; give - aways of branded items like textbook covers; offering their products as rewards for academic performance (read X number of books over the summer and earn a gift certificate to McDonald's); and much more.

Here in Houston, over 80 % of our students rely on free or reduced price federal school meals and it was precisely that issue of economic dependency which led to my interest in school food reform in the first place — and to the inception of this blog back in 2010.

Over 40 expert organisations have come together, to produce a free training resource to help all school staff understand the importance of a good school food culture and to support them to deliver improvements in pupil health and wellbeing.

After a successful pilot program last year, Alachua County Schools in Gainesville (FL) has added a food truck to their free summer meals program, bringing delicious options to neighborhoods in need over the summer months.

We spoke for over an hour about school food (lunch and breakfast) and issues like nutritional content, food and nutrition education, and the issue of universal food («free for all») versus the current three - tier system in school meals.

The Department for Education is inviting tenders to the value of # 17.4 million for services to support school readiness to provide school lunches to all infant pupils in England from September 2014 (# 9.6 m); to kick start increased take up in at least 2000 junior and secondary schools where take - up of school lunches is low (# 4.8 m); and to set up breakfast clubs in at least 500 schools where over 35 % of pupils are eligible for free school meals and there is no existing breakfast provision (# 3m).

According to the Feeding America website, while over 21 million children participated in free or reduced - price school meals in 2011, just over 2 million received meals during the summer months.

These schools represent approximately 55 % of the total number of schools in our district, with an estimated combined population of over 100,000 students, and the free meals will become available when our school year begins a week from today.

Touching on the initiatives undertaken by his government, he stated that the Free Senior High School policy has resulted in an increase of over 90,000 children who have entered secondary school this academic year, who would otherwise have dropped out at this School policy has resulted in an increase of over 90,000 children who have entered secondary school this academic year, who would otherwise have dropped out at this school this academic year, who would otherwise have dropped out at this stage.

Lib Dems in government pressed the nuclear button after a separate spat developed on Friday over Nick Clegg's plans to give under - sevens free school lunches, which is now under threat from the Department for Education.

Over the weekend, Hunt said that he backed the free school programme, but objected to rules allowing unqualified teachers to work in them.

Liberal Democrats in government have gone to war with Michael Gove over his free schools policy, which it is now claimed is costing 30,000 school places.

«We have now looked at free schools that have opened in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and over the course of these three years there seems to be very little improvement in terms of commitment to and implementation of equality duties.»

Whereas, Mr. Paladino acknowledged that he made these statements; And, Mr. Paladino is an elected official charged with the responsibility to represent children and families in a district comprised of over 70 % Black, Brown, Asian, Immigrant and other minority students and families; And, Mr. Paladino took an oath to ensure that students are afforded an environment which is free from fear and respects diversity within the school district and the community and is subject to all district policies; And,

In a major ruling, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has won its case against the Department for Education (DfE) over its refusal to publish a list of all groups proposing to establish Free Schools.

In the months that followed, there was some internal dissent over «free schools» and eventually the leadership stopped using the phrase.

Today the British Humanist Association (BHA) is sending over a free copy of The Young Atheist's Handbook: Lessons for Living a Good Life without God to every secondary school library in England and Wales.

At present, whatever the merits of individual schools under the system, the free schools programme as a whole is in danger of helping to unravel a national school system developed in successive pieces of legislation over the past 70 years.

The Government has announced it will continue its programme of free schools, with Prime Minister David Cameron saying he will «not waiver» in his commitment to open 500 new free schools over the next five years,

Just over seven in ten (71 %) of Lib Dem rebellions in the last session were on social policy (broadly defined), such as the various increases and extensions in VAT, the introduction of free schools and the expansion of academies, and curbs to legal aid and superannuation for civil servants.

Since 2010, there have been 3,500 academies, 180 free schools, 250,000 fewer pupils in failing schools and # 18bn being spent on school buildings over the parliament.

And the data showing the increased number of children in low - income households pushed NYC schools over the threshold so that every student could receive free lunches under the federal program.

BHA Education Campaigner Jay Harman said «Faith groups make up over a fifth of all Free School applications in this group and that figure is far too high.

In Sweden, profit - making free schools tried to cut costs by employing unqualified candidates over candidates with teaching qualifications.

Mr Gove tried to skate over suggestions that Nick Clegg prevented him allowing free schools to make a profit in the state system, with advance reports suggesting the deputy prime minister will claim credit for the rearguard defence at a speech to parents and teachers tomorrow.

On Tuesday, the British Humanist Association (BHA) made its final written submission in an ongoing Information Tribunal case over whether the Government must publish a list of all groups which have proposed to set up Free Schools — including their name, location and religion.

A new state law passed in April gives the city just two options to meet the demands of the Success Academy network: It can hand over free space in public or private buildings, or give the schools money to find their own space.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

The # 4bn of schools funding over five years - well short of the # 8bn cuts over four years that the National Audit Office calculated in December - is covered by scrapping universal free school meals for infant school children.

There were also concerns over the lack of bids to open primary free schools in areas where more places for youngsters were desperately needed.

Over the last month, a pilot program at the Delaware Primary and Elementary schools in Syracuse fed 200 students free dinners.

Parents are flocking to them in their droves - and today's announcement means that over 18,000 more children can benefit from a place in a free school.

In Wales a similar scheme, created by the Welsh Liberal Democrats and known as the Pupil Deprivation Grant is worth # 918 for each child over the age of five eligible for free school meals.

The Free SHS which is benefiting over 400,000 first years, is taking a toll on facilities in most Senior High Schools.