Sentences with phrase «promising changes in the district»

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The Ontario government and MaRS Discovery District are helping promising young leaders gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to make positive social changes in their communities and across the province with an innovative new program.

Though Rubio isn't alone in criticizing the district's policies — Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran told Breitbart he wants to «do away» with PROMISE — Runcie says he has no plans to make changes.

BY SARA GILBERT Candidates promise to change controversial school board policies in East Ramapo district Gathered at the Chuggin» Rhino in Pomona from 7 - 9 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, Kim Foskew, Hiram Rivera and Joanna Thompson rallied a group of roughly 50 for support in this year's East Ramapo school board election.

In 2004, David Soares was a political upstart running for Albany County District Attorney, promising to change the system that sends so many young people of color to jail.

This trend coincided roughly with a teacher hiring boom here in the United States, meaning these changes happened despite districts» employing more teachers, and it's likely to continue as states and districts continue to feel the pressure from unfunded pension and health care promises, which totaled $ 1.38 trillion at last count.

Far more likely, I think, is the too - familiar routine in which promising boutique programs (which benefit from selection effects, enormous enthusiasm, philanthropic support, and a sharply honed sense of mission) become one more disappointing fad when adopted by a slew of district and university officials eager to sign on for the best practice of the moment but who don't ultimately have any stomach for the wrenching changes needed to do it right.

But almost as persistent as the district's low test scores and high dropout rates were the number of school superintendents — eight in seven years — who promised change and failed to deliver, swallowed up by petty politics and power struggles.

In this webinar, Karen Cator, chief executive officer of Digital Promise and former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, will lead a conversation with assistant state superintendents from the Florida, Tennessee, and Delaware Departments of Education to discuss: • Each state's work on competency - based professional development using micro-credentials, • What changes they believe states and districts will look to make in the future, and • What the impact on teacher quality and retention will bIn this webinar, Karen Cator, chief executive officer of Digital Promise and former director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, will lead a conversation with assistant state superintendents from the Florida, Tennessee, and Delaware Departments of Education to discuss: • Each state's work on competency - based professional development using micro-credentials, • What changes they believe states and districts will look to make in the future, and • What the impact on teacher quality and retention will bin the future, and • What the impact on teacher quality and retention will be.

Promise effects that stem from changes in the school district's atmosphere or morale or from peer effects can not be captured by our methodology.

The i3 grant along with Race to the Top are perhaps the two signature education programs from the Obama administration where big federal dollars have been given in exchange for promises by states and local districts for sweeping changes.

HONIG: HR is critical to pretty much everything that goes on in schools, and in districts that are serious about transforming their central offices, HR is changing in promising ways.

The results have been promising: A study of statewide implementation of the 5Essentials across Illinois — a state that encompasses districts of diverse size and composition — found that strength on the five essential supports is positively related to higher test scores and larger gains over time in math and reading, positive changes in attendance rates, and improved graduation rates.

For nearly two years, we advocated with our partners for changes in the student equity need index to ensure the district more fully realizes the promise of equity for our deserving students.

For large urban districts, the rule has been to appoint outsiders who promise major changes in course to solve serious problems.

Located in the trendy downtown district of Overhoeks, on the banks of River IJ, the hotel promises to change the skyline of this cosmopolitan city.