Sentences with phrase «provide needy schools»

The letter hits the state for not meeting a court order to provide needy schools that were traditionally underfunded billions of dollars more in aid, an obligation Cuomo has repeatedly argued has been met.

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edurelief works with local school systems across Mongolia to provide these textbooks to the neediest families ensuring that every child receives their right to education and a brighter future.

The findings led Sullivan to conclude in his report that the National School Lunch Program, meant to provide basic nutrition to needy students, was «ripe for fraud and abuse» because of layers of bureaucracy, incentives for high enrollment, and minimal checks and balances.

Though USDA officials appear cautious about making any drastic changes to a program that provides nourishment for needy children, some legislators are offering a solution — mandating schools to audit a larger share of the school lunch applications received each year.

In other words, the neediest schools are forced to comply with these guidelines in order to be reimbursed for providing meals to their students.

Meals for Needy money is available to San Francisco, but the school district can elect to keep that money for other programs and not provide it to food service... BUSD elects to give that money to their food service department in support of healthy food.

Critics of the school lunch block grant idea warn that the measure does not provide enough funding to keep up with growing needs, does not guarantee a free lunch to needy students, and would prompt many schools to offer fewer complete meals or to drop their lunch programs altogether.

WAMC, its generous listeners and the union I lead — New York State United Teachers — partnered this summer to provide free backpacks, books and school supplies for the needy students who attend Schuyler.

Easton, with AQE, says the governor's budget proposal to freeze property taxes and phase out a utility tax, worth a combined $ 500 million, could be scrapped in order to provide more money for needy school districts.

Indeed, the governor — in both his annual State of the State speech and a policy book released later in the day — sounded warnings about the importance of lifting the neediest New Yorkers out of poverty through comprehensive education programs that address academics while also battling hunger, improving mental health and providing after - school care.

And NYCAN Executive Director Christina Grant said, «When we disproportionately place our lowest - performing teachers in front of our neediest students, we are closing the escape hatch that great schools have long provided from poverty and the status quo.

Lactose - intolerant children could get enough calcium by drinking alternatives such as soy milk or calcium - fortified juices, but the federally funded program, which provides free meals to needy children, won't reimburse schools for a lunch if they substitute nondairy alternatives for milk.

Through a connected foundation, the school delivers food baskets to needy families and provides medicine for those who can't afford it.

The Wards and their colleagues on the Omega board craved quality financial - management support, and k.i.d.s. was set up to help provide it to worthy but needy schools like this one.

During the summer months, the Frederick agency, which also provides outreach, health care, and other services to the homeless and needy, serves more than 60 meals a day to school - age children.

It's too soon to draw sweeping conclusions about the academic impact of privately financed programs that provide vouchers to help needy families send their children to private schools, the General Accounting Office concludes in a recent report.

«When advocating partnerships as a solution to school resource needs, state and district officials will need to provide special support to the neediest schools,» writes Bridwell - Mitchell.

Aiming to fill future vacancies left by the expected retirements of thousands of teachers in the next few years, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation following this year's legislative session that seeks to remove barriers that discourage out - of - state teachers from working in the state and provides incentives to encourage skilled teachers to work in the neediest schools.

AB 1594 by Assemblyman Mike Eng, D - Monterey Park, would require charter schools to provide each qualified, needy pupil with one nutritionally adequate free or reduced - price meal as defined under the federal child nutrition program regulations, each school day.

Throughout Washington, D.C., and around the country, parents are raising hundreds of thousands — even millions — of dollars to provide additional programs, services, and staff to some of their districts» least needy schools.7 They are investing more money than ever before: A recent study showed that, nationally, PTAs» revenues have almost tripled since the mid-1990s, reaching over $ 425 million in 2010.8 PTAs provide a small but growing slice of the funding for the nation's public education system.

This program provides facilities rent and lease assistance to charter schools, which do not have existing district facilities to use, that are serving some of California's neediest students (as defined by eligibility for the Free / Reduced - Price Meals Program).

Tuck said his campaign will focus on ensuring that Gov. Jerry Brown's new school funding formula — which provides additional money to districts with large numbers of poor children, English learners and foster youth — is really funneling money to the neediest students and that its accountability measures are more understandable for parents and the public.

It tasks two qualified and committed educators with creating new schools that provide rigorous and progressive learning environments to Idaho's neediest students.

Still, despite the frustrations, school leaders and advocates alike gave nearly universal praise to the first year of the shift for bringing educators closer to their communities and providing insight into what the state's neediest students require.

This program helps provide charter schools serving some of our neediest students with facilities funding assistance.

One nearby church is helping the school build a science lab; another provides weekend backpacks of food for needy students.

To attempt to level the playing field, we should at least be equipping schools to provide supports to needy children that affluent parents provide their children.

Governor Jerry Brown wants to dramatically restructure the way California allocates funding to schools by providing extra funds to districts with large numbers of needy students.

For example, the Washington Supreme Court has barred a blind student from using vocational rehabilitation funds to pursue seminary studies [xxxii]; forbidden a program that provided textbook and tuition assistance grants for needy students at public and private, including religious, schools [xxxiii]; and struck down a program that allowed students from private, including religious, schools to ride public school buses.

Voucher and charter - school critics say the neediest kids - those who struggle academically or behaviorally or whose parents don't have the wherewithal to shop around for private schools or provide transportation to a far - flung school - often aren't able to exercise choice in a meaningful way.

This bill is substantial as advocates say it will provide equity for the neediest students in Louisiana's schools by eliminating a behavioral intervention long shown to do more harm than good.

As opposed to collecting individual applications for free and reduced - price meals, the CEP allows LEAs and schools meeting the eligibility requirements to use information provided from other direct certification programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance Program for Needy Families (TANF).

But it's worth remembering that one of the strongest original rationales for school - based accountability was to provide data to justify more resources towards our neediest students.

Nowadays, the FSEOG program still provides grant funds for schools to distribute to needy students.

Right now, Illinois is last in the nation in providing school funding to our neediest students.

Thus, if allowed to stand, his decision would render it impossible to create an equitable school funding system in Connecticut - one that provided adequate resources to our neediest districts.

If it was all about helping «the kids,» then these kids are surely some of the neediest and the charter school companies would be falling over themselves to provide help.

The Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) believes it appropriate for Congress to provide greater assistance to the neediest schools and in return require evidence - based, thoughtful steps toward improvement that address each such school's strengths and weaknesses.

«Connecticut's May 2012 education reform law provides for state intervention to implement «turnaround plans» in the neediest schools.

The agency, commonly known as PHEAA, was founded in the 1960s to provide taxpayer - funded grants to needy Pennsylvanians attending colleges, universities, and trade and business schools.

Mr. Epstein argued that the new approach would actually provide greater financial support to needy students, by allowing the school to subsidize not only their tuition but also the expense of living in New York, which he said drove some qualified students off to better - endowed institutions.

Providing too much detail â $ «Potential employers do not need to know you participated in a bake sale for the needy in high school.

Description: The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides funds to schools, which in turn offer scholarships to full - time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are studying professional counseling (amongst other health professions).

Description: The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides funds to schools, which in turn offer scholarships to full - time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds that are studying professional counseling, amongst other health professions.

Launching the Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge: President Obama has challenged states to close the school readiness gap through the Early Learning Challenge, a competitive fund that has enabled 20 states to increase the quality of their early education programs, to establish higher standards across programs and to provide critical links with health, nutrition, mental health, and family support for our neediest children.

His civic and philanthropic activities include serving as a former board member and a current board member Emeritus for the Center for Enriched Living, an after - school activity center for mentally disadvantaged children, and a current board member for Meals on Wheels Chicago, a not - for - profit organization providing meals to needy seniors.