Sentences with phrase «provide students in families»

«These scholarships will provide students in families with low incomes the ability to access a wide range of educational opportunities that they may currently not have the resources to participate in,» the lawmakers wrote in a memo seeking support from other lawmakers.

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«We have dramatically increased access to school options for Newark families, provided grants directly to teachers at 37 schools, given 300,000 books to Newark students through the My Very Own Library program, and just recently, we committed to a $ 1 million initiative to improve early childhood education in Newark,» the foundation said in a statement to CNBC.

But also be prepared for the enormous sense of fulfillment you receive in providing access to art education to students, families and communities, and in seeing children revel as their untapped creative capabilities come to light.

About three thousand students are already benefiting from the latest wrinkle in five states, «education savings accounts,» which provide even more flexibility to families by allowing those who withdraw their children from public schools to receive a deposit of public funds into government - authorized savings accounts that can be used to pay for private school tuition, online learning programs, private tutoring, educational therapies, or college costs.

In the past, Stein Family Wines has donated to educational organizations and helped provide scholarships for the students of Napa Valley so the children of vineyard workers may have opportunities their parents did not.

«This proposal will provide men's ice hockey prospective student - athletes and their families with the opportunity to obtain professional advice and representation in the interest of making the best informed decision as to whether to start a professional career,» the conferences said.

In Santa Cruz, there are three self - contained camp and conference facilities: Summers at Ponderosa Lodge are geared for junior high and senior high students; Redwood Camp's full summer schedule delights elementary and primary school - aged kids; our Conference Center summers provide a Christian resort camping experience designed for every member of the family.

Statute 120B.22 (2005) encourages each district to provide ongoing in - service for district school personnel to help students identify violence in the family and community, so students may learn to resolve conflict in effective, nonviolent ways.

It provides a very important social experience with the teacher and the students in a family meal type setting.

To me, the solution to the attrition issue, whether it's at a KIPP middle school or the Promise Academy middle school, is the Harlem Children's Zone's «conveyor belt» model, which provides continuous, high - quality early - childhood and elementary education to precisely those «disengaged families and students,» so that when those children arrive in middle school, they won't have the kind of difficulty doing demanding work as did the kids who left the Bay Area KIPP schools or who underperformed at the Promise Academy middle school in its first few years.

When Nick is «Nick» and not «Hot Mustard,» he is the Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager for the nonprofit Horizons for Youth, providing mentoring, scholarship, tutoring, and social services to students and their families in low - resource Chicago neighborhoods.

When CPS hosted a back - to - school festival in August 2011 for about 5,000 students and their families, Chartwells provided the meals free, Saunders said.

CRF provides funding for the Backpack Buddies program - in partnership with Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and St. Michael's Episcopal Church - so that during the school year, weekly backpacks filled with balanced meals are sent home to students and their families who are at risk of hunger every Friday

This report serves to provide a better understanding of possible factors that may contribute to difficulties in a school environment following a concussion and serves as a framework for the medical home, the educational home, and the family home to guide the student to a successful and safe return to learning.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, school districts can provide critical support to students and their families by providing nutritious meals to students through the child nutrition programs.

Community Link strives to alleviate hunger by providing, at no charge, food and personal care items to those in need, covering 178 square miles in Northwest Tarrant County: 76052, 76114, 76131, 76135, 76137, 76177, 76179 (any family with a student attending EMS - ISD).

It's hard to concentrate on your classes if your stomach is grumbling or you can't afford your mental health medication, and so the services provided at community learning schools can be transformative in the life of students and their families,» Alcantara said.

The money will be used to create community workshops on bullying prevention, provide more funding for student clubs such as Gender and Sexuality Alliances, expand mental health training, and create a «bullying complaint portal» for families that is expected to launch in 2019 to report incidents.

It is amazing to me, in this great State of New York, with all the financial resources we have, that the Senate and Assembly can not get together, as well as the Governor, to see what needs to be done to provide balance of education and the needed funds to allow students, parents and families more of an opportunity to attend parochial schools.

Family Choice Education Credit This $ 70 million portion of the Parental Choice in Education Act will provide credits to families of nonpublic school students.

Seward also mentioned the governor's initiative to provide free public college tuition to students in families that earn less than $ 125,000 per year.

The program once fully phased in would provide free tuition to students whose families earn less than $ 125,000 a year and will cost $ 160 million.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, D, proposed $ 60,000 in funding to provide incentives to students and families with good attendance including tablets and $ 150 gift cards.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

While Zimpher praised the five - year plan as providing a predictable increase in funding, Frederick Kowal of United University Professions, the union that represents SUNY professors and other employees, said that state support has gone down over the long term, placing more of a burden on students and their families.

In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 152 billion spending plan would provide free tuition to students whose families earn less than $ 125,000 once fully phased iIn New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $ 152 billion spending plan would provide free tuition to students whose families earn less than $ 125,000 once fully phased inin.

Cuomo defended to reporters the agreement in the state budget that is aimed at providing free tuition to SUNY and CUNY schools for students whose families earn less than $ 125,000 a year, which has come under criticism from some lawmakers and yes, The New York Times.

«These schools would provide a high quality, culturally relevant curriculum; health, social and emotional services in high needs communities for both students and their families; and sahre best practices across the state and nation,» she wrote in the letter.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo stopped at Buffalo State to promote his plan to provide free tuition at public colleges and universities in New York for resident students in families that earn $ 125,000 or less per year.

PLATTSBURGH — A federally - funded program that provides services to high school students from low - income families has received nearly $ 1 million in federal funds.

The governor noted this year's education budget provides «$ 1 billion more» in state education funding than last year — including money for the state's new free tuition program for New York students hailing from families that meet certain income criteria.

This year New York State is providing free entry for 4th grade students and their families to all state parks and historic sites through acceptance of the National Park Service's «Every - Kid - in - a-Park» Pass.

Under the governor's plan, any college student who has been accepted to a state or city university in New York — including two - year community colleges — will be eligible provided they or their family earn $ 125,000 or less annually.»

He also restated a plan to provide free tuition to students whose families earn less than $ 125,000 and wants to spend another $ 750 million on economic development through regional councils, which Senate Republicans have pledged to oversee more closely in the coming months.

He opposes asking for more federal funding in order to provide free lunches to all public school students, regardless of family income.

In announcing his plan last week to cover the tuition of students accepted at a state or city college or university — provided their families earn no more than $ 125,000 a year — Governor Cuomo said: «This is a message that is going to provide hope and optimism for working - class families all across the state.»

I'm proud to have secured $ 1.5 million in state funding for the new, state - of - the - art Edible Academy and look forward to working with The New York Botanical Garden to provide students and their families with the tools they need to connect with nature, and lead long, healthy and happy lives.»

«All students, regardless of immigration status, are welcome in NYC public schools, and parents should rest assured that we will do everything on our power to protect students, staff and families,» Fariña said in a statement provided to the Observer.

Cuomo stopped at Buffalo State on Tuesday to promote his plan to provide free tuition at public colleges and universities in New York State for resident students in families that earn $ 125,000 or less per year.

The CUNY Professional Staff Congress said it is attempting to provide legal help to Saira Rafiee, an Iranian graduate student who was visiting family in her home country last week when Donald Trump's executive order went into effect.

Cuomo spokeswoman Dani Lever said the scholarship program will help students from both low - and middle - income families graduate in four years, noting other programs already exist to provide assistance beyond tuition.

The deal also would provide $ 15 million for transforming schools in distressed areas into community hubs where afterschool programs and social, health and other services would be provided to support students and their families.

Under the governor's plan, any college student who has been accepted to a state or city university in New York — including two - year community colleges — will be eligible for an Excelsior Scholarship provided they or their family earn $ 125,000 or less annually.

Using film to facilitate therapy sessions can help families see things from a different perspective, providing a new way to discuss what's going on, says Turns, a doctoral student in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Texas Tech University.

«They just don't know how the game is played,» said Thomas Mortenson, a policy analyst for the Council for Opportunity in Education, about the lack of experience many lower - income families have in dealing with financial aid.7 Many «high - income high schools» help students apply to college - entrance preparation classes at top universities, and they sometimes provide private admissions counselors.8

August 14, 2000 Frank family pledges $ 10 million to support education of physician - scientists at the University of Chicago The Mrs. Zollie S. Frank Continuity Fund at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago has pledged $ 10 million to provide financial support for outstanding advanced students in the biological sciences at the University of Chicago.

Consider another example: the Progressive Education Association officially expired in 1955, yet 20 years later many schools were still providing the curriculum recommended by its Life Adjustment subsidiary - that 20 percent of high - school students should receive vocational training, 60 percent a «general» curriculum, including such courses as «marriage and the family,» and the remaining 20 percent academic instruction.

Specifically, his most current projects include interventions that provide students and families incentives to encourage students to attend and perform better in school.

Chapters take on a variety of work, including: Regularly scheduled events for the public to discuss public education, school board candidate forums, monitoring school board meetings, translating proposed school board policies into other languages for various language groups, providing tours of schools for prospective students and families, working for adequate funding for public schools, engaging with bond elections, helping parents navigate enrollment policies, and in general, being involved in the issues of public schools in their communities.

States that want to help parents become more savvy education consumers should consider contracting with third - party validators who can provide parents better information about their children's schools, and also about other resources that are available to families through organizations like Communities in Schools, which works to develop partnerships between schools and other student service providers in the local area.