Sentences with phrase «providing magnet programs»

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«Bringing a very high - field superconducting magnet to UCSB to create the MRX facility would provide a unique opportunity to fulfill a national need and enable many experiments that can not be done at the NHMFL,» said chemistry professor Songi Han, a member of the «Big Mag @ UCSB» program committee who has been working with Sherwin for more than a decade on filming proteins in action.

Turning to student outcomes, however, our results provide little evidence that attending a G&T magnet program leads to improvements in student achievement (see Figure 3).

Drawing on an evaluation of the Montclair model and other research, the report concludes that school - choice plans based on magnet schools «appear most promising in meeting the educational goals of achieving racial balance, providing quality education, and offering diverse educational programs.»

The study, which one of the researchers provided to Education Week, also indicates that some grants under the federal magnet - schools program are going to districts that have no realistic chance of furthering the program's primary goal of promoting racial desegregation.

MSA's Grassroots Action Center provides direct links to your legislative representatives where you can write to not only support program appropriations but share your thanks with them as well for their support of magnet schools.

Hear about the details of President - Elect Trump's plan to provide $ 20 billion in new funding to incentivize school choice programs including magnet schools in his first 100 days in office.

Federal policies and programs must be strengthened to support local magnet schools, public military academies and other schools that provide educational opportunities through specialized curricula and unique learning experiences in science, technology, engineering, the arts, mathematics and other areas related to a well - rounded education.

On Twitter you can tag them in a tweet and ask them a specific question or provide them with information about your magnet program or stance on an issue.

After a brief welcome by TCSA Executive Director David Dunn, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath kicked off the day with remarks and provided some information on his background which includes serving on the Dallas School Board for four years, attending a public magnet school in Garland and graduating from college in two years, starting a software company, and his work with the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program.

Horace Greeley offers a regional gifted / magnet school that offers a gifted program to K - 8 students as well as providing native language instruction in Spanish, Polish and Russian.

That measure was intended to provide flexibility to innovative schools, such as magnets, that seek to accommodate families seeking specific academic programs, Legg said.

provide technical assistance to local school districts through on - site leadership training and evaluation of magnet school programs and

Magnet Schools of America's Magnet Principal of - the - Year (POY) Award annually recognizes an outstanding school leader who has succeeded in providing «innovative programs that promote equity, diversity, and academic excellence for students in magnet schools.»

MSA can also provide information and interaction with your school board about magnet schools — as well as research and advice when writing your Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant.

The funds are intended to further the school's magnet program and provide additional professional development to the teachers, while also providing instructional technology, a summer academic enrichment program between Carver Middle and Orchard View Elementary School, programming to increase students» achievement, parent involvement, and student and teacher incentives.

Not only could it enhance learning opportunities for students already enrolled in these programs, but it could also serve as a potential justification for the creation of new, dual - language magnet schools, if their documented success will not suffice as persuasion, since they would be providing dual - language instruction over four - or - more years.

First, public school choice programs (such as charter and interdistrict magnet schools) in Connecticut are all required by Connecticut law to provide children with an equal educational opportunity and to reduce racial, ethnic, and economic isolation of students (except technical schools).

Sharing research such as this with your magnet program's stakeholders can help explain the importance of the education your magnet schools are providing.

One resource to help your magnet program evaluate its STEM initiatives and plan next steps is the STEM Excellence Pathway from the Carnegie Science Center.The pathway provides a self - evaluation tool, a guide for effective steps to take to improve implementation, stories of successful STEM initiatives, and personalized assistance in identifying goals for implementation.

A review of the demographics in various school choice programs by Connecticut Voices for Children provides a school - by - school rundown of which type of students attend charter, magnet and vocational - technical schools.

These public schools often provide innovative learning environments, AP courses, magnet programs, and career training.

The POY award recognizes outstanding school leaders who have succeeded in providing innovative programs that promote equity, diversity, and academic excellence for students in magnet schools.

The MSAP Center is dedicated to providing high - quality resources to help develop, implement, and evaluate innovative magnet programs.

Gifted programming can be provided in a combination of ways, including pull - out programs; special classes in a subject or interest area; special state schools (e.g., Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities) or local magnet schools; afterschool, Saturday, or summer programs; Advanced Placement, International Baccaleaureate, or other dual - enrollment courses; distance learning; and other similar services.

This will provide a more equal opportunity for students to reap the benefits of AP classes even if they are not placed in a magnet school with a flourishing AP program and will provide an incentive for more suburban families to apply to New Haven schools if there is a wealth of excellent options to choose from.

As a magnet school teacher, I have had the opportunity to create innovative programs to engage students and to grow as an educator, which is directly related to the endless possibilities magnet programs provide.