Sentences with phrase «quality of programs across»

Walsh emphasizes that better consumer education — informing aspiring teachers and school districts about the quality of programs across the nation — can play a key role in motivating institutions to «change in the direction of effective training.»

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The restaurant group recently implemented a major back - of - the - house training program aimed at increasing consistency across locations and ensuring each dish meets the company's highest quality standards.

Last year, Eddie Merlot's focused on a major back - of - the - house training program aimed at increasing consistency across locations and ensuring each dish meets the company's highest quality standards.

FLX Director William Domico collaborated with Jim Beam to create a program called World Whiskey Specialists, which consisted of experts across the country who promoted the art and quality of Jim Beam's extensive whiskey portfolio, which includes brands like Knob Creek, Maker's Mark and their recently added Suntory Japanese whiskies.

This program ensures that our restaurants» high - quality, surplus food is donated to hunger relief organizations in our local communities across the country — rather than simply disposing of it in landfills.

«I'm sure I speak for all Mass Audubon members and staff in saluting the accomplishments of our «Shaping the Future» program, which has helped so many communities across Massachusetts develop tools to enhance their quality of life through sustainable development,» Tepper said.

The Campaign has had remarkable successes over the years, building the reach, quality, and effectiveness of programs across the board — School Breakfast, School Lunch, Summer Food, Afterschool Meals and Snacks, WIC, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, and SNAP / Food Stamps.

By increasing the number of students eligible to enroll in school meal programs and improving the quality of food served, this legislation simultaneously tackles both hunger and the obesity levels currently affecting too many communities across this nation.»

The Homeowner Protection Program (HOPP), which was launched in June 2012, is a network of almost 90 housing counseling and legal services agencies that provide free, high - quality assistance to at - risk families across New York to help them avoid foreclosure.

The award program, now in its 12th year, seeks to encourage the writing and publishing of high - quality science books that engage readers across all age groups and leave readers with a richer understanding of all corners of science.

The data were compiled from American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database and include patients from children's hospitals from across the nation.

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, in partnership with ORGANIZE — a non-for-profit organization based in New York which leverages health data to end the organ donor shortage by applying smarter technologies, utilizing social media, building more creative partnerships, and advocating for data - driven policies — The Bridgespan Group — a global nonprofit organization that collaborates with mission - driven leaders, organizations, and philanthropists to break cycles of poverty and dramatically improve the quality of life for those in need — and Gift of Life Donor Program — an OPO which serves the eastern half of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware — evaluated the metrics and criteria used to measure OPOs across the country, and found significant discrepancies in how potential donors are evaluated and identified.

The largest, longest program to monitor the health of the Caribbean coastal ecosystems, CARICOMP revealed that water quality decreased at 42 percent of the monitoring stations across the basin.

«Through Pre-K for All, tens of thousands of students are in free, full - day, high quality programs across the city,» says Department of Education Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack.

Incorporating information from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program and Surgical Risk Calculator into the daily workflow of healthcare teams in hospitals across the country could help achieve the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services» goal to reduce hospital readmissions and generate savings in health care costs in the coming years.

«A main goal of the program is to help private well owners learn about managing their wells and protecting water quality though «Well Informed» screenings, «Well Educated» workshops and other events across the state,» said John Smith, AgriLife Extension program specialist, College Station.

The Geriatric Oncology Program brings together expertise from across UNC to ensure the highest quality cancer care for older patients and to conduct research that furthers understanding of the factors affecting cancer treatment in the elderly.

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Aboriginal children across NSW will benefit from a new program targeting the quality enhancement of Aboriginal early childhood services, Minister for Early Childhood Education and Aboriginal Affairs Sarah Mitchell announced today.

In a statement the Prime Minister said the new target would aim to drive efforts to ensure that 90 % of enrolled Indigenous children across the nation, attend a quality childhood education program in the year before they start full time school.

The National Council on Teacher Quality, in conjunction with U. S. News and World Report, has issued an ambitious report evaluating the quality of teacher preparation programs in schools of education across the United Quality, in conjunction with U. S. News and World Report, has issued an ambitious report evaluating the quality of teacher preparation programs in schools of education across the United quality of teacher preparation programs in schools of education across the United States.

«From instituting hiring freezes to curtailing programs; from contracting services to bringing them in - house; districts across the country have found innovative ways to operate more efficiently and effectively» without affecting the quality of the educational program, the report states.

Tired of living in the only Southern state without a publicly financed program of early - childhood education, business leaders across Mississippi have launched a three - year pilot effort to improve the educational quality of child - care centers and better prepare children for school.

Therefore, OCR assesses the types, quantity, and quality of programs available to students across a school district to determine whether students of all races have equal access to comparable programs both among schools and among students within the same school.

I would love to see schools also adopt a page from the new EQUIP higher education program and bring in an outside quality assurance entity that would audit the claims on outcomes — across a wide range of objectives — a school makes to drive better student and family decision - making.

«Emeka Ekwelum's contributions within the Arts in Education Program and across all of HGSE this year were characterized by his keen and uncompromising intellect, for sure, but it was the particular qualities of his intellect that were so striking to me — most notably his profound honesty, humility, and generosity, all of which encouraged me to animate those qualities in myself,» says Senior Lecturer Steve Seidel, faculty director of AIE.

This meta - analysis of studies of high - quality afterschool programs across the country illustrates the academic, behavioral, and other gains for students and their families and explains the factors that advance their success.

[103] We intend for the implementation of our proposed revision of the education and child development provisions to improve teaching practices and education service delivery across our programs and help ensure every child in Early Head Start and Head Start receives high quality early learning experiences.

HFRP's mission in out - of - school - time is to promote the strategic use of information to improve the quality, accessibility, and sustainability of out of school time programs across the nation.

The Seattle Preschool Program offers high - quality, affordable preschool to children across the City of Seattle.

Our session, titled «Cultivating Literacy Achievement Through Quality Teacher Preparation,» touched on current program - improvement efforts, revision of the ILA standards for program recognition, variations in licensure requirements across the country, and policy - related challenges.

Parents and children across the nation would be fortunate indeed if the Administration and Congress were to adopt a federal tax credit because it would facilitate access to a quality education for another 1 million students — most of whom will graduate and go on to college as the body of research into these programs clearly demonstrates.

The purpose of the Charter School Grants Program is to increase financial support for these public schools, build a better national understanding of the public charter school model, and increase the number of high - quality public charter schools across the nation.

CBF provides high - quality professional learning that meets the evolving needs of teachers and schools across the watershed through the Chesapeake Classrooms program.

Civically, she serves on the Research Advisory Board for Digital Promise and served on the National Aga Khan Education Board, overseeing the quality of curriculum and instruction of educational programs across the nation.

ASCD's proven track record of delivering top - quality professional programs that are relevant and applicable to a variety of teaching situations makes attending the 2011 Summer Conference a must for educators across various grade levels and disciplines.

STEMM is an AmeriCorps program, supporting schools across the Tucson area with high quality mathematics mentors and tutors (U of A students) in order to affect the greatest impact on youth.

The goal of this program is to ultimately enhance and expand high - quality pre-K programs across the District.

The PPP lesson plan program was created by a team of specialist PE teachers and sports tutors with over 20 years» experience delivering high quality sport lesson plans and various school resources across the UK.

Next year's goals are to start using a consistent, high - quality preschool curriculum across all three programs and to ensure that the children attend preschool in the same building in which they will attend kindergarten, said Julie Mead, director of special services for the Caldwell School District.

MSA developed the National Institute of Magnet School Leadership (NIMSL) to provide technical assistance to schools and districts across the nation to ensure they are equipped to provide high - quality instructional programs that promote choice, equity, diversity, and academic excellence for all students.

This program includes Regional Centers that work closely with states in their regions on implementation of critical reforms in elementary and secondary education, as well as Content Centers that provide high - quality materials and services for use by states and districts across the country.

«I've heard from many parents around the state who are worried not only about the quality of these federal educational programs but that they are mandated across the state, limiting the ability for individual towns and cities to decide on their students» education,» Avard said.

«For the first time, every child in New York City has access to free, full - day, high quality pre-K programs across district, charter, parochial and early education centers,» Devora Kaye, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, said in a statement on Wednesday.

Darlene Estes - Del Re is the Executive Director of the Office of Early Learning at the Tennessee State Department of Education, leading efforts to build and sustain high quality early learning across programs in the birth to 8 space.

Because programs produce teachers across a range of grades and subject areas, looking at the overall and average student growth achieved by graduates provides meaningful insight into program quality and should anchor the accreditation process.»

Drawing upon the expertise and leadership of PBL educators across the country, authors Tom Vander Ark and Dr. Emily Liebtag share what an ideal preparation program and early career professional learning for teachers ought to look like if we want to develop high - quality PBL teachers.

Child outcomes data helps providers, teachers and program administrators improve the quality of services at the program level, and when examined broadly, helps state EI and ECSE administrators understand and improve services within districts and across the state.

Part one of two studies confirms the broad variations of pre-kindergarten offerings across the state's largest school district, Houston Independent School District, as well as the impact high quality programs can have for disadvantaged populations in particular, using data for 50 of the district's 164 pre-kindergarten programs.

Most studies have been in - depth case studies of the earliest programs; to date, only one comprehensive study (of the Teacher Quality Partnership grant) examines characteristics and impact across several programs nationally.