Sentences with phrase «raising money for school programs»

Many other schools take advantage of offers from local restaurants and, as a result, end up raising money for school programs and materials.

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Schachter recently created a foundation called Safe Schools for Alex, which is raising money at SafeSchoolsForAlex.org for grants to assist schools in updating their safety prSchools for Alex, which is raising money at SafeSchoolsForAlex.org for grants to assist schools in updating their safety prschools in updating their safety programs.

They create schools for their «intelligent» children to attend, they pay for test preparation programs and tutors, they spend countless hours volunteering in their children's schools, they raise extraordinary amounts of money for these schools, and they call on their vast network of friends and relatives to get their children into preschools and magnet schools and universities.

Past winners have raised money for childhood cancer awareness, created «clothing closets» for students who need everything from formal wear to graduation gowns, and a chef who jumped into school nutrition with both feet, creating school breakfast programs, a school garden, and meet - the - chef events to raise the profile of his district's child nutrition program.

Along the lines of better food for less money, a new study that was covered in Medical News Today (via Slow Food USA) showed that farm to school programs can improve school meals while not raising costs.

Isabella has been thinking about how she can raise money for her current Jump Rope for the Heart program at school.

So while students think they are «helping» their school raise money for activities by selling food competitively with the meal program, really they are hurting the schools by drawing patrons away from the cafeteria.

Mr. Bloomberg has also raised significant amounts of money for a program Ms. Mirrer oversees as chairwoman: the New York City Leadership Academy, which trains school principals.

Hawkins» platform includes a call for a $ 15 hourly minimum wage rate, a ban on hydrofracking, using government money to hire unemployed workers for public projects, a single - payer healthcare program, rejecting the Common Core teaching standards (and the federal money that came with them), refiguring school aid to give more help to poorer districts and raising taxes on the richest New Yorkers.

For example, NCB Development Corporation used its $ 6.4 million grant to create the Charter School Capital Access Program; the grant dollars comprise a «first loss reserve» - money that serves as a buffer for lenders in case payments fall through - on a $ 45 million loan pool that NCB and the Reinvestment Fund raised from large financial institutioFor example, NCB Development Corporation used its $ 6.4 million grant to create the Charter School Capital Access Program; the grant dollars comprise a «first loss reserve» - money that serves as a buffer for lenders in case payments fall through - on a $ 45 million loan pool that NCB and the Reinvestment Fund raised from large financial institutiofor lenders in case payments fall through - on a $ 45 million loan pool that NCB and the Reinvestment Fund raised from large financial institutions.

This summer, Wang has been writing for The Atlantic, developing her website, and trying to raise money to fund a two - week pilot program that would send two teams of Harvard College juniors from The Crimson and the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School to schools in Mississippi during the January break.

Students Hard Work Educates Community About Recycling Begun by Purdy (Missouri) High School students, the Purdy Recycling Project has become a community - wide program that is turning a profit, raising scholarship money for students, and serving as a model for similar programs in other communities.

There is the work of making play happen at the schools, and then there is the whole other business of running Playworks — managing humans, raising money, figuring out the most effective strategies for messaging, testing new programs.

Or maybe it means raising money for your schools afterschool programs.

In Pennsylvania, which would see $ 42 million in cuts, the 21st CCLC Schuylkill Achieve after - school program, which helps raise money for families affected by cancer while inspiring students to serve others, could disappear.

The Des Moines school district is thinking about setting up a foundation that would be a vehicle for raising money for classroom projects and programs.

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.

In 2014, parents of students at Horace Mann Elementary School in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famiSchool in Northwest Washington, D.C., spent over $ 470,000 of their own money to support the school's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famischool's programs.1 With just under 290 students enrolled for the 2013 - 14 school year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famischool year, this means that, in addition to public funding, Horace Mann spent about an extra $ 1,600 for each student.2 Those dollars — equivalent to 9 percent of the District of Columbia's average per - pupil spending3 — paid for new art and music teachers and classroom aides to allow for small group instruction.4 During the same school year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income famischool year, the parent - teacher association, or PTA, raised another $ 100,000 in parent donations and collected over $ 200,000 in membership dues, which it used for similar initiatives in future years.5 Not surprisingly, Horace Mann is one of the most affluent schools in the city, with only 6 percent of students coming from low - income families.6

In this capacity, SAILS Compass, Inc. will establish policies and procedures for the operation of the school, establish a foundation to raise money and develop programs that will further its mission of serving youth - at - risk in the Sparta Area.

Often bypassing Congress, Duncan used the money to work directly with states, persuading them to adopt favored policies by providing incentives through Race to the Top, a $ 4.35 billion competitive grant program in which states were awarded points for adopting ideas such as performance - based teacher and principal evaluations, higher academic standards, and raising charter school caps.

She created the first Cultural Arts Committee in a Wake County school, at Root Elementary, which for the first time specifically raised money for arts programs.

Before beginning her teaching career with Teach for America, Ms. Michaels participated as a leader in Americorps NCCC service program, worked as an outdoor instructor at The Outdoor School, and raised money for affordable housing through a Bike and Build cross-country bicycle trip from Rhode Island to San Francisco.

Schachter recently created a foundation called Safe Schools for Alex, which is raising money at SafeSchoolsForAlex.org for grants to assist schools in updating their safety prSchools for Alex, which is raising money at SafeSchoolsForAlex.org for grants to assist schools in updating their safety prschools in updating their safety programs.

Money for the Cobb County School District raises comes from Gov. Nathan Deal fully funding the Quality Basic Education program.

By teaching civics in tandem with experiential learning, YES Prep teachers, more often than traditional public or private school teachers, were «very confident» that their students learned «[t] o be tolerant of people and groups who are different from themselves,» «[t] o understand concepts such as federalism, separation of powers, and checks and balances,» and «[t] o develop habits of community service such as volunteering and raising money for causes,» according to 2010 American Enterprise Institute Program on American Citizenship survey.30 As a charter network serving low - income students, its service - centered mission serves both the students and their communities.

And while some interventions have helped to make improvements, research shows that segregation greatly hinders a school's ability to recruit and retain effective teachers and administrators, to offer advanced courses, to raise money for special programs, and so on.

However, BASIS schools raise a considerable amount of money from parental contributions, with a suggestion of families giving at least $ 1,500 a year per child for the teacher bonus program (What the public isn't told about high - performing charter schools in Arizona, 2017).

It started simply as the booster club, the parents, selling raffle tickets for a used car to raise money for the baseball program,» said Prescott High School athletics director Mark Goligoski.

The project will create a self - sustaining program with the completed vehicle sold to raise money for the purchase of another vehicle that can be used for a similar project the following school year.

The programming consists of incentives for stores, schools and libraries to raise money for children in need, special CBW story times, activity hours and author / illustrator events.

Use Westerra's fundraising program to raise money for your school sport / activity or community organization while helping students and families learn about saving money and making smart financial choices.

We just want to create another space, and it's not designed to get rid of MFA programs, although hopefully we freak them out a bit by being ridiculously left of center and running the worst business model that anyone could possibly do, which is: raise a bunch of money to give art school away for free.

Barb told me that her program, which she has been running for over a year, has not only helped her raise money for her local school, but also helped bring customers into her salon.

Rock bands drawn from Seattle law firms will perform at The Showbox, all to raise money for elementary school music programs in the city.

«This gap between being eligible for legal aid and being able to afford counsel that she fell into meant she wasn't able to get the legal assistance that could have prevented the crime from happening,» said Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, addressing members of the legal community who came together last week in Toronto to launch the second year of Flip Your Wig For Justice, the pledge - based fundraiser, which aims to raise awareness as well as money for access to justice programs in Ontarfor legal aid and being able to afford counsel that she fell into meant she wasn't able to get the legal assistance that could have prevented the crime from happening,» said Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, addressing members of the legal community who came together last week in Toronto to launch the second year of Flip Your Wig For Justice, the pledge - based fundraiser, which aims to raise awareness as well as money for access to justice programs in OntarFor Justice, the pledge - based fundraiser, which aims to raise awareness as well as money for access to justice programs in Ontarfor access to justice programs in Ontario.

Schachter recently created a foundation called Safe Schools for Alex, which is raising money at SafeSchoolsForAlex.org for grants to assist schools in updating their safety prSchools for Alex, which is raising money at SafeSchoolsForAlex.org for grants to assist schools in updating their safety prschools in updating their safety programs.

Recently the association raised more than $ 17,000 for a local school kid's breakfast program — enough money to feed more than 100 children for a year.

Oh and it would be nice to have after school programs in the spring too but that's something for which the PTA needs to raise money.