Sentences with phrase «reducing access for those students»

Ultimately, however, it's simply not possible to cut the program in half without sharply reducing access for those students that appear to benefit most: low - income students at public institutions.

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Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

Almost one - third of CCSD students qualify for free or reduced - price meals during the school year, and this program ensures that children continue to have access to nutritious meals throughout the summer break.

The federal government plays a vital role in the success of these programs: providing reimbursements for each meal served, ensuring equal access to free and reduced price meals for students in need and administering national nutrition standards.

New York State Senate Democratic Policy Group Initiatives Would Help Over 1.3 Million New Yorkers; Make Higher Education More Affordable by Reducing Student Loan Debt, Increasing Savings For Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College SuccFor Families, Expanding Access to College Credit for High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Succfor High School Students Initiatives to Enhance Readiness and Increase Graduation Rates and Employment Will Help More New Yorkers Achieve College Success

Other budget provisions: The budget agreement also includes: an expansion of the state's Tuition Assistance Program for college students and their families; a 12 percent increase in aid to cities and local governments; a $ 3.8 billion transportation bond act; an increase of $ 1.1 billion in aid to schools; and an expansion of the EPIC program, which gives seniors access to reduced - rate prescription drugs.

And even knowing this, I will continue to fight for expanded access to higher education for low and middle - income students by: • Strengthening Pell Grants, student aid, student access, and minority serving institutions; • Reducing red tape for students and graduates; • Removing barriers for non-traditional students; and • Empowering consumers through «sunshine» and transparency in college costs & accreditation.

Within and across each of these circles of analysis, we consider the pervasive inequalities of access, opportunity, and student outcomes; the historical and contemporary influences of race, culture, gender, class, and immigrant status; and the opportunities for addressing — and reducing — these asymmetries.

But 99 percent of students qualify for free or reduced - price lunch, so the school can't expect parents to pay for monthly broadband access, yet the school doesn't have the budget to pay for it, either.

In practice it is unlikely that an assessment system will have access to data on student backgrounds beyond what is routinely collected by school systems: the percentage of students with limited English proficiency, the percentage eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, and the ethnic and racial composition of the student population.

Altogether, five states now provide educational savings plans to students in varying degrees, with most currently restricting access either to those eligible for free and reduced lunch or those with specific disabilities or individualized education plans.

Community eligibility has significant potential to expand access to school meals for students from low - income families while reducing administrative burdens by eliminating school meal applications.

CSDC has proven that through collaboration and leveraging, its innovative programs positively impact low - income and low - wealth communities by increasing access to high quality public education and reducing the «achievement gap» for minority and at - risk students.

«The teachers in our study confirmed what we at Teach Plus have learned from previous research and from speaking with thousands of teachers over the past five years: that alignment between assessments and curriculum, access to highly valued activities, and the autonomy to choose what's right for students all contribute to how teachers perceive the value of activities they use to prepare their students for tests, and are all factors that can be changed to reduce wasted time and increase valued instructional time.»

As a Title I School, 78 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and many have limited access to healthy meals at home.

By making almost $ 150 billion in cuts to grant aid, student loans and work study, the budget would increase the debt of millions of students and make it harder for many to repay — thereby further reducing college access and upward mobility for college graduates, particularly those who come from less affluent families.

The U.S. Department of Education is a proponent of blended learning, as a way to provide more individualized learning, broaden access for all students in K - 12 and higher education, and to reduce costs while improving educational productivity.

Increasing College Access through School - Based Models of Postsecondary Preparation, Planning, and Support grows out of Engaging Schools» commitment to reducing educational disparities and facilitating equal access to quality instruction, supports, and opportunities for all secondary stuAccess through School - Based Models of Postsecondary Preparation, Planning, and Support grows out of Engaging Schools» commitment to reducing educational disparities and facilitating equal access to quality instruction, supports, and opportunities for all secondary stuaccess to quality instruction, supports, and opportunities for all secondary students.

A former preschool teacher and school board member, Murray went on to address areas of the law that are not effective for many of our nation's students, suggesting greater efforts to close the achievement gap, especially among students in underserved communities; to reduce redundant and unnecessary testing; focus on preparing students for college and their career; ensure accountability; and also expand access to preschool programs.

The impacts were much larger for male students, and particularly those in poverty: Access to a black teacher for those students reduced their dropout rate from 18 percent to 12 percent.

Pathways to College Credentials and Careers: In order to increase the economic mobility of low - income and minority students, the Joyce Foundation will support state and federal policy work to: (1) better prepare students for college and career through early college credits, work - based learning, and high school interventions to reduce college remediation; (2) increase the likelihood that low - income and minority students will complete credentials or degrees of economic value at the institutions they attend; and (3) increase access and success for low - income and minority students in the public institutions with the highest economic payoffs.

The federal government plays a vital role in the success of these programs: providing reimbursements for each meal served, ensuring equal access to free and reduced price meals for students in need and administering national nutrition standards.

1TWO1 in Richland County School District Two With almost 50 percent of families in this 27,000 - student district qualifying for free or reduced - price lunch, equity of access was an important driver for going one - to - one in South Carolina's Richland County School District Two.

The Maryland Cares for Kids Act The Maryland Cares for Kids Act uses state funds to cover reduced - price school meal co-pays so that all low - income students have access to free school meals.

· More Students Get Meals: Gives 115,000 more students access to free and reduced meals programs · Meal Program Process Easier: Cuts the paperwork and administrative hassle that goes along with providing free and reduced meals to students in high poverty areas based on census data · Meals for Foster Kids: Foster children are now automatically eligible in school meal programs · Meals for After School Programs: Expands USDA support of meal programs in at - risk after school Students Get Meals: Gives 115,000 more students access to free and reduced meals programs · Meal Program Process Easier: Cuts the paperwork and administrative hassle that goes along with providing free and reduced meals to students in high poverty areas based on census data · Meals for Foster Kids: Foster children are now automatically eligible in school meal programs · Meals for After School Programs: Expands USDA support of meal programs in at - risk after school students access to free and reduced meals programs · Meal Program Process Easier: Cuts the paperwork and administrative hassle that goes along with providing free and reduced meals to students in high poverty areas based on census data · Meals for Foster Kids: Foster children are now automatically eligible in school meal programs · Meals for After School Programs: Expands USDA support of meal programs in at - risk after school students in high poverty areas based on census data · Meals for Foster Kids: Foster children are now automatically eligible in school meal programs · Meals for After School Programs: Expands USDA support of meal programs in at - risk after school programs

Maryland Hunger Solutions strongly supports Maryland Meals for Achievement (MMFA), a state - funded program that expands access to universal, free Breakfast in the Classroom in schools where at least 40 % of students are eligible for free and reduced priced meals.

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the education charity Sutton Trust, said: «These figures should cause the government to avoid steps that could hamper access, including replacing grants for poorer students with loans leaving them more indebted than richer students, cutting widening participation funding, or reducing the independence of the access regulator.»

There, she spearheaded student support services, increased access to college and career services for over 4000 disconnected youth, and also designed and co-led a small school to reduce college remediation rates for high school students.

Vouchers reduce fair access to educational opportunity, weaken rights for students with disabilities, and expose taxpayers to fraud.

Several decisions will determine the impact of new policies in increasing access to college - level courses and reducing unnecessary remediation: What GPA or course grades will qualify a student for access to college - level courses?

allow access to all students that fall below a targeted income level such as qualifying for the federal «Free and Reduced Lunch Program» and allow for lotteries if there are more applicants than slots in the program or school.

As proposed, the «Student Fair Access to School Act of 2017» would change District school discipline policies to prevent students from being excluded from school for non-serious infractions, with the ultimate goal to reduce disparities in suspension rates.

Conservatives: Eliminate the income threshold used to assess the Canada Student Loans Program, so that students who work and earn money while studying won't be denied access to the program for that reason; reduce the expected parental contribution amount to increase loan accessibility to approximately 92,000 students across Canada; expand the number of low - and middle - income students who are eligible for the Canada Student Grant program by making these grants applicable to short - term, vocational programs; increase the maximum annual grant for low - and middle - income families from $ 3,500 to $ 4,000.

Clinton would reduce the cost of college by providing states with grants to support two years of tuition - free community college and / or four years of tuition - free education at in - state public colleges and universities for students from families making less than $ 125,000 (phased in over 4 years starting at $ 85,000), building on her promise to ensure access to «debt - free» college.

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Whether you're a law student new to the idea of pro bono work or a lawyer looking for new ways to contribute to reducing the gaps in access to justice in your community, you'll find that at the intersection of law and other disciplines, opportunities abound to broaden your perspective while learning something new and useful to your legal practice.