Sentences with phrase «relies upon its schools»

Not exact matches

CNBC's Jim Cramer loves the public school system, but the truth is that it can't be relied upon to teach children about money.

It is a testimony to the scientific integrity of the critical school that by applying its own methods more strictly it was led to discard many of the presuppositions upon which it formerly relied, and to arrive at what I believe to be a juster estimate of the material with which it deals.

The various schools of Tradition agree that natural reason relies upon experience for its initial signals of reality; hence, to start philosophy with sense and image is no crime, but it is a crime to end there.

Texas's nutrition standards are pretty lax when compared to the new federal rules (allowing, for example, 28 grams of fat in a given item), but the TDA has relied upon them since 2009 to curb sales of the worst junk food on Texas school campuses.

The Upper Valley Waldorf School, like most independent schools, relies upon a combination of tuition and philanthropy to support its operational costs.

While many generations have survived without having cellphones at school and some frown upon their use, a great many parents and kids rely on their phones to stay in touch throughout the school day.

(b) A 15 - page research pro-forma, outputted from the Royal Free medical school research database which underlay The Lancet paper (part of a series relied upon later in a book by Wakefield).

Schools rely upon good solid budget plans to survive the inevitable twists and turns that the school year provides.

BUSK hears from some schools that say they are complying with minimum seat belt laws, however, they appear to rely upon this over and above the duty of care they have to ensure that the belts they use will adequately protect children and not injure them.

What design theories does the school rely upon?

Mathematica's own defense of its research design was that it could do the study more cheaply if it relied upon readily available data, even though Caroline Hoxby, facing similar data collection problems, nonetheless found a way of tracking students from first grade on («How New York City's Charter Schools Affect Achievement»).

They oppose the accountability provisions of No Child Left Behind, they everywhere resist the formation of charter schools (and let us not even speak of vouchers), and they can be relied upon to muster their vast electoral strength and whopping campaign contributions behind whichever candidates promise not to cause them any grief.

When I've asked what common curricula and creeping granularity might mean for charter schools or other schools that rely upon alternative instructional models, I've thus far received no satisfactory response.

At one time, internationally comparable information on student performance was not available for a sufficient number of countries over a long enough period of time to allow for systematic study, which is why economists relied upon the less informative measures of school attainment.

«The essence of this style relies upon a «learn through play» approach; every member of school is involved in the «game» of the mantle, donning their invisible cloaks and «becoming» other characters.

The important realisation therefore, is to be aware that while the «big issues» will vary, so will your needs in terms of the services, systems and resources often relied upon to support school and student development and progress.

In reaching this conclusion, the Supreme Court relied upon the experience in state court «adequacy» cases, citing Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses: Solving the Funding - Achievement Puzzle in America's Public Schools, a recently released book by the authors of this post.

In each case, the school district relies upon an individual student's race in assigning that student to a particular school, so that the racial balance at the school falls within a predetermined range based on the racial composition of the school district as a whole.

The school districts have not carried their heavy burden of showing that the interest they seek to achieve justifies the extreme means they have chosen — discriminating among individual students based on race by relying upon racial classifications in making school assignments.

This guidance question is applicable for those districts or BOCES with currently approved APPR plans that rely upon the comparison of district performance to statewide Regents results for the 2012 - 13 school year.

Folks should know that one of the primary sources Michael relies upon is Max Eden's research which I've debunked elsewhere, and who most recently has in my opinion been making outlandish and exploitive statements about the school shootings, in part to change the framework away from a gun control debate as he describes starting around the 13:50 mark.

The school districts in these cases voluntarily adopted student assignment plans that rely upon race to determine which public schools certain children may attend.

Keeping in mind that test - based accountability mostly focuses on the level of test scores, not changes, and virtually never relies upon a rigorous identification of how test scores are caused by schools and programs, we have no way of knowing that that the kinds of schools, programs, and practices that we are pushing in education will actually help kids later in life.

More funding is needed in many districts to address the lack of resources, but given the recession, we will need to rely upon better coordination between schools, nonprofits, and local government to respond to student needs.

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Accordingly, many of us in the charter sector have come to rely upon and appreciate the CREDO team's research, which examines charter performance against traditional public school students.

«We need to be able to rely upon the education, training, and judgment of our school leaders when dealing with peer - to - peer harassment and bullying at school.

The consortium is developing a new accountability model that offers a more dynamic picture of student learning and school quality and provides more meaningful and actionable information to teachers than can a model that relies largely upon a standardized test.

This occurred at the federal level, as we all likely know, primarily via Race to the Top and the No Child Left Behind Waivers essentially forced upon states when states had to adopt VAMs (or growth models) to also reform their teachers, and subsequently their schools, in order to continue to receive the federal funds upon which all states still rely.

Generally speaking, Schools Week can be relied upon to interrogate the evidence which underpins (or not) headline grabbing reports like this one.

Public schools across the country rely upon federal investments for key education programs such as Title I grants for disadvantaged students, special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and also programs such as Impact Aid, which provides support to school districts educating students whose parents are enlisted in our Armed Forces and those who reside on tribal trust lands.

Yes, most well - run businesses have some form of performance evaluation, but in almost none are they as drearily stark or as highly relied upon as in public schools.

University education departments need to have enough ITT numbers to ensure sustainability and investment in the specialist staff and research upon which schools rely.

[xxxi] These are the very provisions the state relies upon today to deny special education services to Michael, Rachael, Skyler, and other special needs kids whose parents choose religious schools.

Vicksburg Community Schools Superintendent Charles Glaes described Chang as, «that rare classroom teacher who principals rely upon, parents lobby for, colleagues admire and enjoy working with, and students love.»

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A state board voted Wednesday to allow 13 school districts in Arkansas to continue using teachers, administrators and other staff as armed guards, despite a warning from the state's top attorney that the licensing law they relied upon was intended for private businesses.

To his credit, in his very last chapter, Brill does an about - face and acknowledges some of the serious limitations of the reformer model that relies upon superstar teachers in nonunionized charter schools.

The Food Research and Action Center reported in 2010 that, nationally, only one in seven low - income students who relied upon the National School Lunch Program during the regular school year had access to summer School Lunch Program during the regular school year had access to summer school year had access to summer meals.

In many states, virtual schools are relied upon to address statewide needs:

In other cases, state virtual schools have been relied upon to provide graduation exam prep for all students in the state at no cost to the districts (e.g., Idaho Digital Learning Academy, Virtual Virginia).

A modern example of school discipline in North America and Western Europe relies upon the idea of an assertive teacher who is prepared to impose their will upon a class.

Further, this system almost certainly appeals to charter school chains who rely upon a rapidly turning over cohort of new teachers, some of whom stay if they adapt quickly to the in - house system, but most of whom eventually leave teaching altogether.

This paper relies upon the matched panel data of the UTD Texas School Project to investigate how shifts in salary schedules affect the composition of teachers within a district.

But the Orleans Parish School Board fired all of its teachers following the storm, and the charter and state - run schools that replaced the old district relied heavily upon programs such as Teach For America to hire new teachers.

While Frank was confident that he left school more than seven years ago from the date of his bankruptcy filing, the government was saying that while he may have left Humber more than seven years ago, they were relying upon the completion date of the courses that he was enrolled in rather than when he left Humber.

The game's old - school stylings leave players» minds prone to wander, providing a uniquely engrossing horror experience that relies on imagination and immersion to convey an overwhelming sense of dread and prey upon the player's own deepest fears.

Turner Contemporary is a charity and we rely upon the support of private companies and individuals to keep our exhibitions free, and to deliver our school, family and community programmes.

As a result of dealing with record companies, promoters, and club owners in Canada and abroad, Palumbo came to appreciate the significant power imbalance that can exist between artists and those they often rely upon to give public expression to their works, so she applied to law school.

The Diocese was not relied upon for operational advice, and no parent asked for or received advice from the Diocese about enrolling their children in the school.

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