Sentences with phrase «rural districts also»

Students living in rural districts also have performed more poorly than students living in urban and suburban areas.

Rural districts also tended to have more staff per pupil, in general, than their urban counterparts.

Not exact matches

He was the first Regional Secretary of NPP for Greater Accra in 1992, and also the first Chairman of the Party for the Ga District Rural Constituency, which later split into Ga West District and Ga East District.

Gun rights groups claim a slim majority for their position in the Senate, given the two or three Democratic Senators representing rural districts who often vote against gun control — although there are also Republican Senators from urban districts who tend to waver.

Her strategy of logging hundreds of miles in her Ford pickup through the largely rural district in upstate New York has also won over many who viewed her as an outsider during her first campaign — even some of her biggest detractors.

He has also found that the political climate, especially in the vastly rural District 22, is off this year.

Whilst showering praise on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for scrapping the «nuisance levy» imposed by the previous government on head porters (kayayei) and for its determination to stem the tide of rural - urban migration through the one - district - one - factory and one - village - one - dam policies, the organisation also called for a probe into the running of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA).

The administration of H.E John Dramani Mahama has really brought us hope with the many infrastructural projects dotted across the length and breadth of the kingdom such as the various Community Day Senior High School projects at various stages of completion such the Sapeliga SHS, Binduri SHS and Garu SHS, the Tamme Irrigation Dam, the Garu District Hospital, the Bawku Town Water system, the massive rural Electrification Expansion projects etc We are also glad that the Eastern Corridor Fiber Optic Cable which extends to the Bawku was successfully laid awaiting the next phase.

The election of Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Chief Executives was also another major campaign promise by the President but the Minister for Local Gvernment and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, recently admitted that the promise can only be delivered in 2020 due to some legislations.

Gibson, 48, is a lifelong New Yorker and a talented campaigner with an appealing personal story, especially for a district that includes newly gentrified river towns like Hudson * but also covers a wide swath of depressed rural territory: He's a former Army colonel who served four tours in Iraq and was awarded a Purple Heart.

The Senate and Assembly also want to wipe out this year the Gap Elimination Adjustment, which primarily reduced funding to suburban and rural school districts - especially districts on Long Island, where Flanagan is from.

«We also want to regionalize the problem to find more beds, because there aren't enough rehab beds for the people who need it, especially our districts that tend to be more rural,» said Giglio.

The bill would help pay for buses to drive kids in rural areas to the summer meal programs, increase access to farm - to - table foods, and also lower the threshold for school districts to qualify for free summer meal programs.

Republicans, who enjoy a large advantage in registered voters in the mixed urban and rural district, will also hold a runoff.

We also accounted for whether the district is urban, suburban, or rural; whether the district is elementary, secondary, or unified; per pupil expenditure in the district during the 1989 — 90 school year; and differences attributable to the state.

TNTP has also worked with school districts in Miami, New Orleans, Oakland, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and a number of other urban and rural communities.

Today, 28 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) operate 54 private - school - choice programs, which include not only government - issued vouchers but also tax - credit scholarships, education savings accounts (ESAs), and town - tuitioning programs for rural families.

States should develop policies that acknowledge the challenge of opening and operating rural charter schools but also allow charter operators, school districts, and state officials to consider where and when charter schools might be a useful reform strategy.

Maine's plan also includes partnering with the Maine Education Policy Research Institute to identify successful longevity pay approaches in other rural states, approaching the state legislature to fund a pilot, and encouraging districts to partner with local business leaders and community organizations to fund this additional pay.

And particular regions, like rural districts, where it's difficult to find qualified teachers, are also especially strained.

She led some of them on visits to Opportunity Culture schools in Charlotte, which also has challenges retaining teachers in high - needs schools — but Edgecombe, she notes, has the added challenge of being a rural district.

Federal law in postsecondary education must also be a robust source of support for local innovation, research, and implementation of strategies designed to improve teacher and principal effectiveness and include: Evidence - based preparation and professional development; Evidence - based evaluation systems that include, in part, student performance; Alternative certification programs that meet workforce needs; State and school district flexibility regarding credentials for small and / or rural schools, special education programs, English learners and specialized programs such as science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics; and Locally - determined compensation and teacher and principal assignment policies.

Rural principals can also take advantage of recent innovations such as virtual networks that give teachers access to educators in like grades or subjects in other districts, rural regions, or stRural principals can also take advantage of recent innovations such as virtual networks that give teachers access to educators in like grades or subjects in other districts, rural regions, or strural regions, or states.

The program had been serving urban districts with its teacher residency program since 2004, but was also well aware of the recruitment and retention challenges rural districts face.

E3 creates the best of both worlds: With a total student enrollment 28,196, E3 provides districts — many of whom are also rural — the advantages of larger districts with a larger community of educators and opportunities for professional development while at the same time allowing educators to maintain and grow their professional connections in their local communities.

Also ASCD faculty in the differentiated instruction cadre, and a Solution Tree consultant and author on two books in press, Nanci has provided professional development in small, large, urban, rural, and suburban districts in 47 states, as well as the Netherlands, Singapore, and Japan.

While consolidation may make sense for some districts, it could also lead to higher transportation costs and travel distances for students, especially in rural areas.

The state's Department of Education also doesn't have a system for identifying whether districts are rural, urban or suburban, at least in part because more often than not, a district doesn't fit neatly into one of those categories.

The findings were also based on interviews with school leaders from eight districts across Montana, representing both urban and rural districts and varying in size.

The report also calls on Congress to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, increase funding for career and technical education programs, expand the Community Eligibility Provision so more students in high - poverty schools can receive free meals, improve schools» access to Medicaid funding for health and mental health services provided to students, and adjust the Title I funding formula so that it's «accurately and more meaningfully» allocated to rural school districts.

They also raise the question of whether it is even worthwhile, particularly in rural districts where resources are limited and plans are ill defined.

The Albany School District in rural Green County just inked a two - year contract that also allows it to set the calendar and enter cooperative agreements with its neighbors.

It also incorporates House plans for a pilot program granting school calendar flexibility for 20 rural districts, an apparent nod to academic research that suggests shorter summer breaks may improve student performance, particularly among low - performing students.

Other districts, including Tooele, also support rural schools.

The measure also would provide stipends to help rural districts keep the teachers they already have.

The fact that governments (including school districts) are major employers, especially in rural areas, along with the struggle reformers often have in explaining the nuances of teacher pay (and moving away from over-simplification that lead to Matt Damon moments) should also help the NEA's and AFT's cause.

Our network has grown to 150 innovative public schools, district and charter, K - 12, in urban and rural communities across 30 states, and today, we also partner directly with school districts to transform teaching through our open - source EL Education Language Arts curriculum and coaching.

While most teacher residencies began in urban districts, consortia of rural districts and charter school organizations have also created them.

It also didn't woo Republicans like Seliger, who fear for rural district funding and worry about sending public money to private schools that aren't held to the same accountability standards.

The report also puts numbers to the costs of transportation, special education, and educating students in small, rural districts.

It was also pointed out that PARCC testing, which takes third - through 12th - graders 10 to 12 hours over a two - week period, is required to be done online, a problem for some rural districts which do not have access to high - speed Internet service.

The Senate Republican plan also nearly eliminates Walker's proposed $ 20 million increase in aid for rural schools, and increases the amount of money school districts that spend less on each student than the state average can raise in property taxes.

Some of Wisconsin's rural schools tend to have issues with enrollment, because their districts are so sparsely populated — which can also lead to low revenues.

«And while urban areas and high schools typically have the largest percentage of students missing school, the problem also exists in rural, town and suburban districts as well as in elementary and middle schools.»

NSEA worked on amending the language to also include the rural districts in the second year to research and / or start the program.

The response to next week's advocacy day has also been slower in North Carolina's poorer and more rural districts, areas in which advocates say legislative cuts are arguably most harmful because the local tax base can't make up the shortfall.

Must be teaching in a rural school district or those that are economically impacted and underserved; this can also extend to schools that face greater educational challenges as well.

Parramatta, the major hub of the area and largest central business district after the Sydney CBD and North Sydney, was originally considered by the early Governors to be the most favoured site of the States Capital Western Sydney also comprises the majestic beauty of the World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains National Park; state - of - the - art Olympic venues; historical sites of Indigenous and Colonial importance; and traditional rural environments with the high - tech business districts, retail and service centres typical of a modern regional economic powerhouse.

Also of interest is the political reason why the ethanol mandate is so hard to get rid of: Rural Republican districts benefit hugely from the market distortion and some alt - fuel fanatics in D.C, such as Obama, love to stick it to the oil companies regardless of environmental impact.

Located 5 miles to downtown Ashland, 2 miles to Interstate - 5 and 16 miles to the Rogue Valley International Airport, this rural property also has a very convenient location. The property has historically produced grass hay and is completely high - fenced to keep the deer and elk out. The gently sloping topography provides good drainage during the winter but is still usable for farming or grazing animals. The possible uses for this property include hay production, vineyard, equestrian, grazing pasture and more!  The entire property features great views of the valley below and the surrounding mountains. Irrigation is supplied for 75 acres by the Talent Irrigation District.