Sentences with phrase «rural states need»

While it would be useful to be able to drill down a bit further and see what parts of which states are experiencing over - or under - supply of attorneys, there's one inescapable trend here: rural states need more lawyers and well - populated states generally have too many.

Not exact matches

While several states have offices or programs dedicated to rural economic development or state - backed venture funds, directly combining the two is rare — and needed.

Then yesterday, I read at Chris Elrod's blog that someone at Exponential stated that «Urban church planters care way more than rural church planters about cultural relevance... probably because they need to.»

What we need to learn is how can farms, how can rural communities, how can underserved communities benefit from supplying top - line ingredients, grown in the United States, and work with some of the greatest brands in the world, natural products industry brands, to do great things and increase the health and wellness outcomes for America.

I think it is horrible that the state can deciede where you need to have your baby — I live in Kentucky and I don't understand this especailly since some towns are so rural.

A retiring Wisconsin lawmaker says the state's rural roads are badly in need of repairs.

These federal funds combined with additional state funds will give our rural communities in Upstate New York greater access to the resources they need to get online and stay competitive in our digital economy, and I was proud to fight for this investment.»

The districts most in need of state aid tend to be in low income and rural areas like St. Lawrence County.

The rich and well attended campaign rallies were anchored on the sustenance of good governance, continued service to the people of the state, as well as the need to deepen and advance development in the rural areas, to give the dwellers a sense of belonging as the true heroes of democracy.

Dramatically behind in public polls, Lhota needs to tend to Republican Party faithful while trying to find an opening with City voters whose views differ markedly from the suburban / rural dominated state Republican Party.

They said this is a big problem because according to a recent Associated Press article, the state has serious service gaps in rural areas and needs a more than $ 2 billion upgrade.

The second establishes a rural health council to advocate for rural health needs and advise the state commissioner of health (A. 7203).

We must prevent a looming» water war «by creating a state - wide water plan and covenant so our communities (rural and urban alike) can remain active, informed, and able to adapt to their changing water needs.

As Majority Leader, Flanagan has an even bigger responsibility to consider the needs of the entire state, wealthy and poor, urban and suburban and rural.

A research team investigating the mental health burden and treatment - seeking behaviors of student veterans attending rural community colleges in the southern United States has found that this population has difficulty integrating into the campus community and needs support to help it succeed.

«Each of these priority states share common concerns for balancing the needs of rural communities, where access to job coaching and behavioral supports is challenging, with urban centers, where caseloads are extremely large,» explained Elaine E. Katz, MS, CCC - SLP, senior vice president of grants and communications at Kessler Foundation.

States also need to invest in broadband infrastructure to bring broadband services to rural households.

Kentucky is one of the nation's poorest states, is the eighth most rural state, underperforms on NAEP, needs school options, and is one of only eight states left with no charter law.

Wang, a former Fulbright Fellow and now a second - year doctoral student at HGSE, saw firsthand as an 11th - grade English teacher that the needs of rural, low - income communities often aren't represented in state policy, but are overlooked in favor of efforts that target urban areas because there's little awareness of the rural problems and few advocates are calling for change.

While promising economic growth in rural states, this model doesn't directly address the needs of rural high school students who aren't within driving distance of, or willing to relocate for, good jobs in their state.

The non-profit Rural School and Community Trust released an 86 - page report, Why Rural Matters: The Need for Every State to Take Action on Rural Education, describing rural education in each of the 50 stRural School and Community Trust released an 86 - page report, Why Rural Matters: The Need for Every State to Take Action on Rural Education, describing rural education in each of the 50 stRural Matters: The Need for Every State to Take Action on Rural Education, describing rural education in each of the 50 stRural Education, describing rural education in each of the 50 strural education in each of the 50 states.

These and many other state and federal policies suppress the capacity of inventive rural educators to meet the needs of their students or to leverage their community's advantages.

The for - profit company's effort in the rural South represents Edison's newest interest: helping states deal with the many schools listed as needing improvement under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Though communities (rural and urban) will be the fulcrum of the alternative futures, the state will need to retain, or rather strengthen, its welfare role for the weak (human and non-human).

* New Report Highlights the State of Rural Schools A national report demonstrates the need to pay more attention to the special problems rural schools Rural Schools A national report demonstrates the need to pay more attention to the special problems rural schools rural schools face.

States too often cut with an axe, limit or prevent rural charter schools outright, where a scalpel is needed.

Additionally, ED may award grant funds to SEAs for: (1) implementation or expansion of effective STEM professional development programs; or (2) the development of state - wide STEM Master Teacher Corps to attract and retain outstanding STEM teachers, particularly in high - need and rural schools.

NSBA looks forward to working with Congress and the Administration in addressing the flexibility states and local school districts need to ensure equity and excellence in public education; such as the development of innovative programs that address the unique needs of each school district and respective community, programmatic flexibility and compliance for rural districts, and recruitment and retention of highly effective teachers and leaders.

And though these states also bring the problems of rural education to the forefront, there are plenty of black and brown kids in cities who need our help as badly as any kid in Bed - Stuy, Brooklyn, does.

Schools in poor rural communities, for example, may be more likely to build bridges to the state or to other non-local funding sources, given the local constraints they face.135 Charter schools, which are particularly vulnerable to resource constraints, may need to depend more on non-educational community members than regular public schools do.136

These include the development of a clear vision and plan of action when transitioning to a personalized learning model by district leaders, the need for rural leaders to collaborate with other Future Ready Schools, and provision of funds by state governments and departments of education to support the implementation.

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.

In the session we heard from representatives of various community colleges, universities, and school districts that have been working collaboratively and strategically to leverage resources to address the state's educator workforce needs, particularly for rural communities and districts with diverse K — 12 student populations.

These initiatives complemented existing investments in both a state service scholarship program that pays for the third and fourth year of undergraduate study for teacher candidates who commit to teach in the state for five years in a high - need subject area, and a «Grow Your Own» program to support paraprofessionals in remote rural areas (especially Indian Reservations) to become teachers.

Our expert support staff has worked with state departments of education, as well as urban, suburban, and rural schools across the nation, to align and implement the model based on individual cultures and needs.

The Global Teaching Project chose to pilot its program in 10 low - income high schools in Mississippi because the state is largely rural, lacks certified teachers, and because the «need was so great» said Matthew Dolan, chief executive of the program.

The need for exceptional teachers is one that plagues nearly every state in the country, especially in rural and low income communities.

This brief from Advance CTE, the first in a series on rural CTE access and quality, explores state strategies to improve the quality of local CTE programs to ensure they meet industry needs and expand opportunities for rural learners.

The Utah State Office of Education, in partnership with UEN, is offering online courses to better meet the needs of those Utah educators who are pursuing their science endorsement, especially those in rural districts.

State Superintendent Tony Evers today (Nov. 15) submitted his 2017 - 19 budget request to Governor Walker which delineates the Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) top fiscal priorities for schools: fund schools, meet mental health needs, support rural schools, and expand summer learning.

Similarly, once the pathway for transferring licenses across state lines opens up, states would need to implement policies specifically designed to attract high - quality teachers to work in high - need school districts, particularly in rural locales, in order to limit shortages in those areas.

More than half of rural districts and a third of high - need districts report not having enough teachers or staff, despite years of investments in teacher induction and support programs (Legislative Analyst's Office 2016).10 In the long run, the state should continue and expand its current programs to prepare, recruit, and retain high quality math teachers, particularly in hard - to - staff areas.

Becoming a teacher in Wyoming might mean working in more rural, agrarian regions of the state, but these areas are still in need of quality teachers who find intrinsic reward in helping all of their students receive the education they deserve.

Digital learning materials, high capacity broadband, data use, and related professional learning are unevenly distributed across the country — falling especially short of needed levels in rural and poor communities — and greater federal funding is needed to help states and districts address this inequity.

The educational needs of New York students vary throughout the state, from rural parts of the state to the inner parts of New York City.

The programs span both rural and urban areas, and programs such as the Rural Teacher Residency Program at California State University, Chico and the Urban Teacher Education Program at the University of Chicago are specifically designed for the needs of the districts with which they worural and urban areas, and programs such as the Rural Teacher Residency Program at California State University, Chico and the Urban Teacher Education Program at the University of Chicago are specifically designed for the needs of the districts with which they woRural Teacher Residency Program at California State University, Chico and the Urban Teacher Education Program at the University of Chicago are specifically designed for the needs of the districts with which they work.61

A quarter of the Federal funds will be dedicated to addressing rural infrastructure needs, as prioritized by state and local leaders.

That's why the U.S. Department of Transportation is addressing the needs and concerns of America's rural states and communities.

Each year, Teach For America places more than 5,000 pre-K — 12th grade teachers in high - need rural and urban schools across the United States through a network of 53 regional centers.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) home loan program helps low - income residents in rural areas obtain mortgages at lowered rates without the need for a down payment.