Sentences with phrase «say increasing numbers of schools»

Enquiries from schools are increasing — over a third (34.2 per cent) say increasing numbers of schools are getting in touch for advice on how to make more of their outside space.

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«During the past decade the number of high school youth in our congregations increased fivefold, and the number of young adults increased sixfold,» said Buehrens, who this fall is a visiting professor at the UUA's Starr King School for the Ministry in Berschool youth in our congregations increased fivefold, and the number of young adults increased sixfold,» said Buehrens, who this fall is a visiting professor at the UUA's Starr King School for the Ministry in BerSchool for the Ministry in Berkeley.

McTaggart says an increasing number of public schools are looking for healthier, freshly prepared options, and that's exactly what Quest provides.

«We are actively looking at ways to improve and the Girl's league here too, and the creation of a Girls only Middle School Division will hopefully pave the way to an increased number of HS girls playing the game» says Carney.

The General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, said that the number of school - related outbreaks reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doubled over the last decade, and generally increased an average of 10 percent per year.

State education officials said there has been an increased focus on providing fresh fruits and vegetables in student lunches, as the state noted a significant increase in the past decade in the number of students who require meals at school.

The number of schools with extended lunch times increased a few years ago, he said, especially on the Northwest and Southwest Sides, where student population is booming.

But all have said they feel lawmakers deserve their first pay bump in more than a decade, which was then tied to increasing the number of charter schools in New York.

In the middle of admissions season, the state's private schools say their numbers are up, despite the price competition from Cuomo's «free college» Excelsior program, which he last week credited with increasing applications to SUNY and CUNY affiliated schools by 10 percent.

She said the government, since assuming the reigns of governance in 2009, has increased the number of nursing and midwifery schools in Brong Ahafo from 5 to 19.

On the School Feeding Programme, he said, 17 schools benefitted last year and the number had increased to 28 as part of efforts to cover more schools to increase children's enrolment in Agona East.

«There is incredible momentum behind raising standards for students and teachers and for increasing the number of high quality charter schools,» Sedlis said.

A source said Cuomo spent Wednesday trying to broker a deal over mayoral control, which balanced the desire of Senate Republicans (which Cuomo shares) to increase the number of charter schools against the Democrat - dominated Assembly's refusal to budge.

David Parks, head of physics at Graveney school, argues against the new GCSE, saying it shows a «confused and contradictory situation» where ministers promise to increase the number of science graduates but «dumb down» the subject to broaden its appeal.

Commenting on the data released today by the Department for Education on permanent and fixed - period exclusions of pupils during 2013 - 14, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The increase in the number of pupils suspended due to assaulting adults in schools is extremely worrying.

Commenting on the publication by the Department for Education (DfE) of «National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «With increasing difficulties in recruiting new headteachers, and with record numbers of teachers wanting to leave the profession, the Coalition Government has failed to recognise the damaging effect of its policies on the morale and confidence of teachers and school leaders.

«Since Thursday, none of the insider chatter has increased the number available jobs for his constituents, eased local parents» anxiety over the upcoming school year, or dealt with our senior citizens» fright over the proposed closing of senior centers throughout our community,» Johnson said in a statement distributed by her campaign.

Mary Sullivan, Backpack Program coordinator with ACOC, said the number of students participating in the program from the Johnsburg Central School rose from 40 last year to 58 this year — a 31 percent increase.

State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan has said he will not support renewing mayoral control unless the number of charter schools are increased, an approach Cuomo has endorsed, while Assembly Leader Carl Heastie's conference packaged the renewal with several tax proposals.

Increasing the numbers of volunteer healthcare professionals on the ground in West Africa can help prevent the spread of Ebola as well as a secondary health crisis while starting to rebuild the public health infrastructure in West Africa, said Lisa Cooper, who is a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Liberian expatriate.

«These findings are extremely encouraging and suggest that with sustained commitment to increase the number of people who use combination HIV prevention, it may be possible to achieve epidemic control and eventual elimination of HIV,» said David Serwadda, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., M.P.H., co-founder of the Rakai Health Science Program and Professor at Makerere University School of Public Health in Kampala, Uganda.

The increase is likely due to rising numbers of overdose deaths from opioids (SN: 6/10/17, p. 22), says Christine Durand, a transplant infectious disease specialist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

The organisers say there has been an increase in the number of high calibre students applying to do science or engineering at university since the summer schools began five years ago.

«The arsenic in their urine increased with the number of servings of rice or rice - containing food,» said lead researcher Margaret Karagas, chair of epidemiology at Dartmouth University's Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, N.H.

In the survey carried out by the e-Learning Foundation, 29 per cent of the 500 respondents who do not run any form of home access programme said they planned to use some of their Pupil Premium funds to address 1:1 access, while that number increased to 51 per cent amongst schools already running a programme.

Speaking of the rise in the number of schools choosing to travel with STF assured operators, School Travel Forum general manager, Gill Harvey, said: «By taking care of standards of safety and quality in an easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme, the LOtC Quality Badge is an invaluable tool for school trip leaders, in particular those booking ski trips, and it's great to see that the awareness of the benefits of choosing approved tour operators is increasing.&School Travel Forum general manager, Gill Harvey, said: «By taking care of standards of safety and quality in an easily recognisable and trusted accreditation scheme, the LOtC Quality Badge is an invaluable tool for school trip leaders, in particular those booking ski trips, and it's great to see that the awareness of the benefits of choosing approved tour operators is increasing.&school trip leaders, in particular those booking ski trips, and it's great to see that the awareness of the benefits of choosing approved tour operators is increasing.»

SJC, I would say the number of students in the schools that are being directly impacted by the increase of Early Intervening Services that we are able to provide.

He said in the case of Catholic primary schools, the trend was slightly different, with a rapid rise in male primary teacher numbers prior to 1989, but numbers falling from then onwards, causing the overall percentage of male teachers to actually increase slightly over time as a direct result.

Increasing the number of high school graduates could reap big economic benefits for the United States, a policy brief by the Alliance for Excellent Education says.

The National Union of Teachers said that the Government should focus on issues such as insufficient school places, a drop in the number of applicants for teaching and fact that the number of teachers leaving the profession each year is at a 10 - year high and has increased by 25 per cent since 2010.

Amy Albright, a spokesman for the Governor's office of child development and education, said the initiative would dramatically increase the number of school - based clinics, although officials do not yet know...

Lee said that an increasing number of public school teachers are enthusiastic about reforming public schools because hagwons are hollowing out the purpose and value of the classroom.

Former Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell has said that the teacher crisis is «one of the biggest issues facing our schools», calling on the government to ditch the «terrible idea» of increasing the number of grammar schools and focus on the real problem.

«The fact that African American and Latino corps members tend to stay in teaching longer than their White counterparts is very important, given the nation's shortage of teachers of color and increasing numbers of children of color in our schools,» Donaldson said.

A Gallup poll conducted during the week since the tragedy showed a number of different strategies Americans think would prevent future shootings, including 53 percent who said there should be an increased law enforcement presence on school campuses.

Giggleswick School's head of outdoor pursuits, Chris Wright, said: «With Yorkshire's limestone uplands providing a perfect playground for outdoor enthusiasts and increasing numbers looking for adventure, it's no wonder we are seeing a lot of interest in our Active Outdoors and Wellness Week retreats.»

He said: «There is no evidence that increasing the number of selective schools will improve social mobility and we are concerned that it will have the reverse effect.

He has been «incredibly explicit,» he says, about «the definition of success for us, [which] is that we dramatically increase the number of children, regardless of birth circumstances, who graduate from high school ready for college and career.»

The MPs said: «In an age of rampant child obesity there has been a shock increase in the number of children starting their first and final years of school who are underweight.»

Linda said: «A common concern is how schools will manage the increased number of children eating school meals.

So within the last 12 months there has been a five per cent increase in the numbers of schools who say they are going (or are already) cashless.

Rise in orders Looking ahead to the 2014/15 academic year, an increasing number of schools indicate funding will be in - line with the recent past, while 13 per cent of primary and eight per cent of secondary schools say it will increase.

But Families for Excellent Schools, a charter backer, said they are enrolling an increasing number of kids with disabilities and English - language deficits who are outpacing public - school students.

He said that «huge» budget pressures on schools and colleges were leaving headteachers with «no alternative» but to cut the number of subjects offered to pupils and to increase class sizes.

«While we are disappointed, we are glad they are focused on deepening their efforts with existing Oakland public schools — increasing the number of schools served, expanding to additional grade levels, and offering a summer training,» said David Silver, director of education for Schaaf.

NewSchools Venture Fund commissioned a MassINC poll of 625 Boston voters, which found 64 percent of respondents in favor of increasing the number of students who can attend charter schools and just 23 percent saying the limit on charters should stay.

While an increasing number of schools have begun to adopt some of the changes promoted by the emerging middle - level - school reform movement — such as hands - on, experiential curricula and increased parental involvement — many have not yet embraced such changes, NMSA leaders said.

A DfE spokesperson said: «We have protected the overall core schools budget in real terms, so that as pupil numbers increase, so will the amount of money in our schools.

Jon Andrews, EPI's director for school system and performance, said: «We are seeing an increasing number of schools spending more money than they have coming in and our analysis shows that increasing costs on staff are going to add to that pressure, even with the additional funding being delivered by the National Funding Formula.»

For Ohio, a round - one finalist with a 10th place showing, one of the main goals in round two was to increase the number of districts participating, said state schools Superintendent Deborah S. Delisle.