Sentences with phrase «school choice initiatives in»

While the national discourse focuses on the merits of school choice initiatives in their own right and for their own sakes, as leaders of state and local education systems, as educators of diverse regional, political, and professional backgrounds, we believe that these policies are better thought of as means to critical ends, and that the goal of these and other education policies should be, above all else, the enhancement of skills for America's youngest generation and expanded opportunity for children to thrive as adults.

Not exact matches

We recently sat down with Kern Halls, Area Manager of Orange County Public School Food & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field School Food & Nutrition Services, to discuss ways the OCPS district has engaged students in their food choices through creative initiatives like My Food Face — a sort of «internal Facebook» for students and their families — and the use of a food truck for school events and field school events and field trips.

Incorporating nutrition education, school gardens, and farm - to - school initiatives into the classroom curriculum and school culture can go a long way in creating demand for healthier food choices among the students.

Initiatives in the US around School Choice offer a wealth of insights into ways we can support the transformation of educational funding.

The survey found that since 2014, when the majority of updated nutrition standards for school meals were in effect, more school meal programs have launched initiatives to market healthier school food choices and increase their appeal among students.

In a letter to Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, Community Board 2 has called on the Department of Education to approve plans for Hunts Point High School for Sustainable Community Initiatives, a school to prepare students for green jobs, saying the school «is capable of changing the landscape and mindset of the area and making Hunts Point a preeminent educational and vocational destination of choice.&School for Sustainable Community Initiatives, a school to prepare students for green jobs, saying the school «is capable of changing the landscape and mindset of the area and making Hunts Point a preeminent educational and vocational destination of choice.&school to prepare students for green jobs, saying the school «is capable of changing the landscape and mindset of the area and making Hunts Point a preeminent educational and vocational destination of choice.&school «is capable of changing the landscape and mindset of the area and making Hunts Point a preeminent educational and vocational destination of choice.»

A number of state - based initiatives that favored parents and parental choice were reflected, albeit sometimes only partially, in the final legislation, including new requirements for school choice and supplemental services for children trapped in chronically failing schools.

Opposition to expanding school choice through a universal voucher initiative that «gives all students an opportunity to go to private schools with government funding» is higher in this year's survey than a year ago.

The implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); debates about a potential large - scale federal school - choice initiative; and deep disagreements about civil rights enforcement continue to captivate — and roil — all of us involved in education policy, in D.C. and around the nation.

As proof of general resistance to school choice, Fischel references failed voucher ballot initiatives in California and Michigan.

But it was Mr. Carlson's controversial school - choice initiative that took top billing in the speech.

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the proliferation of high school exit exams, the success of school choice initiatives, and a dozen other smaller if more bitter battles, education has become one of the hottest policy topics in Washington.

76, dean of Harvard Law School, examines the ways in which Brown's legacy continues to affect equality issues in public and in school choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and civil society iSchool, examines the ways in which Brown's legacy continues to affect equality issues in public and in school choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and civil society ischool choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and civil society itself.

The administration has also hinted at pursuing other school - choice proposals in the coming year, including a $ 1 billion initiative to provide education savings accounts to military families.

However, the administration's rhetorical support for school - choice initiatives should bolster such efforts in the states.

Last week, I argued that Hitt, McShane, and Wolf erred in including programs in their review of «school choice» studies that were only incidentally related to school choice or that have idiosyncratic designs that would lead one to expect a mismatch between test score gains and long - term impacts (early college high schools, selective enrollment high schools, and career and technical education initiatives).

RH: You've noted before that school choice tends to fare far better in legislatures than it does when put before the voters as a ballot initiative.

Joanne Weiss, former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, says that the initiative spurred comprehensive improvements nationwide, especially in standards and assessments, teacher evaluation methods, and public school choice.

As part of his proposed budget for fiscal 1992, President Bush includes $ 690 million in education initiatives, including plans to reward school districts that establish choice policies including private schools.

New York City became a poster child of the initiative when New York school chancellor, Joel Klein, accepted Gates dollars and began, in 2002, to create 123 «small high schools of choice.»

Publicly funded school choice has increased considerably in recent years, helped by a variety of initiatives, including public charter schools, transfer options for students under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), inter-district enrollment programs, and a variety of policies to subsidize private - school tuition.

76, dean of Harvard Law School, examines the ways in which Brown's legacy continues to affect equality issues in public and in school choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and ciSchool, examines the ways in which Brown's legacy continues to affect equality issues in public and in school choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and cischool choice programs, and argues that the terms placed on such initiatives have real repercussions for both the character of American education and civil...

The authors included programs in the review that are only tangentially related to school choice and that drove the alleged mismatch, namely early - college high schools, selective - admission exam schools, and career and technical education initiatives.

The two - year long research project examined choice programs in Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, San Antonio, and Montgomery County, Maryland; African American and Hispanic families» views of choice plans; voucher initiatives in higher education and preschool settings; and the public and private school markets overseas.

Building on an initiative piloted this school year in Virginia, participating districts could offer students a choice of supplemental educational services, or SES, a year before having to provide the option of transferring to a higher - performing school.

Moreover, 12 percent of the 446,000 participants in private - school - choice programs in 2016 — 17 were in initiatives limited to students with disabilities, which is slightly higher than the 11 percent average rate of student disability in public schools nationally.

• They included programs in the review that are only tangentially related to school choice and that drove the alleged mismatch, namely early - college high schools, selective - admission exam schools, and career and technical education initiatives.

Lastly, there must be an assurance that funding for school choice initiatives results in an equitable distribution of resources across participating schools, with those schools serving students with the most intensive needs receiving resources proportionate to that challenge.

Here's a GIF showing how each school in NYC's District 1 would be affected by a controlled choice school integration initiative, based on a model presented by WNYC in its school integration series.

The recent sales of four vacant schools to private school operators could stir more competition for the public school system as school choice initiatives gain support in the state and nation.

Left - and right - leaning advocates sparred about the hypothetical impact of $ 9.2 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department of Education proposed by Trump last week, and whether the Republican - controlled Congress is interested in the president's pitch for a $ 1.4 billion school choice initiative.

Given the vastness of the terrain, the course will be grounded in three education policy / reform initiatives that have gained considerable currency over the past decade: (1) Standards and Accountability (2) Teacher Quality & (3) School Choice - Vouchers and Charter Schools

During his eight years in Tallahassee, the governor established a far - reaching accountability system, including limits on social promotion in elementary school; introduced a plethora of school choice initiatives (vouchers for the disabled, vouchers for those in failing schools, tax - credit funded scholarships for the needy, virtual education, and a growing number of charter schools); asked school districts to pay teachers according to merit; promoted a «Just Read» initiative; ensured parental choice among providers of preschool services; and created a highly regarded system for tracking student achievement.

With U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at the helm of a federal initiative to spread private school choice even further, a new forum for Education Next brings together experts to assess the research on these programs — a tax - credit - funded scholarship in Florida and voucher programs in Indiana, Louisiana, and Ohio — and the implications for whether and how states should design and oversee statewide choice programs.

In 2009, the Los Angeles Unified School District board passed Public School Choice (PSC), an unprecedented initiative to reform the operation of new schools and turn around the lowest performing schools, known as focus schools, in the districIn 2009, the Los Angeles Unified School District board passed Public School Choice (PSC), an unprecedented initiative to reform the operation of new schools and turn around the lowest performing schools, known as focus schools, in the districin the district.

Sarah Shad Johnson, a parent of children in Charleston County Schools and co-founder of Community Voice, says, «The timing of Secretary Duncan's visit comes at a critical time when our state legislators are discussing whether or not to support the adversarial Common Core State Standards, as well as bills regarding school choice, charter school expansion, and tax credits for private schools; our State Superintendent of Education seems to be embracing a controversial stand on the teaching profession; and the focus here in Charleston County appears to be only on experimental, questionable, and expensive initiatives, as opposed to goals of increased learning opportunities.Schools and co-founder of Community Voice, says, «The timing of Secretary Duncan's visit comes at a critical time when our state legislators are discussing whether or not to support the adversarial Common Core State Standards, as well as bills regarding school choice, charter school expansion, and tax credits for private schools; our State Superintendent of Education seems to be embracing a controversial stand on the teaching profession; and the focus here in Charleston County appears to be only on experimental, questionable, and expensive initiatives, as opposed to goals of increased learning opportunities.schools; our State Superintendent of Education seems to be embracing a controversial stand on the teaching profession; and the focus here in Charleston County appears to be only on experimental, questionable, and expensive initiatives, as opposed to goals of increased learning opportunities.»

Dissent in the ranks is probably why the Republican education platform focuses chiefly on school choice, not specific curriculum initiatives, so it will be interesting to see where Romney lands on schools if elected.

Currently, the Seton initiative is intended for Milwaukee County schools that are participants in the Wisconsin and / or Milwaukee Parental Choice Programs.

Aspire Public Schools was selected to run a new elementary in south Los Angeles in the second round of the LAUSD Public School Choice initiative.

The slim budget summary released Thursday frames the new spending as the first step toward meeting Trump's campaign pledge to invest $ 20 billion in school - choice initiatives.

September 9, 2012 Charter schools on the ballot again in Washington State Charter schools are on the ballot in Washington for a third time with an initiative that promises more choice.

Charter schools are on the ballot in Washington for a third time with an initiative that promises more choice.

What started as an exciting interest in public charter school performance eventually evolved into work at a research - based advocacy organization that collects data and publishes reports about educational choice and reform initiatives in K — 12 education.

2004 — CEI - PEA launched an initiative to develop public school choice programs in five major cities across the United States through a multi-year grant from the United States Department of Education.

The Locke takeover served as the model for L.A. Unified's Public School Choice initiative, in which new schools and some failing schools were turned over to outside groups that filed the most promising applications.

Mike DeArmond and José Hernández profile Cleveland's school transformation plan, launched five years ago, and find promising trends in its initiatives to improve school choice.

In his speech last night, President Trump asked Congress to pass a broad school choice initiative.

Recognized as a national model and the best example of public - private partnership in Pennsylvania, the EITC program has allowed more than 40,000 students to attend the school of their choice in this school year alone, and hundreds of public school initiatives would have gone unfunded without this program.

Families that Can and CCSA are working with a coalition of minority and civil rights groups to push education reform in LAUSD, including supporting the Public School Choice initiative.

The Foundation for Excellence also embraces nearly every portion of the Core Curriculum State Standards initiative (including the onerous and very 1984 idea of collecting lots and lots of data on school children all in the name of getting them to graduate high school) excepting that of school choice.