Sentences with phrase «school classrooms across the state»

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In 2007, Robert Pianta of the University of Virginia published in Science the results of a large - scale survey of American public schools that he and a team of researchers had undertaken, observing regular instruction over the course of an entire school day in 737 typical fifth - grade classrooms across the United States, as well as hundreds of additional first - and third - grade classrooms.

We are thrilled to be back in Texas, offering schools and districts across the state the opportunity to bring breakfast - in - the - classroom to their students.

«It is good to see that voters across our state support healthy meals in schools as a means to help all kids excel in the classroom.»

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

A new, more rigorous curriculum was put in place in public schools in 2012 and the impacts of that exploded in classrooms across the state this past year.

The bill is signed as school children across the state are returning to classrooms after summer vacation, with the requirements for the first tests to take place by the fall of this year.

According to data released by the Alliance for Quality Education, the New York State Education Department owes schools across the state $ 5.9 billion in classroom operatingState Education Department owes schools across the state $ 5.9 billion in classroom operatingstate $ 5.9 billion in classroom operating aid.

After the proposition passed, state union representatives immediately lobbied the state attorney general to issue a «clarification» explaining that performance pay actually meant an across - the - board bonus for every teacher in a school or district, regardless of performance, and that funding classrooms directly actually meant passing the funding through the district first so the district, rather than the school, can make the major funding decisions.

Even as schools across eastern Louisiana are closed today — some of them indefinitely — local and state officials are laying plans to assure that students have classrooms to go to as soon as possible.

The Victorian Budget 2017/18 invested $ 685 million to improve classrooms, upgrade facilities and build new schools across the state.

This online resource is a highly organized repository of pacing calendars, classroom - tested lesson plans, presentations, and activities shared by teachers throughout the district, as well as 40 other partner districts and charter schools across the state.

In classrooms across the United States, teachers, students, and society are being bombarded by what Harvard Graduate School of Education Senior Lecturer Katherine Merseth calls, «math wars» — an ongoing battle over how to teach and assess mathematics.

Davis, who teaches high school technology in Camilla, Georgia, has blown out the walls of that parallel classroom by orchestrating student collaboration across continents, between places as distant as the United States and Bangladesh.

In schools across the United States, the presence of English learners in mainstream classrooms is commonplace.

But, because it varies so widely across classrooms, this micro-level data is usually not included in the accountability programs that states use to compare school performance.

Measuring school or student performance is fraught with problems, especially if the goal is to make comparisons across classrooms, schools, districts, or states.

Adjustments to libraries, cafeterias, and resource rooms are common in schools across the state rushing to create as many as 20,000 new classrooms.

Students in classrooms across the United States spend an estimated 85 percent of their school day on assignments that require reading texts.

Twenty - two schools were observed and over 30 educators were interviewed and observed, to document Web 2.0 and social networking technology use in classrooms across the United States.

Information about individual performance is aggregated across pupil populations at the classroom (and teacher), school, district, state, and national levels and cumulated over time.

In one study, Robert Pianta, dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, found that in observations of 700 preschool classrooms across 11 states, teachers in less than 15 percent of the classes demonstrated «effective teacher - student interactions.»

Gonzales» new study will seek to understand how educators across the United States are handling discussions of immigration in their classrooms, schools, and communities, and how they are responding to recent discourse and policy measures.

From classrooms with modern broadband connections to state - of - the - art science laboratories and energy efficient green building design, such legislation would help upgrade the number of outdated school buildings across our country.

In partnership with the Mississippi Department of Education, National Board Certified Teachers will work directly with students in their classrooms, as well as with other teachers in their schools and districts, to transform literacy teaching for K - 3 students across the state.

They observed in classrooms and interviewed teachers and principals in four schools, and they used a survey approach to collect data from educators across the state.

Island Childress's appointment is part of UEI's ambitious plan to improve schooling nationwide by conducting rigorous applied research, training exemplary teachers, operating a high - achieving public school, and designing school improvement tools and training for thousands of schools and classrooms across the United States.

Representing more than 90 percent of public charter school students across the state, TCSA provides its members with charter - specific training opportunities, legal services and updates to state and federal laws and rules, and discounts on services so more school funding can be directed to the classroom.

About the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) Representing almost 90 percent of public charter school students across the state, Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) provides its members with charter - specific training opportunities, legal services and updates to state and federal laws and rules, and discounts on services so more school funding can be directed to the classroom.

state standards to guide SEL implementation across school systems and in individual classrooms

«Inequitable school funding means that my students, and many across Connecticut, are shortchanged when it comes to classroom resources and access to experienced teachers, which widens the achievement gap and perpetuates the cycle of poverty in our state,» said Margaret O'Connor, a tenth - grade civics teacher at Central High School in Bridgschool funding means that my students, and many across Connecticut, are shortchanged when it comes to classroom resources and access to experienced teachers, which widens the achievement gap and perpetuates the cycle of poverty in our state,» said Margaret O'Connor, a tenth - grade civics teacher at Central High School in BridgSchool in Bridgeport.

At a time when school districts across the United States are introducing digital learning tools for the classroom and many teachers give online homework assignments, new research suggests that the digital divide among teenagers may be taking a disproportionate toll on their homework as well.

She hopes district officials change their minds, but, in the meantime, she's decided to call school districts across the state to see if any of them will allow her daughter into a regular first - grade classroom this fall.

Across the United States, alternative schools, programs and classrooms are serving students who are not succeeding in the traditional educational setting.

The summer reading camps will be funded by the state, but serious questions exist concerning whether funds that have been allocated for the program are adequate for districts to open and operate schools and classrooms, hire teachers, provide materials, and arrange for busing across the state's 115 school districts.

Accept that reality, accept that we need to measure students» ability in way that can be compared across classrooms, schools, and states, and accept that this means standardized tests are the best means of doing so.

But the president also praised Charbonneau for his important work outside of the classroom — to reinvigorate the school's yearbook; start an outdoors club; and create the Zillah Robert Challenge, which invites hundreds of students from across the state to participate in high - skills robotics competitions.

In the years since, dwindling state funding forced school districts across North Carolina to improvise, shifting classroom teacher resources to fund enhancement teachers.

Launched in 1997, KES partners with 4,200 + public and private schools across 35 states and has a national classroom placement (fill) rate great than 98 percent.

«This program will not only help you connect your classroom experience to the policies being made in Sacramento and in your local district, but it will empower you with the knowledge and skills to become a true teacher leader, representing your school and charter teachers across the state,» said Keith Dell «Aquila, who recently joined CCSA as Director, Teacher Engagement after 6 years teaching at PUC Schools in Los Angeles.

The author looks at school reform in light of his experiences documenting effective public education in classrooms across the United States.

The report draws on data from 2005 to 2012 to rate charter schools across multiple measures of financial health and academic performance, including state test scores and classroom spending, said the press release announcing the findings.

As state Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf presents his «Education State of the State» address to top school officials today at the Commissioner's Convocation in Jackson, two measures in play aim to raise the bar for new teachers and increase diversity in classrooms across the sstate Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf presents his «Education State of the State» address to top school officials today at the Commissioner's Convocation in Jackson, two measures in play aim to raise the bar for new teachers and increase diversity in classrooms across the sState of the State» address to top school officials today at the Commissioner's Convocation in Jackson, two measures in play aim to raise the bar for new teachers and increase diversity in classrooms across the sState» address to top school officials today at the Commissioner's Convocation in Jackson, two measures in play aim to raise the bar for new teachers and increase diversity in classrooms across the statestate.

A survey of 501 public school teachers across the United States by YouGov, found that one in four (25 %) of US public school teachers surveyed felt that charter school autonomy had a positive effect on the day to day life of teachers in the classroom, with 36 % negative, while 20 % felt it had no effect.

The videos in this series highlight the stories of five rural and urban Illinois districts, providing a sample of the positive changes happening across the state as a result of the multiyear partnership at the district, school, and classroom levels.

For rural school districts without a local industry presence, the Department will occasionally bring business leaders from across the state or connect them to the classroom through web - based video conferencing software.

By developing information systems and feedback structures that identify strengths and weaknesses within schools and districts across these areas, states can set the stage not only for identifying what is working but also for changing educator practice where it matters most — at the classroom level.

School leaders across the state say proposed cuts to the Department of Public Instruction would hurt North Carolina classrooms.

As the oldest teacher recruitment program in the country, South Carolina's Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement, or CERRA, facilitates a variety of programs that aim to recruit, retain, and support highly qualified teacher candidates.64 CERRA recruits middle and high school students, college students, and career - changers by offering an array of programs across the state.65 For example, the Teacher Cadets Program is a high school recruitment program offered at nearly 160 schools in South Carolina.66 As Teacher Cadets, high - achieving juniors and seniors who express an interest in teaching complete field placements in classrooms and learn about curriculum development.67 The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program, another one of CERRA's recruitment programs, is one of the most competitive scholarship and loan programs in the state: Through the program, select high school seniors who display a strong desire to pursue teaching receive a forgivable loan to attend college.68

The problem our public school face is the suffocation of public schools by the federal and state governments across the country and here in Texas by refusing to adequately provide the resources so that every classroom, every school, and every school district has what it needs, so that teachers can provide the best education to every child.

Who designs the state tests that spread a blanket of silence across the hallways and classrooms of Massachusetts schools each spring as students scratch away at paper with No. 2 pencils?