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Also, many school districts across the country not only have successful induction programs in place, they also are more than willing to share their successes with others.

Not exact matches

According to the study, when chocolate milk was eliminated from cafeterias at 58 schools in seven school districts across the country, milk consumption went down by an average of 35 %, and did not recover even after a year's time.

I know I and the people in my neighborhood and all the others like us across the country are all part of the problem, but we can't help make these kinds of failing school district better by sending our children to them even if we wanted to, because we'd have to risk our children's futures to do it.

«Because of the amount of time kids spend in school, and given the fact that many first - time allergic reactions occur on school grounds, it is imperative for school districts across the country to provide access to emergency epinephrine to students who may not otherwise have access to the potentially life - saving medication,» Gupta said.

Owens found that neighborhood racial segregation across the country appeared to be driven largely by white families with children who are choosing, consciously or not, to move to neighborhoods and school districts with fewer minorities.

And it's nice to see the authors of this study using survey data from 900 school board members in 419 unique school districts all across the country to prove that my faith was not in vain.

We studied 16 charter elementary and secondary schools with a wide range of personalized learning models from across the country (we hoped to include district schools, but the data were not available).

Several school districts across the country are trying to change their teacher - salary structures in ways that would not only reward performance, but also allow effective teachers to reach top salary levels earlier in their careers, making teacher - compensation plans more in line with those in other occupations.

By then, she, too, had heard that the board did not plan to select her, and she was already interviewing in other school districts across the country.

With budget shortfalls still crippling countless school districts across the country, it will not be surprising to see similar plans attempted.

There are public school districts across the country that have engaged in innovative contracts between teachers and the central office, and there are multiple models of educational interventions, including at the curricular level, that show real promise and do not depend on wholesale structural reform.

Being a member of COSA was like being a member of a vast law firm with almost 3,000 partners committed not only to representing school boards and school districts across the country but also supporting other school attorneys.

District leaders across the country are recognizing that religious literacy not only counters anti-Muslim bias — it makes schools safer for everyone.

According to a nationwide survey to be released soon by the National Education Association (nea), more than one in three of the 1,326 elementary - and secondary - school teachers chosen randomly from different - sized school districts across the country said they «certainly» or «probably» would not become teachers again if they were given the choice.

Throughout his career, Mr. Hromatka has acted as lead banker on financings across the country and has developed a significant base of experience and relationships with diverse clients ranging from charter schools to state and local governments, school districts and not - for - profit agencies.

(District of Columbia) It might not be surprising to learn that some school board members across the country paid for their services — most are not, but almost half, 48 percent — spend between 15 and 40 hours per month on district bDistrict of Columbia) It might not be surprising to learn that some school board members across the country paid for their services — most are not, but almost half, 48 percent — spend between 15 and 40 hours per month on district bdistrict business.

State accountability systems focus attention and resources on low performance and remediation, but in many school districts across the country district leaders are as much concerned, if not more, about sustaining good performance and about establishing agendas for student learning beyond proficiency scores on standardized tests.

Efforts to disentangle success from economics are made somewhat harder by New York's decision not to adopt one of the national Common Core tests, which promised to allow more apples - to - apples comparisons among school districts across the country (though New York has a modified version of the Common Core standards in place, the state makes its own exams to test whether kids are meeting those expectations).

CAP's human capital systems survey, however, found that most school districts use hyperlocal and passive recruitment strategies, meaning that they do not actively seek out new candidates from across the country.

The concept ignores the fact that standardized tests in schools today were not designed as teacher assessment tools and aren't valid measures, but that isn't stopping a headlong rush into implementation in school districts across the country.

Webinar Recording: Trends and Opportunities in Accountability for Alternative Education Discussion of alternative education is growing across the country as states and districts look for ways to better serve students whose needs are not met in traditional school settings.

Discussion of alternative education is growing across the country as states and districts look for ways to better serve students whose needs are not met in traditional school settings.

«We searched for two decades to support a program that wouldn't be just a Band - Aid and create a national model that could be replicated at districts across the country,» said Melanie Lundquist, who was honored with her husband by the school board last week.

There's a pretty good chance Scott Walker doesn't know much about Common Core, the new set of education standards for kindergarten through high school being adopted by states and school districts across the country.

As districts across the country brace themselves for low student scores on tough Common Core tests this spring, the staff at Sturgis Charter Public School in Hyannis, Massachusetts, isn't sweating it.

The announced closure of Roseville sparked protests not just within the school's community, but also from activists citywide who saw it as a continuation of a pattern of closures sweeping urban districts across the country.

By providing flexible funding for a broad range of field - driven projects and allowing states, school districts, non-profits, and businesses to partner together to develop and grow innovative programs, projects funded by EIR will not only contribute to the production of actionable, proven interventions in a given community or population, but will generate an evidence base that can be adapted to inform practices and funding decisions for states and school districts across the country.

While some educators are very savvy about assessment and how best to use the results in their districts, schools, and classrooms, a lot of administrators and teachers across the country aren't so knowledgeable about it.

not just within the school's community, but also from activists citywide who saw it as a continuation of a pattern of closures sweeping urban districts across the country.

In 2011, he compared teachers» salaries in school districts across the country which allow CB with those that don't.

«This is an issue becoming more and more present in school districts across the country, so it's not surprising that we're seeing this develop more in North Carolina,» said Micah Johnson, Timeout Youth's director of School Outschool districts across the country, so it's not surprising that we're seeing this develop more in North Carolina,» said Micah Johnson, Timeout Youth's director of School OutSchool Outreach.

Yet, what's not getting as much ink is that detractors are far from satisfied with the postponement, citing continued privacy concerns regarding the sharing of student records with inBloom — an Atlanta, Georgia - based technology nonprofit which stores and consolidates students» information from school districts across the country — and a continuation of standardized testing tied to teacher evaluations for third grade and up.

In our work with districts across the country, it's common to see different opinions within a school or district about what is or isn't effective when it comes to instruction.

However, notwithstanding the growing cadre of exemplars around the country, spanning school size, district, and across both urban and rural settings, the research to explicitly identify and understand the key components of effective implementation is still nascent, especially in demonstrating a causal relationship between implementation of a comprehensive and integrated community school strategy — not just individual program pieces — and increased student achievement.

In addition to ESEA waiver requirements that districts incorporate evaluation data into personnel decisions (though compensation isn't specified), the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), a federal grant program that has allocated over $ 2 billion since its inception, began supporting state and district efforts to implement performance - based compensation in 2006.79 Grantees from across the country have included Miami - Dade County Public Schools, Mississippi, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Seattle Public Schools, and Washington, D.C. Public Schools (see Case Study: Lessons From Washington, D.C.'s IMPACT System).

Not even 24 hours after the massacre, threats began pouring into schools across the country, prompting schools to not only ensure parents their children were safe, but also to examine what measures they had in place to prevent a tragedy in their distriNot even 24 hours after the massacre, threats began pouring into schools across the country, prompting schools to not only ensure parents their children were safe, but also to examine what measures they had in place to prevent a tragedy in their distrinot only ensure parents their children were safe, but also to examine what measures they had in place to prevent a tragedy in their district.

Real estate experts in markets across the country share what you should know about a school district's impact on real estate, whether or not you plan on using the school system.