Sentences with phrase «school districts across the state»

Voters in school districts across the state head to the polls today to decide school budgets and candidates for school board seats.

Residents of school districts across the state go to the polls today to vote on budgets.

Public school districts across the state are concerned about the bill because it allows for state funding to go toward a private entity, without any accountability.

The spending plan includes business tax cuts, middle class tax rebates and increased aid to many school districts across the state.

Others switched careers when they found other school districts across the state would not hire them.

Poor test results and low graduation rates continue to characterize city school districts across the state.

We would never accept that from individual teachers in their work with students, why should we accept «one size fits all» for very different school districts across the state?

Her hope is that the online tests coming as part of the Common Core conversion will force school districts across the state to invest more in technology.

The report released by the association comes as voters in school districts across the state are set to consider education budgets this month.

However, the truth is many school districts across the state are doing much worse than 23 percent.

This report shows that rural school districts have been disproportionately affected by education budget cuts in recent years From 2012 - 2013 the number of school districts across the states with warning indicators have increased from 48 to 76

Cuomo insists he'll withhold more than $ 1 billion in added funding for school districts across the state unless legislators approve a plan that includes more charter schools and teacher ratings linked to standardized test scores.

Now, as school districts across the state grapple with whether to expand bilingual education, they have the chance to show students they don't have to give up their identity and native language to find success in school.

Meet with recruiters from school districts across the state of Illinois as well as those from out of state seeking to fill openings for the new school year.

On March 2015 DSC member Padres y Jovenes Unidos in partnership with Advancement Project and Jim Freeman released its second annual Colorado School Discipline Report Card that examines how the 2012 Smart School Discipline Law impacted school districts across the state.

A Western New York State Senator has drafted legislation he hopes will encourage school districts across the state to invest in security upgrades.

More school districts across the state continue to eye overriding the state's cap on property tax increases.

New Jersey governor Chris Christie is angry, claiming that 27 failing school districts across the state continue to under - perform despite receiving over $ 100 billion in funding since 1985.

As the school year starts, many school districts across the state still need to grapple with the issue of a teacher evaluation system, especially if they want to continue to receive state aid.

In September, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring school districts across the state to conduct periodic testing for lead contamination.

The Consortium for Educational Change (CEC) recently received a $ 75,000 grant from the Joyce Foundation to support communication and engagement efforts to assist school districts across the state with the continued implementation of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC).

Now, as school districts across the state grapple with whether to expand bilingual education, they have the chance to show students they don't have to give up their identity and native language to find success.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Tuesday announced $ 35 million in funding available for high - need school districts across the state to establish after - school programs.

The measure also comes as school districts across the state on Tuesday reported high numbers of students choosing to opt out of the current round of English Language Arts standardized tests that will run for the next two weeks.

The Washington Supreme Court has dealt a blow to a dozen school districts across the state that sought more money for special education.

(Calif.) Small school districts across the state can more easily reduce the number of board trustees they must have under legislation signed into law this month by Gov. Jerry Brown.

Ten school referenda will be on the ballot Tuesday in various school districts across the state.

The Washington Department of Agriculture and the Washington State Nutrition Assoication teamed up for «Taste Washington Day» at school districts across the state.

Much controversy the past year in school districts across the state centered around Common Core Learning Standards.

The vote in the Senate coincides with school districts across the state putting their budgets before voters, as well as the release of a report showing $ 7.6 billion in savings from the cap.

Voters in school districts across the state head to the polls today to decide school budgets and candidates

The School Administrator Salary Disclosure form was posted on the state Education Department website May 15 before school districts across the state voted on school budgets on May 21.

«While it is welcome news that so few school districts across the state have been classified as in fiscal stress, school officials should remain vigilant and carefully consider how their budgeting decisions will affect their long - term fiscal condition and local taxpayers,» DiNapoli said in a statement.

Though school districts across the state are, on average, facing a 3.4 percent increase in their tax levies, Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted that most can live within his proposed 2 percent cap.

Governor Christie's Department of Education (NJDOE) is in the second year of its «Excellent Education for New Jersey» (EE4NJ) teacher evaluation pilot program in over 30 school districts across the state right now, which will expand to every school in the state this fall.

The investments from outside groups in Denver, Aurora and Douglas County — where education reform advocates and teachers unions are locked in heated battles for control — are a sharp contrast to dozens of school districts across the state where elections have been canceled due to a lack of interest.

In a letter to Gov. Alan G. Olson dated March 23, ndsba President Barbara H. Nordby said that she was «appalled that Mr. Crawford would dictate» individualized instruction for the state's children «at a time when [he] has asked school districts across the state to reduce spending this year and curtail budgets for the next year...

As part of its Race to the Top initiative, The Florida Department of Education, through its Partnership with Learning Sciences International, will provide School Districts across the State with a Research Based Framework and Implementation Services for a Teacher Evaluation System.

No significant legislative action mentioned; 2004: Wallace Foundation grants resulted in six school districts across the state serving as «Demonstration Districts» for what was then known as «the State Action for Education Leadership.»

The Kentucky Education Reform Act mandated changes in the state's school systems in order to provide equitable educational opportunities for all students within the school district and between school districts across the state.

Since Then, We've Been Sharing Our Work With Students, Staff, And Parents In School Districts Across The State Which Has Led To Schools Implementing Models To Support More Students As Partners.

Public charter schools in Connecticut can only open in Alliance Districts, which are the 30 lowest performing school districts across the state.

While school districts across the states scrambled in the first few years after the amendment to hire teachers to meet the requirements, many have increased class sizes in subjects not covered by the amendment, such as music and art.

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.

In October, 15 school districts across the state celebrated the release of the latest accountability system ratings with an «A» rating.

This program is an example of how school districts across the state are opening doors to families and communities, and providing them the information that will enable them to engage in important decisions across the district.

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has announced that 141 small rural school districts across the state will share in $ 17.7 million in sparsity aid for general school operations.

The incubator, named the Center for Charter School Excellence in Tennessee, will support and help fund the development of high - performing public charter schools in Metro Nashville, and expand to provide charter school incubation support in school districts across the state within three years.

Following the 1954 Brown decision, school districts across the state employed various methods to desegregate their schools, including mandatory busing in Prince George's County, magnet schools in Montgomery County, and a freedom of choice plan in Baltimore.