Sentences with phrase «schools in a public school setting»

The ongoing contributions of our parents allow Great Hearts to sustain results that often exceed those of elite or exclusive private schools in a public school setting open to all.

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But they don't leave it there — they want to set laws based upon their religious beliefs, set school curricula based upon their religious beliefs, have their religious prayers in public meetings, put their religious texts on public buildings, etc..

To be sure, perhaps nothing else should be expected in a public school setting, but as a Catholic educator, I felt the not - uncommon sense that Christmas was again being sanitized before my eyes.

It is within the province of public schools not only to see that students are correctly informed about religious matters, but also to provide a setting in which older young people may learn to recognize and sift out irreligious and idolatrous tendencies and perversions in the various religious systems of mankind.

According to my interpretation of data from meta - analyses and a nationwide data set, both racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps are 25 percent narrower in Christian schools than in public schools.

Stories of miracles and divine intervention are portrayed as historically accurate — an approach that might be unproblematic in many religious schools, but which the courts have explicitly ruled out for public school settings.

In reflecting upon Vashti McCollum's death, J. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, told the CENTURY: «The 1948 case that bears her name set the tone for the Supreme Court's view on the proper relationship between church and state in public schools.&raquIn reflecting upon Vashti McCollum's death, J. Brent Walker, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, told the CENTURY: «The 1948 case that bears her name set the tone for the Supreme Court's view on the proper relationship between church and state in public schools.&raquin public schools.»

Its Central Jurisdiction, formed as a separate structure for black churches, was sill in place, setting a bad example for public schools.

Instead of confronting the public school system or arguing before school boards for better teaching methods, we might do best by setting up small schools in which we try out our methods.

In reaction to fundamentalism, many administrators intentionally avoid any mention of religion in the public - school setting — an unhappy educational situation, to say the leasIn reaction to fundamentalism, many administrators intentionally avoid any mention of religion in the public - school setting — an unhappy educational situation, to say the leasin the public - school setting — an unhappy educational situation, to say the least.

MCC - SF also strives to educate people outside the gay and lesbian community about AIDS, through letter - writing campaigns, public presentations and workshops on AIDS, which have been given in a variety of settings, including the San Francisco AIDS Interfaith Conference, the United Methodist Consultation on AIDS Ministries, the Presbyterian Ministers Association, and Pacific School of Religion's AIDS Awareness Week.

A concerted effort by government and industry will help more Scottish - grown food find its way onto menus in schools, hospitals and other public settings, to support Scotland's food and drink sector.

My son has a chance to live his values because they can be challenged in a public school setting.

A family with a child who does not have an IEP but who might qualify for one should contact their local public school system about setting the IEP process in motion as soon as possible, since it takes time for the public school system to determine each student's eligibility.

Our numbers have expanded to 45 known schools and initiatives, and we've started to see the Public Waldorf Education impulse move from its spiritual home in the West towards its historical roots in the East... with a few stops in between: schools based on the principles of Public Waldorf Educationwere granted charters in Colorado, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Florida this year and are set to open in the fall.

There is an entire population of twice - exceptional students who struggle to have their needs met in a public school setting.

Bottled water is especially common in public and community settings such as offices and schools.

Chicago Public Schools today launched its plan to extend students» time in the classroom by 90 minutes each and by two weeks each year and set up an advisory committee to figure out how it'll be done.

Before becoming a 1 - on - 1 Coach, I worked as a Special Education teacher in public school and residential settings.

Since my kids are not yet in middle school, I have yet to fully experience the impact of «competitive» food in the public school setting — i.e., beverage vending machines stocked exclusively with Coca - Cola products (thanks to a multimillion dollar... [Continue reading]

Through their influence, the school health consultants collaborate with multidisciplinary representative specialists across the Division of Public Health and with local communities to promote maximum physical, social, emotional, and educational growth of children and adolescents in the school setting.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

Schools play an important role in children's health and are often prime settings for public health interventions.

Since my kids are not yet in middle school, I have yet to fully experience the impact of «competitive» food in the public school setting — i.e., beverage vending machines stocked exclusively with Coca - Cola products (thanks to a multimillion dollar deal Coke struck with our district a few years back — more on that to come), snack vending machines, branded products like Papa John's pizza in the lunch room, and more.

Several schools and hospitals in the Chicago area use sensory equipment to help people with disabilities regulate their emotions or stimulate their senses but the equipment is rarer in public recreational settings like a park district, said local occupational therapists and a representative from Flaghouse, the company that sold the sensory equipment to SEASPAR and other Chicago organizations.

Though they differ a bit in the years during which they require a child to be schooled — children may be required to start school at age 5 — 8 and not allowed to leave until age 16 — 18 — they all require public schooling or acceptable substitutes (for example, private school, homeschooling), with criteria set by the state for how this works.

You may end up putting your child in a worse setting than what you'd find in the public school - and you'd be paying a lot more for it!

I began work in preschools that extended to running both private early childhood facilities and an infant public health program, then one - on - one child therapy, family therapy, and group therapy, in both private practice and school settings.

As a parent to a toddler and a therapist who has worked in both private and public school settings, this book peaked my curiosity and my desire to learn more about the homeschooling lifestyle.

Selective mutism, or SM, is a condition in which a child who is comfortable talking at home is unable to speak in other, more public settings, including school.

(2014) Directs each local school board to adopt a policy to set aside, in each school in the school division, a non-restroom location that is shielded from the public view to be designated as an area in which any mother who is employed by the local school board or enrolled as a student may take breaks of reasonable length during the school day to express milk to feed her child until the child reaches the age of one.

The White House is set to announce on Monday a major new initiative that would place up to 5,000 salad bars in public schools nationwide despite uncertainties over how those salad bars might be treated by local health inspectors and U.S. Department of Agriculture rules that could prove a major impediment.

Selective mutism (SM) is a relatively rare anxiety disorder in which children who are talkative at home are unable to speak in more public settings, including school.

Brave Buddies SM is a group intensive behavioral therapy program to help children with SM ages 3 to 8 speak in school and other public settings.

Just jumping in here to say, Justin, I never thought about the concept of pre-ordering in the public school setting.

Does anyone in Congress ever set foot inside a public school lunchroom?

This might be the most difficult aspect of all to replicate in a public school setting.

Some students with special needs will flourish in a public school setting, while others will struggle.

Selective mutism (SM), formerly called elective mutism, is best understood as a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child or adolescent's inability to speak in one or more social settings (e.g., at school, in public places, with adults) despite being able to speak comfortably in other settings (e.g., at home with family).

Selective mutism (SM), formerly called elective mutism, is defined as a disorder of childhood characterized by an inability to speak in certain settings (e.g. at school, in public places) despite speaking in other settings (e.g. at home with family).

After this course, participants will be able to state empirically - supported behavioral and cognitive treatment including self - modeling, and PCIT - SM (Parent - Child Interaction Therapy for Selective Mutism) techniques for selective mutism in school, home, and public (social) settings.

«Each of Julie's five children attended public school and she believes in following best practice no matter what the setting to ensure every child has access to the best education available,» said spokeswoman Mollie Fullington.

In an idea very similar to that proposed by Iain Duncan Smith, the public services policy group will say that parents should have the power to set up new schools to rival those of local education authorities:

The mayor also predicted dire consequences if he loses his showdown with state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who wants to lift the cap on the number of privately run public schools in the city, now set at 23 new charters.

In public life — driving people to do great things, like setting up schools, creating public services, leading the way in charitable actIn public life — driving people to do great things, like setting up schools, creating public services, leading the way in charitable actin charitable acts.

Providing public goods through the community — for example, in the form of harambee schools that are set up by citizens rather than the government — requires everyone in a community to pull together to create a service that can be enjoyed by all.

Young said she was proud of the GOP conference's action on a set of women's issues, including increases in public school aid, stronger equal - pay protections and bills to crack down on human trafficking.

Charters are indeed good for individual families looking for a stricter disciplinary setting, but when you move all the motivated kids in a neighborhood into a charter school, the public schools experience brain drain.

While technically the money side of social welfare is indeed not payable to illegal aliens, (1) They still get an incredibly costly (to taxpayers) set of benefits such as free public school education for their kids; law - and - order which is a public good; and medical care in ER facilities who have to treat everyone, with or without insurance.

The mayor also started the «Mayor's Heroin and Prescription Opioid Public Awareness Task Force,» gave $ 70,000 to expand the «Too Good for Drugs» anti-drug program in schools and set up a dedicated fund to provide 7,000 free naloxone kits to community - based organizations.