Sentences with phrase «schools than a board»

Is it less «democratic» for a city council to be responsible for schools than a board of education?

But the bill also gives the school board far more powers over the charter schools than boards in other cities have.

Not exact matches

Pitch your company to several firms and try to simultaneously line up more than one offer, says Noam Wasserman, an entrepreneurship professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business (and a member of Inc.'s advisory board).

He started the Education Freedom Fund, which awarded more than 4,000 scholarships to underprivileged children in Michigan, the West Michigan Aviation Academy, (a High School that aims to provide a rigorous educational program through an aviation focus), and has served on the State Board of Education.

But allegations of sexual abuse related to BJU and the school's response have been ongoing at least since 2010, when former board member and former Trinity Baptist Church pastor Chuck Phelps was accused of helping to «cover up repeated instances of sexual abuse committed more than a decade earlier by an older male parishioner against his step - daughter.»

Many people find more meaning in city councils and voting for school boards than they do for national elections, but they all say local politics make them more passionate about politics in general.

I suspect our teacher unions would not be adverse to let some portion of their member teachers compensation be based on a test score bonus rather than the meddling of school boards.

And for that to happen the Catholic school needs to take on board Benedict XVI's reminder to Catholic educators in the USA in 2008 that there is much more to Catholic education than the nature of the curriculum: «Catholic identity,» he said, «is not dependent upon statistics.

(4) In addition to leading the church to address social justice concerns in such practical and far - reaching ways, Dr. Smith has served a term on the Oakland School Board after being elected by more than 80 percent of the vote.

More basic, homestyle cooking can be found at the house of Irma de Guerra, a grandmother who has opened her home to board students from the more than 50 Spanish language schools based in Antigua.

Board Game Equivalent: Not a board game, but you remember in P.E. in elementary school, when about 100 kids held onto the parachute and had to work together to get it to do something, and the result was still entirely mediocre and less than fulfilBoard Game Equivalent: Not a board game, but you remember in P.E. in elementary school, when about 100 kids held onto the parachute and had to work together to get it to do something, and the result was still entirely mediocre and less than fulfilboard game, but you remember in P.E. in elementary school, when about 100 kids held onto the parachute and had to work together to get it to do something, and the result was still entirely mediocre and less than fulfilling?

I just can't believe that we have become a joke we always start the season well then have a bumpy December and by the time Feb comes our form has taken a dip and we get kicked out of all competitions except for that valuable top 4 that the board loves so much... ultimately if Arsenal want to compete again we need changes from the bottom up... Kroenke and his board need to go cause clearly for them profits matter more than trophies... Wenger needs to go for his lack of tactical naus guy has been using the same fornation since I was in high school and I'm doing my honours in accounting now... our medical team must all go our players always get injured and they never come back in time (take a look at Santi) players like Coquelin Theo Mesut Gabriel Gibbs Giroud just to name a few need to go they're just not good enough seriously these players lack fight tactical Discipline and tactical awareness... at the end of the day change needs to happen things can't keep going like this for us....

For more than a year the board of trustees considered the arguments against the proposal: Football is too expensive; football players, who are unruly and dumb, will tarnish the school's reputation; and, finally, Hartwick has soccer, it doesn't need football.

Henry is Arsene's natural successor and until he is ready, we are screwed by le prof's old school antics, even if the stadium were empty, you know how defiant Wenger is, he won't care, the board won't care either because they know the protest wont last for long, we love our club too much for that and they know it, they've known that for more than a decade.

Wenger last won the premier league when most of our squad were at school his status amongst them is far less than it was with the lies of Pires and Henry etc al He's lost his touch lost his mettle and he doesn't have the respect of the players any more The board keep him on because he spends next to nothing and makes them a fortune Its time he went and the board changed tact but I really doubt it will happen anytime soon

In 1970, one year after the school was kicked out of the Mid-American Conference as punishment for more than 100 NCAA violations, a chartered plane carrying 75 players, coaches, fans, university employees and crew crashed, killing all on board.

While some may look at the close relationship between premier high schools and elite colleges and bemoan the sad state of meritocracy, there is still evidence that public schools may offer an equal or even better chance at admission to an Ivy League school than spending four years at Groton School or another Hogwartz-esque boarding sschool than spending four years at Groton School or another Hogwartz-esque boarding sSchool or another Hogwartz-esque boarding schoolschool.

«I would rather see all those high schools go out and even if they shared an athletic trainer, I'd rather see that than see them all go out and spend money on sensors,» Dawn Comstock, a leading concussion researcher, professor at University of Colorado's School of Public Health, and member of MomsTEAM Institute's Board of Advisors, told SI.

Bigger, more established providers like schools and health visiting services can be the hardest to get on board, she adds: «We had a particular problem with health visitors because what we wanted was something more significant than just handing out a leaflet, but less «formal» than a referral.

Having my superintendent and my board understanding the importance of breakfast, and promoting it, and making sure it was being implemented in my schools by each principal has really made a difference; I'm reaching a higher percentage of students than I was before.

Because of traffic and other concerns, residents and Park Board members have said previously that the Chicago Avenue site would be better than building a school on Norfolk.

The decision to tear down the school built in 1962 was made this year after the New Lenox Elementary District 122 School Board learned repairs and drainage requirements for an addition would be less economical than a new sschool built in 1962 was made this year after the New Lenox Elementary District 122 School Board learned repairs and drainage requirements for an addition would be less economical than a new sSchool Board learned repairs and drainage requirements for an addition would be less economical than a new schoolschool.

Drawing an emotional response from the audience, more than a dozen Chicago Public School parents voiced complaints at Wednesday's school board meeting over how the district questioned their children about their decision to not to take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test when it was administered earlier this School parents voiced complaints at Wednesday's school board meeting over how the district questioned their children about their decision to not to take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test when it was administered earlier this school board meeting over how the district questioned their children about their decision to not to take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test when it was administered earlier this month.

And when it comes down to it, if given the choice, my kids would rather have a (relatively) rested, calm, relaxed and PRESENT mom to come home to after school and to tuck them in at night than one who is their class mom and girl scout troop leader and baseball team mom and who runs the school store organizes the school fundraiser and is on every board there is to be on in town (I don't do all that stuff, but you get the point) and who is also a complete and total stressed out and spread thin raging lunatic from the moment they get home until the moment they are in bed.

Since graduating, Zach has served as a CIT Advisor, Camp Advisor, and Senior Camp Advisor for more than 8 schools and 10 weeks of camp, and currently sits on the Advisory Boards for both Emory University and the University of Georgia.

Last month, District 54 school board members suggested that rather than help pay for the new playground, they could improve the blacktopped play area at the school.

When teen boys need more help than their parents can give them, it's time to look at therapeutic boarding schools.

Willingboro, NJ School Board has taken action effective for the 2013 - 2014 school year to discard a school meal rather than feed a student, if their parents can not, or haven't arranged to, refill their student's lunch acSchool Board has taken action effective for the 2013 - 2014 school year to discard a school meal rather than feed a student, if their parents can not, or haven't arranged to, refill their student's lunch acschool year to discard a school meal rather than feed a student, if their parents can not, or haven't arranged to, refill their student's lunch acschool meal rather than feed a student, if their parents can not, or haven't arranged to, refill their student's lunch account.

Sundance Canyon Academy is different than many other therapeutic boarding schools in our treatment approach.

Most parents will attempt to help their teen change while living with the family at home, rather than immediately sending their troubled teen away to a private boarding school for troubled teens.

While an Illinois boarding school might seem ideal, the location of a potential facility is less important than making sure it is a good fit for your son.

There are just some of the reasons why Sundance Canyon Academy has been more effective for troubled teens than the therapeutic boarding schools in Las Vegas.

Rather than having parents and teachers punish bad behavior without addressing the causes, therapeutic boarding schools get to the heart of the matter and work on healing emotional, behavioral and mental health problems that each teen is facing.

Acts, P.A. 87 requires public school boards to adopt a policy to require each school to provide an appropriate, private room, other than a restroom, that may be used by an employee to express breast milk.

Cherokee County School Board members recently toured the new / replacement Dean Rusk Middle School, getting a glimpse of the state - of - the - art facility that will serve more than 1,450 students when the school year begins on Monday, AugSchool Board members recently toured the new / replacement Dean Rusk Middle School, getting a glimpse of the state - of - the - art facility that will serve more than 1,450 students when the school year begins on Monday, AugSchool, getting a glimpse of the state - of - the - art facility that will serve more than 1,450 students when the school year begins on Monday, Augschool year begins on Monday, August 1.

Rather than passing herself off as some sort of miracle worker, or trying to sell me on a simple five - step plan she'd come up with, she made it clear to me that improving school food can not happen without lots of hard work and, most importantly, without funding; in her case, San Francisco's board of education is willing to kick in significant money each year to cover the costs of the improved school food.

With a library that boasts more than 1,000 board games, a trip to Tabletop Board Game Cafe has everything you need to unplug for hours upon hours of old - schoolboard games, a trip to Tabletop Board Game Cafe has everything you need to unplug for hours upon hours of old - schoolBoard Game Cafe has everything you need to unplug for hours upon hours of old - school fun.

In addition to her more than sixteen years as a coach / cheerleader for Special Olympics in Area 10, Sandy serves on the board for Jacob's Ladder Learning Center, a private school where special needs students learn life skills, and she started a nutritional feeding program for the mentally and physically challenged children who attend Camp Silver Cloud.

School board officials said The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 requires them to change pricing because the law states that schools must charge on average no less for paid student meals than the district receives in federal free meal reimbursement.

They took their food fight straight to the school board today, saying schools are feeding their minds much better than their bodies.

More than 120 hand - crafted wreaths made by Chicagoland school children decked the halls of Shedd Aquarium this holiday season as part of an educational program called the Wreath - Cycled Classroom Challenge, hosted by the aquarium's Auxiliary Board.

School Board members delayed a vote on a proposed budget that would bring the number of staff positions to 5,476, which would be 432 more than five years ago.

Voter particpation was literally 10 times higher than it was in the last school board election three years ago.

When Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino announced he was running for the Buffalo Public School Board, more than a few political observers found the idea laughable.

Additionally, many municipalities allow voters to select multiple candidates in races for school board and city council for example, rather than selecting winners of individual races.

Mount Vernon — Accusations of impropriety continue for Mayor Richard Thomas, who is already facing corruption charges as the Mount Vernon Board of Ethics has accused Mayor Richard Thomas of collecting more than $ 100,000 as a trustee of the Amani Public Charter School in violation of state education law.

As mayors prepared to make their case, the state School Boards Association released a survey that found work force costs in schools outside the state's major cities are on track to grow an average of more than $ 1 billion annually by the 2013 - 14 school year; revenues under a tax cap, however, would grow only $ 229 million per year through 2013 - 14, on avSchool Boards Association released a survey that found work force costs in schools outside the state's major cities are on track to grow an average of more than $ 1 billion annually by the 2013 - 14 school year; revenues under a tax cap, however, would grow only $ 229 million per year through 2013 - 14, on avschool year; revenues under a tax cap, however, would grow only $ 229 million per year through 2013 - 14, on average.

By Saturday afternoon, more than 5,700 people had signed an online petition calling for his removal from the school board in a diverse district where the majority of students are black.

You are no different than the Cheater School interests, the NY City Board of Realtors, the corrupt casino lobby, or the Fantasy Sports industry... we operate under the «Pay to Play» model here in NY.

Following a month of abundant citywide community activism and outreach, City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has submitted to City Hall more than 10,600 parent petition signatures, dozens of video and audio testimonies and nearly 20 resolutions from Community Education Councils, Community Boards and the Schools Chancellor's Parent Advisory Council, all protesting teacher and day care cuts.