Sentences with phrase «several students in your family»

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They bloomed in several states after the Isla Vista shooting in 2014, in which a disturbed man killed six University of California, Santa Barbara students after his family had tried unsuccessfully to alert the authorities about his troubling behavior.

OCD is a real and sometimes debilitating condition that I have witnessed first hand in my family and in several of my students.

During negotiations in the conference committee, Katko said he will push GOP leaders to reinstate some popular tax breaks that are on the chopping block, including several that benefit college students and their families.

12/11/2007» T is the Giving Season: WebMD Health Foundation Funds Fellowship in Underserved Health Care For UC San Diego Student - Run Free Clinic As a new physician, Michelle Johnson, M.D., could have joined any of several lucrative family practice clinics in California.

Because the presence of charter schools in an area might affect both student achievement and the decisions of families to move to a district, we measured state demographics and student achievement during the 1989 — 90 school year, several years before the first charter laws took effect.

Louisiana appears on track to enact a private - school - voucher plan for New Orleans that borrows from choice programs elsewhere in several respects, from its focus on a single city and its means - testing of families to its targeting of students enrolled in low - performing public schools.

Indeed, as documented in several recent studies, a well - qualified student from a low - income family has a lower chance of going to college than a poorly qualified student from a high - income family.

She worked as Principal Project Coordinator with Queensland Department of Education for many years leading a major initiative implementing conflict resolution in schools in South East Queensland, and through this role developed several whole - school programs and teaching resources to address bullying and promote social and emotional skills of students, staff and families.

While there are several rules related to school selection, LEAs generally must rank their public schools by their percentage of students from low - income families and serve them in rank order.

In a delectable taste of hypocrisy, several of these same quasi-activists even try to lure Black families away from holding schools accountable for students» performance.

Horizon 2020's methodology outlines that it is vital to measure the educational impact in the students, families and schools: a foundation already exists the first evaluation of Horizon's 2020 — Reimagine Education methodology, carried out by several international research groups.

In their synthesis of several dozen studies of after - school programs, Little, Wimer, and Weiss (2008) identified three key features necessary for successful programs: sustained attendance, quality programming and staffing, and strong partnerships between the program and other places where students learn, including schools, families, and community institutions.

Results are most positive for charter schools in urban areas, and several student subgroups see particularly strong positive benefits, including black and Hispanic students, students from low - income families, and students receiving special education services (CREDO, 2015).

Over time, we see major shifts in teacher thinking in several areas: how they see themselves, how they see students and families, and how they see their content.

«The city will spend $ 52 million in state funds over several years to convert 40 schools into community hubs with medical and dental services, nutrition and fitness programs, tutoring, job training, and other assistance for students and their families, officials announced Tuesday, roughly doubling the current number of such school - based hubs.

Several other cities have been developing additional data capacity in support of this work, including creating MOUs to share data across agencies, surveying students about their school connectedness, asking families about the barriers they face in accessing preschool, and making use of data collected through a programmatic partnership to improve their understanding of community and individual student needs.

The Executive Education Academy Charter School in Allentown has several students and staff with family in Puerto Rico, CEO Bob Lysek said.

She is the author and co-author of several articles and books about the role of families and community members in the work of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011).

In several studies in suburban middle schools, African - American and Latino students were asked during stressful moments to write about things most important to them — their relationships with friends or family or their personal interestIn several studies in suburban middle schools, African - American and Latino students were asked during stressful moments to write about things most important to them — their relationships with friends or family or their personal interestin suburban middle schools, African - American and Latino students were asked during stressful moments to write about things most important to them — their relationships with friends or family or their personal interests.

Several students from American Fork High School recently competed in the FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) State Competition in Layton.

Due to the popularity of quality charter schools, demographic changes, and challenges facing low - income families in the enrollment process, several charter schools are finding it harder to enroll a substantial percentage of low - income students.

A review of the student handbooks of several private Christian schools in North Carolina that receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer - funded school vouchers finds that attendance at these schools is limited to families who believe in Jesus Christ; families that do not have members who are gay, lesbian or transgender; and families who are willing to have their children undergo physical punishment at the direction of school administrators.

Wrap - around supports are provided in several key areas — developing a climate and culture that shifts from the system to the student, ensuring highly effective teachers, engaging parents and the community, providing social and human service supports to students and families, and providing anytime, anywhere learning opportunities.

«We continue to work closely with the charter community, and in each of the past several years we've approved an increasing number of co-location requests, giving students and families increasing school options.

- Arthur Ashe Several Atlanta parents and families are racing the clock to ensure that their student walks across the stage in just a few short hours to gain their high school diploma.

Although STRIVE and DPS have both received backlash for several undocumented TFA teachers they have hired, they defend their decision by showing how these teachers are positive forces in the school community, especially as role models for students and their families who may also be immigrants or undocumented (Caldwell, 2014).

The updated guide will be provided for free to several facilities operated by the Hampden County Sheriff's Department, including the Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center, located on Center Street in Chicopee, to formerly homeless veterans participating in the HUD - VASH program, to families living in area homeless shelters, to students at local high schools and colleges, and to anyone who participates in a full counseling session with a Cambridge counselor.

Several thousand of Corinthian College students and graduates are thousands of dollars in student loan debt and unable to find suitable jobs to support themselves and their families.

, and was employed as an educator in Detroit Public Schools for nearly 42 years serving students, families and the Detroit community in several positions: Elementary Education Teacher, Speech and Language Pathologist, teacher consultant, and Administrator and Staff Development Specialist.

Downtown Legal Services (DLS) at the University of Toronto received several mentions as the only student legal clinic in Ontario that provides family law assistance.

To help ease the transition to digital, several schools have adopted «Bring Your Own Device» programs that save money by enabling students to use tablets owned by their families in class.

Patriots spokesman Stacey James confirmed that Kraft provided the team's official plane to fly families of the victims from the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as well as several other students who were injured in the attack.

Students will be given several months» notice of the available dates for the Open Days and offered choice in terms of which dates will suit their work and family life.

Dr. Mapp is the author and co-author of several articles and books about the role of families and community members in the work of student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform student achievement and school improvement including: A New Wave Of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform Student Achievement (2002); «Having Their Say: Parents Describe How and Why They are Engaged in Their Children's Learning» (2003); Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family - School Partnerships (2010); «Debunking the Myth of the Hard to Reach Parent» (2010); «Title I and Parent Involvement: Lessons from the Past, Recommendations for the Future» (2011); and A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform (2011).

In particular, the New York City Department of Education endorsed the Registry project to families of 12,600 public school children initially through mailed and subsequently backpack letters, and several private schools provided lists of student names.