Not exact matches
Good Info, Funding is always an issue when it comes to
school lunches, but a number of corporations and
private foundations are putting up big money for
schools and
small farms to implement such programs, especially
in areas with high obesity rates.
Whether the gains from these
small,
private scholarship programs will translate to large - scale, publicly funded
school - choice programs
in urban
areas is unknown.
With the support of this public -
private alliance, Brad will be leading an initiative to work with around 30
small schools in a rural
area to develop a model of group purchasing and other innovative measures that will deliver tasty, nutritious food to children while also enabling the meals service to break even.
Choice B: Young college grads with degrees
in their desired career
area — who complete 5 weeks of education training which includes teaching a class 1 hour daily and a
small group 1 hour daily, pass the state required tests, continue basic education classes after they begin teaching, are hired with the district paying a minimum of $ 5,000 per teacher to a
private organization, are paid salary and benefits negotiated by the district's union, are sought by big corporations, banks, and Wall Street because of their service and skills gained from 2 years of teaching, after 2 years get discounts and benefits from grad
schools and employers, after 2 years receive $ 11,000 toward further degrees
in education or that initial career choice, and after 2 years are now «experts»
in education seeking positions
in government to influence education policy.
For example,
in Maine if students live
in small towns where there is not public
school they are given vouchers to choose whatever
private school they wish
in their
area.
At the time of writing (2009/02/28) there are rebates for installing photovoltaic power on
private homes and
schools, but no rebates for installing
small wind turbines, except
in isolated
areas not connected to the electricity supply grid.