Sentences with phrase «state school alternative»

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Columbus High School junior Patrick Chappel, 16, isn't satisfied with the Muscogee County School District's response to criticism of its video conference with state legislators, an alternative event conducted during the hour before the National Sc

The day after the Muscogee County School District conducted an alternative activity while prohibiting students from participating in the National School Walkout, an online petition calls the video conference with state legislators a «sham.»

The alternative would be to make a tactical retreat, hand over our schools gradually to the state, and insist on the right of Catholic pupils in state education to be treated with the same consideration as people of other faiths.

This American ideal for education was institutionalized in the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862, encouraging the state schools oriented toward agricultural and technical education that developed as alternatives to the liberal arts colleges.

Some parents come specifically for the religious instruction, but others seek an alternative to the utility - focused aims that typify many high - and low - performing schools in the United States.

Responding to an increase in academic and emotional problems among kids in the United States, experts in child and adolescent well - being convened at Stanford University in July 2007 to envision a coordinated approach to helping schools and families develop alternative success models to align with research on healthy child development.

State schools shunned for home education (Guardian, 08-02-08) General article about the increasing numbers of parents seeking alternatives to state education, in particular home educaState schools shunned for home education (Guardian, 08-02-08) General article about the increasing numbers of parents seeking alternatives to state education, in particular home educastate education, in particular home education.

The grant will allow us to continue our work funding alternative breakfast programs; to date, the Partners for BIC have helped 36 school districts in 18 states feed over 63,000 additional students at school breakfast.

But a search of online school lunch menus found that «alternate» or «alternative» lunches of a sandwich (usually cheese or peanut butter) along with juice or milk were being served this month in public school districts in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington state.

Because school districts using CEP no longer collect meal applications at all schools, states have developed alternative data sources for assessing the poverty level of schools.

The bill was first announced Thursday in the Assembly, with Democrats backing legislation that would replace state - created or written examinations with alternative assessments for school districts that do not use state tests, with regulations set by the state Education Department.

But an alternative barometer of KC liberalism would by the city's failed state school system, which recently lost its state accreditation.

400,000 students, or approximately 15 percent of all students in New York State attend nonpublic schools, providing an important educational alternative in virtually every corner of New York State — and especially so in communities where the existing public schools are failing.

Despite their importance as alternative options for parents and students in failing districts, many parochial schools in New York State are experiencing financial hardship, and parents can face steep costs to enroll their children in such schools.

New York State taxpayers should not be subsidizing private school transportation that is excessive and that financially benefits the private school investors, trustees, and parents who have chosen these as alternative to their local public school.

An alternative version, put forward by state lawmakers, asked whether the Legislature should «provide for the establishment and support of effective free public schools without judicial enforcement.»

It is his firm view that the teaching of creationist views as a potentially valid alternative theory is not acceptable in a 21st century state funded school.»

Families for Excellent Schools, an education reform group that supporters charter schools, will call on the state to lift the cap on the alternative public sSchools, an education reform group that supporters charter schools, will call on the state to lift the cap on the alternative public sschools, will call on the state to lift the cap on the alternative public schoolsschools.

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, against the Utica City School District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high sSchool District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high schoolschool.

Despite their importance as alternative options for parents and students in failing schools, many parochial schools in New York State are experiencing financial hardship, and parents can face steep costs to enroll their children in such schools.

Should a large share of the state's 600 - plus school districts choose to use alternative exams, the commissioner and her department would face a massive task in screening such tests.

The repeal bill would make school districts» use of state assessments in evaluating teachers and principals optional rather than mandatory, and would allow districts to use alternative exams of their own choosing, provided such tests were approved by the commissioner.

400,000 students, or approximately 15 percent of all students in New York State attend nonpublic schools which provide an important educational alternative in virtually every corner of New York State — and especially so in communities where the existing public schools are failing.

The waiting lists to get into charter schools are around the block in the districts of state Assembly members who haven't challenged attempts to limit the alternative schools, according to data obtained by The Post.

He reiterated the union's support for alternatives to state receivership for struggling schools, such as transforming them into community schools as New York City is doing as part of its School Renewal Program.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has expressed regret at the approvals, which include the first ever state - funded special needs and alternative provision «faith» schools.

Dr. Tisch said that among the things she was proudest of was creating alternative pathways to graduation for students who wanted to focus on the arts or a career - related skill, advocating for undocumented students to receive tuition assistance at city and state colleges, and pushing for state oversight of the troubled East Ramapo school district in Rockland County.

Cruzan entered the high school teaching profession through one of the so - called «alternative pathways» to certification that exist in nearly every state, which allow participants to earn state teaching credentials without taking a traditional bachelors or graduate degree in teaching.

A multi-specialty Integrative Medical - Dental group practice Licensure: State of Maryland, July 1973, Dentistry District of Columbia, July 1973, October 1995, Dentistry District of Columbia, October 1995, Doctor of Naturopathy (registration) Academic Appointments: Howard University, School of Dentistry 1974 - 1978 Capital University of Integrative Medicine 1999 - 2005 Provost, Capital University of Integrative Medicine Professor, Department of Spiritual, Psycho - emotional Neurobiology Course Leader, Applied Neurobiology I and II Professional Organizations: (abbreviated) American Dental Association Academy of General Dentistry International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology American Academy of Neural Therapy American Academy of Environmental Medicine Holistic Dental Association Awards, Offices, Appointment, etc. (abbreviated) Cum Laude, U of Md., School of Dentistry 1973 Omicron Kappa Epsilon (National Dental Honor Fraternity) Board of Denticare, President 1978 - 1990 National Registry of Who's Who 2000 Metro Integrative Medicine Study Group 2000 National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, review panel 2001 President's Award for Excellence (CUIM) 2001 Journal of Capital University, co-editor 2001

Under this amendment to NCLB, schools that develop rigorous alternative forms of student evaluation could appeal to an outside agency for approval to use their homegrown assessments in place of state assessments.

Yet, until all schools develop the capacity to develop such alternatives to state tests, Murnane maintained that we must not discard the imperfect measures we have now; they are needed to keep the light shining on the inequities that pervade our current education system.

New Jersey's alternative - certification plan, which allows prospective teachers to bypass traditional teacher - training programs, has attracted nearly 1,000 candidates, one fouth of whom are from the state's parochial and private schools, a state education official reported last week.

While the vast majority of the 965 candidates seeking certification through the so - called «alternative route» are nonteachers «looking for a career change,» an estimated 25 percent are people «currently teaching in a setting other than the public schools,» said Leo F. Klagholz, director of teacher preparation and certification for the state department of education.

So what are states, school districts, higher education, and alternative programs doing to prepare our future principals for all of this?

But in states and school districts with strong unions and charter laws of similar strength, more families have sought out alternatives for their children in charter schools.

Education savings account (ESAs) provide parents with most or all of funds the state would have spent on a child's education, allowing parents to pay for public school alternatives, such as tutoring, online courses, private school tuition, or a combination of other educational services.

From directors Jean - Michel Dissard and Gitte Peng, I Learn America follows five students through one school year at International High School at Lafayette, a small, public, alternative high school in Brooklyn, New York, dedicated to teaching foreign - born, non-native English speakers who are newly arrived to the United Sschool year at International High School at Lafayette, a small, public, alternative high school in Brooklyn, New York, dedicated to teaching foreign - born, non-native English speakers who are newly arrived to the United SSchool at Lafayette, a small, public, alternative high school in Brooklyn, New York, dedicated to teaching foreign - born, non-native English speakers who are newly arrived to the United Sschool in Brooklyn, New York, dedicated to teaching foreign - born, non-native English speakers who are newly arrived to the United States.

April 25, 2016 — Education savings account (ESAs) provide parents with most or all of funds the state would have spent on a child's education, allowing parents to pay for public school alternatives, such as tutoring, online courses, private school tuition, or a combination of other educational services.

David L. Shreve, a lobbyist for the National Conference of State Legislatures, who once accused Spellings of treating NCLB implementation like the game show Let's Make a Deal, contends that if the alternative paths get states closer to results, they should be available to more schools.

Within the span of one year, all public - school employees were fired, the teacher contract expired and was not replaced, and the state took control of almost all public schools, dramatically reshaping the teacher workforce and providing the first direct test of an alternative to the U.S.'s century - old system of school governance.

They rail against state standards and accountability systems, but offer few practical alternatives for ensuring that all public schools perform at a high level.

Harris instead offers two potential alternatives: 1) the improved public / charter school performance in New Orleans made the performance of the private sector look relatively worse; and 2) the curriculum at most private schools may not have been aligned to the state test, so the poor performance merely reflects that lack of alignment rather than poor performance.

I did not know then that «private school» could mean 15 different categories of schools — parochial, independent, military, alternative, and so on — which make up 24 percent of all the schools in the United States.

School districts began adopting four - day schedules in the 1970s as fuel costs rose, and currently 18 out of 89 of the state's school districts and two individual schools are on four - day weeks, according to Dr. Michael Kaplan, director of the alternative education unit in the New Mexico Department of EducSchool districts began adopting four - day schedules in the 1970s as fuel costs rose, and currently 18 out of 89 of the state's school districts and two individual schools are on four - day weeks, according to Dr. Michael Kaplan, director of the alternative education unit in the New Mexico Department of Educschool districts and two individual schools are on four - day weeks, according to Dr. Michael Kaplan, director of the alternative education unit in the New Mexico Department of Education.

Charlie Cobb was only 20 years old when he designed the Freedom Schools curriculum to enable students, as he put it, «to stand up in classrooms around the state and ask their teachers a real question» and «make it possible for them to challenge the myths of our society, to perceive more clearly its realities and to find alternatives and ultimately, new directions for action.»

Most states have developed alternative routes to certification, meant to ease the entry of nontraditional candidates and career switchers into public school classrooms.

That is the secret to the success of Florida Virtual School, a state - run high school that offers alternatives to local district courses that any student in the Florida maySchool, a state - run high school that offers alternatives to local district courses that any student in the Florida mayschool that offers alternatives to local district courses that any student in the Florida may take.

The alternative role is for districts to do everything in their power to align curricula and teaching practices in all their schools with the state's academic standards.

Institutional players — teachers unions, school boards, and state and district administrators — frequently petition state leaders for charter caps and reduced charter funding and vigorously oppose alternative authorizers and facilities aid.

The panel calls on federal, state, and community leaders to plan carefully so that such alternatives — including charter schools and vouchers — actually help children whose parents exercise new options, while avoiding harm to the...