Sentences with phrase «struggling school districts with»

Malloy claims that his «initiative» is providing Connecticut's 30 most struggling school districts with another $ 132 million in state aid, but the truth is that this year's increase is only about $ 45 million and that in order to get those funds, school districts were required to accept a series of new mandates and programs aimed at further implementing Malloy's corporate education reform agenda and diverting scarce public dollars to private companies.

It would also leave struggling school districts with no increase if voters rejected an increase twice within a given year.

Not exact matches

And in education, local school districts as well as colleges and universities are still struggling with budget cuts.

In doing so, these individuals publicly broke rank with their own organization, which is currently urging Congress to include in the 2015 appropriations bill language which would allow struggling school districts to opt out of healthier meal standards.

And for the majority of districts struggling to meet the new school food standards with inadequate funding and labor, the highly processed, lower priced, heat - and - eat entree will continue to remain an alluring option.

If you work in a Utah school or district that struggles with breakfast participation, we've got some news for you: Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom are now offering breakfast - in - the - classroom grants in your state.

If you work in an Oklahoma school or district and you are struggling with school breakfast participation, the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom have great news!

If you work in a North Carolina school or district with a high free - and - reduced rate student population, but you're struggling to achieve good participation at school breakfast, The Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom can help.

School districts long struggled with the issue of feeding children whose parents couldn't or wouldn't pay, and Diane Pratt - Heavener, spokesperson for the School Nutrition Association, recently asserted on Take Part that the improved meal standards mandated by the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act have only worsened the problem.

More than half of public school districts in the United States are in rural communities where millions of students struggle with poverty and hunger.

If your child has had behavioral problems or personal struggles with school, you may be more likely to have the social worker as your case manager, but that varies with school districts and workloads.

Do you work in a Missouri school or district with a high free - and - reduced rate student population, but you're struggling to achieve good participation at school breakfast?

School districts have long struggled with parents» failure to keep up with lunch payments.

Do you work in a Nebraska school or district with a high free - and - reduced rate student population, but you're struggling to achieve good participation at school breakfast?

School districts in New York have struggled with fluctuating revenue over the past decade, including increases that averaged 1.3 percent over the last three years, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

«As our region's businesses, residents and school districts have struggled to cope with burdensome taxes, George Amedore have been slowing our economic recovery by raising them even higher,» Amedore opponent Sara Niccoli said.

As many school districts around the region struggling with the fight over high - stakes testing, Buffalo School Board members discussed the issue at Wednesday night's lengthy meschool districts around the region struggling with the fight over high - stakes testing, Buffalo School Board members discussed the issue at Wednesday night's lengthy meSchool Board members discussed the issue at Wednesday night's lengthy meeting.

Under Cuomo's community schools proposal, the 17 districts with schools that are deemed to be «failing» or «persistently struggling» by the state would be eligible for part of $ 75 million that supports efforts to establish community schools.

With budget season well underway for St. Lawrence County school districts and still no aid increase in the proposed state budget, local educators are struggling to make ends meet.

At least 11 school districts that originally planned to apply for state pre-K grants won't seek the funding, and it's likely more will decide against participating as local administrators struggle with the timing and reimbursement structure of the program.

Coupling it with a giveback to favor Thruway users is an unnecessary political ploy.As so many municipalities and school districts struggle, hemmed in by the property tax cap and only modest increases in state aid, if any at all, New York state appears flush with cash these days.

She also suggested leaving the Onteora district and joining with Zena elementary independently, «a school that is also struggling.»

«You're going to have school districts who, I think, are going to lose good teachers because of this, and school districts are going to struggle to keep up with this.

We sit down with the candidates in groups of three to learn why they are running, to hear their platforms, and to explore their ideas for improving struggling schools and increasing the ranks of teachers of color in the district.

The cap keeps taxes from rising as municipalities and school districts struggle with soaring pension costs, but the law doesn't cut property taxes, which Cuomo said Tuesday are «a crusher,» especially for homeowners in New York City's northern suburbs and upstate.

While he said new schools Superintendent Sharon Contreras has the district «moving in the right direction,» he said too many teachers struggle to cope with over-the-top disrespect in their classrooms.

Under then - Education Commissioner John B. King Jr., the district regularly failed to comply with state mandates and develop plans for turning around its struggling schools.

Many governments and school district across New York State are struggling with a lack of reserves and rising financial uncertainty, according to the New York State Comptroller's Office.

are struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income schools; in rural, suburban, and urban districts; in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and everywhere in between.»

There has been a gradual increase over the past decade in the percentage of districts offering pay incentives for shortage areas (see Figure 4), but recent evidence (see work by Katharine Strunk with Jason Grissom, Tammy Kolbe, and Dara Zeehandelaar) shows that few districts are truly strategic in matching incentives to staffing needs, and as a consequence, school systems continue to struggle to fill teaching slots in math and science.

Faced with mandatory federal and state holidays, contracted teacher professional development days, and the need to plan for weather - related cancellations, Maryland school districts will struggle to fit in the obligatory number of days without dramatically shortening winter and spring breaks.

In the Bronx, parent groups teamed up with the local teachers» union and the school district to tackle one of the most challenging issues facing struggling urban schools: supporting and retaining teachers.

The statement includes a list of these developments: the US Supreme Court ruled scholarships constitutional; numerous studies showed these programs benefit needy kids; families empowered with this choice express great satisfaction; urban districts continue to struggle despite great effort; chartering hasn't created enough high - quality seats; and smart accountability systems can ensure only high - quality private schools participate in these programs.

There were also several barriers — and subsequent workarounds — identified around technology and infrastructure: grappling with a slow and unwieldy public contract code for technology and even furniture procurement; allowing for Bring Your Own Device programs given the state's free public education clause; and struggling to provide sufficient technology access at school and home for all students if the district wanted to adopt digital materials.

Some school districts in Oklahoma may close the fiscal year next week with significant shortfalls because of a power struggle between Republican Gov. Frank Keating and the Democrat - controlled legislature.

But only two were of programs that districts could use as interventions for struggling high schools: a study of the Early College high school program, which provides students the opportunity to simultaneously pursue a high school diploma and earn college credits, and a study of the Check and Connect program, which pairs at - risk students with an adult advocate who monitors their progress and intervenes as needed.

[vii] In the Vergara case, it is state law, combined with teacher's employment preferences, which unnecessarily burdens school districts struggling to provide effective teaching to low - income students.

Once the group forms, they identify a problem that the school or district is struggling with, observe classrooms, debrief, and then focus on what needs to be done next.

The report compares current data with national goals and explores best practices through several in - depth case studies of struggling school districts.

Part of the reason is that even the best school districts struggle with youngsters at the outer edges of the learning continuum.

Districts are struggling to stretch the school dollar as they deal with current and looming budget shortfalls.

All that said, Chicago isn't the only urban school district in the nation struggling with the demands of educating a large number of high - need students.

At the high school level, the 437,000 - student district will offer extra time for students struggling with math and will create accelerated programs for others.

are struggling with them in wealthy and in middle - and low - income schools; in rural, suburban, and urban districts; in magnet, regular, district, charter, parochial, and independent schools; along the coasts, in the American heartland, from south to north, and...

The school district in Anne Arundel County, Md., this spring entered into what appears to be a unique contract with the local teachers» union over struggling Annapolis High School: Teachers will work year - round and make a commitment to stay at the school for three school district in Anne Arundel County, Md., this spring entered into what appears to be a unique contract with the local teachers» union over struggling Annapolis High School: Teachers will work year - round and make a commitment to stay at the school for three School: Teachers will work year - round and make a commitment to stay at the school for three school for three years.

ExEl works with state and district superintendents, along with business leaders, legislators, unions, and parents, to improve struggling schools.

It's no secret that school districts with large populations of disadvantaged students struggle.

For decades, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has struggled with one of the nation's highest dropout rates.

With school districts struggling to keep their noses above choppy budget waters and voters howling about taxes, should schools really be funding ping - pong and trading - card clubs?

Schwarzenegger also stepped into a dispute over the future of the state's largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, siding with Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa against the district's board and the teachers union (see «Power Struggle in Los Angeles,» forum, Summer 2007).