Sentences with phrase «students access to quality schooling»

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It's just not worth the opportunity cost going to a school that does not have access to the best professors, highest quality students, or influential alumni.

Although Christian interest and representation seem to be present, tremendous gaps exist with 50 million public school students not guaranteed access to a high - quality education.

This grant is designed to help improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school, and provides funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on sustainable, alternative breakfast options.

That's why so much of my time is taken up in trying to publicize just how important it is for our lowest income and most vulnerable students to have access to the highest possible quality of food at school.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

In a follow - up interview with Capital, addressing de Blasio's opposition to raising the cap, Tisch said she works well with the mayor and believes he agrees with her that every student should have access to a quality school.

The superintendent told us his bargain offers access, quality and opportunity in all the schools and it is now up it is up to parents and students to embrace it.

On Thursday, with the New York State Board of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all public school students have access to high - quality teachers.

«We must desegregate our schools by race and class and provide every student access to a gifted - quality education.»

AAAS Science Assessment Website — Science educators have easy access to more than 700 high - quality multiple choice items for testing middle and high school students» understanding of 16 important topics in earth, life, and physical science and the nature of science.

A motivated high school student with access to a nearby biology lab can assemble a reference - quality genome of an actual species, like a butterfly, for the cost of a science fair project.»

«One might hope that free online learning opportunities would be especially appealing to students who wouldn't otherwise have access to high - quality resources,» said John Hansen of Harvard Law School, lead author of the study.

With the exception of Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, the lowest ranked Italian school, coming in 44th and 24th place in BoF's BA and MA rankings respectively, the careers departments of the Italian schools scored above average, with students praising their access to quality recruiters and effective careers services.

Most of all, families and students need both sides to get past their defensiveness and mistrust and get to work creating citywide information, funding, enrollment, transportation, and other systems that will improve equity and access to high - quality schools.

Our main goal, in collaboration with the district schools, is to expand students» access to high - quality schools, whether they're district schools or public charter schools.

This or similar approaches (e.g., Kingsland's proposal to grant larger vouchers for at - risk students) are more likely to yield wider private school participation — and therefore greater access to quality schools — than a strict open admissions mandate.

Could «former President» Obama use his platform to effect the change so many of our minority students need by embracing educational opportunity, and access to quality public, private and charter schools, over the politics - as - usual of the education establishment?

Advocates need information to determine whether all students in a district have equal access to high - quality schools.

If that path is taken, students will be able to access high - quality, specialized courses on line while still enjoying the sports program and benefiting from the other traditions of the Catholic school.

«The best schools in the country combine a high - quality cultural education with excellence in core academic subjects and we are committed to ensuring that England's students continue to have access to both.»

Professor Dawkins said the quality and quantity of competition entries received demonstrated that Victorian high school students are passionate about gaining access to real world experience and to help support this determination Victoria University will be looking to make the Work Experience of a Lifetime competition an annual offering.

For example, the 2015 FCC Broadband Progress Report states that approximately 35 percent of schools lack access to fiber, meaning the high - quality broadband with appropriate speed students need to work.

As preparations for the local elections in England gather pace, the National Association of School - Based Teacher Training (NASBTT) has joined forces with Universities» Council for the Education of Teachers, the Chartered College and the Teaching Schools Council to suggest solutions to the issues which students and teachers face, namely: dealing with funding cuts; struggling to find access to quality CPD; confusion over training routes; a «cumbersome» application process and skills tests which act as a barrier to teacher recruitment.

While students in other schools have access to CTE courses, RVTS offer more variety in terms of the program of study, and the programs themselves are typically higher quality than those found in comprehensive high schools.

Since 1968, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an office of the Department of Education, has collected data from public schools on student and school characteristics to ensure all students have equal access to a quality education.

Poor conditions or lack of school facilities, low - quality teachers, teacher shortages, poor student - teacher interactions, geographic access to school, less challenging courses and student boredom

Therefore, OCR assesses the types, quantity, and quality of programs available to students across a school district to determine whether students of all races have equal access to comparable programs both among schools and among students within the same school.

When national resources are used to minimise student residualisation, to ensure that every school has access to high quality teaching and school leadership, and to promote the use of effective, evidence - based practices in every school, it is more likely that every student will receive a high quality education regardless of the school they attend.

Nina Rees, CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.Schools, said the law could be «a game - changer when it comes to giving more public school students access to high - quality charter public schools.schools.»

This practice probably depresses the schools» test scores somewhat — students from district schools often have catching up to do — but it gives more students access to a high - quality education.

However, as state legislatures and the Trump administration look to grow school choice, we must commit to ensuring that increases in choice do not lead to decreases in access to quality schools for, or greater segregation of, students with disabilities.

A high standard might hold that access to high - quality schools does not vary by students» socioeconomic status.

PDK found that whether a school helps students learn interpersonal skills rates as the most important factor in school quality for the highest proportion of respondents (36 percent), with the next two being access to technology and engineering courses (25 percent) and access to advanced academic courses (14 percent).

AIE students want to learn to analyze issues of access and quality in all kinds of schools and community settings and how to design and manage arts programs in these settings.

NEA Leader Stresses Goal of Great Public Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involSchools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involschools, and increasing parent and community involvement.

The rationale for granting school choice special treatment is simple: without access to quality schools, students have a higher chance of dropping out, dealing with family dysfunction, committing crimes or going to prison, failing to find employment, abusing drugs and alcohol, experiencing poor health, and having to cope with a variety of other social ills.

A first - generation college student and public school graduate, James Kelly is passionate about improving schools and committed to making sure that all students have access to a quality education.

Make your voice heard by tweeting, posting and sharing why you, your students, your teachers, your community and your school district #LovePublicEducation and why every student in America deserves access to a high - quality public school.

With 70 percent of Boston Public Schools students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring that all are both prepared for, and have access to, a quality postsecondary education is a critically important topic.

After the State's repeated failure to ensure that all Connecticut children have access to quality public schools, the student plaintiffs have asked the federal court to intervene.

The focus on holding students, educators, schools, and school districts accountable for achievement is a critical element to ensuring high - quality educational opportunities and access for each student.

This brief and related report synthesizes findings from 143 rigorous research studies and finds that community schools can improve outcomes for all students, especially those facing lack of access to high - quality schools and out - of - school barriers to learning.

Our new GreatSchools Summary Rating offers expanded information about important aspects of school quality — including student access to advanced courses, student progress information, and equity data to help parents see whether or not all students are being served similarly — that parents across the country can use to support their children's education and take action to improve their local schools.

It's time for the state's leaders to justify to Connecticut parents why our education system limits the size and expansion of quality public schools, while thousands of students languish on waitlists with no access to an adequate education.

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The bill also eliminates goals and performance targets for academic achievement, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting disadvantaged students, does not address poor quality tests, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.

Public school advocate, engineer and parent David F. Welch founded Students Matter to defend children's fundamental right to have an equal opportunity to access quality public education.

School choice attempts to level the playing field between students of different backgrounds by making it possible for all families to have access to a city's high - quality public schools — whether students live near these schools or not.

High - quality charter schools like these are the norm, giving families access to local, public, and effective educational options in communities where traditional district schools aren't meeting the needs of students.

Widespread attention to the standards increases equity of access to a high - quality education for every student, not just for those lucky enough to attend schools in more advantaged communities.