Sentences with phrase «students in our public schools who»

She suggests schools take advantage of the expertise available from adult literacy and military educators who have developed programs for older, at - risk students in public schools who reach the secondary level without basic skills.

Students in public schools who're at risk of academic failure have a right to a Personal Education Plan that includes a diagnostic assessment, interventions, and progress monitoring.

The percentage of students in public schools who belong to a racial or ethnic minority group increased from 22 percent in 1972 to 43 percent in 2006, with a corresponding decrease from 78 percent to 57 percent in the percentage of white students enrolled (Planty et al., 2008).

Students in public schools who're facing long - term suspension or expulsion have a right to written notice, a hearing before a neutral decision maker, and other procedural rights.

Callifornia's proposal immediately impacts about 1.4 million students in public schools who are English learners.

There are still far too many students in our public schools who are falling through the cracks.

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The NRA, bolstered by Trump, has been a vocal proponent of allowing more guns in public places, including schools, but the exception for the convention has raised eyebrows and prompted skepticism among students and at least one parent who lost his child in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 17 people were killed and others injured.

Right alongside my admiration for the public school students who have been so articulate and so focused in their advocacy, lies a deep anger and shame for some of the adult behavior on full display: adults creating and perpetuating fake news, doctoring video and pictures; adults pilfering from the holy ground that is the site of a mass killing; and adults attempting to steal the bright shine of these student advocates.

Sprint 1Million Project is helping more than 700 high school students from Puerto Rico who were displaced after Hurricane Maria and are now enrolled in Orange County Public Schools.

Although the issue of homeschool student participation in public high school sports isn't exactly a pressing national concern, it hits pretty close to home in our family — both our kids are competitive club - level swimmers who could contribute to the success of our local high....

Recent analysis of the widely followed voucher experiment in Milwaukee shows that low - income minority students who attended private schools scored substantially better in reading and math after four years than those who remained in public schools.

Our society desperately needs more advocates for public schools who deeply believe in the God - given potential of every single student.

And so are public school teachers across the country who are being told via this fiasco not to be creative as teachers, not to challenge their students to think in new ways.

While pledging allegiance to the flag (with a more subdued physical salute) continues to this day to be routine in America's public schools, for the seventy years since Barnette it has been unlawful to compel any student to participate, and no student who elects not to participate is obliged to give any reason for that choice.

Kim looks at SGKAs who are students at one highly selective public university and asks why, given their proficiency in English, impressive educational credentials earned in interracial high schools, and rosy occupational prospects — the attributes that make them «whiz kids» or a «model minority» in the eyes of some — they so often prefer to worship with their own kind.

Read the book and cheer for the 25 percent of college students in private schools, but then weep for the majority who attend public universities where Big Questions are largely off the table.

The Sunday Schools that in the United States influenced the establishment of public schools were intended in part to save the souls of their students who had no other religious instrSchools that in the United States influenced the establishment of public schools were intended in part to save the souls of their students who had no other religious instrschools were intended in part to save the souls of their students who had no other religious instruction.

About three thousand students are already benefiting from the latest wrinkle in five states, «education savings accounts,» which provide even more flexibility to families by allowing those who withdraw their children from public schools to receive a deposit of public funds into government - authorized savings accounts that can be used to pay for private school tuition, online learning programs, private tutoring, educational therapies, or college costs.

Berger, who spent 25 years working as a public school teacher and educational consultant in rural Massachusetts before joining Expeditionary Learning, clearly feels a special connection with those EL schools, like Polaris, that enroll high numbers of students growing up in adversity.

This wasn't an overnight development; according to data compiled by the Southern Education Foundation, the percentage of American public school students who are low income has been rising steadily since the foundation started tracking the number in 1989.

However, if your child is a student who can finish at the top of his or her public school class while securing the support needed to navigate the college admissions process, then he or she may be better off as a giant gerbil in a pint - sized Habitrail.

A family with a child who does not have an IEP but who might qualify for one should contact their local public school system about setting the IEP process in motion as soon as possible, since it takes time for the public school system to determine each student's eligibility.

Concussion and Sports - related Head Injury: Statute 115C - 12 (23)(2011) requires the Department of Public Instruction, along with other organizations outlined in the statute, to develop an athletic concussion safety training program for the use of coaches, school nurses, school athletic directors, volunteers, students who participate in interscholastic athletic activities in public schools and their paPublic Instruction, along with other organizations outlined in the statute, to develop an athletic concussion safety training program for the use of coaches, school nurses, school athletic directors, volunteers, students who participate in interscholastic athletic activities in public schools and their papublic schools and their parents.

There is an entire population of twice - exceptional students who struggle to have their needs met in a public school setting.

In the Somerville, Mass. public schools, the 6,200 students who eat school lunch sometimes get chicken nuggets but the chicken is skinned and the nuggets are baked, not fried, to cut fat.

adolescent homeschooled students slept an average of 90 minutes more per night than public and private school students, who were in class an average of 18 minutes before homeschooled children even awoke.

CHICAGO — In his new book, «Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,» journalist Paul Tough investigates the challenge of educating low - income children, who now account for more than half of all public school students.

The report also shows that American Indian students, who account for less than 2 percent of the student population statewide, received more than one - third of all corporal punishment in North Carolina public schools, although most of that disparity was driven by one school district, Robeson County.

A student who transfers from the Florida Virtual School full - time program to a traditional public school before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapSchool full - time program to a traditional public school before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapschool before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapschool year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year pursuant to paragrapschool year pursuant to paragraph (a).

Any public school or private school student who has been unable to maintain academic eligibility for participation in interscholastic extracurricular activities is ineligible to participate in such activities as a charter school student until the student has successfully completed one grading period in a charter school pursuant to subparagraph 2.

A student who transfers from a charter school program to a traditional public school before or during the first grading period of the school year is academically eligible to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities during the first grading period if the student has a successful evaluation from the previous school year, pursuant to subparagraph 2.

(2014) Directs each local school board to adopt a policy to set aside, in each school in the school division, a non-restroom location that is shielded from the public view to be designated as an area in which any mother who is employed by the local school board or enrolled as a student may take breaks of reasonable length during the school day to express milk to feed her child until the child reaches the age of one.

State law requires that all public schools offer a free meal to eligible students even if the schools do not participate in the federal lunch program, said Mark Haller, who supervises child nutrition programs at the Illinois State Board of Education.

Look for people with a medical background, or those with youngish kids in the public schools, or those who have fought similar battles in the past, especially battles based on the idea of social justice, that low income students deserve the same respect and services as higher income students.

Students who sign up will be transported to the selected parks in buses provided by the Chicago Public Schools.

Nancy Weiss Food Service Director, Santa Barbara (CA) Public Schools To tackle the stigma of free and reduced lunches in the high schools, Weiss has five «Mobile Cafes» (trendy food trucks donated by The Orfalea Foundation) that park outside the school and sell nutritious reimbursable meals to the high school students who otherwise might leave Schools To tackle the stigma of free and reduced lunches in the high schools, Weiss has five «Mobile Cafes» (trendy food trucks donated by The Orfalea Foundation) that park outside the school and sell nutritious reimbursable meals to the high school students who otherwise might leave schools, Weiss has five «Mobile Cafes» (trendy food trucks donated by The Orfalea Foundation) that park outside the school and sell nutritious reimbursable meals to the high school students who otherwise might leave campus.

After making her remarks at the Hilton Albany, Nixon, who has made education one of her key issues in her campaign, held a roundtable discussion with public school parents to talk about the conditions their students face.

The governor, who has said in recent months that he wants to break the public education monopoly, says New Yorkers have concerns about the quality of the schools and whether they are adequately preparing students.

«Gun control now,» Cuomo chanted, reclining on the sidewalk in his black suit and tie, along with students and teachers from nearby Leadership & Public Service High School who joined in nationwide school walkouts on the one - month anniversary of the Parkland shoSchool who joined in nationwide school walkouts on the one - month anniversary of the Parkland shoschool walkouts on the one - month anniversary of the Parkland shooting.

Family Support Specialists, who identify individual barriers to student achievement and then connect students with services to overcome those barriers, will be in 29 Buffalo public schools at the beginning of the 2015 - 16 school year, expanding to 43 on January 1, 2016.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)- Parents, teachers, and anti-gun violence advocates are throwing their support behind Buffalo Public Schools students who are participating in Wednesday's national school walkout day.

Mayor de Blasio doesn't seem to want to have that discussion and just wants a rubber stamp renewal, but when 8 out of 10 students who walk across a stage and receive a New York City high school diploma need remediation in college, how can we say that this public school system is doing its job?»

According to him the implementation of the policy will cover the full fees of students who attend public Senior High Schools in the country.

The measure would provide tax credits for donations to non-profit scholarship finds that aid students in attending private schools, donations to public schools and help teachers who spend their own money on classroom supplies.

«New York State United Teachers today issued early endorsements to three incumbent state senators who have reliably stood with parents and educators in fighting for fair and equitable funding while vigorously opposing the climate of over-testing that is harming students and public schools,» NYSUT said in a statement.

The Parental Choice in Education Act would provide tax credits for those who donate to private and parochial schools for purposes of scholarships, tax credits to parents who pay tuition to private and parochial schools and tax credits to teachers - in both public and private schools - who make personal purchases of school supplies and food to support their underprivileged students.

«Tonight, the chancellor cut funding for thousands of students who attend excellent public schools,» Jeremiah Kittredge, the executive director of Families for Excellent Schools, said in a staschools,» Jeremiah Kittredge, the executive director of Families for Excellent Schools, said in a staSchools, said in a statement.

«The numbers are undeniable that charter schools haven't done well in serving those students, who have a great need for school access,» explained Lasher, who is also advocating to eliminate the state income tax for public school teachers.

In order to ensure that the best teachers are hired and retained in the classrooms in which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearIn order to ensure that the best teachers are hired and retained in the classrooms in which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearin the classrooms in which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearin which they are needed most, he proposed offering full tuition as an incentive to top CUNY and SUNY students who pledge in return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 yearin return to serve as public school teachers for a minimum of 5 years.