Sentences with phrase «subsidized school»

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NSBA does not support additional regulations or mandates on schools outside of the federally subsidized school lunch and breakfast programs.

But this isn't relevant to charter schools, which are establishments within the public school system, charge no tuition, have free and subsidized school lunches, and all the rest.

Many of these children depend upon subsidized school meals to supplement substandard diets at home; when summer arrives, that aid frequently goes away.

Joel Klein, the ex-New York City school chancellor who sanctioned many charters under former mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has personally subsidized the school privatization movement, tweeted, «The 2d «A» in @NAACP stands for Advancement.

Many children depend upon subsidized school meal programs to supplement substandard diets at home; when summer arrives, that aid frequently goes away.

The group's report, «Promoting Excellence for All,» found that 27.9 percent of white third - graders who qualify for subsidized school lunch are proficient or advanced readers.

As all concerned parties investigate the union leaders» responses, the Yonkers Federation of Teachers has asked the taxpayer subsidized school district to continue paying Paul Diamond, the union vice-president, his salary while he performs his union duties for the 2016 - 17 school year.

These include students» grade level, Limited English Proficiency status and eligibility for subsidized school meals, their teachers» years of experience in North Carolina public schools, class size, school size, schools» racial and socioeconomic makeup, and schools» average math and reading scores on statewide tests.

One in four students qualifies for subsidized school meals; 82 percent are white, 6 percent are Latino, and 5 percent are African American.

Sixty - one percent of these children were black, while 85 percent were eligible for subsidized school lunches.

They also do not differ significantly in their initial per - pupil spending, average class size, percentage of students receiving subsidized school lunches, percentage of students with limited English proficiency or disabilities, and the mobility of their student populations.

Unlike the gimmicks that preceded it, such as the state - subsidized School Tax Relief (STAR) program, the cap has slowed the growth of local property taxes across the board, putting a speed limit of sorts on local government and school district spending.

One silver lining: by seeking to convert the state - subsidized School Tax Relief (STAR) homestead exemption into a personal income tax credit when homes change hands, Cuomo will make the full school tax burden far more visible to a growing number of families — which can only be a good thing.

Even worse, for many poor kids, subsidized school lunches on which they depend for sustenance essentially vanish during the summer months, leaving them both undertaught and underfed.

Controversial federal legislation to limit funding for subsidized school lunches and change some of the program's nutritional standards passed a House committee on a 20 - 14 vote May 18, and the proposal is being hammered by critics who believe it would endanger the health of American school children.

One thing that really struck me was seeing for the first time a cafeteria layout that required two separate lines, one for the subsidized school lunch and one for the a la carte food.

Note: Unlike the subsidized school lunch items, nutritional information for the a la carte foods is not posted on my district's website.

The guidelines are taught to children in school and govern the menu for subsidized school lunches and others federal food aid.

Today, for instance, Big Boy came home with a bottle of Nestle «Pure Life» flavored bottled water — part of the taxpayer subsidized school lunch program.

One potential obstacle to the program is the refusal of many school districts to install salad bars for sanitation reasons and because of cumbersome USDA rules governing the federally - subsidized school lunch program that feeds some 31 million U.S. school children every day.

D.C. Central Kitchen's bid for the pilot contract was «somewhat more» than the $ 2.70 - per - meal benchmark the schools had set in their request for proposals, representing approximately the amount the federal government provides for a fully - subsidized school lunch.

A la carte foods are items sold by the district entirely apart from (and in actual competition with) the federally subsidized school meal as a money - making venture.

According to Janet Poppendieck, the sale of so - called «competitive foods» (because they compete with the subsidized school lunch) had taken place for decades but escalated considerably in response to Reagan - era cuts in domestic social spending.

Second, according to Poppendieck, by offering junk food in the same venue as the regular meal, the school district may feel pressured to keep the federally subsidized school lunch competitive by offering its own version of «junk food» items (hence the prevalence of pizza on school menus).

She struggles to sell thousands of families on her belief that the federally - subsidized school meals program can support made - from - scratch food that's not only nutritious and sustainably sourced, but also attractive to kids trained to prefer convenience foods.

One potential obstacle to the program is the refusal of many school districts to install salad bars for food - safety reasons and because of cumbersome USDA rules governing the federally subsidized school lunch program that feeds some 31 million U.S. school children every day.

In 2013, for the first time, a majority of public - school students in this country — 51 percent, to be precise — fell below the federal government's low - income cutoff, meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunch.

Even before I started The Lunch Tray, I'd read in Janet Poppendieck's Free for All: Fixing School Food in America references to data showing that, on average, children who regularly eat the federally subsidized school meal consume a wider variety of nutrients than those who consistently eat a home - packed lunch.

Just to bring everyone up to speed, «competitive» food and beverages are those offered in competition with the federally subsidized school meal, and are sold via vending machines, school stores, fundraisers, snack bars operated by the school cafeteria and other outlets.

-LSB-...] written in the past about the strides that Houston ISD is making to improve its federally subsidized school food, but -LSB-...]

WE are the adults and we have the responsibility to make sure children are eating healthy — and that includes ALL of our children, even those lower - income ones that are stuck getting gov» t subsidized school meals for their main source of nutrition.

As such a subsidized school lunch program offering «fun» food is like someone using their welfare check to buy luxury items.

Last week, the Department of Agriculture proposed new guidelines for nutritional standards in the federally subsidized school lunch program.

For the first time, a majority of the country's public school students — 51 percent of them, to be precise — fell below the federal government's threshold for being «low income,» meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunch.

Interesting fact: In response to the USDA's subsidized school lunch program during the Reagan administration, ketchup was counted as one of the two servings of fruit or vegetables for a reimbursable lunch.

Teachers continue to subsidize school funding by paying large sums out - of - pocket for classroom supplies.

Suggesting that those that have worked hard to achieve some financial success should now also subsidize school meals more than they do now would hardly be fair either.

While the federal lunch program subsidizes school meals at a rate of $ 2.68 each, schools must shoulder the other costs.

Danny Dromm and Rosie Mendez expressed concern about subsidizing schools that supposedly discriminate or propagandize against sexual minorities.

He says for years New York has had a similar, larger program in place known as STAR, for School Tax Assessment Relief, which subsidizes school taxes for those making up to $ 500,000 a year.

He says New York for years has had a similar, larger program in place, known as School Tax Assessment Relief (STAR), which subsidizes school taxes for those making up to half a million dollars a year.

He says New York for years has had a similar, larger program in place, known as STAR, for School Tax Assessment Relief, which subsidizes school taxes for those making up to half a million dollars a year.

Additionally, the Federal Communications Commission is attempting to reform E-Rate funding, the primary vehicle for subsidizing school bandwidth upgrades.

Information on more than one - quarter million students who were 4th graders in 2002 allows us to compare Spanish language and mathematics achievement in network and stand - alone voucher - subsidized schools.

It is thus of interest to examine the Chilean experience, where both network and stand - alone voucher - subsidized schools have been operating for several decades.

The federal government now subsidizes school lunches to the tune of almost $ 9.5 billion every year.

Depending on the breadth of the court's ruling, critics may be able to argue that subsidizing school attendance advances religion in more significant ways than playground modernization does.

The capstone came last month, when the Federal Communications Commission approved a $ 1.5 billion annual funding increase for the program, which subsidizes schools» and libraries» purchases of telecommunications services.

Congregations and other religious organizations often see religious education as an extension of their ministry and therefore, subsidize these schools, making them appear more affordable than other private, nonreligious schools.