Not exact matches
• increase
public funding for after -
school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more
school districts to provide after -
school suppers and snacks •
support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated
school closures; and • improve meal quality
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by
supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago
Public Schools, Chicago Park
District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of
Public Health, Department of Family and
Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).
* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education &
Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified
School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of
Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California
School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change
Chicago
Public Schools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the district's executive director of nutrition support services, said students still bristle at the idea of schools controlling their c
Schools, where 87 percent of students are eligible for free and reduced - price lunch, already puts strict requirements on the items sold in vending machines — juice and water are the only available beverages, for instance — but Leslie Fowler, the
district's executive director of nutrition
support services, said students still bristle at the idea of
schools controlling their c
schools controlling their choices.
Those cuts, in fact, come at a time when there are 15,000 fewer teachers and
support staff in New York state
public schools than two years ago, and as
districts statewide expect to lay off at least 10,000 more employees in 2011 - 12.
At 11:15 a.m.,
public school parents, Democrats and activists rally outside IDC Leader Jeff Klein's
district office to protest the Senate to
support charter
schools, Soundview Academy, 885 Bolton Ave., the Bronx.
«I have enjoyed a great relationship with Gary over the years, from interning in his office when I was a high
school student to having his
support in all of my campaigns for
public office, and I'll be
supporting Gary this year in the new Sixth congressional
district.»
«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.
Each CEC consists of 12 members (9 elected members, 2 appointed by the Borough President and 1 non-voting high
school student appointed by the superintendent) who serve as volunteers and provide hands - on leadership and
support for their
district's
public schools.
«We all have
public schools in our
district and we advocate for those
schools irregardless of
support from the teachers union.»
At 8:30 a.m., educators representing 11 state -
supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will kick off their lobby day, where they'll ask lawmakers to treat the students equally and increase state funding by 4.8 percent — the same percentage increase Cuomo has recommended for
public school districts in his proposed 2015 - 16 executive budget, 3rd Floor Terrace, Legislative Office Building, Albany.
Long Island
school districts lack a reliable funding stream for
public pre-K and serve less than one - third of an estimated 28,000 eligible 4 - year - old children, even as
support grows for a universal program available to all children.
Nixon's criticism mirrored an op - ed she published last month that slammed Cuomo for his
support of charter
schools and for proposing to eliminate the so - called Foundation Aid formula for funding
public schools, which critics argued would deprive
districts of billions of dollars that they are still owed under 2006 court decision that found the state had underfunded
public education.
The video features State Assemblyman Karim Camara, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy, StudentsFirstNY parent advocates, and NYCAN Executive Director Derrell Bradford who spoke at a rally of 400
district public school parents in
support of the Governor last week.
• Proposition 3 - Authorize the Canastota Central
School District to levy and collect an annual tax, year after separate and apart from the annual school district budget in the amount of $ 334,822 which will be paid to the Canastota Public Library for support and mainte
School District to levy and collect an annual tax, year after separate and apart from the annual school district budget in the amount of $ 334,822 which will be paid to the Canastota Public Library for support and main
District to levy and collect an annual tax, year after separate and apart from the annual
school district budget in the amount of $ 334,822 which will be paid to the Canastota Public Library for support and mainte
school district budget in the amount of $ 334,822 which will be paid to the Canastota Public Library for support and main
district budget in the amount of $ 334,822 which will be paid to the Canastota
Public Library for
support and maintenance.
«Gary Ackerman is a solid progressive... I have enjoyed a great relationship with Gary over the years, from interning in his office when I was a high
school student to having his
support in all of my campaigns for
public office, and I'll be
supporting Gary this year in the new Sixth congressional
district.»
• Proposition 3 - authorize the Hamilton Central
School District to levy a tax in the amount of $ 132,535 and pay the trustees of the Hamilton
Public library for the
support and basis of the library.
The projects must meet State housing goals, including the creation of mixed - income housing, proximity to
public transportation, placement in strong
school districts, or the provision of
support services for formerly homeless individuals or those with special needs.
At a PEP hearing on the matter held last week Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, who represents the
district where the
school is located, said he
supported the introduction of progressive
public schools in the
district.
Many teachers are particularly outraged at Cuomo's
support of charter
schools instead of existing
district schools — he even recently said he wants to break up the monopoly that is
public education.
«I think it was a way for him to con the
public into saying that he really
supports our students and parents and teachers and
school districts, when in reality, he did not.»
«It is crucial that parents and members of the
public know that this bond proposition, which will greatly benefit students in urban
school districts around Westchester, will need
support on Election Day,» said Williams.
... According to court documents, Christie's budget fails to meet the funding requirements set forth by the
School Funding Reform Act of 2008, a spending formula that guarantees financial support for all New Jersey public school dist
School Funding Reform Act of 2008, a spending formula that guarantees financial
support for all New Jersey
public school dist
school districts.
Each CEC consists of 12 members who serve as volunteers and provide hands - on leadership and
support for their
district's
public schools.
In Spring Valley and Hillcrest, Jaffee's
support of East Ramapo
public schools helped her assemble a bloc vote of her own; she won the 19
districts there with 87 % of the vote, and crushed Chabot 6,127 to 738.
«
Supporting the Restoration of the Parent Facilitator Program in Buffalo
Public School District»
«Thanks to the
support of the CPC P - 3 program, family rooms at the five Saint Paul
Public School sites are vibrant and welcoming environments,» said Kathleen Wilcox - Harris, chief academic officer of the Saint Paul
Public School District.
K - 8 Science Supervisor for Jersey City
Public Schools, the
district opted to run a contest to underwrite the focus on equity and the current interest in the formation and
support of
school Maker Spaces.
The
District of Columbia tiptoed up to the edge of this idea in 2005, when then superintendent Clifford Janey called for
public - private partnerships to
support improved
school performance.
HGSE will partner with Cambridge
Public Schools, Boston Renaissance Charter
School, Prospect Hill Academy Charter School, the Richard J. Murphy School in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west districts — to offer content training and classroom - based support to middle - school mathematics tea
School, Prospect Hill Academy Charter
School, the Richard J. Murphy School in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west districts — to offer content training and classroom - based support to middle - school mathematics tea
School, the Richard J. Murphy
School in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west districts — to offer content training and classroom - based support to middle - school mathematics tea
School in Boston, and the Education Collaborative — a consortium of 11 metro - west
districts — to offer content training and classroom - based
support to middle -
school mathematics tea
school mathematics teachers.
Since Illinois passed its charter
school law in 1996, Chicago's
public school district officials have viewed charters as another path to
district improvement, especially for its high
schools, and even went so far as to
support an increase on the city's charter cap from 15 to 30.
With a mission of «high - performing
public schools, inside and out,» EdBuild sought to provide both facilities renovations and academic
support to a group of low - performing
schools in the
District of Columbia, with a vision of eventually taking on a large swath of D.C. schools and creating space that could be used flexibly by both traditional district and charter
District of Columbia, with a vision of eventually taking on a large swath of D.C.
schools and creating space that could be used flexibly by both traditional
district and charter
district and charter
schools.
Nov. 15, 2 p.m. ET: Powerful Partnerships: Creating Community Coalitions for
District Reform The Syracuse City School District and Say Yes to Education have launched an innovative partnership intended to link public, private, and nonprofit community groups in support of the 19,000 - student d
District Reform The Syracuse City
School District and Say Yes to Education have launched an innovative partnership intended to link public, private, and nonprofit community groups in support of the 19,000 - student d
District and Say Yes to Education have launched an innovative partnership intended to link
public, private, and nonprofit community groups in
support of the 19,000 - student
districtdistrict.
On this question, the
public divides almost exactly in twain: 39 % of respondents
support, but 43 % oppose «the federal government providing additional money to
school districts with large numbers of immigrant children.»
Our recent national survey of American adults («What Americans Think about Their
Schools,» features, Fall 2007) found that those who support increased spending on public schools in their district outnumber those who want spending to decrease by a five - to - one
Schools,» features, Fall 2007) found that those who
support increased spending on
public schools in their district outnumber those who want spending to decrease by a five - to - one
schools in their
district outnumber those who want spending to decrease by a five - to - one margin.
Since the first law authorizing charter
schools was passed in Minnesota in 1991, 39 other states, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have all adopted legislation
supporting public charters.
Our measure of the current level of choice in the
public school system has no statistically significant relationship with charter
support within
school districts.
This is despite the fact that microlevel data is critical to improving day - to - day student performance, says Beverly Donohue, vice president of policy and research at New Visions for
Public Schools, a school support organization responsible for working with 76 of the district's public sc
Public Schools, a school support organization responsible for working with 76 of the district's public s
Schools, a
school support organization responsible for working with 76 of the
district's
public sc
public schoolsschools.
If parents are generally more satisfied with charter
schools than
district public schools, what can they do to ensure that charter
schools have the political and financial
support to keep growing?
While we encourage readers to be cautious about applying our findings without qualification to all
public schools, we also encourage
school districts to
support research that can identify middle -
school effects in other settings, especially since we find the consequences of attending a middle
school for student achievement to be substantial and troubling.
With the
support of a flock of community allies ranging from Boston Children's Hospital to the Whole Foods grocery chain, the Boston
Public Schools district is helping parents select and enroll in local schools through a program called Countdown to Kinder
Schools district is helping parents select and enroll in local
schools through a program called Countdown to Kinder
schools through a program called Countdown to Kindergarten.
Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent who heads up Boston
Public Schools, says large
school districts get funding from a variety of philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these funders to align their efforts to
support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.
Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City
Public Schools (City
Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in
support of City
Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root
support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other
districts.
One could reasonably argue that requiring
school districts to provide some financial
support to students attending private
school does not directly interfere with the state constitution's mandate that local
school boards have control over «instruction in the
public schools» (emphasis added).
While they are
supported by many families, charter
schools face frequent
public criticism — including by Baraka — that they are destroying the
school district.
The Annenberg Foundation announced last week that it will give a five - year, $ 2.5 million grant to the Chattanooga
Public Education Foundation to
support a new
school system to be created from the Chattanooga and Hamilton County
school districts.
The late Appleton, Wisconsin, superintendent Tom Scullen
supported charters within his
district but cautioned, «Charter
schooling will fail if it tries to become a second track of
public education.
Urban
schools cope with complex issues, so the more the staff, the press, and the
public understand about a
district, the easier it can be to build
support.
Also, the
District of Columbia is alleged to have provided traditional
public schools with supplemental funding,
support for operational expenses, and in - kind services, such as security from city police, that it has not granted to charters.
The charter
school movement turned 25 last year, yet the National Alliance for
Public Charter
Schools identified only 3 out of 43 states — California, Colorado, Utah — and the
District of Columbia as having laws that
support access to capital funding and facilities.