Sentences with phrase «talented school on»

The lack of teachers also affects schools that aren't dual - language, as in the case of the elite NEST+M, a K - 12 gifted and talented school on the Lower East Side.

Not exact matches

• WHAT»S NEXT: The talented student - athlete will attend Texas, where she will pursue an undergraduate degree in the school's Nursing program while running on the Longhorns» track team.

The story behind Russia's vast success at Squaw Valley was the same as it had been at Cortina: a massive sports program enveloping schools and clubs and labor unions and the military service, state encouragement, frequent outright aid to the specially talented, a fierce desire on the part of the individual to triumph, less for himself or his organization than for Mother Russia.

The coach at UTPB, Brian Reinke, remembered that Gattis, now 22, had been a talented high school player; Reinke often jokingly told Kendrick that Gattis had a spot on the team if he ever wanted to return to baseball.

In a season overshadowed by violence, Frederick Douglass's talented high school football team battles on.

The paradox of team golf creates a challenge for talented players as they make their way through high school and college as the best kids on the course are trained to strive to better their games for their own advancement.

At the high school and grassroots level, Williamson is by far the most talented player on his team.

Often what we see of the high school game is that many of the most talented and athletic players on a team tend to be placed in positions where they have more touches in a game (e.g. 8 - man, scrumhalf, flyhalf).

However, they've also created a great development programme for talented youngsters who play weekly and have even gone on to play professionally after graduating from the Soccer School.

They're all very artistic and talented athletes too: the older girl is a star of her school volleyball team and my son is one of the leading players on his YMCA basketball team.

I would suggest that you add a section on advocating for GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) in public schools.

My son wanted to post a pic of what his school had to offer for lunch on Martha's website (he's really quite the talented little photographer).

«The idea is to bring together a lot of talented people and have them share their perspectives on new and better ways of educating,» said William Christ, the head of school.

Wow these look great, very talented, I just have one negative comment and I hope you don't take this too hard but if you gave that I love you one to your son, he's going to get picked on in school.

C&S: You and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. have launched a task force on gifted and talented education and entrance to the specialized high schools.

«When I attended Junior High School 118 (Joan of Arc) on the Upper West Side, I was assigned to a Gifted & Talented program.

Santana, a talented singer and dancer who had applied to The Juilliard School, was struck by a minivan near the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge on Jan. 13.

The government has defended its record on education, with schools minister Jim Knight saying «highly - qualified, talented individuals» were now choosing to become teachers.

Right now, 12,700 Bronx families are still on waiting lists for seats in public charter schools, and the Bronx has fewer gifted and talented programs than any of the other boroughs, with less than four seats for every 1,000 students.Two of our school districts — District 7 in the South Bronx and District 12 in the central Bronx — don't have a single gifted and talented program, and together they educate more than 45,000 students.

On education, Mr. Diaz backed up Bronx Councilman Andy King's call for universal gifted and talented testing and programs on - site at all schools, calling the current lack of access in lower - income communities «unacceptable.&raquOn education, Mr. Diaz backed up Bronx Councilman Andy King's call for universal gifted and talented testing and programs on - site at all schools, calling the current lack of access in lower - income communities «unacceptable.&raquon - site at all schools, calling the current lack of access in lower - income communities «unacceptable.»

Citywide schools are gifted and talented schools which accept applicants from any of NYC's five boroughs based on results of the NYC Department of Education's Gifted and Talented talented schools which accept applicants from any of NYC's five boroughs based on results of the NYC Department of Education's Gifted and Talented Talented testing.

Community members will have the chance to weigh in on the programs, along with the specialized high schools admissions process, as part of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams» and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.'s «Gifted & Talented Task Force.»

«Outstanding issues include under - investment in school technology infrastructure, significant inequities in allocation of Fair Student Funding dollars, disparities in gifted and talented education, resistance to training and support for new learning devices like tablets, inaction on liberalizing school space usage policy for community - based organizations, and poor community notification on significant changes to school utilization,» Adams said.

Rather than focusing solely on students who are gifted and talented, these schools recruit a broad swath of students who choose to attend a STEM high school.

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Old School is the sort of bad movie that constantly threatens to turn into something good, mostly on the strength of a few talented actors.

The story follows a collegiate baseball team through the final weekend of summer, centering on a new pitcher named Jake (Blake Jenner), one of the most talented players at his high school, who finds himself navigating this unfamiliar, deeper pool of talent and competitiveness.

Director R.J. Cutler's take on the material stars Chloë Grace Moretz as Mia, a talented young musician who balances her aspirations of attending the Juilliard School with the budding romance of her devoted boyfriend Adam, played by Jamie Blackley.

Andrew is talented and determined, and he will need both qualities when hard - driving Dr. Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) asks Andrew to sit in as an alternate on the school's showcase competitive band.

Teachers play a vital role in our society and we must ensure that they are given the support they need — otherwise our schools may miss out on talented and inspirational educators, and in the end it will be the students who will pay the price.

Bringing together talented teachers from around the world, the Discovery Education Summer Institute is a unique professional development opportunity which will have a lasting impact on the schools involved.»

The problem of how to attract and hang on to talented new teachers has dogged school districts across the country.

At a time of continued recruitment challenge, we know that schools in low income communities that are most in danger of losing out on talented individuals who could make a real difference.

Libby Rhoden, who teaches gifted and talented kindergarten and elementary school students in Pasadena, Texas, also likes the Web site, especially because topics are easy to find on BiblioCat.

Not to say that the idea of being an expert, being a leader, being productive, or being fabulously talented is anything new — hey, I'm 49 and those words have been around even longer than I have — but this commanding, demanding focus on something as necessarily hazy as «excellence» deserves attention, especially at the start of the new school year.

But the talented, low - income child often pays the price, depending as she does on whatever supports her neighborhood school has to offer.

As they have already done with Kindergarten, Gifted & Talented, and Universal pre-K applications, the New York City Department of Education has pushed back their deadline for parents wishing to run for a spot on various education councils, including Citywide Council on High - Schools, English Language Learners, Special Ed, and several District offices.

Second, some mistakenly assume that a «talented tenth» strategy should focus on the schools and communities that already tend to achieve at the highest levels.

In the weeks prior to Memorial Day, classes work on Memorial Day lessons put together by the school's gifted and talented students, and sixth graders view a Power Point presentation about the history of the holiday created by eighth graders.

The sports on offer include rugby, hockey and netball, and are delivered by skilled coaches and talented sports people who are already working with the school (several PE staff have played at international or professional level at hockey and rugby).

The discipline of market economics supposedly will force for - profit schools to streamline their bureaucracies, retain and reward highly talented administrators and teachers, and raise student achievement on a variety of measures.

Double down on recruiting talented school leaders and teachers to Detroit.

Although such schools typically win plenty of accolades, including academic prizes, stellar college - matriculation results, and lofty rankings on «best high schools» lists, they haven't had to produce hard evidence that they impart more knowledge or skills to their students than these same talented youngsters would pick up elsewhere.

Missouri should not have a system that puts our neediest communities at a disadvantage when it comes to recruiting talented teachers and states should not impose a tariff on attracting quality teachers and school leaders.

Cambridge, Mass — The elimination by the Reagan Administration last year of the $ 6 - million federal program for the gifted and talented, along with the reluctance of state legislators to appropriate funds for such programs, may hamper schools» commitment to providing special programs for gifted students, several researchers and educators told the National Commission on Excellence in Education last week.

There are talented people pushing hard on the quality - versus - quantity issue, including Nina Rees from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

Some of the smartest and most talented individuals in our nation are working on school reform.

Steele works for the Rand Corporation on projects related to pay for performance and teacher effectiveness; at Harvard, she wrote her dissertation on whether a $ 20,000 cash incentive in California would induce academically talented teachers to go to disadvantaged schools.

Race to the Top was fueled by admirable intentions, supervised by talented people, and reflected a great deal of sensible thinking on school improvement.

«Kathy McCartney's extraordinary leadership has generated great momentum, and I'm eager to build on that progress in close collaboration with remarkably talented faculty, staff, and students within the Ed School and across the university.