Sentences with phrase «teachers and community groups»

A thousand failing schools had been transformed under the leadership of strong sponsors, she said, and more than 300 free schools had been set up by parents, teachers and community groups.

They allow teachers and community groups to create their own public schools, giving them flexibility to decide their own curricula, staffing, and budgets, with the goal of improving student achievement.

The Calgary Science Network: This nonprofit organization matches scientists with local teachers and community groups to judge science fairs, give demonstrations and presentations, and help with science enrichment ideas.

It is the latest in a flurry of recent proposals by L.A. teacher and community groups to endorse the use of student test scores in job - performance reviews.

During the week of November 20, over 150 parents, student, teacher and community groups from more than 15 cities nationwide participated in the National Week of Action for the Public Schools All Our Children Deserve.

Over 150 parent, student, teacher and community groups from more than 15 cities participated in the National Week of Action for the Public Schools All Our Children Deserve in November 2014.

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The group supports teachers and community organizations in their effort to teach pre-teens, teens and young adults the financial skills they'll need for financial independence and decision - making.

The National Association of Teachers of RE accuses a third of community schools and over a third of academies in England of failing to meet their legal or contractual agreements to provide religious education for this key age group.

Teachers and students form one group before their common objects, which are, indeed, subjects, actively making their presence felt in the community.

For the folks invited, the experience starts the moment they reach the auditorium — Starz24 has teamed up with Glenda's Gals, a group of local teachers and guidance counselors that perform community service around Greenwood.

Our Trustees are a group of up to fourteen voting members including parents, teachers, and outside community members dedicated to the mission and values of Marin Waldorf School.

The group should meet regularly with each other and perhaps quarterly with the school district leader, explains lead author Elizabeth Budd, M.P.H. Tapping into existing committees and resources (like the Parent Teacher Association, physical education teachers, and parents and community members with pertinent knowledge or skills) for help also can be key.

Communicating your school's nutrition program effectively means reaching out to a number of key groups; not just students and their parents, but teachers, administrators, custodians, and the community at - large.

Fortunately, the district is aware of the problem and has agreed to let me (as part of a group of school administrators, staff, teachers, community members and parents) help revise it.

What he loves most about the Corvallis Waldorf School is the feeling of community that comes from a group of parents and teachers who want to improve the lives and futures of our children.

We are a local group of parents, students, teachers, principals, nutritionists, policymakers, anti-hunger advocates, and community members who want our kids to have good food in our schools.

In the meantime, the district is launching an advisory committee made up parents, teachers, students, faith leaders and community groups.

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For example, in Willis Independent School District in Texas, school organizations such as parent - teacher groups and booster clubs, as well as local community groups such as Boy and Girl Scouts, are exempt from rental fees and pay only for supervision, security, and cleanup costs, while all other groups must pay $ 50 an hour to rent a school kitchen.22

Besides showing scheduled meetings with political over-tones, such as attending protests against President Donald Trump (R) on Jan. 19 and against the now - defunct Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC, on Feb. 16, Councilmember Dromm's 2017 calendar also showed scheduled meetings with officials with special interest groups Queens Community House, on Jan. 27; the United Federation of Teachers on several occasions; and NY - CLASS, on Nov. 28.

A rally to call for the ouster of Carl P. Paladino from the Buffalo School Board drew support from a wide variety of community groups, from teachers and parents to labor groups and the local affiliate of Black Lives Matter.

Free schools are tax payer funded, free from local authority control and are run by teachers, parents and community groups.

A group of parents and teachers from P.S. 116 in Kips Bay have gained the support of local elected officials and community boards in their fight against overcrowding.

Several unions and community groups are expected to show up in force, including the United Federation of Teachers, Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Service Employees International Union Local 1199, along with NY Communities for Change, Strong Economy for All and the Working Families Party.

The speakers include PEF President Susan M. Kent, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Civil Service Employees Association President Danny Donahue, New York State AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento, Executive Vice President of the New York State United Teachers Andrew Pallotta, United University Professions President Fred Kowal, NYSCOPBA President Donn Rowe, as well as other labor leaders, members of community groups and members of the New York State Legislature.

The rally was co-sponsored by members of the Let NY Vote coalition, which includes over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citizen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and the National Action Network, grassroots organizations, faith groups, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

But members of Community Board 1's Youth and Education Committee have expressed skepticism that using teacher's cars as barricades is wise, and the group's vice chairman said any deterrent that includes a tank full of gasoline should be considered less than ideal.

Members of dozens of city and state unions joined the rally Monday, including hardhats from the Building and Trades Council, teachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several communityteachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several communityTeachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community groups.

Among the labor leaders in attendance were leaders or representatives from Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union; the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union; Communications Workers of America District 1; and the United Federation of Teachers, which collectively provide hundreds of thousands of dollars to the community groups.

The group, a nonprofit advocacy organization formed in 2001 and historically funded by teachers unions, has long offered itself as a voice for parents and communities of color and, as such, has also been a thorn in the side of successive state and city governments, consistently pushing for more funding in the state budget to meet the needs of underserved schools and fighting against school closures and charter schools.

Frank Frisenda, acting president of the Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers, which represents the full - time college faculty, said the faculty groups have no confidence in Saunders because he «has not been able to articulate a vision for this campus and motivate the faculty to share this vision.»

The Let NY Vote coalition is made up of over thirty organizations, nonprofits, and labor unions, including Common Cause / NY, Public Citzen, New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, as well as the statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American, and the LGBTQ community.

NEW YORK, NY (12/18/2017)(readMedia)-- Last week, over thirty organizations, nonprofits, labor unions, including the New York State United Teachers, SEIU 32BJ, RWDSU, CWA District 1, and civil rights organizations, including Statewide NAACP and National Action Network, civil liberties, reproductive and immigrant rights, criminal justice and re-entry groups, New American and LGBTQ community groups sent a letter demanding that Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders prioritize Early Voting in the 2018 - 19 budget.

Obtaining these funds was a group effort that also could not have been accomplished without the Principal, teachers and other community activists that all agreed how critical this need was.»

Continuing their battle to stop the mayor from laying off teachers and cutting child care and after - school program funding, a group of parents and community members gathered at City Hall on June 16 to deliver a petition on seven 50 - foot scrolls signed by more than 20,000 New Yorkers telling Mayor Bloomberg and City Council members to invest in school improvement, not cut programs or personnel.

Just as the founding of the NHS in 1948 was a great national movement creating a health service for everyone, today all sectors of society — from employers, teachers, designers, manufacturers, as well as citizens, community groups and government — need to come together to improve the health of the nation.

«Although some teachers may worry that social media distracts students from legitimate learning, we found that our Facebook group helped transform students from anonymous spectators into a community of active learners — and this has important consequences for student performance,» Dougherty said.

Master teachers — an elite group of teachers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields — would mentor other teachers, serve as role models to draw talented students into the profession, and work with community leaders to improve science and math education.

Anyone staying late in the lab at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) on a Thursday night will witness a small but dedicated group of Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) students and a BTI graduate student or postdoc huddled around a microscope, discussing basic biology concepts, or laughing about a bit of science news — a teaching arrangement that has benefitted students and teachers alike since 2010.

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There is a strong, ever - growing community of doctors, therapists, health coaches, fitness instructors, teachers, parents, political activities and more who are working with individuals, groups and via social media to shift the message.

Useless to discuss at length, The Chorus is essentially another in a line of literally dozens of films in which an inspirational teacher changes the lives of a group of troubled / lower - class / underestimated children through will, kindness, and a rogue spark of crinkly - eyed genius that irks to no end the evil dean / headmaster / school board / community.

Using a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the district hired a consultant, William McKersie, to work with a group of administrators and teachers who were tasked with researching the best situations for the smaller learning communities.

Adopting a blended learning environment requires taking a holistic look at the entire school community — students, teachers, staff, and parents — and making changes that allow each of these groups to buy into the shift.

In one notable effort, a group of universities, community colleges, and school districts in 30 states have formed the Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership to redesign teacher - preparation programs aligned with the common core staTeacher Education Partnership to redesign teacher - preparation programs aligned with the common core stateacher - preparation programs aligned with the common core standards.

Structured community and character development programs like weekly Circle gatherings and advisory meetings called pride groups are deeply ingrained in the schools» culture, and all students and teachers are expected to achieve fluency in the language of social growth and learning.

Professional learning communities (PLCs) or networks (PLNs) are groups of teachers that share and critically interrogate their practices in an ongoing, reflective, collaborative, inclusive, learning - oriented, and growth - promoting way to mutually enhance teacher and student learning (Stoll, Bolam, McMahon, Wallace, and Thomas, 2006).

Borrowing from New York's playbook, Illinois funders, advocates, and parents built an extensive coalition of religious organizations, community groups, and, surprisingly, some blue - collar labor unions (not teacher unions) to advocate for the reform.

Before implementing ELT, the Edwards team formed focus groups consisting of administrators, teachers, staff, and other community partners.

«Remote NT schools bring with them their own set of unique circumstances, and communities are often tight - knit groups,» he tells Teacher.