Sentences with phrase «though few school districts»

Even though few school districts have tried to use this loophole in the law, teachers unions say such attempts are unfair to experienced teachers.

Not exact matches

Individual schools or school districts can purchase subscriptions to Happy Numbers (though Milyutin said he's also sold a few subscriptions directly to consumers).

A few local municipalities recognize the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day, though a push to change the name was rejected earlier this year by the Williamsville Central School District.

ALBANY — Few upstate school districts plan to launch full - day pre-kindergarten programs in September, even though Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers provided $ 40 million in the state budget for that purpose.

And though the authors of this report acknowledge the «countless intervening factors» that «no doubt affect a school board member's ability to influence district achievement» and which they haven't covered in this report, they nevertheless provide an invaluable guide to policymakers for making a few simple changes in board governance that could effect major improvements for student academic performance.

But I'm swimming against the tide here; school districts represent nine out of every 10 authorizers, though they authorize relatively few schools.

Few public schools (district - run or charter) serving low - income neighborhoods have successfully implemented a project - based STEAM program coupled with in - and after - school enrichment that include sports (no football though), arts, and extracurricular clubs.

When it comes to education, though, few schools and districts can claim similarly ambitious approaches to teacher recruitment.

In Chicago, Arne Duncan closed 44 schools during his time as mayor; a few years later, in May 2013, Rahm Emmanuel closed 49 more schools — and again, 88 % who were affected were black, though they made up only 40 % of the district population.