Sentences with phrase «through school creation»

CityBridge Education will pursue this goal through school creation — incubating and launching new schools and transforming existing ones, in partnership with the traditional public (DCPS) and charter sectors in Washington, D.C..

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He is joined in this emphasis by Sir Herbert Read, who reports in Education Through Art that his visits to the art classes in a great many schools have shown that good results depend on right atmosphere and that right atmosphere is the creation of the teacher.

There are many ways that medical schools are giving this instruction — through cultural competency training, bioethics courses, humanities in medicine lectures, and the creation of programs on medicine and religion.

Distinguishing the Cook for America ® approach from that of countless other school food reform projects is its emphasis on holistic, systemic change through the creation of a school foodservice work force that is both capable of preparing healthy scratch - cooked meals from whole, fresh foods, and empowered and motivated to do so.

food manufacturers have managed to invade what should be a commercial - free zone through vending machines and «pouring rights»; branded foods (like Pizza Hut pizzas) sold in the national school lunch program; the sale of a la carte foods; the use of Channel One television in the classroom; the creation of textbooks replete with math problems that use the products» names; give - aways of branded items like textbook covers; offering their products as rewards for academic performance (read X number of books over the summer and earn a gift certificate to McDonald's); and much more.

- Extending the current freeze on the reporting of test results for grades three through eight on permanent records through the 2018 - 19 school year - The creation of an advisory council for computer - based tests.

Charter schools — privately run public schools largely funded through public monies — have been contentious within politics since their creation.

Early in Alex's career, he worked as a sports nutritionist for high school, college, professional and Olympic athletes, and has specialized in genetic nutrition through the creation of his software Genetrition ™.

The collaboration includes the creation of exciting new Key Stage 2 digital classroom resources — Eating, Moving and Growing - available to schools now through Discovery Education Espresso's award - winning digital learning service.

The other sticking point — funding for sectarian, non-public schools — was circumvented through the creation of Title I, «Education of Children of Low Income Families.»

It begins with strategies for developing a deep understanding of local needs and then guides readers step by step through the creation of a comprehensive plan to assist students inside and outside of school.

While school choice does have a history in rural states — since 1869, Vermont has allowed parents to select a nearby school for their student to attend at the expense of their own town through a «tuitioning» program — few states have encouraged the direct creation of rural, publicly funded schools of choice.

Teacher Education Program student Ben Wild hopes to tackle that challenge by reinventing the American high school through the creation of the Walkabout Consilient Sschool through the creation of the Walkabout Consilient SchoolSchool.

To enhance academic learning as the children worked on their school - wide rules, we decided to guide them through the same sort of democratic process that resulted in the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

Another district, Cambridge (Mass.) Public Schools, is trying an entirely new model: This fall it moved away from its long - held K — 8 configuration with the creation of a lower school and an upper school, with sixth - through eighth - graders in the upper school still housed within four of the city's elementary buildings.

These include buying school materials (clothes, supplies, and even homework) on eBay and the Internet; exchanging music on P2P sites; building games with modding (modifying) tools; setting up meetings and dates online; posting personal information and creations for others to check out; meeting people through cell phones; building libraries of music and movies; working together in self - formed teams in multiplayer online role - playing games; creating and using online reputation systems; peer rating of comments; online gaming; screen saver analysis; photoblogging; programming; exploring; and even transgressing and testing social norms.

Two further goals are related but subordinate: to narrow the learning gaps between haves and have - nots, and to help disadvantaged children escape dreadful inner - city schools through the creation of better alternatives.

emotional harm that takes place in the context of harassment or bullying means harm to a student's emotional well - being through creation of a hostile school environment that is so severe or pervasive as to unreasonably and substantially interfere with a student's education.

It focuses on examples of collaboration among stakeholders through the creation of labor - management partnerships among teachers» unions, school administrators, and school boards.

Together, PASA, the Providence Public School District, partner schools, and the community of program partners have developed shared goals, a collaborative practice of community educators within the school day, and joint accountability through a PASA / District shared learning model that includes teacher and community educators co-teaching, a data - sharing agreement, and the creation of an expanded learning model that offers high school credits for high quality out - of - school experiSchool District, partner schools, and the community of program partners have developed shared goals, a collaborative practice of community educators within the school day, and joint accountability through a PASA / District shared learning model that includes teacher and community educators co-teaching, a data - sharing agreement, and the creation of an expanded learning model that offers high school credits for high quality out - of - school experischool day, and joint accountability through a PASA / District shared learning model that includes teacher and community educators co-teaching, a data - sharing agreement, and the creation of an expanded learning model that offers high school credits for high quality out - of - school experischool credits for high quality out - of - school experischool experiences.

Universal school choice that provides access to quality educational options, as Paul Hill of the University of Washington observes, will «depend on the supply - side, that is, on the success of arrangements that promote the creation of a wide variety of school options, expose all schools to performance pressures through competition, and permit constant replacement of weak schools by promising new ones.»

The choice movement, which includes vouchers for private school tuition and the creation of charter schools, sought better education through the market mechanism of having parents choose which schools their children would attend.

Projects have included: teacher career pathway programs that diversified roles in the teaching force; teacher career pathways that recognize, develop, and reward excellent teachers as they advance through various career stages; incentives for effective teachers who take on instructional leadership roles within their schools; incentives that attract, support, reward, and retain the most effective teachers and administrators at high - need schools; rigorous, ongoing leadership development training for teacher leaders and principals, leadership roles for teachers aimed at school turnaround; and the creation of new salary structures based on effectiveness.

Since the start of the school year, Mr. Murphy and I have taken collaboration to a whole new level through the creation of a Learning Commons here at Fox Hill.

We have lots of tools and resources to help with the creation and implementation of Tier I PBIS classroom and schoolwide behavior plans that promote student success, as well as resources to support RTI Tier II / III interventions through a school wide system that supports individual classroom students and teachers.

And watch this spot for the upcoming publication of a complete toolkit to walk any school or district through the creation of their own Opportunity Culture.

Ms. Ravitch devotes a devastating chapter to New York City, where the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has made claims, soberly dismantled in Ms. Ravitch's book, that under his care public administration has continued to make steady improvement, largely through the creation of charter schools that give parents and students ever more choice.

Through the creation and use of the Achievements & Goals Archive middle school students think more often of their futures.

The mission of Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC Schools) is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and fSchools) is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and fschools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.

Our mission is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.

John D. Runkle School, Brookline This project will allow teachers to improve their tier one instruction in literacy and enhance independent reading practice through the creation of leveled classroom reading libraries.

Colleges also have emphasized the creation of fully online degree programs, and 62 percent of the schools surveyed now award degrees entirely through distance education.

PUC's mission is to uplift communities through the creation of high quality public charter schools in which students are inspired and prepared to graduate from high school and university and commit to uplift their communities now and forever.

Another Malloy proposal — a state takeover of the worst failure mills through the creation of a special district modeled off of the successful Recovery School District in New Orleans — wouldn't happen until the 2013 - 3014 schoolSchool District in New Orleans — wouldn't happen until the 2013 - 3014 schoolschool year.

The U.S. Department of Education announced today new grants totaling more than $ 157 million through its Charter Schools Program (CSP), which funds the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the Schools Program (CSP), which funds the creation and expansion of public charter schools across the schools across the nation.

Creation of a strong classroom culture that is developed through CWC's social emotional learning focus and contribution to the broader school community

The creation of a formal effort on the part of traditional teacher preparation programs and districts to identify and pursue candidates of color as early as high school and to support them through college graduation;

Andrew Blumenfeld, a 20 - year - old member of the La Canada, Calif. school board (and a public face of Students for Education Reform), offering reasons why it is so hard to transform education through the traditional district model — and why it must be abandoned for the Hollywood Model of Education that will allow for the creation of schools fit for the futures of the children they are supposed to serve.

We engage students and all of their senses through the creation of new and fresh dining experiences that improve their school day.

Cheryl has experience with the creation and implementation of school improvement plans with a passion for creating the best learning environment for students through evidence based strategies.

The Corporate Education Reform Industry, with the help of elected officials likes of Dannel Malloy, Andrew Cuomo, Jeb Bush and others, have used the problems facing public schools in poorer communities to institute an agenda of more standardized testing, inappropriate teacher evaluation programs and the privatization of public education through the creation of privately owned, but publicly funded charter schools.

Facilitating the creation of a school - wide unified shared vision and plan focusing on student engagement and achievement through the HOT Schools Approach

Supports states» creation, replication, and expansion of high - quality charter schools through competitive grants.

When staff from San Mateo County, Redwood City, Redwood City School District, Sequoia Union High School District, community - based organizations, and private funders realized that they were meeting multiple times about different issues affecting the same children and families, they decided to formalize their partnerships through the creation of Redwood City 2020.

The Foundation's gift, a donation of property in Snellville, GA, will support the mission of the Georgia Charter School Association, a non-profit organization that works to improve student achievement through the creation of high quality public charter schools in Georgia.

K — 12 schools now have the opportunity to educate students about the importance of hand washing, while also allowing them to express their artistic sides through the creation of an original design for a Deb dispenser.

Mansfield Christian School, in Ohio, teaches science through the creationist Answers in Genesis website, run by the founder of the Creation Museum.

Ninety - six California school districts are expected to receive today a total $ 637.6 million in state construction matching funds - money that officials hope will help boost the struggling economy through job creation and tax revenues.

President Obama's policies have concentrated on trying to make schools more «efficient» through means like judging teachers by their students» test scores or encouraging competition by promoting the creation of charter schools.

The South Carolina Public Charter School District's mission is to improve learning and increase learning opportunities in South Carolina through the creation of innovative, high quality charter schools.