Sentences with phrase «underserved children in»

The Governor's Requested Budget includes an investment of about $ 30 million to create a mixed - delivery preschool model to reach more underserved children in Oregon.

We will continue to build upon the mixed - delivery model outlined in grant and pursue other funding avenues for providing high - quality preschool to underserved children in Oregon,» said Megan Irwin, Acting Early Learning System Director.

Fuller and Williams attended the same high school, and later shared concern about the future of underserved children in Milwaukee as well as their opposition to universal vouchers

Not exact matches

In the three cities he played in during his NFL career, Long will donate to charities that help underserved children receive education opportunitieIn the three cities he played in during his NFL career, Long will donate to charities that help underserved children receive education opportunitiein during his NFL career, Long will donate to charities that help underserved children receive education opportunities.

In doing so, the company is on a mission to connect with professional athletes to children in underserved communitieIn doing so, the company is on a mission to connect with professional athletes to children in underserved communitiein underserved communities.

A leading local organization, the Rapids have participated in countless initiatives and causes, and annually raise tens of thousands of dollars for Kroenke Sports Charities, which supports underserved children and families in Colorado through educational and recreational programs, as well as appearances, donations, and service gifts.

In announcing the partnership, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, «We are pleased to be part of this initiative, which will give children in underserved communities access to new helmets, and to reach coaches and parents with educational information to help protect young athletes from head injurieIn announcing the partnership, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, «We are pleased to be part of this initiative, which will give children in underserved communities access to new helmets, and to reach coaches and parents with educational information to help protect young athletes from head injuriein underserved communities access to new helmets, and to reach coaches and parents with educational information to help protect young athletes from head injuries.

Ralph's real passion is underserved children as he invests his time and talents in The Boys and Girls Club, United Way, and a multitude of youth sports programs.

Museum access and programming for children and families in low - income and underserved communities through free days, family resource fairs, and community - based events.

So there is hardly 100 percent buy - in to the notion that low - income children are being underserved because «full price» kids are not being charged at least the full cost of producing a meal.

A child hunger study released by the food depository last year identified Brighton Park as one of the area's most underserved neighborhoods in terms of food services available outside of school, Dolgan said.

She serves as the Medical Director for two Children's Health Centers in medically underserved Southeast Washington, DC, and for the Children's National East of the River Lactation Support Center.

«Those rallying in Albany next week should stand together with the city and advocate — side by side — for our children, particularly the most underserved, and all of whom are public school students.»

«The proposed implementation delay of two more years, on top of seven years of work undertaken already, is the latest in a series of cost - avoidance actions taken in regard to this high need and grossly underserved group of children,» Nayowith wrote.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

Lead exposure of young children continues to be widespread in the U.S., especially in post-industrial, underserved communities such as Flint and Detroit, Gomez says.

With support from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UC San Diego School of Medicine faculty work to improve immunization levels for children in underserved areas.

The Holistic Life Foundation is a Baltimore - based 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the wellness of children and adults in underserved communities.

Actress Octavia Spencer, who won an Oscar for her performance in The Help, is planning to buy out tickets for Black Panther for an entire theater in Mississippi to ensure that children and families in underserved communities will get a chance to see the film.

Spencer, who does not appear in the film, wrote a Jan. 31 post on Instagram saying she planned to buy out a theater in Mississippi «in an underserved community there to ensure that all our brown children can see themselves as a superhero.»

Five years of studies on charter schools prove they are meeting the needs of traditionally underserved children and forcing regular public schools to change for the better, the Center for Education Reform concludes in a report released last week.

As executive director of COMPASS for kids (@COMPASSforkids), a nonprofit based in Lexington, Massachusetts, Hill has spent the past 22 years working to build the capacity of adults who are central in the lives of underserved children.

12, started Anseye Pou Ayiti because she says her native country lacks a datadriven, culturally relevant system for recruiting and training highcaliber teachers where they are most needed — in rural and underserved areas where about 70 percent of Haitians live but fewer than 30 percent of children from low - income households will complete even...

His interest in working with children, especially the underserved, started early.

At Stand for Children, we work with thousands of low - income parents and guardians in underserved communities all across the nation, from Phoenix to Indianapolis, Boston to Baton Rouge, Denver to Chicago, Tulsa to Tacoma.

How would parents in underserved communities with a high percentage of low - performing schools have any idea their children are attending a failing school?

We are parents, teachers, students and community members who are strong in our belief that all children, especially those historically underserved by the traditional system, have the right to attend excellent schools.

By helping educators understand the effectiveness of making science lessons available not only in Arabic but in ways that retain children's attention, El Masri's findings highlight the importance of tailoring technology tools to meet the specific and contextualized needs of underserved populations.

We find, fund and support teams of educators, and education entrepreneurs, who are reimagining public education so all children — especially those in underserved communities — have the opportunity to succeed.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

They have directly experienced the teacher quality conundrum in hard - to - staff schools, and they will presumably be willing to advocate for new approaches to ameliorate the problems of underresourced schools and underserved children.

The profound lack of knowledge about public education, as reflected in comments about public schools being «flush with cash» and badly underserving the nation's children, coupled with policy proposals based on these «alternative facts», pose a threat to a high - quality education for more than 50 million students.

I saw children from some of New Jersey's most historically underserved districts gaining experiences I'd never seen in a district school.

Now that we know where to find the quality seats — and the quality deserts — the Association is better positioned to develop a strategic plan that will support our state's efforts to increase access to quality charter schools, especially for children in underserved communities.

Children from low income and underserved communities do not have access to the quality of educational resources enjoyed by peers in wealthier communities.

«We could really move the needle, lift the bottom and change the lives of tens of millions of underserved children,» Duncan said in 2009.

The relationship between school and community in the area of interest may be impacted by a preconceived notion that underserved populations or at - risk children can not perform complicated tasks (Payne, 1996).

While no child wants to extend their classroom day, these programs can play a crucial role in closing the learning gap and opening up lifelong opportunities for children from underserved and underrepresented communities.

Civic Builders transforms children's lives and revitalizes communities by building inspirational schools for students in underserved neighborhoods.

More recently, she helped launch Parent Revolution's Choice4LA campaign to help families in LA's most underserved communities to understand all their options and select the right school for their child.

That is why we at Parent Revolution recently launched our new Choice4LA campaign, aimed at supporting families in LA's most underserved communities to understand all their options (traditional district, magnet and charter schools) and select the right school for their child.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of integrating behavioral health services into well - child visits in underserved, remote, and / or fringe areas.

Yet, in standard educational systems, gifted, talented and high ability children are widely underserved.

The winners will be awarded a first - year grant of up to $ 6 million, totaling up to $ 30 million across the life of the grant, to support cradle - to - career services that improve the educational achievement and healthy development of children in underserved neighborhoods.

It's no secret that countless children in underserved communities across the country do not have access to high - quality early education.

NewSchools is committed to transforming public education through powerful ideas and passionate entrepreneurs so that all children — especially those in underserved communities — have the opportunity to succeed.

One Aircard, One Child, One Dream (O3P) is a WBS LLC good corporate citizenship E-Rate supported education initiative that provides an end - to - end managed solution to underserved young scholars in select urban public, charter and magnet schools across the country.

The Partnership for Children & Youth (PCY) is an advocacy and capacity - building organization championing high - quality learning opportunities for underserved youth in California, with an emphasis on after school, summer learning, and community schools.

«This program is an incredible opportunity for underserved children from small schools in rural parts of Arizona to have the same technology opportunities that are afforded to other children in the state.»

This symposium serves to highlight five core themes emerging in the out - of - school time (OST) field: positive youth development as a key frame for child and youth engagement and learning both in school and beyond; the role of mentors and authentic contexts in supporting diverse populations, in particular, traditionally underserved and underrepresented children and youth; the need for meaningful professional development of youth - serving professionals; and the rise of social - emotional skills as a vehicle for 21st century learning.