Sentences with phrase «week in schools across the country»

On Friday, a group called «Student Walkout Against Gun Violence,» which appears to have been launched in response to the Florida shooting, said it is planning a nationwide walkout sometime next week in schools across the country to demand action.

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For more than a week, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have held the country's attention as they join with peers across the country to demand a change in America's gun laws.

(New York, NY)-- Two weeks after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, American State Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention — a non-partisan coalition of legislators from across the country — announced today that lawmakers in 30 states have introduced or are planning to introduce Extreme Risk Protection Order legislation that would empower family members and law enforcement to help prevent gun violence.

First introduced in 1958, National Library Week is sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and recognized by public and school libraries across the country each year in April.

«In these extremely difficult financial times facing every municipality and school district across the country, the county has to pursue any and every avenue of cost savings,» he said in an interview this weeIn these extremely difficult financial times facing every municipality and school district across the country, the county has to pursue any and every avenue of cost savings,» he said in an interview this weein an interview this week.

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP)-- Pressure is growing for tougher gun - control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead.

The research comes as Future First launches Back to School Week between October 13th and 17th in state schools across the country during which celebrities and every day heroes — from doctors and lawyers to plumbers and caterers — will return to their former state school to talk to the current generation about their career paths and the skills necessary to succeed inSchool Week between October 13th and 17th in state schools across the country during which celebrities and every day heroes — from doctors and lawyers to plumbers and caterers — will return to their former state school to talk to the current generation about their career paths and the skills necessary to succeed inschool to talk to the current generation about their career paths and the skills necessary to succeed in work.

February 1 — 5 marked National School Counseling Week, an initiative sponsored by the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) in order to bring attention to the vital work of counselors in school systems across the coSchool Counseling Week, an initiative sponsored by the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) in order to bring attention to the vital work of counselors in school systems across the coSchool Counseling Association (ASCA) in order to bring attention to the vital work of counselors in school systems across the coschool systems across the country.

To make this happen, we encouraged schools across the country to get involved in our first ever Schools» Autism Awareness Week and help their students and staff improve their understanding of autism and raise vital funds for our cschools across the country to get involved in our first ever Schools» Autism Awareness Week and help their students and staff improve their understanding of autism and raise vital funds for our cSchools» Autism Awareness Week and help their students and staff improve their understanding of autism and raise vital funds for our charity.

As schools across the country take part in the week - long celebration of school sport, the Youth Sport Trust's Chief Executive, Ali Oliver, says PE is changing.

The STEM in Schools event, run by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, forms part of National Science Week and will see classrooms across the country come alive with science as students participate in a virtual classroom discussion with STEM professionals working in the international space industry.

Established in 2010 in the north east, Lingotot now engages with more than 10,000 pre-school and primary - school children across the country each week, learning a variety of languages including French, German, Spanish and Mandarin.

The research comes ahead of this year's Anti-Bullying Week (14 - 18 November), with co-ordinated events in schools and communities across the country to encourage children, teachers and parents to take positive action against bullying.

In school districts across the country, students face health and other issues that cause them to miss school for weeks and sometimes months.

As the debate on school choice heats up next week, I share this post as a voice in support of the nation's public schools, which remain the number 1 choice, a great option for families and communities across the country.

The new schools open just a few weeks after several existing free schools across the country reported exceptional results in GCSE and A levels.

This week: how rural schools are bringing cutting - edge tech to their students, the wave of teacher strikes across the country and their implications for CA and the value of teacher diversity especially in a state where students of color now comprise three - quarters of public school enrollment.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) joins families, schools, and communities across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week, May 1 - 5Schools (National Alliance) joins families, schools, and communities across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week, May 1 - 5schools, and communities across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week, May 1 - 5Schools Week, May 1 - 5, 2017.

The U.S. Department of Education announced $ 245 million in new grants this week to expand charter schools across the country.

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Cleland, in a statement sent to Schools Week, said: «The education sector is facing a number of significant financial challenges across the country with all schools, academies and multi-academy trusts being afSchools Week, said: «The education sector is facing a number of significant financial challenges across the country with all schools, academies and multi-academy trusts being afschools, academies and multi-academy trusts being affected.

National School Choice Week begins today in Mississippi and across the country.

Phoenix (May 7, 2018)-- In a record - breaking year that saw national charter public school enrollment surpass 3.2 million students for the first time, Arizona is proud to join students, families, educators and advocates across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools WeeIn a record - breaking year that saw national charter public school enrollment surpass 3.2 million students for the first time, Arizona is proud to join students, families, educators and advocates across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Weein celebrating National Charter Schools Week.

For over two weeks, a dozen parents, teachers and community members have been leading a hunger strike to save Dyett High School in Chicago — and in so doing they have inspired education justice organizers across the country.

Phoenix (May 2, 2017)-- The Arizona Charter Schools Association is proud to join students, families, educators and advocates across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week.

This week, we celebrate the success and progress of charter schools across the country and in Jackson, Mississippi, but we recognize far more work needs to be done until every child has access to a high quality education.

Literally across the country school choice advocates have stood up against the NAACP in defense of charter schools these past couple of weeks leading up to the vote.

Last month DSC held our 8th Annual National Week of Action Against School Pushout, with events in over 40 cities across the country.

But the concept has perhaps especially resonated with educators across the country: Earlier this year, school districts in the San Francisco area announced plans to begin testing students on grit and other forms of emotional intelligence; other schools have instituted things like Grit Week, in which students set goals for their scores on upcoming standardized tests.

National School Choice week takes place this week in Utah and across the country.

In the 1960's and 70's we made great headway with the civil rights movement, bilingual education, affirmative action, instructional aides, school nurses, school social workers, eight weeks of extended summer learning, and lots of free afterschool enrichment across the country.

Writing for Education Week, Catherine Gewertz reports on one of the nation's biggest school - redesign competitions, through which 10 teams won a collective $ 100 million to create new high schools or transform existing ones across the country: Each of the winners of XQ: The Super School Project will have $ 10 million over the next five years Read more about 10 High School Redesign Projects Win $ 100 Million in «XQ Super School» Contest -LSschool - redesign competitions, through which 10 teams won a collective $ 100 million to create new high schools or transform existing ones across the country: Each of the winners of XQ: The Super School Project will have $ 10 million over the next five years Read more about 10 High School Redesign Projects Win $ 100 Million in «XQ Super School» Contest -LSSchool Project will have $ 10 million over the next five years Read more about 10 High School Redesign Projects Win $ 100 Million in «XQ Super School» Contest -LSSchool Redesign Projects Win $ 100 Million in «XQ Super School» Contest -LSSchool» Contest -LSB-...]

If you're interested in pushing for sustainable community schools in your city or state, here are some sample action ideas and demands that groups across the country used during the November Week of Action.

A total of 21,329 events have been independently organized across the country for National School Choice Week, including more than 130 in Mississippi.

This week, schools in Milwaukee across the country are honoring their educators as part of Teacher Appreciation Wweek, schools in Milwaukee across the country are honoring their educators as part of Teacher Appreciation WeekWeek.

She added: «There are more than 170 free schools across the country and the vast majority are performing well - in recent weeks three have been rated «outstanding» and six have been rated «good», despite only opening 18 months ago.»

«We want to make schools across the country our campus,» Ted Magder, vice dean for academic affairs at NYU's Steinhardt School, told me shortly after the program was announced last month during National Education Week in New York City.

In a conference call with more than 2,000 educators earlier this week, Vice President Joe Biden provided specifics on how the $ 447 billion American Jobs Act will help save educators jobs and modernize school buildings across the country.

In the next few weeks, schools across the country will be embarking on the spring PARCC assessments.

EVALUATING PRIVACY IN ED TECH: The nonprofit Common Sense Media's education initiative this week launched a platform to evaluate the privacy and security of education technology software that's being used in schools across the countrIN ED TECH: The nonprofit Common Sense Media's education initiative this week launched a platform to evaluate the privacy and security of education technology software that's being used in schools across the countrin schools across the country.

As DFER president Shavar Jeffries said in a response to the dustup in Colorado this week: «If our intra-party opponents would prefer counter-productive family warfare as opposed to unity around shared values, this should be clear too: We stand with the millions of families across our country demanding access to high - quality public schools and the thousands of elected Democrats who fight tirelessly to ensure they get it.»

Tennessee is joining states across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week, May 7 - 11, and also seizing the opportunity to commemorate 15 years since the state opened its doors to public charter sSchools Week, May 7 - 11, and also seizing the opportunity to commemorate 15 years since the state opened its doors to public charter schoolsschools.

In the coming weeks, we're hitting the road to meet with and recruit college upperclassmen, graduate students, and current educators who are enrolled in or teach at top schools across the countrIn the coming weeks, we're hitting the road to meet with and recruit college upperclassmen, graduate students, and current educators who are enrolled in or teach at top schools across the countrin or teach at top schools across the country.

The Department for Education has this week announced it's awarding # 26 million to Magic Breakfast and Family Action to run morning clubs in over 1,770 schools across the country, focusing on the most disadvantaged areas.

We invite teachers across New York City to join us and other teachers around the country by taking part in February's Black Lives Matter week of action as a first step to building a school system where Black Lives Matter.

During the week of February 5th - 9th, in schools across the country, educators are taking part in a National Black Lives Matter Week of Actweek of February 5th - 9th, in schools across the country, educators are taking part in a National Black Lives Matter Week of ActWeek of Action.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Next week, approximately 900 school nutrition professionals from across the country will gather in Washington, D.C. to urge Congress to strengthen school nutrition programs for the 30 million students they serve each day.

Listen to PRI's Senior Director of the Center for Education and Koret Senior Fellow in Education Studies Lance Izumi discuss National School Choice Week, and his new book outlining ways that school choice can be expanded across the country, An American Education Agenda, on «TheSchool Choice Week, and his new book outlining ways that school choice can be expanded across the country, An American Education Agenda, on «Theschool choice can be expanded across the country, An American Education Agenda, on «The Ed...

Every year since 2004, during the fourth week of January, schools across the country have participated in No Name - Calling Week with educational activities aimed at ending name - calling and verbal bullyweek of January, schools across the country have participated in No Name - Calling Week with educational activities aimed at ending name - calling and verbal bullyWeek with educational activities aimed at ending name - calling and verbal bullying.

In the weeks leading up and on the day itself, UK Safer Internet Centre educational resources have been downloaded and used in schools across the country as well as the films on SID TV being viewed and the quiz being playeIn the weeks leading up and on the day itself, UK Safer Internet Centre educational resources have been downloaded and used in schools across the country as well as the films on SID TV being viewed and the quiz being playein schools across the country as well as the films on SID TV being viewed and the quiz being played.