Sentences with phrase «wide public programs»

The virtual schools listed may be charter schools, state - wide public programs, or private programs that receive government funding.

Virtual schools listed may be charter schools, state - wide public programs, or private programs that receive government funding.

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The largest green power purchase program in the US, a sustainable public transit expansion and a low - energy LED overhaul of city - wide street lighting.

Our candidates come to the Program with a wide range of experiences from the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

The problem isn't wide access to military - style weaponry, Rubio argued; it's Broward County Public Schools» disciplinary policies and the previously little - known program PROMISE (Preventing Recidivism Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Interventions, Supports & Education).

There is wide public support for these programs.

It is possible that stations which did not accept payment for air - time for religious programs reflected a greater concern for public - service programming and therefore presented a wider representation of other programming such as network and local programs.

But the more commonly heard suggestion is that proceeds from the dividend should go to any of a wide variety of social programs: AIDS research, day care, education, drug control, medical care, public housing, environmental protection, repair of the nation's infrastructure.

As Chicago Public Schools pushes ahead with a district - wide roll - out of its Breakfast in the Classroom program, concerns are mounting from some parents worried about kids» allergies

Stay tuned to Beyond Breakfast for Part Two of our interview with Burke County Public Schools» Nutrition Director and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics president - elect Donna Martin, to find out how teachers reacted to breakfast - in - the - classroom as the program was expanded district - wide, and some student - favorite school breakfast menu items.

We offer a wide range of 1 - 4 hour nature education programs, citizen science adventures, and training workshops as well as several larger public events each year.

Responsible for overall marketing functions of the Park District including development and management of an integrated marketing plan, seasonal program guide, sponsorship / partnership strategies, all District - wide communications and all public relations activities, both internal and external, including media relations.

Located on a 121 - acre wildlife sanctuary just south of Boston, the Museum of American Bird Art houses Mass Audubon's extensive art collection, which is shared with the public through exhibitions as well as through a wide variety of education programs.

IBCLCs can be found in a wide variety of settings including private practice, working with home birth midwives, hospitals and birth centers, pediatric and obstetric offices, public health clinics such as the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program as well as many other settings.

This program offers a wide range of public health services for pregnant women, new mothers, babies, children and families.

The Bronx is getting the least out of a city - wide program that places water fountains in public places, en effort to encourage residents to drink more H20 instead of sugary drinks.

The organizations and agencies listed in the Directory offer a wide variety of programs and services, including ESL and civics classes, citizenship assistance and legal advice, public benefits and health insurance access, employment training and job placement, youth activities and senior centers, and immigrant rights and civic engagement projects.

Since the 2013 - 2014 NHL season, the Buffalo Sabres have worked with the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library System on a community - wide Winter Reading program, an incentive - based initiative that promotes youth literacy through reading goals and prizes.

Among other initiatives needed are more rigorous analysis of the potency of illicit drugs being sold on the streets, information campaigns to inform the public of the analyses results and likely dangers, more treatment therapies to ease withdrawal symptoms, programs to get primary care doctors to treat and screen for addictions and wider distribution of Naltrexone, which can reverse an opioid overdose, said Ciccarone.

Brown cautions that this study does not address the question of how to optimize public health expenditures among various programs, but notes that other researchers have begun investigating the costs of foundational public health services at a county - wide level.

Ian Chant is writer and editor whose interests and expertise include science, technology, data, and culture; his writing has appeared in Scientific American, Popular Science, Psychology Today, and a wide variety of other publications, as well as on public radio programs including Science Friday and Freakonomics Radio.

The CEER program, established in 2004, is designed to bring together experts in wide - ranging fields - bioethics, law, behavioral and social sciences, epidemiology, public health, public policy, genomics and clinical research - to study the potential societal implications of genomic information and research.

AmeriCorps awards scholarships to individuals who perform at least 1,700 hours of secular public service in programs sponsored by a wide range of organizations, including more than 1,600 schools, both public and religious.

Wisconsin's Legislative Fiscal Bureau, which conducts budget - related analyses for state legislators, has provided fodder to both sides of the Milwaukee voucher debate with periodic estimates of the financial impact of eliminating the program based on a wide range of assumptions regarding changes in public schoolenrollments.

The educational force of the wider culture is now the primary site where education takes place, what I have called public pedagogy — modes of education largely produced, mediated, and circulated through a range of educational spheres extending from the new media and old broadcast media to films, newspapers, television programs, cable TV, cell phones, the Internet, and other commercial sites.

To this end, the Center has developed a three - stage knowledge transfer process: (1) Knowledge Synthesis — a critical analysis of cutting - edge science and program evaluation research to identify core concepts and evidence - based findings that are broadly accepted by the scientific community; (2) Knowledge Translation — the identification of gaps in understanding between scientists and the public, and the development of effective language to communicate accurate scientific information in a way that can inform sound public discourse; and (3) Knowledge Communication — the production and dissemination of a wide variety of publications and educational media via print, the Web, and in - person presentations.

He also worked tremendously to increase access to higher education — initiating the first university - wide program in America to ease the debt of graduates pursuing careers in public service and the not - for - profit sector.

The fifth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance and Education Next magazine on a wide range of education policy issues uncovered growing divisions between teachers and the general public.

National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

School choice is a term for K — 12 public education options in the United States, describing a wide array of programs offering students and their families alternatives to publicly provided schools, to which students are generally assigned by the location of their family residence.

In this webinar, Debbie Thompson, math curriculum and instructional design, Wichita Public Schools, shares a step - by - step framework for designing and implementing district - wide personalized intervention programs.

Since 2002, New York City has closed more than 20 underperforming public high schools, opened more than 200 new secondary schools, and introduced a centralized high school admissions process in which approximately 80,000 students a year indicate their school preferences from a wide - ranging choice of programs.

Haddad highlights the core components of St. Vrain — a district - wide 1:1 program, STEM studies that start at pre-K and run into higher education, curricula that push students to problem solve and employ critical thinking skills, a «design thinking» mindset from administrators, public — private partnerships, and effective professional learning that reinforces all these ideas.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

Thurgood Marshall — and dozens of other public charter schools that range across a wide variety of teaching styles and program themes — are the result.

State - wide public school programs vary.

«Education Savings Accounts» are another scheme in a wide array of programs harmful to public schools that were enacted over the last five years.

Leaders also had the opportunity to participate in a district - wide family engagement summit to learn more about Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools» efforts in this area and to hear from community - based organizations about their programs to support student and family success.

Harmer's thirty — year career in public schools included serving as principal of three award - winning elementary schools; K - 12 teacher and learning specialist; instructor in community college and university teacher and principal preparation programs; and service on a wide range of professional advisory councils and boards.

Harford County Public Schools offers a wide variety of programs at the elementary level including gifted education, summer school and instrumental music.

Ultimately, the board discussed various options and concluded to leave the wording that the board would «stand opposed to internal and external initiatives that seek to reduce public education in Los Angeles to an educational marketplace and our children to market shares, while not investing in district - wide programs and strategies that benefit every student whom we are sworn to serve.»

The D.C. Policy Center has already published over 60 studies on the District's economy and demography and provided strong evidence to develop a wide range of public policies, including proposals on paid family leave, tax reform, and out - of - school time programs.

According to the Harvard Crimson, «The effort is part of a larger national movement started by United Students Against Sweatshops that criticizes Teach For America, a nation - wide program that recruits college graduates to teach in low - income communities for at least two years, for undermining the quality of public education.»

One weekday, aspiring principal Danalyn Hypolite and Shawn Hardnett, a leadership coach for the New Leaders for New Schools program in the District, walked down the wide hallways of D.C.'s Paul Public Charter School.

Public outcry over those changes resulted in retention of seven full - time teacher librarians who shared teaching responsibilities, provided information technology training and helped manage programs district - wide that assisted library clerks in each school.

The assertion is that funding isn't equal but it may still be reasonable and fair given the wider programs and services that traditional public schools provide.

In another Preeminence initiative, the university turns to the College of Education to help lead the campus - wide development of UF Online, one of the nation's first fully - online bachelor's degree programs at an accredited public university.

In Milwaukee, the state auditor released a report saying test scores were no better at schools in the city - wide voucher program than they were in the public schools.

Bringing together top education experts and practitioners, the foundation funds system - wide programs and policies that strengthen public schools by creating environments that allow good teachers to do great work and enable students of all backgrounds to learn and thrive.

And, I want to add that my daughter received an excellent education from Spokane Public Schools, graduation last year with honors in high school and with honors and an AA through the district - wide Running Start program.