Documents tagged 'School'

Cincinnati Schools Creates Programs to Improve Teaching and Learning

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Published: 27/07/2008

Teacher Advancement Program Three Cincinnati Schools have volunteered to take part in a new program next school year that is aimed to improve the schools instructional strategies and increase professional development. The aim of the program is to illustrate the connection between...

Charlotte Mecklenburg School Districts CMS-TV3

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Published: 27/07/2008

The Charlotte Mecklenburg School District The Charlotte Mecklenburg School District is the main school district for the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. The Charlotte Mecklenburg School District is composed of one hundred fifty schools: ninety one elementary schools,...

Orange County Unified School District Uses New Strategy to Help Obese Students

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Published: 27/07/2008

Tesoro High School Gym Teacher Helps Teens Stay Fit John Gipe used to be overweight in high school. He heard his teachers call him heavy and he knows how obese students in the Orange County Schools feel. Gipe has been teaching physical education for over twenty years and was...

Orange County Schools Build Civic Education with Disney

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Published: 27/07/2008

If it wasnt a big enough perk to grow up next door to the Magic Kingdom, Orange County high school students are also being sought out by nonprofit organizations in their area. As part of Disneylands 50th anniversary celebrations, high school students from Orange County Schools have the...

Philadelphia Schools Gains New Institute For Teacher Diversity

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Published: 27/07/2008

The Philadelphia schools need to improve the effectiveness and diversity of their teacher workforce. Currently, 85 percent of their students are African American, Latino and Asian, but they have only 38 percent teachers of color. After discussions initiated by Congressman Chaka...

Graduate School Admissions

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Published: 27/07/2008

In order to gain acceptance into Graduate School, several requirements or educational items must be met. These items vary from school to school; however, the main ones needed are listed below, with a brief overview of each. - Transcript - Colleges need a copy of a students...

Washington DC Schools Improves Its After-school Program

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Published: 27/07/2008

The Wallace Foundation Invests $8 Million in Washington DC Schools Washington DC Schools after schools and out of school programs are getting a boost from the nonprofit DC Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation and The Wallace Foundation. The DC Children and Youth...

Houston Schools New Budget Brings Needed Money for Teachers and Improvements

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Published: 27/07/2008

Houston schools teachers have not had significant pay raise in seven years. The new Houston schools budget plans for an average 8.6 percent pay raise for teachers for the 2006-07 school year, with a total of $49.2 million in funding. The state is providing $31 million for the pay raises,...

San Antonio Schools Celebrate Successes and Create New Programs to Further Achievement

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Published: 27/07/2008

San Antonio Schools Creates Program to Prepare Freshman for Future Success Beginning this school year, Ninth grade students in San Antonio Schools will have more resources in helping them gain success in academic studies, college, and future careers. In addition to their regular...

San Jose Schools Changes School Nutrition and Limits Junk Food

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Published: 27/07/2008

Changes for the 2006-2007 School Year at San Jose Schools Following in the footsteps of both federal and state trends to limit junk food and provide better nutrition to students, San Jose Schools will implement new some changes starting in September 2006. These changes may appear...