Sentence examples for rural educators from inspiring English sources

But around the country, in small, medium and large school districts, urban and rural, educators saw the threat of underachieving schools losing children to better schools as an empty gesture.

A push for uniformity (as well as state financial incentives) led rural educators to add classes in planting and harvesting seasons, eventually following cities in doing away with summer sessions.

"Replacing the principal in the most rural of communities does nothing to build the leadership capacity of these small schools, where recruitment and retention is a continual problem," the 10 rural educators wrote.

"I'm surprised to see that there is a growing tide of people, an unholy alliance between unions and rural educators, who want us to say no to reapplying," Mr. Schoales said.

Like rural educators who are quietly doing the same thing in a handful of other states, Mr. Hopkins has formulated a security plan that relies on a patchwork of concealed-weapons laws, special law enforcement regulations and local school board policies to arm teachers.

Rural educators were more obese (p = 0.001).

The first time was a summer spent volunteering as an educator in rural China, teaching philosophy, French and physics.

In addition to national and local government, pupils and their families, there are many other stakeholders with an interest in improving rural education: NGOs, potential employers, educators and so on.

With studies considering programmes, GP attachments or time spent at rural clinical schools, it might be argued that what is being measured is not simply the effect of rural education location per se but, rather, the 'package' of experience provided, including 'hard to measure' factors like the enthusiasm of educators and mentors for rural working.

You will meet with social activists, local scholars, indigenous leaders, rural organizers, popular educators, environmental advocates, female and worker activists, and community muralists.

Still, some big initiatives, including the $4 billion Race to the Top grant competition among states, and the administration's blueprint for rewriting the No Child law, have drawn complaints from rural officials and educators that they reflect an overly urban perspective.