Sentences with phrase «education coalition said»

Members of the state's influential Education Coalition said Wednesday school advocates need to unite behind a single tax measure well in advance of the November election or risk losing a rare opportunity to raise new revenues.

In a letter sent Thursday to Jason Botel, the department's acting assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, the National Science Teachers Association and the STEM Education Coalition said that the department's recent feedback on states» plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act improperly discourages states from using science in school accountability systems.

However, a report from the conservative think tank Fordham Institute and the Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition said replacing the standards may cost significantly more.

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The Sikh Coalition, United Sikhs and the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund are lobbying members of Congress in an effort to pressure federal transportation authorities to re-examine a policy they say unfairly scrutinizes members of the Sikh community.

Coalition for Marriage, a group which supports the traditional common - law definition of marriage, said the figures were regrettable and highlighted a need for the Government to better - support marriage via education and the tax system.

One's familial education choices don't have to equate to isolation from engagement in our public schools, says Andrea Reyes Ramirez, the executive director of the Faith and Education Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Coeducation choices don't have to equate to isolation from engagement in our public schools, says Andrea Reyes Ramirez, the executive director of the Faith and Education Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership CoEducation Coalition for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.

Chair of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education, Rev Stephen Terry, said: «People are right to oppose school places being obtained through what is in effect cheating.

«We are proud to have worked alongside Members of Congress, as well as a broad coalition of public health and education groups and others in the food and beverage industry, to see this bill pass,» Neely said.

Responding to research from the Consumers Health Forum, the Heart Foundation, the Obesity Policy Coalition and the Public Health Association of Australia, the Council's CEO Geoff Parker said better education around diet and lifestyle, not taxes, is a far better and more commonsense approach for a healthier country.

The coalition's junior party says # 400 million of funding for the Department for Education's «basic need budget», which provides cash helping areas where there is severe competition for limited school places, has been diverted.

A coalition of 17 yellow - bus companies is trying to slam the brakes on the NYC Department of Education's move to reinsert employee protections into its bus contracts — a move the firms say violates a 2011 court ruling and drives up costs.

Also at 6:30 p.m., New York Says Yes, a coalition that lobbies for a state constitutional convention, hosts an empowerment and education event about this year's ballot referendum, Bronx Museum, 1040 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.

The coalition's efforts to clamp down on immigration have also been criticised for damaging the higher education sector, with figures from the industry saying government policy is robbing the UK of billions in investment.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «It is clear that on many of the key education policy issues the majority of parents do not share Coalition Ministers» views».

Senate Majority Coalition Co-Leader Dean G. Skelos said, «This agreement is a reasonable compromise that builds on the legislation we passed to enhance accountability in schools and give our students the first - class education they deserve.

Following the submission today of the NASUWT response to the Department for Education consultation on «Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the Teachers» Pension Scheme», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retirement.

The coalition was «fundamentally a Conservative government» and Tories should not be let «off the hook», the shadow education secretary said.

In a significant speech, he will outline Coalition plans to ensure teaching is based on «excellence», saying that controversial reforms are needed to «bring back the values of a good education».

With the Liberal Democrat leader set on highlighting the impact his party has had on the coalition's education policies, Clegg said he is heartened that there are signs the attainment gap is narrowing.

Ian Mearns, a Labour member of the Commons education select committee, said the minister was clearly «on a different planet» to the families and youngsters hit by coalition cuts.

Pack said it was «sensible» of Clegg to address the political flak the coalition's junior party were facing for having broken their higher education promises.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «This research shows that once again the casualties of the Coalition Government's education reforms and austerity measures are the children and young people that need the most support.

Commenting on the publication by the Department for Education (DfE) of «National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «With increasing difficulties in recruiting new headteachers, and with record numbers of teachers wanting to leave the profession, the Coalition Government has failed to recognise the damaging effect of its policies on the morale and confidence of teachers and school leaders.

«A tax cap should not be punitive,» the ECB, a coalition of seven leading statewide education organizations, said in a recent report.

Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said the figures were undermined by the coalition's broader spending cuts to education, which independent analysts claim are the biggest since the 1950s.

Mr Clegg said his views on Education Secretary Michael Gove's flagship scheme did not mean the coalition was in crisis.

PLATTSBURGH — Increasing education, reducing stigma top priorities, says Clinton County coalition more

«I think you will see a lot of votes that otherwise would have gone to Cuomo who will go to Astorino and Howie because of this issue,» said Rudley, a Briarcliff Manor resident who is a co-founder of New York State Allies for Public Education, a coalition of parent groups.

PLATTSBURGH — Increasing education, reducing stigma top priorities, says Clinton County coalition

ALBANY, NY (02/22/2014)(readMedia)-- NY Inequality, a coalition of labor, faith, education and community organizations, will speak out Monday Feb. 24 at noon at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Downtown Albany to say «No!»

ALBANY, NY (02/21/2014)(readMedia)-- NY Inequality, a coalition of labor, faith, education and community organizations, will rally Monday Feb. 24 at noon at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Downtown Albany to say «No!»

Coalition politics But the Education Minister Sarah Teather said Lib Dems had succeeded in amending the academies bill, adding: «As part of a coalition, this is part of a packagCoalition politics But the Education Minister Sarah Teather said Lib Dems had succeeded in amending the academies bill, adding: «As part of a coalition, this is part of a packagcoalition, this is part of a package.»

The Liberal Democrats ran into fresh trouble today when the party» shigher education spokeswoman in the Lords, Lady Sharp, said she was not sure she could vote tomorrow for the coalition government's trebling of tuition fees.

The coalition government's approach was «incompatible with Liberal Democrat education policy,» said Mr Downes.

«They hear «the 2 percent cap» — lots of people think that's what it is,» said John Yagielski, chairman of the Educational Conference Board, a coalition of education groups including the New York State United Teachers union, plus groups that represent school board and school business officials.

«Psychological science has much to contribute to enhancing teaching and learning in the classroom,» said Joan Lucariello, PhD, chair of the Coalition for Psychology in Schools and Education and a contributing author of the report.

California's action to cut water deliveries to zero, from 5 percent earlier in the water season, is dramatic but will not significantly worsen what already is a serious crisis for farmers, said Mike Wade, executive director of the California Farm Water Coalition, an education group that represents farmers, irrigation and water districts and associated agricultural businesses.

American voters say «reversing declining trends in children's health and education» should be the Clinton Administration's third - highest priority, according to a survey released by a national children's - advocacy coalition.

«We have a whole generation of teachers and parents who have not had the advantage of arts in their own education,» says Sandra Ruppert, director of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), a national coalition of arts, business, education, philanthropic, and government organeducation,» says Sandra Ruppert, director of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), a national coalition of arts, business, education, philanthropic, and government organEducation Partnership (AEP), a national coalition of arts, business, education, philanthropic, and government organeducation, philanthropic, and government organizations.

Nov. 15, 2 p.m. ET: Powerful Partnerships: Creating Community Coalitions for District Reform The Syracuse City School District and Say Yes to Education have launched an innovative partnership intended to link public, private, and nonprofit community groups in support of the 19,000 - student district.

The move sparked a row within the coalition, with Liberal Democrats schools minister David Laws said to have been «furious» at the decision to replace Morgan and Lib Dem spokespeople claiming that former education secretary Michael Gove was attempting to politicise the Ofsted post, an accusation he denies.

Five high - poverty districts have shown the way to greater student learning by systematically focusing on improved teaching, says a new report by one of the nation's largest education coalitions.

Dr Napthine said the Coalition Government had a comprehensive plan to build a better education system for a smarter Victoria.

Encouraging those voices is important, since «most educators — just like most Americans — don't have personal experience with the military,» says Mary Keller, the longtime leader of the Military Child Education Coalition, a prominent advocacy and resource center for teachers and parents, and one of the sponsors of the OEE campaign.

The report, issued that morning at the annual meeting of the National Association of State Boards of Education, set an ambitious agenda for the state education panels, saying they would bear prime responsibility for building coalitions among existing early - childhood programs, community agencies, and local school oEducation, set an ambitious agenda for the state education panels, saying they would bear prime responsibility for building coalitions among existing early - childhood programs, community agencies, and local school oeducation panels, saying they would bear prime responsibility for building coalitions among existing early - childhood programs, community agencies, and local school officials.

13, senior project coordinator, Global Business Coalition for Education, also said that talking with his fellow alums was one of the highlights of the conference, though his main take - home message was different than Beary's: «Education needs a compelling narrative.

And it is very hard to negotiate and to sit down with the education coalition and to say, «Here is what we want you to do; here are the 20 things we want you to do, but we're going to take 3.5, 4 billion dollars away from you.»

«As a country, we're better at giving lip service to the importance of teachers than at preparing them to be successful,» said Mike Magee, CEO of Chiefs for Change, a coalition of two dozen results - oriented state education Chiefs and district superintendents.

Today a coalition of colleges and universities led by the Harvard Graduate School of Education released a report, «Turning the Tide,» that says colleges and universities should focus more on ethical engagement than test scores when considering prospective students.

Vic Smith of the Indiana Coalition for Public Education said Indiana's tax credit scholarship program, which passed in 2009, was the «gateway drug to [a state legislation authorizing] vouchers,» which passed in 2011.