Sentences with phrase «education coalition today»

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A coalition of high school students in Chicago spoke out against their school lunch menu today at a meeting of the Chicago Board of Education.

A coalition led by the New York State United Teachers and the Alliance for Quality Education is launching a direct mail campaign today slamming Democratic senators who voted «yes» on a budget resolution that included Gov. David Paterson's proposed education spendEducation is launching a direct mail campaign today slamming Democratic senators who voted «yes» on a budget resolution that included Gov. David Paterson's proposed education spendeducation spending cuts.

Conservative plans to increase childcare ratios are conspicuously absent from today's final proposals from the Department for Education, handing Nick Clegg a sizeable coalition victory over Michael Gove.

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 parents of New York City school children have a legal right at the beginning of the school year to review their students» sex education curriculum, discuss concerns with school principals, and opt out of parts of the curriculum they find objectionable, the NYC Parents» Choice Coalition today announced.

New York — Aug. 28... The parents of New York City school children have a legal right at the beginning of the school year to review their students» sex education curriculum, discuss concerns with school principals, and opt out of parts of the curriculum they find objectionable, the NYC Parents» Choice Coalition today announced.

In his Today interview, David Laws, the education minister, also insisted that Lib Dem supporters were not disillusioned with the coalition.

More than 500 district school parent members from StudentsFirstNY turned out today to support the #DONTSTEALPOSSIBLE campaign led by the Coalition for Education Equality and Families for Excellent Schools.

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.

Deputy Erie County Executive Maria R. Whyte joined Albright - Knox Art Gallery Director of Education & Community Engagement Jennifer Foley, Western New York Stormwater Coalition Chairman Rich Mrugalski and representatives from the sponsoring organizations today at the Art Gallery to greet contest participants and announce the winners.

Washington, D.C. (February 21, 2018)-- States are pursuing innovative policies and using best practices to improve the nation's schools, and a coalition of organizations representing America's chief state school officers, legislators, state board members and state education policy leaders today announced a campaign to highlight the progress underway in states across the country.

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.

A coalition of groups supporting public education today launched an online petition asking the Tennessee General Assembly and Governor Bill Haslam to grant teachers a grace period from the use of student test scores in their evaluations in the first year of new TNReady tests.

No stranger to the field of progressive education, Head of School and Founder of The Grauer School and the Small Schools Coalition, Stuart Grauer has just published Fearless Teaching: Collected Stories (AERO press) leveraging his broad experiences and insights on the cultures of teaching and learning in our society today.

The National School Boards Association today signed on to a coalition letter supporting an increased federal investment in special education grants to states.

More than 500 district school parent members from StudentsFirstNY turned out today to support the #DONTSTEALPOSSIBLE campaign led by the Coalition for Education Equality and Families for Excellent Schools.

Superintendents in D.C. to Talk District Waiver With Duncan Superintendents representing a coalition of 10 California school districts, including LAUSD, are scheduled to meet with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today to make a personal pitch for a district waiver from provisions of No Child Left Behind, which they plan to formally submit next week.

Muhammed Akil, Parent Coalition for Excellent Education (PC2E) Executive Director added: «Today's so - called protest held by supporters of the troubled educational status quo was yet another example critics from predominantly suburban communities with excellent educational options for their children trying to limit high quality choices for parents in urban communities whose districts have too often failed to provide them adequate options.

CHICAGO, Oct. 18, 2016 / PRNewswire / — Today, the Flipped Learning Global Initiative (FLGI), a worldwide coalition of educators, researchers, technologists, professional development providers and education leaders announced the initial cohort of educators to achieve Flipped Learning Level - I Certification.

The Florida Coalition of School Board Members has commissioned this survey to be conducted by MVP Strategy and Policy1 to gain a clearer understanding of the interests and attitudes of today's leading education policy makers.

The programs announced today were selected from a deep pool of nearly 100 applicants and after a rigorous six - month undertaking based in part on Design Principles for Effective Philanthropy created by Change the Equation, a coalition of U.S. CEOs committed to improving education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

February 7, 2017 — Milwaukee, WI — A coalition of school choice advocates today congratulated Betsy DeVos on her U.S. Senate confirmation vote to be Secretary of Education.

Earlier today, the Global Strategy Group, a political consulting and public relations company released a memo about a public opinion survey that it had conducted for the «education reform» advocacy group, ConnCAN, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc..

As a candidate seeking votes, Malloy's gubernatorial campaign wrote, «Stamford Mayor and Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Malloy joined fellow members of the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding [CCJEF] today in filing a lawsuit challenging Connecticut's existing school funding formula as inadequate.

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced the state will appeal part of the court's ruling in Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) v. Rell.

«Joining a bipartisan coalition of 25 states, Attorney General Ken Paxton today called on U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to reject a campaign by student loan servicers and debt collectors to dismantle state oversight of the student loan industry.

In today's NWEI changemaker interview, Vinit Allen, Executive Director of Sustainable World Coalition (one of NWEI's partner organizations), reminds us of the importance of education coupled with deep engagement when it comes to working for a sustainable future.

Today, Pirtle coordinates public education programs for the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH).