Sentences with phrase «education election process»

In today's ENR: The Senate takes a look at the Utah State Board of Education election process.

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@user4012 about 2), the final election day is just the end of a lengthy electoral process; if voters are better educated and use that education all through the process a demagogue should be stopped earlier in the process (so, for a party supporter it would not be end as [My demagogue] vs [candidate from other party], because [My demagogue] would have been voted out in the primaries; in these primaries such a voter would have the option to vote for other candidates more ideologically acceptable).

The 2004 election cycle saw a dramatic rise in the number and size of nonprofit organizations that bought TV ads, organized voter turnout drives and conducted political «education» campaigns that were effectively working on behalf of (or against) one candidate or party, and because they used «soft money» in the process, their donors weren't limited in how much they could give and didn't fall under the strict disclosure rules required when trying to influence an election.

«I appreciate that the criterion for removal is very narrow, however, I believe that to remove an elected school board member, overturning an election, it should be done by the Board of Education, providing for transparent, open hearings and ensuring due process,» said former School Board President James Sampson.

«Parental participation in the educational process is an important component that needs to be emphasized as much as hitting the books, which is why the Community Education Council elections are very important,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

The good government groups that back a proposed constitutional change to the state's redistricting process plan a voter outreach and education effort in the lead - up to the Nov. 4 election.

In announcing the postponement in a statement, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said, «After reviewing concerns raised by parents and public officials about this year's Citywide and Community Education Council elections, I have concluded that the process could and should have been handled better.»

MANHATTAN — The Department of Education has delayed its parent council elections following a chorus of complaints that slammed the process as a «debacle.»

Speaking in an interview with Citi News on Tuesday [November 8], on the sidelines of the launch of an interactive voter education platform, «Voter Match» in Accra, Justice Short said, «the EC should ensure that this whole process of scrutiny of the nomination forms and taking a decision as to who qualifies and who does not qualify, should be brought back so that candidates will know at an early stage whether they are qualified to stand in the elections or not,» he said.

In the cases, just this last couple of elections, where stem cell politics, for example, has been played out in the electoral process, stem cell research is [has] done better than the winning candidates for offices; and I think, apart from that, I think that we do have a serious problem in general education of the sciences and that accounts for the reluctance of a large segment of the population to accept the principles of evolution and think that there is still a debate about it, which there isn't — and that's a problem we need to solve, — but I still think there is an incredible constituency for science in this country.

As preparations for the local elections in England gather pace, the National Association of School - Based Teacher Training (NASBTT) has joined forces with Universities» Council for the Education of Teachers, the Chartered College and the Teaching Schools Council to suggest solutions to the issues which students and teachers face, namely: dealing with funding cuts; struggling to find access to quality CPD; confusion over training routes; a «cumbersome» application process and skills tests which act as a barrier to teacher recruitment.

Education World provides five lesson plans to help you drive home the importance of voting, teach about the process of creating laws, track election results and voter turnout, and teach students what it's like to make the tough decisions that elected officials make every day.

This week, Education World provides lessons to help you teach about the presidential election process.

Faced with the unique quandary presented by 2016 presidential politics, we put our heads together as a fifth - grade team (classroom teachers, special education teachers, academic support teachers) to create a project where our students could study the election process, the executive branch and former presidents.

Asked if the election results could impact this process, Illinois State Board of Education Director of Media and External Communications Jackie Matthews said in an email:

While a formal civics course is not offered until high school, kindergarten students learn to «identify personal traits, such as courage, honesty, and responsibility» and third - graders learn to «explain how local government officials are chosen, e.g., election, appointment,» according to the Idaho State Department of Education's social studies standards.22 By the time students reach 12th grade, they are more prepared to learn civics - related topics, such as the electoral process and role of political parties; the methods of public participation; and the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, than students with no prior exposure to a civics curriculum.