Sentences with phrase «education pushed on»

Broward County, site of the Parkland shooting, was one of the nation's first school districts to implement «restorative justice» policies the Obama Department of Education pushed on school districts.

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The country was in the midst of a major push to deliver several core subjects — including math and science — in English instead of Arabic and the education ministry needed to recruit thousands of teachers on two - year contracts.

Sullivan seems to be everywhere in this red - hot area, whether it's backing work on gender equity in education or a push to nurture women entrepreneurs in Africa.

Beyond this general education every educated person should push on to a specialism dominated by finer theory and subtler ideas — for one it may be Greek, another scientific theory, for another mathematics.

Many of my friends believe that the push for diversity in higher education has led to a decline in emphasis on academic achievement.

The Guardian: Turkey lifts ban on headscarves in schools Turkey has lifted a ban on female students wearing headscarves in schools providing religious education, in a move drawing criticism from secularists who see it as fresh evidence of the government pushing an Islamic agenda.

«It was my idea to get a bunch of brewers together and see how we can push things into different territories,» Kiser says of the birth of Uppers & Downers, a collaborative series with Intelligentsia focused on education and the unexplored intersections of coffee and brewing.

- The Department of Education, which has for years pushed an agenda that places paramount importance on schools» test scores, especially in reading and math, leaving no time for the nutrition education which is such an important part of helping children learn to make sensible eatingEducation, which has for years pushed an agenda that places paramount importance on schools» test scores, especially in reading and math, leaving no time for the nutrition education which is such an important part of helping children learn to make sensible eatingeducation which is such an important part of helping children learn to make sensible eating choices.

This push has embraced forms of school development and quality assurance that are ubiquitous in the mainstream, while making efforts to adapt them to the special situation of Waldorf education with its focus on individual learning.

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

Writing for Politics.co.uk, Stephen Lloyd, former chair of the all - party parliamentary group on religious education, said the group's new boss had pushed through changes to exclude the teaching of values of people with no faith.

Cuomo's push for Democrats, they argue, is based on the primary challenge he's received from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and advocate for public education.

Easton also praised Silver's Democratic majority conference, saying its members have long been «champions of education» who stood with AQE on the Campaign for Fiscal Equity and on the push to make the state's wealthiest residents pay higher taxes.

NYSUT often spends heavily on pushing education issues in the halls of the Capitol.

The Syracuse Republican insisted the conference had to remain united on the minimum wage vote, which was packaged with a boost in school aid and an elimination of education cuts GOP lawmakers had pushed for since last year.

Another group, Catholics For Independent Action, transferred $ 250,000 on April 6 to New Yorkers For A Balanced Albany, the political action committee arm of StudentsFirstNY, a grassroots organization that has pushed for education reform policies and charter school support.

A group that pushed for the education investment tax credit spent more than $ 5 million on the effort, according to a report from lobbying and ethics regulators released on Thursday.

And despite growing support - from India to Sierra Leone - for publicly funded health and education systems modelled on our own, the Conservatives are pushing for private sector provision in DfID's new private sector strategy.

Here's yet another TV ad from the pro-charter school group Education Reform Now, which is pushing Albany to raise the charter cap in advance of the next «Race to the Top» funding application deadline on June 1.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has quietly dropped plans to raise passing scores on Common Core Regents exams in English and math by the year 2022 — plans originally pushed as a linchpin in efforts for students» strengthened academic performance and preparation for college and careers.

The New Legislative leaders are eager to put their stamp on the session and get some things done, and Governor Cuomo was out Sunday pushing for one of his priorities, which is the newly improved Education Investment Tax Credit.

I don't know, based entirely on the lede, the education one could be criticizing him for not pushing legislation to ban federal funding for schools where teacher unions have collective bargaining powers.

Nonetheless, successfully wooing an endorsement from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Cuomo pushed a new middle - class tuition subsidy program whose full annual cost he estimated at $ 163 million — a low - balled figure that failed to take account of the disruptive impact it would likely have on SUNY and CUNY budgets, not to mention New York's vital private higher - education sector.

The new mayor's push for a tax increase on the city's wealthy to pay for education programs exemplifies what's tricky for the governor: It's a challenge to Cuomo's centrism, which has been founded on keeping economic and social engineering separate.

Flanagan has pushed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to release more information on how education money is spent, declaring the mayor has been less than transparent with state funding.

A pair of television ads is being released on Tuesday by supporters of the education investment tax credit, including a 30 - second spot that features Gov. Andrew Cuomo pushing the measure.

Nixon, an actress known for her role in the HBO series «Sex and the City» is a prominent advocate for public education funding and has often pushed Albany to spend more money on schools, criticizing Cuomo's stance on funding issues.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the tenure of outgoing Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch on Monday, but at the same time indicated he will push for broad reforms to the state's education curriculum and Common Core standards.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo couldn't help but crack himself up when asked on Wednesday morning about the potential challenge he could face from actress and education advocate Cynthia Nixon, jokingly suggesting Russian President Vladimir Putin was behind the push.

But they are pushing back on her claims when it comes to the governor's education record.

Updated: In a lengthy statement of its own, the Alliance for Quality Education pushed back on what it said were distortions in the statement.

As predicted, the Senate Democrats are seizing on today's «Race to the Top» announcement, declaring both a policy and political victory in their ability to push through changes that helped again push New York into the list of finalists for federal education cash.

One question focused on possible reasons to vote for «Woodstock,» citing reasons like fighting to improve the economy by taking on big businesses and monopolies, pushing for campaign finance reform, increasing education funding, changing the tax code to require the wealthy and large corporations to pay more and raising the minimum wage.

Independent Democratic Conference leader State Senator Jeff Klein, a frequent guest at pro-charter events, spoke, and told reporters he will push his colleagues in the Senate to pass new legislation on education reform.

As the future congressman from this great district, I know Keith stands ready to deliver on the same fundamental issues he has fought for alongside me in the legislature — bringing more affordable housing to our neighborhoods, pushing through meaningful criminal justice reform and ensuring that all of our children have every chance to succeed with the promise of a first - rate education.

The Alliance for Quality Education and its allies keeping the faith on the seemingly quixotic quest to extend the millionaire's tax with a higher threshold, despite the fact that the Assembly Democrats are alone in their push to get this into the final budget deal.

For AQE, which is pushing for education spending on par with a decade - old court ruling, the problem for them was Cuomo suggesting a short - term extender may be a viable option for the state budget considering the uncertainty emanating from Washington over the federal government's budget cuts.

The governor is also expected push for a tougher teacher evaluation system by linking some, if not all, of the promised 4 percent increase in education aid while also overhauling the state pension system — two moves that will put him on a collision course with powerful labor unions.

Supporters for both the DREAM Act and the education tax credit made their case at the Capitol on Monday — a push that comes as both measures are intertwined together in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's state budget proposal.

Mr Blair will prove he is not a «lame duck» by continuing to push domestic policy, especially on health and education, and attending the key G8 and EU summits, he continued.

Still on the table: Education funding — a battle that is again pitting traditional public schools against charters — worker's compensation reforms that the business community and its Senate GOP allies have been pushing, and the governor's ongoing desire for local government consolidation.

Some on the left have been pushing Democratic lawmakers to hold out on a deal — especially in the Assembly when it comes to getting more education aid — arguing that a bad budget is worse than a late budget.

Her comments on NY1 came as part of a larger public - relations push, in anticipation of the coming redirection of education policy in City Hall.

Cuomo also famously doubled down on tying education funding to performance and pushing for greater teacher accountability, saying: «l learned that everyone in public education has his or her own lobbyist.

And his decision not to fully back Mayor Bloomberg's push to do away with the last in, first out layoff system for teachers is credited with keeping the city teachers union quiet on his proposed education cuts.

She opposes de Blasio's «tax and spend» policies and is pushing for increased spending on vocational training programs instead of the mayor's proposed expansion of early childhood education.

Just one day after Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared at City Hall with a bevy of business leaders to push for extending mayoral control of New York City schools, the state Senate education committee held its second hearing on the issue right across the street.

Cuomo on Wednesday is also expected to outline an aggressive education reform agenda that will include a push for more charter schools and additional funding for them, tougher teacher evaluation standards, and money for teacher incentives.

Cuomo is pushing forward on further changes: He wants to lift the cap on charter schools and create a $ 150 million education tax credit that is aimed at spurring donations to public schools and scholarships benefiting private education.

The video of Nixon's appearance on The Today Show was distributed in an email to reporters by Billy Easton, the executive director of the Alliance for Quality Education, which has long pushed Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to honor the terms of a lawsuit equitable educationEducation, which has long pushed Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to honor the terms of a lawsuit equitable educationeducation funding.