Sentences with phrase «political education president»
At 1 p.m., Shooters Committee on Political Education President Steven Aldstadt and Aaron Price, director of Gas Odyssey, hold a press conference calling for upstate New York to secede to prevent economic decline and limits on personal freedoms, 276 Washington St., Binghamton.
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An Aristocracy of Everyone: The Politics of Education and The Future of America by Benjamin R. Barber Ballantine Books, 370 pages, $ 20 «In the spring of 1988,» writes Benjamin Barber, a professor of political science at Rutgers, «[University] President Edward Bloustein gave a....
In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.
* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change
But she is a longtime political activist who has lobbied for better education funding, marriage equality and women's rights, and she has campaigned for such politicians as President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Political leaders who have attended and taught at the university include Millard Fillmore, who served as the 12th Vice President and 13th President of the United States; Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the 9th President, 21st Prime Minister, and leader of the Tayo Party of Somalia; and Zhou Ji, the former Mayor of Wuhan and Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China.
The mass granting of waivers to delay the new teacher rating system comes as political leaders, including President Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan, are shifting away from an emphasis on standardized testing.
As part of its 10th anniversary and 2015 Convocation ceremony, the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, will confer honourary Doctorate Degree in Political Science on former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR.
Speakers included Onondaga County Sheriff Gene Conway; state Assemblyman Will Barclay, R - Pulaski; Stephen Aldstadt, president of SCOPE (Shooters Committee on Political Education) and Paloma Capanna, an attorney representing SCOPE.
Ulster People for Justice and Democracy, inspired by the Bernie Sanders campaign for President, is a grassroots group in Ulster County, NY, building an inclusive, responsive democracy through advocacy, education, and direct political action.
Functional chapter members attended a Meet the President event at UFT headquarters on Jan 11 to hear UFT President Michael Mulgrew describe the union's political, legislative and education agenda for the first six months of 2018.
Marc Tucker, president and CEO of the National Center for Education and the Economy, a not - for - profit educational research organization, says the U.S.'s weak standing in labor skills shown in the report offer a blueprint to understanding the current political climate.
In 1979 President Jimmy Carter made good on his promise to establish a separate Department of Education (more for political than educational reasons).
By contrast, the Carnegie task force included a generous representation of public education's political establishment: the presidents of both national teacher unions (the National Education Association's Mary Hatwood Futrell and the American Federation of Teachers» Albert Shanker), two state education superintendents (California's Bill Honig and Minnesota's Ruth Randall), an ed school dean, the New York Times «s lead education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W.education's political establishment: the presidents of both national teacher unions (the National Education Association's Mary Hatwood Futrell and the American Federation of Teachers» Albert Shanker), two state education superintendents (California's Bill Honig and Minnesota's Ruth Randall), an ed school dean, the New York Times «s lead education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W.Education Association's Mary Hatwood Futrell and the American Federation of Teachers» Albert Shanker), two state education superintendents (California's Bill Honig and Minnesota's Ruth Randall), an ed school dean, the New York Times «s lead education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W.education superintendents (California's Bill Honig and Minnesota's Ruth Randall), an ed school dean, the New York Times «s lead education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W.education columnist (Fred Hechinger), and the ubiquitous John W. Gardner.
Washington — The condition of the nation's educational system figured prominently on the nation's political agenda last week, as President Reagan introduced a four - part plan to «revitalize American education by setting a standard of excellence» during his State of the Union Message to the Congress.
Michael McShane is a research fellow at AEI and co-author of President Obama and Education Reform: The Personal and the Political.
The former Harvard president and his wife, a current Harvard fellow, offered their perspectives on happiness, the impact it has on teaching, and their approaches to well - being in political and philosophical contexts, during an Askwith Lecture on Sept. 28 at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Still, the president spent mounds of political capital pushing policies designed to pressure schools to help minority youth, and «it puts him in a difficult position to be signing onto something that clearly empowers states to be less aggressive in addressing inequity,» said Peter Cunningham, former assistant secretary at the Education Department and a past adviser to Secretary Arne Duncan.
Given today's political conditions, President Obama's education request is actually quite savvy.
The sweeping education plan proposed by President Bush last week reflects a growing political consensus that the federal government should step up the pressure on states and school districts to improve academic achievement, especially for disadvantaged children, observers say.
It's an experiment that — while proven successful in at least two other states — has its origins in a Democratic President's administration and comes fresh off of lawmakers» brush with Common Core state standards, a broad - reaching education policy that blew up into a toxic political football among conservatives because it de-emphasized local control.
On Oct. 18, readers questioned Christopher T. Cross, a former assistant U.S. secretary of education for research and improvement under President George H.W. Bush and the author of Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age, on the changing role of the U.S. Department of Eeducation for research and improvement under President George H.W. Bush and the author of Political Education: National Policy Comes of Age, on the changing role of the U.S. Department of EEducation: National Policy Comes of Age, on the changing role of the U.S. Department of EducationEducation.
Previous administrations have adjusted the pace of enforcement based on their ideology and political will.32 For example, then - President Richard Nixon ordered the OCR to not issue clarification to guidance around school integration in hopes of slowing desegregation.33 Then - OCR Director Leon Panetta was forced to resign after he contradicted the president and agreed to issue clarification.34 At any given time, the OCR must evaluate violations of federal civil rights laws; it will now be up to Education Secretary DeVos to decide if violations are addressed or swept underPresident Richard Nixon ordered the OCR to not issue clarification to guidance around school integration in hopes of slowing desegregation.33 Then - OCR Director Leon Panetta was forced to resign after he contradicted the president and agreed to issue clarification.34 At any given time, the OCR must evaluate violations of federal civil rights laws; it will now be up to Education Secretary DeVos to decide if violations are addressed or swept underpresident and agreed to issue clarification.34 At any given time, the OCR must evaluate violations of federal civil rights laws; it will now be up to Education Secretary DeVos to decide if violations are addressed or swept under the rug.
Unlike many political leaders today, Gardner, who later became Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under President Lyndon Johnson, did not blame schools and those who work in them for this failure.
William J. Bennett, education secretary under President Ronald Reagan, became the company's chairman, bringing his conservative bona fides and political connections to a company that originally aimed for the home - schooling market.
(Quality Counts 2001, www.edweek.com) «Basically, we haven't made the case to the political folks that they should be spending $ 12 or $ 14 a test for a student, rather than $ 2 or $ 3 a test,» says Marshall S. Smith, a professor of education at Stanford University who was the acting deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education under Presidenteducation at Stanford University who was the acting deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education under PresidentEducation under President Clinton.
Certainly the fact that Native groups are an important (and increasingly activist) political constituency for the administration played a part in the decision, as did President Obama's signing of Executive Order 13592 (which requires the Department of Education, the Department of Interior and other agencies to collaborate on improving education for Native sEducation, the Department of Interior and other agencies to collaborate on improving education for Native seducation for Native students).
One of them, Shavar Jeffries, president of the Democrats for Education Reform, an influential political action committee supported heavily by hedge fund managers favoring charter schools, merit - pay tied to test scores and related reforms, issued a statement that went so far as to say that the original draft on education was «progressive and balanced» but that the new language «threatens to roll back» President Obama's educatiopresident of the Democrats for Education Reform, an influential political action committee supported heavily by hedge fund managers favoring charter schools, merit - pay tied to test scores and related reforms, issued a statement that went so far as to say that the original draft on education was «progressive and balanced» but that the new language «threatens to roll back» President Obama's educatioEducation Reform, an influential political action committee supported heavily by hedge fund managers favoring charter schools, merit - pay tied to test scores and related reforms, issued a statement that went so far as to say that the original draft on education was «progressive and balanced» but that the new language «threatens to roll back» President Obama's educatioeducation was «progressive and balanced» but that the new language «threatens to roll back» President Obama's educatioPresident Obama's educationeducation legacy.
But keep in mind; this is exactly what we experienced with President Obama's secretary of education and the president himself — the promise to listen yet their actions only furthered the political agenda of the ruliPresident Obama's secretary of education and the president himself — the promise to listen yet their actions only furthered the political agenda of the rulipresident himself — the promise to listen yet their actions only furthered the political agenda of the ruling elite.
Dr. Linda Darling - Hammond — President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University, and member of the Coalition of Essential Schools Executive Board — will share remarks on the political, policy, and school practice issues facing progressive educators at this historical moment.
The co-authors were Dr. Karen Effrem, President of Education Liberty Watch in Minnesota and a co-founder of the Florida Stop Common Core Coalition, and Randy Osborne, a political consultant who has worked on the campaigns of several conservative candidates and causes, including the Florida marriage amendment.
We have a president who, for political reasons, can not throw his full support behind the only federal education program in the nation's history that is constitutional, successful, and cost - effective.
«Given that billions of dollars are being disbursed,» says Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association, the country's largest teachers union, «it is reasonable that people are starting to raise concerns about how this flow of money is shaping our political debate about education reform and to ask if a handful of individuals are having undue influence in one of our nation's most important institutionEducation Association, the country's largest teachers union, «it is reasonable that people are starting to raise concerns about how this flow of money is shaping our political debate about education reform and to ask if a handful of individuals are having undue influence in one of our nation's most important institutioneducation reform and to ask if a handful of individuals are having undue influence in one of our nation's most important institutions.»
In a political move to reward the AFT - CT for ramming through an endorsement of Dan Malloy, without even granting the other candidates [like myself] the opportunity to fill out a candidate questionnaire, meet with the AFT - CT PAC or address the AFT - CT Board of Directors, Malloy announced on August 21, 2014 that he was taking the unprecedented step of appointing Meriden AFT President Erin Benham to a four year position on the State Board of Education.
That they continuously backed Obama's reckless, shoddy, bumbling, and counterproductive No Child waiver gambit, which essentially eviscerated the law and paved the way for congressional Republicans and traditionalists to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act, means that the best of the president's political legacy on education policy (including Race to the Top) will probably end up in history's ashbin.
Shanteal earned her bachelor's degree in Political Science from Spelman College where she also served as Student Government President, participated in various awareness campaigns and presented award - winning research on the links between government spending on education and the school - to - prison pipeline.
A debate to modify this and other reforms, especially the one which granted control of the Higher Education System by the government, was practically passed with consensus by the multi-partisan National Assembly on August 4, 2010, but vetoed by President Rafael Correa, who wanted to keep the law strictly as it was originally redacted by his political party and SENPLADES (National Secretary of Planning and Development).
* The role of the US in global efforts to address pollutants that are broadly dispersed across national borders, such as greenhouse gasses, persistent organic pollutants, ozone, etc...; * How they view a president's ability to influence national science policy in a way that will persist beyond their term (s), as would be necessary for example to address global climate change or enhancement of science education nationwide; * Their perspective on the relative roles that scientific knowledge, ethics, economics, and faith should play in resolving debates over embryonic stem cell research, evolution education, human population growth, etc... * What specific steps they would take to prevent the introduction of political or economic bias in the dissemination and use of scientific knowledge; * (and many more...)
• Philip Adams, broadcaster • Kirstie Albion, CEO, Australian Youth Climate Coalition • Paul Barratt, former head, Defence Dept • Professor Judy Brett, historian • Dr Stephen Bygrave, CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions • Geoff Cousins AM, President, Australian Conservation Foundation • Mary Crooks, CEO, The Victorian Women's Trust • Professor Peter Doherty, Nobel Laureate for Medicine • Ian Dunlop, former chair, Australian Coal Association • Professor Tim Flannery, palaeontologist • John Hewson, businessman and former Opposition leader • Professor Ove Hoegh - Guldberg, marine scientist • Professor David Karoly, atmospheric scientist • Professor Carmen Lawrence, former Western Australia premier • Dr Colin Long, Victorian Sec., National Tertiary Education Union • Professor Robert Manne, political scientist • Bill McKibben, author and co-founder, 350.org • Christine Milne, Global Greens Ambassador • Paul Oosting, CEO, GetUp • David Ritter, CEO, Greenpeace Australia • Professor Peter Singer, moral philosopher • Professor Fiona Stanley, epidemiologist • Dr John (Charlie) Veron, pioneer coral researcher • Mark Wakeham, CEO, Environment Victoria
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS Bachelor of Arts in Political Science — Concentration in International Business & Relations — 2010 Honors University of Central Florida, Orlando • FL Honors: Advisory Board member for the Mayor of Daytona Beach │ Phi Theta Kappa» - International Honor Society Hall of Fame and Student Body President at the Daytona Beach Community College
Name: Robert Layne Morrill Age: 58 Education: B.A. in history and political science, Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1961; one year of law school, University of Missouri, 1962 Describes himself as: Understanding, thoughtful, friendly Family: Wife, Brenda (married 23 years), two daughters, one son, four grandchildren Key positions held in REALTOR ® organization: 1996, NAR First Vice President; 1994, NAR Committee Liaison for Government and Political Relations; 1992, Chairman, NAR Strategic Planning Committee; 1990, Chairman, NAR Government Affairs Coordinating Committee; 1988, Chairman, national REALTORS ® Political Action Committee, NAR Regional Vice President; 1974, President, Missouri Association of REALTORS ® Hobbies: Powerboating, readingpolitical science, Drury College, Springfield, Mo., 1961; one year of law school, University of Missouri, 1962 Describes himself as: Understanding, thoughtful, friendly Family: Wife, Brenda (married 23 years), two daughters, one son, four grandchildren Key positions held in REALTOR ® organization: 1996, NAR First Vice President; 1994, NAR Committee Liaison for Government and Political Relations; 1992, Chairman, NAR Strategic Planning Committee; 1990, Chairman, NAR Government Affairs Coordinating Committee; 1988, Chairman, national REALTORS ® Political Action Committee, NAR Regional Vice President; 1974, President, Missouri Association of REALTORS ® Hobbies: Powerboating, readingPolitical Relations; 1992, Chairman, NAR Strategic Planning Committee; 1990, Chairman, NAR Government Affairs Coordinating Committee; 1988, Chairman, national REALTORS ® Political Action Committee, NAR Regional Vice President; 1974, President, Missouri Association of REALTORS ® Hobbies: Powerboating, readingPolitical Action Committee, NAR Regional Vice President; 1974, President, Missouri Association of REALTORS ® Hobbies: Powerboating, reading, cooking