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Weldon J. Rougeau, a long - time civil rights activist, has considered the issue of diversity from many perspectives — as director of the office of federal contract compliance programs at the U.S. Department of Labor during the Carter administration, as president of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and even as a prisoner for 78 days (58 of them in solitary confinement) in a Baton Rouge, La., jail cell when he was a student activist.

It reminds me a bit of my days as a student at Bryan College, when I first bumped into the concept of «biblical womanhood» after some students questioned whether women should be allowed to run for president of the student body.

«We have known for years that breakfast is the most important meal of the day — and we hear from principals and teachers that students are more focused and ready to learn when they start the day with a healthy meal,» said Judy Mobley, President and CEO of Children's Hunger Alliance.

«By free SHS, we mean that, in addition to tuition which is already free, there will be no admission fees, no library fees, no science centre fees, no computer lab fees, no examination fees, no utility fees; there will be free textbooks, free boarding and free meals, and day students will get a meal at school for free,» the president clarified.

The President of the Conference of Heads of Secondary Schools (CHASS) has been directed to communicate the implementation of the progressively free secondary education policy to all its members for strict adherence to enable all day students throughout the country to enjoy the facility targeted at them.

President Akufo - Addo delivering a speech at the 60th Anniversary celebration and the Speech and Prize Giving Day of Okuapeman School in Akropong in the Eastern Region said: «by free SHS we mean that in addition to tuition which is already free, there will be no admission fee, no library fee, no science centre fee, no computer lab fee, no examination fee, and no utility fee; there will be free text books, free boarding and free meals, and day students will get a meal at school for frDay of Okuapeman School in Akropong in the Eastern Region said: «by free SHS we mean that in addition to tuition which is already free, there will be no admission fee, no library fee, no science centre fee, no computer lab fee, no examination fee, and no utility fee; there will be free text books, free boarding and free meals, and day students will get a meal at school for frday students will get a meal at school for free.

The circular released the fee items the government has absorbed for all day public senior high school students in the country in line with its commitment to implement the progressively free secondary education policy as expressed in President John Mahama's State of the Nation Address last year.

We will expand the free education for day students to cover boarding students progressively,» President Mahama stated.

We equally appeal for a bus to facilitate movement of staff and students for competitions and field trips,» the headmaster requested in front of an electrified crowd of teachers, students and members of the surrounding communities many of whom said they had not seen the president face to face until that day.

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Writing for Channel 4 News, NUS President Aaron Porter urges Lord Browne to recall his own student days for the answer.

Borough President James Oddo kicked off a «Sodabriety» challenge in four Staten Island high schools, asking students to quit sugary drinks for 30 days for the sake of their health.

PLATTSBURGH Students are calling for the SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling to resign as protest over a racist SnapChat message posted by a fellow student entered the second day on Friday.

Celebrating the second anniversary of President Barack Obama's «My Brother's Keeper» initiative, Brookhaven National Laboratory collaborated with SUNY Old Westbury to bring more than 160 students from New York City and Long Island to the Laboratory for a day of mentorship and engagement in science.

«Being ranked among the best programs in the nation is a true testament to the stature and reputation of our faculty in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology — those who teach our students and residents, hold leadership positions locally, nationally, and internationally, and conduct groundbreaking research to improve the lives of women across the globe,» said Jack A. Elias, MD, senior vice president for health affairs, Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences, Frank L. Day Professor of Biology, and professor of medicine at Brown University.

«This year marks the 10th anniversary of the DNA Day essay contest, which for many students is their first real exposure to genetics research and the scientific literature,» said Joseph D. McInerney, MS, Executive Vice President of ASHG.

Set in the modern - day, this live - action version centers on the social circles of a private New York high school where a supercilious young man named Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) is running for student body president.

For the rest of the day, the president, known for sharing his thoughts on a wide range of subjects on social media, never acknowledged the walkouts, in which students in every time zone spilled from their classrooms at 10 a.m. to remember the victims of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and to call for new gun laFor the rest of the day, the president, known for sharing his thoughts on a wide range of subjects on social media, never acknowledged the walkouts, in which students in every time zone spilled from their classrooms at 10 a.m. to remember the victims of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and to call for new gun lafor sharing his thoughts on a wide range of subjects on social media, never acknowledged the walkouts, in which students in every time zone spilled from their classrooms at 10 a.m. to remember the victims of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and to call for new gun lafor new gun laws.

This is despite the fact that microlevel data is critical to improving day - to - day student performance, says Beverly Donohue, vice president of policy and research at New Visions for Public Schools, a school support organization responsible for working with 76 of the district's public schools.

The Labor Day uproar over President Barack Obama's announcement that he would give a pep talk encouraging students to work hard and stay in school demonstrates the need for a new and more respectful conversation about education in the United States.

AFT president Randi Weingarten tweeted, «Sad day in Cali - but not unexpected that lower court would find that for students to win, teachers have to lose.»

When the student - government president here at City Springs Elementary / Middle School turned into the class clown last school year and began treating teachers disrespectfully, administrators had many options for how to deal with him, including sending him home for a few days to cool his heels.

The 110,000 - student district in the Washington suburbs had announced plans to close schools down for the whole week of the Feb. 17 Presidents» Day holiday as a cost - cutting measure.

Included: Activities in which students create a picture book of presidents, design a new presidential monument, imagine they are president for a day, and more!

At exactly 1 p.m. on Oct. 12, the day after the president made his plea for aid, the teachers of the K - 5 school in Atlanta simultaneously began a one - hour lesson aimed at helping students understand the terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, the war those attacks sparked, and the suffering of Afghan children.

For these Peace Day worksheets, students write a letter to the President, or a world leader, about the topic of world peace.

«A lot of the charter schools are concentrated in urban neighborhoods and believe that a longer school year or school day is just necessary for the student population they serve,» said Peter Murphy, vice president of New York Charter Schools Resource Center.

The documents obtained by The Post — dated May 23, the day the president's budget is expected to be released — outline the rest of the cuts, including a $ 15 million program that provides child care for low - income parents in college; a $ 27 million arts education program; two programs targeting Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students, totaling $ 65 million; two international education and foreign language programs, $ 72 million; a $ 12 million program for gifted students; and $ 12 million for Special Olympics education programs.

In a joint statement from the state teacher unions, CTA President Eric Heins called the decision «a good day for students and educators,» adding, «it's time to get back to the real issues facing our public schools and work together to improve student learning and support the art of teaching.»

When Vice President Steve Ferrara of the $ 1.5 billion testing company Pearson blogged that testing accounts for «a minuscule percentage of education spending,» and «students in grades 3 - 8 spend about ten hours on end of year tests... about a day and a half of school per year,» which of these comments was posted in response?

With few long - term studies offering conclusive results, however, the bottom line for districts considering a four - day schedule is to proceed with caution, says Jennifer Davis, Co-Founder and President of the National Center on Time and Learning (NCTL), an organization dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded education.

For these Peace Day worksheets, students write a letter to the President or a world leader.

On that historic day and during our first year we hosted President George W. Bush (then Texas governor), Governor George Pataki, Secretary of State Randy Daniels and other national, state and local dignitaries who recognized the promise Sisulu - Walker held for a brighter future for its students and their families.

Hosted on Presidents Day, when many students are off school due to the holiday, Family Day at the Chicago Auto Show features a full lineup of programs and events suited for families and kids of all ages.

As of press time on Wed., May 15, student protesters were still camped out in Bharucha's office, though the president had met with them earlier in the week one day for nearly two hours.

Students at Cooper Union in New York City are occupying the president's office for a ninth day after the school announced an end to more than a century of free tuition for undergraduates.

It is our mission to ensure that students around the world understand the long - term impacts of their actions and chose to be environmental stewards, not individuals with no responsibility for what happens to the Earth,» said Earth Day Network president Kathleen Rogers.

Within days, Kasky joined forces with several other students, including David Hogg, a reporter for the school paper, Sarah Chadwick, who posted a tweet about President Trump that ended up going viral, and Emma Gonzalez, who gave an empowering speech in Fort Lauderdale days after the shooting.

A few days ago, the president of FPT, a private Vietnamese university, announced that the university was planning to accept Bitcoin as a method of payment for students» tuition.

-- Review the Federal Career Intern Program and, within 90 days, offer a recommendation to the President on its future and on providing effective pathways into the federal service for college students and graduates.

Motivated by evidence that students who spend more time in high quality early learning programs learn more, the President's Budget provides a $ 1.5 billion increase for Head Start so that all Head Start children have access to a full school day and year of high - quality instruction and to increase enrollment.