Sentences with phrase «states speaking at schools»

Before we knew it, we were traveling all over the United States speaking at schools and conferences inspiring teens to take a stand.

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He can speak with moral authority on the issue: In his state, a gunman killed 20 young children, as well as six adults, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.

Last October Anita Sarkeesian, the feminist pop culture critic and a notable target of Gamergate vitriol, canceled her talk at Utah State University after the school received a detailed threat promising a «Montreal style massacre» if she spoke as planned.

After she began to speak out about the dangers of football following Grant's death, she lost her job at a Christian school where she taught for 17 years in the football - crazed state of Texas.

That's why this month, Chris Koetke, dean of culinary arts, Kendall College School of Culinary Arts, speaks Dr. Fred Kirschenmann, a distinguished fellow with the Leopold Center at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, in this month's Sustainability Corner to help clarify some of the issues.

She also serves on the WA state leadership advisory committee for the Speak Up When You're Down Postpartum Depression Awareness Campaign www.speakup.wa.gov and has been an instructor at the Seattle Midwifery School for their PPMD course.

He speaks multiple languages, is a 2011 graduate of Chicago's Payton High School and plans to major in international relations at Michigan State.

She is an almost - native of Colorado, and continues to speak and advocate for children with food allergies at the state level and in her school district's Food Allergy Task Force, in addition to writing a blog about living with food allergies on AllergicChild.com.

At 1:15 p.m., the National Institute for Early Education Research releases its annual «State of Preschool Report» for the 2014 - 15 school year, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is scheduled to speak, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Education for Policy and Early Learning Dr Libby Doggett, AFT President Randi Weingarten and others, Sugar Hill Museum Preschool, 898 St. Nicholas Ave., Manhattan.

Democrat Shelley Mayer, a state Assembly lawmaker, after the shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people, spoke Sunday at a rally with left - leaning groups demanding action on gun control.

Also at 8:30 a.m., Rep. Chris Gibson speaks at student assemblies during a school tour, Sullivan West Secondary School, State Route 52, Lake Huntischool tour, Sullivan West Secondary School, State Route 52, Lake HuntiSchool, State Route 52, Lake Huntington.

NYSUT President Andy Pallotta, speaking after the State of the State speech, said he's confident that the governor will find a way to at least avoid cuts to schools.

Speaking through the State's Deputy Governor, Dr.. Mrs. Idiat Oluranti Adebule, who led other top government officials on the tour, Governor Ambode recalled that at the end of last year, the State Executive Council approved N10billion for the rehabilitation of existing schools as well as the construction of eight new ones, including three model colleges to boost learning experience of students in the State.

Her campaign says she will speak at noon Monday at a press conference on school funding inequities before meeting with parents of school children from around the state.

Fariña, who spoke at a state Assembly education committee meeting in Albany on Wednesday morning and planned to meet with Flanagan later in the day, argued that mayoral control enables rapid improvement in struggling schools.

She spoke at a press conference Monday organized by the Alliance for Quality Education, an activist group that pushes for more state funding for schools and has said that the current funding distribution favors wealthy, white districts over poor areas with people of color.

Speaking of cannabinoids, in late August the NY State police discovered a large scale marijuana farm operating out of a Delmar warehouse, at a Delaware Avenue address just a block or so south of the high school.

NYSUT President Andy Pallotta, speaking after the State of the State speech, says he's confident that the governor will find a way to at least avoid cuts to schools.

State leaders and advocacy groups have accused the board of making decisions that favor private school students at the expense of public school children, many of whom are low - income, have disabilities or are immigrants who don't speak English.

Speaking after his registration at Methodist E9 School, Ibadan, Eniade assured that he would abide by party's rules and regulations as he added that his venturing into politics was driven by concern for the welfare of the people and commitment to ensuring sustained development of the state.

The prosecutor, Preet Bharara, speaking at the New York Law School on Friday, castigated how deal - making has long been done in Albany — by «three men in a room» (the governor, the State Assembly speaker and the State Senate majority leader), who work in secret and without accountability to decide most vital issues.

Speaking to reporters after an event promoting the proposed school bond issue on the November ballot, he spoke at length about his plan, terming it «entirely reasonable» and describing his primary responsibility as acting «to protect the people of the state of New York.»

At 10:30 a.m., NYC Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr., former Mayor David Dinkins, the principal of K. 455 Boys and Girls High School, Bernard Gassaway, state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery and Assemblywoman Annette Robinson speak during a ceremony to mark the observance of «Nelson Mandela International Day,» between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street and Lewis Street and Utica Avenue, Brooklyn.

At 8:45 a.m., state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia will address the Fall Conference of NYSATE / NYACTE, and speak about the need to prepare and support teachers and school leaders, Gideon Putnam Hotel, 24 Gideon Putnam Rd., Saratoga Springs.

Speaking at the inaugural conference of the Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, he also accused local government chairmen in the country of embezzling the remaining council funds after Governors would have diverted a sizable portion.

The video features State Assemblyman Karim Camara, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy, StudentsFirstNY parent advocates, and NYCAN Executive Director Derrell Bradford who spoke at a rally of 400 district public school parents in support of the Governor last week.

Speaking to an overflow crowd at New York Law School, Mr. Bharara dismissed the accusations that it was «business as usual» for Mr. Silver to receive millions in kickbacks from law firms in exchange for directing clients with relationships with the state their way.

State Senator Marc Panepinto spoke in support of City Honors coach at Buffalo School Board meeting.

The burden of paying for education has shifted increasingly from state to local property taxpayers, creating funding problems for the schools and an unfair distribution of the cost of education, according to state Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, speaking at a budget forum she held at the senior center Sunday, March 23.

Cuomo, speaking at the downtown Strand Theatre on Wednesday, said the city contains all of the elements required to fuel economic growth, including a strong core of small businesses, a state school that acts as an idea incubator and a low corporate tax rate.

The former Minister spoke, Monday, during a march in Nigeria's capital, Abuja to mark the 1,336 days since the abduction of over 200 school girls at Government Secondary School in Chibok local government area of Borno school girls at Government Secondary School in Chibok local government area of Borno School in Chibok local government area of Borno State.

The former Managing Director of World Bank stated this while speaking about her recent book, «Fighting Corruption is Dangerous» at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

(WBEN) It was a loud night at Tuesday's school board session with protestors showing up and speaking out once again against Carl Paladino, one day before state officials convene hearings about possibly removing him from the Buffalo Board of Education «This is our time, to stand up and push back and...

It was the first time a state education commissioner has attended the advocacy day event at the state Capitol, which is designed to raise awareness for charter school issues and give parents and students an opportunity to speak directly with legislators in Albany.

«I am hoping now that the mayor of New York City understands that to do real education reform it's about helping schools to get better and not about closing schools,» said Mulgrew, speaking at a state press conference on Feb. 16 in Albany with the governor, State Education Commissioner John King and NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi standing besidestate press conference on Feb. 16 in Albany with the governor, State Education Commissioner John King and NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi standing besideState Education Commissioner John King and NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi standing beside him.

New York State Senator Philip Boyle speaks during Longwood Central School District's 13th Regional Legislative Breakfast at Longwood Middle School in Middle Island, Feb. 4, 2017.

Contreras was one of four superintendents from the state's big five school districts speaking at a joint legislative budget hearing on elementary and secondary education.

Utomi spoke as a guest lecturer at Dr Emmanuel Egbogah budget roundtable organised by the Business School of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.

He began to write poetry while still in high school, and always in English, which he had learned to speak at fifteen, after leaving Belgrade and arriving in the States, by way of Paris.

Harvard Gives Christie's Education Plans a Warm Welcome New York Times, April 29, 2011 «Speaking to almost 200 students and staff members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the New Jersey governor drew rounds of applause with his talk of sharply limiting teacher tenure, rigorously evaluating teachers and administrators, curbing the power of teachers» unions and pledging to appoint more - conservative justices to the State Supreme Court.»

On October 13, Governor Jeb Bush spoke at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Askwith Forum on new opportunities for state leadership on K - 12 education policy

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Judy Carson, an education consultant with the Connecticut State Department of Education, hired Dr. Wade to speak at a conference in October about building school - family - community partnerships.

Teacher recently spoke to Assistant Professor Katie Dawson, Director of Drama for Schools at the University of Texas at Austin, who successfully established the program in the United States and is now overseeing the pilot program in Australian sSchools at the University of Texas at Austin, who successfully established the program in the United States and is now overseeing the pilot program in Australian schoolsschools.

Critics speak of high - priced preparatory schools as though they are the only, or at least the most common, type of private education in the United States.

Speaking to more than 1,000 heads and teachers at the Association of School and College Leaders» (ASCL) annual conference in Birmingham, the Secretary of State has said that his «top priority» is making sure teaching continues to be regarded as «one of the most rewarding jobs you can do».

asked Alma Flor Ada, a professor of education at the University of San Francisco who spoke here last week at a study - commission meeting of the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Also, I have spoken to thousands of principals, teachers, and school counsellors about the Read and Ride program at state and national conferences.»

In today's Q&A, we speak to Deanne Plaza (Science and Maths teacher at Craigslea State High School, Queensland) about a collaborative action research project to integrate ICT resources into senior biology classes.

Bush spoke to nearly 1,000 state legislators, teachers, school administrators, and advocates of charter schools and private school vouchers at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C..