Sentences with phrase «women voters education»

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Top priority of the campaign is to call on elected officials to create legislation that supports economic justice, anti-racism and anti-white supremacy policies, women's rights, the ending of voter suppression, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, as well as affordable quality housing, healthcare and education.

To them, success comes from greater commitment to the NHS and education, and more policies designed to please the crucial BME and women voters.

Also at 11:30 a.m., Women's League of Voters members, parent advocates, labor leaders and education activists gather to oppose the Education Investment Tax Credit, LCA Press Room (130), LOBeducation activists gather to oppose the Education Investment Tax Credit, LCA Press Room (130), LOBEducation Investment Tax Credit, LCA Press Room (130), LOB, Albany.

State Senator James Seward recently welcomed Homer High School senior Emma Murphy, Dryden High School junior Laurel Deacon, and Cortland High School freshman Abigail Bowker to Albany for the 17th annual Students Inside Albany conference sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation.

Republicans who have to run statewide here are gritting their teeth because they know that while Trump has brought in the so - called silent majority — mostly disaffected white voters, many of whom lack a college education — his comments about Muslims, Mexicans and women could prompt offsetting damage.

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Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who welcomed the development, outlined capacity building for the Commission's staff and political parties, voter education and sensitization, inclusiveness — particularly for women, youths and persons living with disabilities — and electoral conflict mitigation as areas where the Commission would need support.

In addition, she has been active in many local organizations including: The New Rochelle League of Women Voters, NAACP, New Rochelle Board of Education, the Shiloh Baptist Church, Sister to Sister International and the Westchester Black Women's Political Caucus.

In an acknowledged bid to win over female voters, President Bush's campaign team is touting his education record with the help of a woman who presumably knows his policies as well as anybody: his wife, Laura.

In building support for this legislation and other efforts to support student attendance, ACNJ strengthened partnerships with diverse groups such as NJPTA, NJSACC, Jersey CAN, Paterson Education Fund, NJSSNA, the League of Women Voters, SPAC and NJASA, and most importantly schools and communities across the state that are tackling absenteeism.

Catherine Ahl, education chair of the League of Women Voters of Washington, said she hoped this vote will be the last.

Opponents include the League of Women Voters, the Washington State Labor Council, Washington Education Association, the Washington State Special Education Coalition, and the Washington State School Directors Association.

She was the director of the Puerto Rican Association for Community Affairs (PRACA); co-director of Atrévete, a group dedicated to voter registration and political participation organized by the Migration Division; member of the boards of National Women's Political Caucus, National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE), and Puerto Rican Educators Association; and a member of various other organizations.

«We don't believe that a private non-profit corporation appointing board members to oversee and govern the schools provides accountability to the tax payers, who are paying for the schools,» said Catherine Ahl, education chair of Washington's League of Women Voters.

SEDL staff worked with two statewide organizations, Arkansas Friends for Better Schools and the Oklahoma League of Women Voters, to organize and conduct study circles about education reform in 15 communities across both states.

El Centro de la Raza, the League of Women Voters, and the Washington Education Association appealed the decision, which had its hearing this morning.

The League of Women Voters of PA commends the plaintiffs for their courage in fighting to hold Harrisburg accountable and re-enforce the constitutional right of every child to receive an education that will allow them to become productive members of society.

Sally formerly volunteered as Board Chair and Development Chair for Schools for Children, Inc., as Chair for the Weston Special Education Parent Advisory Council, and at the League of Women Voters of Weston.

A report by the Florida League of Women Voters found that the for - profit EMO diverts money for education to private pockets through shady dealings that result in high real estate leasing fees — paid for by the public.

These groups are the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, the Central Florida School Public Boards Coalition, the League of Women Voters of Florida, the Florida School Boards Association, the Florida PTA and the recent call to action made by Miami - Dade County Council PTA, Parents Across Florida, NAACP / Florida, Fund Education Now and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) / Florida

Support came from both teacher unions, MEA (Minnesota Education Association) and MFT (Minnesota Federation of Teachers); American Association of University Women (Minnesota division); Council of Asian - Pacific Minnesotans; Junior Leagues of both Minneapolis and St. Paul; League of Women Voters of Minnesota; Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented; Minnesota Educators for the Gifted and Talented; and the National Council of Jewish Women chapters in Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The Planned Parenthood Action Fund is a nonpartisan, not - for - profit organization that engages in educational and electoral activity, including grassroots organizing, legislative advocacy, and voter education, to promote and protect women's health and reproductive rights.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund works to ensure that people continue to have access to those health care and education services — by advocating for laws and policies that protect women's health, and educating voters about how candidates» positions would affect women's health.