Sentences with phrase «about educational issues as»

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The Chronicle of Higher Education and Change have been much concerned about values recently, as have the American Association of Higher Education and the other Washington - based educational agencies; the Danforth Foundation recently held a workshop on values in liberal arts education, and the whole issue has been given academic credibility by programs in moral development and in value analysis at several universities.

Many community activists and school administrators talk about race as a big factor in educational performance, and others mention economic issues — and those are factors.

It looks at safety issues as well as about the educational benefits that there is with some of the jumpers.

Or would you like help as you think about educational issues?

In 2006, the CCFC issued a complaint to the FTC about Disney's practice of marketing Baby Einstein videos as «educational.»

Because wealthy white men and women who have children with more than one partner are not the focus of the research on multi-partner fertility, they are largely exempted from conclusions about its dire consequences, such as increased substance abuse, poor educational outcomes and behavioral issues.

«I chose not to speak publicly about these disagreements, however, because I feel my responsibility as CEO of Success Academy is not to advance my personal beliefs on a broad range of political issues but instead to focus all of my energies on advocating for our kids and public policies that expand educational opportunity and parent choice,» she wrote.

It illustrates the strength of connection between political affiliation and opinion, and it shows issues for which other factors — such as educational attainment, knowledge about science, religious affiliation or demographic characteristics — are strongly tied to the public's views.

As on most dating web sites, users enter their educational information, where they live, and their interests, but they also answer questions about their views on a variety of social and economic issues.

As part of Lecturer Jal Mehta's course, Schooling and Society, students blogged about educational issues and policies on a web page entitled «The Future (s) of Education.»

Education Squared offers an alternative to traditional educational methods whereby students learn about difficult issues such as bullying, race and sexuality through the performing arts.

Before the debate, learn more about the issue, as well as the speakers» stances on charter schools and educational equity.

For example, when a principal is «monitoring» student dismissal at 3 p.m., that responsibility should be viewed as both management and leadership, Dr. Alvy said, because the principal is making sure students are safe as they are leaving school and taking the opportunity to talk with students, teachers, and bus drivers about the day and important educational issues — such as, «Monica, I heard you did great on your math test yesterday; well done!»

Then, just to follow up with Lindsey just said, we saw this as an opportunity to break some new ground in terms of asking questions about educational choice issues and subjects.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

CReATE conducts, reviews, and distributes studies to address the needs of students, parents and schools, as well as promotes citywide learning and dialogue about educational issues through free public events.

I want to step back first and be clear about what we want to accomplish, and then talk about teacher retention as one of a number of critical issues facing the overall effort to ensure educational opportunity for all.

As well as caring for animals with special needs, disabilities, and serious injuries, they have educational programs for adults and children alike, and a current issues campaign team who are always seeking to further educate and inform the public about the treatment of animalAs well as caring for animals with special needs, disabilities, and serious injuries, they have educational programs for adults and children alike, and a current issues campaign team who are always seeking to further educate and inform the public about the treatment of animalas caring for animals with special needs, disabilities, and serious injuries, they have educational programs for adults and children alike, and a current issues campaign team who are always seeking to further educate and inform the public about the treatment of animals.

SECAC facilitates cooperation and fosters on - going dialog about pertinent creative, scholarly and educational issues among teachers and administrators in universities, colleges, community colleges, professional art schools and museums as well as among independent artists and scholars.

Even aside from the reams of evidence in the Striptease documents, Heartland has a long history of mining money from questionable corporate funders and then representing itself as a (taxpayer subsidized) «think tank» - as if its some kind of educational organization contributing to the public conversation about difficult issues.

Eligible example resumes for this position mention duties such as educating the community on health issues, providing information about training programs, referring educational and healthcare services, and reporting their findings.

SOME SCHOOL, Fountain Hills, AZ Jan 2011 — May 2014 Preschool Teacher • Developed preschool curriculum based on the individual needs of each student • Created and imparted lessons to teach preschoolers about basic language concepts • Monitored classroom activities to ensure safety and wellbeing of students • Worked with teacher aides to research for educational materials • Observed students for signs of distress or discomfort and addressed their issues immediately • Handled students» physical and emotional needs by providing them with support such as changing diapers and helping in eating lunch • Communicated observations to parents and provided advice on how to handle specific issues

The Texas Department of State Health Services promotes good mental health by providing information and resources about common mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.4 The City of Tyler's Neighborhood Services program offers many educational and support programs to help families improve their functioning.