He also spoke
about the public education system, saying young people are graduating from high school without having the reading, writing or math skills needed to excel in a college environment.
The key take - away from this survey is that parents have strong
opinions about public education which are formed in the context of their deep love for their children.
Be knowledgeable or willing to learn
more about public education, the local district, student achievement, and board member roles and responsibilities.
Both were avid
bloggers about public education and recognized they had many shared issues and concerns, particularly around mayoral control of schools and the growing influence of corporate - style education reform.
Instead, we try to help citizens make sense of the conflicting opinions and
perceptions about public education and create the conditions that will lead to better public schools.
We need everyone who
cares about public education to take on the toughest assignment of all and get in the business of turning around our lowest — performing schools.
For additional information
about public education in the Santa Maria Valley, please visit the Santa Barbara County Education Office.
The findings are from the 2009 national survey on American
attitudes about public education by Education Next and the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) at Harvard University.
Behind the scenes at the event, a number of prominent reformers were asked to finish this sentence: «If I could change one
thing about the public education system in America it would be...» This video provides their answers.
«The recall election was
not about public education,» Reiss said, referring to the historic 2003 election in which voters ousted a sitting governor, Gray Davis, and installed Schwarzenegger in his place.
With taxpayer money clearly involved in SB 296, the General Assembly has returned to the most divisive
question about public education in the past 160 years: Should more public money be given to subsidize tuition for private religious schools?
Defeating a sitting governor was an uphill battle, yet despite this electoral defeat we have accomplished a lot educating and informing the people of
Wisconsin about public education, workers» rights and the need to restore honest government.
As the Chief of External Relations and Strategy, Turnbull leads the communications and research functions at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools to design a proactive narrative to collaboratively reframe the conversation
about public education so that all kids can access high - quality public schools and to challenge the misinformation about public charter schools driven by supporters of the status quo.
«Amber's strong
message about public education and commitment to positive change for working families and business is resonating with NYSUT members across the 60th District,» Vice President Andrew Pallotta said.
The labor - backed party is at odds with Cuomo in recent days over his
comments about public education being a «monopoly» and his vows to strengthen charter schools in his second term.
At last week's National Summit on Education Reform, sponsored by ExcelinEd, speakers were asked what one thing they would like to
change about public education in the U.S.