Sentences with phrase «about public school environments»

They too cite concern about public school environments, family ties and academic standards as reasons to home school, research shows.

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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.

We have people lined up, ready to go and we're going to use it as an opportunity to talk both about the democratic process and the real issues in this state: public funding of elections, funding for public schools, fracking, our tax code and the environment.»

David Konisky of IU's School of Public and Environmental Affairs analyzed 20 years of survey results from Gallup public opinion polls in one of the first major studies of how attitudes about the environment by self - identified U.S. Christians have shifted overPublic and Environmental Affairs analyzed 20 years of survey results from Gallup public opinion polls in one of the first major studies of how attitudes about the environment by self - identified U.S. Christians have shifted overpublic opinion polls in one of the first major studies of how attitudes about the environment by self - identified U.S. Christians have shifted over time.

«Like cancer, autism is a very complex disease,» says Craig Newschaffer, chairman of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Drexel University School of Public Health, «and it's exciting to start asking questions about the interaction between genes and environment.

«One of the responsibilities that we have as scientists, particularly those of us who receive public funding for our research, is to be engaged with the public about our understanding of the way that the world works and also about the limits of our understanding,» said the Stanford University researcher, who holds dual appointments with the School of Environmental Earth System Science and the Woods Institute for the Environment.

Alturas International Academy School Type: Charter Public Location: Idaho Falls Grades Served: K - 8 ’20 in 10 ′ Investment: $ 1,000,000 over five years ’20 in 10 ′ Impact: 538 new seats About the School: Alturas International Academy promotes academic distinction, while empowering students to be principled and intellectual leaders as they explore, create, investigate, and analyze in a safe, engaged, collaborative environment that inspires them to make a genuine difference in their local and global community.

Ninety - one percent of parents cited concerns about the environment of public schools, 77 % cited moral instruction, and 74 % expressed concerns about the academic instruction.

Shanley confirmed that many of their families expressed concern about the environment in many schools, particularly the public - school system, as their main reason for home schooling.

California public schools annually provide information about their district school sites to the community allowing the public to evaluate and compare schools for student achievement, environment, resources, and demographics.

This all day event for educators featured a keynote talk by Pam Moran and Ira Socol from Albemarle County Public Schools, and additional panels about the successful application of maker education in various formal and informal learning environments.

About the New York City Charter School Center The New York City Charter School Center is an independent non-profit committed to fostering an environment in which public charters can open and flourish, and, through their innovative approaches, provide models for improving all public schools.

That economic diversity is a core value of the school, Densen told Gambit in December in a broad article about the 4.0 Schools project, as he seeks to create a learning environment inclusive of all income levels that bridges the gap between New Orleans» often rigid segregation between tuition - based private schools and impoverished public sSchools project, as he seeks to create a learning environment inclusive of all income levels that bridges the gap between New Orleans» often rigid segregation between tuition - based private schools and impoverished public sschools and impoverished public schoolsschools.

Boston Neighborhood Network News interviews Andria Amador about Boston Public School's use of Social Emotional Learning and creating safe environments for all students.

If you want to carry on about big charter networks skimming public school kids who don't need a specialized environment and counsel out (without admitting it) kids who need extra help (* cough * Amistad * cough *), I'll stand with you, but it's inaccurate to speak about all charters as if they're THAT, and I won't let that stand.

As Australia's Ambassador for the Environment, Peter Woolcott, pointed out at a recent public forum at ANU Crawford School, views will diverge about «what Australia can realistically achieve given its unique national circumstances and characteristics, including its resource endowment, and economic and population growth».

Lise Van Sustern, co-founder of Interfaith Moral Action on Climate and advisor to Harvard School of Public Health, Center for Health and the Global Environment «It's no wonder so many people are depressed about the climate.

Gregory Nemet, an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin — Madison in the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Nelson Institute's Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, writes in this post about how the history of other technological innovations can inform our expectations and policy around the development and deployment of carbon removal solutions.