Sentences with phrase «about the education policies of»

Romney has been widely quoted as saying the following to Politico about the education policies of current U.S. President Barack Obama.

June 6, 2015 A New Yorker article about the education policies of Jeb Bush, A story of the buying of public education.

«PISA, if it tells us anything at all, can only tell us about the education policies of the past.

June 6, 2015 A New Yorker article about the education policies of Jeb Bush, A story of the buying of public education.

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A huge number of doctors — 89 percent — said they believed that consumers had not been adequately educated about how the exchanges» policies will function, and more than 9 percent didn't know if there had been adequate education of consumers.

According to an analysis released in December by the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy, half of American college freshmen «seriously underestimate» the amount of student - loan debt they have, and about a quarter of students with federal loans do not even know they have such loans.

If Santa Clausism became the dominant «religion» of the country, tried to influence the government, inst / itute laws and public policies and demand that it be taught in public education - start every school day with a reading from «Twas the Night Before Christmas» and have «Ho Ho Ho» on your money - I'm just betting that you would have something to say about it on an internet forum and elsewhere!

People try to figure out what to do about a problem pregnancy, terminal illness, public education, welfare policies, availability of guns, youth alienation, multi-racial tensions.

28 July 2014 Media Statement Australian beverages industry reinforces responsible approach to caffeinated drinks The Australian Beverages Council has responded to the introduction of education in schools about safe consumption of caffeine by reinforcing that the beverages industry already supports a responsible marketing policy.

The Australian Beverages Council has responded to the introduction of education in schools about safe consumption of caffeine by reinforcing that the beverages industry already supports a responsible marketing policy.

Medical establishment advice, education, directives, policies and procedures run in direct opposition to the thousand s of academic and scientific research and articles and the millions of anecdotes that speak the truth about birth.

The ages zero to 5, and especially zero to 3, are traditionally outside the scope of education policy, and yet you spend a good deal of time talking about them.

After decades of failed education policies, scientists, economists and educators are beginning to rethink their basic ideas about what it takes to succeed in school.

High school athletic associations, injury prevention organizations, and even professional sports leagues have promoted the implementation of concussion policies, which typically include removal from play for any athlete suspected of having a concussion; clearance by a health professional before return to play; and education of athletes, parents, and coaches about dangers of concussions.

The bipartisan Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 mandated that the USDA set guidelines for what needed to be included in local school wellness policies in areas such as setting goals for nutrition education and physical activity, informing parents about content of the policy and implementation, and periodically assessing progress and sharing updates as appropriate.

Obama administration goals for the legislation include: (1) improving nutrition standards for school meals; (2) increasing participation in school meal programs; (3) increasing parent and student education about healthy eating; (4) establishing nutrition standards for the so called «a la carte» foods (see my School Lunch FAQs for more information on these); (5) promoting increased consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low - and fat - free dairy products; (6) strengthening school wellness policies and promoting physical activity in schools; (7) training people who provide school meals and providing them with better equipment; and (8) enhancing food safety.

Obstacles to initiation and continuation of breastfeeding include insufficient prenatal education about breastfeeding132, 133; disruptive hospital policies and practices134; inappropriate interruption of breastfeeding135; early hospital discharge in some populations136; lack of timely routine follow - up care and postpartum home health visits137; maternal employment138, 139 (especially in the absence of workplace facilities and support for breastfeeding) 140; lack of family and broad societal support141; media portrayal of bottle feeding as normative142; commercial promotion of infant formula through distribution of hospital discharge packs, coupons for free or discounted formula, and some television and general magazine advertising143, 144; misinformation; and lack of guidance and encouragement from health care professionals.135, 145,146

This policy brief outlines the reasons educators need to learn more about adoption issues, explains the negative consequences of a lack of knowledge, and proposes steps that teachers, schools, curriculum developers and institutions of higher education can make progress toward placing all children and families on a level playing field in the classroom and beyond.

But concerns have been raised about a below - the - radar maintenance of Section 28 by some schools after it emerged that Colston Girls» School in Bristol's sex and relationships education policy stated: «The governing body will not permit the promotion of homosexuality.»

The NASUWT has conducted an annual survey of teacher opinion since 2011 which highlights the growing concerns of the teacher profession about the impact of Coalition Government education policy.

The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF) works with our state LCVEF partners, educates the public, media and elected officials about key environmental issues, works to increase voter participation in the democratic process and mobilizes a diverse network of activists to advocate for sound environmental policies.

The policy also calls for all state schools to teach impartial education about religious and non-religious worldviews that is inspected by Ofsted, for much stricter limits on religious discrimination in «faith» school employment, and for the current legal requirement for schools to hold daily acts of collective worship to be repealed.

Thus, it is crucial to have citizens / people living in a country who are able to have a say in the state's affairs, especially about things affecting their lives directly, such as taxation, health - care, education, housing policies and the fundamental of all — who should be the country's leader.

The NASUWT is committed to ensuring that its members are fully informed about the policies of each of the political parties and the implications for schools, teachers and education.

WBFO»S Focus on Education reporter Eileen Buckley recently spoke with the district's director of Health Related Services about the District's Wellness Policy.

Electeds Urge «No» on Proposal to Co-Locate High School in Existing I.S. 109 District Middle School QUEENS, NY — In advance of the upcoming Panel for Education Policy (PEP) vote next week, Borough President Melinda Katz, Senator Leroy Comrie, Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman, Councilmembers Daniel Dromm, Barry Garodnick and I. Daneek Miller stated the following about the New York City Department of Education's (DOE's) proposal to open and co-locate a new charter high school at I.S. 109 Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School, an existing district middle school in Hollis, Queens:

«While the reforms were initiated by the Board of Regents, it is critical to Senator Flanagan and the Education Committee that the state review the new policies and maintain an open dialogue about the future of state education policEducation Committee that the state review the new policies and maintain an open dialogue about the future of state education policeducation policy.»

«Henry Dimbleby, who proposed the idea... said that Michael Gove, the Tory Education Secretary, is «passionate» about the plan... Some Conservatives have already sought to take ownership of the policy.

The annual gathering of the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators this weekend is often dominated with talk about policy in the state budget, like education spending or criminal justice reform.

Just days before lawmakers are set to vote on seven members of the board that drives state education policy, WNY delegates remain divided along political and ideological lines about who might best represent the area's students.

The government's flagship Free Schools are under greater scrutiny than most because their very existence is part of a huge political debate about the direction of education policy.

Nonetheless, like former education secretary Justine Greening, and Cabinet Office minister Damian Green before her, she joins the growing ranks of senior Tory backbenchers with only thinly - disguised misgivings about the direction of official Brexit policy.

Asked about the Education Department's policy, however, de Blasio as public advocate and a mayoral candidate said that «common sense and fairness» trumped concerns over separation of church and state.

Beginning at 9:00 pm host Gary Axelbank will talk with Peter Murphy, the Policy Director of the New York Charter School Association, and Dr. Jessica Shiller of the Department of Middle and High School Education at Lehman College about student performance, a cap on the number of charter schools, funding, teacher's union issues, and more.

The de Blasio administration has approved about 500 contracts for pre-K instruction at C.B.O.s in the last several months through the Department of Education's Panel for Educational Policy.

Indeed, the governor — in both his annual State of the State speech and a policy book released later in the day — sounded warnings about the importance of lifting the neediest New Yorkers out of poverty through comprehensive education programs that address academics while also battling hunger, improving mental health and providing after - school care.

Dozens of educators dogged Hochul around the fairgrounds yesterday chanting and repeating many of the concerns they've had about the Cuomo administration's education policy for years now.

But education is too important to become a footnote in the left's lexicon and it has come to something when the best that can be said of Labour's policy stance is that nobody knows anything much about it.

My platform is about economic human rights — education, jobs, health care — I didn't think I had to say water,» he said, sliding into a critique of Cuomo's policies about cities.

«Isolated changes should not be made outside of the context of broader discussions about higher education policy.

The Public Procurement Minister used the occasion to inform the Education Minister and his team about some of the government policies she is implementing to strengthen the country's procurement system to ensure value for money.

I've just noticed that Andrew Adonis (a former education policy adviser who was made a Lord so he could be education minister, and is one of the people most responsible for the Government's obsession with league tables, testing and Academies) has been made Minister of State in the Transport Department, about which he presumably has little or no expertise.

The State Board of Regents, which sets education policy and hired King, has appointed a committee to review the complaints about Common Core and will report back by the end of February.

A policy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convepolicy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convePolicy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the conversion.

«Since her first child entered the City's public school system ten years ago, Ann Kittredge has immersed herself in learning about the many different facets of educational policy and has dedicated a great deal of her time and effort to volunteer projects aimed at improving the education experience of our children,» Borough President Katz said.

City Council Finance Chair Carolee Conklin spoke with WXXI's Bob Smith about the city budget in including the impact of Albany's budgeting and policies, and the obligations the city has to help funding public education.

Speaking about promoting education among children, policy analysts have criticised the APC - led government for the «poor» implementation of its education policies for children, especially its school feeding programme.

The former headmaster of La PRESEC Senior High School, Samuel Salamat, says he feels hurt about the treatment meted out to him by the Ghana Education Service (GES), over fallout from the implementation of the Free SHS policy at the school.

Some of them are concerned about creating more checks and balances on the city Department of Education's spending, while others want to increase parental involvement while weakening the mayor's ability to make appointments to the Panel for Educational Policy.

ALBANY — In the final days of this year's legislative session, Governor Andrew Cuomo left the Capitol, boarded a state helicopter and flew to Manhattan, where he spent an hour talking about education policy with a room full of billionaires, schedule records show.