Sentences with phrase «advocate of student voice»

I explained that I had come from a previous role as an advocate of student voice and student decision making in all areas of school life from classroom to board room.

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But government regulators, lawmakers and consumer advocates have voiced a host of concerns about the practices of companies that collect payments on student loans on behalf of the federal government and private lenders.

Suleika Cabrera Drinane, President and CEO of the Institute for the Puerto Rican / Hispanic Elderly, Inc., said, «From fighting on behalf of CUNY students in the 1960s to co-founding one of the most effective civil rights organizations in the country, Mr. Perales is a lifetime advocate for those whose voices are often shut out of the political process.

Mr. Cuomo has also voiced support for a bill, backed by the Catholic Church and advocates of vouchers, that would offer tax credits to individuals and corporations who donate money to public schools, or to scholarship programs that help poor and middle - class students attend private schools.

«Our efforts are funded by thousands of teachers kicking in a couple dollars a month, or $ 5 or $ 10, to make sure their voices — and the students and parents they advocate for — are heard.

Charter school teachers need a union for the same reason as other teachers — to have a voice, to be able to advocate for students without fear of losing their jobs, and to be treated like the professionals they are.

Those voices include, as this column noted in early July, two recently published reports: Research Universities and the Future of America: Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation's Prosperity and Security, from the U.S. National Academies, which urges universities to «restructure doctoral education..., shorten time - to - degree and strengthen the preparation of graduates for careers both in and beyond the academy,» and the Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group Report, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which advocates «additional training and career development experiences to equip students for various career options, and test ways to shorten the PhD training period.»

Jennifer is a passionate advocate of self - directed learning, inquiry, and authentic assessments, and she believes the key to transforming education is to sharpen the focus on student voice and choice in the classroom.

Zak Malamed (@zakmal), founder of the #stuvoice Twitter chat and an outspoken advocate for bringing student voice into education reform, didn't always have the confidence he exudes as an 18 - year - old freshman at University of Maryland.

Fortunately, there are strong advocates of increased student voice, notably Steve Wheeler, Jackie Gerstein, and Stephen Heppell to name but a few.

In communities across the nation, faith - based organizations (FBOs) provide out - of - school learning programs designed to help students attain improved education outcomes, and faith - based leaders use their voices to advocate on behalf of the needs of the students and families they serve.

Although it is important to be keenly aware of the laws protecting students with disabilities and give those students a voice to be their own best advocate, teaching peers about bullying is arguably as important.

Today, she advocates for the implementation of project - based learning units to engage students, and to give them voice and choice in what and how they learn.

The Idaho Charter School Network advocates, supports and gives voice to its members to ensure charter schools have the flexibility, public support, and funding to deliver high - quality education to their students and to the thousands of students on Idaho's charter school wait lists.

Jenisha «Jay» Fair, Physical Education Teacher CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEVADA «I am involved because I want to use my voice — as a young educator — to advocate for my students [and] raise awareness about the importance of social justice in every classroom at every school,» says Jenisha «Jay» Fair of her involvement with the union.

In a commentary piece entitled Heeding the lessons of teenagers, fellow Education Advocate and columnist Wendy Lecker used her latest article in the Stamford Advocate and other Hearst Media Group outlets to remind us that when it comes to the so - called «education reform» agenda it is critically important that student voices be heard above the din of politics and the greed of the corporate education reform industry.

Roger Holdsworth is one of the longest standing and most successful advocates and allies for student voice, student engagement and Meaningful Student Involvement in thestudent voice, student engagement and Meaningful Student Involvement in thestudent engagement and Meaningful Student Involvement in theStudent Involvement in the world.

NO: My passion for teaching and advocating for students with special needs, an interest in collaborating with colleagues, and a deep belief in the power of teacher voice and leadership drew me to E4E.

The approach advocated for by the vast majority of student voice and student engagement programs is adult - dictated, adult - agenda oriented, and ultimately will only benefit adults.

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Now Cosby said he is «an ally» of voices that advocate for more resources to be shifted to zip codes where predominately students of color live.

By using the phrases «student voice» and «student engagement», educators, leaders, and advocates are implying their interest in listening to the unfettered opinions, ideas, experiences, and wisdom of students.

(36 pgs, 2004, FREE) This booklet can give advocates a «leg up» in their research needs by illustrating the breadth of research available about engaging student voice throughout education.

The purpose of tenure — a term that is frequently misused — is to provide due process protection that allow teachers to voice their opinions, advocate for their students, and challenge inequities and bad practices without fear of unjust retaliation by principals, superintendents or school boards.

This booklet can give advocates a «leg up» in their research needs by illustrating the breadth of research available about engaging student voice throughout education.

Mr. Cuomo has also voiced support for a bill, backed by the Catholic Church and advocates of vouchers, that would offer tax credits to individuals and corporations who donate money to public schools, or to scholarship programs that help poor and middle - class students attend private schools.

Connect with fellow advocates and allies: Organizations like the National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY) are focused on supporting teachers who speak up for their students through resources and networks to build collective voice.

It presents a five - step cycle of listening, validating, authorizing, mobilizing, and reflecting on student voice; a tool to measure the quality of activities involving student voice; and several examples of what students as researchers, planners, teachers, evaluators, decision - makers, and advocates look like in practice, at elementary, middle, and high schools.

Welcome to the first episode of the Student Voice Podcast featuring Patrick Twagirayezu, a longtime student voice advocate in OStudent Voice Podcast featuring Patrick Twagirayezu, a longtime student voice advocate in Ostudent voice advocate in Ontario.

He created Project S.A.M.E. a US - Soviet Youth Exchange that brought students from the US and USSR together to advocate for peace; founded Students Concerned about Bias in Society (SCABS) who fought for implementation of Title IX in Maine schools; directed the University of Maine Aspirations Project and launched 35 statewide student leadership teams to bring students» voices to educational reform; conducted program evaluation research on the effects of the Maine Civil Rights Teams Project whose 50 student teams fought against bigotry and intolerance in Maine communities; founded the Center for School Climate and Learning and worked in hundreds of schools supporting students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have students from the US and USSR together to advocate for peace; founded Students Concerned about Bias in Society (SCABS) who fought for implementation of Title IX in Maine schools; directed the University of Maine Aspirations Project and launched 35 statewide student leadership teams to bring students» voices to educational reform; conducted program evaluation research on the effects of the Maine Civil Rights Teams Project whose 50 student teams fought against bigotry and intolerance in Maine communities; founded the Center for School Climate and Learning and worked in hundreds of schools supporting students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have Students Concerned about Bias in Society (SCABS) who fought for implementation of Title IX in Maine schools; directed the University of Maine Aspirations Project and launched 35 statewide student leadership teams to bring students» voices to educational reform; conducted program evaluation research on the effects of the Maine Civil Rights Teams Project whose 50 student teams fought against bigotry and intolerance in Maine communities; founded the Center for School Climate and Learning and worked in hundreds of schools supporting students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have students» voices to educational reform; conducted program evaluation research on the effects of the Maine Civil Rights Teams Project whose 50 student teams fought against bigotry and intolerance in Maine communities; founded the Center for School Climate and Learning and worked in hundreds of schools supporting students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have learned.

Critical Voices advocates for social and educational justice as the purposes of meaningful student involvement.

We were proud to offer an opportunity to amplify teachers» voices in advocating for the professional learning that will make a difference for educators and students,» said Stephanie Hirsh, executive director of Learning Forward.

She cited an example of a lesson in Utah in which «students use their voices to advocate solutions to social problems that they care deeply about» and a middle school in Florida that apparently took a Junior Scholastic quiz called «what kind of party animal are you?»

by Tony Bui, CFJ Student Leader On January 16th, 2014 hundreds of administrators, parents, students, and advocates attended the State Board of Education meeting to voice their opinions on the proposed regulations for the Local Control Funding Formula, a new way of funding schools.

Alongside parent and student allies from organizations across Fresno, our youth and adult organizers successfully advocated for the voices of those most affected to be reflected in their districts LCAP.

It is also an example of another charter school operator recognizing that it can't succeed without the voices of those who work most closely with students and can best advocate for what students need to succeed — things like smaller class sizes and a great curriculum.

In taking the step to unionize, teachers and staff recognized that having a collective voice enhances their ability to advocate on behalf of the students and families they serve, says IFT president Dan Montgomery, who is an AFT vice president.

She is a strong advocate of inquiry based mathematics instruction, as well as increasing student voice in the classroom.

SoundOut is opening a powerful window of opportunity for students, teachers, community practitioners and advocates to learn about student voice, student engagement and Meaningful Student Involstudent voice, student engagement and Meaningful Student Involstudent engagement and Meaningful Student InvolStudent Involvement.

Charter public school parents and advocates made their voices clear at the ballot box in support of parent choice and improved access to quality public schools for every student.

However, Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor has put Connecticut's public school superintendents in an untenable position and now they must choose whether they see their job as carrying out orders from above or serving as the voice and chief advocate for the students, parents, teachers, staff and taxpayers that are part of their school district.

As the executive director of the Philadelphia Student Union, he has spent decades as an advocate for local voices in public schools.

Civil liberties advocates have been among the loudest voices pushing for restorative justice, and were sharp critics of Bloomberg's discipline policy, which they said helped create a «school to prison pipeline» of minority students across the city.

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I can only hope that our Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy will hear the voices of teachers who work directly with children in our classrooms and to those who advocate for our public school students.

Despite the passage of ESSA and the successes that were won, principals» voices remain important to the implementation process and will continue to be necessary in advocating for the best interests of students and schools.

The LSSO survey underscores the importance of why a student voice is needed to push not only law schools, but also all concerned stakeholders in the profession towards advocating for reduced law school tuition.

Stoneman Douglas senior David Hogg, one of the largest student - activist voices advocating for gun control, live - streamed the walkout at the school on his YouTube channel.

In addition, she is the founder and co-president of CASAFA (Capital Alliance of Student Adoptees and Foster Alum), an organization lead by all adoptees, and created to strengthen / empower the adoptee's voice, and to advocate by education.

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