Sentences with phrase «advocating for education policies»

And when it comes to advocating for education policies that benefit all students, they know that parents are important allies.

Finally, we envision that these schools positively influence the conditions in which all schools operate, serving as examples of and advocates for education policy that supports meaningful teaching and learning that allows all students to use their minds well in school and throughout their lives.

In her spare time, she volunteers in her community and advocates for education policies that put students first.

As I travel along on this journey of educating myself on and advocating for education policy, I come into contact with quite a few politicians.

These organizations are advocating for education policy on both the state and federal levels.

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TweetOctober 26, 2016 The STEM Education Coalition Policy Forum and the Afterschool Alliance have collaborated to develop a toolkit of materials to help advocates make the case at the state and local level for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to be a top priority and to integrate afterschool and informal learning strategies into overall plans Education Coalition Policy Forum and the Afterschool Alliance have collaborated to develop a toolkit of materials to help advocates make the case at the state and local level for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to be a top priority and to integrate afterschool and informal learning strategies into overall plans education to be a top priority and to integrate afterschool and informal learning strategies into overall plans -LSB-...]

The Policy Forum produces a bi-monthly newsletter with policy updates and resources for informal STEM education advoPolicy Forum produces a bi-monthly newsletter with policy updates and resources for informal STEM education advopolicy updates and resources for informal STEM education advocates.

Established in 1974, the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) provides industry leadership to advocate for public policies, research and education programs, sustainable farming practices and trade positions to improve the viability of winegrape growing as an essential contributor to California's economy, culture, and landscape.

The association is the leading policy and public education advocate for the non-alcoholic beverage industry which employs nearly 240,000 people across the country with a direct economic impact of more than $ 169 billion.

California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) is an advocate for farmers, providing leadership on public policies, research and education programs, sustainable farming practices and trade policy to enhance the California winegrape growing business and our communities.

By advocating for successful governmental policies, setting standards for professionals in the education industry, and providing professional development seminars, it helps teachers, administrators, parents, related students and other educational support staff to best support and educate the special needs children with whom they work.

Additional Accountability Requirements: None Additional Content Requirements: None Guidance Materials: The state Department of Education produced the Local School Wellness Policy Guide for Development (2005), which advocates a three - step approach to developing local school wellness policies that involve School Health Councils.

As a public education advocate and founding member of Parents Across America, I'm one of many who are speaking up for empowering parents and educators to set the direction for our education policy — not the billionaires, hedge - funders and corporate titans who are currently driving it.

While I haven't taken it as far as our state board of education (see What to Do if Your School Wellness Policy Isn't Being Enforced), I will continue to advocate for healthy class parties and fundraisers.

According to Whole Kids Foundation, a non-profit organization established by Whole Foods Market, teachers who are given access to nutrition and health education are equipped to be stronger advocates for school wellness policies and apply them to class lessons, celebrations and activities.

The National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute will be the recognized leader and advocate for advancing and disseminating the latest research and evidence - based education, recommendations and policy to enhance the experience, development, health and safety of our youth in sports.

The National Youth Sports Health & Safety Institute is dedicated to being the recognized leader and advocate for advancing and disseminating the latest research and evidence - based education, recommendations and policy to enhance the experience, development, health and safety of our youth in sports.

Some policy makers are trying to get the public to believe that they should be starting formal education earlier, advocating Head Start programs for children as young as 1 year, hoping to take advantage of the time when the brain is growing more than ever.

HUMAN Everywhere's mission is to leverage the power of social entrepreneurship to improve the nation's collective health by increasing access to nutrition education and healthful foods while advocating for public policy that contributes to these goals.

The center has supported thousands of women to achieve their breastfeeding goals since its inception, performed lactation research, provided education on lactation topics to both parents and professionals, advocated for changes in breastfeeding policies and provided lactation therapy for the treatment of infant sucking problems and maternal breast and nipple problems with an over 95 % success rate.

It also campaigns and advocates for better policy and practice in prison education nationwide.

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.

Both the proposed secretaries of Health (Tom Price) and Education (Betsy DeVos) have been advocates and policy makers in their respective fields for many years.

«They've helped to destroy successful schools across the city of New York,» Thompson said during a panel discussion on education policy at NYU, hosted by the New York City Working Group on School Transformation, which also featured Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio who are presumptive candidates for mayor.

He advocated stronger ties between government and circular education management, saying,» I challenge all leaders of circular education authorities in the region to formulate a policy for circular education to attract government's attention.»

Rod Clark is the Chief Executive of Prisoners» Education Trust, a charity that funds distance - learning courses in prison and advocates for better prison education policy and practice throughouEducation Trust, a charity that funds distance - learning courses in prison and advocates for better prison education policy and practice throughoueducation policy and practice throughout the UK.

Democracy Matters is a campus - based organization that advocates for campaign finance reform as well as issues concerning the environment, civil rights, education, health care and foreign policy.

List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement

Diane Ravitch, the education policy expert and advocate who was briefly floated as a possible candidate for governor on the Working Families Party ballot line, has endorsed Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins and his running mate, Brian Jones.

Katherine Brezler, a second - grade public school teacher, has been a staunch advocate for policies that work for New York public education.

Avella's concern has been echoed by other parents and school advocates, who have complained that Bloomberg's selections for the school boss spot have revealed a preference for businessmen and women rather than those with a background in education policy.

Co-sponsored legislation and supported efforts to combat the Heroin and Opioid crisis, including a policy to raise additional revenue for education and prevention, creating a Family Advocate to help individuals and families navigate insurance and other issues while seeking treatment and supporting local advocacy groups.

«More than just an advocate for public safety, education and the environment, along with many other policy issues, Peter and his family have been defenders of diversity and tolerance, which has fostered Queens becoming one of the most inclusive places on earth.

See, e.g., Jeffrey Mervis, An Invisible Hand Behind Plan To Realign U.S. Science Education, 341 Science 338, 339 - 40 (2013)(describing an RMO official as «a good example of how a career civil servant can help shape policy at the White House» and quoting an advocate saying «we should be glad that she uses her powers for good, and not evil»).

Ms. Grant advocates for adult students by working with post-secondary institutions to develop policies and procedures for the awarding of credit for prior learning and through collaborating with business, industry, and non-traditional education providers in translating workplace training and credentials into college credit.

Even as education advocates nationwide fight to hold the line against district - level funding cuts, the state education departments responsible for overseeing K - 12 policy are coming under the budget ax.

Here we find curriculum organizations, teacher education organizations, and educational policy organizations working together against standardized testing, the privatization of public schooling, the school to prison pipeline, advocating for parent and community involvement in schools.

Even the teachers unions have been in the grip of neoliberal education policies, although for years I have advocated a social movement unionism — that is dedicated to engage beyond workplace concerns, but also in terms of wider political struggle for social and economic justice, for human rights, and for participatory and direct democracy.

I will begin meeting with education advocacy groups and legislators to advocate for school funding and good education policy.

In his recent review of the Maranto and McShane book on Obama's education policies, Nathan Glazer described how advocates for national standards see them as a fix for this race to the bottom:

Over the last five years, RIMA has marshaled local and national philanthropy; recruited school operators and educators into Rhode Island; provided staff support for facilities identification, finance, and development; formed and advocated for improved education policies at both the state and local levels; and served as a «help center» for questions about state laws, regulations, practices, and culture.

The report, published by the Washington - based Center on Education Policy, an independent advocate for public education, examines state testing budgets in Indiana, Massachusetts, and MEducation Policy, an independent advocate for public education, examines state testing budgets in Indiana, Massachusetts, and Meducation, examines state testing budgets in Indiana, Massachusetts, and Minnesota.

Adequacy advocates seldom open the door to alternative public - policy solutions, such as income maintenance, housing subsidies, or health and nutrition improvement, for addressing the education problems of the disadvantaged.

Content: The Center on Education Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and more effective publicEducation Policy is a national, independent advocate for public education and more effective publiceducation and more effective public schools.

We asked Koretz, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to reflect on how current testing policies touch the lives of parents and teachers — and how they can advocate for change.

Indeed, one could make a strong argument that any outsized influence that teachers unions exercise in school board elections provides a nice enhancement of democratic decisionmaking on education policy because teachers, as much as any other group in society, can serve as powerful advocates for those Americans who can not vote: schoolchildren.

The California Alliance for Arts Education is in its fifth decade of making the arts a core part of every child's education across the state, by providing policy expertise and mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied Education is in its fifth decade of making the arts a core part of every child's education across the state, by providing policy expertise and mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied education across the state, by providing policy expertise and mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied partners.

The task Bishop said is for teachers and other stakeholders to bridge the gap between education policy and classroom practice and be advocates for the «opportunity infrastructure.»

Schifter, who spent several years working on Capitol Hill advocating for students with disabilities, teaches a course on federal education policy, and requires students to role play a variety of actors, from politicians to community activists, to better understand how policy becomes law.