Sentences with phrase «also lack of education»

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Bob McManus on what he hopes to hear from Cuomo regarding education reform: «Any proposal that lacks meaningful mechanisms for ridding the schools of incompetent teachers — that is, for cracking the union hold on the process — is also fraudulent.»

«A lack of access to education and health services and lack of decision - making power are also contributing factors to women's vulnerability to HIV.»

Former prime minister Gordon Brown, also in New York, has stated that he is «angry» the lack of progress on the goals, specifically that of providing universal access to primary education.

It also objected to the lack of coordination with transport, communication, planning and further education authorities in trying to attain those objectives.

SOL also represented a community response with sense of urgency to find reachable solutions to pressing issues facing the Latino community, including the hostile political climate, crisis of affordable housing, threats to immigrants rights, low graduation rates and lack of access to higher education, and lack of job opportunities.

Apart from welfare issues, the lecturers also lamented lack of well equipped laboratories, toilets for students and poor condition of roads in the two polytechnics and two colleges of education owned by the state.

Education Commissioner John King, who is elected by the Board of Regents, rather than being appointed by the governor, also refuted that participation in the grant programs has been lacking.

Cross-disciplinary programs like Keck were created because of a lack of business training for scientists that join the biotech industry, but Rone also sees a need for cross-disciplinary education.

In his letter Peter Wilson bemoans the lack of psychotherapists in the UK's National Health Service (12 January, p 29), but there are also too few staff to care for the elderly, for dementia care, for treatment for some types of cancer, for health education — in short to provide anything like a service that can satisfy the insatiable demand.

Another concern raised by the leading whistleblowing charity, Public Concern at Work (PCaW), is that the lack of clarity in the education sector is also causing practical problems for whistleblowers.

This is not to suggest that students who lack the skills to be successful online learners should be screened out of online education opportunities, since research also demonstrates that these skills can be cultivated in an online learning environment.

Adapting Admissions to 2013 Yale Daily News, 4/17/13 «Harvard School of Education professor Natasha Warikoo also mentioned the «redress rationale» — the idea that because minorities have historically experienced discrimination and lack of access to resources, universities have a responsibility to redress it in present day.»

At the Atlanta public school where she also worked as an instructional specialist, she was surprised by the lack of intentional education about race, even though the student population was 100 percent African American.

Based on the deliberation above, I claim that the aim of full development of one's personality can not be achieved through the education (and memory) policies lacking the provision of impartial information (which is one of the cornerstones of democratic society) about one's history and therefore the right to education also contains right to truth.

Though he has argued that the problem with the city's schools wasn't a lack of money but a lack of managerial safeguards, he has also taken credit for «massive increases» to education budgets as proof that he has supported education improvement.

The polls by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK) found a perceived lack of funding to be the biggest problem facing schools in respondents» communities, with AFT also identifying local and federal education budget cuts as the most worrisome trend in education.

It's also important to recognize the lack of adequate funding for high schools under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

But the education leaders were also aware that the lack of educational opportunities for today's children might leave them with little motivation to work hard in primary school.

DeVos» nomination has also been opposed for her family's ties to anti-LGBT groups and for her lack of experience in public education.

It may also have played a constructive role by highlighting the lack of evidence concerning key questions of education policy and practice.

Huffman also took criticism for his failure to communicate about new teacher evaluations and for his lack of communication regarding implementation of the Common Core, which resulted in Haslam holding an education summit and «re-setting» the conversation around standards.

In February, DeVos referred to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) as «real pioneers when it comes to school choice,» failing to mention that these institutions emerged to serve black students who were being shut out of institutions of higher education that were discriminating against them.70 And President Trump has also shown a lack of appreciation for the history of racism in the country.71

Mulgrew also blasted the governor for being behind «corporate bonus - style merit pay,» claimed that his «education agenda isn't about education at all — it is political payback» (because the unions did not support his reelection bid) and that «it is poverty and inequality and lack of funding, not «failing schools» or «bad teachers,» that are at the root of our education system's struggles.»

School leaders also identified a «lack of contextualisation», claiming that current Progress 8 calculations do not allow for variation due to special education needs, English as an additional language, or areas of deprivation.

There are also not enough special needs teachers — a situation made worse by the Department for Education's lack of recruitment targets and data for the SEND sector.

The Schooling in America Survey also found that most American's disapprove of the federal government's handing of education even while they lack a basic understanding of how much the country spends...

Meanwhile DeVos» lack of soft skills required of any political officeholder — along with her failure to hire a strong communications team who can help her prepare for public events — was also on full display last week when she criticized teachers and American public education for not being innovative during a speech before innovation - minded teachers and school leaders at SXSW's annual education conference.

The lack of response by major education news sources to repeated inquiries also signals a sense of apathy or lack of time for this important issue, and a lack of transparency in the very media institution that claims to push for greater transparency, democracy, and accountability in society.

«It also exhibits a lack of faith in the abilities of education professionals at the New Hampshire Department of Education, leaders of the state Board of Education, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performanceducation professionals at the New Hampshire Department of Education, leaders of the state Board of Education, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performancEducation, leaders of the state Board of Education, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performancEducation, and board members from local school districts to make sound decisions regarding education standards designed to raise student performanceducation standards designed to raise student performance.»

Her expressed lack of commitment to strong federal accountability, unfortunately, also extended to higher education, as she called for a reassessment of federal mandates requiring post-secondary career and technical schools to show effectiveness in preparing graduates for the workforce.

Teaching higher level maths can become difficult if students lack fundamental skills, such as times tables recall and so it is a crucial aspect of maths lessons, not only in primary education but also in secondary.

School leaders in special schools have also noted the lack of definition for their sector in the Education Bill.

State and Federal laws and regulations that allow for that diversity can also lead to some lack of clarity, especially as charter schools are concurrently governed by corporate not for profit laws and are public entities under Government and Education Codes.

Peterson also pointed out that the lack of scholarship and experience in education among the three founders.

While the authors note a lack of substantial evidence of positive effectives of Linked Learning on college enrollment or completion, they also describe several studies that have found positive results on high school student achievement and argue that blending academic work with career technical education (CTE) could make college an option for more students.

Of course we also need to remember that the lack of adequate funding for education has necessitated layoffs and the shuffling of teaching staffs all over the statOf course we also need to remember that the lack of adequate funding for education has necessitated layoffs and the shuffling of teaching staffs all over the statof adequate funding for education has necessitated layoffs and the shuffling of teaching staffs all over the statof teaching staffs all over the state.

Avani had a vision of educational equity «where school districts in every city offer all students the best educational opportunities regardless of the zip code where they were born,» but she also recognized she was «sorely lacking in hands - on, practical field experience in education policy.»

Lack of education is also related to the over representation of former foster youth in the prison population.

Also, and what should be extremely alarming to every stakeholder in primary education, is the fact that some of the «experts» who created the Foundations of Reading Survey lack classroom experience.

And let's not forget the vast experience of Stefan Pryor with charter schools — while we also acknowledge his utter lack of experience with public schools, teaching, child development, or any other qualification we might expect / demand of a State Commissioner of Education.

It also gathers data on the frequency of arts use by this population of teachers concluding that teachers in the study value the arts in education and see the potential benefits for themselves as teachers and their students yet they rarely implement arts in practice, citing many reasons including their own perception of lack of confidence to implement arts in a way that will lead to successful student learning.

However, across the 44 states with charter school laws, there is significant confusion and lack of transparency regarding not only how, but also how much funding, charter schools receive to support provision of special education programs.

In 2015, Brown also stopped a bill to create a similar agency, with supporters saying there was a lack of data about and coordination within California's sprawling higher education system that educates more than 238,000 students and employs more than 190,000 faculty and staff.

What can be gleaned from available research and data is that patterns of giving have shifted in recent decades to include more efforts to fund disruptive or innovative approaches, signaling a belief among funders that problems in K - 12 education are not solely an issue of a lack of resources but also of a need to use existing resources differently.

The report also found that California's Latino students attend some of the country's most segregated schools, lack access to early childhood education, are often pushed away from college - prep coursework in high school and are more likely to be required to take remedial classes in colleges and universities.

While good in theory, SES had many implementation problems, 12 including low participation rates and lack of quality control.13 In some districts, there were scandals involving providers overcharging districts, hiring tutors with criminal records, or violating federal regulations.14 In all districts, SES siphoned off Title I funds, leaving less for other important Title I programs.15 The tutoring program was eventually phased out as the Department of Education began implementing «ESEA Flexibility,» 16 also known as waivers, and it was scrapped all together under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).17

The report, by three leading education charities, also found a lack of consistency over the roles of executive heads, which it said presented a challenge to «understanding the most senior tiers of school management and leadership».

Underachievers also expressed more concerns regarding the lack of attention to multicultural education in their classes, which contributed to their lack of interest in school.

Scholastic also runs a thriving education division and as such it makes it the company's business to know what kids want to read, how they interact with books, and what aspects of kids» lit are sadly lacking.

However, my tenure as an MP was long enough to understand what kept this community of farmers poor: in part the farmers» ignorance about what they grew, in part their lack of education, in part the government's failure to support them - but also its own failure to understand the consequences of its self - destructive actions.