Sentences with phrase «among public educators»

Thousands of Oklahoma teachers went on strike Monday to demand higher pay and more education funding, digging in for a prolonged walkout as discontent spreads among public educators in conservative states.

If anyone doubts the lack of interest in intellectual pursuits among public educators, consider this true story.

They largely refused to acknowledge that poverty rather than school quality was the root cause of the educational problems of disadvantaged kids, for fear that saying so would merely reinforce a long - standing belief among public educators that students unlucky enough to live in poverty shouldn't be expected to achieve at high levels — and public educators shouldn't be expected to get them there.

Not exact matches

About Morehouse School of Medicine Founded in 1975, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians, biomedical scientists and public health professionals.

Coherent missions and moral socialization through networks that incorporate family, school, and other aspects of life (in this case, churches) are among the hallmarks of Christian schools and may provide direction to public educators who are worried about alienated adolescents and withdrawn families.

These include educators, health care and public health officials, families, and other child - care providers, policy makers, youth organizations, and industry, among others.

Public officials are permitted to earn outside income in California, but the extent of Mr. Riles's additional earnings, the time commitments involved, and — in one instance — the source of the income, have provoked discussion here among educators and public offiPublic officials are permitted to earn outside income in California, but the extent of Mr. Riles's additional earnings, the time commitments involved, and — in one instance — the source of the income, have provoked discussion here among educators and public offipublic officials.

Now on leave from teaching, Kamras recently talked with Education World about how he hopes to spend the next year talking about the need to remedy the disparities among public education systems and honoring his fellow educators.

Among these programs are the Public Education Leadership Project in conjunction with the Harvard Business School, and the Executive Leadership Program for Educators with the Business School and the Kennedy School of Government.

For example, when asked about lowering student grades for disciplinary reasons, approximately half of public school teachers and administrators responded that this action was prohibited; among the educators who did think such disciplinary actions were permissible, 32 percent reported that students subject to such disciplinary sanctions were entitled to formal due process protections.

Yet the original question — whether, not how, to educate for character — remains essentially unanswered, a condition that creates doubt and debate among educators and the public.

Confusion abounds among educators and the broader public about the purpose of charter schools and how these independent public schools relate to school district improvement efforts.

But a decade ago several trends in American education, and in the Catholic Church, made a Catholic - operated public school seem increasingly possible: 1) the traditional, parish - based Catholic school system, especially in the inner cities, was crumbling; 2) equally troubled urban public - school systems were failing to educate most of their students; and 3) a burgeoning charter school movement, born in the early 1990s, was beginning to turn heads among educators in both the private and public sectors.

But he will best be remembered among educators for record - setting philanthropic efforts aimed at promoting improvement of the nation's public schools.

In response to widespread demands for better public education and for more choice among public schools, a number of state legislatures in the early 1990s permitted educators and local communities to develop charter schools.

Myers was among the first master educators for D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) under chancellor Rhee and contributed to the design of...

For instance, in videos and public appearances, he has focused heavily on the need to radically reduce prereading strategies in literacy instruction, something that has touched off intense debate among educators.»

Indiana enjoyed almost 24 years of steady, collaborative effort to improve public education under Republicans H. Dean Evans and Suellen Reed, but Bennett's election four years ago marked an end to the partnership among policymakers, educators, parents and the business community.

Public school discipline in Nashville is a topic of discussion among parents, city leaders and educators in MNPS.

NYSABE offers a forum to establish relationships and strengthen linkages among educators, parents, advocates, elected officials, members of educational agencies, private and public educational entities, institutions of higher education, and community - based organizations.

Rumors and myths about the CCSS have run rampant, causing confusion among educators, policymakers, and the public.

Educators in Detroit's public school system face a tough reality: Detroit Public School students are last in the nation among urban students proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and fifty - seven percent of Detroit children under the age of 17 live in popublic school system face a tough reality: Detroit Public School students are last in the nation among urban students proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and fifty - seven percent of Detroit children under the age of 17 live in poPublic School students are last in the nation among urban students proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and fifty - seven percent of Detroit children under the age of 17 live in poverty.

As the City Council holds a hearing this afternoon on three resolutions aimed to cap and slow the co-location of public schools, district and charter school leaders who share facilities are speaking up about their experience co-locating with other public schools; collaboration, community building and putting kids first are recurring themes among all of them, demonstrating that educators know to check politics at the door.

They see low graduation rates among boys of color as a wakeup call for improving school climates for all students,» said Ama Nyamekye, the Executive Director of E4E - LA and former educator who worked in both public schools and prisons.

The use of OER encourages collaboration among educators and is often more cost effective than traditional textbooks,» said Brad C. Smith, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah.

The panel said the public has had difficulty accessing an arcane procedural manual that is not always consistent with the electronic system, sowing confusion among parents and educators.

«Several years of budget cuts and many elected officials and pundits saying very negative things about teachers in general — there is a general feeling, at least among the educators I know, that public education is under attack in NC.

Educators participating in a recent discussion on NEA Today's Facebook page said that these three tenure myths are prevalent among the media and the general public, and are distractions in the debate on how to improve America's public schools.

The Academic and Personal Behaviors Institute is a network of educator teams from New York City public schools who are dedicated to using data and improvement science methodologies to spread academic mindsets (growth, value, and belonging) among both colleagues and students.

Many articles in this issue cite the overwhelming consensus among researchers, policy - makers, educators, and members of the public that good teachers are the single-most important element of quality education.

That's a common sentiment among other former educators, too, according to Public Policy Forum researcher Joe Yeado.

Indeed, the May convergence in Raleigh may be one of the largest educator rallies in North Carolina in some years, some say, and it comes in a year when teachers in many GOP - controlled states have been organizing for, among other things, better pay, better pensions and an overall increase in public school funding.

This type of crude, even violent public discourse may now be acceptable coming from the President of the United States, but it should still be unacceptable among educators.

There are some myths among educators and the general middle - class non-minority public: Poor and minority parents want and support lower standards for their children and also prefer social promotion.

He said, «It makes perfect sense that parents should have public school choice and I am not alone in this view among Catholic educators.»

The survey, to be released Wednesday by the Council of Chief State School Officers and Scholastic Inc., polled the 56 Teachers of the Year, a small but elite group of educators considered among the country's best, on a range of issues affecting public education.

It is intended to identify statistically dependable population differences to help inform dialogue among policymakers, educators, and the public.

This frustration and fatigue over failed «reforms,» and a growing consensus among parents and educators about more - promising ways to provide all children with a great education, make this a critical moment to reclaim the promise of public education.

Now a backlash is building among public officials and educators who question whether the cyber-schools are truly making the grade.

Master Class is a two - year paid summer program to get Black male college students who may be considering a teaching career direct experience assisting with — and even leading — summer class instruction for public school students, helping to build both skills and confidence among these future educators.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's decision to close 50 public schools in 2013 ignited a firestorm among parents, educators and community groups.

The Public School Choice Initiative will allow competition among teams of internal and external stakeholders, such as local educators, administrators, community members and organizations, charter school operators, non-profit organizations, and labor partners.

«There's a tendency among educators in independent schools to think they have little to learn from their public school counterparts,» Sivick says.

Among its most important goals is the work HARMONY HOME EDUCATORS does to foster an accurate and favorable image of home education to the general public and the community, cooperating with other home education organizations in pursuing common goals.

Among the values is the opportunity for independent school educators to meet and work with public school educators — a rare thing these days.

Released in September 2013 and updated in September 2014, this brief describes the steps that states can take to reduce chronic absence including: building public awareness, tracking and publicly reporting chronic absence rates for schools and districts, using attendance as a metric in school improvement efforts, sharing best practices with educators and parents, and enabling interagency efforts among schools, public agencies and community groups.

Furthermore, charter schools in Connecticut do not face the same costs as public schools since, among other things, they refuse to allow educators to unionize and in most cases only half the teachers (or even fewer) have been certified under Connecticut's strict teacher preparation programs.

have been among the most vocal proponents of diverting scarce public taxpayer funds to Achievement First, Inc, the large charter school management company, to former charter school operator Dr.» Michael Sharpe and his disgraced FUSE charter school chain and Steve Perry, the controversial anti-teacher former Hartford school administrator and self - described «most trusted educator in America,» who, thanks to Governor Malloy is opening his own privately owned but publicly funded «boutique» charter school company.

Such pushback has created incredible confusion and uncertainty among educators and the public about the staying power of the standards.

A new 170 - foot - by -60-foot mural by accomplished artist and educator Beverly Fishman will rank among the largest pieces of public art in the city once it's finished by early May.