Sentences with phrase «as decisions about education»

If a parent is granted «sole» parental rights and responsibilities, she is responsible for providing a home for the child and making decisions concerning his welfare, such as decisions about education, health and religion.

In a divorce, parents must decide residential custody, establishing where the child will live most of the time; and legal custody, which determines whether one or both parents can make major decisions for the child, such as decisions about education, health care, and religious training.

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Reacting to the announcement, the Spanish ministry of education, culture and sport said the company was making a business decision to pull out of certain services but that the government remained open to negotiation about how it implemented what its statement referred to as a «Google tax».

In the first place such education, now as always, is concerned with the nurture of men and women whose business in life it will be to help men to see their immediate perplexities, joys and sufferings in the light of an ultimate meaning, to live as citizens of the inclusive society of being, and to relate their present choices to first and last decisions made about them in the totality of human history by Sovereign Power.

Next class: February 17 — March 24, at 5011 Kenwood Rd.. This is a truly comprehensive childbirth education class that skips «methods» to instead focus on you learning about what you want, and how you cope, with everything from pain to making medical decisions as a team with your care providers.

I think that change has to come as part of returning education decisions to educators and parents — people who care about and work with kids.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

To obtain the best education for your child research into your local public school system as well as research about homeschooling will help you to make a decision that makes sense for your own family.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

«That this House notes that young people today grow up in an increasingly complex financial world requiring them to make difficult decisions for the future, often without the necessary level of financial literacy; believes that financial education will help address the national problem of irresponsible borrowing and personal insolvency and that teaching people about budgeting and personal finance will help equip the workforce with the necessary skills to succeed in business and drive forward economic growth; further believes that the country has a duty to equip its young people properly through education to make informed financial decisions; and calls on the Government to consider the provision of financial education as part of the current curriculum review.»

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 conversion.

Middle - schoolers who feel they can make their own decisions about exercising are more likely to see themselves as a person who exercises, which in turn makes them more likely to exercise, said Rod Dishman, a professor of kinesiology in the UGA College of Education.

However at the smaller events, people felt less overwhelm, and made decisions about who to date based on non-physical characteristics, such as sense of humor, education, and career.

The upshot is that, when school boards make decisions about policy or money or about the myriad rules governing school operations, they tend to give heavy weight to the interests of unions - and may often depart, as a result, from what is best for children and effective education.

As Bailey writes, «[A] n entrepreneurial education landscape... is one in which [government and foundations] help remove barriers to entry for quality providers and think deeply about the impact their policy or philanthropic decisions will have on the broader educational marketplace and potential investors or entrepreneurs in the field.»

The state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, apparently recognized this even as it approved DeGrasse's ruling, stating, «Decisions about spending priorities are indeed the Legislature's province, but we have a duty to determine whether the State is providing students with the opportunity for a sound basic education.

In a profession that already feels under siege, the decision in most states — encouraged by the U.S. Department of Education — to press ahead with using student test scores as a significant component of a teacher's evaluation «just fuels the perception that we care more about weeding out weak teachers than giving the vast majority of teachers the time and support they need to make a successful transition to Common Core,» says Schwartz.

At Education Resource Strategies (ERS) we believe that districts need to make decisions about failing schools as part of a long - range, districtwide strategy that incorporates all resources: people, time, and money.

For example, they could act as information clearinghouses to help families make informed decisions about their children's education.

The budget challenges Mr. Duncan foresaw are now reality: States and districts face tough decisions about education spending as revenue declines and federal stimulus spending dries up.

Nearly six decades after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education court case established racial equality as a core commitment of American schools, the decision still shapes the way we think about the concept of equal opportunity in many diverse arenas.

Kentucky, for example, «has opted to participate in both consortia as a means to learning the most about what each is likely to produce, and therefore make the best and most informed decision for our state when more information is available,» said Karen Kidwell, director of program standards at the Kentucky Department of Education.

As usual, he offers a thoughtful assessment of the pros and cons of Education Secretary Arne Duncan's decision to keep secret the identities of the judges in the $ 4.35 billion grant competition until after winners are announced and Duncan's decision to release minimal detail about how the reviewers were chosen or the substance of the instructions they have received.

The EEP has called for an effective teacher for every child (paying teachers as professionals, giving them the tools and training to do their work effectively, and making tough decisions about ineffective teachers); empowering parents by allowing them to choose the best schools for their children; holding grown - ups at all levels accountable for the education of our children; and, very important, having enough strength in our convictions to stand up to anyone who seeks to preserve a failed system.

In contrast, we are concentrating on those aspects of parent involvement that highlight the parent as resource to the school, as decision makers about the quality of the education of their children, and as leaders in creating schools that work for all children.

During his four - plus years as mayor, Emanuel has made a number of controversial decisions on education, from opening more charter schools and closing about 50 neighborhood schools to his standoff with teachers that led to the strike.

If it is the case that professionalized teachers are more likely to seek parental and community involvement, then the dynamic in education resembles a current movement within the medical profession, where many practitioners now seek to involve patients as partners in making complex decisions about health care.

Although placement decisions are made by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team, parents have expressed concerns about inclusion opportunities for students with significant disabilities and learning needs to the State Special Education Advisory Committee (SSEAC), and as part of an inclusive practice workgroup with stakeholders (June 2016).

Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) is about creating «a high quality public education for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school systeEducation (PURE) is about creating «a high quality public education for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school systeeducation for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school systeeducation issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.»

Engages participants in learning about engaging students as education researchers, planners, decision - makers, evaluators, teachers, and advocates.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case about the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and its decision is expected to offer a definition for special education as outlined inEducation Act, and its decision is expected to offer a definition for special education as outlined ineducation as outlined in the law.

PURE exists to support and assure a high quality public education for all children by informing parents about education issues and parents» rights, bringing parents into the decision making process, empowering parents in their role as advocates for their children, and assisting them in their interactions within the school system.

The new law significantly reduces the legal authority of the education secretary, who is now legally barred from influencing state decisions about academic benchmarks, such as the Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluations and other policies.

The amount of money we spend on education is important, but not nearly as important as who makes decisions about how it is spent.

Doing so will ensure that parents can make informed decisions about their child's education as they look to answer that all - important question.

Released by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a federal initiative that aims to inform educators and policymakers as they work toward improving education, the compiled resources also include an instructional video that shows how to use the WWC when making decisions about new math programs, policies, and practices.

Voucher proponents frequently argue that accountability ultimately lies with the parent as the educational decision - maker, but parents can not make truly informed decisions about their children's education without adequate information about how schools serve students and families.

Every layer of educational bureaucracy should infuse students as well, positioning in them in powerful roles that effect not only individual students, but all students; not as recipients, but as active partners who design, implement, critically assess, and make substantive decisions about the education system as a whole.

As governments make tough choices about where to spend their limited funding, and more investor attention is focused on filling the gap in government budgeting for early childhood education, Every Child Ready has the potential to be just the innovative, scalable approach needed when making these decisions and for investing in future Pay for Success models to make them successful.

The state's commissioner of education, Robert Scott, made the decision to pull out of the CCSSO, citing concerns about philosophical differences with the organization, as well as worries about membership costs, a spokeswoman for the Texas Education Ageeducation, Robert Scott, made the decision to pull out of the CCSSO, citing concerns about philosophical differences with the organization, as well as worries about membership costs, a spokeswoman for the Texas Education AgeEducation Agency said.

The Connecticut Parents Union, on the other hand, is as fierce a foe of the AFT and the NEA as they come; but its president (and Dropout Nation Contributing Editor) Gwen Samuel is skeptical of the propensity of some reformers to be as disdainful as traditionalists about the role families (especially those from poor and minority households) should play in education decision - making.

The group advocates refusing standardized testing as a way for parents to get a seat at the table in decisions made about public school education.

In Being Smart about Gifted Education we look at what sparks high - level development, we discuss giftedness as an educational mismatch that requires differentiated curriculum, and we respond to teachers» concerns, including offering lots of practical strategies to help them make good and informed decisions with and for their students.

A study released yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teachers.

Senator Bennet: What have you learned about the failures of the Detroit public schools and Detroit charter schools that has informed your decision - making as the secretary of education?

The attempted takeover was made possible by a highly disputed new law called Parent Trigger, which allows half - or - more of parents at any failing school (as designated by the U.S. Department of Education) to make major decisions about its future.

Hierarchical, rigid education systems exacerbate this lack of professionalism by treating teachers as a problem, by not seeking their input or voice on decisions that affect teachers, and by dismissing concerns about pay or working conditions or safety.

But as we think about the fact that we have a new law of the land in the United States called the Every Student Succeeds Act and we have a new secretary of education and in the state levels we have approximately 27 or 28 new state chiefs and we have new legislative people, there are some opportunities for you as panelists to think about what's the one thing that you would want to say to a policymaker that has decision - making authority about things that you feel are important?

All students should have validating, sustainable, opportunities that they are interested in to make decisions about their own learning and education as a whole.

After some parents raised concerns, including the question of what happens if a child's secret has to do with a crime; the state's Education Department said they were reviewing what had occurred and would then make a decision about whether to keep the question as part of the test.