Sentences with phrase «back a key education»

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I have faith in the education that I am getting and that I have all the keys to my future without the pressure of some god holding me back.

The promotion of organic agriculture through education and training, in countries suffering desertification, could be a key to bringing degraded land back into production.

Regular TLT readers know all about the (misguided) Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill passed by the House Education & the Workforce Committee, a bill which would roll back key school food reforms and put economically disadvantaged kids at risk.

A group supportive of charter schools and education reform that backed Republicans in key state Senate races spent $ 4.2 million on advertising, mail and GOTV to help give the GOP conference full control of the chamber.

The Education Fund is the nonprofit research and public education affiliate of Citizen Action, which has a political action committee that works to support Democratic takeover of the state Senate, and is a key player in the labor - backed Working FamiliEducation Fund is the nonprofit research and public education affiliate of Citizen Action, which has a political action committee that works to support Democratic takeover of the state Senate, and is a key player in the labor - backed Working Familieducation affiliate of Citizen Action, which has a political action committee that works to support Democratic takeover of the state Senate, and is a key player in the labor - backed Working Families Party.

Tony's stance on key issues such as job creation (bringing jobs back to the New York State), access to affordable and quality health care for all, improving the quality of education for students, and holding state officials accountable for how they spend taxpayers» money is aligned with the Coalition's point of views.

In the last six months of 2015, two key education factions pulled back their advocacy efforts as imminent threats to unions subsided and charter groups dialed back their lobbying efforts in accordance with Cuomo's shifting priorities.

• Roll back tax cuts for the wealthy and big corporations to ensure high quality public education: If education is truly the key to opportunity, then let's take three bold steps to ensure a brighter future.

Back in 2009, then - Secretary of Education Arne Duncan had hoped this key initiative would yield «transformation, not tinkering,» aiming to «turn around 1,000 schools every year for five years.»

A key assumption underpinning the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education back in 1983 was that America's economic well - being was intimately tied to the quality of its schools.

Writing in the Australian Journal of Education (AJE), Jessica Arnup and Terence Bowles say resilience — how we cope with stress and bounce back from adversity — could be the key to understanding why teachers choose to quit, and job satisfaction should also be a focus.

Practical cookery and food education is also firmly back on the curriculum, with an emphasis on providing pupils in key stages one, two and three with the skills to prepare a range of savory dishes and apply the principles of healthy eating and nutrition.

ESSA provides a unique opportunity for the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to chart a path for shifting key decisions related to accountability, school improvement, teacher quality, and funding back to the state and local level.

HARTFORD, CT. — Students, parents and clergy will gather on the north steps of the Capitol building at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 urging state legislators not to back down from key measures in last year's education reform law (Public Act 12 - 116).

Career - technical education (CTE) is back in the policy spotlight, as Governor Schwarzeneggger and key legislators seek strategies to strengthen California's much - criticized high schools.

All too often, after an infraction like Oscar's, the education team is tempted to throw away the key to the general education classroom and not attempt to bring the student back in again.

While Coates doesn't touch on education policy, he essentially makes a strong historical case for why reformers (especially increasingly erstwhile conservatives in the movement) must go back to embracing accountability measures and a strong federal role in education policymaking that, along with other changes in American society, are key to helping children from poor and minority households (as well as their families and communities) attain economic and social equality.

He is backed by the Legislature, the State Board of Education (whose members he appoints), as well as other key education constituencies such as the state's leading teachers unions and professional organizations representing school administrators and school boardEducation (whose members he appoints), as well as other key education constituencies such as the state's leading teachers unions and professional organizations representing school administrators and school boardeducation constituencies such as the state's leading teachers unions and professional organizations representing school administrators and school board members.

«Supplement, not supplant» is a key element of the education act, going back to the earliest version of the law, enacted five decades ago as part of President Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty, and the roots of controversy stretch back that far as well.

On the surface at least, President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney see eye to eye on a number of key education issues: Both politicians place great store in standardized testing to evaluate teacher performance and student progress, and both generally back former President George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind program.

The last paragraph is key - «To date, the obsession with school structures has allowed the focus in education policy to move away from tackling failure and the long tail of underachievement, setting our schools system back immeasurably.

With backing from Republican education leaders, a key House committee Wednesday approved a bill that could be a first step toward trying to revise how money is distributed to school districts.

Check back for much more on the key issues surrounding student data and privacy, the Corporate Education Reform Industry's efforts and the failure of public officials to address this growing problem.

«A coalition of six of the state's leading education and business groups — CAPSS, CAS, CABE, CBIA, CCER, CONNCAN — urge legislators not to back down from key pillars of last year's education reform law»

Hartford, Connecticut — Today, the Northeast Charter Schools Network (NECSN) joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy, students and clergy to rally on the steps of the State Capitol and urge state legislators not to back down from key parts of last year's education reform law (Public Act 12 - 116).

(Come back today for reactions to the plan from key players in Los Angeles education.)

September is National Disaster Preparedness month and VRCC and Antech Diagnostics saw this as a perfect opportunity to bring the Colorado veterinary community together, engage in team building activities and have a ton of fun, all while helping give back to a great organization, PetAid Colorado Disaster Services, who plays a key role in animal evacuation and pet care needs during natural disasters as well as education in disaster preparedness for Coloradans and their pets.

And when we consider the ways in which where we come from impacts our lives — the availability of fair housing, access to food and education, income equality — we are drawn back into one of Gaines» key questions for the viewer: What does freedom really mean?

This will be a key component in Apple's attempt to win back the education market that it once dominated.

This kind of dedication to serving the education and networking needs of their members along with providing valuable resources to help them drive the business back to their members is key to their success as an Award Winning Council for six consecutive years.