Sentences with phrase «back on public schools»

They know our governor has turned his back on public schools.

As of Thursday, the U.F.T.'s homepage read, «Join the fight: Gov. Cuomo has turned his back on public school educators and the students they teach.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Last year, Ontario imposed a contract on public - school teachers that eliminated bankable sick days, while back in June, Treasury Board president Tony Clement vowed to fight federal employee absenteeism, which he said was costing taxpayers millions.

I think increasing private school's subsidy back to 70 % from the reduced 50 % I suggest would fit in the same category, especially if it happens on the same budget that public school funding is increased — the optics are terrible.

The ground is being prepared for a neoliberal «cure»: cutting back pensions and health care, defaulting on pension promises to labor, and selling off the public sector, letting the new proprietors to put up tollbooths on everything from roads to schools.

Bottom line is this, keep it out of the public square; learn to respect others beliefs / disbeliefs; stop trying to tell LGBT they are wrong; stop trying to tell women what they can and can't do with their bodies; stop trying to push bogus creationism crap (backed with zero evidence) on innocent children in the public school system; just stop pushing it outside your home or church.

Although there has been some push back on the new sex ed curriculum for public schools, which would see teaching about family diversity that includes LBGT families, anti-homophobia instruction including that being gay is normal, and — at long last!

The democracy of public school and soccer practice and work blends us all in together, and here, you're as likely to see a Nishan Sahib decal as a Christian fish, on the back of the minivans at the mall.

He doesn't, it's Satan who is running wild in this country because GOD has been taken out of public places and prayer has been taken out of schools etc., when you take GOD out, you let evil in... this nation hasn't learned that yet... there will be more tragedies like this or worse unless GOD is bought back into every facet of the public as he was decades ago when prayer was allowed in school, the commandments were made visible and even on our money his name was present — BRING GOD BAback into every facet of the public as he was decades ago when prayer was allowed in school, the commandments were made visible and even on our money his name was present — BRING GOD BACKBACK!!

Which brings us back to Oona Stannard's clear and public statement on 25 February that the Government's «draft guidance is a positive step forward -LSB-... It] helps support schools in counteracting [false impressions of relationships] from within their own carefully planned SRE programmes.»

The release of the report coincided with a public symposium, «Supermarket Power in Australia: Looking Back and Ahead», organised by Melbourne Law School and hosted at the State Library of Victoria on Friday.

Polk County Public Schools have lot of great programming, including breakfast - in - the - classroom (Polk County received Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant back in SY 2012 - 13) and a «What's That Wednesday» program where students learn about new foods; additionally, Polk has implemented CEP at 109 sites which has had a positive impact on participation.

Since my kids are not yet in middle school, I have yet to fully experience the impact of «competitive» food in the public school setting — i.e., beverage vending machines stocked exclusively with Coca - Cola products (thanks to a multimillion dollar deal Coke struck with our district a few years back — more on that to come), snack vending machines, branded products like Papa John's pizza in the lunch room, and more.

Public use of school kitchens also can generate revenue that can be invested back into student meal programs.21 Some districts adjust the rental price depending on the category of user.

September is going to be back - to - school month, with posts on issues like: what on earth to pack in that empty lunch box every morning; how we all feel about making meals «cute» (heart - shaped sandwiches and the rest); an interview with some moms who've gone way beyond heart - shaped sandwiches — the Yum - Yum Bento moms; an interview with a public school teacher who has become a cause celebre in the school lunch reform movement; and more.

In response to the USDA's recommendations that public schools cut back on sodium, starchy foods like potatoes, saturated fats and total calories in school lunches, while including more whole grains and a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, Congress decided that the tomato paste in pizza should count as a «vegetable.»

The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

We need to hold the line on property taxes, continue helping Superstorm Sandy victims get back in their homes, work to increase aid to our local public schools, and fight the scourge of opioid abuse that has plagued Long Island.

«New Yorkers defied expectations by rejecting a State Senate that would have turned its back on the needs of all public school students across the state,» said Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

«I am disappointed by the decision of the Chicago Teachers Union to turn its back on not only a city negotiating in good faith but also the hundreds of thousands of children relying on the city's public schools to provide them a safe place to receive a strong education.

For Cuomo, a united Democratic Senate majority is a nightmare scenario: a centrist at heart, he belittled raising the minimum wage before it came back into vogue, ridiculed the idea of hiking taxes on wealthy people, and still won't comply with a ten - year - old court ruling to fork over state cash to underfunded city public schools.

Oh sure it's all cucumber sandwiches and velvet pantaloons in the Tory front parlor, but out back in the pantry or whatever, the bastards are carving up public services and piling up privatized portions for their old school bros on plates like fucking Bunch - Of - Lunch.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Mayor Bill de Blasio said New York City public schools will reopen on Friday, and he is optimistic that New York City will be «largely back to normal» after a fast and powerful winter storm.

We would liek to cut all property taxes to 3 or 4 percent annually... We haven't been able to get any cooperation from the Legislature... so we've come back to them and said look we'll just tax the entities which are not school taxes which are voted on by the public... but we haven't been able to get the Assembly to pass that either, so we're still trying.

But even that school, like other public schools back then, was run as a «secular» school, hinged on Euro - Christian tradition!

Heastie might want to back the Cardinal off with a «Bingo Tax» or a tax on other chruch fundraisers — after all my kid pays sales tax on the candy bars he sells for his public school club fundraiser!

As 2015 closes out this week we look back on another round of leadership changes in the Buffalo Public School District.

NYSUT spokesman Carl Korn hit back at StudentsFirstNY on Wednesday, arguing the pro-charter school organization was bankrolled by hedge fund managers who seek to privatize public education for a profit.

The UFT on Jan. 13 asked the state's Public Employment Relations Board to order mediation to bring negotiations on a teacher evaluation system for 33 restart and transformation schools back on track, after the city walked out of the talks during the Christmas break week.

In interviews with over a dozen state committee members, Capital heard common frustration with Cuomo's fiscal record — he blocked an income tax hike on wealthy city residents, cut corporate taxes, reduced school aid in 2011 (and slowly dialed it back up), reduced pensions for newly hired public workers and pushed for a cap on local property tax increases.

Public and private investment: The state helped back long - term debt taken on by both public and private entities to build new schools, hospitals and housing to accommodate the growth of FortPublic and private investment: The state helped back long - term debt taken on by both public and private entities to build new schools, hospitals and housing to accommodate the growth of Fortpublic and private entities to build new schools, hospitals and housing to accommodate the growth of Fort Drum.

Two polls at the weekend had Labour 21 points behind the Conservatives, despite a new survey indicating public backing for the party's recent policy blitz with proposals on free school meals, among others.

On pupils» enrolment, in March 2017, the Federal Government — although with no statistics to back it up — said the feeding programme had led to increase in the enrolment of pupils in public primary schools across the country.

As I look back on a 30 - plus year career split equally between Harvard Medical School and the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, I am struck by the even greater contrasts in culture, values, leadership style, and work ethic between the «Eggheads» of the Ivy League and the «Cheeseheads» in Wisconsin.

So vaccination is clearly on the minds of doctors, public health officials and all those parents who will be sending their kids back to school in September.

«You shouldn't be testing everybody, but if there are reasons to believe that a test for H. pylori may come back positive, and it does come back positive, you should go on to treat,» says Dr. Traci Murakami, previous gastroenterology fellow at the UA and graduate of the clinical and translational research graduate certificate at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman School of Public Health, now an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, and lead author of the study.

Loosely based on real - life events, «Won't Back Down» tells the story of a single mom who teams up with a disillusioned teacher to transform a failing public school into a charter school.

«The success of this public - private collaboration — the «Back on Track» program — could not have been possible without the powerful and creative help of the City Schools of Decatur public schools» administration,» says SmeSchools of Decatur public schools» administration,» says Smeschools» administration,» says Smethurst.

With that help and the backing of local foundations, Perspectives was able to negotiate favorable terms for a new, permanent 30,000 square - foot building (on a lot leased from Chicago Public Schools, which no longer needed the space).

But the dire predictions about the resegregation of public schools and turning back the clock on civil rights gains for women never materialized.

«I am coming back to active leadership because I have missed my passion — the on the ground battle for our children who attend urban public schools.

«The rhetoric we hear from the Trump people, «Choice is good, and school districts are bad,» sets us back a decade,» Robin Lake, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, told journalist Richard Whitmire.

While research programs were always an integral part of HGSE during Graham's tenure, she re-established strong ties to public schools and brought a strong focus on education practice back to the curriculum.

Back at the Amigos School in Cambridge, changes are also under way thanks to a program with the city's Department of Public Health that sends nutritionists to the school on a regular School in Cambridge, changes are also under way thanks to a program with the city's Department of Public Health that sends nutritionists to the school on a regular school on a regular basis.

Falling short in its efforts to raise new capital to finance a proposed national chain of private, for - profit schools, the Edison Project has announced a scaled - back plan that will focus initially on managing public schools.

If you ask simply for the «school,» they'll send you back to the public school, usually an impressive brick building on the main road.

Continuing its practice of recent years, the Public Broadcasting Service has slated several documentaries and specials on education for «back to school week.»

DeVos pushed back on those who insist that support for school choice is necessarily an «attack» on public education and argued that choice can be wholly consonant with the historic mission of public education:

I cut my own policy teeth back in the 1970s on the «Packwood Moynihan Tuition Tax Credit» bill — which passed the House but was then killed by feverish public - school lobbying.)