Sentences with phrase «believe in public education»

The fact is Connecticut's elected officials; the teacher unions and all who believe in public education should be doing far more to support parents who are opting their children out of the Common Core testing.

Public education in this country will be saved and will grow in new and exciting ways only if those who believe in public education take action.

Like you, I believe in public education, but only if it offers the same opportunities for authentic learning and development that are found in many private / independent schools.

LIVING THE EQUITY PLEDGE: Oakland is fortunate to have many local education leaders who resolutely believe in a public education system that serves all students and families.

Put simply, I believe in public education.

«We believe in public education and wanted that for our kids.

Sharpton added that Devos — a longtime backer of charter and Christian schools --» does not believe in public education,» and would transform federal school funding into a voucher system that would favor a small percentage of well - off students while neglecting the rest.

09, believes in public education's promise for every kid to be successful in life.

«You want to be respectful of an administration that believes in public education.

Governor Cuomo believes in public education it can open up unlimited opportunity to our students.

Not exact matches

Not in the sense of being Indiana Jones in the middle of the desert or anything like that, but in the sense that what he believed in was public education and multi-disciplinary programs where you're working with many different groups of scientists, doing expeditions to exotic places, and so on.

(PISA's willingness to accept only this limited sample is typical of the gullibility and compliance of many foreign NGOs, especially in education, when dealing with China; I have seen numerous foreign educators fall victim to obvious Potemkinism, including believing that Beijing No. 4 High School — the rough equivalent of Eton — was a «typical Chinese public school.»)

One need not be a historian of education or a theologian to assess the damage done to public education and then to society in general by how these cases were decided and what public school officials were empowered to do (or so they believed) despite the clearly given cautions from the Supreme Court itself.

Based entirely on anecdotal evidence, however, I believe the press» credibility with senior citizens has taken a hit from which it is unlikely to recover, and it may be entirely due to the election of 2008, when the mainstream media utterly abandoned whatever responsibilities to the public trust to which it still felt obliged, tossed presumptive - nominee Hillary Clinton aside and» rejecting any - and - all discomfiting questions about his experience, background, past - operations, education, friendships or capabilities» hoisted candidate Barack Obama upon their shoulders and carried him into the White House in triumph.

I used to believe that our epidemic of religious illiteracy was rooted in large part in a system of public education unwilling and unprepared to teach our young people about the Bible and the world's religions.

Americans are deceived into believing expressing one's own belief in public except for promoting common, collective immorality is unacceptable, thanks to liberal media and liberal education.

The real «gotcha» question would be «Do you believe in biblical creation, and what impact would your beliefs have on public education?»

Dr. Long believes that Bono, of U2 fame, in his efforts in public education, communication and mobilization, makes an intriguing case of celebrity leadership.

Because it is education that must proceed indirectly by way of the examination of texts and practices whose study is believed to lead to understanding God and all else in relation to God, and because those texts and practices employ ordinary languages belonging to widely shared cultures and do themselves have cultural locations, such education is inescapably a public undertaking, understandable to anyone who understands the relevant languages and cultures.

Several of the teachers of values education believe that only a Christian perspective can renew the foundations of public morality — even in a Hindu context — just as it was the encounter with Christianity that prompted Gandhi (and many of his generation) to revise the dominant understanding of Hinduism.

Far more serious than any of the startling events of the decade was the massive erosion of the legitimacy of American institutions — business, government, education, the churches, the family — that set in, particularly among young people, and that continues, if public opinion polls are to be believed, in the 1970s even when overt protest has become less frequent.

Should I have the money, and a child in the public education system, I belive I could take the issue to court and win that educators must always preface any remark that deals with the theory of evolution with statements such as: «it is thought» or «there is reason to believe» or some or qualifying statement indicating that it is just a theory, not fact.

The film shows the students» difficulties being accepted into the mainstream education, the bureaucracy that stymies their teachers and administrators, and the passionate battle of three mothers who believe in their children's rights to a public education.

«Each of Julie's five children attended public school and she believes in following best practice no matter what the setting to ensure every child has access to the best education available,» said spokeswoman Mollie Fullington.

«Prior to granting any significant extension of this authority, the Senate believes public hearings should be held to assess the current structure and identify any possible areas of improvement including but not limited to creating heightened parental involvement in Community Education Councils and the Panel for Education Policy,» the resolution states.

The next Labour government believes that there should be sustained public investment in further and higher education due to its role in creating a fair and prosperous society.

And it's something Gov. Andrew Cuomo believes would be a disaster for the state, assuming billions of dollars in county Medicaid costs just as the state has pulled out of the recession and is trying to spend money on more education aid, free tuition at public colleges and upgrade aging water systems.

Cuomo made it clear long before he unveiled his 2015 - 16 budget — and even before the November 2014 elections — that he had the teachers unions in his crosshairs, and intended to break the so - called «monopoly» he believed is to blame for most of the public education system's woes.

But all Democrats — and all defenders of public education — should steadfastly oppose this nomination, even those who believe in «school choice.»

«Cindy Doran, Steve Stern and Nathalia Fernandez are all champions of public education, health care and affordable housing, and we believe they will continue to be fierce fighters for the middle class once in Albany.»

«I believe that Rubain is a man with a clear and focused vision to tackle head on the issues impacting residents in the 20th district, such as public safety concerns and NYPD policing reforms; the lack of quality affordable housing; sound and quality education for the youth; and the lack of jobs and unemployment.

«What's striking in these numbers is that a few dozen Wall Street financiers and billionaire hedge fund managers are able to far outspend more than 600,000 educators who believe in the promise of public education and voluntarily give a few bucks out of each paycheck to ensure they have a voice,» said Carl Korn, NYSUT's spokesman.

We believe that education is a human right and we want to ensure that New York City public schools are places of learning in which all stakeholders (parents, students, educators, non-pedagogical staff, administrators and the community) are engaged in a democratic process to provide a free and quality education to all its students, from Pre-school to College.

Some leading legislators have left the door open for changes in the evaluation law during their next session, which begins in January.State Sen. John Flanagan (R - East Northport), during an interview last week with National Public Radio on WCNY in Syracuse, said he believes any required changes probably could be made by the Regents and their staff in the Education Department.

«In the 60th District, our members indicated that they believed Amber Small would be a fighter for public education and organized labor rallied on her behalf,» Korn said.

«As a product of New York City public schools, I believe a free or affordable education is one of the most important services we provide in our city,» said Mr. Cohen.

There is agreement between the public and scientists on one core issue: Both groups believe that science, technology, engineering and math education (STEM) in America's elementary and secondary schools is not performing well.

These include commentaries on the state of public education in the United States, a trend of shirking responsibility for one's actions, and what it means to stand up for what one believes.

However, many others believe charters divert resources from traditional public schools and don't meet up to accountability measures.These opposing views often lead to friction among people who actually have much in common: a genuine concern for children and the national right to high - quality public education.

Public school Humanities Teacher at Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia who passionately believes in education as a tool to help people understand and transform their realities.

And it is conservative in the sense that he believed our public institutions (including our education system) are basically healthy, and should not be subjected to frequent rounds of reform by unelected judges and self - appointed experts.

For years the public has been led to believe — thanks, in large part, to union lobbying — that teachers were the most important part of the education process and the public has rewarded them with decent wages and benefits (wages and benefits which would be even greater if not for the assembly line problem).

High Schools: Nearly a third of Americans believe that the quality of education in public high schools has fallen over the past five years, according to a survey.

The poor, so this logic goes, need government assistance if they are to get a good education, which helps explain why, in the United States, many school choice enthusiasts believe that the only way the poor can get the education they deserve is through vouchers or charter schools, proxies for those better private or independent schools, paid for with public funds.

Academic content and performance standards are now well ingrained in American public education, Smith believes.

«I truly believe AFSA is the perfect vehicle for strengthening public school education in America.»

Simply stated, she believes it should recapture the strengths of the traditional public school system, incorporate a vigorous common curriculum and renounce many of the theories, practices, policies and programs that have constituted America's major education - reform emphases in recent years.

The Alabama Best Practices Center (ABPC) ~ a professional development arm of A + Education Partnership ~ was created because its leaders believed there was great potential in forming substantial partnerships with educators at all levels in public education to help inform policy - making on the state level and address disconnects between the intent of policy and subsequent implemEducation Partnership ~ was created because its leaders believed there was great potential in forming substantial partnerships with educators at all levels in public education to help inform policy - making on the state level and address disconnects between the intent of policy and subsequent implemeducation to help inform policy - making on the state level and address disconnects between the intent of policy and subsequent implementation.

Just weeks ago, Carmen Fariña, the new chancellor of the New York City Public Schools, displayed her own misunderstanding of the role that knowledge plays in education: «It's always been something I've believed in — we learn facts maybe to take tests, but we learn thinking to get on in life.»

School - board members and district leaders believe that the presence of the school encourages middle - and upper - middle - class families to stay in town and stick with public education.