Sentences with phrase «class public schools for our children»

«Black and Latino families want world class public schools for our children, just as white and affluent families do.

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For this reason it is important for a democracy to have a strong public school system, and parents who cherish democratic ideals do well to send their children to schools, either public or independent, in which traditional class distinctions are minimizFor this reason it is important for a democracy to have a strong public school system, and parents who cherish democratic ideals do well to send their children to schools, either public or independent, in which traditional class distinctions are minimizfor a democracy to have a strong public school system, and parents who cherish democratic ideals do well to send their children to schools, either public or independent, in which traditional class distinctions are minimized.

For example, my children have two college - educated parents (with graduate degrees), go to a «safe» public school and are in sports and music classes.

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

The NASUWT won the support of TUC Congress in Liverpool for its campaign to reclaim the promise of our public education service, with its entitlements for all children and young people, and to maintain our world class schools.

«As a New York City public school teacher for 25 years, I've seen what our children need to succeed: smaller class sizes, more parental involvement, and balanced input in the education process from all members of the community,» Dromm said in a statement.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Free state college tuition for middle - class students, an expanded child care tax credit and $ 1 billion in new spending on public schools are among the highlights of a state budget proposal unveiled Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

«Home - schooled» children were meeting in warehouses or business centers for classes «in algebra, English, science, swimming, accounting, sewing, public speaking, and Tae Kwan Do.»

In the middle of the last decade, in urban communities across America, middle - class and upper - middle - class parents started sending their children to public schools again — schools that for decades had overwhelmingly served poor and (and overwhelmingly minority) populations.

The cram schools prepare children for the next school year and school entrance exams, giving them a leg up into gifted classes and, hopefully, into one of New York City's specialized public high schools.

In the voucher program's first five years, more than $ 27 million that could have gone toward reduction of class size or other reforms for the 76,000 children who attend Cleveland's public schools was instead diverted to vouchers.

A middle school English class selected and recorded a set of books - on - tape for the children's department of the local public library.

Why not consider tax credits for parents to send a bright child to college for a couple of classes, instead of placing the burden for instruction on public schools?

When students in Lecturer Rick Weissbourd's January term module were asked to create an intervention for at - risk children, one team knew it had to be something that was doable — not just for themselves (J - term classes last just two weeks), but also for the already - burdened Boston Public Schools they were targeting.

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Left - wing policy supports neighborhood - based public schools, opposes any methods to measure or differentiate the performance of teachers or schools, and argues instead for alternatives to school reform like increased anti-poverty spending or urging middle - class parents to enroll their children in high - poverty schools.

Parents could then use their ESA to pay for tuition at a private school, to take individual public school or public charter school courses, to pay for special education services and therapies, to purchase textbooks and curricula, to pay for online classes, and to otherwise craft a tailor - made educational experience or their child.

Widespread teacher layoffs, larger class sizes and increased economic hardship for children are among the impacts California's budget crisis and the recession have had on public schools and students, according to a report released Thursday.

Either this discordant plan is a front for public school expansionism, bent on adding another grade or two to its current thirteen, and adding the staff (and dues - paying union members) that would accompany such growth, or it's a cynical calculation: only by appealing to the middle - class desire for taxpayers to underwrite the routine child - care needs of working parents will any movement occur on the pre-K front, and the heck with the truly disadvantaged youngsters who need more than that strategy will yield.

Its children spend 60 % more time in class than their public school peers, and teachers» only hope for job security is improving student performance year after year.

Another major hurdle in bringing vouchers to rural communities is that the public schools are more than just places for children to learn: they serve a critical social and economic function by serving as the primary employer of small communities, offering healthcare for children and adults alike and frequently offering food pantries, breakfast or lunch programs and night classes.

Every public school in this great nation must provide access to art classes for its children!

Families would be able to use funds designated for their child to pay for things like tutoring, therapies, private school tuition, textbooks, online classes, and even public school services.

... If all children of the state were objects of impartial solicitude, no reason is obvious for denying transportation reimbursement to students of this class, for these often are as needy and as worthy as those who go to public or parochial schools.

«I Just Couldn't Sit Back And Let Max Fail» November 19, 2015 by Brett Kittredge Joshua and Amanda Felder purchased their home in the working - class Lakeview neighborhood of Clinton for one primary reason: a highly - rated public school system for their children, Mia and Max.

My solution is for parents who choose to send their children to nonpublic schools, instead of giving them school vouchers, have their property taxes exempt from funding public schools since by doing this they help reduce the size of public school class sizes.

At the same time, parents in many neighborhoods still do not have viable options for sending their children to a school that provides a world - class education, whether it is a public, neighborhood, magnet, selective enrollment, charter or specialized school.

In Brill's telling, the education class war pits a heroic group of entrepreneurial philanthropists, highly successful hedge fund billionaires, and idealistic Ivy Leaguers who join Teach for America against somewhat grubby and grasping rank - and - file public school teachers and their union leaders, who often put their own selfish interests above those of the children.

The report argues that because both schools offer fee - based pre-kindergarten programs (costing up to $ 4,570 per child) that provide a pathway into their free public kindergarten classes, the schools are becoming «instruments for educating only a select group of students» and constitute a «misuse of the charter school concept.»

Problems included: Schools enrolling students without their knowledge, Owners / Adminstrators at one of the private schools for children with disabilities, actually stole identities of the children, Buildings were unsafe and not habitable and some of the major courses at the private schools didn't equate to classes in the public schools, so any student returning to their public school or moving on to college, had to repeat those cSchools enrolling students without their knowledge, Owners / Adminstrators at one of the private schools for children with disabilities, actually stole identities of the children, Buildings were unsafe and not habitable and some of the major courses at the private schools didn't equate to classes in the public schools, so any student returning to their public school or moving on to college, had to repeat those cschools for children with disabilities, actually stole identities of the children, Buildings were unsafe and not habitable and some of the major courses at the private schools didn't equate to classes in the public schools, so any student returning to their public school or moving on to college, had to repeat those cschools didn't equate to classes in the public schools, so any student returning to their public school or moving on to college, had to repeat those cschools, so any student returning to their public school or moving on to college, had to repeat those courses.

Horace Mann, whom history regards as the father of the American public education system, met resistance during the early 19th century against his push for common schools open to all children regardless of class or religious sect.

On November 18, a civics class was held outside to dramatize the challenges of the more than 49,000 children whose charter schools receive no public funding for their facilities and...

I probably cover Lakewood's morally and fiscally bankrupt schools too often, but this Ocean County school district that enrolls almost entirely Latino and Black low - income students pushes all my education reform buttons: tyranny of the majority (in this case the ultra-Orthodox residents who control the municipal government and the school board); lack of accountability; lack of school choice for poor kids of color but anything goes (at public expense) for children of the ruling class; discrimination against minority special education students.

PreK is the fastest - growing sector in public education, with many elementary schools adding PreK classes or developing early childhood centers for young children.

Brinig: As we discuss in our book, the loss of Catholic schools is a «triple whammy» for our cities: When Catholic schools close, (1) poor kids lose schools with a track record of educating disadvantaged children at a time when they need them more desperately than ever; (2) poor neighborhoods that are already overwhelmed by disorder and crime lose critical and stabilizing community institutions — institutions that our research suggests suppress crime and disorder; and, (3) middle - class families must look elsewhere for educational options for their kids, leading many to migrate to suburbs with high - performing public schools.

``... public schools that challenges all children with world - class expectations for understanding English and its rich literature, mathematics, history and the requirements of a democracy the United States Constitution and how our Republic works, the sciences and the arts.»

On November 18, a civics class was held outside to dramatize the challenges of the more than 49,000 children whose charter schools receive no public funding for their facilities and instead must divert classroom funds to pay rent.

The Louisiana Federation for Children (LFC), the state's voice for educational choice; along with the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), a national organization advocating for parental choice on behalf of low - income and working - class families; and the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS), the only statewide entity dedicated to advocating for charter schools at -LSchools (LAPCS), the only statewide entity dedicated to advocating for charter schools at -Lschools at -LSB-...]

(He indicated in the book that the public schools in England were intended for the children of families that «were on the dole» and that any families with any middle class aspirations sent their children to private schools, often run by charlatans, without regard to the quality of the educational program offered).

In this meeting, the Utah State Board of Education moved Public Education Online forward by giving preliminary approval to a rule governing the program that reimburses online education providers for up to two classes per year per student; provided guidance to school districts and charter schools in evaluating educators for classroom performance; and announced that the U.S. Department of Education has given approval to revisions in Utah's No Child Left Behind plan.

While many school districts and libraries have a policy honoring parents» wishes that their own children be given alternate assignments for class readings that conflict with their morals or religious beliefs, in far too many instances schools cave in to parental outrage and simply remove a book from class reading lists; when the angry mob gets loud enough or politicians up for re-election on the «family values» ticket need to make some noise, they've even resorted to pulling the access to the book, removing it from school and public libraries and classroom borrow shelves.

I have been teaching children to young adults how to write with clarity and creativity for more than three decades in both public and private schools and through online classes.

The think - tank supposedly has prepared a $ 100,000 curriculum for public school science classes, designed to teach children that grave suspicions mar global warming evidence — even though thousands of climate scientists say the opposite.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TOWNSHIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Grand Bay, AL (6/2010 to Present) School Administrator • Act as a first point of contact by welcoming new student, parents and visitors • Provide information regarding the school system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirSchool Administrator • Act as a first point of contact by welcoming new student, parents and visitors • Provide information regarding the school system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool system, curriculum and enrollment requirements • Assist in developing academic programs and creating instructional resources for teachers to use in class • Train, encourage and mentor staff members and teachers and oversee their progress • Supervise teachers to ensure delivery of instruction in accordance to school curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool curriculum • Confer with parents to provide them with feedback on their child's academic, personal, physical and emotional wellbeing • Prepare budgets on an annual basis and ensure that they are adhered to during each financial year • Coordinate efforts with vendors and suppliers to ensure that school supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool supplies and equipment are purchased / procured in a timely manner • Formulate mission statements and ensure that all staff members work according to them • Establish performance goals and objectives and mentor staff members to work towards achieving them • Direct school maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool maintenance services to ensure a consistently safe and clean school envirschool environment

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During the past 3 decades, a broad national consensus has emerged identifying poverty - related disparities in child development and school readiness as a critical public health problem.1, 2 Children growing up in poverty fall behind their middle - class peers in development from the time they say their first words, usually shortly after their first birthday.3 In a 2009 population - based analysis, 4 40 % of low - income eighth graders performed below the basic level for their age group in reading.