She writes that «Union executives have used the public's natural
concern about local schools to increase taxes and funding, ostensibly to improve programs for kids.
SIMON: So this doesn't have to be a full - time position - because, of course, there's
the concern about local school budgets at this particular point.
Not exact matches
An advocate for a
local teachers union also expressed
concern to the New York Times Magazine
about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public
school students to switch to Bridge
schools.
The attitudes of
local authorities may be changing now as the economy slows and officials become more
concerned about unemployment and tensions over access to
schools and other social services.
In Prince Rupert and many other communities throughout British Columbia, there are widespread
concerns about high lead levels in
schools and
local drinking water.
Ed: I know what you're saying, but my fear is that if you rely too much on the individual locality, you get a patchwork of «haves» and «have nots» depending on how
concerned your
local area is (or is not)
about school food.
Ostensibly, it is the story of a team of nine - year old hockey players in a Boston suburb, their coach, a former high
school baseball coach and
local sports hero, the all - male board of directors of the town's hockey club, a hockey mom
concerned about her kids emotional well - being, and, at center ice, a set of adorable, identical, competitive, but sensitive twin boys who became, as is all too often the case in the adult - centered world of youth sports, the unintended but innocent victims of a real life power play.
Write a letter to the editor
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Whether you have
concerns about school lunch or child nutrition happens to be a passion for you, joining your
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local wellness policy committee could give you the opportunity to have a positive impact on
school food for all of the
school children in your area.
Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and
local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high
school football players are not
concerned about the long - term effects of concussions and don't report their own concussion symptoms because they fear exclusion from play.
Although partnerships vary depending on the needs of the district and
local users, common practices from around the country can help alleviate any
concerns about expanding access to
school facilities.
The report also seemed to vindicate
concerns about cutting
schools off from
local authority control.
The fund was set up following pressure from police chiefs,
local government heads and NHS executives
concerned about immigration placing unexpected strain on
schools and other services.
Many of them hinged on
local concerns — in particular why Bradford
schools are so good at being poor — but then there were the questions
about disability and austerity, investment in business and innovation, and tuition fees.
We used that decision - making power to deliver on promises we had made to the electors: rapid demographic change had led to a shortage of
local primary
school places, so in the last four years we used the Council's resources to expand
local primary
schools to create twice as many;
concerns about a scruffy and run down high street were addressed by comprehensive neighbourhood renewal; and pressure on household budgets was relieved by freezing the council tax and the cost of resident's parking permits.
Police Chief Frank Fowler said a safety assessment will be conducted in
local schools as residents raised
concerns about the Syracuse City
School District during a forum on Tuesday.
in
local schools as residents raised
concerns about the Syracuse City
School District during a forum on Tuesday.
«The BTF looks for whether he follows through on returning control to the
local districts as opposed to control by the state,» he said, pointing to
concerns about teacher evaluations and the role of charter
schools.
Among those
concerned,
local CSEA union representative Rick Noreault, who wanted to see more details
about a proposed transportation hub for
schools to deliver students to programs outside their
school district.
«We're
concerned about the future of the Buffalo Public
Schools,» said Richard Lipsitz Jr., president of the
local labor federation.
But there is persistent
concern about the quality of some of the construction and this is because,
local officials sometimes take bribes and allow construction companies to build things below standard and so we have a situation in the Sichuan province where the earthquake occurred, where
schools were collapsing and collapsed at a much greater rate than other government buildings and the suspicion is of course that
local officials have taken bribes and allowed the
schools to be built this way.
The new proposals look to set up a specific point of contact at
local councils for parents and teachers in order to raise
concerns about a child, as well as introduce new measures to discover how many children are being home -
schooled beyond the reach of inspectors.
We found a lot of
concern among government actors
about unregulated, possibly ideologically motivated,
schools operating under the radar, while
local communities found these
schools more open and accessible because they were close and taught lessons in Arabic, rather than in English and French, which are used in public Lebanese
schools.
More significantly, the more impassioned critiques of vouchers tend to disregard
concerns about the current quality of
local schools.
Recycling is high on the agenda for the
schools - which both belong to Focus - Trust, a charitable multi-academy trust based in the North West of England — with Thornhill receiving a shout out from
local MP Paula Sherriff during Prime Minister's Question Time after she received a letter from students
concerned about the UK's reliance on Fossil Fuels; an issue the MP said that, if tackled, would support the sustainable future of the green economy.
The
Local Government Association, which represents the boroughs, has expressed
concern about school accountability.
And both national polls released this month show that adults have mixed feelings — and perceptions —
concerning the federal government's role in the financial affairs of
local schools, which provides just
about one - tenth of U.S. public K - 12 education funding.
Federal aid offers a lifeline for
local organizations providing after -
school programming, but providers remain
concerned about the future of the $ 1.2 billion 21st Century Community Learning Center program.
Instead of deflecting potential
concerns, it aggravated them, opening a festering sore
about funding for district
schools, which
local officials say are straining to make do under an outdated state financing formula that has not kept pace with spiraling costs.
The use of state or
local income survey data in all
schools would resolve
concerns about use of different data for CEP and non-CEP
schools.
Americans also tend to be
concerned about the performance of the nation's
schools as a whole, but generally satisfied with, and therefore maybe complacent
about, the performance of their own
local schools.
Chicago, IL: A new coalition of
local and national parent and advocacy organizations today raised questions
about how private student information is protected by
school districts, after new revelations
concerning a database vendor moving into Illinois.
A new coalition of
local and national parent and advocacy organizations today raised questions
about how private student information is protected by
school districts, after new revelations
concerning a database vendor moving into Illinois.
If you are
concerned about your child's development, you can contact the
local Child Find office at Ingham Intermediate
School District 517/244 -4514 and arrange to have your child screened free of charge.
The publication presents straightforward facts
about the standards» implementation costs, the assessments being developed, student privacy
concerns, and the role of
local schools and districts.
Education advocates, though, say they have noted the
concerns about teacher background checks and, for the most part, they believe educators» right to protest will continue unabated, particularly if hiring decisions are left to
local school boards and administrators, rather than state officials.
Commissioners and county staff have said they strongly support public education, but they have
concerns that the
school system annually has
about $ 20 million to $ 25 million in unspent
local funds that aren't part of the
school system's fund balance.
Asked
about union
concerns over the separation of free
schools from councils» democratic structures, he added: «If unions wanted to set up free
schools and build in these accountability processes involving the
local council they have got the opportunity to do that.»
The groups are seeking endorsements from other
local, state and national organizations as well as individuals
concerned with the rapid increase in time, money and energy devoted to exams used to make major decisions
about students, educators and
schools.
Recruiting messengers such as teachers, parents, and business leaders who can speak to the importance of their
local public
schools and share their
concerns about vouchers directly with policymakers and the media.
Lucy Powell, a former shadow education secretary who is also the
school's
local MP, described the case as «shocking» and said it raised «real
concerns about weak oversight and accountability of our
schools system».
It means talking with parents and community activists worried
about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources,
local business leaders
concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public
schools to their
local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.
The resulting substantial waivers to the stringent requirements of NCLB, the proliferation of high - stakes testing across the states, and the
concerns about the loss of control over public
schools by
local communities proved too much.
Five of the
school's governors were sacked by trustees from the
local governing body after they raised
concerns about Cmat, according to a report in the Stoke Sentinel.
«They should not have to wait for somebody in Whitehall to intervene if they have serious
concerns about how their
school is doing, whether it is a free
school, academy or
local authority
school.
Under plans announced by Labour, parent groups and other organisations would be able to set up
schools outside
local authority control, although
local authorities would have greater powers to intervene when there were
concerns about standards.
She's
concerned about «unfunded mandates» because those ultimately lead to cuts in
local school budgets.
A final element that should cause
concern about cyber charter
schools is that not only do massive cyber
schools fail to provide effective services found in quality
local public
schools, but they also cripple efforts of
local public
schools to improve.
If they were
about specific issues, such as parents wanting to complain
about another individual pupil in a
school, they were given advice
about how to pursue their
concerns with the
school or
local authority or other provider.
The National Association of Head Teachers called for sustained support for
school leaders who raised
concerns about extremism, and more
local oversight to identify issues «before they become crises».