Sentences with phrase «discussions about public school»

None of this is particularly surprising, but private school enrollment rarely comes up in discussions about public school funding.

Not exact matches

«Health overwhelmed what I thought would have been financial problems» in terms of causes of stress, said Robert Blendon, a professor of health policy and political analysis at the Harvard School of Public Health in a livestreamed discussion forum about stress at Harvard on July 9.

For decades, discussion about Catholic schools in Britain centred on demands for a fair share of the public funds available.

Nevertheless, the primary contribution of Christians and Buddhists to the discussion about what is to be taught in public schools will be initially critical.

With the closing of USDA's period for public comment on the new proposed competitive food rules, we've had a lot of discussion here about the food and beverages offered to school kids via vending machines, school stores, and cafeteria snack bar or «a... [Continue reading]

Great discussions took place about the different types of schools, public vs private.

Following several public meetings and many discussions with High School District 214, whose swim teams used the indoor pool for practices and meets, about a combined effort to renovate and expand the pool, a plan was approved by the Park Board in December 2002.

After making her remarks at the Hilton Albany, Nixon, who has made education one of her key issues in her campaign, held a roundtable discussion with public school parents to talk about the conditions their students face.

When reporters inquired about the planned subjects of discussion, Phillips indicated the mayor would inquire whether DHS intended to continue to deploy its agents to public schools.

This popular series uses big ideas, big discoveries and big names to engage high school students, teachers and the general public in learning and discussion about health research topics.

She will join Professor Sonia Suter of the George Washington University Law School and Dr. Todd Kuiken and Eleonore Pauwels of the Synthetic Biology Project in a discussion and public Q&A about the bioethical, legal, and policy dimensions of the work.

Harvard School of Public Health researchers estimate that trans fat had been causing about 50,000 premature heart attack deaths annually, making partially hydrogenated oil one of the most harmful ingredients in the food supply (see discussion of salt).

That idea was one of many useful takeaways from a panel discussion about marketing new flavors to kids, part of a daylong event at Harvard University called Healthy Food Fuels Hungry Minds: Serving Change in Public School Food.

After a discussion of opposition to Betsy DeVos, EdNext's Paul Peterson joined the conversation about school finance along with Linda Darling - Hammond of the Learning Policy Institute and Susan Ferriss of the Center for Public Integrity.

For much of the past few years, reflecting general concerns about the quality of public schooling, discussions of magnet schools have centered on their potential for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family choice within the public system.

As the authors of a study finding lower rates of anti-Jewish views among private school graduates than public school graduates noted, «private school teachers can lead meaningful discussions about sensitive topics, whereas public schools are constrained by rigid neutrality and are particularly sensitive to matters of religion.»

The United States is engaged in an ongoing, public discussion about how to best expand afterschool time and opportunities for children and youth, to support their learning and development across the day, throughout the year, and from kindergarten through high school.

Watching an episode of The West Wing on television, Vance is struck that «in an entire discussion about why poor kids struggled in school, the emphasis rested entirely on public institutions.

Two back - to - school television programs to be aired by the Public Broadcasting Service this month are likely to provoke discussion in some communities about their schools.

Join Shael Polakow - Suransky, New York City Public Schools» chief accountability officer, and Rebecca Unterman, a research associate at MDRC, for a discussion about New York City's small schools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged stSchools» chief accountability officer, and Rebecca Unterman, a research associate at MDRC, for a discussion about New York City's small schools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged stschools, what the research says about their performance, and what makes them an effective option for NYC's disadvantaged students.

The final report on the 2003 - 2004 Students as Allies project included details about the five sites; the collaborative process through which we designed surveys that included a common core of questions along with school - specific questions developed by student - teacher research teams; and how students became involved in the project, gathered and analyzed their data, presented their findings at public «summits,» and then turned them into topics for discussion and action.

The overarching goal of our framework for K - 12 science education is to ensure that by the end of 12th grade, all students have some appreciation of the beauty and wonder of science; possess sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on related issues; are careful consumers of scientific and technological information related to their everyday lives; are able to continue to learn about science outside school; and have the skills to enter careers of their choice, including (but not limited to) careers in science, engineering, and technology.

The Hoover Institution and PEPG live - streamed a discussion about Teachers Versus the Public: What Americans Think about Schools and How to Fix them, a new book by Paul E. Peterson, Michael Henderson and Martin R. West.

The AOCC kicked off on Friday, March 3, and featured several panel discussions, as well as the Youth Action Research where Boston Public School students presented information, including survey data, about their schools» racial and social climate.

This state of affairs may not much matter when it comes to the study of material science or Renaissance poetry, but it does if we're hoping to see responsible researchers contribute to public discussions about schools and schooling.

To learn more about these studies, JOIN US in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, December 13 at 11:30 AM for a presentation of findings by Paul E. Peterson followed by a panel discussion moderated by Martin R. West featuring Nina Rees (National Alliance for Public Charter Schools); Chris Cerf (Superintendent, Newark Public Schools); and Howard Fuller (Marquette University).

The overarching goal of the Framework for K - 12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (National Research Council, 2012, Summary, para. 2) is to «ensure that by the end of 12th grade all students have some appreciation of the beauty and wonder of science; possess sufficient knowledge of science and engineering to engage in public discussions on related issues; are careful consumers of scientific and technological information related to their everyday lives; are able to continue to learn about science outside school; and have the skills to enter careers of their choice, including (but not limited to) careers in science, engineering, and technology (p. 1).»

This week, our CEO Terry was invited to lead a discussion about the future of school choice and public education in...

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Raise Your Hand Texas has some great ideas and seems to want to help real public schools, but I am concerned about their leadership programs and the discussion about entrepreneurship for leaders.

This week, our CEO Terry was invited to lead a discussion about the future of school choice and public education in the state of Idaho as part of the NNU / KBOI670 Business Breakfast.

Gary Naeyaert, executive director of the Great Lakes Education Project and an advocate for charter public schools, was at the meeting and wondered why there was so much discussion about one charter public school when there were 40 - plus conventional public schools also with deficits.

I think that after November, we were talking internally, because there was a lot of discussion out there in the public domain about, what's the role of the federal government, especially when it comes to advancing school choice.

We are also asking educators to go back to their communities with the school success indicators developed by the NEA Great Public Schools project, and have discussions about what kinds of changes we all want to see in our schools, and how we can express our values through the school accountability system undeSchools project, and have discussions about what kinds of changes we all want to see in our schools, and how we can express our values through the school accountability system undeschools, and how we can express our values through the school accountability system under ESSA.

This year's discussion about funding public schools wasn't significantly different than any other year.

The intent of presenting this discussion concept is to encourage conversation about school finance solutions among the Council and the public.

Aurora Public Schools has taken steps to engage the community in discussions about school improvement, particularly around the development of the innovation zone.

«Through Raising the Bar, The Mind Trust has released a thoughtful analysis that identifies strategies to keep the charter movement on the cutting edge of education and can guide future discussions about the paths public charter schools can take to serve even more scholars across the country.»

Typically absent in these discussions about teacher pay, however, is any reference to systematic data on how much public school teachers are actually paid, especially relative to other occupations.

Critical discussions about transportation are being held but how many parents of school aged children in public school districts are in the rooms for the discussions?

In turn, that brings us to perhaps the most powerful lesson to emerge from our focus group discussions: While we learned much about the strengths and ideals that black teachers tend to bring to their work, we were struck mainly by the urgent need to support those teachers professionally and help them build long, productive, and satisfying careers in the public schools.

At the Denver Convening, fellows will expand their knowledge of family engagement through learning and discussion about Denver Public School's approach, specifically considering systematic change through a district lens and opportunities for a state - level approach.

Dr. Muhammad will lead a discussion, featuring Dr. Noliwe Rooks (author of «Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education»), about education policy.

Today, while much of the discussion about «Education Reform» revolves around the diversion of scarce public funds to privately owned and practically unaccountable charter schools and the debate about whether the Common Core Standards are useful or appropriate and whether the unfair and discriminatory Common Core testing scam can be derailed, there is a growing realization that the rise of the Common Core is one of the biggest public relations snow jobs in American history.

Not that long ago, UConn actually invited me to participate in a panel discussion about the very issues facing Connecticut's public schools.

And how is it the question asks about the main goal of a public school education while the website and discussion shifts the conversation to the purpose of education?

In addition to fundamental discussions about the amount of public funding going toward public education, the mechanisms by which funds are allocated to schools within districts and to non-district charter schools, as well as the compatibility of funding models with innovations in instructional models, arise as current topics of finance - related debate.

Free - market charter school advocates are quick to refer to charters as «public schools» in discussions about funding levels and access to public facilities.

You can also stay active by responding to editorials and letters to the editor, attending public hearings and taking part in public discussions about school choice.

Jay P. Greene, a senior fellow at the institute, who co-wrote the report with his colleague Greg Forster, said the findings point to a «false sense of nostalgia» that pervades discussions about schools, in which the public imagines a past with fewer out - of - school distractions, when students were easier to teach.