Sentences with phrase «education advocacy group who»

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The group takes lobbying groups from a range of the political to spectrum to task, including the Cuomo - friendly Committee to Save New York, the Alliance Quality Education and American Beverage Association, for failing to disclose who is behind their advertising and advocacy.

Nixon, who headlined a fundraiser for the union - aligned advocacy group Alliance For A Quality Education this week, issued a statement Thursday pushing for more school funding — fueling more talk that she will run for governor herself next year.

Liuni noted that the gun rights groups included many police officers, veterans and responsible, law abiding gun owners who sought to make society safer through gun safety education and advocacy.

Eliot Spitzer, who challenged claims education advocacy groups have made themselves about the funding stipulations laid down by the ruling.

National political strategist L. Joy Williams, who was recently appointed as a senior adviser for education activist and actress Cynthia Nixon's gubernatorial campaign, weighed in on what made her join the Nixon campaign and her thoughts on Nixon's advocacy toward people of color and other marginalized groups, on Tuesday night.

Demanding that Gov. Cuomo pay up on the state's long - overdue $ 2.5 billion debt to New York City public schools, two education advocacy groups at a press conference on Feb. 19 released a report that broke down the money owed by Assembly and Senate district in New York City so that each lawmaker who is going to vote on the state budget can tell exactly how much money is missing from his or her district.

Price, who serves as chair of the U.S. House Budget Committee, came to campus to speak to a town hall meeting on NIH and NSF funding presented by the Emory Science Advocacy Network, a graduate student group that seeks to promote biomedical research funding through advocacy and edAdvocacy Network, a graduate student group that seeks to promote biomedical research funding through advocacy and edadvocacy and education.

The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA) is a group of member veterinarians and allies who are elevating the veterinary profession through innovation, education, and advocacy of integrative medicine.

Polls indicating that voters have not warmed to the idea of giving state education money to children who attend private schools led officials at the leading school - choice advocacy group to announce the decision last month.

It had all the ingredients of arts education advocacy and some enticing rebelliousness as well: a caring teacher who doesn't give up on sliding students, a bad kid with a heart and a brain, a visiting artist in a tough school, and a minority group member defying administrative powers for love of theater.

Kati Haycock, who leads the Washington - based advocacy group Education Trust, called the November change an «about - face» that let states «keep sweeping under the rug the gaps in teacher quality that contribute so heavily to longstanding achievement gaps.»

Robert Goad, Trump's education policy person on the White House Domestic Policy Council, is a former aide to Republican Rep. Luke Messer, who co-sponsored the bill and former executive director of advocacy group, School Choice Indiana.

«What happened was you had a whole bunch of folks who wanted standards but not standardization,» said Arnold Fege, president of Public Advocacy for Kids, a nonprofit public education advocacAdvocacy for Kids, a nonprofit public education advocacyadvocacy group.

Using data from the Department of Education, the education advocacy group StudentsFirst wrote in a blog post that 32 percent of ATR teachers were in the pool due to a legal or disciplinary case; 25 percent had been in the pool for six years or more; and the percentage of teachers in the ATR who were found by evaluators to be «Ineffective» or «Unsatisfactory» was 12 times that for the overall teaching force for the 2014 - 15 schEducation, the education advocacy group StudentsFirst wrote in a blog post that 32 percent of ATR teachers were in the pool due to a legal or disciplinary case; 25 percent had been in the pool for six years or more; and the percentage of teachers in the ATR who were found by evaluators to be «Ineffective» or «Unsatisfactory» was 12 times that for the overall teaching force for the 2014 - 15 scheducation advocacy group StudentsFirst wrote in a blog post that 32 percent of ATR teachers were in the pool due to a legal or disciplinary case; 25 percent had been in the pool for six years or more; and the percentage of teachers in the ATR who were found by evaluators to be «Ineffective» or «Unsatisfactory» was 12 times that for the overall teaching force for the 2014 - 15 school year.

In illustrating how important definitions are, many states, special education advocacy groups, and even U.S. Rep. George Miller, the California Democrat who chairs the House education committee, object to proposed language about how states should measure achievement for special education students.

Everyone from O'Brien to the Department of Education vowed the claim wasn't true and it ticked off Republicans who felt the group was «bullying» them (See «Vote On Eval Bills Delayed Over Advocacy Group's Email,» 4/30group was «bullying» them (See «Vote On Eval Bills Delayed Over Advocacy Group's Email,» 4/30Group's Email,» 4/30/14).

ConnCAN, the advocacy group that was formed by Jonathan Sackler (yeah, the guy who formed Achievement First, 50CAN and had a Gala in his honor in New York City) called the new Connecticut Council for Education Reform «A welcome addition to the education reform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legEducation Reform «A welcome addition to the education reform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform» legislation.

But Kayla McGannon, the director of advocacy for Stand for Children Colorado, said that while backing candidates who supported SB 191 was a «big priority» for the group, it also favored incumbents or challengers who shared the organization's broader views of education policy, not just on teacher effectiveness.

Whatever the future of the new generation of advocacy groups, elected officials who have worked with them say their campaign activities show the strength of their commitment to being serious players in education politics.

It was written by former award - winning high school principal Carol Burris, who is now executive director of the nonprofit Network for Public Education advocacy group.

... If the contract does endorse forced placements, it would come as a blow to education advocacy groups, who argue that principals should be free to hire who they want into their buildings.

At the same time, some education officials and advocacy groups fear the opt - out movement will reverse a long - term effort to identify teachers and schools — and students — who are not up to par, at least as far as their test performance goes.

Arun Ramanathan, who directs the advocacy group Education Trust - West, said he hoped the national focus on education and the importance of good teaching will help bring an end to the notorious «dance of the lemons,» or the shuffling of bad teachers from school to school, which is depicted in an animatedEducation Trust - West, said he hoped the national focus on education and the importance of good teaching will help bring an end to the notorious «dance of the lemons,» or the shuffling of bad teachers from school to school, which is depicted in an animatededucation and the importance of good teaching will help bring an end to the notorious «dance of the lemons,» or the shuffling of bad teachers from school to school, which is depicted in an animated cartoon.

With the assistance of Rose's wife, who is also an attorney, he prepared a presentation drawing on data from ConnCAN, an education advocacy group headquartered in New Haven.

ConnCAN is the charter school advocacy lobby group that was created by the same donors who helped Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor; develop Achievement First, Inc. the charter school management company that now runs schools in Connecticut, New York and Rhode Island.

Schneider adds that since Education Reform Now Advocacy (ERNA) and Families for Excellent Schools Advocacy (FESA) are registered as non-profit foundations and not campaign groups, neither is required to disclose who they collect their money from.

Both Democrats for Education Reform and the Northeast Charter School Network are corporate - funded charter school advocacy groups based in New York City and both receive the bulk of their money from the billionaires and millionaires who are trying to privatize public education in the UniteEducation Reform and the Northeast Charter School Network are corporate - funded charter school advocacy groups based in New York City and both receive the bulk of their money from the billionaires and millionaires who are trying to privatize public education in the Uniteeducation in the United States.

Sacker is also the corporate education reform industry advocate who formed ConnCAN, the charter school advocacy group.

FaithActs for Education also shares an address with Educators 4 Excellence, another corporate funded advocacy group that claims to speak for teachers who are opposed to tenure and other collective bargaining rights.

«We're really thrilled to see some of the state leaders talking about providing real solutions for these thousands of Maryland families who are trapped in schools that, quite frankly, just don't prepare children for college and career readiness,» said Jenese Jones, deputy director at MarylandCAN, an education - reform advocacy group.

National black and Hispanic education reform advocacy groups, as well as Florida - based coalitions of minority clergy, have argued that the scholarships provide opportunities for high - quality education to predominantly minority children who wouldn't get it otherwise.

A committee plans to meet Feb. 16 at the state Education Department in Montgomery to work on the draft of that contract, according to Commissioner Thomas Rains, who is also vice president of operations and policy at the A + Education Partnership, a state education advocaEducation Department in Montgomery to work on the draft of that contract, according to Commissioner Thomas Rains, who is also vice president of operations and policy at the A + Education Partnership, a state education advocaEducation Partnership, a state education advocaeducation advocacy group.

• Identify specific student groups whose needs are not being met; • Work closely with principals and teachers to change adult behavior and provide conditions in which students who have historically struggled can thrive; • Change system policies and practices that are barriers to students» success — school discipline and access to culturally relevant pedagogy are two key areas; • Engage parents to become involved in their children's education and empower them to be advocates; • Work with students through teachers and mentors to cultivate deep relationships and trust; • Provide students with leadership and advocacy opportunities to build agency.

Kati Haycock, who leads the Washington - based advocacy group Education Trust, called the change, first reported by Education Week, an «about - face» that lets states «keep sweeping under the rug the gaps in teacher quality that contribute so heavily to longstanding achievement gaps.»

«Eliminating subsidized loans would increase the cost of college by thousands of dollars for many of the six million undergraduates who receive those loans each year,» according to the blog run by the Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS), a non-profit higher education advocacy group.

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The Retreat's programs include a residential shelter for women and children, a 24 - hour domestic violence hotline, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy for all victims of domestic violence, programs to engage troubled fathers and other men who may be at - risk of committing family violence, and an in - school violence prevention education program taught in local area schools.

The National Center for Science Education has adopted as part of its mission the task of attacking researchers and commentators who question the biased and alarmist position on global warming staked out by the Obama administration and environmental advocacy groups, so Steven Newton's highly critical essay comes as no surprise.

Politically conservative educators who reject evidence for global warming are increasingly seeking out supplemental materials that present the skeptical view, said Mark McCaffrey, programs and policy director for the National Center for Science Education (NCSE), a science advocacy group.

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