Sentences with phrase «education advocacy groups came»

The diverse coalition that included undersecretaries of education from the Clinton and both Bush administrations, representatives from the NEA and AFT, and individuals leading a broad aray of education advocacy groups came together around a bold new direction.

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The CSPI, a Washington - based non-profit consumer advocacy and education group, is often derisively referred to as the «food police» for coming out against a range of foods, including fettuccine alfredo («heart attack on a plate») and ice cream («coronaries in cones»).

Education advocacy groups are giving Gov. Andrew Cuomo bad grades when it comes to spending on education in his proposed 2014 budget, as Syracuse parents and community members believe the state needs to come through with substantially more money for schools in the spendEducation advocacy groups are giving Gov. Andrew Cuomo bad grades when it comes to spending on education in his proposed 2014 budget, as Syracuse parents and community members believe the state needs to come through with substantially more money for schools in the spendeducation in his proposed 2014 budget, as Syracuse parents and community members believe the state needs to come through with substantially more money for schools in the spending plan.

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.

Wednesday's committee meeting came one day before Gary Henry, a professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University, was scheduled to present his seminal research on achievement school districts to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, a public schools advocacy group, in Raleigh.

... 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.

In an effort to break the stalemate between Los Angeles Unified and union leaders, several education advocacy groups have come forward with their own proposals for teacher evaluations.

California Schools Flunk Education Group's Ratings California is sorely lacking when it comes to school reform, failing to adopt policies to limit teacher tenure and use student test scores in teacher evaluations, according to a rating of states issued Monday by a high - profile education advocaEducation Group's Ratings California is sorely lacking when it comes to school reform, failing to adopt policies to limit teacher tenure and use student test scores in teacher evaluations, according to a rating of states issued Monday by a high - profile education advocacy gGroup's Ratings California is sorely lacking when it comes to school reform, failing to adopt policies to limit teacher tenure and use student test scores in teacher evaluations, according to a rating of states issued Monday by a high - profile education advocaeducation advocacy groupgroup.

But in the coming years, they'll be «trying to make equity at the heart of education in states,» said Ryan Smith, executive director of The Education Trust - West, the California arm of the Washington - based education advocaeducation in states,» said Ryan Smith, executive director of The Education Trust - West, the California arm of the Washington - based education advocaEducation Trust - West, the California arm of the Washington - based education advocaeducation advocacy group.

Officials said they would come up with a «50 - state strategy» to tackle teacher equity instead by much earlier this year, but advocacy groups including The Education Trust said the department was allowing states to sweep teacher quality gaps under the rug.

Now the 24th Street Elementary School Parents» Union and advocacy group Parent Revolution are announcing that they've received eight «letters of interest» from education providers that want to come in and help the parents clean up the mess at that school.

This law comes as no surprise to the head of the city's education advocacy groups.

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.