Sentences with phrase «education advocacy organizations»

Initiated in 2012, the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn (AR OTL) Campaign unites disparate and distinct education advocacy organizations and grassroots groups.

Our campaign includes more than 50 education advocacy organizations plus teachers and school administrators, representatives of charter schools and traditional public schools, urban and rural interests, business and organized labor, faith - based groups and community groups.

Yet, even as state lawmakers approved modest raises for some teachers in recent years, legislators faced withering criticism from education advocacy organizations who pointed out the state's most experienced teachers were left out.

We believe that change can happen when we harness the collective influence and voices of a diverse group of civil rights and education advocacy organizations across the state.

If there is a clear sign of the growing influence of a new breed of national education advocacy organizations, it surely lies in their entry into state - level politics.

The league, one of the oldest pro-public education advocacy organizations in the United States, uses its annual affair at the AASA national conference to install new officers and board members for the coming year.

Manna uses the concept of «policy entrepreneurship» to examine the characteristics and priorities of many of the newly formed education advocacy organizations in the US, how they operate and influence policy, and factors associated with their success.

They are backed by a growing legion of education advocacy organizations that are proving to be a forceful — and politically savvy — counterweight to the unions.

Loeb is a prominent backer of charter schools and the education reform movement, which the governor has embraced, much to the chagrin of public teachers unions and their allies in public education advocacy organizations.

StudentsFirstNY is a grassroots education advocacy organization dedicated to improving public school options throughout New York State.

Executive director of Virginia 21, a higher education advocacy organization based in Richmond.

«I think this is a path out of the wilderness,» said Micah Lasher, the executive director of StudentsFirstNY, an education advocacy organization.

(New York, NY) Jan. 10, 2013 — Those students in New York City who most depend on highly effective teachers are instead the students most likely to be taught by teachers rated «Unsatisfactory,» according to an eye - opening study of the City's teacher rating data, published today by StudentsFirstNY, an education advocacy organization with more than 150,000 members across New York State.

Seven years ago, Raise Your Hand Texas (RYHT), a nonprofit education advocacy organization, collaborated with the Harvard Graduate School of Education to help strengthen public education and Texas school leaders.

So to your letters to young reformers, Rick, please consider adding this postscript: If you work in an education advocacy organization and have a legislative agenda to push, set this book aside until the session is over.

He is a national advisor to NYC HOLD, an education advocacy organization that addresses mathematics education in schools throughout the United States.

StudentsFirstNY is a grassroots education advocacy organization dedicated to improving public schools throughout New York State.

Before joining NACSA, Arash was a Fellow with 50CAN, an education advocacy organization.

Van Schoales, CEO of the education advocacy organization A + Denver, said the announcement has promise.

Nancy Loome, executive director and founder of the Parents» Campaign, a nonprofit and grassroots education advocacy organization

The Education Trust, a well - respected national education advocacy organization, notes that nearly one in four American children are unable to pass a basic entrance exam for the armed forces.

The National Education Association and Teach Plus, a national non-profit education advocacy organization, have selected 52 of the country's...

Jennifer Alexander is chief executive officer of New Haven - based ConnCAN, the state's largest education advocacy organization.

RI - CAN: The Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now (RI - CAN) is a nonprofit education advocacy organization.

Arun Ramanathan is executive director of The Education Trust — West, a statewide education advocacy organization.

MEDIA ADVISORY New national organization, Parents Across America, launches with inaugural education forum in NYC featuring Diane Ravitch NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2011 --- Diane Ravitch, a national authority on education policy, will be the keynote speaker at the kick - off event for Parents Across America (PAA), a new national public education advocacy organization, on Monday Feb. 7 in NYC.

«The important thing is not to panic,» said Debra Brown, director of education policy at Children Now, a statewide education advocacy organization based in Oakland.

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«There is no filter when it comes to YouTube stars,» says Jill Murphy, editor in chief of Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization focused on education and advocacy for kids.

New national organization for organic farmers will provide advocacy, latest research and education, and information - sharing among farmers

Oregon Tilth is an organization dedicated to supporting organic agriculture and products through nonprofit education, advocacy, and certification.

Oregon Tilth is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and promote biologically sound and socially equitable agriculture through education, research, advocacy and product certification.

We have maintained a long - time partnership with First Candle, the leading national non-profit organization that is dedicated to the education, advocacy and research of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), to educate parents and caregivers on the importance of safe sleep practices for infants.

We have been be working with districts, the Department of Education, FRAC, and local advocacy organizations to increase participation.»

She is the Executive Director and the primary spokesperson for this nonprofit women's health education, advocacy, and consulting organization.

General www.waimh.org World Association of Infant Mental Health www.zerotothree.org Zero - to - Three www.aap.org American Academy of Pediatrics www.civitas.org/index.html High quality parenting resources www.surestart.gov.uk United Kingdom's government website on early development www.mchlibrary.info Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University www.mi-aimh.org Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health www.ounceofprevention.org High - powered service / advocacy organization for young children www.parentsasteachers.org www.talaris.org Talaris institute does education for parents and professionals about young children

«In contrast to medical opposition to home birth, almost all other maternity - related organizations (including nursing, midwifery, public health, doulas, consumer advocacy and childbirth education) support the choice to give birth at home» (Freeze, 2010, p 2 - 3).

MoveOn.org Civic Action is a 501 (c)(4) organization which primarily focuses on nonpartisan education and advocacy on important national issues.

The American Pregnancy Association is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to promoting pregnancy wellness through education, advocacy and community awareness.

Black Urban Growers or BUG is an amazing organization dedicated to supporting and connecting urban growers throughout the nation through advocacy and food education.

In this role, he is helping to lead Maryland's premier hunger advocacy, education, and outreach organization as it works to end hunger and improve the nutrition, health, economic security, and well - being of low - income families in Maryland.

The organizations highlight the need to provide midwives with professional support (including better working conditions); stronger education and regulatory environments; and stronger advocacy around midwifery.

In the creation of the Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, the organization in a single stroke broadened its mission of bird advocacy and education to include land conservation, and began its evolution into a regional conservation leader.

The American Pregnancy Association is a national health organization committed to promoting reproductive and pregnancy wellness through education, support, advocacy, and community awareness.

Our expert Joyce Davis is the president of Keeping Babies Safe, a nonprofit organization that provides education, assistance, advocacy and leadership on the development of safer children's products and practices.

The Education Trust — New York, an equity - focused statewide education policy and advocacy organization, issued the following statement from Executive DiEducation Trust — New York, an equity - focused statewide education policy and advocacy organization, issued the following statement from Executive Dieducation policy and advocacy organization, issued the following statement from Executive Director...

The letter's signers included the Empire State Pride Agenda, Lambda Legal, the New York City Anti-Violence Project, the LGBT Community Center and the Brooklyn Community Pride Center, the Callen - Lorde Community Health Center, Gay Men's Health Crisis, the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Immigration Equality, the Family Equality Council, SAGE (Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders), the GRIOT Circle: a gathering of elders, and several organizations advocating on behalf of LGBT young people, including FIERCE, the Hetrick - Martin Institute, and Streetwise and Safe.

The author is executive director of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society, an environmental education and advocacy organization.

The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley says it is an association of independent chambers of commerce and organizations that meets monthly for information sharing, mutual support, advocacy, education, and joint planning.

Albany, New York — StudentsFirstNY, a statewide education reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportuniteducation reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's OpportunitEducation in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda.

Parents and students across New York, including grassroots activists organized by education reform advocacy organization StudentsFirstNY and Derrell Bradford, executive director of NYCAN, view Governor Cuomo's reforms as critical to improving public school options.