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But education advocates found the move «troubling,» saying it sends «the wrong message» to districts and looked like the state was lowering the bar.

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The California Association of Winegrape Growers was founded in 1974 with the mission to provide industry leadership to advocate public policies, research and education programs and trade positions that enhance the business of growing California winegrapes.

A private, non-profit organization founded in 1958, NASBE works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education of all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity, and assure continued citizen support for public education.

As a public education advocate and founding member of Parents Across America, I'm one of many who are speaking up for empowering parents and educators to set the direction for our education policy — not the billionaires, hedge - funders and corporate titans who are currently driving it.

Many adoptive families have even found that with education and experience, the family members who were once most opposed to open adoption are now some of its strongest advocates.

We are supposed to believe that obstetricians (with 8 years of higher education, extensive study of science and statistics, and four additional years of hands on experience caring for pregnant women), the people who actually DO the research that represents the corpus of scientific evidence, are ignoring their own findings while NCB advocates (generally high school graduates with no background in college science or statistics, let alone advanced study of these subjects, and limited experience of caring for pregnant women), the people who NEVER do scientific research, are assiduously scouring the scientific literature, reading the main obstetric journals each month, and changing their practice based on the latest scientific evidence.

The poll found Cuomo would handily defeat actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon in a Democratic primary, 66 percent to 19 percent.

First, advocates who seek additional aid for education frequently invoke the Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit and the Legislature's adoption of «Foundation Aid» in 2007, insinuating that the CFE lawsuit found that schools statewide were underfunded and that the court ordered additional funding statewide.

Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson added, «Humanists UK is a founding member of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales, and humanists have always advocated in the strongest terms for the importance of good quality, inclusive education in schools about religious and humanistEducation Council of England and Wales, and humanists have always advocated in the strongest terms for the importance of good quality, inclusive education in schools about religious and humanisteducation in schools about religious and humanist beliefs.

Advocates of increased education funding seized on the poll's findings.

The report, Safe Havens: Protecting and Supporting New York State's Immigrant Students — released by The Education Trust — New York, Advocates for Children of New York, the New York Immigration Coalition and The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. — finds that while the New York State Education Department (SED) and the Attorney General's Office, as well as several individual school districts, have taken a number of important steps, there is much more to do.

The poll found by a margin of 58 percent to 22 percent believe Cuomo would do a better job for the city than Nixon, a public education advocate and actress.

Susan Lee, an education advocate and the spouse of a wealthy casino executive, founded a homeless shelter and self - funded a failed bid for Congress for a different Nevada district in 2016.

In 2013, for instance, at their annual «Champions of Education» celebration, the group honored then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, and Ocynthia Williams, a parent, advocate and founding member of NYC Coalition for Educational Justice, another AQE - allied group.

Ms. Moskowitz, likening the influential educational network she founded, Success Academy Charter Schools, to revolutionary companies like Apple and Google, said she would rather be an education advocate than a mayoral candidate.

Letitia James, the city's public advocate, found that many special education vouchers were going unused.

Although ISU combines space and education — two areas that are prime targets for financial austerity advocates — 75 percent of ISU graduates successfully find jobs in their field.

About The National Pancreas Foundation Founded in 1997, the National Pancreas Foundation provides hope for those suffering from pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer through funding cutting - edge research, advocating for new and better therapies and providing support and education for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

Jarvis «Jay» Edwin Seegmiller, M.D., a pioneer in the field of human genetics, an advocate for research and education to support healthy aging, and an Emeritus Professor and founding faculty member at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, passed away on May 31 at UCSD's Thornton Hospital in La Jolla after a brief respiratory illness.

He was a strong advocate for the empowerment of women, a leader in interfaith dialogue and even founded a school in India (Miri Piri Acadamy) for the conscious education of the leaders of tomorrow.

Muting the Mozart Effect Harvard Gazette, 12/11/13 «Though it has been embraced by everyone from advocates for arts education to parents hoping to encourage their kids to stick with piano lessons, a pair of studies conducted by Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of Education doctoral student working in the lab of Elizabeth Spelke, the Marshall L. Berkman Professor of Psychology, found that music training had no effect on the cognitive abilities of young childreeducation to parents hoping to encourage their kids to stick with piano lessons, a pair of studies conducted by Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of Education doctoral student working in the lab of Elizabeth Spelke, the Marshall L. Berkman Professor of Psychology, found that music training had no effect on the cognitive abilities of young childreEducation doctoral student working in the lab of Elizabeth Spelke, the Marshall L. Berkman Professor of Psychology, found that music training had no effect on the cognitive abilities of young children.»

Here we find curriculum organizations, teacher education organizations, and educational policy organizations working together against standardized testing, the privatization of public schooling, the school to prison pipeline, advocating for parent and community involvement in schools.

We'll never close the achievement gap unless schools find ways to work with more families more deeply and respectfully around key academic goals, and unless we support parents as advocates for their children's education.

I'd find concerns about Trump's cuts far more credible if I could recall a time when education advocates had conceded some programs weren't working, voiced concerns about bureaucratic bloat, suggested cost - saving strategies, or acknowledged the burdens imposed by federal overspending.

Even Plato, that advocate of mental discipline as the basis for learning (Bigge, 1982), commented that «early education [should] be a sort of amusement; [for] you will then be better able to find out the natural bent.»

Devoted to a field of education that often goes overlooked, Jin was used to working on his own, but he says he found inspiration from his Ed School classmates, who reminded him of the importance of advocating for teachers and students who were often neglected.

NHRP was founded in 1983 by the College Board, a nonprofit that advocates for expanded access to higher education and administers college - level exams such as the SAT.

We are grateful to long - time charter school advocate Nelson Smith for his review of our new book, A Smarter Charter: Finding What Works for Charter Schools and Public Education.

He founded The Dreyfuss Initiative to produce curriculum and advocate for a facelift for civics education.

Last weekend, at the Celebration of Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit and business worlds, global education experts, academics, and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.

As the world of online education continues to evolve, brick - and - mortar schools are incorporating digital curricula and virtual teachers into their classrooms in ways that have surprised even e-learning advocates, according to findings in Technology Counts 2009, Education Week's annual report on the state of education technology, released on March education continues to evolve, brick - and - mortar schools are incorporating digital curricula and virtual teachers into their classrooms in ways that have surprised even e-learning advocates, according to findings in Technology Counts 2009, Education Week's annual report on the state of education technology, released on March Education Week's annual report on the state of education technology, released on March education technology, released on March 26, 2009.

A nonprofit organization founded in 1958, NASBE works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education of all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity and ensure continued citizen support for public education.

Everyone should add Peter DeWitt to their P.L.N. Peter is a regular blogger at Education Week's Finding Common Ground, a smart and thoughtful school leader who participates in and promotes social media, and an advocate for social and emotional learning in the schools.

Public school advocate, engineer and parent David F. Welch founded Students Matter to defend children's fundamental right to have an equal opportunity to access quality public education.

The campaign originated with the Baltimore Education Coalition, which was founded by LEE member Shannen Coleman Siciliano and co-chaired by Yasmene Mumby to advocate with policymakers to garner support for city schools.

Public Advocate James spoke about finding common ground, and the importance of education as the great equa...

Based on data findings and interviews with professionals, special education advocates, and parents of students with disabilities, the paper makes recommendations for addressing barriers to CTE.

Education advocates, policy makers, and those who prepare teachers will find it an easier lift to pinpoint the practitioners, schools, and systems that model what we need the next generation of teachers to do and be.

Public Advocate James spoke about finding common ground, and the importance of education as the great equalizer.

In 2008, AFC founded the ARISE Coalition, a diverse group of parents, educators, and advocates working together to improve the education of students with disabilities in New York City's public schools.

Do you mean the very successful organization that identifies young teacher - leaders and trains them for service, founded and run by social justice advocates who have made (some) peace with the National Education Association?

Founded in 2006, Twitter's potential as a learning tool in a variety of settings was quickly identified (e.g., EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, 2007), and the education press and various blogs regularly report on or advocate for educators» employment of Twitter (e.g., Davis, 2011; Lu, 2011).

He has been President (since its founding in 2004) of the Special Education Improvement Authority for Los Angeles, a Joint Power Authority that includes the leading conversion and start - up charter schools / organizations advocating higher quality special education options within the LAUSD and other statEducation Improvement Authority for Los Angeles, a Joint Power Authority that includes the leading conversion and start - up charter schools / organizations advocating higher quality special education options within the LAUSD and other stateducation options within the LAUSD and other state SELPAs.

Find out which version of test and the exact dates from your school and advocate against wasting more of your child's education.»

Before the housing was approved, former West Tallahatchie Superintendent Reggie Barnes, an outspoken advocate for the state's most impoverished schools, told Mississippi Department of Education officials that districts like his struggled to help teachers find housing.

The North Carolina Center for Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT), lauded by teachers and education advocates for its work in supporting teachers» professional development, is yet again finding itself on the verge of elimination, as Governor Pat McCrory's 2015 budget proposes defunding the Center by June 30 of this year.

Jenny Hontz is a founding member of Speak UP, a grassroots organization helping California parents advocate for excellent, equitable education in their schools, communities and at the ballot box.

The Committee for Education Funding was founded in 1969 with a mission to advocate for adequate federal financial support for the country's public educatioEducation Funding was founded in 1969 with a mission to advocate for adequate federal financial support for the country's public educationeducation system.

Education advocates can continue to make news with their fighting, or we can find solutions with news.

Since Governor Malloy announced that 2012 was the year of education reform and Achievement First and ConnCAN (both founded by Jonathan Sackler) are some of the most important advocates for reform, reporters could have taken note that Governor Malloy's speech was at an event honoring Sackler and decided whether to pursue or not pursue any possible connection between the event and Malloy's education reform plans.