Sentences with phrase «education alternative in»

The Independent Institute joins the successful efforts of numerous community initiatives around the country to offer children a competitive education alternative in the San Francisco East Bay.

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In the future, Sims predicts that companies like Codecademy, which teaches people how to code online, will become a more viable alternative to the traditional liberal arts education.

He is also a Board Member of the Take a Hike Foundation, an alternative education program that engages at - risk youth in BC.

Scott's office also pointed to a memo sent by Education Commissioner Pam Stewart to Runcie last month detailing how students who do not wish to take the test this spring can take them later in the fall or next spring, or they can take alternative assessments to satisfy graduation requirements.

So if you need a way to finance your child's college education or your own retirement, using the equity in your house to get a home equity loan could be a better alternative in the long run to taking on more credit card debt.

After completing her master's degree in alternative education, she wrote and received a grant to design and implement a middle school...

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- Background: Where did his political and philosophical grounding come from, including an intense interest in alternative education?

The CAIA Association, a non-profit organization founded in 2002, is the world leader and authority in alternative investment education.

Parochial schools are supported by church funds in addition to tuition, not tax dollars, providing in many areas a reasonable alternative for working class and middle class parishioners and removing these millions of students from the public education system paid for by taxpayers.

The alternative would be to make a tactical retreat, hand over our schools gradually to the state, and insist on the right of Catholic pupils in state education to be treated with the same consideration as people of other faiths.

We certainly have every reason to suspect he had a low regard for the set of third - tier artistic and literary talents that had emerged in 1830s - 1850s Paris, the prototype «bohemians» portrayed in Flaubert's A Sentimental Education and especially the Murger stories that later became adapted into the Puccini opera La Bohème, the set most like our indie - alternative rockers.

In 1970, just before the walls of mainline Protestant church education began to show their cracks, I wrote a short tract, Values for Tomorrow's Children (Pilgrim, 1970), which boldly suggested that a radical alternative for church education was needed for the future.

Those who work in theological education are also aware, however, that we must also avoid intellectual or spiritual tourism — the tendency to explore the range and quaintness of the world's wondrous variety without asking about the truth - claims of various cultures, without attempting to discern the relative justice of alternative social practices, or without seeking commonalities that may overarch multiple lands and religions.

Modernization theory views such processes of institutional change within American religion as the alleged differentiation of private piety from public policy, the growing differentiation of secular education from its religious roots, and the emergence of professional therapy as a distinct alternative to pastoral counseling as bellwether trends in advanced industrial societies generally and suggests that they may be in some way influenced by broader international patterns.

This American ideal for education was institutionalized in the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862, encouraging the state schools oriented toward agricultural and technical education that developed as alternatives to the liberal arts colleges.

Yet thus far neither community has been very creative in proposing alternative forms of higher education.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Nevertheless, a campaign in which one candidate was so certain of victory as to devote the weeks between Labor Day and November to a program of public education would be an indication that the democratic process had failed to provide real alternatives.

The Annie Appleseed Project, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation, provides information, education, advocacy, and awareness for people with cancer and their family and friends who are interested in complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) and natural therapies from a patient's perspective.

Cynthia is a retired teacher and academic who has written extensively on animal issues, including the use of alternatives to animals in education, and provided substantive submissions on government legislation relating to animals.

A variety of books and alternatives exist; keep in mind that a little education might go a long way.

O. Fred Donaldson, Ph. D. - the author of an innovative programme called Original Play ®, a world - famous specialist in the use of play as an alternative to aggression, violence and abuse, and an international consultant in the field of education.

After participating in a faculty / parent group exploring the district's curriculum and testing, she and her husband began to explore education alternatives.

General article about the increasing numbers of parents seeking alternatives to state education, in particular home education.

State schools shunned for home education (Guardian, 08-02-08) General article about the increasing numbers of parents seeking alternatives to state education, in particular home education.

She has worked in Special Education, Alternative Education and adolescent group homes.

Willow Grove, 16150 S. 108th Ave., is an alternative education center for freshmen and sophomores who have learning difficulties and perform better in a non-traditional setting, Sibley said.

NHERI executes, evaluates, and disseminates studies and information (e.g., statistics, facts, data) on homeschooling (i.e., home schooling, home - based education, home education, home school, home - schooling, unschooling, deschooling, a form of alternative education), publishes reports and the peer - reviewed scholarly journal Home School Researcher, and serves in consulting, academic achievement tests, and expert witness (in courts and legislatures).

«The Rise of Alternative Education in China» by Johan Nylander, March 27, 2014, for CNN When five - year - old Xiao Ge starts primary school in Guangzhou next year, she won't endure strict discipline and mountains of homework.

Over time through what is even today a constantly evolving process, we have adapted the mainstream approach to education in order to offer a solution to a broad cross-section of parents who have alternative views on how education should be delivered.

The job of overseeing home education may be a full - time or part - time post, or may simply be passed to someone who is already working in Education Welfare, Alternative Provision, Special Needs or Traveller Education education may be a full - time or part - time post, or may simply be passed to someone who is already working in Education Welfare, Alternative Provision, Special Needs or Traveller Education Education Welfare, Alternative Provision, Special Needs or Traveller Education Education Services.

Looking at alternatives in education, Melanie applied for an assistant job at the Anchorage Waldorf School.

After graduating with a BS in Biology from University of Wisconsin - River Falls she continued her education at Northwestern Health Sciences University, an integrated alternative care facility.

If you're not into the side effects your family experiences from the traditional education system in your area, then it's a lot more work to try and undo the «damage» of that experience in your family as opposed to seeking alternatives like homeschooling or unschooling.

No, HHSC training is a benefit and alternative to education for birthing facilities in Texas.

We saw their sense of openness around subject matter discussions related to their children's education, alternative behavioral support options and their understanding of their advocacy role in their children's lives.

Diaper Bank of the Ozarks is established to keep our babies healthy and happy by providing access to diapers for families in need and through education concerning alternative diapering options that promote health and financial responsibility.

Parents wishing to use a pacifier may benefit from education about alternative methods to comfort infants, the importance of frequent suckling in establishing and maintaining milk supplies, and the benefits of full breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life and thereafter with the appropriate addition of solid foods for at least 12 months.

The bill was first announced Thursday in the Assembly, with Democrats backing legislation that would replace state - created or written examinations with alternative assessments for school districts that do not use state tests, with regulations set by the state Education Department.

Professor Stephen Lee is chief executive of CentreForum and author of the report «Access and equity: positing alternative providers in higher education provision»

«The secretary of state acknowledges that clauses 2.43 and 2.44 of the Funding Agreement, and clauses 23E and 23G above do not prevent discussion of beliefs about the origins of the Earth and living things, such as creationism, in Religious Education, as long as it is not presented as a valid alternative to established scientific theory.»

Although the amendment wouldn't directly affect funding (and such) for public schools, in the long term anything that makes alternative education feasible for more people could lead to a reduction in the status of public schooling.

After meeting with Harlem leaders, education advocates and elected officials to discuss alternative solutions, the DOE removed its proposal to truncate the school, which was established in Harlem in 1901 and currently serves grades 6 through 12.

Therefore, the Parental Choice in Education Act will support important alternatives for parents across the state — especially important for low - income families and families living in overcrowded or failing districts.

Johnson suggests the school would provide an alternative for parents and improve the quality of education in the city.

She joined the New York City Departmenet of Education in 2006 as a superintendent of the city's alternative high schools.

Asked why he wanted to bring Teachout and Wu to New Paltz, he said, «I think a gubernatorial candidate who talks about the need to ban fracking, to make public higher education affordable and about alternative energy sources, resonates with people in New Paltz.»

Republicans present alternative health care, energy, education, and budget bills to the Democratic leadership all the time; and all Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid say in reply is «No».

New York Education Commissioner John King Jr.'s office is looking at alternative ways to engage with parents about education reforms after canceling a series of forums following a raucous meeting in PougEducation Commissioner John King Jr.'s office is looking at alternative ways to engage with parents about education reforms after canceling a series of forums following a raucous meeting in Pougeducation reforms after canceling a series of forums following a raucous meeting in Poughkeepsie.