Sentences with phrase «education as a top priority»

I wanted to see science and education as the top priority.

«All categories of people — working people, wealthy people, poor people, minorities, majorities, people on the street, people on Wall Street — have education as a top priority,» Riley said.

«I can look at many other things that I'm very proud of, but the fact that the country has education as a top priority [is very important],» Riley told Education World in August.

All categories of people — working people, wealthy people, poor people, minorities, majorities, people on the street, people on Wall Street — have education as a top priority.

Davis, a Democrat, ran for governor in 1998 with education as his top priority, proclaiming, «Local control of California education is a disaster.»

«The leadership of the Mayor in putting education as a top priority and of the School Committee in continuing to help guide the education reform agenda in Boston are both major factors in the improvements we've seen in schools that allowed us to be selected for this award.

Though 42 percent of likely California voters ranked education as their top priority this year, and the vast majority of voters surveyed after Treu's ruling agreed that the state should do away with «last hired, first fired» seniority protections, nearly 60 percent said they didn't know what the lawsuit was about.

Knowing this, it concerns me that you don't list education as a top priority or issue for your work in the U.S. Senate.

Only 61 percent of candidates listed K - 12 education as their top priority.

The Assembly Republicans» agenda for the new legislative session identifies improving education as a top priority.

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As a student of personal development himself, he made it a priority to provide constant education and training so his people could perform at the top levels.

Top priority of the campaign is to call on elected officials to create legislation that supports economic justice, anti-racism and anti-white supremacy policies, women's rights, the ending of voter suppression, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, as well as affordable quality housing, healthcare and education.

As funding for education programs face dramatic cuts under some plans, we must work to ensure keeping students well - fed and ready to learn remains a top priority.

We said we would take this new stream of revenue and use it to develop our economy, improve our infrastructure, make our community safer while expanding opportunities for the arts and put the future of education front and center as a top priority.

Helping working families doing things like improving the minimum wage, fighting for women and the women's health and the ten point women's plan as well as helping to make sure children are a top priority, education is a top priority.

Education was listed as the top priority by 24 percent of voters, topping other leading issues such as jobs, 15 percent, and taxes, at 12 percent.

Jones cited education funding, broadband, funding for rural hospitals and ethics reform as his top priorities.

Further, the authors found that many high school students hold the same misconceptions as students in middle school, making the need for high - quality, diagnostic assessments a top priority for energy education.

Richard W. Riley will leave a record of helping make education the nation's top priority when he steps down as the nation's top educator this weekend.

So it's understandable why government and foundation officials have started giving the higher education system the «reform treatment» that was once reserved for our K — 12 system; if it's blocking opportunities for young people — especially low - income young people, as Susan Dynarski argued last week — then removing those barriers should be a top priority for U.S. social and education policy.

While Christian schoolers are commonly thought to choose Christian schooling so that their children may learn discipline and respect for authority, they are no more likely than other churchgoing Protestants to see this as a top priority in education (84 percent of both groups).

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivered his budget reply in parliament overnight and put funding for education, particularly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education, down as a top priority.

The President - elect has consistently identified education as one of his top domestic policy priorities, but beyond stating that, he devotes most of his speeches and tweets to other issues.

Last year must be viewed as the year Delaware «put education — including higher education — at the top of its list of priorities and decided to keep it there,» the state's new governor said in his state - of - the - state address last month.

Before You Pull That Lever... Democratic candidate Al Gore and Republican candidate George W. Bush both promise to make education one of their top priorities as president.

Not surprisingly, education is the top priority for Malaysia's achievements of developed nation status as laid out in Vision 2020.

Richard W. Riley: Well, I have to say there are a lot of things that I am very proud of, but I think one big thing is that the American people now have education clearly as their top priority.

According to a recent survey of 10,000 middle and high school students published by the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Making Caring Common Project, caring for others isn't seen as a top priority.

Around 25,000 children in the UK are currently classed as problem gamblers, and some two million adults classed as at - risk of developing a problem, making early preventative education in schools a top priority.

As I write in my new book, Education for Upward Mobility, these strivers deserve to be top priorities too.

Ensuring children are safe at school is a top priority for education professionals and parents alike, with many going so far as to argue that first aid should be added to the school curriculum.

What was not included as a top priority listed in the Education Department's criteria for applicants?

Presidential candidates Al Gore and George W. Bush both promise to make education one of their top priorities as president.

The retention of deductibility has been a top priority for educators, who claim that its elimination would lead to massive cuts in education spending, especially in states such as New York that have high state and local tax rates.

Democratic candidate Al Gore and Republican candidate George W. Bush both promise to make education one of their top priorities as president.

What the experimenters are attempting to achieve is concisely captured in this statement: «The ability of first - hand experience to inform and reinforce education is nothing new, but, at the College of Medicine, the idea is being given top priority in a first - of - its - kind initiative that could serve as a national model to transform how medicine is taught.»

«As Arizona's largest support organization for public charter schools, we believe education must be the top priority for lawmakers this session.

Emphasize social - emotional learning as a top priority in the state's public education agenda, highlighting the importance of social - emotional skills and competencies as essential to our students» academic, personal, and career success.

The Department for Education said its teacher recruitment campaign also played an important role in attracting new people to teaching and encouraging more top graduates to consider training to teach priority subjects such as maths and physics.

The top priority for the Ed & Labor Committee from 2011 - 12 will be reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as No Child Left Behind.

As Arizona's largest charter support organization, we believe education should and must be the top priority for lawmakers this session.

In its October 7, 2016 meeting, the Utah State Board of Education: • Made student growth, a 2.5 percent increase in weighted - pupil unit funding, and moving the state to the use of ACT and ACT Aspire tests for secondary assessment as its top three legislative priorities.

Educator effectiveness is a top Obama administration reform priority, and ASCD will be working to enact this important legislation and advocating its inclusion as a central part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization.

Malcolm Trobe, the interim general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the creation of garden villages was a «good idea», but education issues should be «near the top of the priority list» as the developments were planned.

Although Yogi would caution me that «it ain't over'til it's over», as we enter the last week of the special session of the 82nd Texas Legislature, it appears that our education reform coalition has successfully achieved its top priority for the session, which was the defense of HB 3, the comprehensive public school accountability -LSB-...]

They routinely block expansion of education choice because it tends to dilute their membership numbers and dues as well as their power, which is really their top priority — it's a protection racket.

«As governor, education has always been a top priority,» Doyle said.

Similarly, transforming teacher evaluation was a consistent priority for the United States Department of Education through the award of grants such as Race to the Top, the Teacher Incentive Fund, and School Improvement Grants.

Teaching Matters recognized Ms. Weingarten as a Champion of Education and Innovation at the event, citing her efforts to embrace teacher quality as a top priority for the union.

The grants are part of the Foundation's larger focus on all aspects of education — under the rubric of «Getting to 21» — as one of its top priorities.