Sentences with phrase «education view school»

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Changing entrenched views about girls and education is a long - term process, she says, but so far her organization's efforts have helped to educate 1.3 million children, including more than 80,000 girls that it has brought into the school system.

She says the typical Waldorf parent, who has a range of elite private and public schools to choose from, tends to be liberal and highly educated, with strong views about education; they also have a knowledge that when they are ready to teach their children about technology they have ample access and expertise at home.

On behalf of the Department of Education, the New York Law Department provided a statement defending the policy: «We view this as a victory for the City's school children and their families.

In view of his approach to solving the problems facing higher education, it's not surprising that, although long a tenured professor at prestigious schools, Taylor evinces little respect for academic disciplines.

(i) a woman's right to choose; (ii) teaching evolution in school; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (v) gay marriage; (vi) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» by theists (vii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (viii) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (xi) population control; (x) buying alcohol on a Sunday; (xi) use of condoms and other contraceptives (xii) stem cell research.

In my view, the education market will work well only if the public has a wealth of accurate, comparable information about every school (or other education provider).

The conventional view that a theological school is «theological» because it educates church leadership has been roundly attacked in the current conversation about theological education.

This is what public school and public education breeds, a distorted view of Christian principals.

Hopefully, adult education experiences in the church school will help rectify the distorted views held by parents.

In a question to the Education Secretary, the MP for Enfield, Southgate, said: «There are reports that Ofsted is demanding that a Christian school invites an imam to take collective worship and that Jewish schoolchildren have been asked intrusive questions about their views on sexuality.

(i) a woman's right to an abortion; (iii) medical immunization of teen girls (and boys) against HPV; (iv) assisted suicide; (vi) gay marriage; (vii) my right to view art and theatre deemed «offensive,» «blasphemous» or «obscene» Catholics; (viii) basic $ ex education for older school children; (ix) treating drug abuse as principally a medical issue; (x) population control; (xi) buying alcohol on a Sunday in many places; (xii) use of condoms and other contraceptives; (xiii) embryonic stem cell research; (xiv) little 10 year - old boys joining organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America, regardless of the religious views of their parents; and (xv) gays being allowed to serve openly in the military.

As Religious Education co-ordinator in a Catholic school, I have encountered a range of views from staff regarding the content of SRE to be taught in our primary school.

Ask the education committee and teachers to review the church school literature with a view to eliminating whatever sexism it contains.

This has several implications for theological education, all of which are entailed in the distinctive twist this view gives to the school's overarching and unifying goal to educate leaders for the church.

Marcus Davenport showed up at the University of Texas at San Antonio — which played its first game in 2011 — weighing less than 200 pounds, having switched positions late in high school and viewing football as a means to a good education rather than a potential lifelong pursuit.

Specifically, a shift in attitude, away from evaluative and instrumental views of education (e.g, «I complete school work to get a grade, or because I need a degree to get a job,») and toward a sense of purpose and connection.

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Challenge Success, a project of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, was developed to help schools, parents and students rediscover and implement a saner and more accurate view of success.

She has also been a board member for the Los Altos Education Foundation and the Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation.

Lead author Sara Chrisman of the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, Washington, viewed the finding that concussion education requirements for coaches under the state's first - in - the - nation «Lystedt Law» were being closely followed by public high schools in Washington State as «very encouraging but not surprising,» noting that schools had an incentive to follow the law because it provides legal immunity from litigation for schools that follow it correctly.

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In my opinion, food education is of the same critical importance as what's on the menu, but it seems like it's often viewed as an afterthought in school food reform.

At Waldorf, students are encouraged to view middle school as a transitional stage during which they learn to take ownership of their identity, education, and community.

At a Waldorf school, education is not measured by competition and test scores, but is viewed as a life - long journey.

The Department's view is if parents choose not to have their child educated by full - time attendance at school, they are responsible for the whole of their child's education, not schools

Our reasons are many, and we often differ widely in our views, but as parents we share the desire to take back direct responsibility for the education of our children rather than to delegate it to schools.

In Humanists UK's view, any attempt to boost integration in the education system is likely to be a non-starter if new and existing faith schools can still religiously discriminate in admitting all of their places.

Faith schools undermine social cohesion, discriminate in admissions and employment (potentially affecting up to 1 in 3 teaching posts) and may teach that a single world view is the correct one, without ever exposing pupils to other world views or philosophies, disregarding children's autonomy and their right to a balanced education.

In their view, the headmistress» lamentation about the school's plight seeks to portray the government in a negative light especially when it comes barely after the President touted several achievements in the education sector at last Thursday's state of the nation address.

The first resolution, introduced by Vice President for Academic High Schools Janella Hinds, articulated the union's view on the role of testing in public education.

During last night's debate, education secretary Alan Johnson rejected the ballot proposals as «unnecessarily bureaucratic» and insisted the obligation on schools to consult parents was enough to ensure their views were taken into account.

BHA Faith Schools Campaigner Richy Thompson commented, «It is gravely concerning that the only book Hereford Academy uses espouses views so inconsistent with established science — how can pupils receive a vigorous science education under these circumstances?

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.

She blamed the termination on a changing school board and differing views on education policy.

Phil Haberstro of the Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo, a key volunteer leader of the policy writing team, noted that the work of policy implementation is the next phase of work that is currently being accomplished through the newly formed District Health Council, the Board and the community at large - The public may view the District wellness policy on the Board of Education Web Site or by contacting Sue Ventresca, the Buffalo School District's Director of Health Related Services.

Any views or opinions presented on fliers and web sites are solely those of the author (The Paul Robeson Freedom School) and do not necessarily represent those of the Citywide Coalition for Public Education.

Students» names, grade levels, teachers, schools, and their education department identification numbers were viewed in the data breach, said New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia during an afternoon conference call with reducation department identification numbers were viewed in the data breach, said New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia during an afternoon conference call with rEducation Commissioner MaryEllen Elia during an afternoon conference call with reporters.

Questions asked included whether Cardinal Dolan supports the income tax surcharge that is part of the mayor's plan, what the 1,700 seats offered by the Archdiocese are currently used for, pending education tax credit bills, how the mayor expects to get his pre-K plan approved despite continuing disagreement with Governor Cuomo, guidelines governing church / state separation, how enough sufficiently - credentialed teachers can be in place for September and whether the pressure over his charter school actions is causing Mayor de Blasio to change his views.

Moskowitz answered about a dozen questions, with topics including whether there is any potential mayoral candidate who embodies what she wants in a candidate, whether she plans on being involved in the 2017 election, why she is «such a lightning rod» for criticism, obstacles ahead, the City's pre-K program, whether she'll run for office at another time, whether she reflexively criticizes all education - related actions of Mayor de Blasio, whether she's concerned that her influence on state government will diminish because of her decision, discipline and suspension polices at Success Academy schools, her plans for other projects and her view on potential mayoral candidacies of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

«New York's public schools need a leader who can reconcile opposing views among stakeholders over controversial issues, navigate the political complexities of the legislative process, and work with the Board of Regents to forge cogent policies that will make New York's education system student - focused.»

«Additional reputational challenges faced by the new for - profit medical schools stem from the view that medical education is an inviolable public good that is ethically incompatible with the for - profit motive,» Adashi, Krishna and Gruppuso wrote.

A study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed the traditional model of education versus an increasingly popular approach to learning in the health sciences fields — the flipped classroom model — where pre-recorded lectures are viewed outside of the classroom and in - person class time is devoted to interactive exercises, discussions, and group projects.

It's one thing to make a health or education app, but another thing to actually integrate it with hospitals and schools — that requires policymakers, AOL co-founder Steve Case said on 15 April at the 41st annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C. Drawing on lessons from AOL's first days when the web broke ground, Case offered his views on the future of science and technology policy and stressed the need for would - be Internet entrepreneurs to engage productively with government partners.

As with views about the safety of eating GM foods, those with more education are more likely than those with less schooling to say that foods grown with pesticides are safe to eat.

Scientists say that the differences in views are partly due to their own failure in reaching out to the general public, as well as shortfalls in science education in American elementary and secondary schools.

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White males 18 to 24 with a high school education or less are most likely to view the Internet as a place to find a fling.

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Significantly, neither of them likely views himself as an education reformer since their work is not specific to a particular setting, demographic, or type of school.

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