Sentences with phrase «emphasis on education funding»

Cuomo's emphasis on education funding inequity comes as the Senate and Assembly this week prepare their own budget proposals.

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Teachers, parents, union leaders and even some school superintendents and board members in New York are clothed in blue to show their concern for what they see as an overemphasis on testing, an under - emphasis on state education funding, and inequitable spending between districts.

Schools could opt to offer the same schemes, but will have more autonomy over how to do so as the Department for Education (DfE) reorganises the way it funds projects to tie in with the coalition's emphasis on localism.

In my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policy.

Bush answered critics who say his plan doesn't allocate enough funds for education and that his emphasis on national testing is unfair, even racist.

Funding and Investment Now that the Department of Education and Ofsted have placed greater emphasis on sports provision, a school's investment in PE and sports facilities, as well as in the sports, clubs and activities that it offers, has never been more important.

The National Education Association, though a long - time Democratic sidecar, recently issued a 26 - page single - spaced denunciation of Education Secretary Arne Duncan's Race to the Top funding criteria — alleging that they place far too much emphasis on charter schools and insult teachers by suggesting that their performance should be gauged by their pupils» achievement.

The Interagency Education Research Initiative — funded jointly by the National Science Foundation, OERI, and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development — is sponsoring efforts that bring early research to scale with some emphasis on the use of technology.

Following a nationwide series of public hearings, the NAACP said it «rejects the emphasis on charter schools as the vanguard approach for the education of children, instead of focusing attention, funding, and policy advocacy on improving existing, low performing public schools...» Next year's election of a new State Superintendent will amplify the school wars.

This is especially important given ESSA's emphasis on giving states and districts more self - determination and flexibility in using federalElementary and Secondary Education Act funds to facilitate stronger student outcomes.

Released today, the budget request proposes increased funding for education with a heavy emphasis on incentives, rewards, and competitive funding.

Unlike the Child - Parent Centers and state - funded pre-schools, which place a heavy emphasis on language, Head Start — the $ 7 billion - a-year federal early - education program — has historically stressed child development rather than academic preparation.

And in higher education, Duncan cited funding increases to the Pell Grant program, higher college attendance and graduation rates for students of color, and a new emphasis on campus safety and preventing sexual assaults.

EPLC President Ron Cowell Provides Testimony Basic Education Funding Commission on K - 12 school funding issues — September 30, 2014 — with special emphasis on issues important to Pennsylvania's rural school districts, and the students theFunding Commission on K - 12 school funding issues — September 30, 2014 — with special emphasis on issues important to Pennsylvania's rural school districts, and the students thefunding issues — September 30, 2014 — with special emphasis on issues important to Pennsylvania's rural school districts, and the students they serve

Senators focused on the cost and benefits of Pell Grants, Duncan's emphasis on funding certain competitions, education in high - demand STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and No Child Left Behind.

With an emphasis on ensuring student access and success, she has also worked at the Daniels Fund, the National Conference of State Legislatures and the State Higher Education Executive Officers.

The UC Berkeley Center for Cities and Schools analyzed the state's K - 12 infrastructure policies, regulations and funding patterns and recommended more emphasis on modernization to support 21st Century education by making schools more sustainable through projects such as solar panels and other energy efficient building methods.

While I am sure we can all debate the many reasons teachers offer for leaving the profession including increased emphasis on standardized test scores, the shifting focus of the annual professional performance review and the lack of funding for education at the state and national level, there is a growing stream of awareness that the core of the frustration is the lack of shared decision - making roles and opportunities for teachers in the majority of our schools today.

State Policies and Practices Supporting Child Care for Infants and Toddlers presents findings that highlight the relative importance of policies, practices, and regulations that state Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administrators use in their efforts to increase the supply and quality of early care and education for children from birth through age three, with an emphasis on children from low - income families.

To carry out our humane commitment to the animals of Benton County by operating an open - door shelter and caring for homeless animals; providing education and enrichment programs to promote healthy human - animal bonds; offering access to low - cost services to those in need, with an emphasis on population control; developing progressive outreach programs; setting a high standard of animal care and husbandry; supporting opportunities for clinical education; and enhancing our funding resources to continue expanding these efforts.

«I think it's sad in this country that we put such emphasis on education but we aren't funding it the way we need to for every - body to get a good education.

«Ontario's Early Learning — Kindergarten Program: A Transformative Early Childhood Education Initiative» describes the large - scale government implementation of an initiative that most US educators only dream of: a publicly funded, two - year, mixed - age, full - day program for 4 - and 5 - year - olds, with an emphasis on play - and inquiry - based learning, before - and after - school programming, and a team approach to professional learning for teachers and principals.