Sentences with phrase «expanding public support for»

One promising approach to expanding public support for unions is «bargaining for the common good,» a strategy most easily adopted by public employee unions.

• Programs to increase awareness of and demand for certified organic product, and to expand public support for organic agriculture

Not exact matches

Rebuilds our military by eliminating the defense sequester and expanding military investment; provides Veterans with the ability to receive public VA treatment or attend the private doctor of their choice; protects our vital infrastructure from cyber-attack; establishes new screening procedures for immigration to ensure those who are admitted to our country support our people and our values

We support citizen action to expand television viewing options for the American public, particularly for children.

• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had indicated support for the Senate's effort to expand charter schools, has not made a public appearance in Albany this week, remaining behind closed doors negotiating with lawmakers.

The analyses found that the policy change would help support immigrant families by expanding job opportunities, while modestly lowering insurance premiums for all state drivers and improving public safety on roadways, with the fiscal costs of implementing the proposal more than offset by added revenues.

«Now they have rolled over for Andrew Cuomo, the latest son seeking to inherit his father's former office, who refuses to make Wall Street and the rich pay their fair share of taxes, who intends to make war with the public employees union, supports expanding the financial waste of charter schools and wants to impose caps on public spending.

Support for this particular public - private partnership model has been expanding.

«Our actions build upon the landmark legislation Governor Cuomo signed into law last year and this year's investment of over $ 200 million in additional support for prevention, treatment and recovery programs which address chemical dependency, expand residential service opportunities, and promote public awareness and education.

In a Jan. 3 press release that expanded on initiatives in his State of the State address, however, Cuomo said he supported «a review of the potential for a public - private partnership» to build a station at the outlet center — an indication that perhaps the state and the Metro - North aren't prepared to foot the bill.

Along with his running mate for lieutenant governor, Brian Jones, a former Harlem elementary school teacher and active union member, Hawkins supports expanding public education from full - day Pre-K through college and increasing state aid to local schools.

In addition to its support of general youth programming, Erie County entered into a partnership in 2013 with Say Yes Buffalo and Catholic Charities to expand in - school supports and services for students in the Buffalo Public Schools.

Local supporters of expanded public transit are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, with increasing support for extending the Metro Rail.

«We're going to do everything we can to support the governor in advancing a bold education reform agenda that improves the quality of traditional public schools and expands choice for families,» the group's executive director, Jenny Sedlis, said in an interview.

Given the impact of the pilot Science for Seminaries project, DoSER is expanding the effort to assist seminaries, which is seen as an opportunity to affect public understanding and support for science — and the degree to which science can benefit society, a mission of AAAS.

The Forum provides leadership to influence public policy, increase funding, broaden public knowledge, and expand support for all forms of clinical research nation - wide.

Angela was given the distinguished Ricardo Azziz PCOS Challenge Advocacy Leadership Award for her dedication to advocacy and public policy efforts that expand access to resources and support for women with PCOS.

This public showcase honors the filmmaking community, expands the audience for independent films, and supports the work that IFP does behind the scenes throughout the year to bring such films to fruition.

The United States is engaged in an ongoing, public discussion about how to best expand afterschool time and opportunities for children and youth, to support their learning and development across the day, throughout the year, and from kindergarten through high school.

The real culprit of the school systems» troubles, Weingarten says, has been state governments» support for expanding charter schools, voucher plans and other school choice policies, which she argues has eaten into the budget for traditional public schools.

This fact is seldom shared in public venues where a community is fighting to obtain support for expanding or improving its supports to vulnerable young children.

For lots of reasons; D.C. has great school operators that are expanding; the charter law is quite good; the city has valuable support organizations; and public support has helped insulate the sector from unfounded attacks.

Part of the politics of advocates for expanding taxpayer funded center - based care is including as many families as possible as beneficiaries so as to increase public support.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

The breadth and reach of the program has expanded with an aggressive outreach for public and corporate support that allows Calhoun to benefit a broader audience of institutions, raising awareness and providing education with a hands - on initiative to improve food service for children.

Providence was fortuitously already engaged in expanding each area of the Lab's focus: the mayor's office had recently convened a Summer Learning Task Force, the Providence Public School District (PPSD) was already finding success with expanding personalized learning models, and both the city and schools had an interest in expanding social - emotional learning (SEL) support for children.

As we promote SEL, we advocate for public policies that support funding and practices that build knowledge and expand the field.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

Throughout his political career, Owens had strongly supported expanded public and private school choice in Colorado, going so far as to publicly endorse pro-voucher candidates for school boards.

While the Administration appreciates that H.R. 471 would provide Federal support for improving public schools in the District of Columbia (D.C.), including expanding and improving high - quality D.C. public charter schools, the Administration opposes the creation or expansion of private school voucher programs that are authorized by this bill.

What has become clear is that explicitly focusing on the educational concerns of poor and minority children regardless of where they live, and expanding that to the criminal justice reform and other the social issues that end up touching (and are touched by) American public education, is critical, both in helping all children succeed as well as rallying long - terms support for the movement from the parents and communities that care for them.

As Chairman of the Senate Education Committee and later as Senate Speaker Pro Tempore, Jamie was a key leader in efforts to identify and support effective teaching, overhaul Tennessee's K - 12 education funding formula, raise academic standards for Tennessee students, turn around low - performing schools, and expand high - quality public charter schools in Tennessee.

The Association is committed to the development of high - performing public charter schools and offers extensive support for teams looking to open a new charter school or expand a current high performing school.

The Arizona Charter Schools Association and the Center for Student Achievement are committed to the development of high - performing public charter schools and collaborates to offer extensive support for teams interested in opening a new charter school or expanding a current high performing school.

Through case studies of five states with varying facilities policies, Dr. Rivera's study examines the factors contributing to expanded state investment in equitable public school facilities and how those factors can be leveraged to encourage states that make minimal investments to expand their support for facilities funding.

Walker's support for expanding choice and charter options is based on the view that competition creates a better product and that an education marketplace will improve all public schools, according to Walker policy director Ryan Murray.

In addition to full - day kindergarten and expanded access to public preschool, what other supports are in the works for the state's youngest learners?

«We want to thank the supporters of the charter movement, including students, parents and teachers, for recognizing the important role of charter schools in public education, and for supporting efforts to expand quality education opportunities to more students.

«While we obviously would have preferred a different decision from the National Board of the NAACP today, we are greatly encouraged to see how thousands of voices across this country representing the interests of historically underserved students have registered their clear support for charter schools continuing to grow and expand their positive impact on public education in communities across the United States.

The Governor has advanced sensible proposals in his Executive budget that would expand school choice for parents and students by guaranteeing that public charter schools in New York City have access to space and increased financial support.

State Superintendent Tony Evers today (Nov. 15) submitted his 2017 - 19 budget request to Governor Walker which delineates the Department of Public Instruction's (DPI) top fiscal priorities for schools: fund schools, meet mental health needs, support rural schools, and expand summer learning.

As Bridgeport Superintendent of Schools Vallas rolled out his plans for a revamped Bridgeport education system, he included the creation of a «Good Schools Bridgeport Foundation» which will «support the school district by securing public and private funding that... and to use that funding to help the district expand high quality school options.»

In 2015, the Legislature passed House Bill 4, which established additional state support for all public school districts and open - enrollment charter schools seeking to expand pre-K programs.

The incubator, named the Center for Charter School Excellence in Tennessee, will support and help fund the development of high - performing public charter schools in Metro Nashville, and expand to provide charter school incubation support in school districts across the state within three years.

Then he encountered a unique opportunity: KIPP was expanding its reach within Atlanta and wanted Ed for their Fisher Fellowship, a program that, much like the BES Fellowship, trains and supports leaders who ultimately open public charter schools.

Omid Amini of Denver Public Schools Department of Extended Learning Cecelia Auditore of Northeastern University, Center for Community Service Devan Blackwell of New Jersey Department of Education, Division of Student Support Services & Career Readiness Olu Burrell of DC Department of Employment Services Sara Cole of the YMCA Greater Rochester Dare Dukes of Deep Center Briana Flannery of For Kids Only Afterschool Andrew Fletcher of 21st Century Community Learning Centers Afterschool Program in Cassia County, ID Rudy Garcia of The New York Public Library Ian Hippensteele of Keiller Leadership Academy Rachel Katkar of St. Paul Public Schools Community Education Program Andrea Magiera - Guy of Youth Development Solutions Kendra Moore of City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Affairs Kimberly Newberry of Don Bosco Hall and Developing K.I.D.S. Ashley Peters of Wando Community Education Pamela Prevost of Maine Roads to Quality Elana Rosenberg of Expanded Learning, United Way of Rhode Island Julia Rugg of Wings for Kids Ana Thomas of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Sonia Toledo of Diginity of Children, Infor Community Service Devan Blackwell of New Jersey Department of Education, Division of Student Support Services & Career Readiness Olu Burrell of DC Department of Employment Services Sara Cole of the YMCA Greater Rochester Dare Dukes of Deep Center Briana Flannery of For Kids Only Afterschool Andrew Fletcher of 21st Century Community Learning Centers Afterschool Program in Cassia County, ID Rudy Garcia of The New York Public Library Ian Hippensteele of Keiller Leadership Academy Rachel Katkar of St. Paul Public Schools Community Education Program Andrea Magiera - Guy of Youth Development Solutions Kendra Moore of City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Affairs Kimberly Newberry of Don Bosco Hall and Developing K.I.D.S. Ashley Peters of Wando Community Education Pamela Prevost of Maine Roads to Quality Elana Rosenberg of Expanded Learning, United Way of Rhode Island Julia Rugg of Wings for Kids Ana Thomas of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Sonia Toledo of Diginity of Children, InFor Kids Only Afterschool Andrew Fletcher of 21st Century Community Learning Centers Afterschool Program in Cassia County, ID Rudy Garcia of The New York Public Library Ian Hippensteele of Keiller Leadership Academy Rachel Katkar of St. Paul Public Schools Community Education Program Andrea Magiera - Guy of Youth Development Solutions Kendra Moore of City of Tallahassee Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Affairs Kimberly Newberry of Don Bosco Hall and Developing K.I.D.S. Ashley Peters of Wando Community Education Pamela Prevost of Maine Roads to Quality Elana Rosenberg of Expanded Learning, United Way of Rhode Island Julia Rugg of Wings for Kids Ana Thomas of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Sonia Toledo of Diginity of Children, Infor Kids Ana Thomas of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago Sonia Toledo of Diginity of Children, Inc..

When it comes to Hartford's public education system, these education reform proponents fail to support any policies aimed at reducing poverty, expanding services for non-English speaking students or enhancing assistance for students who need special education services.

«We're here today to celebrate the governor's goal to support student success by his investment... It's this investment that will better position us to be on the leading edge with our academic programs and will increase public higher education's role in sustaining and expanding economic vitality for this state of Connecticut.»