Sentences with phrase «for fair education»

I've read many nightmare stories though — enough to make me leery that the future may bring some pretty unpleasant battles regarding my son's rights for a fair education.

Lawrence A. Feinberg, a member of the Haverford Township School Board in Delaware County, works with the Campaign for Fair Education Funding, is founder and a co-chairman of the Keystone State Education Coalition and serves on the board of governors of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

The Campaign for Fair Education Funding is a statewide nonpartisan effort made up of organizations that represent Pennsylvanians from every corner of the state.

The Campaign for Fair Education Funding is calling for increasing the state's investment in public schools annually over time, through the fair formula, starting with an increase of $ 400 million in the 2016 - 17 budget.

Pennsylvania voters also gave Democrats a 5 - 2 advantage on the State Supreme Court, with huge implications in the fight for fair education funding.

The sign was paid for by the Young Advocates for Fair Education, which has pushed city education officials to investigate yeshivas for allegedly failing to educate their students in nonsecular subjects like science, math and English.

Not exact matches

The nonprofit organization behind the SAT college entrance exam has teamed up with a Silicon Valley pioneer in online education to make test preparation materials available for free starting Tuesday, a move aimed at making the college admissions race less stressful and more fair.

After garnering feedback from more than 80 Kaplan executives and technology experts, and tinkering with their revenue models, design plans and presentation speeches for three months at Kaplan's New York City offices, the teams behind these disruptive education technology companies have learned their fair share of business lessons.

In his new book «Fair Shot,» Hughes outlines a proposal for «guaranteed income,» to lift health and education outcomes in the U.S.

Among the improvements needed are revisions to overly - wide fair dealing exceptions such as those for «education» and «user generated content» that were introduced in the revised 2012 Act.

At the close of the fall semester, one of the students involved in missions on campus arranged to have representatives from Ten Thousand Villages (a fair trade store specializing in handcrafts) bring in some merchandise for a combo education / Christmas shopping event.

I speak out against your ilk and any other group for that matter when they attempt t use their belief to dictate rights... LGBT rights; women's rights; education rights (in a secular country, no single religion has a place in the school system - teach about one, teach them all - fair is fair).

She writes of the Sabbath, for example, as a sign of God as universal creator and simultaneously the God of Jewish history, of Abraham and Moses, «concerned with the details of Israel's marital life, with the education of their children, with their just measures and fair law courts.»

This observation is underscored with a special pointedness in the 1979 report of the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, titled Fair Practices in Higher Education and somewhat ominously subtitled «Rights and Responsibilities of Students and Their Colleges in a Period of Intensified Competition for Enrollments.»

Whitehead» s religiously - guided education might have been unsuited for modern times, yet it is fair to say that his profound philosophical development had its beginning in some very early insights, for example, the concept of the consequent nature of God and the evidence of God's presence in the pattern of beauty in mathematics.

Raven + Lily currently helps employ marginalized women in Ethiopia, India, Cambodia and the United States at fair trade wages to give them access to a safe job, sustainable income, healthcare, education, and a real chance to break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.

The price of a Basha product pays for things like on - site day care, medical support, benefits such as an annual bonus & paid leave, ongoing education, as well as a fair wage to the woman to made it.

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For the first of these, the standard legal division of present assets and liabilities is usually fair, since both parties are young, unencumbered by children, and able to acquire jobs and education.

It has worked for highways, and until the wealthy stopped paying their fair share of taxes, it also worked for education.

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As a Silver Patron of the WSET we build upon our commitment in the field of wine and spirit education and offer the sector new opportunities for further education during the trade fair,» explained Michael Degen, Divisional Director at Messe Düsseldorf and Director of ProWein.

ProWein, International Trade Fair for Wines and Spirits (March 13 — 16, 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany), is extending its collaboration with the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) by becoming a Silver Patron of the world's largest provider of education programs in the field of wine andEducation Trust (WSET) by becoming a Silver Patron of the world's largest provider of education programs in the field of wine andeducation programs in the field of wine and spirits.

Not only can we provide substantial direct economic support for fair food producers, but we can open up a massive platform for advocacy and education.

Michael Sligh Organization Representative: Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI - USA) Michael Sligh has worked for over 30 years as a Program Director for RAFI - USA where he manages policy, research and education for the promotion of organic, agro-biodiversity, organic seed development, and a wide - range of food justice, fair trade and other value - added food labeling, policy and marketing issues.

Benefits for approximately 1.5 million small - scale farmers and workers around the world include: • A fair price on products • Improved access to low - or no - interest loans • Technical assistance for building infrastructure • Communications systems • Collectively - owned transport & processing equipment • Better health care & education • Training & skill diversification

«There has always been a big emphasis on education and experience at the Wine Fair and that's something that we wanted to take from the previous incarnation of the event and develop it for the future.

Key to this «better and fairer society» was what the first minister called Scotland's «social contract», «which has delivered universal benefits such as free university education and personal care for our elderly»; a contract he claimed was «now threatened by both Labour and the Tories».

I think your summary of the differences between the liberal and social democratic positions is a fair one, but I do think that post 18 education and training is a fine example of a «merit good», and that there is considerable benefit to both individuals and society from earmarking this funding for education and study.

In response to a parliamentary question tabled in the House of Lords, the Department for Education (DfE) has at last conceded that the overwhelming majority of objections submitted to school admission policies by the British Humanist Association (BHA) and Fair Admissions Campaign (FAC) correctly identified breaches of the law.

Through our ceremonies, education services, and community and campaigning work, we strive to create a fair and equal society for all.

The former broadcaster once described as «the thinking man's crumpet» said that although the debate appeared «silly» she deplored the name Of - Stud for the new regulator which will replace the Higher Education Council for England and the Office for Fair Access when the bill becomes law.

These means - tested weekly payments of up to # 30 are a crucial means of support for those who wish to remain in further education - and it is simply not possible for the Government to claim their cuts to be fair at the same time as they remove this support for the poorest in our society.

Carranza pointed out that the city recently allocated $ 125 million in «Fair Student Funding» to bolster school budgets, but said that Albany needs to provide more funding for the education system.

He's committed to passing a Council home rule message supporting the Move NY Fair Plan, and is interested in increasing deployment of speed cameras for research and education purposes.

She's also a spokesperson Alliance for Quality Education, a group that fights for fair and equitable access to public education across Education, a group that fights for fair and equitable access to public education across education across New York.

As a father of three, I see the stress this is putting on our kids every night at my kitchen table and will continue to fight for a fair and equitable education system,» said Senator Terrence Murphy.

At 10:30 a.m., clergy members and education activists from around the state will deliver 800 + petition signatures to Cuomo calling for «full and fair» school funding ($ 2.2 billion in additional state aid), governor's office, 2nd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

«It's outrageous that Palin wants to turn down Alaskans» fair share of federal stimulus money for education, public safety, unemployment services and health programs,» said State Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins.

Serving as Director - General of the Electoral Institute of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he was at the forefront advocating for free, fair, credible and participatory electoral system through research, capacity building for the staff of the Commission, and engagement of vigorous voter education activities.

Spano said his priorities will be to fight for a fair share of education funding for Westchester school districts, to ensure the area economy remains strong, and to hold the line on taxes.

At our state conference last month, we overwhelmingly passed resolutions supporting guaranteed healthcare as a human right, free public education from pre-K through college or trade school, a living wage and fair compensation for all, investments in environmental protection and renewable energy, restoration of voting rights to former felons, public financing of elections to eradicate the corrupting influence of big money in politics, and other policies that serve the people.

Only Labour will stand up for workers and small businesses to make our tax system fair and our public services like education and the NHS protected.»

«The ITU leadership wishes the NASUWT success in realising your members» and that of all UK teachers» objectives for fair pay, pensions and working conditions and for quality public education that cares for all.

It is a much deserved recognition of its immense contribution to the fight for free and fair trade unions and to securing quality education for children and young people in Bahrain «This award will help to maintain the pressure on the Bahraini authorities to end their completely unjustified detention of Mahdi, who has spent the last four years in prison on false charges for simply exercising his right to freedom of assembly and demanding reforms to Bahrain's educational system.»

Thousands of teachers have signed the NUT's Fair Pensions for All Christmas card to Michael Gove, which were handed into the Department for Education today.

Through our ceremonies, education services, and campaigning work, we're committed to creating a fair and equal society for all.

«Well beyond the remarkable leadership he's provided on education, Robert has been an effective fighter for tenants» rights and more affordable housing, fair wages and job training, and for equality and basic justice for all.

And it is an act of class war to assault the social architecture — the welfare state, the NHS, the principle of equality on education, accessible justice, decent housing — that our forebears fought for, built and that we, the people of this country, have paid for through our taxes and have kept dear for generations because we know that these are what underpin a fairer, better Britain.

New York Needs to Desegregate Housing in Order to Improve Schools Astorino Clearly Not A Supporter of Fair Housing for People of Color (White Plains, NY) Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said today that improving access to affordable housing was critical to improving education in New York State.