Sentences with phrase «for new public schools»

My research about parents campaigning for new public schools found the quality or merit of the school is validated in its location.

Although its application hasn't yet been finalized, the Success Academy has rolled out bus stop ads and a website that touts the school as a solution for parents looking for new public school choices in the neighborhood.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters)- Following weeks of debate and national attention, Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday signed into law a measure that will end tenure for new public school teachers and base pay more directly on student test scores.

LANSING, Mich. (AP)- The Michigan Senate has approved a compromise bill that would end state - provided health coverage in retirement for new public school employees and require current workers to pay more for their pensions.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

«For setting up a new tone, it's a good start,» said Sun Zhe, the co-director of the China Initiative of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

A consortium which includes Perth - based Programmed Maintenance Services has been appointed the preferred bidder for a public private partnership for four new schools in New Zealanew schools in New ZealaNew Zealand.

The state government has locked down a site for a new public secondary school in Perth's western suburbs that will open its doors in 2020.

Three consortia have been shortlisted to come up with detailed proposals for Western Australia's first public private partnership for schools, with the winner to design, build, finance and maintain eight new public schools over 25 years.

The state government has revealed four possible locations for a new public secondary school in Perth's western suburbs, but the opposition says the plans are well behind schedule.

Story Pirates Founded in 2003 by a group of Northwestern grads, this New York City — and Los Angeles — based nonprofit provides after - school writing and drama programs to underserved schools and produces stage shows for the public.

These are obvious questions to ask, but according to a massive new analysis of more than 45 million public school students nationwide from Stanford's Sean Reardon (hat tip to Business Insider for the pointer), they can actually be misleading cues to focus on.

BOSTON, March 28 - A member of a Harvard University oversight board made a rare public call for the school to divest itself from fossil fuel stocks, a move that shows continuing divisions on the issue as a new president takes over at the institution and its leading $ 37.1 billion endowment.

He was fascinated by the career of Frank Macchiarola, New York City's schools chancellor from 1978 to 1983 and a legendary educator who pushed for integration and better performance in public schools.

Murdoch University's recent public profile announcements have included a WA Citizen of the Year award for chancellor Geoffrey Bolton, a high national ranking in the latest round of Australian Research Council grants, and new accreditation for the veterinary school.

Steve Williams, chief financial officer for Conroe, Texas, said its rapid growth demanded new fire stations, schools, roads and public safety services.

Within the next decade, all public schools in New York City will be required to offer computer - science classes to all students as part of Computer Science For All, a new initiative by Mayor Bill de BlasNew York City will be required to offer computer - science classes to all students as part of Computer Science For All, a new initiative by Mayor Bill de Blasnew initiative by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

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Section 529 plans: The new law expands use the use of Section 529 plans to cover $ 10,000 of annual expenses for public or private K - 12 schools Previously, use of 529 funds was limited to higher education expenses.

Laura will open and lead a new department for AltSchool as the company prepares to support private, charter, and public schools who will utilize the platform.

Last year, to help close this gap, the New York City Department of Education announced signing and retention bonuses for Pre-K For All teachers working outside public schoofor Pre-K For All teachers working outside public schooFor All teachers working outside public schools.

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Support in Alberta is overwhelming for ending public support of elite private schools, new poll shows

Brand is trained in green design and manufacturing, public health and energy and mechanical engineering, and acts as Senior Advisor for Health to UT's new Dell Medical School where she fosters health technology innovations.

He earned national recognition for championing charters, arguing that competition in the public school system would help «break what is in essence one of the only remaining public monopolies,» as he told The New York Daily News in 2014.

The ground is being prepared for a neoliberal «cure»: cutting back pensions and health care, defaulting on pension promises to labor, and selling off the public sector, letting the new proprietors to put up tollbooths on everything from roads to schools.

At the event, which was hosted by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law in New Haven, Powell highlighted three specific areas where blockchain technology is affecting change in regard to the Federal Reserve's «broad public policy objectives»: the creation of real - time payment systems, use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement services, and the issuance of digital currencies by central banks.

Or they can help pave the way for the next public software - engineering school, as Union Square Ventures» venture capitalist Fred Wilson did in New York.

By Vivienne Foley, CNN New York (CNN)- Pastors and their congregants took to the streets of New York on Thursday to protest and to pray for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse a ban on religious groups» use of public schools for worship service, scheduled to go into effect February 12.

CNN: Pastors protest New York ban on religious services Pastors and their congregants took to the streets of New York on Thursday to protest and to pray for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse a ban on religious groups» use of public schools for worship service, scheduled to go into effect February 12.

Before the 1970s, evangelicals voted as often for Democrats as for Republicans, but in the wake of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, a Supreme Court decision ending prayer in public schools, and the legalisation of abortion in 1973, the Republican Party recognised an opportunity to build a new coalition of Christian conservatives upset with the cultural changes sweeping the country.

Hetrick - Martin runs the Harvey Milk High School for gay and lesbian teenagers, an institution that is part of the New York City public school sSchool for gay and lesbian teenagers, an institution that is part of the New York City public school sschool system.

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.

For instance, a hypothetical public high school teacher who advanced New Age ideas and attitudes under a neutral or secular wrapping would be far less vulnerable to legal challenge than would be a teacher who spoke of God by name or who expounded on the biblical foundations of Western thought.

How are you about using tax money to put a big fat elephant - headed Ganesh on top of your kid's public school, or to buy new Qurans for every single student to study?

Now, writes his biographer, «Mann was about to preach a new religion and convince his constituency of the need for a new establishment, a nondenominational institution, the public school, with schoolmasters as a new priestly class, patriotic exercises as quasi-religious rituals, and a nonsectarian doctrine stressing morality, literacy and citizenship as a republican creed for all to confess.

Whether it is Lutheran social service agencies in the Midwest or Presbyterian parochial schools in New Mexico (founded because the Catholics so dominated the territory's few public schools) or Jewish philanthropies in New York or the ubiquitous Catholic hospitals and Protestant colleges throughout the land, religions have provided much of the social (and financial) capital for building local communities.

At the public charter school where she used to teach, she said, «I had a lot of students comment, «I can't really feel bad for this rich kid with a weekend free in New York City.»»

Although there has been some push back on the new sex ed curriculum for public schools, which would see teaching about family diversity that includes LBGT families, anti-homophobia instruction including that being gay is normal, and — at long last!

new questions such as released time for religious instruction, prayer and Bible reading in the public schools, tax exemptions for churches and other religious bodies, and the very meaning of religion itself occupied the attention of jurists.

Christianity Today: New York City Churches Will No Longer Be Evicted from Public Schools — For Now More than 60 churches that faced possible eviction Sunday from New York City public schools should have more room to brPublic Schools — For Now More than 60 churches that faced possible eviction Sunday from New York City public schools should have more room to bSchools — For Now More than 60 churches that faced possible eviction Sunday from New York City public schools should have more room to brpublic schools should have more room to bschools should have more room to breathe.

I pondered the question after reading a CNN Belief Blog post in which Imam Khalid Latif, executive director of New York University's Islamic Center, argued that public schools should close for two prominent Muslim holidays in New York City.

Meson Sandwiches also hosts contests for the public and students of Puerto Rico's culinary schools to create its next new sandwich.

«Since 1998, VH1 Save The Music Foundation has raised $ 2.14 million for new musical instruments so that Chicago Public School students in over 82 schools could gain the tools to pursue their passion for music,» said Paul Cothran, Foundation Vice President and Executive Director.

As its stated in the title, it became public today that a New Hampshire school board member is calling for the...

As its stated in the title, it became public today that a New Hampshire school board member is calling for the entire town of Dover to cancel all of their football programs.

Sitting on the sofa, I show him a few items: newspaper and magazine pieces about the Liston fights; Ali's conversion to Islam; the arrest for refusing military induction; the epic first battle with Frazier; the Supreme Court overturning the draft conviction; Foreman being voodooed by Ali; the Thrilla in Manila; the boxing lesson he gave Spinks in their second contest; a recent article about Ali buying buses for Chicago - area public schools (immediately after seeing a TV news story about how Dade County had no money for new buses, Ali sat down, wrote a check and mailed it, not using the gift as a tax deduction); and one about helping a young man wearing a hooded dark sweatshirt and jeans who crawled out on a high window ledge of a Wilshire Boulevard skyscraper in Los Angeles to kill himself.

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We discussed the final regulations, and how the new standards differ from current requirements, with moderator Cindy Brooks, Chair of the School Nutrition Association Public Policy & Legislation Committee and guest speakers Sam Kass (White House Assistant Chef, Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives), Dr. Janey Thornton, PhD, SNS (Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA), and Melissa Rothstein (Deputy Director, Child Nutrition Programs at USDA).