Sentences with phrase «from early education advocates»

The legislative proposal Greg Abbott favors has attracted mixed reactions from early education advocates, who hope it can be strengthened.

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While the budget allocated $ 146 million to early childhood education and after - school programming, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio said city officials had missed a chance to restore cuts from previous years.

Cuomo this year faces a primary challenge from education advocate and actress Cynthia Nixon, who has made Republican control of the Senate an issue in her early stump speeches.

TWEED COURTHOUSE — Frustrated parents and advocates from across the city took to the steps of the Department of Education headquarters Thursday afternoon to demand a delay of the controversial Kindergarten Connect online application system, set to launch in early 2014.

For 10 days in early October, a dedicated group of teachers, parents and education advocates marched 150 miles from New York City to Albany.

Those voices include, as this column noted in early July, two recently published reports: Research Universities and the Future of America: Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation's Prosperity and Security, from the U.S. National Academies, which urges universities to «restructure doctoral education..., shorten time - to - degree and strengthen the preparation of graduates for careers both in and beyond the academy,» and the Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group Report, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which advocates «additional training and career development experiences to equip students for various career options, and test ways to shorten the PhD training period.»

«From her work with the Making Caring Common project to her leadership as co-director of the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative, Stephanie Jones has been a powerful advocate for children,» said Dean James Ryan.

In this watershed moment, the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative is gathering researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners from across the country to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children and socEarly Education Initiative is gathering researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners from across the country to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andEducation Initiative is gathering researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners from across the country to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andEducation for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children and socearly education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andeducation, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children and socearly learning at scale, and its benefit to children and society.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan kicked off the meeting with a group that included national and regional education advocates, lobbyists, and others looking for policy updates, by saying the department still hopes to get $ 300 million from Congress for a new early - childhood education inEducation Arne Duncan kicked off the meeting with a group that included national and regional education advocates, lobbyists, and others looking for policy updates, by saying the department still hopes to get $ 300 million from Congress for a new early - childhood education ineducation advocates, lobbyists, and others looking for policy updates, by saying the department still hopes to get $ 300 million from Congress for a new early - childhood education ineducation initiative.

Earlier this month, parents from across the state gathered in Los Angeles for Camp Educate, a three - day training retreat led by Educate Our State, a parent - lead group which advocates for high - quality public education in California.

Recognizing the need for alignment and consistency from early education programs through elementary school, advocates are also focusing on how to support students, families, and educators through these transitions.

Advocates sought feedback from legislators on an earlier edition of the report, and also modeled the 2018 edition after the Rodel Foundation of Delaware's Public Education At a Glance report.

From advocating for improved early childhood education, to increasing the rigor and relevance of curriculum, to fostering understanding of cultural and social mores amongst disparate groups of students, schools will be at the forefront of addressing the heavy - duty issues that the greater population faces as we continue to change in terms of how we look, the languages we speak, and the traditions we celebrate.

The Academy is comprised of a diverse cadre of prominent leaders from virtually every primary sector of the education community: parents, teachers, principals, superintendents, state departments of education, school boards, PTA organizations, policy wonks, early childhood professionals, advocates, deans and professors at education schools, education columnists, afterschool programs, researchers, school nurses, school facilities managers, philanthropists, visionaries, and pioneers.

The programs are focused on critical issues that all parents should know in order to support learning and advocate for their children's needs, ranging from quality early education, family literacy to college awareness and preparation.

A new report from the New America Foundation shows how key state officials, early childhood advocates, and school reformers have taken important first steps towards a seamless PreK - 3rd early education system in California.

By Amaya Garcia and Conor P. Williams, New America Education, October 2015 «On a muggy evening in early June a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, a group of parents and community advocates is gathered in the gym of a local school to learn about the educational benefits...

Australia About Blog Early Childhood Australia advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

Early Childhood Australia Victoria advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

Early Childhood Australia (ECA) is the peak national non-profit non-government body advocating for quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

Early Childhood Australia NT advocates to ensure quality, social justice and equity in all issues relating to the education and care of children from birth to eight years.

Students, parents, and teachers from The Family Partnership's preschools will join their peers — children, parents and early learning advocates — to support policies and investment in quality early childhood care and education.

Here at NAEYC we work tirelessly to advocate on behalf of the educators, families, and young children who benefit from a strong early childhood education system... and we need your help.

They received a whopping 1,113 comments, a number which includes many early childhood educators and advocates, including NAEYC Affiliates, all of who were mobilized and out in force to fight against the codification of a false dichotomy that separates «care» from «education,» reflecting an outdated understanding of the roles and expectations of the early childhood profession.

Although California's context may differ, policymakers and advocates committed to providing every child with a high - quality early care and education (ECE) program could learn a lot from New Jersey's example.