Sentences with phrase «from public schools over»

Today's discussion coincided with the release of the House budget proposal, which includes provisions for a school voucher program that would siphon $ 50 million from public schools over the next two years.

90 million — amount in dollars that school voucher proposal by Rep. Paul Stam would divert in funding from public schools over the next two years («Stam to unveil Expansive School Voucher Plan,» Carolina Journal, April 10, 2013)

And, historically, the evangelical community has taken several steps back from public schools over the last few decades — particularly since prayer was removed from schools.

Not exact matches

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.

Indeed, over the years, Georgetown has been perhaps the clearest example of what many such schools practice: the whipsaw of «Catholic tradition,» in which the strongest declarations of Catholic identity come from the fund - raisers, the alumni association, and the public - relations office ¯ all the people trying to sell the university in a tight economic situation that requires a good bit of niche marketing.

Bibles in every motel room God on our money Prayer before public events Christian cable networks 24/7 Discounts on insurance for being christian Churches every 6 blocks in every city over 100,000 Laws that prevent non-christians from holding public office Christian bookstores in every town over 12,000 God in the Pledge of Allegiance Televangelists 24/7 Christian billboards along the highway advertising Vacation Bible School and «Repent or go to He.ll» Federally recognized christian holiday Radioevangelists 24/7 Religious organizations are tax free 75 % of the population claims to be christian National day of prayer God in the National Anthem Weekday christian education for elementary students.

While it's probably acceptable that public schools should go out of their way to blacklist MAJOR religious holy days from exams or deadlines (some kind of authoritative national list would be required, but I'll bet even with community involvement it won't please everyone, sheesh) I don't buy having our public school system bend over backwards for religion.

Over the next three years the demographics of the 700 - student school changed dramatically according to administrators, from roughly 2 % African - American to more than 30 %, many of them from failing public schools.

She graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Art Education and over three decades taught Art in grades 7 - 12 in public schools, Waldorf schools and Public Waldorf scpublic schools, Waldorf schools and Public Waldorf scPublic Waldorf schools.

But what a crazy system we have, if the people closest to the day - to - day reality of school are essentially excluded from the public debate over how we educate our kids.

Drawing an emotional response from the audience, more than a dozen Chicago Public School parents voiced complaints at Wednesday's school board meeting over how the district questioned their children about their decision to not to take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test when it was administered earlier this School parents voiced complaints at Wednesday's school board meeting over how the district questioned their children about their decision to not to take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test when it was administered earlier this school board meeting over how the district questioned their children about their decision to not to take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test when it was administered earlier this month.

Sharing some news from our friends over at Chicago Public Schools about their new Farmers Market initiative that launches today!

But the comment came as DeVos, a staunch opponent of public schools, is taking over the nation's free lunch program that provides nutrition to low - income students and is under attack from Republicans, raising questions about whether the administration of President Donald Trump will protect food aid programs for children, NPR reported.

As expected, former Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley has pleaded guilty to a mail fraud charge stemming from her embezzlement over a three - year period of $ 87,700 from Parents Information Network, Inc. — a nonprofit that received public funds to (ostensibly) help educate parents about the New York City public school system.

Williams recently defended Sarsour over criticism from Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a religious Jewish Democrat, over her upcoming commencement address at the City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.

«I have enjoyed a great relationship with Gary over the years, from interning in his office when I was a high school student to having his support in all of my campaigns for public office, and I'll be supporting Gary this year in the new Sixth congressional district.»

A legal fight between the Buffalo Public School District and Buffalo Teachers Federation over a plan to transfer teachers from City Honors will return to court next week, when the district will file papers challenging a restraining order obtained by the BTF.

Nurses from Kaleida stepped in and took over duties in the Buffalo Public Schools as part of a deal worked out in 2005, after funding for school nurses was eliminated by Erie County, which had previously provided the service to city sSchools as part of a deal worked out in 2005, after funding for school nurses was eliminated by Erie County, which had previously provided the service to city schoolsschools.

Cabrera's «war for our children» led him to lead a 2012 march over the Brooklyn Bridge demanding that the Department of Education end its policy barring church congregations from meeting in public schools.

For eight years, she's been the lightning rod of the charter movement, raising millions from hedge funders and foundations as she aggressively worked her close connections to the Bloomberg administration to take over space in public schools.

BY ANDY HUMM Out gay City Councilmember Daniel Dromm of Queens, on October 30, presided over a hearing of the Committee on Education he chairs that heard more than six hours of testimony on bullying in the city public schools, with representatives from the Department of Education (DOE) on the defensive and students and advocates -LSB-...]

While waiting for district - by - district allotment information, sources said Buffalo Public Schools are in line for a 3.36 percent school aid hike from the current year, up $ 6.8 million over Cuomo's plan in January.

Carl Paladino, now removed from his elected position on the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education, said «it's not over'til it's over» when reached by phone.

The district has been fighting for some time over funding, with the Orthodox Jewish - controlled school board diverting funds to Yeshivas — religious private schools that educate a minority of students — and away from the public schools attended by a majority of students, many of whom are black and Latino.

A lawsuit filed by AG Eric Schneiderman against the Utica City School District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high sSchool District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high schoolschool.

A lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, against the Utica City School District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high sSchool District charges that children over 16 were funneled into alternative programs, in which they could not earn credits toward a diploma, as part of a broad program aimed at barring immigrants from the district's only public high schoolschool.

School district shuts down information after Stoneman Douglas shooting Facing significant legal and political exposure over the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the district has tried to keep information from the public and put out untrue and misleading statements, frustrating parents who say this is the time for maximum transparency.

Over 100 people from the community attended the event meant to benefit students at Buffalo Public Schools, including elected officials.

-- New York weather guru Al Roker, whose daughter goes to a city public school, ripped into de Blasio from the Sochi Olympics, in a series of Twitter postings over the botched call.

The Erie County Sheriff's office reports a heroin bust made across the street from Public School 76, The Herman Badillo Bi-Lingual Academy, an Elementary School on Carolina Street at Elmwood Ave.. Here's their announcement, released Friday morning: MAN CHARGED WITH POSSESSION AND SALE OF HEROIN Over...

Lucy Anderson from the National Policy Forum said Labour must seek to re-establish a form of local authority control over schools and Heather Wakefield from UNISON said that local government has been the biggest victim of the coalition's austerity binge and that, with privatisation, huge amounts of public funds were wasted when local government contracted out public services.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Carl Paladino, now removed from his elected position on the Buffalo Public Schools Board of Education, said «it's not over'til it's over» when reached by phone.

«Gary Ackerman is a solid progressive... I have enjoyed a great relationship with Gary over the years, from interning in his office when I was a high school student to having his support in all of my campaigns for public office, and I'll be supporting Gary this year in the new Sixth congressional district.»

A Cuomo spokesman did not offer a comment on the status of the talks, but lawmakers said things were tied up over the same issues as last week: raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18, reviving the 421 - a housing subsidy program and figuring out how much money to give public and charter schools.

Crime in New York City public schools fell 35 percent over the past five years and there was a 10 percent drop in school - related arrests from January to June 2016 compared to the same time period last year, local officials said.

And public - sector labor groups, including the teachers unions and CSEA, have either declared a truce or largely step aside from directly knocking Cuomo has issues like less generous contracts and fights over charter schools have died away.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Representatives from the Buffalo Teachers Federation and Buffalo Public Schools met with an arbitrator Thursday, the latest step in the months - long dispute over teaching positions at City Honors.

«Mr. Cuomo's adversarial stance toward teachers borders on disdain,» Astorino wrote of the series of battles Cuomo has had with teachers over everything from Common Core educational standards to an evaluation system to the level of state aid to public schools.

More recently, public debate over the circulation of guns in Westchester reignited after a gun store opened in Harrison less than 1,000 feet from an elementary school late last year, spurring a torrent of backlash from residents, and an online petition garnering 3,500 signatures.

In her education career, she went from teacher, to principal, to superintendent and finally schools chancellor in 2014, overseeing over 1,800 public schools.

An ongoing lawsuit over the closing of nineteen public schools has delayed notification for 80,000 of the city's eighth - graders waiting to hear from the Department of Education about where they'll be going to high school, and parents are steaming mad.

2) International PB Conference: During this two - day conference organized by The Participatory Budgeting Project, Pratt Institute, and the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, CVH leaders and staff, along with over 200 elected officials, community leaders, and activists from across the world, will discuss key topics and trends for this model of grassroots democracy, including PB in Public Housing, PB in Community Organizations, Online Participation, and the PBNYC Briefing (see below).

The public outcry over Carl Paladino's published remarks about the Obamas is growing, with calls for a boycott against his businesses and a renewed call for his ouster from the Buffalo School Board.

The unions say the changes could cost city public schools over $ 183 million from increased charter tuition and payments for charter personnel and over $ 88 million for the increase in rental assistance.

By the way, over the next several years, I predict we'll learn these lessons about dysfunctional measurement all over again from the craze over testing in our public schools.

Young children in six low - and middle - income countries prefer junk food and sugar sweetened beverages over traditional and home cooked meals, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Public Health.

In the largest study of its kind, people who ate a daily handful of nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause over a 30 - year period than were those who didn't consume nuts, say scientists from Dana - Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Just inside the door of Willett's office at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston sits his bicycle, mud - spattered from his daily commute over the Charles River from his home in Cambridge.

Writing in a linked Comment, Christopher Colvin from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and Abigail Harrison from Brown University School of Public Health in the USA say, «Currently, the increasingly narrow and fierce debates over the HIV and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate link have focused on whether a large randomised controlled trial should be done to better understand this link.

To look at the rate of change in working memory in relation to different measures of socioeconomic status, the researchers studied more than three hundred 10 - through 13 - year - olds from urban public and parochial schools over four years.