Sentences with phrase «great education for our kids»

But if we take our names off the waiting lists, like I ultimately had to, we run the risk of giving up on a great education for our kids.

«One, a system that has moved from tremendous problems to providing an adequate education for many kids still needs to provide a great education for all kids.

But without the power to change their neighborhood schools, low - income and minority parents consistently find themselves in essentially a «no - choice» scenario, forced to decide between financial security and a great education for their kids.

They understood profoundly that great teaching and school leadership is the key to a great education for their kids.

Not exact matches

Actually, this is another scientist who understands that there isn't a SHRED of proof to indicate that any god exists, and that American kids who are taught creationism will be at a great disadvantage in the future when they try to compete for jobs against children with real educations.

Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) work in a similar vein; as the name suggests, they help parents, family and friends save towards a child's future post-secondary education (it actually makes for a great holiday gift — at least for the kid who has eveEducation Savings Plans (RESPs) work in a similar vein; as the name suggests, they help parents, family and friends save towards a child's future post-secondary education (it actually makes for a great holiday gift — at least for the kid who has eveeducation (it actually makes for a great holiday gift — at least for the kid who has everything).

But having more money in the pool also improves the food that can be served, and while I believe some parents at these schools complain, I've also heard anecdotally that when every child and teacher is sitting down to the same meal, it can have benefits like a more cohesive environment, opportunities for informal nutrition education, and a greater likelihood that kids will try new foods.

Games such as dodgeball and other elimination or human target games have lost their audience in recent years as physical education curriculum has become infused with a greater focus on getting kids moving, and removing any opportunity for bullying or singling out students.

Attitudes: support for diversity (racial integration), a perception of inequity (that the public schools provide a lower quality education for low - income and minority kids), support for voluntary prayer in the schools, support for greater parent influence, desire for smaller schools, belief in what I call the «public school ideology» (which measures a normative attachment to public schooling and its ideals), a belief in markets (that choice and competition are likely to make schools more effective), and a concern that moral values are poorly taught in the public schools.

From working with middle school kids, I knew how much they like gaming and I thought it would be great for them to play games while working out, said Joe Gorman, Waterbury's supervisor of health, physical education, and athletics.

A Festival like Oppi 2015 would have been a magnet for me, i.e. a chance to experience the world's greatest thinkers debate why gender matters, why the arts are so critical in education today, why kids must have global skills to survive in today's world.

«Career day is great for elementary kids because it shows them early in their academic careers the importance of learning,» Casey Doose told Education World.

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But as Andy Rotherham points out, forcing people to «go private» in order to get a customized education for their kids is not a great political strategy for building broad support for the public schools.

NEA Leader Stresses Goal of Great Public Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community invEducation Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community inveducation in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvement.

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To ensure that the public education system delivers on its promise of great outcomes for all kids, we need a shared understanding of the facts to help us assess the system, identify challenges, and develop viable solutions.

But it also reminds me constantly of the consequences for our kids if we do not provide them with a great education.

Authorizers have an essential role to play in assuring that charter schools follow all special education laws and produce great results for kids with disabilities.

We need more school options for families, not fewer: kids shouldn't have to rely on a lottery or their parents» ability to buy a house in a certain neighborhood to get a great education.

But for those families, especially single mothers and blue - collar households, choice sounds great in the abstract until one thinks about the high cost of transporting their kids out of their own neighborhoods just so they can get a high quality education.

Her story is unique, but she's also one of the tens of thousands of New York parents fighting for school choice, parents who want their kids to have a great education — parents who will stop at nothing to make that happen.

Josh advocates for members of Minnesota's most underserved communities to ensure all kids, especially kids of color and low - income learners, have a great public education.

According to Education Week's Alyson Klein, thanks to the U.S. Department of Education's new «Weighted Student Funding Pilot» program, school districts now have the chance for local, state, and federal funding to «follow children, so that kids with greater need have more money attached to...

According to Education Week's Alyson Klein, thanks to the U.S. Department of Education's new «Weighted Student Funding Pilot» program, school districts now have the chance for local, state, and federal funding to «follow children, so that kids with greater need have more money attached to them.»

Enacted a series of reforms to improve Career and Technical Education in Maine and to make it a great choice for kids who find this as their best path to succeed.

He believes it is critical to offer parents and students choices in their education and to recognize great teachers who deliver results for our kids.

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Voting to keep schools open because they do a good job educating kids is a great first step in signaling that anyone who is in education for the benefit of kids is welcome on the same team.

Charter board chairs representing 19,000 of our city's students have also voiced their support of the formula, along with the Urban League of Greater New Orleans, the Orleans Public Education Network, New Schools for New Orleans, VAYLA, the Louisiana Association for Public Charter Schools, STAND for Children, the New Orleans Parents» Guide to Public Schools, and Kids ReThink New Orleans Schools.

Charter schools that are not living up to their mission, are not producing great academic results for kids, or are not managing their budgets adequately can be shut down by the state education department.

Over at Education World, I write about how this group of school district leaders is calling on Congress to ensure a great public education for Education World, I write about how this group of school district leaders is calling on Congress to ensure a great public education for education for all kids.

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From high standards to aligned assessments, data transparency to school accountability, advocates for reform are championing efforts in their states to ensure that kids get the great educations they deserve.

«Now more than ever, there is a great need for our state to press forward to ensure that all kids have access to a great education.

As for middle class kids getting great educations... way does ACT report 75 % of incoming college freshmen aren't prepared for college?

SFER (Students for Education Reform) is a student - led movement that champions educational equity... SFER organizes students to be a powerful force for K - 12 education policy and political change, through campus chapters that work at the national, state, and local levels to organize and advocate for great teachers and quality school choices for all kidEducation Reform) is a student - led movement that champions educational equity... SFER organizes students to be a powerful force for K - 12 education policy and political change, through campus chapters that work at the national, state, and local levels to organize and advocate for great teachers and quality school choices for all kideducation policy and political change, through campus chapters that work at the national, state, and local levels to organize and advocate for great teachers and quality school choices for all kids.»

They're not a silver bullet, and they're not the only thing kids need for a great public education.

We learned together as we worked on building great schools and building political will for excellence in education for all kids in Los Angeles.

Prior to that, she worked for Families for Excellent Schools, a parent and charter advocacy group in New York City that fights to ensure all kids have fair and equal access to a great education.

She has a big heart for kids and understands the transformative power of a great education.

We are organized around the core belief that all kids deserve a great education and thus work to ensure equitable access for all.

«He has been a great ally to try to reform education for kids across America,» Christie said.

If you're looking for an «entertain the kids» device for apps, games and reading, leading to education and great Web access, tablets are a great fit.

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