Sentences with phrase «great public education for»

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 all kids.

The promise of a great public education for all children is under pressure not only from out - of - touch legislators, but from economic and societal factors outside school that make it much more difficult to achieve success within the classroom.

«She is a true and great partner in the effort to ensure a great public education for every student because in every way she demonstrates that our students» success can only be realized thru shared responsibility and mutual respect.»

Mandy is a strong educator who believes in a great public education for every student and has a unique perspective on meeting the needs of some of our nation's most vulnerable children.

The teachers, support professionals, administrators, community and union are all focused on the same goal — providing a great public education for their students.

It's hard to envision with today's political and economic climate, but America can provide a great public education for every child.

Not exact matches

My greatest objection to the presence of religion in schools is that public schools are supposed to be about providing education for everyone — not religious instruction.

There are public programs — preschool education for one — that cost money, but that seem to pay even greater dividends.

The culture of consumerism and the chase for material symbols of wealth and security have sometimes come to be dominant; the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment in many has slowly begun to degenerate into empty and sterile ritualism; the legitimate thirst for education has often become perverted into an obsessive drive to acquire with the greatest speed the formal diplomas necessary to gain entry to jobs offering the easiest opportunities to make the quickest rupees; political statesmanship in some areas has begun to depreciate into an opportunities race for power and position; the spirit of SEVA (Service) to the nation has intermittently begun to be suffocated in many, by the abuse of discretions, sometimes mediated by a bloated bureaucracy itself enmeshed in a vast network of multiplying paper and self - proliferating regulations; menacingly many good and decent people even in public life, have come to be corroded by a culture of demanding corruption; and some potentially creative lawyers, have begun to take perverted pride in mere «cleverness», rendering themselves vulnerable to the prejudice that they are a parasitic obstruction in the pursuit of substantive justice.

The greatest present bar to a mature religious orientation in public education is the assumption that the church and the synagogue are the only appropriate channels for religion, and that anything done about religion in the schools must be accomplished through these channels or at least with the official approval and sanction of the recognized religious officials.

Barnard served many years as secretary of the Connecticut Board of Education, but his impact on the public school movement was perhaps greatest in the American Journal of Education, which he began in 1855 and edited for twenty - six years.

Efforts include: Advance producers» awareness of emerging animal welfare issues; Provide information and education to improve animal care skills; support scientific research to enhance animal well - being; provide information for greater public understanding and awareness about producers commitment to providing humane care.

So far at least, the data, says Dawn Comstock, PhD, an associate professor of Epidemiology for the Pediatric Injury Prevention, Education, and Research (PIPER) program at the Colorado School of Public Health, MomsTeam Institute Board of Advisor and a co-author of a 2014 study on injuries in high school lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preventing.

Marie Stopes International is calling for greater effort, through public education campaigns and advertising of family planning methods and services, to increase women's awareness of the full range of contraceptive options and regular use of a method suitable to their lifestyles.

«The NASUWT has called for a Parliamentary Select Committee enquiry into the cost of education, as it is now increasingly clear that a basic principle of our great public services, that they should be free at the point of use, is being seriously compromised.»

News 12 Brooklyn story on BP Adams leading City University of New York (CUNY) students in a rally calling for greater affordability and investment in public higher education by the State.

While bringing in an outsider can be a «great boost,» looking within the system shouldn't be overlooked, said John Aubrey Douglass, a senior research fellow for public policy and higher education at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California in education at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California in Education at the University of California in Berkeley.

The Fund for Great Public Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial scPublic Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial scpublic, private and parochial schools.

«Fundamental to our great public services, including education, is that they provide entitlement for all children and young people.

«The marketisation and privatisation of our great public education service compounds this disadvantage with access to important educational opportunities, for too many children and young people, now on the basis of parents» ability to pay.

«The General Election will be a key defining moment for education and all our great public services and for the country.

Now, it's time for the governor and Legislature to step up and protect public education from great harm, and to ensure the theme of «shared sacrifice» includes all New Yorkers, including the most affluent.»

From 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Democratic NYC mayoral contenders Anthony Weiner, Bill de Blasio, Bill Thompson, John Liu, and Sal Albanese (but not Council Speaker Chris Quinn, who dropped out of this event) participate in the New Yorkers for Great Public Schools education debate.

Cuomo also famously doubled down on tying education funding to performance and pushing for greater teacher accountability, saying: «l learned that everyone in public education has his or her own lobbyist.

Mr. Rodriguez, the representative of the district where the rally took place, argued that the Assembly had given a great deal to teachers unions and public education advocates by proposing a $ 1.8 billion outlay for schools in the budget.

«For many in The Bronx, and in fact across the country, the «America's College Promise» and the «American Technical Training Fund» proposals would be of great assistance for future college students saving money, especially as the cost of higher education continues to skyrocket — both at public institutions as well as private colleges and universitiFor many in The Bronx, and in fact across the country, the «America's College Promise» and the «American Technical Training Fund» proposals would be of great assistance for future college students saving money, especially as the cost of higher education continues to skyrocket — both at public institutions as well as private colleges and universitifor future college students saving money, especially as the cost of higher education continues to skyrocket — both at public institutions as well as private colleges and universities.

«As Assembly Minority Leader, I was encouraged to hear the governor put forward priorities that fall in line with a number of Conference proposals, including: pension forfeitures for convicted officials, a Constitutional Convention, greater resources for our State Police and focus on public safety, tax relief for small businesses, tax credits for teachers, and a substantial investment in education.»

«As parents, we are outraged that Success Academy charter schools can enter a New York City public school building, and without any oversight or approval, rip out potentially dangerous PCB - containing fixtures without taking any environmental precautions,» says the formal complaint to the state by the parents, who are backed by two nonprofit organizations, New Yorkers for Great Public Schools and the Alliance for Quality Educpublic school building, and without any oversight or approval, rip out potentially dangerous PCB - containing fixtures without taking any environmental precautions,» says the formal complaint to the state by the parents, who are backed by two nonprofit organizations, New Yorkers for Great Public Schools and the Alliance for Quality EducPublic Schools and the Alliance for Quality Education.

The Morrill Act, which in 1862 created the mechanism that has funded many of the nation's great public universities, called for institutions that would «promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.»

Reich's findings suggest women with more time, education, and resources claim greater freedom to reject public health interventions, which potentially carries consequences for undervaccinated children from lower income backgrounds who may not have access to care.

For decades scholars and public health officials have known that people with greater income or formal education tend to live longer and enjoy better health than their counterparts who have less money or schooling.

To combine his interest in research with a wider interest in science, Peter Cotgreave took on the directorship of Save British Science, a campaigning organisation that presses the governments in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast for better funding for science, stronger science education in schools, and policies that allow the general public to have greater access to the benefits of scientific and technological research.

«Because our findings strongly suggest that attending public pre-K helps to promote information access and test taking for gifted and talented programs, with the advent of universal pre-K, the New York City Department of Education has an even greater chance to provide information about public educational opportunities to many more children across all demographic subgroups,» said Weinberg.

For example, tobacco smoking has been in a steady decline since the 1960s with all sorts of factors driving this trend — improved science and epidemiology, education through labeling and advertising campaigns, and greater public awareness of risks — all of which could be applied to behaviors that contribute to climate change.

Since cost per student (not price, which is passed on as tuition) is roughly the same at public and private colleges, she also proposes that a greater proportion of state money for higher education should go directly to students, giving them more flexibility.9

At the 3 - hour - long Senate hearing — which, in an unusual move, was jointly held by an appropriations subcommittee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — topics ranged from financing the effort to the need for a greater sense of urgency, public health and scientific issues, and personal experiences.

Today, The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks CCNY # 2 among public colleges with the greatest success in ensuring the social mobility of our student body; at the same time the Center for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2 % of universities worldwide in terms of academic excellence.

The Heartland Institute argues that market reforms should be introduced into the public education system to increase competition and provide more options and greater choice for parents and their children.

Proponents of greater public funding for early childhood education (ECE) argue that too many children, often those from challenged communities and homes, arrive for kindergarten with insurmountable development gaps and that low - income and disadvantaged children who are exposed to high - quality pre-K programs gain lifelong benefits.

But the guidebook's greatest success comes when it seeks to answer the deeper «what» questions — «What does charter growth mean for public education?»

Private sector contributions to the education sector should aim to reinforce the need for greater public investment in education and research rather than to replace the role of national governments.

A recent paper published by Public Health England, «The link between pupil health and well ‑ being and attainment: A briefing for head teachers, governors and staff in education settings» (November 2014) presented the following evidence: pupils with better health and well ‑ being are likely to achieve better academically; effective social and emotional competencies are associated with greater health and well ‑ being, and better achievement; the culture, ethos and environment of a school influences the health and well - being of pupils and their readiness to learn; and a positive association exists between academic attainment and physical activity levels of pupils.

As education is a public good and requires public funding, proposed structures should be measured by the incentives they will create for schools, districts, and teachers to produce great student outcomes at reasonable expense.

Additionally the high - level summit brings together government, business and civil society thus fulfilling the need and opportunity for greater public private partnership in education, science and research across Africa, the Middle East and beyond.

The bottom line, as phrased by Education Next's Paul Peterson, Martin West, and Michael Henderson, is that «everyone wants more emphasis on just about everything in school, except athletics, though the general public is especially eager for more emphasis on reading and math, while teachers see greater needs in history and the arts.»

Kamras, who currently serves as the chief of human capital for the District of Columbia Public Schools, has a varied perspective echoed today by many inside and outside education: While great teachers may be underpaid, new evaluation criteria are critical to determine appropriate salary levels.

For years the public has been led to believe — thanks, in large part, to union lobbying — that teachers were the most important part of the education process and the public has rewarded them with decent wages and benefits (wages and benefits which would be even greater if not for the assembly line probleFor years the public has been led to believe — thanks, in large part, to union lobbying — that teachers were the most important part of the education process and the public has rewarded them with decent wages and benefits (wages and benefits which would be even greater if not for the assembly line problefor the assembly line problem).

Comprehensive school reform has been identified by both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congress as a key strategy in turning around the country's lowest performing schools, but this fact does not make NAS just like any other education group in D.C. Instead, it means that after a great deal of review, comprehensive school reform emerged as one of the country's best hopes for public school improvement on a grand scale.

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.

If the skeptics are right, Wood writes, Common Core «will damage the quality of K — 12 education for many students; strip parents and local communities of meaningful influence over school curricula; centralize a great deal of power in the hands of federal bureaucrats and private interests; push for the aggregation and use of large amounts of personal data on students without the consent of parents; usher in an era of even more abundant and more intrusive standardized testing; and absorb enormous sums of public funding that could be spent to better effect on other aspects of education.»