Sentences with phrase «in defense of public education»

We are a collective of audiovisual producers formed during a student strike in defense of public education, free and quality in the highest seat of learning in Latin America: the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM).

Those of us on the SEE RESPECT ticket in the election know that our union needs to become more powerful in its defense of public education.

And my supreme delight is derived from seeing the critics realize what I have known since all the essays were first submitted to me by the many parent, student, teacher, and administrator contributors to the book: There is a new leadership emerging across the country, with stirring stories of personal courage, in defense of public education.

Ten members of APPS attended this meeting; nine of them spoke in defense of public education.

There will be lots of important allies in the defense of public education — superintendents, principals, public school parents and students, civil rights groups — but only the teachers unions have the political muscle to defend the institution of public education that is so vital for our democracy.

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The power that Israel wields over our Democracy is evident in the miss - appropriation of wealth, while our children are treated to a public education not worthy of circus animals, Israel has our defense industry pumping out fighter jets at 350 million each, and it's no surprise they have the most powerful military on earth.

Thus the G.I. Bill, the Public Facilities Act, the National Defense Education Act, and the various forms of student aid initiated in the 1960s — BEOGs, SEOGs, Work - Study, Pell grants, etc. — have subsidized the survival of many colleges and universities, but inexorably they have served as well to make the grantee institutions more anxious to observe the laws and regulations of the State than the strictures of the Church whose sponsorship is, by comparison, so intangible.

Meanwhile, the Republican Party has in recent decades become the champion of the Church's public priorities — the protection of innocent human life, parental choice in education, the defense of marriage, church - state cooperation, and an array of issues under the rubric of religious freedom.

In approaching these questions, it is crucial to remember that the federal government has a long - established interest in the operation of public schools and the academic achievement of students, dating back at least to the National Defense Education Act of 195In approaching these questions, it is crucial to remember that the federal government has a long - established interest in the operation of public schools and the academic achievement of students, dating back at least to the National Defense Education Act of 195in the operation of public schools and the academic achievement of students, dating back at least to the National Defense Education Act of 1958.

It wants to add federally - run accountability in the form of an annual U.S. Department of Education audit of K - 12 public education, to be done in collaboration with the Departments of Defense and State and the U.S. intelligence Education audit of K - 12 public education, to be done in collaboration with the Departments of Defense and State and the U.S. intelligence education, to be done in collaboration with the Departments of Defense and State and the U.S. intelligence agencies.

Washington — The Reagan Administration's education policies are «out of step» with the beliefs of the American public, according to a survey on «prominent issues in the 1984 elections» commissioned by the Project on Equal Education Rights of the now Legal Defense and Educateducation policies are «out of step» with the beliefs of the American public, according to a survey on «prominent issues in the 1984 elections» commissioned by the Project on Equal Education Rights of the now Legal Defense and EducatEducation Rights of the now Legal Defense and EducationEducation Fund.

«Family concerns about education affect readiness and retention of military personnel,» said the report, citing the Department of Defense, which recommended in 2008 that military families in areas with poorly performing public schools be offered charter school options.»

Grant attacked government support for schools run by religious organizations and called for the defense of public education «unmixed with sectarian, pagan or atheistical dogmas,» according to Mark Edward DeForrest, writing in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Ppublic education «unmixed with sectarian, pagan or atheistical dogmas,» according to Mark Edward DeForrest, writing in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public PPublic Policy.

In that case Jepsen and Malloy used public funds to come to the defense of Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, when Pryor decided that while the law required that Paul Vallas could only stay on as the head of Bridgeport's school system if he completed a school leadership program at a Connecticut institution of higher education, Pryor would allow Vallas to stay if he only took a three - credit independent study classEducation, Stefan Pryor, when Pryor decided that while the law required that Paul Vallas could only stay on as the head of Bridgeport's school system if he completed a school leadership program at a Connecticut institution of higher education, Pryor would allow Vallas to stay if he only took a three - credit independent study classeducation, Pryor would allow Vallas to stay if he only took a three - credit independent study class instead.

The National Coalition for Public Education — which includes 50 organizations, including the Children's Defense Fund and the National Urban League — has also written that portability would expand the amount of students served through Title I and result in the poorest districts getting less of overall Title I dollars.

With 1 out of 4 living in poverty — far more than any other industrialized country (nearly double what it was 30 years ago); a more tattered safety net — more who are homeless, without health care, and without food security; a more segregated and inequitable system of public education, in which the top schools spend 10 times more than the lowest spending; we nonetheless have a defense budget larger than that of the next 20 countries combined and greater disparities in wealth than any other leading country.

In addition to his career in the Department of Defense and public education, he has worked in heavy industry, professional business, and as a career Air Force OfficeIn addition to his career in the Department of Defense and public education, he has worked in heavy industry, professional business, and as a career Air Force Officein the Department of Defense and public education, he has worked in heavy industry, professional business, and as a career Air Force Officein heavy industry, professional business, and as a career Air Force Officer.

Even worse for Weingarten and the AFT, Duncan didn't take too kindly to her attempt to shame him into submission; he doubled down on his earlier remarks, arguing that the AFTs (and NEA's) defense of traditional teacher compensation policies «undercut the public's confidence in public education.»

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1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - seducation 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sEducation Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sEducation Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

She has 35 years of experience in education in public schools, Department of Defense Schools, Europe and Catholic schools with 16 years in educational administration and supervision in the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.

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In the late 1960s sociologist Kenneth Clark, whose work helped form the basis of the Brown v. Board of Education decision, advocated for alternative public school systems run by institutions ranging from universities to the Department of Defense.

The national results are based on a representative sample of students in public schools, private schools, Bureau of Indian Education schools, and Department of Defense schools.

The Council of Chief State School Officers is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state juriseducation in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisEducation Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions.

The 2016 cohort represent public and non-public elementary, middle, and high schools, including traditional, charter, magnet schools, parochial, and independent schools in 42 states, the District of Colombia, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools in Fort Benning, Georgia; Ramstein, Germany; and Seoul, Korea.

CCSSO is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization that represents the public officials who lead departments of elementary and secondary education in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education and the five U.S. extra-state juriseducation in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education and the five U.S. extra-state jurisEducation Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education and the five U.S. extra-state jurisEducation and the five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions.

Municipal issuers have a key role to play in terms of: • Low - carbon technologies • Pollution control • Climate adaptation, such as disaster prevention and recovery We will seek to avoid purchasing the relatively few government - issued bonds that are explicitly issued to finance the development of projects, such as nuclear power plants or casinos, which are fundamentally misaligned with our investment objectives Sovereign Debt National governments around the world issue bonds (debt) to finance a wide variety of public goods including education, infrastructure, national defense, the judiciary and social welfare.

The Air Force Association educates the public about the critical role of aerospace power in the defense of our nation; advocates aerospace power and a strong national defense; and supports the United States Air Force, the Air Force family, and aerospace education.

Mackinac's director of labor policy is Vincent Vernuccio, who chairs a committee of the labor task force of the Bradley - supported American Legislative Exchange Council and previously has worked at the Bradley - supported Capital Research Center and Bradley - supported Competitive Enterprise Institute... MCLF spent much of last year helping to defend the new right - to - work law, in policy and legal arguments, as well as in the larger public discourse in the state and nationally... MCLF is working with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy changes.

CCSSO is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state juriseducation in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisEducation Activity, and five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions.

The Air Force Association educates the public about the critical role of aerospace power in the defense of our nation; advocates aerospace power and a strong national defense; and supports the United States Air Force, the Air Force family, and aerospace education.