Sentences with phrase «including greater public education»

Following the 2007 amendments to the Code under Bill 107, which removed the gatekeeper function of the OHRC, the main mandate of the Commission is in regards to broader systemic problems, including greater public education.

This dramatic change in power distorts our political system, leading to not as much investment in the public goods needed to maintain a healthy middle class, including a great public education system.

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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.

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

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.»

«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.»

Evidence collected by public health experts over the past few decades repeatedly shows that less obvious forces, including proper diet and exercise, higher levels of education, good jobs, greater neighborhood safety, and underlying support from family and friends, provide a powerful, and often unappreciated, boost to a community's health and well - being.

The goal of these school choice «patriots» was to free teachers to practice their craft in new and innovative ways, including by opening their own public or private schools, and to empower parents with greater choice and influence over their children's education.

I have previously written about the extent to which advocates for greater public investment in center - based programs for young children, including some education researchers, misrepresent the quality and relevance of the research they cite to support their claims.

Contributors to the final plan included representatives from the New Orleans Public Schools, state and local government, Louisiana universities, the U.S. Department of Education, the Broad Foundation, the Gates Foundation, the Council of the Great City Schools, IBM, Teach For America, the American Federation of Teachers, New Orleans nonprofits, and the Philadelphia, Norfolk (VA), and Oakland public school distPublic Schools, state and local government, Louisiana universities, the U.S. Department of Education, the Broad Foundation, the Gates Foundation, the Council of the Great City Schools, IBM, Teach For America, the American Federation of Teachers, New Orleans nonprofits, and the Philadelphia, Norfolk (VA), and Oakland public school distpublic school districts.

And here in New York, we're joined by Diane Ravitch, the former assistant secretary of education under President George H.W. Bush, historian of education, best - selling author of over 20 books, including Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools, as well as The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Eeducation under President George H.W. Bush, historian of education, best - selling author of over 20 books, including Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools, as well as The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Eeducation, best - selling author of over 20 books, including Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America's Public Schools, as well as The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining EducationEducation.

As an historian, I was particularly pleased to see how the editor saw fit to include an historical review of the period since the 1950s, mentioning, among other things, Arthur Bestor's great book, Educational Wastelands: The Retreat from Learning in Our Public Schools, the influence of Sputnik, and (a little later) the Great Society legislation, to underscore the national commitment to education for evergreat book, Educational Wastelands: The Retreat from Learning in Our Public Schools, the influence of Sputnik, and (a little later) the Great Society legislation, to underscore the national commitment to education for everGreat Society legislation, to underscore the national commitment to education for everyone.

The group was named Thursday (May 12) and includes Superintendent Lewis and Recovery Superintendent Patrick Dobard, a half dozen charter school leaders, the Orleans Parish federal programs / external grants director and two education advocates, Urban League of Greater New Orleans chief executive Erika McConduit - Diggs and Orleans Public Education Network director Deirdre Johnseducation advocates, Urban League of Greater New Orleans chief executive Erika McConduit - Diggs and Orleans Public Education Network director Deirdre JohnsEducation Network director Deirdre Johnson Burel.

Together, they started the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP) which has worked to provide funding and private training to state legislators to advocate for the redirection of public funds from traditional public schools to other options, including charter schools, private schools, parochial schools (private schools with a religious affiliation) and online schools.

School voucher programs — including the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP)-- divert much - needed funding away from public schools when they are expanded, according to a new policy memo by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) with funding from the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.

They include evidence that the schools have demonstrated an ability to «provide all students with a high - quality education» and that because «multiple models» have succeeded, «Great Public Schools Now is considering how to invest in multiple types of public schools to expand the number of high - quality options for students throughout Greater Los AnPublic Schools Now is considering how to invest in multiple types of public schools to expand the number of high - quality options for students throughout Greater Los Anpublic schools to expand the number of high - quality options for students throughout Greater Los Angeles.

The FEA provides local education agencies (e.g., public schools), including magnet and charter schools, a set of extended services to address an educational problem, concern or practice to provide greater opportunity for every learner to receive high quality instruction and educational supports to be academically successful.

Through this work, ConnCAN has emerged as a leading voice for education reform, built a base of thousands of supporters across the state and secured dozens of policy wins including: the adoption of rigorous education standards, more flexibility to recruit great new teachers and a 50 - percent increase in the number of students enrolled in public charter schools.

These unusual events and policies included the great recession, expanded public school choice programs in the Hartford region, and assorted neoliberal education reforms.

The book includes great advice from many Aspire blended learning teachers, and shares key insights from blended learning leaders across the country, including folks at the KIPP Foundation, Summit Public Schools, Rocketship Education, E. L. Haynes Public Charter School, the Alliance College - Ready Public Schools, Cornerstone Charter Schools (Detroit), Highline Public Schools (Washington), Mastery Schools and FirstLine Schools.

Nine Louisiana business and education groups — including Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, the Urban League of Greater New Orleans and the Southern Poverty Law Center — expressed their concern with the way public school letter grades are calculated in Superintendent White's draft ESSA...

«Included in a great public education is the character - building that extracurricular activities such as sports provide.

Several nonprofit organizations, including the Urban Strategies Council, Great Oakland Public Schools Leadership Center, and the Oakland Public Education Fund, are collaborating to help boost attendance at Oakland schools.

Education day, which is co-hosted and sponsored by PNC Bank, in conjunction with the show, includes an hour long «A World of Opportunities» event in which some 225 Detroit Public School pre-K students are provided with PNC «Grow Up Great» educational materials.

If the task force could eventually widen its focus to also include stricter enforcement of existing animal control laws and a public education program, the success in reducing the number of unwanted dogs and cats would be even greater.

Year - round education activities include school and teacher programs, student and public tours, TAP audio tour and Great Chain Game, lectures, gallery talks, Second Saturdays for Families, Community Days, studio classes, artist residencies, concerts, and films.

Anderssen also interviewed several senior family law practitioners in Ontario to identify other creative solutions for implementation here, which included greater public legal education and devolving much of the family disputes into a tribunal - style model.

In the meantime, we can improve our public education initiatives including advising the public on how to find the majority of lawyers who do great work for their clients at reasonable fees, how to recognize and avoid the minority of lawyers who either do lousy work or who overcharge, and how do deal with lawyers who have overcharged.

In addition to the Glickstein Award, which Perlmutter received in 2002, he has received many other honors for his advocacy, including the National Association of Counsel for Children's Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award, the Clinical Legal Education Association's Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Law Case or Project, the C. Clyde Atkins Civil Liberties Award from the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the inaugural Miami - Dade County Children's Trust Champion for Children Award, and the Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award from the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council.

She's also active in her local association, the Greater Tulsa Association of REALTORS ®, and has served on several association committees, including those for strategic planning, public relations, and education, a topic of particular importance to her.