Sentences with phrase «including school choice»

Physical custody pertains to where the child stays overnight, while legal custody refers to the authority to make major decisions regarding the child's upbringing, including school choice and religious affiliation.

NEPTUNE — Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker said Monday that he backs Gov. Chris Christie's education reform measures — including school choice and teacher tenure changes — but he is critical of the new plan for higher education.

«At LAUSD, we are charting a bold course to achieve that goal, including school choice, performance management, and new tools to measure educator effectiveness.»

Arizona does many things well, including school choice, according to an Arizona Republic year - in - review column that ran last month.

A growing number of people, including both school choice advocates and education reform opponents, say there's little evidence that standardized test score gains in math and reading lead to improved long - term life outcomes.

Financial assistance is available, including School Choice.

The initiative is considering a broad range of issues including school choice, racial equity, and school culture and climate.

Earlier this year, Dropout Nation argued that one way that school reformers — including school choice activists and Parent Power groups — could advance reform and expand school choice was to file lawsuits similar to school funding torts used for the past four decades by school funding advocates.

At a time of growing national recognition of the need for a policy shift to more successful approaches to school reform, this collection of mini-briefs identifies affirmative, research - based approaches to reform in areas including school choice, portfolio district reform, and teacher deprofessionalization.

I encourage school leaders and educators to read the source material to learn more about the views of parents and guardians on these and other issues, including school choice, diversity, wraparound services, and more.

Yesterday, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) released the results of a poll conducted by a Democratic polling firm supposedly showing that American parents don't support a plethora of education reforms, including school choice, and would rather increase funding for public schools.

The basis of school reform should revolve around a few principles, he said, including school choice, diversification, autonomy, accountability, and transparency.

As part of the State Policy Network's Annual Meeting on October 4, a panel discussed the role that teachers and parents play in shaping school policy, including school choice, merit pay, and school spending.

It is not a stretch to include school choice in the same category.

«If it is true, as Rep. Messer says, that the big tax reform bill will not include a school choice component, then it is fair to say that a big new federal push on private school choice is dead,» Petrilli said.

Polling in Texas consistently shows that significant majorities of voters favor finance plans that include school choice alternatives that would allow parents to transfer their children out of under - performing schools to other public or private schools.

Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick outlined his legislative priorities for the 85th Legislative Session and included school choice as one of the top issues.

Not exact matches

They include IBM, which is helping urban high schools close the STEM skills gap, and 23andMe, which is empowering consumers to learn about their genetic risks — and the lifestyle choices they can make, in some cases, to lower them.

Other errors, according to Pii investigators, included ABWE's choice to mask the reason for Ketcham's dismissal under the general term immorality; when he returned to his home church, he was allowed to teach Sunday school.

The blog goes on to say that in the Church's schools, the subject will be «rooted in the teachings of the Church», including «the importance of trust, loyalty, fidelity and the Christian understanding of marriage as the context for sexual relationships, as well as the understanding of abstinence and celibacy as positive life choices».

The drafters of this new law, in pursuit of a democratic outcome, concluded that the state should promote freedom of choice in education, including prominently the choice of religious schools.

To take a single example, last year I had the privilege of participating in one of these schools in a small university town, where in a parish of about one thousand members over two hundred persons (including a goodly number of interested «enquirers» who had heard of the program through a carefully planned advertising campaign) attended eight night sessions, held from eight until ten o'clock, with a choice among eight different courses, dealing with theological, ethical, historical, devotional, and scriptural subjects.

Does the Constitution permit governments to include students attending religious schools in a school - choice program?

«Our products include organic, vegetarian and vegan choices, as well as the latest in healthy products and school - friendly programs.»

Among the many factors that influence my choice of milk to use in this recipe are several long - term studies (including the Harvard's Health Professionals Study and the one by Catherine S. Berkey of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital) that have shown that even low - fat dairy products can contribute to weight gain.

Meals on offer at the start of the week at ECS schools include Quorn Pasta Bolognaise, Veggie Balls and Yorkshire Pudding, and Baked Potato with a choice of fillings.

The American chefs and foodservice operators that are invited and attend this event each year — drawn from various high - volume sectors including hotels and resorts, chain restaurants, universities, schools and hospital foodservice — collectively shape the menus that impact the daily food choices for tens of millions of Americans.

His economic stimulus package also includes $ 100 million for upgrading school cafeteria equipment, which may help to support healthy school luch choices.

Some of these influential and significant areas include our partners, family of choice, friends and peers, family - of - origin, school, work, and our community at large.

HB 1224 (2008) encourages school districts to expand their local wellness policies to adopt goals for emphasizing healthy choices and lifestyles, including physical education (PE), nutrition, and mental health counseling.

Oregon also provides the report of its Food Choices in Oregon Schools Task Force, which includes recommendations and evaluation data that are pertinent to crafting and implementing local wellness policies.

Additional content requirements: KRS 160.345 (2005) requires the school council of a school containing grades K - 5, or any combination thereof, to develop a wellness policy that must include moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and encourages healthy choices among students.

In short, we are mothers of color with a lot to say about issues relevant to us including politics, images in the media, schooling choices, parenting issues, and so much more.

This choice includes public or private elementary schools and secondary schools, including religious schools.

And as I sat through this district's presentation, school food professionals in the audience were eagerly asking for more details about all of it: the cost of the coffee cups, whether the lid and cardboard sleeve were included in the price, which extra-brightly-colored Trix were used in the treats shown above (apparently Trix Swirls is the more eye - catching choice).

As I've said often, including in my very first post on this blog, what school cafeterias implicitly teach our children about food and food choices is as important as the food itself.

If your child's school only offers one option each day, you may be better off to include your child in preparing a healthy packed lunch where you offer healthy choices.

His investigation continues, and he expects more claims to be brought against other food service providers over rebates that not only create «an inherent conflict of interest» in the choice of foods children are served at school, but also discourage the use of locally produced goods from smaller suppliers, including local farmers.

We have a higher price point, which allows us to offer a higher quality meal and a much wider variety of entree choices to our schools (yes, including hand - rolled sushi).

The update from Ofsted highlights how the School Food Plan and resources are relevant to inspectors» assessment of how schools are supporting pupils to keep themselves healthy, including through making informed choices about healthy eating.

Module Four: School Age Kids ages 3 to 6 are exposed to so many influences outside the home — and that includes unhealthy food choices.

Depending on your childcare choices, your kiddos may be having any number of experiences, including but limited to daycare, school, time with a nanny, time with a relative, and time on their own in fancy hotels thwarting burglars in»90s - era New York at Christmastime.

The citizens of Berkeley have made a conscious choice to make education, including school nutrition, a priority and they have put their money where the mouth is.

The kids tell me the food sucks now lol but they do nt see the bigger picture either... while it was a different era for us when us parents were in school; the fundamental rights shouldve remained the same... which is give the kids their choices... the Federal Gov can INCLUDE nutritious items on the free lunch menus while including more choices for them instead of reducing them to avoid social stigmas within the student body of the schools... Kids can be so cruel... Ive lived that first hand... I'm wondering who to contact to protest these changes.

Brave Buddies is designed to simulate a typical school day, allowing children many opportunities to practice real - life challenges including morning meetings; choice time; show and tell; field trips to places such as the library, ice cream store, and Central Park Children's Zoo; guests to interact with such as police officers and firefighters; and the always - popular daily trip to the Brave Buddies prize store — a simulated store where children can purchase prizes with the points they've earned for brave talking throughout the day.

It is my understanding that BPI is working on a voluntary label so that people can make a decision on the product while shopping in the grocery store; and, as you pointed out, school districts now have the choice as to whether or not to buy hamburger that includes LFTB.

These are relevant to inspectors» assessment of how schools are supporting pupils to keep themselves healthy, including through making informed choices about healthy eating.

Sixth -, seventh - and eighth - graders at the Oswego school were busy polishing off selections from a multiple - choice menu that included tacos, salads and chicken patties, and even a serving of turkey.

The update highlights how the School Food Plan and resources are relevant to inspectors» assessment of how schools are supporting pupils to keep themselves healthy, including through making informed choices about healthy eating.

[EDUCATION: Promote innovation and reform in education, including support for choice and charter schools, so our children are prepared for college and to become active participants in the 21st century economy]