Families that Can and CCSA are working with a coalition of minority and civil rights groups to push education reform in LAUSD,
including supporting the Public School Choice initiative.
Not exact matches
Topics
included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built
support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's
public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
Consulting groups Integral Development and Nous Group have won contracts to
support development of independent
public schools, as part of a range of programs that also
include 20 principals per year attending a training program at Harvard University.
The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (
including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity
School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state -
supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and
public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources,
public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).
These resources
include private sector dollars, the community partners that
support LA's Promise
schools, and the millions of
public sector dollars that flow from the state and federal governments.»
The Chicago Food Policy Action Council and the Food Chain Workers Alliance have played a leadership role in the City's adoption of the Program by
supporting the Chicago Good Food Taskforce organized by the Mayor's Office
including multiple City of Chicago Sister Agencies (Chicago
Public Schools, Chicago Park District, Chicago City Colleges, Chicago Housing Authority) and Departments (Department of
Public Health, Department of Family and
Support Services, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Aviation, and Procurement).
The vast majority of Kentucky voters,
including parents with children in
public schools,
support the healthy
school meal standards in effect nationwide, according to a poll released today by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project.
These partnerships also provide a range of funding opportunities, and many grants are broad enough to
include support for the fees associated with
public use of
school kitchens.
WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Kentucky voters,
including parents with children in
public schools,
support the healthy
school meal standards in effect nationwide, according to a poll released today by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project.
After this course, participants will be able to state empirically -
supported behavioral and cognitive treatment
including self - modeling, and PCIT - SM (Parent - Child Interaction Therapy for Selective Mutism) techniques for selective mutism in
school, home, and
public (social) settings.
In settling the D.C. lawsuit, Chartwells agreed to make $ 14 million in credits and payments to the
school system and committed to provide $ 5 million in philanthropic
support for the
schools,
including $ 4 million to the D.C.
Public Education Fund for «innovative programs» and $ 1 million to several nonprofit organizations that promote literacy and provide mentors, college scholarships and academic enrichment.
Announcements
included the awarding of state grants that will
support 18,000 miles of broadband infrastructure, serving 18 upstate libraries and 96 government buildings, health care facilities, colleges and
public schools.
Hawkins» platform
includes tax reform that would create a city income tax, anti-poverty initiatives, state -
supported worker co-ops for poor and working - class people,
public ownership of utilities and desegregation of
schools and housing.
In his «New New York Agenda,» Cuomo has called for a number of initiatives that don't sit well with the labor community,
including a
public employee salary freeze, a property tax cap and
support for charter
schools.»]
Individuals and businesses will be able to receive a total of $ 20 million in tax credits for up to 75 percent of their donations made to
public schools and not - for - profits that
support public schools» educational programs,
including Pre-Kindergarten and extended - day programs.
In his «New New York Agenda,» Cuomo has called for a number of initiatives that don't sit well with the labor community,
including a
public employee salary freeze, a property tax cap and
support for charter
schools.
There have not been any angry
public walkouts from the negotiating room to this point, but there have been the usual grumbling about the stickiest issues, which this week
include talks on «Raise the Age,» workers compensation reform and
support for charter
schools.
The foldout also
includes commitments to «
support our
public schools» and to «close the $ 4.4 billion annual gap in funding owed by the state to
public schools» — a figure apparently derived from the Court of Appeals» 2003 Campagn for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State decision, which ruled Albany had shortchanged the city billions in education funds.
«These projects
include the completion of the 2017 Farmland Protection Plan, with a grant from the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets we have hired a Farm to
School Marketing Coordinator to help our regions farmers sell locally produced food products to our
public schools» lunch programs and with the
support of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Oneida County Health Department, Oneida County Planning Department, Mohawk Valley Community College ThINCubator and the Mohawk Valley Food Policy Council we will be conducting an extensive study of the total Oneida County Food system.»
Wadleigh supporters say intense pressure from numerous politicians,
including Rep. Charles Rangel, Assemblymen Keith Wright, state senator Bill Perkins, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Comptroller John Liu and
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and even professor and activist Cornel West, helped to galvanize
support for the
school.
The projects must meet State housing goals,
including the creation of mixed - income housing, proximity to
public transportation, placement in strong
school districts, or the provision of
support services for formerly homeless individuals or those with special needs.
Among other things, the rule requires states to identify low - performing
schools for comprehensive or targeted
support and improvement, and requires that each state's statewide plan use multiple indicators of student success that are the same for all
public schools (
including charter
schools).
He now represents a half - dozen interest groups,
including Alliant Energy, which spent $ 194,000 on lobbying in the 2011 - 12 legislative session;
School Choice Wisconsin, which
supports public spending on private
schools and has another former Assembly speaker, John Gard, on its lobby payroll; and the Wisconsin Council for Independent Education, which represents for - profit colleges.
Those in
support of the plan —
including the current principal and PTA from the playground's adjoining
school P.S. 166, elected officials, Community Board 7, parents and nearby residents — shared perspectives, bringing the commission up to speed on past debates and
public meetings.
As the Oct. 7 deadline fast approached, educators at almost 350
public schools across New York City prepared themselves and their
school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700
school support staff —
including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.
Hawkins said a debate focused on education is needed because both Astorino and Cuomo
support programs to privatize
public education,
including more privately - managed charter
schools and education tax credits for donations to charter and parochial
schools.
Buffalo
Public Schools currently receives
support from the city which
includes 51 % of the property tax levy in the city.
Buttke is interested in using
public interest in personal health as a way to increase
support for
public green space, and enhancing
public understanding of how human actions can drive infectious disease spread through a variety of avenues
including school programs, websites, and smart phone apps.
A large majority of Americans —
including gun owners — continue to
support stronger policies to prevent gun violence than are present in current federal and most state law, according to a new national
public opinion survey conducted by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg School of Public H
public opinion survey conducted by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg
School of
Public H
Public Health.
Key recommendations for government in the report that won API
support were: for play to be embedded within a Whole Child Strategy under the aegis of a Cabinet Minister for Children responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans
including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all
schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities
including play; to communicate through
public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play,
including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve
public sector procurement practice for
public play provision.
PPS believes that
public schools succeed when every part of the community
supports them that
includes parents, and it
includes all parents.
We therefore, reaffirm education as a
public good and reject calls for increased privatisation or commercialisation in education,
including any
support for low fee private
schools and for - profit universities.
The 2017 EdNext Poll —
including the Trump Effect on
public opinion about education Charter
schools lose favor but opposition to vouchers declines; Opposition to Common Core plateaus and
support for using the same standards across states gains ground
about mayoral control, non-educators running
public school systems, Klein's legacy, and who Cathie Black was — and wasn't; we saw Steiner appoint an eight - member panel of experts to advise him on whether to grant a legally - required waiver to non-educator Black, Checker call the need for a waiver «antiquated,» the special panel recommend no waiver, polls showing New Yorkers opposing Black, a flurry of celebs —
including Gloria Steinem and Whoopee Goldberg — weighing in to
support her, Steiner losing sleep.
Menino's
support for making Madison Park a model of urban vocational education follows the release of a report, commissioned by Boston
Public Schools through its Office of Career and Technical Education in the spring of 2011, compiled by two dozen national and state experts in career and vocational technical education
including Harvard Graduate
School of Education's Pathways to Prosperity Project Director William Symonds and Strategic Education Research Partnership Program Director Claire White.
Vouchers have come to
include the use of private funding as partial tuition
support for low - income students to attend private
schools (as in Washington, D.C., San Antonio, and New York); the use of
public funds to allow a small number of low - income students to attend private
schools (as in Milwaukee and Cleveland); or, as in the case of Florida, the provision of
public funds for students to attend a private
school or another
public school if their current
public school has a poor aca - demic record.
The report says that «a locally - led approach by
supporting partnerships between residents and local community bodies,
including schools and
public libraries,» will be encouraged.
Montgomery County
Public Schools» plan
includes enhanced online - learning opportunities within the Pathways for Learning that can take advantage of advances in blended learning to
support competency - based progressions.
However, far from a «Wild West» approach to charter oversight, his organization instead advocated for, and got, important accountability measures
included in the law: mandatory closure for persistently low - performing charter
schools, A — F grading of
schools (both charter and
public), and an end to so - called «authorizer shopping,» in which failing
schools move to a new authorizer after their existing one withdraws its
support.
While they are
supported by many families, charter
schools face frequent
public criticism —
including by Baraka — that they are destroying the
school district.
These contracts, says the Obama plan, would
include «information on tutoring, academic
support, and
public school choice options for students.»
Menino's
support for making Madison Park a model of urban vocational education follows the release of a report, commissioned by Boston
Public Schools through its Office of Career and Technical Education in the spring of 2011, compiled by two dozen national and state experts in career and vocational technical education
including Harvard Graduate
School of Education's...
As director of the trust's education division, Mr. Schwartz said he plans to broaden its focus and its financial
support to
include public elementary and secondary
schools.
The federal government has a critical investment role to play in 1)
supporting the replication and scale - up of the best providers through its grant programs; 2) improving access to low - cost
public facilities for charter
schools through its own funds and by leveraging existing
public -
school space; 3) pushing states and local districts toward more equitable funding systems for all
public school students,
including those in charter
schools; and 4)
supporting efforts to create early - stage, innovative, and scalable models that incorporate greater uses of learning technology.
This report also
supports desegregation but it recognizes that desegregation is best achieved through a fully developed system of choice and competition that
includes charter
schools,
school vouchers, and a well developed system of choice among traditional
public schools.
Democrats say that they will «recognize and honor all the professionals who work in
public schools,»
including «teachers, education
support professionals, and specialized staff,» suggestingnthat every teacher does a terrific job.
When first explaining that a «
school voucher system allows parents the option of sending their child to the
school of their choice, whether that
school is
public or private,
including both religious and non-religious
schools» using «tax dollars currently allocated to a
school district,»
support increased to 63 percent and opposition increased to 33 percent.
These questions
include the potential value of having a socially and economically diverse group of children together prior to kindergarten;
supporting families with working parents who require full - day care and education for their young children; and where best to serve children with special needs whose early education costs already are fully assumed (regardless of family income) by the
public schools (based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA]-RRB-.
Such a plan
includes multiple ways of telling multiple audiences (such as families, staff, policy makers, and the
public) what is going on in your
school, and why (and how) they should
support it.
Information about local district rankings increases
public support for
school choice programs,
including charter
schools, parent trigger mechanisms, and, especially,
school vouchers for all students.