Sentences with phrase «including supporting the public school»

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.

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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 Hpublic opinion survey conducted by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg School of Public HPublic 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 schoolsincluding «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.
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