Sentences with phrase «investing in our public schools»

Chance was there to oppose the city spending $ 95 million on a new police academy, and said that the city should instead be investing in public schools.

«The state's rapidly improving economic picture means there's a real opportunity for the state to more fully invest in its public schools, including dedicating new money to Foundation Aid as a way of increasing equity and further helping students to thrive,» said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta.

«I think the solution for our school system is to invest in our public schools.

«We look forward to working with Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature to preserve the progress we have made in education and to keep investing in our public schools,» he said.

Investing in public schools is in, and vouchers are out, according to the annual Phi Delta Kappa / Gallup Poll of trends in education.

«If Wisconsin is serious about improving schools, we must stop expanding this failing voucher program and instead invest in public schools that provide opportunity to all students, regardless of their zip codes.»

I'm just grateful that our business community is willing to continue to invest in public schools.»

«If policymakers are really interested in improving education, they should invest in the public schools that serve all students.»

He said in a statement that the Republican plan invests in public schools while remaining fiscally responsible.

Rather than exacerbate the financial strain on the district by opening more charter schools, the city should invest in its public schools so they can provide vital wraparound academic, health and social supports for students and their families.

The state budget signed into law today (Sept. 21) significantly invests in our public school students and districts, one of the best investments we can make as a state.

We need to invest in our public schools, where all really does mean ALL.

In addition to investing in our public schools, children will only succeed if we also invest in helping all families succeed and invest in strengthening our local businesses and local communities.

Labor / community coalitions in a range of cities called on their members of Congress to reject tax cuts for the wealthy, and invest in public schools.

Organizers with AQE and BEJA publish commentaries blasting their states» failure to invest in public schools.

At The Forum for Education and Democracy, we think that would be a good place to start — and we want to encourage the administration and Congress to do more than fix a bad law; we want them to invest in public schools in ways that prepare every young person to use his or her mind well.

The groups called on USBank and other corporations that have invested millions to bring the Super Bowl to Minneapolis, to also invest in public schools and struggling communities.

The more than $ 80 billion in U.S. tax dollars spent annually on the corrections system would be better invested in public schools.102 In order to redirect funding from prisons to schools, state policymakers must find ways to reduce their prison populations.

Or, by investing in our public schools, we could have the alternative — schools that «unify a diverse population» and «improve social conditions.»

NCPE believes that instead of sending federal taxpayer money to private schools, these funds should be invested in the public schools.

Not exact matches

For the last 15 years, Partners for Progress, a group of private and public - sector leaders in St. Charles County, Missouri, have invested a significant amount of time and money to create a culture of STEM education in the area's school districts.

I'm not suggesting blindly spending money just because something is important (as Mark Zuckerberg learned when he invested $ 100 million in the Newark Public Schools).

On Monday, just hours before a scheduled press event about GE's move, the industrial giant pledged to invest $ 25 million in the city's underfunded public school system by creating a career lab and other resources.

«It makes sense to spin off the mobile - phone business using a public offering that would leave SoftBank in control and provide SoftBank with more cash to pursue its strategy of investing in companies with potentially high growth prospects,» Erik Gordon, a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

Harvard Business School did a study: If you invested a dollar 20 years ago in a select portfolio of public companies focused just on growing their businesses, that dollar would've grown to $ 14.46.

I was pleased to see the PCs move away from that short - sighted approach during their final years in government and that the NDP has continued to invest in building the type of public infrastructure — schools, hospitals, roads and public transit — that Alberta's growing population will need.

Kyle taught himself to invest in public companies after his senior year in high school and has been investing ever since.

Alongside the best public school reform proposals outlined above, as a nation we should invest equal resources in testing a voucher plan.

My suggestion — as a parent of public school children and as a former public and private school teacher — is that we individuals who are «outside» school culture (i.e. not administrators or teachers) become invested in whatever ways we can.

In truth, what I'm most worried about is not deep fryers, since schools may not want to invest in equipment they only just got rid of a few years ago, but instead the clear message coming from the TDA, through Mr. Miller's public statements, that junk food is not a big deaIn truth, what I'm most worried about is not deep fryers, since schools may not want to invest in equipment they only just got rid of a few years ago, but instead the clear message coming from the TDA, through Mr. Miller's public statements, that junk food is not a big deain equipment they only just got rid of a few years ago, but instead the clear message coming from the TDA, through Mr. Miller's public statements, that junk food is not a big deal.

For 20 years, I have deliberately invested my life in teaching public - school kids, coaching them, and advocating for the ones who don't have the same support that other kids have.

But Lipton also said there is «more to do,» like restoring «progressivity» to the state's tax code, closing the carried interest tax loophole, and investing in a new «social contract» on public education that ensures full funding for schools — including universal pre-K (an early de Blasio priority)-- and restoration to the public university system to pre-recession levels.

«In states across America, legislators have been pressured into a toxic game of cross-border business poaching that drives millions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies to wealthy executives — draining funds we need to invest in infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.&raquIn states across America, legislators have been pressured into a toxic game of cross-border business poaching that drives millions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies to wealthy executives — draining funds we need to invest in infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.&raquin tax breaks and subsidies to wealthy executives — draining funds we need to invest in infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.&raquin infrastructure, schools, parks, and other public goods that is the bedrock of economic health.»

Yes, the pro-charter group StudentsFirstNY praised the budget: «New York made history by investing in... charter schools in a manner that will dramatically assist in educating public school children.»

Filings at the state Board of Elections show NYSUT's Fund For Great Public Schools super PAC has invested in both mailers and TV ad production over the last week to knock Republican Chris Jacobs and boost Small's chances in the battleground district.

In the wake of September's deadly stabbing of a teenager in a Bronx public school, the NYC Department of Education said it would invest $ 8 million in additional steps to prevent bullyinIn the wake of September's deadly stabbing of a teenager in a Bronx public school, the NYC Department of Education said it would invest $ 8 million in additional steps to prevent bullyinin a Bronx public school, the NYC Department of Education said it would invest $ 8 million in additional steps to prevent bullyinin additional steps to prevent bullying.

This year we built upon those numbers by investing a record $ 1.2 billion, a $ 700 million increase, in Foundation Aid which is critical to our students in public schools.

Under the City Charter, each of the five borough presidents can direct the allocation of a portion of the city's capital budget to invest in the infrastructure of their borough's schools, public facilities, nonprofit organizations and cultural institutions.

They extended gay rights and restored public services, reforming and investing in hospitals and schools, prioritising the fight against poverty and introducing the minimum wage.

Joseph Ienuso, vice president of facilities for Columbia, said Sunday that the school would invest upwards of $ 3 million to overhaul the sports fields — which the school has promised to make more available for public use — in addition to spending an estimated $ 100 million to construct the new field house.

Invest in our schools, invest in our public infrastructure.

Holdren called on scientists and engineers to dedicate 10 % of their time educating policymakers and the public on issues such as climate change, protecting the world's oceans and public lands, continuing Arctic research and demonstrating the importance of investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for elementary and middle school students.

«This study demonstrates the critical need to invest in support services for boys, too — not only for their own protection, but to help prevent them from becoming abusers themselves,» said Whetten, who is also a professor in Duke's Sanford School of Public Policy.

Thanks to a personal connection, one of the most successful biotechnology companies in the United States is apparently the new title sponsor of the Science Talent Search (STS), the prestigious high school science competitions run by the Society for Science and the Public (SSP) in Washington, D.C. New York - based Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. will invest $ 100 million over the next 10 years to become the third such sponsor in STS's nearly 75 - year - long history, according to several media outlets.

Relatively few resources, however, have been invested in this issue in lower income settings,» says David Peters, MD, DrPH, MPH, senior author and Edgar Berman Professor and Chair of International Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Only if these systemic changes are realized will the public find it worthwhile to invest more resources in our country's schools.

Public health minister, Steve Brine, also commented: «Investing in school facilities such as sports halls, playgrounds, kitchens and dining facilities will undoubtedly make a significant difference to children's health across the country.

With the billions of dollars invested each year in public schools, both traditional and charter, and the millions of hours that we compel our children to attend these schools, it is critical that we have a basic understanding of the school environment that we are providing.

This philanthropy has invested in public education in the Big Apple schools in countless ways, including recently in green - career training and scholarships for students protecting the environment.

The New York State legislature this month passed a $ 462 - million increase in state aid to public schools, bringing to nearly $ 1 billion the amount of new money it has invested in elementary and secondary education in the past two years.