Sentences with phrase «local education advocacy group»

There had been some community opposition prior to the Phase 1 decision, driven primarily through an online letter created by a local education advocacy group, Montclair Cares About Schools.

A local education advocacy group «Protect our Public Schools plans to protest this afternoon.

Snow is now executive director of Teach for America — Connecticut and is on the board of Excel, a local education advocacy group.

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New York State United Teachers, with local unions and advocacy groups, announced Thursday an upcoming effort to lobby Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the state Legislature, the state Education Department and the Board of Regents to end testing in pre-kindergarten through second grade.

Saturday's rally was spearheaded by local Tea Party activist Rus Thompson and the Shooters Committee On Political Education, a gun advocacy group.

Co-sponsored legislation and supported efforts to combat the Heroin and Opioid crisis, including a policy to raise additional revenue for education and prevention, creating a Family Advocate to help individuals and families navigate insurance and other issues while seeking treatment and supporting local advocacy groups.

Having the Secretary of Education, state boards, and a bunch of DC advocacy groups declare a particular approach to be best and cram it into place in the middle of a financial crisis with virtually no public debate or input from educators or parents did not convince local officials, educators, and parents to change their minds.

The president of Washington's largest teachers» union said the effort had one other positive result: fruitful collaboration between the governor, the Legislature, parents, other education advocacy groups, local school districts and the Washington Education Association, representing education advocacy groups, local school districts and the Washington Education Association, representing Education Association, representing teachers.

As the State Board of Education considers overruling the MNPS School Board and possibly approving charter schools for Nashville originally denied at the local level, grassroots advocacy group TREE is calling on citizens to take action.

A coalition of education - advocacy groups behind the effort is seeking a maximum of 40 public charter schools over five years, operated by qualified nonprofits and overseen by a local school board or a special state commission.

Our series of papers is meant to inform state school chiefs, state education agency staff, governors and legislative staff, and state advocacy groups about how to support the most promising local improvement efforts.

Ohioans for Local Control is an education advocacy group.

After soliciting input for over a year from education groups, research and advocacy organizations, students and parents, the State Board of Education on Friday approved final regulations governing how districts spend funds they receive through the Local Control Funding Formula, the state's new school finaneducation groups, research and advocacy organizations, students and parents, the State Board of Education on Friday approved final regulations governing how districts spend funds they receive through the Local Control Funding Formula, the state's new school finanEducation on Friday approved final regulations governing how districts spend funds they receive through the Local Control Funding Formula, the state's new school financing law.

An education advocacy group founded by two New York City teachers and backed financially by Bill Gates is launching a public - relations push to pressure the city and the local teachers union to strike a deal on a new teacher evaluation system, two weeks before a state - mandated deadline that could cost the city millions of dollars in education funding.

Sponsors of this regional summit were the local group, Parents for Progress, the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association and the statewide parents» advocacy group, Better Education for New Jersey Kids, Inc..

Goode, the NAACP education director, said the group's position on charters may continue to affect its advocacy in local policy debates.

He also coordinated the effort of a Los Angeles coalition of civil rights, education and community advocacy groups — known as Communities for Los Angeles Student Success, or CLASS — to use the state's new K - 12 local funding law to improve achievement for minority and low - income students.

Faced with the potential that their hand - picked private vendor would not be selected by the local community, the Mayor of Hartford, the Hartford Board of Education, corporate education reform industry advocacy groups AND the Malloy Administration conspired to concoct a strategy that effectively eliminated appropriate parent invEducation, corporate education reform industry advocacy groups AND the Malloy Administration conspired to concoct a strategy that effectively eliminated appropriate parent inveducation reform industry advocacy groups AND the Malloy Administration conspired to concoct a strategy that effectively eliminated appropriate parent involvement.

Jitu helped develop the Mid-South Education Association, a grassroots advocacy group comprised of administrators, parents, teachers, young people and local school council (LSC) members to meet the needs of schools in the area.

School board members generally would welcome regulatory relief from federal intrusion into local policymaking, but civil rights and special education advocacy groups have expressed concern with the department's intentions.

«Coalition to Ban Ohio Dog Auctions will continue working with local, state and national animal advocacy groups to actively address - through investigations, education, media relations and legislative involvement - Ohio dog auctions and their relationship to puppy mills and pet homelessness.»

The Retreat's programs include a residential shelter for women and children, a 24 - hour domestic violence hotline, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy for all victims of domestic violence, programs to engage troubled fathers and other men who may be at - risk of committing family violence, and an in - school violence prevention education program taught in local area schools.

She has organized and managed education and advocacy programs dealing with a wide range of energy and environmental issues, such as high level nuclear waste legislation, director of a solar installers» training and energy conservation installation program, coordination for numerous state, local and national conferences / strategy workshops, and has assisted community - based groups in establishing job - training / energy rehabilitation programs.

After soliciting input for over a year from education groups, research and advocacy organizations, students and parents, the State Board of Education on Friday approved final regulations governing how districts spend funds they receive through the Local Control Funding Formula, the state's new school finaneducation groups, research and advocacy organizations, students and parents, the State Board of Education on Friday approved final regulations governing how districts spend funds they receive through the Local Control Funding Formula, the state's new school finanEducation on Friday approved final regulations governing how districts spend funds they receive through the Local Control Funding Formula, the state's new school financing law.