Sentences with phrase «made about public school»

The group advocates refusing standardized testing as a way for parents to get a seat at the table in decisions made about public school education.

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Priscilla Chan, the wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, speaks with NBC's «Today» about the $ 120 million donation the couple made to San Francisco area public schools - and her rules on her husband's ubiquitous hoodie.

Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

«They still want good restaurants, but now it's also about space, affordability and being able to send their kids to a good public school,» said Paternite, 45, who said that about 70 percent of her business now comes from young families who are making the move from Brooklyn or Manhattan.

Publishing an Infrastructure Sunshine List will ensure that decisions about new schools and hospitals are made with public oversight and full transparency.

Passionate about making sure people can pray in public schools...

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He confirmed the worst fears and prejudices of Protestants about lascivious priests and nuns and the unbridled ambitions of the hierarchy to subvert the public schools and make the U.S. a satrapy of the Vatican.

Pupils of all age ranges in about 40 schools across New York have already joined Meatless Monday, including public (state - run), private and charter schools, and the Brooklyn announcement was made at a school that serves only meat free meals — every day of the week.

We are making these again this year for our family and also providing the GF dough for our synagogue's Purim Carnival (where many hamantaschen will be made) as well as the recipe for our older daughter's 3rd grade (public Waldorf) class, which is studying Judaism this year, and learning about Purim, in part by making hamantaschen as a school activity.

When Calipari lost to UNC in 2015, he attacked the refs for causing the best players on his team to dwell on the bench with foul trouble.When Calipari had a very public fight with John Chaney, the legendary Temple coach, it was about threatening the refs with losing their jobs when he was at UMass.Two of the schools he coached were hit with NCAA sanctions but of course Calipari's hands are always clean.He is the Teflon basketball coach.Calipari is not an X's and O's type of coach and makes poor adjustments during games.Frankly I don't understand why so many people think this arrogant bloviating fool is a good coach.You will say, well he went to 4 final fours and one Championship.One.....

To learn more about the impact LAC can have, check out our piece with Dr. Josephine Martin and Sandi Walters on the impact school nutrition professionals can make in shaping public policy.

To obtain the best education for your child research into your local public school system as well as research about homeschooling will help you to make a decision that makes sense for your own family.

With the much - discussed Hollywood film Won't Back Down making educational waves, Tough's book is not only timely but germane to the larger public dialogue about improving teaching and learning in all schools — public, private and independent.

It is about a bunch of high school graduates who couldn't or wouldn't get real midwifery training and made up a pretend credential they award to themselves to fool an unsuspecting public.

Whether you're thinking about enrolling your child in a traditional public or private school, a DoDEA school or you're currently homeschooling your child (or considering the possibility), there are many resources available to help you make informed decisions about your child's education.

Though you're making me feel better about the fact that I can't get my kids into a public school.

September is going to be back - to - school month, with posts on issues like: what on earth to pack in that empty lunch box every morning; how we all feel about making meals «cute» (heart - shaped sandwiches and the rest); an interview with some moms who've gone way beyond heart - shaped sandwiches — the Yum - Yum Bento moms; an interview with a public school teacher who has become a cause celebre in the school lunch reform movement; and more.

After making her remarks at the Hilton Albany, Nixon, who has made education one of her key issues in her campaign, held a roundtable discussion with public school parents to talk about the conditions their students face.

«Now that he's made it official, hopefully this media circus will end and we can start talking about schools, public safety and affordable housing,» said.

Taxpayers spent $ 1.4 billion over a decade to rebuild dozens of Buffalo's public schools, but how roughly $ 549 million of that was spent hasn't been specified, raising questions about how much profit the developer made and what kind of scrutiny a local oversight board exercised.

At 11 a.m., AG Eric Schneiderman will make an announcement about an environmental initiative in NYC public schools, Public School 31, 75 Meserole Ave., Bropublic schools, Public School 31, 75 Meserole Ave., BroPublic School 31, 75 Meserole Ave., Brooklyn.

The PTO is not only taking issue with Perry's charter school background, but also charged that he is «profiting off of public school funds,» and making «fraudulent claims» about addressing students» needs.

At noon, NYC Public Advocate Tish James hosts a press conference to make an announcement about the first day of school, Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

Bill Gates» philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is making an about - face on its education priorities to focus on networks of traditional public schools aimed at improving student achievement.

City Council education chair Daniel Dromm is pushing chancellor Carmen Fariña to make Diwali an official public school holiday, but said he hadn't yet heard from the administration about a letter he wrote to Fariña on the topic last week.

The City Council is about to take the next step toward making feminine hygiene products readily available, and free, in New York City public schools, shelters, and correctional facilities.

As a candidate, Mr. de Blasio made clear his ambivalence about the schools, saying they were being favored at the expense of traditional public schools.

Those critics condemned comments Trump reportedly made about various racial and ethnic groups, noting that the Buffalo Public Schools serve a diverse group of students who might take offense to his statements.

The UFT set out its 2011 legislative priorities [http://files.uft.org/priorities.pdf] in a document that sought to bust the myths about generous public employee pensions and pointed out how any progress that schools have made will be erased by more cuts.

Syracuse City School District superintendent Sharon Contreras apologized Wednesday night for the way news about plans to phase out three of the city's schools was made public.

Public School 24 Assistant Principal Manny Verdi slapped state Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz with the $ 9 million suit Tuesday, claiming Dinowitz tried to push him out of his job and made false statements about him in retaliation for exposing an alleged scheme to block new students.

Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott told reporters Friday that he remains torn about the data being made public with names attached.

Since only a tiny fraction of Americans has lived through a state constitutional convention in their adult lifetimes, and since Americans are not taught about state constitutional conventions (as opposed to the federal constitutional convention of 1787) during their formal schooling (even those such as myself who received a Ph.D. in American government), Americans approach these referendums starting with a huge knowledge deficit, making local opinion leaders that much more influential in public debates.

«It's really important that we are making sure that not only our students are benefiting from their education system, it's really about ensuring that my parents feel confident about bringing their kids to our local public schools,» she said.

It made them same alien to the public worried about the economy, schools, hospitals etc..

They plow some of their profits into promotional industry groups that fund research studies, they make alliances with medical organizations to educate the public about milk, and they provide free materials to schools suggesting that milk is vital to good nutrition.

Rajashree is making inroads to educate children in public schools, ballet classes, gymnastic schools, and sports clubs about the positive effects of yoga — this is where change will happen as children are the future.

The Harvard School of Public Health offers information to help you make better choices about how to eat.

Dr. Walter Willett, the chair of the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health, also thought this was a reasonably done study, but he added it is difficult to make conclusions about the risk of heart disease from a study so small and short.

Harvard School of Public Health researchers estimate that trans fat had been causing about 50,000 premature heart attack deaths annually, making partially hydrogenated oil one of the most harmful ingredients in the food supply (see discussion of salt).

Goodness, with his story about the problem public - school boy, was explaining what made Catholic schools special.

Similarly, schools and districts, when faced with competition, might make public statements about how they need to change but never translate these statements into action.

For example, the D.C. Public Charter School Cooperative, with 21 members, aims to provide information to members about the complexities of special education, hire and make available specialized staff that no school would want to employ alone, and develop a Medicaid billing system to increase reimbursements for special - education serSchool Cooperative, with 21 members, aims to provide information to members about the complexities of special education, hire and make available specialized staff that no school would want to employ alone, and develop a Medicaid billing system to increase reimbursements for special - education serschool would want to employ alone, and develop a Medicaid billing system to increase reimbursements for special - education services.

Similar generalizations are made about the characteristics and results of public and private schools considered as distinct types.

That half the public has yet to make up its mind about charter schools may provide researchers with an opportunity to shape the public conversation going forward.

A unitary accountability system enables the state to fairly and transparently monitor program compliance and inform the public about performance; make difficult decisions about withholding funds, intervening with local boards, and taking over schools and districts; and uniformly and thoroughly administer federal programs.

For one thing, it has asked the same question about the nation's schools and local schools every year since the 1980s — and I am making use of that poll in my forthcoming Brookings book, Teachers vs. the Public, by Michael Henderson and Martin West and myself.

Nonetheless, Trump eventually overcame his reluctance and with characteristic bluster came to articulate his education agenda which is ultimately and mostly about school choice as the elixir required to make American public education «great again.»

In most fields, prospective students can only make an educated guess about the payoff to a post-graduate degree, but, for public school teachers, it appears in black and white on the salary schedule for their district.