Sentences with phrase «meant for public schools»

Betsy DeVos has one mission at the Department of Education: to expand charter schools and lead the establishment of a federal voucher program — a program that would siphon public dollars meant for our public schools, and allow it to pad the pockets and budgets of private schools and private management companies.

Now charters can expand with money meant for public schools and they even voted down a provision requiring transparency from charter operators.

We reject the bad - faith manipulation found in SB 1362 which legitimizes using scant dollars meant for our public schools to create separate, unequal systems of tax - payer funded schools.

Education expert Andrea Ramirez on what the appointment means for the public school system and the church.

What does that mean for our public schools?

What does that mean for our public schools?

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But here's what this data really means: Each year, nearly every student at an American public school is trained to cower under a desk or run for their lives to avoid being murdered by a gunman.

Marty says nothing about what this challenge might mean for theological schools, whose attention to these topics will play an important role in educating the people — pastors, denominational employees, lay leaders and the like — whom he frequently singles out as important interpreters and «brokers» of the public involvement of religious groups.

When you wrote «Public schools are for morons,» what you really meant was that public schools are for those who were not lucky enough to be born into unearned wealth, Public schools are for morons,» what you really meant was that public schools are for those who were not lucky enough to be born into unearned wealth, public schools are for those who were not lucky enough to be born into unearned wealth, right?

Perhaps your claim is true, but like the big bang and the notion that evolution is a means to species, there is no place in our public schools for teaching religion as science.

new questions such as released time for religious instruction, prayer and Bible reading in the public schools, tax exemptions for churches and other religious bodies, and the very meaning of religion itself occupied the attention of jurists.

This instantly throttled the money flowing into Puerto Rican baseball, and the financial incentive was removed for adults who wanted to develop baseball players for profit, which meant the burden was placed on public schools.

For the first time, a majority of the country's public school students — 51 percent of them, to be precise — fell below the federal government's threshold for being «low income,» meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunFor the first time, a majority of the country's public school students — 51 percent of them, to be precise — fell below the federal government's threshold for being «low income,» meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunfor being «low income,» meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunfor a free or subsidized school lunch.

Deering is a public high school, and Craig was unsure of the best way to get money to provide the sports hijabs as part of the uniforms, because that would mean using taxpayer money for religious garments.

Waldorf educators, whether they work in independent or in public schools, hold Rudolf Steiner's goal for education to be eloquently expressed in this quote: «Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and meaning to their lives.»

What that means for Chicago public schools is that french fries at Clemente are baked, and fruits and vegetables are emphasized.

Well, good for you for sticking to your guns, but prepare to be furious when your child comes home on the last day before the winter break vibrating like a tuning fork from all of the «holiday» (read «Christmas») treats that well meaning parents send for the traditional pre-break party that happens in virtually every public school classroom on the last school day of the calendar year.

In 2013, for the first time, a majority of public - school students in this country — 51 percent, to be precise — fell below the federal government's low - income cutoff, meaning they were eligible for a free or subsidized school lunch.

But for other secular homeschoolers, those who do not follow a particular philosophy — which may either mean that they fall into the group of homeschoolers known as eclectic or that they use many public school methods — they don't or don't seem themselves as having a single, shaping vision that guides all their choices other than providing their children with an excellent, safe education.

To see what such a miserly outlay means for the nation's public - school kids, see Ed Bruske's great recent series of posts; or check in on the Fed Up blog, which features snapshots of the daily offerings at a school in Illinois.

Just to explain what I meant by a «visionary,» I named three legendary school food directors in the post: «Ann Cooper of the Boulder Valley School District, Bertrand Weber of Minneapolis Public Schools and Betti Wiggins of Detroit Public Schools — all committed, caring school food professionals who've radically transformed their district's meals for the better.&school food directors in the post: «Ann Cooper of the Boulder Valley School District, Bertrand Weber of Minneapolis Public Schools and Betti Wiggins of Detroit Public Schools — all committed, caring school food professionals who've radically transformed their district's meals for the better.&School District, Bertrand Weber of Minneapolis Public Schools and Betti Wiggins of Detroit Public Schools — all committed, caring school food professionals who've radically transformed their district's meals for the better.&school food professionals who've radically transformed their district's meals for the better.»

This means the Akufo - Addo government will fund the cost of public Senior High Schools for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onwards.

«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.

For instance, the Administrator said through the Schools Support Project, the Foundation hoped to answer to infrastructural needs of schools in Lagos State and work with manufacturers of building and construction materials, building technology professionals and other well meaning sponsors to help refurbish and upgrade public schools, while the Foundation has so far won three awards for projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community LibraFor instance, the Administrator said through the Schools Support Project, the Foundation hoped to answer to infrastructural needs of schools in Lagos State and work with manufacturers of building and construction materials, building technology professionals and other well meaning sponsors to help refurbish and upgrade public schools, while the Foundation has so far won three awards for projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community LSchools Support Project, the Foundation hoped to answer to infrastructural needs of schools in Lagos State and work with manufacturers of building and construction materials, building technology professionals and other well meaning sponsors to help refurbish and upgrade public schools, while the Foundation has so far won three awards for projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community Lschools in Lagos State and work with manufacturers of building and construction materials, building technology professionals and other well meaning sponsors to help refurbish and upgrade public schools, while the Foundation has so far won three awards for projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community Lschools, while the Foundation has so far won three awards for projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community Librafor projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community Library.

The passage of a bill meant to spur donations aimed at benefiting private and public schools remains problematic for the Democratic - led Assembly, Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday told reporters.

Students across the region began taking New York State Regents tests Tuesday and a Buffalo Public Schools teacher is using digital means to help students review for their History Regents.

GOSHEN — Three years of funding totaling $ 1.2 million for public school safety and security in Orange County was approved Wednesday by the Ways and Means Committee of the county legislature.

If the State Legislature approves the Assembly's budget increase for education aid — it could mean more funding for Buffalo Public Schools.

«There's no question that the Trump administration's policies are meant to damage progressive states such as ours,» Mulgrew told the assembled legislators, calling for a $ 1.5 billion investment in state education aid and «a state budget that protects our children and public schools.»

As receivership plans for 15 - of Buffalo's most struggling public schools could mean changes to the school day, the teachers union is planning to fight the new rule.

That means making sure parents can choose the option that works for their children, no matter what they do for a living and no matter what kind of public school they prefer.

What they really mean is tax cuts for the 1 % and cuts in schools and public services for the 99 %,» Hawkins said.

Eminent domain — ask the average person what it means, and he is likely to think of the government taking property for a high public purpose — a school, park, highway or library.

Sociologists John P. Walsh and You - Na Lee of the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta wondered what this increase in team size meant for the way that scientific projects are conducted.

«We found that less than half of children's exposure to ads for food and beverage products comes from children's programming, meaning that a significant portion of exposure is not subject to self - regulation,» said Lisa Powell, professor of health policy and administration in the UIC School of Public Health and lead author of the study.

When the White House thought advanced technology meant little more than Stealth bombers and smart missiles, Al Gore was a senator from Tennessee seeking $ 500 million to study how the Internet could be extended for use by schools, hospitals and other public organisations.

One additional concern some experts raise is that the bills leave some matters vague: For example, neither bill defines what an «unreasonable» risk would actually mean besides barring the EPA from factoring in regulation costs, says Adam Finkel, a professor of environmental health at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Forrester becomes a mentor to Jamal when Jamal's school test results mean he's accepted for a public school.

Woody Harrelson, handed the supreme cliché role of cliché roles (as the wise teacher Mr. Bruner), is a hilariously mean foil for Nadine as an educator whose compassion has been chipped away at by years of experience in the public - school system.

In «Learning from Rudolf Steiner: The Relevance of Waldorf Education for Urban Public School Reform,» a study published in 2008 in the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized tests.

The latest NCEA data show the mean tuition and per - pupil cost for Catholic elementary schools to be $ 2,607 and $ 4,268, and for high schools, $ 5,870 and $ 7,200, all below average public - school per - pupil expenditures.

Polling by Education Next and others continues to find that the public prefers universal programs to means - tested approaches — responding more positively, for instance, to the notion of vouchers for all than to vouchers for low - income families only (see «The 2015 EdNext Poll on School Reform,» features, Winter 2016).

More and more of the nation's 98,000 - plus public schools are focusing on making retrofits green, meaning faster payback and improved health and well - being for occupants.

The implication is that, for this evaluation of the OSP, winning the lottery does not necessarily mean private schooling, and losing the lottery does not necessarily mean education in a traditional public school.

In the median state, less than half of all teachers are expected to work long enough to vest in their retirement plan — meaning that despite big spending and promises, less than half of all public - school teachers, on average, will ever receive retirement benefits for their years on the job (see Figure 3).

This special report on ESSA looks at what the law will mean for virtually every aspect of public schooling when it takes full effect in the 2017 - 18 academic year.

It interpreted this to mean that «free public schools» shall be the sole way in which the state provides for children's education, although that is not what the constitution says.

This means that the average public school student has substitute teachers for more than six months of his or her school career.

Federal courts have played a key role in the development of special education policy by interpreting what Congress wrote in IDEA three decades ago, and the Supreme Court is reviewing what the law means by a «free appropriate public education» as it considers Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which deals with the standard of services districts are required to provide (see «Examining the Standards for Special Education» legal beat, Summer 2017).

In the next few days, I'll have one post on how strong authorizing practices contributed to these terrific results and one on what this all might mean for the future of public schooling in DC.