Sentences with phrase «need greater public education»

During this current drought, we need greater public education about drought and its impacts in order to gain a broader perspective about what actions the state and individuals could take to reduce demand and increase supply.

As local public school parents, we know our children need a great public education to thrive in life and reach their goals.

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Some considerable segment of higher education should be devoted to responding to the greatest public needs of our time.

Meanwhile, Barrett says the public education component needs to be greater.

At the 3 - hour - long Senate hearing — which, in an unusual move, was jointly held by an appropriations subcommittee and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — topics ranged from financing the effort to the need for a greater sense of urgency, public health and scientific issues, and personal experiences.

Rural schools need greater attention from policymakers and the public, a report released last week by a leading rural education group says.

Private sector contributions to the education sector should aim to reinforce the need for greater public investment in education and research rather than to replace the role of national governments.

Additionally the high - level summit brings together government, business and civil society thus fulfilling the need and opportunity for greater public private partnership in education, science and research across Africa, the Middle East and beyond.

The bottom line, as phrased by Education Next's Paul Peterson, Martin West, and Michael Henderson, is that «everyone wants more emphasis on just about everything in school, except athletics, though the general public is especially eager for more emphasis on reading and math, while teachers see greater needs in history and the arts.»

It's clear that we need a new type of system for urban public education, one that is able to respond nimbly to great school success, chronic school failure, and everything in between.

In CECIP's perspective, Brazil needs to foster Global Citizenship Education — with whatever denomination it takes -, since its methodologies and strategies for active learning, racism / sexism deconstruction, democracy reinforcement and glocal citizens formation make us more and more able to value and to use our great assets of joy, art, movement, ancestral sustainable values, attitudes and skills to increase our capacity to develop creative alternatives to unsustainable public policies.

If we are going to truly become the great public school system we want to become, we need to transform public education, and we need to transform it so that every child has access to a good public school.»

No sector has a greater need for such transformational leaders than public education,» she says.

Clearly, the need to screen out the ill - suited and ensure essential mastery is at least as great as in public education.

No sector has a greater need for such transformational leaders than public education,» said Harvard President Drew Faust.

That's why we fight for parents to have the voice they need and communities throughout the country to have the local decision - making for their schools and the investment they need, so we do everything we can to help all children have a great public education.

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«No sector has a greater need for such transformational leaders than public education.»

The Broad Academy brings together game - changing system leaders who develop innovative strategies to tackle some of urban public education's greatest needs.

To ensure that the public education system delivers on its promise of great outcomes for all kids, we need a shared understanding of the facts to help us assess the system, identify challenges, and develop viable solutions.

On this week's Dropout Nation Podcast, I explain why we need to foster good - to - great principals and superintendents capable of overhauling American public education.

Public schools provide education to 90 % of American citizens; therefore, state and federal funding for education must be targeted to public schools, especially those with the greatestPublic schools provide education to 90 % of American citizens; therefore, state and federal funding for education must be targeted to public schools, especially those with the greatestpublic schools, especially those with the greatest need.

Restoring funds and allocating funding for new investments in public education is needed after years of cuts that squeezed budgets that were hit very hard during the Great Recession.

Together the board and leadership will work diligently to provide valuable resources to our members, secure federal policies that ensure public education continues to improve to meet students» needs today and into the future, create a better understanding of the importance and benefits of the role of school boards and local governance, and generate greater appreciation for our local public schools.»

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools President and CEO Nina Rees wrote a great op - ed for the Wall Street Journal, saying, «Charters have the potential to revolutionize American education — but they will need support to do so.»

We work at schools where there's the greatest need and strive to eliminate the opportunity gaps that mar public education and harm students» futures.

School voucher programs — including the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP)-- divert much - needed funding away from public schools when they are expanded, according to a new policy memo by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) with funding from the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice.

Some of the most dramatic gains in urban education have come from school districts using a «portfolio strategy»: negotiating performance agreements with some mix of traditional, charter and hybrid public schools, allowing them great autonomy, letting them handcraft their schools to fit the needs of their students, giving parents their choice of schools, replicating successful schools and replacing failing schools.

It means talking with parents and community activists worried about children with greater needs having access to fewer resources, local business leaders concerned about protecting the critical contributions of public schools to their local workforce and economy, and many others who have a stake in public education and our country's future.

If a bill gives parents greater education options and allows public education funds to follow students to the school that best meets their needs, we intend to support it.

Mandy is a strong educator who believes in a great public education for every student and has a unique perspective on meeting the needs of some of our nation's most vulnerable children.

In promoting the national TEACH campaign to encourage more minorities, especially males, to pursue careers in the classroom, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan noted that fewer than 2 percent of public school teachers are black or Hispanic men and that the need is greatest in elementary and middle schools.

It is great to hear, or read rather, that the teachers are getting their own thoughts together on what needs to change in public education and that they were able to directly present their ideas directly to Mr. Duncan.

The neighborhood public schools have greater proportions of students who are poor and who need special education services.

Digging deeper you will find stark differences in the handicapping conditions of students who attend charter and public schools, with public school special education students having far greater needs.

But over the coming years, America needs to find 5,000 high — energy, hero principals to take over these struggling schools — and they will need a quarter of a million great teachers who are willing to do the toughest work in public education.

That's why we fight for parents to have the voice they need and communities throughout the country to have the local decision making for their schools and investment they need so we do everything we can to help all children have a great public education.

«Assemblyman Singleton understands the need for greater student achievement in public education and his legislation initiates the debate on many key issues such as independent authorizing authority and greater accountability for New Jersey's public charter schools,» read the statement.

EL Education creates great public schools where they are needed most.

As part of its data analysis, Great Public Schools Now released a list of 28 high - quality public schools that are offering a high - quality education to students inPublic Schools Now released a list of 28 high - quality public schools that are offering a high - quality education to students inpublic schools that are offering a high - quality education to students in need.

Cooling Down Yourh Classroom Carla Tantillo, Founder, Mindful Practices - Cooling Down the Classroom Community Schools 101: The who, what, when, where, and WHY of community schools Anya Tanyavutti, Manager, Metropolitan Family Services Kevin Curtin, Principal, Peoria School District 150 - PowerPoint Presentation - Garfield Elementary - Garfield Elementary School Partners Meeting Parents Where They Are: One community's unique approach to ensuring parents have access to the information and services they need Julie Lonteen, Peoria School District 150 Tranforming the High School Culture to Breed Success for All Students Tony Majors, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Metro Nashville Public Schools Gini Pupo - Walker, Director of Family Involvement and Community Services, Metro Nashville Public Schools - Powerpoint Presentation Trust Amount District Administrators, School Teams, and Community Members Drives the Community School Model Dr. Diane Hensley, Director of Community Schools, Tulsa Public Schools Dr. Kathy Dodd, Director Elementary Education, Union Public Schools Jan Creveling, Director, Tulsa Area Community School & Senior Planner for Community Service Council - PowerPoint Presentation The Great at 8 Initiative: How community schools can create linkages to early childhood Madelyn James, Director of the Great at 8 Initiative, Voices for Illinois Children If You Build They Will Come?

«The idea behind Great Public Schools Now is to do something that hasn't been done before - to focus on bringing the best education possible to students in communities in need, and not get bogged down in the politics.

Public school teachers, parents and administrators need to elevate the issue of how public education in this country is under siege and currently undergoing its greatest challenge for survival from the threat of privatization and high - stakes standardized tePublic school teachers, parents and administrators need to elevate the issue of how public education in this country is under siege and currently undergoing its greatest challenge for survival from the threat of privatization and high - stakes standardized tepublic education in this country is under siege and currently undergoing its greatest challenge for survival from the threat of privatization and high - stakes standardized testing.

«Myrna brings decades of experience in education to Great Public Schools Now, especially the ways that charter schools have helped to improve educational outcomes for students in need,» said Bill Siart, Chairman of Great Public Schools Now.

Since poverty, language barriers and the need for special education services are the demographics that have the greatest impact on standardized test scores, perhaps these charts and the CTMirror article will remind the media and public officials that next time Jumoke claims that schools like theirs are such a success, and schools like Milner are such failures, they will look deeper into the different populations schools serve.

This dramatic change in power distorts our political system, leading to not as much investment in the public goods needed to maintain a healthy middle class, including a great public education system.

They're not a silver bullet, and they're not the only thing kids need for a great public education.

We need to remind the country that a good public education is indeed the great equalizer.»

Although Malloy, Pryor and Hartford's Mayor were all at the announcement, not one spoke about the need for greater public input, the public's right to more information or the dismal record Jumoke Academy and Achievement First, Inc. have when it comes to reaching English Language Learners and special education students.

«Considering that many of the world's greatest scientists, authors, actors, teachers and leaders were once English Language Learners one would think the public education system in the United States would be designed to promote and support opportunities for those who need extra help learning the English Language.