Sentences with phrase «of commitment to public education»

«The end game in Nevada is pretty simple, pretty clear, and pretty close: the voucher program marks the end of any semblance of commitment to public education and the beginning of a completely privatized system of schools for Nevada.

Though some in the Jewish community argue that Jewish day schools would benefit from them, others have opposed vouchers, both out of a commitment to public education as well as a reluctance to upset the church - state balance.

As they analyze the ways in which public school leaders successfully formed and transformed American education, historian Tyack and political scientist Hansot conclude that the main challenge facing today's leaders is to create a new community of commitment to public education as a common good.

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Commitments to allow the establishment of foreign for - profit institutions, for example, could undermine domestic efforts to build a strong public education system.

With growing interest and support from public markets (including through the incorporation of DanoneWave as the largest public benefit corporation in the U.S. and their public commitment to become a Certified B Corp by 2020 as well as Laureate Education's IPO in early 2017), multi-billion dollar companies are following suit and choosing to operate their businesses with purpose and accountability.

Sunday school rooms all around spilled into a sanctuary where pews were arranged on either side of a central aisle that led to a pulpit and an altar — for to us education led to worship, and worship to public confession and commitment.

Efforts include: Advance producers» awareness of emerging animal welfare issues; Provide information and education to improve animal care skills; support scientific research to enhance animal well - being; provide information for greater public understanding and awareness about producers commitment to providing humane care.

Her career in child nutrition began in 1950, with the Georgia Department of Education, and she has created an enduring legacy for her fellow school foodservice professionals; her commitment to child nutrition is equaled only by her passion for public policy.

Michele is also the recipient of the 2015 Connecticut Nurse's Association Award for Public Service and the University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing's Lillian R. Goodman Award which recognizes a doctoral student who exemplifies a humanitarian approach to leadership, scholarship, and a deep commitment to the development of professional practice, education and research.

In Dec of 1993, Patrice was honored by then President Clinton as an American hero who dramatically improved the health commitment to the world's children as a public health expert promoting nutrition in nursing education and fostering breastfeeding worldwide.

In awarding the accreditation, the association reported that Naper Settlement benefits from professional management, adherence to standards and a commitment to improvement, public service, accountability and fulfillment of its mission, to further education and historical preservation.

The foldout also includes commitments to «support our public schools» and to «close the $ 4.4 billion annual gap in funding owed by the state to public schools» — a figure apparently derived from the Court of Appeals» 2003 Campagn for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State decision, which ruled Albany had shortchanged the city billions in education funds.

The circular released the fee items the government has absorbed for all day public senior high school students in the country in line with its commitment to implement the progressively free secondary education policy as expressed in President John Mahama's State of the Nation Address last year.

According to him, the upgrade of the public libraries in schools across the six education districts in the State was in line with the commitment of the present administration to expand access to knowledge for Lagosians.

New Jersey's has one of the nation's premiere K - 12 public educations systems because of our unyielding commitment to investing in our children.

«Karen's commitment to public education, labor, human rights and civic action are the reasons for our endorsement,» said said Paul Egan, the UFT's director of legislation and political action.

Governor Cuomo, like the leadership of the Democratic Party, has virtually abandoned any commitment to public education.

In my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policy.

Collins, who points out that the commitment of the genome project to address ethical issues as well as generate data came at the project's inception, describes four categories of questions: Fairness and privacy; implementation of new medical practices based on genomic data (e.g., genetic testing); use of human subjects; and public education.

Continuing a lifetime of commitment to science and education, Maya Ajmera has joined the Society for Science & the Public as president and CEO of the organization and publisher of Science News.

As the new president — only five months on the job — of the Universite Pyublique de l'Artibonite aux Gonaives (Public University of Artibonite) in Gonaives, Haiti, Lourdy K. Dorismond was thrilled to attend IEM, a well - known institute that provides opportunities for senior leaders in higher education to assess leadership skills, renew commitment to higher education, and develop tangible strategies for long - term institutional success.

None are so spectacularly produced or have gathered such public momentum that they have flooded the education landscape with a feverish commitment to see to the education of the next generation.

Bringing in a «trust buster» to help reinvent a monopoly public school system was hailed by many education reformers (myself included) as a stroke of genius and more proof of Mayor Bloomberg's commitment to radical change.

HGSE awards the Conant Fellowships to support the professional growth of outstanding Boston and Cambridge public school teachers and administrators who have shown commitment to public education and demonstrated leadership potential.

Laws that provide for public schools reflect a commitment to the concept that all children should have access to an excellent K - 12 education, regardless of their race, socioeconomic status, language proficiency, academic readiness, or special education needs.

Pursuit of innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology and a commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific leadership, public education, or community outreach are the two criteria for selecting award recipients.

As the recipient of a Conant Fellowship — awarded to outstanding Boston and Cambridge public school teachers and administrators who have shown commitment to public education — Nirmalan is required to return to her public school for at least one year post-graduation, and now she feels energized at the prospect.

It advises that MPs on the Education Committee «remain to be convinced» that revised arrangements will provide an» adequate level of transparency and accountability» and says that the DfE «must do more to demonstrate its commitment to accountability of around # 18 billion pounds» worth of public money.»

«Providing high - quality education for every child is a moral imperative if we truly want to live up to the ideals of a public education system and a democratic society,» she says of her commitment to urban education.

«Right from the offset, we want to make sure that we have a system based on the values of equity and excellence and a commitment to inclusive, public service education.

I favor a system where students in publicly funded institutions make a commitment: if they do well in the private sector, they will revert a certain percentage of their income to the education sector; and if they devote some years to public service, their debt will be forgiven.

High levels of political commitment to education has led to both public and private investment.

In support of our mission — to elevate awareness and understanding of important educational issues among professionals and the public — we seek and accept grant funding from the philanthropic community that reflects a similar commitment to improving K - 12 education for all children.

If Barack Obama and John McCain want to walk in step with the American public, they should acknowledge the flagging performance of schools, for while Americans retain an abiding commitment to public education, the grades that they assign the nation's schools are increasingly mediocre.

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For DuFour, whose teaching career had been an entry into the world of higher education when his home state of Illinois offered free public university tuition to the top 10 percent of high school graduates in exchange for a five - year teaching commitment, this policy was a further injustice to students.

As an historian, I was particularly pleased to see how the editor saw fit to include an historical review of the period since the 1950s, mentioning, among other things, Arthur Bestor's great book, Educational Wastelands: The Retreat from Learning in Our Public Schools, the influence of Sputnik, and (a little later) the Great Society legislation, to underscore the national commitment to education for everyone.

Putting her in charge of the Department of Education really is an insult to all of the many teachers and educators and principals and so many Americans who have come through our public schools, who have had a chance in this economy to make it in their lives in part due to this commitment of America to public schools, which we need to invest in more versus the sort of alternatives that Betsy DeVos has pushed, including charter schools that have sucked billions out of our public education system and that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars Education really is an insult to all of the many teachers and educators and principals and so many Americans who have come through our public schools, who have had a chance in this economy to make it in their lives in part due to this commitment of America to public schools, which we need to invest in more versus the sort of alternatives that Betsy DeVos has pushed, including charter schools that have sucked billions out of our public education system and that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars education system and that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars of fraud.

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«I admire his commitment to serve public education so that all students in Colombia have the opportunity to develop the skills that will enable them to become architects of their own lives.»

In conclusion, it is certainly clear that Governor Malloy reiterates his commitment to undermining Connecticut's teachers, schools and our state's system of public education.

The state Department of Education has argued that the standards are already deemed as such, but Martirano has expressed a commitment to review them to assuage concerns from lawmakers, educators and the public.

His lifetime of commitment to at - risk youth and public education makes him the only choice to lead the state's school system.

CEI's staff is complemented by a Board of Trustees composed of leaders from the public and private sectors who have demonstrated their commitment to public education through service to schools and educational organizations.

While Massachusetts has always had a strong commitment to education, the state's public schools have been recognized as national leaders on many fronts in recent years, thanks to the hard work of teachers, students, families, and communities.

The initiative states that the nine - member board must be comprised of people who «have demonstrated an understanding of and a commitment to charter schooling as a strategy for strengthening public education.»

After being handed the gavel at Annual Conference, Tuttle spoke of how he plans to focus his commitment on ensuring that public education remains vital and relevant for the success of all of our nation's public schoolchildren.

The various capacities in public school settings in which she has served span eighteen years and have all positively influenced and continuously reaffirmed her commitment to education reform in service of students, families, and communities.

Frank Pugh has demonstrated a long - standing commitment to advancing public education and serving in the best interests of students, families, and their communities.

In order to help federal policymakers and national education leaders better understand how to develop a career pathways system, AYPF staff and a group of national leaders visited Miami - Dade County Public Schools, renowned for its commitment to providing students with multiple pathways to success.