Sentences with phrase «of improving public education»

The public and policymakers must know which schools are working so that we can begin the work of improving public education.

In a moving keynote address, Canada spoke about the importance of improving public education and the meaning of leadership.

These schools, and the educators behind them, are proof that the mission of improving public education can be achieved for all students.»

The honest attempt to find common ground on the crucial issue of improving public education deserves wide support and participation from diverse interests, including the skeptical teachers union.

Anyone that has spent time running a school or in the classroom knows that unions are only one of the challenges in terms of improving public education.

It's a diverse group of people working in a wide variety of ways — but unified by a shared belief in the necessity and feasibility of improving public education to deliver much better results, particularly for underserved students.

For this reason, proponents of improving public education in Arizona can not wait to develop strategies geared to a changing electorate.

«There's a better way» of improving public education, Lehman said.

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And, who knows, it may even include things like improved labour laws, improvements to public health care and education that actually mean it about the public part, requiring the Workers Compensation Board to get serious about the compensation part of its mandate and, yeah, an effort to get off the energy price rollercoaster.

Many of those who argue for vouchers say that they simply want to use competition to improve public education.

A multitude of local programs, differing according to the national cultures and social systems in which they sparing up, struggle to improve public education, deliver medical care, reduce crime, and enhance economic opportunity.

Although arriving in his mid-sixties and living well into his eighties, when most men find it necessary to slow down, Theodore traveled extensively through the island, creating dioceses, consecrating bishops, and improving the education of the clergy and the public worship.

Author of Educating All God's Children: What Christians Can — and Should — Do to Improve Public Education for Low - Income Kids

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.

Established in 1974, the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) provides industry leadership to advocate for public policies, research and education programs, sustainable farming practices and trade positions to improve the viability of winegrape growing as an essential contributor to California's economy, culture, and landscape.

New York City Department of Education (New York), Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles), Chicago Public Schools (Chicago), Miami - Dade County Public Schools (Miami), Dallas Independent School District (Dallas), Orange County Public Schools (Orlando), Broward County Public Schools (Fort Lauderdale), Clark County Public Schools (Las Vegas), School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia), Baltimore Public Schools (Baltimore), and Boston Public Schools (Boston) will coordinate menus to improve purchasing power from food providers so that costs are kept low.

There was a character education movement in traditional public schools for years, but, apparently, that kind of curriculum didn't seem to change the dynamic that it was intended to improve.

It was the remarkable efforts of Geoffrey Canada in the Harlem section of New York — and his skilled combination of research - based ideas for improving public education.

Indeed, a rich body of research suggests homework might benefit older students, and, even then, that there is no strong evidence that homework improves academic achievement (as discussed in this article from the Center for Public Education).

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.

HUMAN Everywhere's mission is to leverage the power of social entrepreneurship to improve the nation's collective health by increasing access to nutrition education and healthful foods while advocating for public policy that contributes to these goals.

CDC and ASCD developed this expanded model — in collaboration with key leaders from the fields of health, public health, education, and school health — to strengthen a unified and collaborative approach designed to improve learning and health in our nation's schools.

I think the discussion of the 2 republicanisms, and 2 communitarianisms can help social democrats come up with policies to improve public services like education, healthcare, and identify new labour laws worth implementing.

Only solution is to improve political education of the public so they can check the facts and form their own opinion, and brace for the fact that a fraction of it will always vote for irrational motives (peer presure, self - image of one social class, tradition, or the politician who shouts louder).

«Only 21 percent of voters say that the Common Core standards have improved public education in New York.

He has some familiar and vague promises and catchphrases about improving education, public safety, and employment — in his words, turning the Bronx into «the Silicon Valley of the East» — but he said he sells himself to the voters as a populist hero and role model.

On six — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and downstate needs, improving infrastructure, improving the economy and planning for New York's future — only between 23 and 35 percent of voters say Cuomo has done an excellent or good job.

He gets a 68 percent negative job performance rating on improving the quality of public education in New York.

· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements for counties under Article 6 public health programs · Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay» for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.

Rather, we felt our charge was to recommend a set of tangible actions the Governor and Legislature could undertake to improve the current system of public education in New York so as to produce better outcomes for our children.»

Hawkins was especially critical of Cuomo's education proposals, saying that they reflect the privatization program of hedge fund campaign donors, not a program to improve poorly performing public schools.

He called for better regulation and enforcement of violations in bike lanes, as well as improved signage and a public education campaign, including signs in taxis warning of the dangers of swinging doors open without looking first.

Voters also took a dim view of the Common Core, with only 19 % saying it has improved public education and 40 % saying it things worse, the poll found.

Mr. Adonoo said although people utilize the NHIS, his outfit intends to improve its education of the public so that members of the scheme have adequate information about the benefits the NHIS offers, observing that this will make it difficult for members to be cheated when they go to seek healthcare.

Ronald Deutsch, executive director of the Latham - based Fiscal Policy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers, is equally dissatisfied with the status quo.

Malliotakis said the statue should remain, adding that the commission was a waste of time and that the city should prioritize deteriorating transit conditions and improving public education standards.

Mayor de Blasio seems more concerned with raising his national profile than improving the education of New York City public school children,» said StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis.

All over the world, groups and individuals are using technology in a variety of innovative ways to increase government transparency, fight corruption, open data, hack on civic problems, strengthen economic development, address environmental problems, improve public health and education, and advance the conditions of women and children.

Critics have carped that the Bloomberg - led system fails to give parents sufficient voice — whatever that means — but the current arrangement is a night - and - day improvement over the old Board of Education, which was not only less accountable to the public, but failed at its most basic mission: improving our schools and teaching our kids.

«I am honored to be endorsed by Senator Gillibrand, and I thank her for supporting my fight to clean up Albany, bring good jobs to our region, and improve the quality of our children's public education,» Niccoli said.

On key issues facing the state — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and upstate concerns, improving infrastructure, growing the economy and planning for the state's future — only between 23 percent and 35 percent of voters believe the governor has done a good or excellent job.

Parents and students across New York, including grassroots activists organized by education reform advocacy organization StudentsFirstNY and Derrell Bradford, executive director of NYCAN, view Governor Cuomo's reforms as critical to improving public school options.

«This decision should bring an end to the politicking and grandstanding and allow us all to focus on what matters most: continuing to improve the quality of education we offer New York City's public school children,» Mayor Bloomberg said.

New Labour were also hampered with the theory of the «Third Way» mantra, meaning that even intellectuals like David Milliband were reduced to abandoning big ideas which could have a real impact, and instead being forced to concentrate on administrative details - hence the awful targets system he dreamed up to improve the performance of public services like education, policing and health.

The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to close the wage gap, including launching statewide public education campaigns on the breadth of career opportunities, salary negotiation and financial literacy, expanding access to child care and family leave, increasing career mentoring for young women and improving data and transparency on job titles, pay and benefits.

Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call — public spending cuts show no sign of letting up and the combination of rising demand for school places, lack of accountability and cuts to education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to improve standards and equity in education within the next administration.

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.

On education, only 19 percent of respondents said the state's new Common Core educational standards have improved public schooling while 40 percent say they have worsened public education.

Brezler says she is passionate about a list of topics, including improving public education, universal health care and opposition to fracking.

«Legislators are going to have to weigh which they value more: advice from hedge fund billionaires that come with checks or the concerns of students, parents and teachers about what's needed to truly improve public education.»