Sentences with phrase «on behalf of one's kids»

In terms of actual investing on behalf of your kids, have you done it?
In fact, some groups get together on their own in particular geographic areas to continue their learning, to continue their reflection and questioning and work on behalf of kids.
The school recognizes that it must advocate on behalf of kids and coach them to surpass their previous expectations.
This book is meant to help people do their job a little bit better tomorrow so that they can do better on behalf of kids.
How many years will it take for the state to aggressively intervene on behalf of kids?
As a parent, you have the right to get school records on behalf of your kids.
For more than ten years, he has been a terrific advocate, standing up to special interests on behalf of kids, families, and seniors.
Having passionate, committed people working on the inside on behalf of kids is necessary but not sufficient if the goal is change that puts kids first.
Which raises the question of whose job is it to set them right on behalf of the kids, parents, educators, and taxpayers who have every reason to expect that?
We urge you to speak up on behalf of kids by letting your representative know you reject these bills and other legislation that undermines reform.
Considering that teams are the way we work in schools, what do you know that needs to be spoken or accomplished on behalf of kids?
Public charter schools represent our best efforts to fulfill that potential on behalf of our kids, our state, and our future.
There investment accounts specially designed for investing on behalf of your kid, but know what your options are before you jump in.
That achievement gap helps explain why the American Civil Liberties Union recently sued school districts in Compton and Los Angeles on behalf of kids in low - income schools.
There are parents who refused to attend their grandkids» baptism (because they didn't approve of the method), parents who scheduled pastoral counseling sessions on behalf of their kids (because they were afraid Biology 101 had convinced them to accept evolution), parents who — somewhat endearingly — gift the black sheep of the family a different apologetics book every Christmas (because Lee Strobel is better than socks!).
As a result, with every reform I seek on behalf of kids, I now can't help but see other side of the coin: how those improvements will impact (often negatively) the people doing their best to keep their meal programs afloat.
«It is the job of the state legislature to look under the hood and ask the de Blasio administration the tough questions on behalf of kids, said Jenny Sedlis, Executive Director of StudentsFirstNY.
«These families are trusting in me and investing in me to do research on behalf of their kids,» Wang says.
Only time will tell, but for now, those are some feathers I'm trying not to scatter into the wind on behalf of my kids.
His concise and eloquent acceptance speech on behalf of kids who are marginalized, ridiculed and abused was heartfelt and poignant.
to become even stronger leaders on behalf of the kids we serve.
They're not wedded to conventional ways of doing things; they're looking for opportunities to solve big and important problems on behalf of kids
We will continue to work with New York and look to their leadership to take the appropriate steps on behalf of all kids in the state.»
We use a collaborative model where teachers, administrators and parents work together on behalf of the kids
When you walk through these schools with a principal, he or she can explain how all of the different parts of the school environment — the schedule, the curriculum, the assessment, the professional development — all fit together towards the school's mission on behalf of kids.
Our national organization was started by Jonah Edelman in 1996 with a historic founding rally in Washington, D.C., which was attended by more than 300,000 people on behalf of kids.
Read on to find out what bills the General Assembly passed on behalf of kids and schools in 2017.
Whatever the outcome of his proposal to protect LGBT students, it's clear that after spending 37 years making people laugh, Franken takes his new role seriously and is trying to craft «good enough» and «smart enough» federal policy on behalf of kids.
While I still love the idea of people from different walks of life, volunteers, having ownership of a school and really feeling passionate about what happens in that school, we still have a lot of work to do around ensuring they understand what their roles and responsibilities are — and giving them the tools and the information they need to make really good decisions on behalf of kids and teachers and taxpayers.
Thanks to the heroic work of our Democratic leaders like Representative Angela Williams and Senator Mike Johnston who were willing to take up this fight on behalf of our kids, as well as our committed network of education champions all across our great state, Colorado's thriving public charter schools are stronger than ever.
«Our charter parents are the heart and soul of our advocacy work,» said NECSN CT State Director Jeremiah Grace, «Whether it's testifying at the Capitol or attending parent trainings in the evening hours after work, they're always willing to go the extra mile on behalf of their kids
And parents who take out PLUS loans on behalf of their kids could see those rates go from 7 percent to 7.59 percent.
Please contact your legislators and President Obama on behalf of your kids and grandkids.
She'd read Hansen's book, «Storms of my Grandchildren,» (Hansen's granddaughter, Sophie, is one of the plaintiffs) and she'd learned of an attorney in the Philippines who'd brought environmental lawsuits on behalf of kids.
In a case of first impression for the New York Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, Paul, Weiss submitted an amicus brief recently on behalf of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND).
Correction: Due to an editing error, an incorrect byline appeared with the profile of Good Neighbor Award winner Sally Rudloff («Climbing a Mountain on Behalf of Kids,» November / December 2012, page 34).
Some 70 percent of students graduate from college today with debt, and it's not just young households burdened by it; in many cases, middle - aged consumers are shouldering the debt, either because they've borrowed on behalf of their kids or they went back to school themselves and are paying off their own loans.
An informed education consumer, to paraphrase the old saw, is the best advocate on behalf of their kids.
Many parents have a few hundred or a few thousand dollars invested for their kids future, and they will appreciate every extra dollar that can be invested on behalf of their kids.
Our job is to intervene on behalf of these kids and their parents to make sure the law is observed and to invoke in the fullest possible way all the rights they have.
«Whether [ESSA] works on behalf of all kids or not is very much a function of how well it is implemented... It is going to be really important for there to be as much dialogue between state, districts, schools and stakeholder groups in Mississippi as we can have.»
On behalf of the kids, families, artists, and communities we serve, thank you for your support!
Seeing our vision played out on behalf of kids!
As with most examples of safe, great places to learn, its difficult impossible, really to point to one specific reason that BAMS works for and on behalf of kids.
On behalf of my kids, my families, and my community, I can'thank ConnectEd enough for what you're helping us do.»
I wanted leaders to speak up on behalf of kids, families, and communities.
Speaking at the diverse and high - performing Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C., Obama took time to praise teachers for their tireless work on behalf of kids.
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