Sentences with phrase «on local school boards»

I serve on my local school board, so I spend a considerable amount of time analyzing school budgets.

She was elected to a position on her local school board in 2007 and served until 2012.

In local politics the teacher unions are in the astounding position of being able to determine who sits on local school boards, and thus with whom they will be bargaining.

For example, I've been on the local school board for 14 years.

He got so frustrated recently that he decided to enter politics himself for the first time, running for a seat on the local school board.

This week, eight candidates are competing for just three slots on the local school board, a larger field than most residents can remember.

They usually know considerably less about public schools than state legislators, who are at least in touch with their local constituents and who sometimes start their political careers on a local school board.

The bill would impose new disclosure requirements on local school boards as part of the public approval process before the bonds are issued.

The teacher unions are in the astounding position of being able to determine who sits on local school boards, and thus with whom they will be bargaining.

The real power, however, sits in CCSA's related organization, CCSA Advocates, a not - for - profit 501 (c)(4) whose mission is to increase the political clout of charter schools on local school boards, on county boards, and in the state capital of Sacramento.

Kingston school trustees are asking state lawmakers to recognize that Cuomo is seeking to take control of education away from communities while making contradictory budget demands on local school boards.

On Tuesday, voters also filled vacancies on their local school boards and voted on separate propositions to fund such needs as school construction or bus purchases.

She recently finished serving 12 years on her local school board in Lawrence, New Jersey, where she was president for nine of those years.

He created enough chaos while on our local school board that many folks began calling him «Mister Huff and Puff».

It went after Cates for his vote on the local school board concerning the Pledge of Allegiance.

We'll be building on historic themes in reform such as the student walkout 50 years ago and current issues such as a voting student on the local school board.

(Read more about why my experience serving on a local school board turned me into a strong advocate for small businesses in my community.)

East Ramapo is a district where Orthodox Jews play a dominant role on the local school board.

De Blasio, who formerly served as a City Councilman and a federal housing official, stressed his role as a public school parent and his background volunteering on the local school board.

In part, it's because women already serving on their local school board don't aspire to higher office.

By testing students, releasing the results to the public, and attaching rewards and sometimes a few weak sanctions to those results, accountability reformers have attempted to tighten the screws on local school boards, administrators, and classroom teachers.

Chester E. Finn, Jr. identifies several problems with relying on local school boards to run school districts in» Lost at Sea» (co-authored with Lisa Graham Keegan) and «The Problems of Education Governance in Twenty - First Century America.»

Alexandria, Va. (July 30, 2015)-- In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court's historic decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the National School Boards Association (NSBA), in partnership with key education groups, released a newly updated guide to discuss the legal impact of the decision on local school board policies.

Through years of work on their local school boards, each of the members of the board are uniquely positioned to champion equity and continue the association's efforts in support of public education and our country's 50 million public school children.

School reformers have spent heavily on local school board races.

«As the nation's largest collective employer with nearly 6.2 million employees, the ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges is a landmark decision that will have direct impact on local school boards and school personnel,» stated National School Boards Association Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel.

Most of the district - level data included the SoundOut Students on School Boards Toolbox was taken from the National School Board Association «Students Serving on Local School Boards Study» which was last updated in 2009.

«Their leadership on the Local School Board Governance and Flexibility Act and the ESEA reauthorization amendment are extremely important to public school leaders across the country who deal daily with federal regulations that hinder their abilities to improve student achievement.

Division - level academic reviews provide information to determine whether a local school board is meeting its responsibilities under the Standards of Quality (SOQ); provide the local school board with essential actions necessary to correct any areas of SOQ noncompliance and for improving educational performance as part of a required corrective action plan; and to monitor, enforce and report on the local school board's development and implementation of the required corrective action plan.

She has served on her local school board in Cumberland, Rhode Island, advocated for fair school funding at the state level, and worked on campaigns of candidates she considers to be champions for kids and true supporters of great schools.

Collins said that in his home district of Winston - Salem / Forsyth Schools, where he served on the local school board for years, there are three principals that are all highly performing and extremely valuable to the district.

KINGSTON >> School trustees are asking state lawmakers to recognize that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking to take control of education away from communities while making contradictory budget demands on local school boards.

In addition to passing budgets, voters across the state filled nearly 1,536 vacancies on local school boards.

If they can wield clout at the polls, they can determine who sits on local school boards — and in so doing, they can literally choose the very «management» they will be bargaining with.

This is an issue I'm passionate about based on my experience serving on the local school board.)

I volunteered as a Parks & Recreation board member for a few years while I was serving on our local school board.

When I first heard of this, I thought, why would a politician of Vanderhoef's stature be interested in serving on the local School Board?

He's served on the local school board.

You know: Community members vote each May on their local school budgets and determine which candidates are best suited to serve on local school boards.

Time and again, on local school boards and in national courts, evolution wins out over creationism.

We have alumni who work in public policy organizations, serve on local school boards, practice education law, and fight for equity in school finance or, as physicians in low - income communities, provide quality health care for children.

According to a 2012 survey by the National School Board Association provided to SoundOut, states vary widely for whether students are elected or selected to serve on local school boards.

Leslie Jacobs, a businesswoman who has been a part of New Orleans education reform for two decades, concluded while serving on the local school board that she could stop bad things from happening but couldn't start anything good.

Despite the virulent opposition to them by the powerful California Teachers Association, National Education Association and their political allies in Sacramento and on local school boards who support them, these schools have amassed an impressive record of excellence.