Sentences with phrase «on public education issues»

But before we get to the «Foley would be worse» argument, teachers, parents and public school advocates need to ask the question of whether Dannel «Dan» Malloy does or does not deserves to be re-elected based on his record on public education issues.

Hopkins and colleagues at the Edgewood School of Education have been discussing school reform issues for some time and are building a website — «Citizen Voices on Education Reform» — that they hope will eventually be a repository of public opinion on public education issues.

«She's intelligent, she's really thoughtful, she's got a strong track record on public education issues.»

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The briefing arose from comprehensive discussion on public policy issues related to «informal STEM education,» -LSB-...]

ARI is a national, not - for - profit, non-partisan public opinion research foundation established to advance education by commissioning, conducting and disseminating to the public accessible and impartial statistical data, research and policy analysis on economics, political science, philanthropy, public administration, domestic and international affairs and other socio - economic issues of importance to Canada and its world.

School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty - minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college).

As the general public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding education, awareness and issues into the spotlight.

There are many similar non-profit and para-church organizations working on issues of public education from places of public Christian faith, like the Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) program.

The readings offer four distinct perspectives on the nature and attainment of happiness, each of which will serve as the springboard for the discussion of a different set of issues in relation to the search for human ful llment: participation in public life, self - control and education, the longing for God, and the confrontation of death.

In previous chapters I have suggested what concerned citizens can do to deal with television without censorship: create local television councils and community action to get stations to accept their responsibility for the public welfare; introduce media education courses in the schools and churches to create media literacy; organize community groups to develop programs relating to community issues on the «narrowcast» media of cable - TV, videocassettes, low - power TV, public - broadcasting facilities, and commercial side - band channels; employ stockholder action and other economic measures.

Global examples have shown that soft drink taxes fail to have a meaningful impact on obesity rates and ultimately serve as a Band - Aid solution to a complex public health issue, which first and foremost requires access to adequate nutrition education and health care.

Other CIA initiatives have further enhanced the college's position of leadership on these vital issues, including Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives ®, a continuing medical education (CME) conference co-presented by the CIA and the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health; and Menus of Change ®, a ground - breaking leadership initiative launched in 2012 by the CIA in collaboration with select partners who are working to create a long - term, practical vision for the integration of optimal nutrition and public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice sector and bPublic Health; and Menus of Change ®, a ground - breaking leadership initiative launched in 2012 by the CIA in collaboration with select partners who are working to create a long - term, practical vision for the integration of optimal nutrition and public health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice sector and bpublic health, environmental stewardship and restoration, and social responsibility concerns within the foodservice sector and beyond.

The project focuses on education and training about LGBT issues for teams, players, media and fans, as well as producing and broadcasting public service announcements.

Your gift can help Mass Audubon expand our field research, science education, evidence - based advocacy, and public outreach work on critical conservation issues, and enable us to continue making meaningful impacts every year.

The first two columns are the indicators which best cover a state's ability to deliver on bread and butter economic issues; the Poverty and Economic Performance category includes variables such as unemployment, GDP growth, inflation, and government debt, while the Provision of Public Services category includes infrastructure, energy reliability, education, and policing.

Republicans in the Senate, however, have been deeply skeptical of de Blasio's handling of education and criticized his decision to not attend a second public hearing on the issue in New York City last month (de Blasio traveled to Albany earlier to personally pitch a mayoral control extension.

«Our Education Committee will hold a second public hearing in New York City on May 19 to further examine this issue, giving Mayor de Blasio and his administration another chance to make their case in a more thorough and more convincing way.»

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio urged Cuomo and the Legislature to reauthorize mayoral control of New York City's public schools, ratcheting up public pressure as his aides scrambled behind closed doors on several budget - related education issues.

NYS Education Commissioner David Steiner's judgment and his own personal integrity are at issue here, as well as the independence and disinterestedness of the panel he has named to advise him on whether to grant the waiver to unqualified Cathleen Black, which she needs in order to assume the post of NYC Public Schools Chancellor.

Nixon, an actress known for her role in the HBO series «Sex and the City» is a prominent advocate for public education funding and has often pushed Albany to spend more money on schools, criticizing Cuomo's stance on funding issues.

You can find more information about our campaigns work on other secularist issues — such as marriage laws, religion and education, public broadcasting and pastoral support — elsewhere on our website.

«I have known Jimmy for many years, and I am greatly impressed with his work on the issues that matter most, like education, transportation, libraries, public safety and quality of life.

Heastie, who says he's having private talks with the governor on education issues that do not include the Senate, also indirectly criticized Cuomo's public attacks on the teachers unions.

But Kolb says he knows talks are going on about the top two remaining issues, renewing New York City's rent laws and an education tax credit for donors who give up to a million dollars to fund scholarships for poor children in private schools and fund afterschool activities at public schools.

Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who chairs the powerful Committee on Finance, suggested the city could lose precious monies for the NYPD for its non-cooperation on immigration issues, while the public hospital network could suffer if the president repeals the Obama - era Affordable Care Act and the school system might lose funding under the policies of U.S. Secretary of Education - designate Betsy DeVos.

That pits him against Governor Andrew Cuomo on yet another education issue; the governor has said he hopes to break the public - school «monopoly» by encouraging more competition from charter schools.

Pramilla has pledged to focus her attention on several major issues in the 42nd district: protecting our environment, transforming our energy infrastructure to renewable energy, transitioning our economy to support «green» job creation, education, public health, safety and welfare.

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.

The state's teachers union is already gearing up for a major fight this budget season on education issues after Cuomo declared he wanted to end the «public monopoly» on education through a strengthening of charter schools.

AFT President Randi Weingarten said Astorino is using an anti-Common Core campaign to «cloak» his other positions on education issues that would be far less palatable to public school advocates.

Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate who has criticized the governor's record on the issue, is being discussed as a potential candidate for governor.

This is why we have launched a full - fledged public education campaign to put a spotlight on this issue for every Suffolk County resident.

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says it will issue an arrest warrant against the chairman of the Presidential Committee on North East Initiative (PCNI), TY Danjuma and the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TetFund), Abdulahi Bichi.

Dozens of workshops covered a range of issues, including the impact of the State budget on counties, pension funding, renewable energy, local Medicaid costs, public safety, budgeting, pre-school special education reforms, shared services, and local leadership.

State Assembly Woman Barbara Lifton announced on Tuesday that she is co-sponsoring a bill that would change education laws to address several controversial issues in public schools.

The leader of the Buffalo Public School District discussed critical education issues on Facebook Live in the WNED WBFO studio Wednesday.

Flanked by Assemblymember Millman and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Simon stressed her deep roots in the district and decade of experience as district leader, her progressive credentials and her work on community issues both big and small — from public transportation to traffic calming in Downtown Brooklyn, access to affordable housing and education, and saving Long Island College Hospital, to name a few.

Riverkeeper is actively involoved in litigation, advocacy, and public education surrounding the issue of shale gas extraction and related infrastructure, particularly because of the potential impacts on New York State's drinking water supplies.

There are three Rowntree organisations: the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which mainly supports practical research and publication especially on issues of poverty and social justice; the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) which supports a wide range of social, peace, racial justice and democratic activities including non-partisan public education.

To see where each candidate stands on issues related to public education click here: GOVERNORS RACE SIDE BY SIDE

«I believe that Rubain is a man with a clear and focused vision to tackle head on the issues impacting residents in the 20th district, such as public safety concerns and NYPD policing reforms; the lack of quality affordable housing; sound and quality education for the youth; and the lack of jobs and unemployment.

Nixon's celebrity status should be a boon to the fund — which seeks to raise private funding for partnerships on public programs dealing with education, health, the arts and other issues.

The eight specific issues under the purview of the Commission include organizational and operational planning within INEC; Transparency and making information of public interest available and accessible; Biometric identification of voters; Voter education, Voter Register and the enrolment of new registrants; and the issue of exclusion of aspirants by political parties on the basis of wealth.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- Education issues are on the agenda in Albany as state Assembly lawmakers hold another in a series of public hearings on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget proposals.

This event will be a «conversation on issues including voting rights, Black Lives Matter, youth and education, and how leaders can work across public and private sectors to solve society's problems.»

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson, who appear to be fighting for the right to meet de Blasio in a runoff — if there is a runoff — took the public advocate to task for flip - flopping on issues such as term limits, for what Quinn called «pie - in - the - sky» promises about education and for accepting campaign donations from building owners who appeared on a slumlord watch list.

James noted that Nixon has experience on campaigns, has long been an advocate of public schools and is knowledgeable about education issues.

The mayor has so far been muted in his criticism of the governor and his budget, declining to attack him in public, although he did issue a statement calling the zeroing out of NYC's revenue - sharing aid on top of the education spending cuts «unfair.»

According to the party, the policy, which is aimed at making Senior High School education in public schools free will not address the key issues on education.

Other areas of our work that also have human rights and equalities angles include our campaigns around state - funded religious schools, religious education, for public service reform, and on ethical issues such as abortion and assisted dying.