Sentences with phrase «on public school board»

Now they are trying to fool us again with a proposed amendment on public school board term limits and duties.

They already get all the science they need from their pastors then they get on public school boards and try to stamp out all critical thought and reason in the classroom since it's a direct threat to their cult.

Not exact matches

BOSTON, March 28 - A member of a Harvard University oversight board made a rare public call for the school to divest itself from fossil fuel stocks, a move that shows continuing divisions on the issue as a new president takes over at the institution and its leading $ 37.1 billion endowment.

You can advertise on school bulletin boards, at public libraries and community centers, and charge an hourly rate.

Last year, Ontario imposed a contract on public - school teachers that eliminated bankable sick days, while back in June, Treasury Board president Tony Clement vowed to fight federal employee absenteeism, which he said was costing taxpayers millions.

Has served for the past dozen years on the board of the KIPP Academy charter school in the South Bronx, which is part of a national network of 200 college prep public charter schools in low - income communities in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

He is a former director of BMC Software, Inc., a non-public software corporation based in Houston, Texas, and serves on the board of the following not - for - profit organizations: School of Public Policy, University of Calgary (Executive Fellow), National Research Council of Canada, Ontario Global 100 Network (Chair), C.D. Howe Institute, and Canadian Council of Chief Executives.

Paul serves on the FCC's Technological Advisory Council; the Board of the Public Affairs Council; the Advisory Board for Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy; and the Board of the Partnership Fund for the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, where he also Chairs the Corporate Advisory Board.

He has a position on the board of the student achievement and has the vision to start building smaller high schools to alleviate some of the stress that is placed on the public schools due from overcrowding and a shortage of money.

Gouw serves on the Board of Fellows at Brown, and on the Board of Directors of DonorsChoose.org, an innovative non-profit that raises money for public schools.

Ms. Hoffman was first elected as a trustee on the Edmonton Public School Board in 2010 and currently serves as chairperson.

He was also chairman of the board of trustees of Claremont University Center and Graduate School (1984 - 1994), founding chairman of the board of trustees of Southern California Public Radio (1999 - 2004), a trustee of the Mayo Clinic (2004 - 2016), a trustee of the RAND Corporation (1994 - 2016 and formerly chair), a director of Edison International (1995 - 2014), a director of City National Corporation (2001 - 2014) and a director of the Council on Foreign Relations (2002 - 2010).

He was also chairman of the board of trustees of Claremont University Center and Graduate School (1984 - 1994), founding chairman of the board of trustees of Southern California Public Radio (1999 - 2004) and a director of the Council on Foreign Relations (2002 - 2010).

Mr. Hodgson currently sits on the boards of The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) where he chairs the Investment Committee which oversees net investments of $ 99.5 billion as at September 30, 2014, KGS - Alpha Capital Markets, The Global Risk Institute, The Ivey School of Business and The Next36.

He is on the Board of Overseers of the Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center and on the Board of Visitors for the School of Public Policy of Pepperdine University.

Sarah serves on the Board of Directors of Quest Resource Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: QRHC), on the Young Executive Board of iMentor, on the Executive Council of the Alumni Council at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University and as Chair of the Sustainability Committee of the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable.

Now, on the other side, look up what the Texas board of education has been trying to do in Texas public schools for the past several years.

Barnard served many years as secretary of the Connecticut Board of Education, but his impact on the public school movement was perhaps greatest in the American Journal of Education, which he began in 1855 and edited for twenty - six years.

, who won the most expensive House race in the country, supported insertion of «Creationism» and «12 Christian principles» (akin to the Ten Commandments) in the curriculum of a public charter school whose board she served on, we are in danger.

I just know I personally would not send my kid to an all - day government - run pre-K and the state of the U.S. economy and public schools such as they are right now, I don't think adding more responsibilities to them and throwing more money at them is something I'm on board with.

I wanted to homeschool my boys this year, but my oldest wanted to go to public school again and my DH wasn't on board.

«I would rather see all those high schools go out and even if they shared an athletic trainer, I'd rather see that than see them all go out and spend money on sensors,» Dawn Comstock, a leading concussion researcher, professor at University of Colorado's School of Public Health, and member of MomsTEAM Institute's Board of Advisors, told SI.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

Automated External Defribrillator: HB 1608 (2012) requires each board of education and admninistrators of non-public schools to ensure that each public school has a defribrillator available in an unlocked location on school property with an identifying sign.

But you wouldn't know it by listening to an angry coalition of high school students who plan to speak out on Chicago Public Schools meals Wednesday at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting.One of those students is Teresa Onstott, a sophomore at Social Justice High School who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing theschool students who plan to speak out on Chicago Public Schools meals Wednesday at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting.One of those students is Teresa Onstott, a sophomore at Social Justice High School who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing the Board of Education meeting.One of those students is Teresa Onstott, a sophomore at Social Justice High School who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing theSchool who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing the board not to renew the contract for the company providing the food.

Christine: You serve on the board of directors for the Arlington Center for the Arts as well as the Arlington Cultural Council; what's your read on the public schools these days as far as preservation of arts?

So far at least, the data, says Dawn Comstock, PhD, an associate professor of Epidemiology for the Pediatric Injury Prevention, Education, and Research (PIPER) program at the Colorado School of Public Health, MomsTeam Institute Board of Advisor and a co-author of a 2014 study on injuries in high school lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preveSchool of Public Health, MomsTeam Institute Board of Advisor and a co-author of a 2014 study on injuries in high school lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preveschool lacrosse [5], «is quite clear - boys most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 75 %) from athlete - athlete contact, the kind of mechanism we all know helmets don't always do a great job preventing - while girls most commonly sustain concussions (nearly 64 %) from being struck by the ball or the stick, the kind of mechanism that helmets are actually quite good at preventing.

Her background in non-profit administration also includes serving as an admissions officer at Columbia Law School, publications coordinator at the Detroit Grand Opera Association, and public relations assistant at NYC's Museum of Contemporary Crafts, as well as sitting on various independent school bSchool, publications coordinator at the Detroit Grand Opera Association, and public relations assistant at NYC's Museum of Contemporary Crafts, as well as sitting on various independent school bschool boards.

Former Chicago Public Schools board President Gery Chico on Wednesday placed his three - bedroom, 2,400 - square - foot condominium unit in the Metropolitan Tower on South Michigan Ave. on the market for $ 2.65 million.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

The Board of Education has agreed to move forward on a plan to eliminate sugary beverages and make Florida the first state in the nation to ban chocolate milk in public schools.

Follow through on your state's recommendations for compliance - whether that is to fill out a letter of intent for the public school board or list your planned curriculum.

(Faced with this pressure, and perhaps also to resuscitate LAUSD's public image — which has been battered quite a bit on «Food Revolution» — the new Los Angeles schools superintendent announced yesterday that he'll ask the LAUSD board in to consider a flavored milk ban.)

Some parents attending a crowded public hearing on proposed school boundary changes in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 charged that the school board is trying to rush through a plan to equalize enrollments that has been under discussion for eight years.

New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has made the rare decision to hold an in - person, public hearing — scheduled for 9 a.m., June 22 at the State Education Department in Albany — to decide whether Carl Paladino can remain on the Buffalo School Board.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia has decided to allow new evidence in regards to a petition calling for the removal of Carl Paladino from his position on the Buffalo Public School Board.

Former New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino appeared to win his second term on the Buffalo Public School Board on Tuesday night.

Residents of public school districts throughout the state will head to the polls on May 15 to decide the fate of annual budgets and also to vote for board members seeking re-election or wishing to win a seat.

Conservative columnist Kyle O'Connor takes on a recent measure by the New York State Education Department's Board of Regents that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain professional licenses, including certification to teach in public schools.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The board of Buffalo Public Schools voted Thursday to approve a resolution calling for Carl Paladino to resign his spot on the board.

Public schools are asking voters to decide on spending plans, propositions and school board candidates today.

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.

The Starpoint School District will hold a number of events May 15, along with the public vote on its proposed budget for 2018 - 19 and school board elecSchool District will hold a number of events May 15, along with the public vote on its proposed budget for 2018 - 19 and school board elecschool board elections.

Six of the nine members on the Buffalo Public School Board of Education are officially calling for Carl Paladino's resignation.

While members of the not - for - profit have been regular critics of Paladino and his role on the Buffalo Public School Board, Washington said this particular protest concerned Ellicott Development's role in the «gentrification» of Buffalo by building luxury apartments with public funds that could be used for affordable hoPublic School Board, Washington said this particular protest concerned Ellicott Development's role in the «gentrification» of Buffalo by building luxury apartments with public funds that could be used for affordable hopublic funds that could be used for affordable housing.

Mr. Eldridge has no prior experience in public service, he hasn't even served on a school board or town board.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Board of Education will host a public hearing at its 7 p.m. meeting to listen to public comments on its proposed $ 253,685,636 budget for the 2016 - 2017 school year.

He has also served on the Boards of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, as well as the Maxwell School for Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Three Democrats and a Working Families newcomer were on their way Tuesday night to winning the Hartford Board of Education race at a critical period for the city public schools.

A former Plainview - Old Bethpage school board member, Cepeda, 56, says he would focus his legislative attention on revamping the assessment system, ensuring mixed - use development at the Nassau Hub and developing a stable and consistent budget line for public transit.