Sentences with phrase «on school choice in»

The congressman said there is an «assault» on school choice in the District of Columbia.Since Congress created the program in 2004, the government has poured about $ 152 million into it, in which about 5,000 students have received vouchers to attend private schools in the District.

Lake and DeArmond examine Fordham's new study on school choice in light of findings from our recent Measuring Up report, and conclude that choice friendliness is no guarantee of good things happening for kids.

U.S. Education Secretary DeVos spoke on school choice in Salt Lake City.

You can have a majority support on school choice in polls but lose in elections because union members have a far bigger stake than the average voter.

In addition, she is the co-author with her husband, Edward Fiske, of books on school choice in New Zealand and school reform in post-apartheid South Africa.

It's worth noting, first and foremost, that there already has been a great deal of scholarly work completed on school choice in Milwaukee, which is the oldest voucher program in the country.

Not exact matches

His speech mixed anecdotes about his father's roots in the construction business with a call for less regulation and more school choice, plus a forceful attack on Hillary Clinton.

The best single article I've seen on the moral case for parental choice in education is «School Choice as Simple Justice,» published in First Things (April 1992) and written by Prof. John Coons of the law school of the University of California, Berchoice in education is «School Choice as Simple Justice,» published in First Things (April 1992) and written by Prof. John Coons of the law school of the University of California, BerSchool Choice as Simple Justice,» published in First Things (April 1992) and written by Prof. John Coons of the law school of the University of California, BerChoice as Simple Justice,» published in First Things (April 1992) and written by Prof. John Coons of the law school of the University of California, Berschool of the University of California, Berkeley.

In the commentary in question we commended the USCC for «trenchant statements on protecting the unborn and on the evil of active euthanasia, together with a call for equitable tax support for school choice and support for increased immigration.&raquIn the commentary in question we commended the USCC for «trenchant statements on protecting the unborn and on the evil of active euthanasia, together with a call for equitable tax support for school choice and support for increased immigration.&raquin question we commended the USCC for «trenchant statements on protecting the unborn and on the evil of active euthanasia, together with a call for equitable tax support for school choice and support for increased immigration.»

«Although the college will continue to seek relief in the courts, the college has been forced to quickly make difficult choices,» the school said in announcing the decision on its website.

Everyone makes their own decision at some point, so as much as I love Bill Nye, I disagree with him on this topic, as parents should teach their children however they want and in high school the kids will make their own choices.

It also requires a willingness on the part of the superintendent to take action against principals or teachers whose performance does not create confidence on the part of parents, as reflected in their school choices.

The blog goes on to say that in the Church's schools, the subject will be «rooted in the teachings of the Church», including «the importance of trust, loyalty, fidelity and the Christian understanding of marriage as the context for sexual relationships, as well as the understanding of abstinence and celibacy as positive life choices».

Parental choice in general, and Catholic schools in particular, got a big boost when Mayor Giuliani of New York took Cardinal O'Connor up on his long - standing offer to accept a thousand of the poorest and most problem - ridden children in the public schools, those performing in the bottom five percentile.

Accordingly, human choice must decide not only «what is true but what criteria shall be used to determine the truth, and what standards shall be used in choosing between competing criteria, and what judgments shall be employed in deciding on the standards ad infinitum» (Van Cleve Morris, Philosophy and the American School).

If the school were a private school, of if you wanted to put on a cross in your own home or store, there is nothing that the European or italian court for that matter can do about your choice.

Although his own choice was clearly on the side of the historical approach, there were elements in his thought which paved the way for a marked shift in focus of the Chicago School.

The choice among these various schools of commentary on the Qur» an and Sunnah depends on one's attitude with respect to three basic issues: the credence to be attached to historical tradition; the weight to be given to the claim for a hidden meaning in the Qur» an; the amount of subjectivity to be allowed in interpretation.

There's nothing more Australian than a Four N» Twenty pie; it's the food staple of choice at the Ashes, the NRL Grand Final, on road trips and at the school canteen, and it's been a vital part of Our Culcha longer than Menzies was in the Lodge.

Those famous soft thick bakery sugar cookies with frosting (seem more like discs of cake though), the soft chewy ones you make at home to decorate for various holidays, or those not soft, sad, no flavor, gross kind of sugar cookies that kids would bring in on there birthdays in elementary school since their mom thought it was a «healthier» choice than cupcakes.

«Meatless Monday is one more way in which we are using school meals as a teachable moment to educate students on the importance of making healthy choices.»

The industry has taken significant measures to provide consumers with more options and information to allow informed dietary choices through developing reformulated products to offer low and no - sugar varieties, voluntarily displaying kilojoule information on the front of labels and restricting sales of regular kilojoule soft drinks in schools.

The tiny Presbyterian school, highly rated academically for more than 125 years, was unbeaten in 12 league games and was the obvious choice to represent the conference against Providence in Philadelphia on March 8, the first step toward a possible NCAA championship.

On Wednesday, Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad — the number one and two ranked high school basketball prospects in the country, respectively — announced their college choice as part of ESPN's «Signing Day Special.»

Ryan, who gave up other sports in high school to focus on golf, made a prudent choice.

Jonathan made a verbal commitment to LSU early in high school, but as a senior in 2008 he switched his choice to Florida A&M, a historically black college on Tallahassee's hilly south side.

The No. 4 ranked player in the 2015 class, Brandon Ingram, will make his college choice on Monday during an announcement at his high school.

You might start choosing healthy options as your first choice You start the day on such a good foot that the fruit salad or salad bar in the business school café might start to seem more appealing.

There was the nation's top ranked high school safety announcing his decision to attend the University of Alabama during the Under Armour All - America Game three weeks ago, while his mom, April Justin, looked on with a pained expression on her face, shaking her head in disapproval of his choice.

To improve best practices in school, to lessen developmentally inappropriate demands on kids, to insure that they learn to make healthy choices, to support parents.

- The Department of Education, which has for years pushed an agenda that places paramount importance on schools» test scores, especially in reading and math, leaving no time for the nutrition education which is such an important part of helping children learn to make sensible eating choices.

Guidance Materials: The Department of Education is required by Statute 18.1003.453 to provide on its website links to information regarding the nutritional content of foods and beverages and to healthful food choices in accordance with the dietary guidelines of the United States Department of Agriculture and provide examples of wellness classes that offer nutrition education for teachers and school support staff and encourage school districts to offer classes that are taught by a licensed nutritional professional for the school nutrition department.

I think it is important to point out that this isn't just an issue for middle class families who care deeply about their child's diet and are able to provide abundant healthy food choices but school menus have great impact on many, many poor children who, through no fault of their own and often with no agency to change the situation, end up being pawns in the lunch tray wars.

Some parents are unable (for various reasons) to get their children to school on time for the free breakfast, which is also severely limited in choice, so these children face true hunger every day.

For this school year, in a bid to boost participation in its lunch program from its paying students, the district will now offer them the choice of two entrees and a self - serve salad bar available on Tuesdays and Thursdays for students in grades three to five.

I am so glad we made the decision for him to go to play school, seeing how much he's come on in just a year proves to me that we made the right choice.

HINSDALE — Stymied by a Park District vote on its first choice, Hinsdale Elementary School District 181 is moving forward with plans to prepare a site for a new middle school on land it owns in Prospect Park in Clarendon School District 181 is moving forward with plans to prepare a site for a new middle school on land it owns in Prospect Park in Clarendon school on land it owns in Prospect Park in Clarendon Hills.

For example, our district serves flavored milk in the cafeteria (my views on that here, although I'm possibly reconsidering) and I'd always assumed that individual schools had no choice in the matter.

As I've said often, including in my very first post on this blog, what school cafeterias implicitly teach our children about food and food choices is as important as the food itself.

When I have only $ 1.36 to spend on food for school lunch ($ 0.23 for white skim milk, $ 0.27 for all - you - will - eat salad bar fresh veggies, $ 0.10 for 1/2 cup steamed veggie, 40.23 for 1/2 cup fresh fruit, $ 0.10 for 1/2 cup canned in juice fruit... leaving me $ 0.43 cents for an entrée that has 2oz protein and 2 servings whole grain rich grain), it leaves many of us no choice but to offer other alternatives to stay in the black.

I think city councils could do more good for kids by considering other food and kid scenarios like banning soda served to kids in public schools, or requiring food with nutritive value to always be served when refreshments are offered at a school, or requiring restaurants to offer kids real food choices on the kids menu.

Now that the school year is in full swing and I'm back to wearing skirts and dresses with high heels most days of the week, I love being able to be really chill on the weekends — with my time and with my clothing choices.

On Monday, The Lunch Tray broke an exclusive story regarding a new and disturbing «nutrition education» documentary created by McDonald's for use in schools, 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference.

On the one hand, you have administrators and parents supporting the inclusion of milk in school cafeterias, «amid concerns that dairy consumption is waning among older children who have more beverage choices, from flavored water to energy drinks.

Children who like or benefit from a lot of structure may struggle to learn in a Montessori or Waldorf school, as both of those philosophies place emphasis on child choice rather than rigid classroom structures.

And when it comes down to it, if given the choice, my kids would rather have a (relatively) rested, calm, relaxed and PRESENT mom to come home to after school and to tuck them in at night than one who is their class mom and girl scout troop leader and baseball team mom and who runs the school store organizes the school fundraiser and is on every board there is to be on in town (I don't do all that stuff, but you get the point) and who is also a complete and total stressed out and spread thin raging lunatic from the moment they get home until the moment they are in bed.

I'm on the verge of sending my child to private schools or homeschooling as I, THE PARENT has the choice in what my child does and does not eat.

Back in October, I broke a story on The Lunch Tray regarding a new McDonald's «nutrition education» video for middle and high school students called 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference.

In France, there is more emphasis on taste, freshness and variety on the school lunch menus, but on the other side, there is no choice on what the children can eat (they are served the basic 3 course lunch).

is about putting children on the path to a healthy future during their earliest months and years; giving parents helpful information and fostering environments that support healthy choices; providing healthier foods in our schools; ensuring that every family has access to healthy, affordable food; and helping children become more physically active.