Not exact matches
Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note,
for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult
education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy
on altar servers and guidelines
for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying
for arms control; eliminating asbestos in
public housing;
supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.
In an effort to
support you in developing, enhancing, or re-imagining the assessment practices at your school, the Pedagogical Committee,
on behalf of the Alliance
for Public Waldorf
Education, has created the following annotated list of resources
for your reference.
* 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
Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social
support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding
support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards
for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative),
public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to
support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding
support individual mothers.5 — 9
Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding
Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence
on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.
We need to bring common sense to Common Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare
for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing
on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former
public school special
education teacher and guidance counselor.
NAIROBI (Reuters)-- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told African leaders
on Saturday that his country will commit $ 30 billion in
public and private
support for infrastructure development,
education and healthcare expansion in the continent.
What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge
on insurance to help pay
for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical
education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that
supports dozens of
public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.
He now represents a half - dozen interest groups, including Alliant Energy, which spent $ 194,000
on lobbying in the 2011 - 12 legislative session; School Choice Wisconsin, which
supports public spending
on private schools and has another former Assembly speaker, John Gard,
on its lobby payroll; and the Wisconsin Council
for Independent
Education, which represents
for - profit colleges.
Public employee unions have a huge amount of sway near the heart of the state's bureaucracy, and in 2014, they worked against the governor who had angered their members with his tough negotiations
on labor contracts and his
support for pension and
education reforms.
Collaborating with the Alliance
for Quality
Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund
public schools, she sits
on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to
support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.
More than 800 UFT members boarded buses headed
for Albany at dawn
on March 27 to lobby state lawmakers
for more
public school funding, charter school accountability, an extended and enhanced millionaire's tax,
support for Community Learning Schools and other important
education initiatives.
This series of
public engagement, made possible with the generous
support of the American people through the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) seeks to create awareness of this phenomenon, and thereby contribute to civic and voter
education on it.
For years, the Republican «Long Island Nine» in the State Senate stayed out of the way when Cuomo looked to pass liberal social policies like gay marriage and gun control, and
supported his fiscally conservative agenda
on taxes,
education,
public sector unions and regulation.
Senate Republicans, while opposing the DREAM Act, which would allow taxpayer - funded state tuition assistance programs to be used
on the colege kids of illegal immigrants,
support the
education tax credit that would provide a benefit
for those who donate to private and
public schools.
Powers has said that he will focus
on fighting
for affordable housing,
supporting quality
public education and strengthening
public transportation.
Hawkins said a debate focused
on education is needed because both Astorino and Cuomo
support programs to privatize
public education, including more privately - managed charter schools and
education tax credits
for donations to charter and parochial schools.
The program
supports advances in research
on STEM learning and
education by fostering efforts to explore all aspects of
education research from foundational knowledge to improvements in STEM learning and learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood,
for all groups, and from the earliest developmental stages of life through participation in the workforce, resulting in increased
public understanding of science and engineering.
Critics of the report pointed to the report's «new age, neo-naturalist» stance, noting that the nutrition scientists at the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare (now the DHHS), who urged caution in the face of the limited science
on nutrition and chronic disease, could not compete with this popular ideology either
for public support or
for government funds
for additional research.21
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Americans»
support for using
public funds to pay
for students to attend private schools apparently was growing even before the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision upholding the Cleveland voucher plan, findings from this year's Phi Delta Kappa / Gallup poll
on public attitudes about
education suggest.
National Poll Finds Waning
Support for Charter Schools (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) Charter Schools Take a Hit in Nationwide Poll (EdSource)
Public Support for Charter Schools Plummets, Poll Finds (Education Week) Enthusiasm for Charter School Formation Takes Hit, New Poll Finds (The Christian Science Monitor) New Poll Shows Sharp Decline in Support for Public Charter Schools Over Past Year (The 74) National Support for Charter Schools Has Dropped Sharply in Last Year (Chalkbeat) People Think Teachers Are Underpaid — Until You Tell Them How Much Teachers Earn (Time) Marty West co-authors the annual EducationNext survey of American public opinion on timely education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact of the current administration, among o
Public Support for Charter Schools Plummets, Poll Finds (
Education Week) Enthusiasm for Charter School Formation Takes Hit, New Poll Finds (The Christian Science Monitor) New Poll Shows Sharp Decline in Support for Public Charter Schools Over Past Year (The 74) National Support for Charter Schools Has Dropped Sharply in Last Year (Chalkbeat) People Think Teachers Are Underpaid — Until You Tell Them How Much Teachers Earn (Time) Marty West co-authors the annual EducationNext survey of American public opinion on timely education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact of the current administration, amon
Education Week) Enthusiasm
for Charter School Formation Takes Hit, New Poll Finds (The Christian Science Monitor) New Poll Shows Sharp Decline in
Support for Public Charter Schools Over Past Year (The 74) National Support for Charter Schools Has Dropped Sharply in Last Year (Chalkbeat) People Think Teachers Are Underpaid — Until You Tell Them How Much Teachers Earn (Time) Marty West co-authors the annual EducationNext survey of American public opinion on timely education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact of the current administration, among o
Public Charter Schools Over Past Year (The 74) National
Support for Charter Schools Has Dropped Sharply in Last Year (Chalkbeat) People Think Teachers Are Underpaid — Until You Tell Them How Much Teachers Earn (Time) Marty West co-authors the annual EducationNext survey of American
public opinion on timely education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact of the current administration, among o
public opinion
on timely
education issues such charter schools, higher education, and the impact of the current administration, amon
education issues such charter schools, higher
education, and the impact of the current administration, amon
education, and the impact of the current administration, among others.
g. Clearer commitments are needed to ensure all
public money (including aid money raised from taxpayers) is spent
on public education and is not
supporting or subsidising
for - profit provision in any way.
As noted above, the
public as a whole expresses strong
support for increasing or at least maintaining current spending levels
on public education.
The poll results that
Education Next released Tuesday carry mildly glum news for just about every education reformer in the land, as public support has diminished at least a bit for most initiatives on their agendas: merit pay, charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits, Common Core, and even ending teache
Education Next released Tuesday carry mildly glum news
for just about every
education reformer in the land, as public support has diminished at least a bit for most initiatives on their agendas: merit pay, charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits, Common Core, and even ending teache
education reformer in the land, as
public support has diminished at least a bit
for most initiatives
on their agendas: merit pay, charter schools, vouchers, and tax credits, Common Core, and even ending teacher tenure.
An annual poll by
Education Next in 2017 showed that
public support for charter schools has recently fallen, particularly among Democrats, and opposition has grown (see «The 2017 EdNext Poll
on School Reform,» features, Winter 2018).
The 2017 EdNext Poll — including the Trump Effect
on public opinion about
education Charter schools lose favor but opposition to vouchers declines; Opposition to Common Core plateaus and
support for using the same standards across states gains ground
In a new article
for Education Next, David Osborne, director of the project
on Reinventing America's Schools at the Progressive Policy Institute, finds Denver's pursuit of this strategy, which has increased school leader autonomy, has produced impressive gains in student achievement, leading to growing
public support for the reforms.
August 1, 2017 — The 2017
Education Next annual survey of American public opinion on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has
Education Next annual survey of American
public opinion
on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has
education shows
public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits
for private - school scholarships has declined.
The 2017
Education Next annual survey of American public opinion on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has
Education Next annual survey of American
public opinion
on education shows public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits for private - school scholarships has
education shows
public support for charter schools has dropped, even as opposition to school vouchers and tax credits
for private - school scholarships has declined.
Support for increased spending
on public education fell from 51 to 46 percent between 2007 and 2009.
Strong chapters
on school desegregation, bilingual
education,
education for the disabled, and school finance all
support Davies's argument that «in the 1970s, reform often emanated from... within the federal bureaucracy, from the lower federal courts, and through the energetic efforts of congressional staffers, lobbyists, and
public interest law firms.»
Today's committee report states: «Unjustifiably high salaries use
public money that could be better spent
on improving children's
education and
supporting frontline teaching staff, and do not represent value
for money.
Through
support for pro-
public education politicians and advocacy
on behalf of
education professionals, they seek to bring about good
public policy and practice.
However, given the importance of
public - welfare and health spending indicated by my findings, and the large increase in state spending
on Medicaid (an increase of more than $ 1,000 per capita since 1987 based
on figures from the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services), it is safe to conclude that Medicaid has been the single biggest contributor to the decline in higher -
education support at the state and local level.
DeVos pushed back
on those who insist that
support for school choice is necessarily an «attack»
on public education and argued that choice can be wholly consonant with the historic mission of
public education:
A previous edition of «The Merrow Report,» a monthly
Public Broadcasting Service series
on young people and
education issues, drew wide attention
for its reporting
on the links between an attention - deficit - disorder
support group and the company that makes the most widely prescribed drug
for the disorder.
These questions include the potential value of having a socially and economically diverse group of children together prior to kindergarten;
supporting families with working parents who require full - day care and
education for their young children; and where best to serve children with special needs whose early education costs already are fully assumed (regardless of family income) by the public schools (based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [ID
education for their young children; and where best to serve children with special needs whose early
education costs already are fully assumed (regardless of family income) by the public schools (based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [ID
education costs already are fully assumed (regardless of family income) by the
public schools (based
on the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act [ID
Education Act [IDEA]-RRB-.
Dr Lauren Sherar, Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity and
Public Health at Loughborough University, who is an academic advisor
for Super Movers said: «There is growing evidence
supporting beneficial effects of active learning
on education - related outcomes.
National Survey also reveals increased
support for virtual schooling,
support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program
on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the To
Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and
Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the To
Education Next
on a wide range of
education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the To
education issues released today reveals that the broader
public and teachers are markedly divided in their
support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).
It is led by the Soil Association, with
support from partners Garden Organic, Focus
on Food, Health
Education Trust and Royal Society
for Public Health.
Mayor Bloomberg and Chancellor Klein have ramped up the citys efforts to infuse arts into New York City
public schools, but the pressure is
on all of us — our schools, arts
education advocates, business leaders — to seize opportunities
for partnerships that can build the type of successful communities that we all want to live in, and
support our kids — the future of this city.
With the presidential election in high gear, and Democrats fixing their attention
on President Bush's signature
education achievement,
public support for the No Child Left Behind Act appears to be waning.
We have to show the
public that we are focused
on the success of all students and all schools, and that our
support for charter schools is part of a larger mission to drive systemic change and progress in
public education.
Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority
for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building
Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012
Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from
Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand
for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report
on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons
for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from
Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting
for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010
Public Impact's latest
on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X
for All: Extending the Reach of
Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research
on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in
Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.
The breadth and reach of the program has expanded with an aggressive outreach
for public and corporate
support that allows Calhoun to benefit a broader audience of institutions, raising awareness and providing
education with a hands -
on initiative to improve food service
for children.
The
Education Next poll leaders didn't explore why
support for charters has dropped so precipitously, though they speculated that a growing
public debate about charters, including a call
for a freeze
on new charter schools by the NAACP, played a role.
Historical data
on grantmaking in
education suggests that most grants
support the status quo by providing additional
support for activities in which
public schools already engage.
CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program
on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the To
Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and
Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the To
Education Next
on a wide range of
education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the To
education issues released today reveals that the broader
public and teachers are markedly divided in their
support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).
All this federal
support, however, could contribute to an even higher trajectory
for future spending
on public education than has been the case in the past, regardless of the diminishing returns in terms of student outcomes.
STANFORD —
Education researchers William G. Howell of the University of Chicago and Martin R. West of Brown University have released newly compiled evidence from the 2008
Education Next / PEPG survey which shows that if the
public is given accurate information about what is currently being spent
on public schools, their
support for increased spending and confidence that more spending will improve student learning both decline.