Sentences with phrase «oppose school»

A law school which is not accredited in Ontario or Nova Scotia is not likely to be regarded positively by employers at all, but in large part this is the reason why the respective law societies in these provinces have chosen to oppose the school on public policy grounds.

Further, the Brown vs. Board of Education case has recently starred in a number of think - pieces as a historical reference to both support and oppose school choice.

Further, the Brown vs. Board of Education case has recently starred in a number of think - pieces as a historical reference to both support and oppose school... Continue reading The Freedom to Choose a School is Simply a Matter of Principle (Guest Blogger: Matt Halvorson)

SNA has issued a new call on Congress to oppose any school meal block grant proposal and provide greater support to school nutrition programs, which contribute to the health and academic success of students.

It is critical that PA lawmakers who are committed to improving educational opportunities for minority students in low - income districts SUPPORT increased state funding for our public school and OPPOSE school privatization schemes that would drain resources away from the students who need them the most.

But, parents and IPS alumni who oppose the school closures took a stand too.

School choice should not be limited to the 1 %, and the people who oppose school choice should at least send their kids to the school they want «the regular folks» to attend.

Acknowledging that some residents oppose the school or at least question its necessity or viability, the city has promised «town hall meetings» before that.

«More than 63 percent of North Carolinians oppose school vouchers,» said Forte - Brown.

It is well - known that most, but not all, Democrats oppose school choice programs.

But a report released Monday by Integrity in Education and the Center for Popular Democracy — two groups that oppose school privatization — presents evidence that inadequate oversight of the charter school industry hurts both kids and taxpayers.

But in May, BillMoyers.com looked at a report issued by Integrity in Education and the Center for Popular Democracy — two groups that oppose school privatization.

They oppose school choice, oppose merit pay, and oppose efforts to have excellent teachers «assigned» to high poverty schools where they are needed most.

It's also worth noting that President Obama's Education Secretaries both supported school choice in the form of charter schools and expressed support for some of today's most popular education reforms — that is to say, Democrats don't unilaterally oppose school choice or the education reform agenda.

And this Chicago Tribune commentary looking at hypocritical politicians (they're everywhere) who oppose school choice: «The elitism of opposing school choice.»

We've been criticized because some people have said that we oppose school choice.

Utah labor unions, teachers rally for public schools Education > March meant to oppose school policies and budget cuts sought by Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

Do not oppose School Reform until you are willing to put your child in the worst performing school in your city.

Gunderson and fellow activists continue to work to oppose school closings and budget cuts in Chicago.

Education writer RiShawn Biddle does an excellent job of poking holes in the teacher bashing argument, claiming, among other things, that Weingarten «is just using a rhetorical trick often deployed by teachers unions and other education traditionalists to oppose school reform.

This past week, a strong message was sent to you by Anti-Reformers, those who oppose school choice.

In his Sunday column, «Drawing a line on vouchers,» Chris Rickert wrote: «If you're not a public school teacher, administrator or some other worker whose livelihood depends on the hegemony public schools have historically enjoyed over pre-K-through-12 education, there's little inherent reason to oppose school vouchers.»

Deasy's aggressive policy push has prompted the teachers union, United Teachers Los Angeles, to oppose the school district in court.

But one of the attorneys representing the 25 plaintiffs in the case who oppose the school voucher program, North Carolina Justice Center's Christine Bischoff, offered a different perspective.

«We'll typically find in any state, those who oppose school choice will frequently say the sky will fall,» she said.

The PSBA released a poll saying that the majority of PA residents oppose school vouchers.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee said he supports spending more public money on private school tuition around Tennessee, and that restrictions should be placed on lobbying by government entities that oppose school vouchers.

Compared to the rest of the population, those who claim to have voted in the last election are 8 percentage points more likely to oppose school vouchers, 7 percentage points more likely to oppose charter schools, and 9 percentage points more likely to oppose tax credits.

The public does not oppose school choice, but doesn't know much about charter schools.

In sum, Strauss denies that BBA and its ranking intellectual leader, Helen Ladd, oppose school reform and think poverty is the root cause of our current educational discontent.

The NAHT will discuss further steps in its campaign to oppose school funding cuts at an executive conference in June.

The Democratic Party has its own tensions to resolve under an ideological tent that tries to accommodate both old - line labor unions, which instinctively oppose school choice, and a younger generation of black and Hispanic activists who demand it.

That would give people who oppose school spending more voting power than people who support it.

I know that Democrats generally oppose school voucher programs which have a similar function as Cruz's amendment, so is that why Democrats voted against Cruz's amendment?

Chair of the Accord Coalition for Inclusive Education, Rev Stephen Terry, said: «People are right to oppose school places being obtained through what is in effect cheating.

These two sides of our heritage have become split into opposing schools in much of contemporary thought — with one side protesting constrictive rationalisms of all sorts in the name of freedom, and the other resisting all plunges into historicist relativism.

I will try to show that science is not as objective, nor religion as subjective, as these two opposing schools of thought both assumed.

It ignores basic concerns of prayer amendment advocates - indeed, Nord opposes school prayer.

Interestingly, the Hatfield proposal is supported by lobbyists for the National Council of Churches, who have long opposed school prayer and Bible reading.

In catching up on reading, I came across two opposing school food opinion pieces recently published in The Hill.

This reconciles two previously opposing schools of thought.

Marvin Minsky, director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US is identified with an opposing school, which favours creating complex computer software that mimics the characteristics of human intelligence.

The largest haddock being his dream of being on University Challenge, Britain's classic and eternally - aired quiz show that pits two opposing school against each other in a contest of superior intellect.

What seemed like a novel idea, pairing two of French cinema's contemporary icons from opposing schools...

«It's why I opposed school boards and why I fought for mayoral control.»

If the majority settles on a strict interpretation of the Establishment Clause, it will add an air of legitimacy to an already dominant political coalition that opposes school vouchers and other forms of private - school choice.

When we asked our readers whether they favored or opposed school vouchers, 42 percent said they favored them, just a bit more than the 39 percent of the general public who gave a similar answer.

«People who are trying to find a better education will continue putting their kids into charters, but they will continue to vote for people who oppose those schools.»

And one way they do that is by opposing school vouchers.»

A growing advocacy movement opposes school discipline that disproportionately impacts minority students.