Sentences with phrase «parents of schoolchildren»

By almost a 2 - to - 1 margin, parents of schoolchildren strongly rejected such security measures, compared to those strongly for them:

Parents of schoolchildren must be concerned about the impact of these budget cuts, which will likely increase class sizes and result in fewer teachers, counselors and instructional aides, including assistants for children with special needs.

Six school districts and parents of schoolchildren submitted a brief on Nov. 10 accusing Pennsylvania of violating its state constitution by skimping on education funding.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says the «sham» organization was supposed to provide training for parents of schoolchildren, but existed only on paper.

Not exact matches

Some challenge specific parts of the curriculum (mandatory AIDS education, New York City's distribution of condoms to schoolchildren without the knowledge or consent of the parents, textbooks that propagate anti-Christian doctrines, gym - class dress requirements at odds with the modest dress required of Hindu, Muslim, and other children, «values clarification» classes that teach that there is no objective source of right and wrong, and so forth).

As he moves from the ordinary suburban world of his abusive foster parents into the enchanted realm of the Hogwarts School, the bullying intensifies from nasty to mortally dangerous (a progression that U.S. schoolchildren have witnessed in real life).

A British - born son of Yemeni immigrants, Hamed is a huge draw in England and in his parents» homeland, where his face is plastered on everything from schoolchildren's composition books to postage stamps.

The school meal recommendations are also meant as handbook for communication between stakeholders; providers of education and supporting activities, schools, persons in charge of school food services and pupil welfare, as well as for parents and carers, and the schoolchildren themselves.

Thousands of parents have gotten a lesson this week, as the Mayor's «my way or the highway» approach has left thousands of schoolchildren stranded at curbs across the city by the school bus strike.

SPUC is an anti-choice group which, through its «Safe at School» campaign, delivers talks to parents and schoolchildren about the supposed harms of Sex and Relationships Education (SRE), and the dangers of abortion.

However, political conservatives are slightly more likely than either moderates or liberals to say that parents should be able to decide not to vaccinate their children — though seven - in - ten or more of all three ideology groups support requiring the MMR vaccine for all schoolchildren because of the potential health risk to others.

That's when Norman Garmezy, a developmental psychologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, began studying schoolchildren who thrived despite severe hardship, such as neighborhood violence or parents with mental illness.

A string of horrific school shootings has catapulted the issues of school violence and safety into the national spotlight, leaving parents, teachers, and policymakers wondering why the attacks had happened and what could be done to better protect the nation's schoolchildren.

A third of Canada's schoolchildren are either immigrants themselves or have a parent born abroad.

The safety and wellbeing of schoolchildren is a front that school staff and parents can unite on; amidst new security concerns, student safety is being pushed further up the agenda.

Last year, Nevada's Legislature passed and Gov. Brian Sandoval signed a sweeping privatized education finance bill that would create Education Savings Accounts for all Nevada schoolchildren, regardless of their parents» income levels, allowing them to use the funds to send their kid to a private school or pay for tutoring or supplies in a home school or hybrid approach.

Today, at age 35, Stevens is on a quest to make those miracles available to millions of schoolchildren whose parents can't afford one - on - one therapy.

Local newspapers carry stories and editorials about the bill, while parents, teachers and schoolchildren on both sides of the debate have contacted legislators with their views.

Parents and politicians have questioned how the District can redraw school maps — and thoughtfully plan for the future — without considering charter schools, which enroll nearly half of the city's schoolchildren.

The story likely will unnerve educators, reformers, taxpayers, politicians, parents and students anywhere — even the book's main title provokes distrust: Newark politicians» idea of a «prize» relates more to helping adults than uplifting and educating schoolchildren.

However, we have compiled here a collection of inspiring and heroic tales of school administrators, teachers, parents and students — all working together for a common goal: to ensure excellence in education for Texas schoolchildren.

A lot of Chicago parents with the resources to do so have followed Emanuel's lead: 17 % of schoolchildren in Chicago attend private schools, and so don't have to trouble themselves with whether or not their local public school has air conditioning, or a library (160 do not), or classes with 45 students.

But the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, a statewide coalition of municipalities, local boards of education, education associations, unions, pro-education advocacy organizations, parents, public schoolchildren and taxpayers, are working to change that once and for all.

Sadly, most superintendents, boards of education and even the teachers» unions are letting parents and schoolchildren down by not informing them of the pernicious nature of the SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) test.

While hiking in the San Bernardino Mountains, in Southern California, late last month, a class of schoolchildren from Big Bear Elementary School and their guide spotted a rare and hopeful sight high above in the trees: two bald eagle parents rearing a weeks - old chick.

Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students with quavering voices and parents shaking with anger appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect American schoolchildren from the scourge of gun violence.

Parents express great confidence and trust in your school and I am certain I can contribute to and support your mission using my experience, skills and abilities for the benefit of all the schoolchildren in One Hill District.

Carolyn Pape Cowan Ph.D., adjunct professor of psychology emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, co-directors of the Schoolchildren and their Families Project and co-authors of When Partners Becomes Parents: The Big Life Change for Couples.

25 of 33 preschool children and 81 of 107 schoolchildren who were identified as having a psychiatric disorder based on parent reports still had disorder 4 years later.

Of 240 schoolchildren who were assessed at 5 — 12 years of age, the parents of 218 children (91 %) and the teachers of 224 children (93 %) completed questionnaireOf 240 schoolchildren who were assessed at 5 — 12 years of age, the parents of 218 children (91 %) and the teachers of 224 children (93 %) completed questionnaireof age, the parents of 218 children (91 %) and the teachers of 224 children (93 %) completed questionnaireof 218 children (91 %) and the teachers of 224 children (93 %) completed questionnaireof 224 children (93 %) completed questionnaires.

The MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development), in an assessment study of 535 parents, discovered that Triple P actually decreased the cases of behavioral problems among schoolchildren up to 33 % according to The Straits Times.