Sentences with phrase «policies concerning education»

Except for policies concerning education agencies, statements on public sector relations with school districts also are located in this section.

Identify and develop African American professionals who will assume leadership positions in education and influence public policy concerning the education of African Americans.

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Social Policy Endowment: Boosts output and quality in tackling critical social policy concerns such as education, Aboriginal issues, and healtPolicy Endowment: Boosts output and quality in tackling critical social policy concerns such as education, Aboriginal issues, and healtpolicy concerns such as education, Aboriginal issues, and health care

because the religious lobbyists garner ridiculous influence over public policy, especially education, and we're a little concerned that our kids are going to be taught silly crap like the planet is 6000 years old.

I choose four topics: nature, education, culture and law as relevant to framing moral concerns and public policy.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

Moyer also uses education as the crux of getting new policies concerning concussion management and sudden cardiac arrest procedures put into place at the high school.

Physicians have a primary responsibility for translating research and evidence into guidance for parents and children, and they are credible and influential voices for advancing public education and policy concerning population health.

But concerns have been raised about a below - the - radar maintenance of Section 28 by some schools after it emerged that Colston Girls» School in Bristol's sex and relationships education policy stated: «The governing body will not permit the promotion of homosexuality.»

The NASUWT has conducted an annual survey of teacher opinion since 2011 which highlights the growing concerns of the teacher profession about the impact of Coalition Government education policy.

«However much the Government tries to spin and distort it, the Education Select Committee's report highlighted serious concerns about Government policy in scrapping the EMA.

«I am deeply concerned that since he took office Governor Cuomo's policies have only widened NY State's tremendous inequality in education funding,» Nixon said.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle says Democrats had some concerns over a purposed commission to design new teacher evaluations, and instead now want the Board of Regents, which is in charge of education policy, to do the job.

He ticked off a list of school governance reforms the union is pushing for in Albany: don't allow the citywide Panel for Educational Policy to be controlled by one person; give Community Education Councils a real voice, especially concerning co-locations; and require that the schools chancellor be an educator.

A number of legislators are concerned that the city's Citywide and Community Education Councils (CECs) do not allow for enough parental participation in policy decisions.

«In particular, over the last session, the Legislature seemed unusually willing to pull the leash on [the department] regarding education policy rather than just money, which has tended to be their main concern.»

«The remaining issue, an education policy with no fiscal impact, concerns regulations for certain non-public schools.»

«Classroom teachers will be bitterly disappointed that Nick Clegg deliberately avoided taking the opportunity to discuss the Coalition Government's policy on education and hear the concerns of frontline staff.

The senator said there's «no question» that it will be a «very aggressive» session where education policy is concerned.

Asked about the Education Department's policy, however, de Blasio as public advocate and a mayoral candidate said that «common sense and fairness» trumped concerns over separation of church and state.

Democracy Matters is a campus - based organization that advocates for campaign finance reform as well as issues concerning the environment, civil rights, education, health care and foreign policy.

Dozens of educators dogged Hochul around the fairgrounds yesterday chanting and repeating many of the concerns they've had about the Cuomo administration's education policy for years now.

Walcott is also responsible for collaborating with community - based organizations citywide and coordinating policies concerning youth programs and adult education.

Avella's concern has been echoed by other parents and school advocates, who have complained that Bloomberg's selections for the school boss spot have revealed a preference for businessmen and women rather than those with a background in education policy.

A policy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convepolicy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convePolicy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the conversion.

So people have a hard time connecting compelling current concerns — such as widespread corruption, or non-competitive elections, or a need for major improvements in such fundamental policy areas as education — with the possibility for reform through state constitutional change.

Some of them are concerned about creating more checks and balances on the city Department of Education's spending, while others want to increase parental involvement while weakening the mayor's ability to make appointments to the Panel for Educational Policy.

In the interview, Johnson expressed concern over congressional meddling in scientific peer review and science funding and education policy being set without involving the stakeholders.

Research policy is likely to be shaped by McLachlan and education spokesman David Kemp, whose ideas about education are the source of great concern in the universities.

► In a policy forum in this week's STM, four physician scientists expressed concern that a recent «shift toward new models of medical education in which research plays a minimal role... threatens the quality of education received by our future biomedical workforce as well as the pipeline of physician - scientists — important consequences that have received little attention.»

concerning employment, classroom education, and public policy serve to inform astronomers and help them in meeting their professional responsibilities.

Much of the discussion concerning American education policy focuses on the achievement gap between high - and low - performing students.

You can also read our latest forum on the Obama - era directives from the federal education and justice departments, which asked schools to modify disciplinary policies in response to concerns about disproportionate suspension rates.

Even the teachers unions have been in the grip of neoliberal education policies, although for years I have advocated a social movement unionism — that is dedicated to engage beyond workplace concerns, but also in terms of wider political struggle for social and economic justice, for human rights, and for participatory and direct democracy.

While No Child Left Behind represents the most comprehensive and substantive change to education policy in more than 30 years, there has been some concern that the act overreaches, both in scope and in structure.

For nearly half of those surveyed (45 per cent) the most significant concern was business dictating education policy, and 36 per cent were also highly concerned at teacher activities being outsourced.

Specifically, a review of our report from the National Education Policy Center purported to raise methodological concerns with our study.

In CFE v. New York, Judge Leland DeGrasse ruled that an adequate education included the «foundational skills that students need to become productive citizens capable of civic engagement and sustaining competitive employment,» the «intellectual tools to evaluate complex issues, such as campaign finance reform, tax policy, and global warming,» the ability to «determine questions of fact concerning DNA evidence, statistical analyses, and convoluted financial fraud.»

A research group GEPS (Globalisation, Education and Social Policies) of Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have initiated a petition draft concerning the future developments of UNESCO's Education for All framework, it includes inter alia the following critique: «-LSB-...] efforts that would outsource the role of elected and accountable governments to provide free quality education to the private sector and for profit companies are neither equitable nor democratiEducation and Social Policies) of Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have initiated a petition draft concerning the future developments of UNESCO's Education for All framework, it includes inter alia the following critique: «-LSB-...] efforts that would outsource the role of elected and accountable governments to provide free quality education to the private sector and for profit companies are neither equitable nor democratiEducation for All framework, it includes inter alia the following critique: «-LSB-...] efforts that would outsource the role of elected and accountable governments to provide free quality education to the private sector and for profit companies are neither equitable nor democratieducation to the private sector and for profit companies are neither equitable nor democratic.»

Legal challenges to a state's legislative and executive policies on public education necessarily implicate separation - of - powers concerns about the courts» abilities to answer political questions and resolve policy debates.

Higher education has taken K - 12's place in the hierarchy of federal policy issues — due both to weariness with what well - intended federal efforts have wrought in K - 12 and to public concerns about tuition prices and student debt.

Andrew Rotherham and Sara Mead expressed this concern in a paper for the Progressive Policy Institute in 2003: «Special education vouchers may actually exacerbate the over-identification problem by creating a new incentive for parents to have children diagnosed with a disability in order to obtain a voucher.»

Common Sense Media (CSM) is a national organization led by concerned parents and individuals with experience in child advocacy, public policy, education, media, and entertainment.

There is also a growing concern that previous gains in expanding access to education will erode without a major shift in policies and resources.

They are also concerned that asking teachers to buy into yet another shift in policy will undermine the credibility of state department of education officials themselves.

«It's a common concern across the policy spectrum,» he said, «and not just in education.»

Natalie Perera, executive director and head of research at the Education Policy Institute, said: «The biggest cause for concern is the huge gulf between England's top performing primary pupils, and those lagging behind at the bottom — one of the largest out of all developed countries.

In light of these findings, Plan UK is calling for greater support for teachers to prevent incidents of unwanted sexual contact, as well as high - quality statutory sex and relationships education to teach young people about issues of consent and healthy relationships, and ensuring bullying policies address gender and sexual violence, providing a safe environment for pupils to report concerns.

First concerns about U.S. students» middling performance on international assessments came to the forefront in the debate over education policy, with specific emphasis placed on the lean, focused standards in place in top - performing countries.

Professor Moses is a philosopher of education who is centrally concerned with education policy studies, especially as related to race, ethnicity, and equality of educational opportunity.