Sentences with phrase «political issues parents»

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I have been surprised to see how many parents have bundled their faith inseparably with a particular political view, economic philosophy, worship style, or the latest social issues.

She is a social, political and consumer advocate on issues of importance to parents, women, children and the earth.

She is a social, political and consumer advocate on issues of importance to parents, women and children.

«I chose not to speak publicly about these disagreements, however, because I feel my responsibility as CEO of Success Academy is not to advance my personal beliefs on a broad range of political issues but instead to focus all of my energies on advocating for our kids and public policies that expand educational opportunity and parent choice,» she wrote.

Mr Rodriguez of The Political Parent Party and others - remember - this is Domestic Violence Month - the actions — or more importantant — inactions by our leaders on the State Senate Issue will be critical and should be remembered.

Activities such as service learning, discussing current events in classrooms, discussing civic and political issues with one's parents, non-sports-related extracurricular pursuits, and living in a civically responsive neighborhood had a positive impact on students» commitments to civic participation.

An article by Bruce Fuller in the Summer 2010 issue of Ed Next provides background on political tensions in LA Unified and battles over reform plans that took place when then - Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa «united working - class Latino parents, civil rights leaders, and big - money Democrats to challenge union leaders» in his quest to turn around the schools.

On the political issues facing them at the General Election, 43 per cent of parents polled stated that education and school funding will be a key issue in deciding their vote in the 2017 General Election.

If democracy were the real value at issue, how is it that the political elite, not to mention the union, are indifferent to the fact that well over 10,000 parents applied for a placement in a charter school, only be told that there is no space for their child?

In the brinksmanship that is an industrial dispute, who parents blame can be more important than who they support, and in this dispute the current government's handling of education issues, and its political problems more widely, make it extremely vulnerable.

He wrote a quirky math and parenting blog with posts about complex physics problems, his kids, and the occasional political issue, including a 2011 post titled, «Numbers Don't Lie (but Michele Bachmann Does).»

For activists this is a long - term societal - philosophical - cultural - political issue — for parents it's an immediate, pragmatic what - is - best - for - my - child issue.

Her first priority: Putting the brakes on standardized testing, an issue she says she believes will resonate not only with her members but also with parents — important potential allies for the political clashes she sees ahead.

It is issued during a time of complex political and legal circumstances and seeks to understand how a variety of factors — including the Parents Involved ruling and the transition to a U.S. Department of Education led by the Obama Administration — have influenced federally - funded magnet programs.

Our campaigning work to highlight school cuts has made funding the number one concern of parents and a decisive political issue for all political parties.

The conference will also include «core training,» which, according to the program's introductory letter, will «offer concrete guidance on three pressing issues: countering the destabilizing threat of Parent Trigger, understanding teacher evaluation, and building better schools through community and political organizing.»

Students, parents and community members become engaged in the educational political process and learn about the issues while they get involved.

While politicians are fond of manipulating the truth, in order to win over targeted audiences, every minority parent in Connecticut should be insulted that a sitting governor would try to manipulate them and their children on this vital issue, for his own political gain.

Facing significant legal and political exposure over the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the district has tried to keep information from the public and put out untrue and misleading statements, frustrating parents who say this is the time for maximum transparency... It flatly refused to issue any records regarding the shooting to the news media, in a possible violation of the state's open - records law.

When you pause in the midst of this debate that has become painfully academic and increasingly political, start looking at the issues we face through the eyes of students and parents.

Here's what attorney Mark Holscher says about the teacher - backed rescission campaign in Adelanto, in a press release issued by Parent Revolution (the nonprofit guiding the Desert Trails «parent union» through this sticky political Parent Revolution (the nonprofit guiding the Desert Trails «parent union» through this sticky political parent union» through this sticky political mess).

Carla Lowe: We organized CALM four years ago as a political action committee, we're all volunteers, when we realized that the legalization issue was going to make the California ballot, and we needed to be able to speak out differently than we have done for 37 years as 501c3 groups, going way back to the late 70s when we founded the very beginning of the basic parent movement that saw what marijuana was about and what it was doing to our kids.

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Then there are there are references for family art therapy based upon a particular population: drug and alcohol problems (Springer), sexual abuse issues (Cross), single parent families (Brook), within a deaf system (Horowitz - Darby), integration within the child protection system (Manicom and Brononska) and with political refugees (Kellog and Volker).