We want vibrant,
public community schools that welcome and serve all children.
Together we will win
the public community schools we know all students deserve and beat back the Takeover of MPS.
The national group, Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, issued a statement explaining: «As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class,
public community schools.»
It combines their demand for charter school accountability with a call for full, fair funding to support
public community schools, which provide wraparound services for students and their families.
True
public Community Schools need a consistent funding source and should not be subject to the whims of philanthropic donations.
As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class,
public community schools.
Comment from Morna McDermott: How can we escape the trap that high stakes testing both serves corporate interest like Pearson at the expense of children's real learning while acknowledging that tests are being used to shut down
public community schools for corporate model charter schools that have proven to be no better than the schools they replaced?
Together we will defeat this take over of our schools, and maybe Demond Means and Chris Abele will begin to see that the people of Milwaukee want
public Community Schools, not Takeovers.
Please sign this petition demanding
public community schools that have a proven record of success.
Saturday's citywide convening of School Defense Committees brought together parents, students, educators, community members, and politicians from all around the city and beyond to take the next step in the fight against public school takeovers and advance
public community schools for Milwaukee.
I choose great
public community schools for our children.
We are committed to fighting for expansion of
the public Community Schools model that has a proven track record of strong performance and currently serves 6 million students.
Annie understands that we must stand strong in support of public education, continue to push for a robust expansion of
public Community Schools, and close the current per pupil funding disparities MPS students face compared to their suburban counterparts.
Join us on Saturday, December 5th as students, parents, educators, and community allies collaborate to build a longterm strategy that both defeats the proposed Takeover of MPS, while also laying the groundwork for a new vision that embraces the successful
public community schools model.
Demand that they support plans to grow North Division to its full potential as
a PUBLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
Not exact matches
Wells Fargo wants
schools and
communities to be safe from gun violence, but changes to laws and regulations should be determined through a legislative process that gives the American
public an opportunity to participate.
The state government has made further amendments to its decision to charge a $ 4,000
public school fee for families on 457 visas, after
community backlash resulted in multiple delays.
The company's plan, which prioritized
community amenities, called for affordable homes that Hershey workers could rent or own, as well as
public schools, an all - boys orphanage, shops, restaurants, and a trolley system.
Among them: intensive
community gardens that provide a therapeutic space where members are taught how to grow their own vegetables; programs that teach young mothers about proper nutrition; workshops where local residents learn about food security and receive
public - speaking training; and after -
school classes where tweens whip up healthy meals.
Her reputation as a conciliator was part of her appeal during the 2013 leadership contest, a skill she's used to make peace with
public school teachers angry over wage - freeze legislation and appointing herself agriculture minister to mend fences with
communities upset over decisions to cancel the slots - at - racetracks program and the installation of industrial wind turbines.
«Combine this with top - rated private and
public schools, some new developments and a great mix of housing types and you have a diverse
community that fits everyone's lifestyle.»
You can advertise on
school bulletin boards, at
public libraries and
community centers, and charge an hourly rate.
We're increasing enrollment in high - quality early education, raising standards in our
public schools as a leader in implementing the Common Core curriculum and working with the business
community on STEM programs that are relevant to the job market.
Expanding
community health worker programs could save more than 3.6 million lives each year, according to a study by the Johns Hopkins
School of
Public Health.
The result: If I continue contributing steadily, I believe I will have enough money to pay for each of them to attend
community college or an in - state
public school.
We haven't even touched upon how many people can save a ton of money going to a
public school like I did or attend
community college for two years and then transfer to a
public school for even more savings.
«Research suggests that these
community social connections are as important for resilience to disaster is as physical material like disaster kits or medical supplies,» explained Ichiro Kawachi, a professor of social epidemiology at Harvard's
School of
Public Health.
An accurate count assures that every
community receives its fair share of
public funds for
schools, hospitals, daycare centers and roads.
Has served for the past dozen years on the board of the KIPP Academy charter
school in the South Bronx, which is part of a national network of 200 college prep
public charter
schools in low - income
communities in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
And I know that my
community, our
schools and
public gathering places are not made safer by any person having access to the best killing tool the Army could put in my hands.
Before opening my own studio, I was a strategic consultant for
public school districts with a focus on urban and low - income
communities.
Sandy Springs is a very family - oriented
community with well - known prestigious private
schools and top - rated
public schools.
Interviewed by Gord Bowes of Hamilton
Community News for a story relating to Hamilton
public school board's practice of holding «caucus» meetings prior to going into
public sessions, November 24, 2011.
Maybe New York could look at Portland OR and see how well religion,
public schools and
community action can work together.
Stevens offered not a word of concern about whether religious students might feel themselves to be less than full members of the political
community if, by order of the nation's highest court, their messages and only their messages are categorically excluded from the
school's
public arena.
For example, we have an atheist Prime Minister — and no one cares because this is personal (it is not about her politics)-- just as
public schools are used for general education and religious education is served by your place of worship, associated
community, family, etc..
It's not that I disagree with you about keeping religion out of
schools (
public schools, ones not set up specifically by a religious
community for their
community and paid for by that
community), but dogma is what you also both adhere to and propagate, so you might want to rephrase.
If a dozen different
public school systems were to embark on a five - year experiment as part of a larger nation - wide experiment encouraged by federal dollars, local teams of educators, parents and
community leaders would need to devise appropriate local models.
More and more
public schools are defying the low expectations of kids in low - income
communities.
And, historically, the evangelical
community has taken several steps back from
public schools over the last few decades — particularly since prayer was removed from
schools.
It is open to and engaged in a «
public» cultural life broader than the common life of the
communities for whom the
schooling is undertaken.
But theological
schooling, even when undertaken by a Christian
community itself committed to vigorous engagement in the
public realm, has not itself been rooted in such engagement.
While it's probably acceptable that
public schools should go out of their way to blacklist MAJOR religious holy days from exams or deadlines (some kind of authoritative national list would be required, but I'll bet even with
community involvement it won't please everyone, sheesh) I don't buy having our
public school system bend over backwards for religion.
Our purpose was to encourage New York City to give permanent recognition to its Muslim
community by adding two holidays observed by Muslims to the
public school calendar: Eid ul - Fitr, which celebrates the end of Ramadan, the sacred month of fasting and Eid Ul - Adha, which celebrates the end of the Hajj, the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca.
Private
schools, charter
schools, voucher programs and other
school choice options have been championed by reform - minded conservatives such as Jeb Bush for years now, partly because of their success for countless children of color living in poor
communities with even poorer - performing
public schools.
The crucial ecology of institutions —
community,
public school, home and church — which once unconsciously supported the church
school and made it viable has eroded.
Meanwhile, a group of 160 African - American
community leaders sent NAACP a letter detailing their own objections to its charter -
school opposition on behalf of «700,000 black families choosing to send their children to charter
public schools, and the tens of thousands more who are still on waiting lists.»
Whether it is Lutheran social service agencies in the Midwest or Presbyterian parochial
schools in New Mexico (founded because the Catholics so dominated the territory's few
public schools) or Jewish philanthropies in New York or the ubiquitous Catholic hospitals and Protestant colleges throughout the land, religions have provided much of the social (and financial) capital for building local
communities.
They tend to withdraw into gated
communities, with private security guards and «enclaves of good
schools, excellent health care, and first - rate infrastructures — all the while scoffing at almost all functions of government, thus cutting off the supply of taxes for most
public undertakings — leaving much of the rest of the population behind.»
Almost all the ministers reported giving talks on alcoholism to all manner of youth and adult groups in
public schools, youth camps, AA groups, and various
community organizations.