Sentences with phrase «public education activists»

The progressive party's decision to endorse the actor and public education activist came the day after the governor's campaign said it would not seek the party's endorsement.

A longtime public education activist, she has been a strong supporter of the mayor's, but Mr. de Blasio, who is so intensely disliked by so many of his own Democratic constituents, could provide her with little advantage in her own race.

News media and public education activists tend to overlook these facts, but they represent wedge issues that can split off parent and civic groups from the dominant coalition, with its core union and allied parent constituencies.

In Philadelphia, public education activists scored some big wins.

Last night's victories were the result of years of organizing for a just and equitable city and county, as educators, parents and public education activists drew a line in the sand following Mayor Emanuel's mass school closings five years ago.

In another win for public education activists Helen Gym, a parent and longtime education advocate, won a seat on the City Council.

The governor is seeking to quickly shore up support among his left - leaning Democratic base — a group with which he has not always seen eye - to - eye — particularly since Nixon, also a public education activist, announced she would challenge him in a primary in September.

Public education activists will attribute this to them both being backed by the charter lobby, but their westside connection is what coalesced their constituencies.

He became a public education activist while fighting for his two daughters who are on the autism spectrum.