Sentences with phrase «public education advocates»

Now would be the worst possible time for public education advocates to back down from this fight.
Public education advocates in general, and teachers in particular.
Our growing base of public education advocates is the result of simply talking to one another.
Please consider getting other public education advocates to commit to helping.
Following the program, attendees are encouraged to stay and meet with public education advocates from across the state.
So, from one committed public education advocate to another, here's a few friendly corrections.
This year, those districts lost more than $ 16 million dollars in tax money to vouchers, and public education advocates worry about what's next.
The universal pre-K movement also offers public education advocates and reformers models for academic reform.
The role of public education advocate is such an odd one.
As the founder, along with leading public education advocate Diane Ravitch, of what is called the Education Bloggers Network, I've had the tremendous honor of working with, getting to know and regularly reading the writing of more than 230 education bloggers who are collectively and individually fighting for public education and against the destructive tactics of the so - called «education reformers.»
In his first public comments since actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it is «the political silly season» and that he is focused on a downstate snowstorm and the state budget agreement.
It also comes as public education advocates, including the leadership of the NCAE, hammer the $ 50,000 cap on teachers with a bachelor's degree.
The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.
The former executive, Houston Tucker, makes an allegation made by public education advocates for years: that K12's brand of digital learning is focused on profits and not serving the 130,000 students that it's supposed to serve.
Here is Connecticut public education advocate Wendy Lecker's latest commentary piece in the Stamford Advocate and Hearst Media outlets.
Aside from funding, there's a lot of anticipation about what Cuomo will propose regarding charter schools, to which public education advocates say he is overly beholden due to the big money he has received from deep pocketed charter boosters.
At 9 a.m., NYC Council members, parents and public education advocates criticize recent changes in state laws concerning funding, resources and space allocated to charter schools by the city, before a 10 a.m. hearing of members of City Council's Committee on Education at City Hall; steps, Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.
And while local officials acknowledge multiple factors may play into tonight's decision, Central Elementary's plight has become a rallying cry among public education advocates in North Carolina this month, with some castigating state lawmakers for handing down funding shortfalls that increasingly strain local school systems.
NATIONAL Tuesday's elections included some big wins for public education advocates across the country:
King's departure comes a year after some lawmakers, teachers» unions and public education advocates called for his resignation after he canceled (and subsequently rescheduled) a series of public forums on the state's implementation of the Common Core standards.
Trump loyalists celebrated what appeared to be DeVos successful effort to keep from derailing her own confirmation, while public education advocates strengthen their belief that DeVos» performance reiterated their worst fears about the pro-charter school champion.
The ranks of the anti-Cuomo protestors were stronger, with more than 1,000 teachers and public education advocates marching through the Empire State Plaza concourse, clogging security checkpoints into the Capitol and rallying on the Million Dollar Staircase in a boisterous protest of the governor's plan.
We engage with our colleagues — at the NEA, the AFT, TURN, and with public education advocates nationally — through web - based and real dialogue, conferencing, and seminars; publishing opinion pieces and other print materials;; and by sponsoring or convening national conversations about key issues in public education and education unionism.
In her latest blog post, Diane Ravitch, the nation's leading public education advocate provides us with yet another reminder about why politicians like Governor Dannel «Dan» Malloy should should be ashamed of what he has done to our public school teachers and our public schools...
Ellis» ideas were mirrored by outspoken public education advocates in the legislature, who poured it on McCrory this week, arguing the governor needs to show a stronger commitment to funding schools and teachers.
The battle in Arizona this year should be on everyone's radar say public education advocates on the ground.
It's an important year for teacher raises, as many public education advocates point out recent pay increases passed on by GOP leadership in the legislature have brought the average teacher pay in North Carolina to just 42nd in the nation, with average pay of more than $ 47,000.
This weekend's CTNewsJunkie features an extraordinary piece of investigative journalism written by fellow public education advocate Sarah Darer Littman.
This weekend, the 2016 Opt Out Conference in Philadelphia is bringing together parents, teachers, academics and public education advocates from across the country to discuss developments and share strategies in our ongoing battle to protect our children, teachers and public schools from the corporate education reform industry and the standardized testing companies that are turning our children into guinea pigs and our public schools into little more than testing factories and profit centers.
The feud has taken another twist this month after it was revealed public education advocate and actress Cynthia Nixon was discussing a potential primary campaign against Cuomo with political strategists who have worked with de Blasio.
The ad, which will air over the next week in Albany and NYC, echoes the message public education advocates have been offering at the recent Moral Mondays vigils at the Capitol.
On the subject of DeVos, Mulgrew said, the work of teachers unions and other public education advocates paid off.
Public education advocates warned that certain provisions could put pressure on state and local...
On this special podcast, traditional public education advocate Justin Oakley of Just Let Me Teach and I debate ISTEP, testing, Indiana's teacher shortage, vouchers and...
Public education advocates hold an Overpass Light Brigade message at Milwaukee Public Schools Central Office (Photo credit: Joe Brusky).
Public education advocates gathered outside Auer Avenue School in the summer of 2015 to stand against the MPS Takeover (Photo credit: Joe Brusky).
Tell deliberate lies: Ridicule public education advocates as «defenders of the status quo» who want money thrown at stale ideas, even though those ideas are backed by solid evidence.
In Philadelphia, Democrat Jim Kenney won the mayoral race with a platform that includes universal preschool and community schools, and longtime public education advocate Helen Gym will join the City Council.
Finally, in what may will recognize as the most bizarre twist of all, while teachers and public education advocates all across Connecticut fight to save teacher tenure and collective bargaining, the American Federation of Teacher's state chapter, the AFT - CT, endorsed Dannel Malloy last week without ever allowing me to meet with their political action committee or their executive committee.
This list is not complete and will be revised to reflect the well - funded and developing effort to privatize public education as well as policies public education advocates should pursue in order to reverse this disastrous course.
The successful challenge slate had the support of local public education advocates, the Connecticut and Bridgeport Education Associations and the Working Families Party, as well as others.

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