Sentences with phrase «public education and»

«I look forward to promoting public education and helping to get the message out about how public education does wonderful things every day in the lives of children all across this great country,» said Tuttle.

Proponents of the program say the voucher program is a way to give students better choices when it comes to their education; critics say it siphons badly needed funds away from public education and funnels them into unaccountable, religious private schools that are not obligated to hold themselves to high quality teaching standards.

If we were having a conversation, as teacher 6402 avers, about «what's important for students, wouldn't we be talking about what the actual state of affairs is in public education and how to learn from its successes to address and correct its weaknesses instead of arbitrarily latching on to the «our schools are all failures» mantra of NCLB and Rhee's equally arbitrary popourri of corporate / market - based «ideas» that go along with it?

This brief history illustrates how Republicans were motivated by political reasons to move away from their century - old position as strong advocates for public education and to become supporters of public funding for private schools.

Chartering Quality is a blog devoted to improving public education and expanding opportunity through smart authorizing of charter schools — autonomous, accountable, public schools of choice.

«The Charter School Act is an unconstitutional law that impedes the state's progress toward fully funding public education and places even greater pressure on school districts to fill this gap,» the coalition's letter said.

Pollitt will oversee NSBA's Federal Advocacy & Public Policy group which develops policies and strategies to secure legislation and regulations that enhance public education and support more than 50 million students in public schools.

Tennessee ranks near the bottom in both investment in public education and key indicators of student achievement.

A rich resource of sessions, speakers, and events are on tap to help school board members and other leaders in their work to reach, inspire, and elevate public education and student achievement.

It is my hope that legislators will take the time to find out the actual facts behind the governance structure of public education and the advantages Utah has with an elected and independent State Board of Education before they vote on any of these proposals.

We heard our community offer keen insights about the challenges facing our schools and learned that participants clearly see the connection between the quality of public education and the health of our city.

Deeply committed to excellence in public education and the success of all children Mr. Montero, began as a teaching assistant and then became a teacher.

The Center for Public Education is a national resource for credible and practical information about public education and its importance to the well - being of our nation.

ABOUT: Eli Broad is a wealthy Los Angeles - based entrepreneur and philanthropist, donating extensively to public education and the arts.

Frank Pugh has demonstrated a long - standing commitment to advancing public education and serving in the best interests of students, families, and their communities.

· What supports might be helpful in educating and encouraging the board to consider more actively advocating for public education and local school governance?

WakeEd's timely WakeEdge alerts keep you informed about breaking news in public education and the Wake County Public School System.

The act of deliberately and successfully combining the goals of high - quality public education and economic success sets Singapore apart from other developed nations.

Uses grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive.

Since the Nation at Risk report of 1980's, Standarized Testing and preparing for these test have greatly changed public education and not for the better.

A public education and advocacy organization promoting high - quality, voluntary prekindergarten for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds; supports state - based children's advocates, and educates policymakers and the public about the need for preK for all children.

This was a yin - and - yang exercise — as the federal role grew, the opportunity for states to exercise their constitutional oversight of public education and for local school boards to effectively supervise its delivery diminished.

Through years of work on their local school boards, each of the members of the board are uniquely positioned to champion equity and continue the association's efforts in support of public education and our country's 50 million public school children.

Championing Local Governance & Public Education — Clearly articulates and advocates for the value of public education and the important role of local school governance.

Education is in the limelight - people have a sense of urgency around public education and see it tied to the success of the nation.

We are honored to stand with so many passionate advocates for public education and can't wait to make October our biggest event yet.

The Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) is a group of dedicated teachers, retirees, Paraprofessional School Related Personnel (PSRPs), parents, community members and other champions of public education who fight for equitable public education and hope to improve the Chicago Teacher's Union (CTU) so that it fights both on behalf of its members and on behalf of Chicago's students.

CSDC has proven that through collaboration and leveraging, its innovative programs positively impact low - income and low - wealth communities by increasing access to high quality public education and reducing the «achievement gap» for minority and at - risk students.

The Fund Education Now Legislative Education Report Card is compiled by parents and grades the actions of Florida legislators on behalf of public education and Florida's children.

Everything they do has the singular goal of dismantling public education and opening the schools to untrained, uncertified teachers.»

This is a group of parents who want to work together to strengthen public education and restore common sense reforms.

We look forward to working with Secretary DeVos to enhance public education and ensure that every child has an opportunity to a high quality education.

The Center for Public Education (CPE) is a national resource for credible and practical information about public education and its importance to the well - being of our nation.

«This administration,» noted the Gamaliel introduction to the webinar, «has been relentless in its strategy to dismantle public education and replace it with a for - profit model of education that has no accountability to the community and no concern for equity.

The Center for Public Education (Center) is a national resource for accurate, timely, and credible information about public education and its importance to the well - being of our nation.

They would have acknowledged the segment of the population that is in many ways denies the rest of the students of their right to free and public education and removed those students to environments where they could be helped without disrupting the entire school.

He is author of Ten Big Effects of NCLB on Public Education and edited four volumes on federal education policy.

Mayors who control school districts, as Bloomberg did and de Blasio does, are accountable for public education and, by his own design, de Blasio's school improvement grade comes down to «how's the Renewal program doing?»

(M) ass school closings are the tip of the iceberg leading to spiraling disinvestment in public education and in our neighborhoods and communities.»

Labor and Coalition Premiers and Chief Ministers alike expressed their commitment to public education and emphasised their openness to further negotiation and a new school funding agreement.

District officials say the fundamental problem has been that CPS has long been unfairly treated in the way the state divvies funds for public education and pays for teacher pensions.

Alexandria, Va. (Dec. 9, 2016)-- Tomorrow, December 10, is an important date in the history of public education and school governance.

Instead, we try to help citizens make sense of the conflicting opinions and perceptions about public education and create the conditions that will lead to better public schools.

«Clearly, many communities suffer from gaps in the teacher pipeline, but approaches exist to help fill them,» said Patte Barth, director of the Center for Public Education and one of the report's authors.

Many people believe the film promotes the privatization of public education and inflames a political climate in which teachers are unjustly disparaged and blamed for the effects of poverty and educational inequity.

You don't want to miss this opportunity to find out what the results of the election will mean for K - 12 public education and magnet schools.

When you are friends with those who dislike public education and career teachers, and want to see an end to both, how big of a real supporter of public schools and teachers can you be?

Jacobs, CUBE's newly elected Chair, is a steadfast advocate for public education and has served as an elected member of the Prince George's County Board of Education since 2006.

In the nearly 45 — minute Thursday question and answer session, recorded on social media by a student in the audience, Johnson was grilled on his views on public education and an array of other issues.

Joanna is committed to public education and collaborates with organizations such as Hope Street Group and the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) to include educator voice in policy discussions.