The project is a licensed set of character formation content and programming with two versions — one for
public education based on civic character virtues, and the other for Christian education based on Biblical character virtues.
Within the past year, a new alliance of parents, students and labor has emerged to promote a proactive vision for
public education based on equity and evidenced - based educational practices.
We share examples of success, encourage collaboration, and work toward the continual and long - term improvement of
public education based on solid research.
The Utah State Board of Education has begun a discussion about how its members would like to see the Legislature add back funding that was cut from the state's
public education base budget earlier this week.
Not exact matches
Dr. Marcia Drew Hohn, director of the
Public Education Institute at the Immigrant Learning Center, which is
based in Malden, Massachusetts, sympathizes.
Niche, an
education review site that's kind of like Yelp for schools,
based its ranking on a combination of user reviews and
education statistics sourced from government and
public databases.
However, with technology -
based education initiatives likely to see a reduction in federal and state funding in the coming years, the
public sector will likely not have the resources to step in and help bridge the gap between a lack of skilled workers and unfilled jobs.
«We are in a labor market where more and more emphasis is placed on cognitive skills and
education -
based skills, the changing economy,» explains Harry Holzer, a labor economist who is a professor of
public policy at Georgetown University.
To establish a national, broad
based, community of Angel investors, incubators, and accelerators in Canada and connect them to their peers and the greater early - stage funding ecosystem so they can support the growth and development of innovative Canadian entrepreneurs and companies, and to support the ongoing evolution of that community through research,
education and
public policy.
Based entirely on anecdotal evidence, however, I believe the press» credibility with senior citizens has taken a hit from which it is unlikely to recover, and it may be entirely due to the election of 2008, when the mainstream media utterly abandoned whatever responsibilities to the
public trust to which it still felt obliged, tossed presumptive - nominee Hillary Clinton aside and» rejecting any - and - all discomfiting questions about his experience, background, past - operations,
education, friendships or capabilities» hoisted candidate Barack Obama upon their shoulders and carried him into the White House in triumph.
But the First Amendment does not, I believe, preclude government funds going to faith -
based programs that offer
public goods (e.g., health care, job training,
education) that the society wants the government to fund.
I have instructed the Secretary of Health,
Education, and Welfare to: Appoint an advisory committee on alcoholism; establish in the
Public Health Service a center for research on the cause, prevention, control, and treatment of alcoholism; develop an educational program in order to foster public understanding based on scientific fact; work with public and private agencies on the state and local level, to include this disease in a comprehensive health pr
Public Health Service a center for research on the cause, prevention, control, and treatment of alcoholism; develop an educational program in order to foster
public understanding based on scientific fact; work with public and private agencies on the state and local level, to include this disease in a comprehensive health pr
public understanding
based on scientific fact; work with
public and private agencies on the state and local level, to include this disease in a comprehensive health pr
public and private agencies on the state and local level, to include this disease in a comprehensive health program.
It will have to attract a large
public base which can be both a
base of financial support and a channel for citizen
education.
Additionally, for you own
education: «
Public Law 94 - 521 prohibits us from asking a question on religious affiliation on a mandatory
basis; therefore, the Bureau of the Census is not the source for information on religion.»
This stands in a long tradition of court rulings that
public education should accommodate religiously
based objections, often raised by Jewish or Jehovah's Witness parents.
Another excellent study is Ferre, Frederick, Shaping the Future: Resources for the Post-Modern World (New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1976), especially with its
public policy proposals in the realms of religion, politics, economics, and
education based on the relational vision.
Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult
education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in
public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing
base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.
Of course science has a different story to tell us and until someone refutes the scientific
basis for the age of the earth and the evolutionary
basis for the creation of life the Biblical explanation should be taught only in religious schools and has no place in secular
public education.
Builders,
based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government,
education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop
public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.
Whatever your thoughts about ghana's
education are we are
based on the much better British system rather than your hollow American one hence with only a tiny proportion graduating your government seeks to employ them in your
public services.
In medieval times, it was almost the sole
basis of Jewish
education, and it continued to be so down into the modern period, wherever Jews were confined to the ghettos of Europe and denied access to
public educational institutions.
American Botanical Council Provide
education using science -
based and traditional information to promote responsible use of herbal medicine — serving the
public, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, industry and media.
Similarly, the Health Promotion Board of Singapore and the Ministry of
Public Health in Thailand have both previously used
education campaigns to inform consumers of the health benefits of drinking soya milk or consuming soy -
based foods.
Our numbers have expanded to 45 known schools and initiatives, and we've started to see the
Public Waldorf
Education impulse move from its spiritual home in the West towards its historical roots in the East... with a few stops in between: schools
based on the principles of
Public Waldorf Educationwere granted charters in Colorado, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Florida this year and are set to open in the fall.
As a part of the newly enacted membership process of the Alliance for
Public Waldorf
Education, Schools must do a self - study
based upon the 7 Core Principles of the Alliance.
In addition, participants at the IOC conference learned about a community -
based program the Institute first developed in 2005 called «The Power of The Permit,» which is being utilized by municipalities around the country in adopting concussion risk management programs for all athletes using
public fields, rinks, courts, and diamonds, not just those covered by existing state concussion
education, removal from and return to play mandates.
Deirdre herself authored several grant requests that brought funding to the Worcester
Public Schools and Mass Audubon to support nature -
based education.
Your gift can help Mass Audubon expand our field research, science
education, evidence -
based advocacy, and
public outreach work on critical conservation issues, and enable us to continue making meaningful impacts every year.
At its 100 wildlife sanctuaries, Mass Audubon invites members and the general
public to engage the natural world in countless ways, including classes in nature -
based education, guided field trips, and other opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in every season.
It was the remarkable efforts of Geoffrey Canada in the Harlem section of New York — and his skilled combination of research -
based ideas for improving
public education.
«
Based on the relatively high competence of Waldorf pupils in natural science, combined with exceptionally high indicators of motivation and reflective cognition in these subjects as well as the different pedagogical principles, it is reasonable to conclude that
public education can learn from the Steiner Waldorf schools, in particular with regard to being able to concretely apply knowledge in natural science.»
For years Canada attempted to work with
public schools in Harlem, attempting to provide the children with the
education suburban kids are given on a daily
basis.
At wildlife sanctuaries stretching from Cape Cod to the Berkshires, Mass Audubon offers members and the general
public an array of programs and activities, including classes in nature -
based education, guided field trips, and other opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in every season.
Beth Hawkins covered
education and other public - policy topics for MinnPost from its launch in 2007 to October of 2015, when she left to write for Education Post, a nonprofit based in
education and other
public - policy topics for MinnPost from its launch in 2007 to October of 2015, when she left to write for
Education Post, a nonprofit based in
Education Post, a nonprofit
based in Chicago.
In addition to program support, Dawn and Shedd will roll out a pilot
education -
based program for Chicago
Public Schools in early 2017 as part of the larger Dawn Helps Save Wildlife campaign.
Public Relations Officer of the Ghana
Education Service Rev Jonathan Bettey made this known in an interview with Accra -
based Citi FM
Cuomo's push for Democrats, they argue, is
based on the primary challenge he's received from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and advocate for
public education.
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.
Among others who have been reported to be under consideration are New York State
Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia; St. Louis Schools Superintendent Kelvin R. Adams; and Orange County
Public Schools (
based in Orlando, FL) Superintendent Barbara M. Jenkins.
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said such courses will be «starved of funds» and warned that higher
education was about to enter an era «in which many arts -
based and teaching - focused institutions, which rely on
public funding far more than the larger research - intensive universities, will face an uncertain future».
(2) to supplement and complement the efforts of States, the local school systems and other instrumentalities of the States, the private sector,
public and private educational institutions,
public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community -
based organizations, parents, and students to im - prove the quality of
education;
Ronald Deutsch, executive director of the Latham -
based Fiscal Policy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and
education organization committed to improving
public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers, is equally dissatisfied with the status quo.
«The marketisation and privatisation of our great
public education service compounds this disadvantage with access to important educational opportunities, for too many children and young people, now on the
basis of parents» ability to pay.
Independent community -
based organizations must play a central role in building and sustaining broad support for
public education.
The report includes county - and district - level statistics for New York State's
public schools which is
based on data from the New York State
Education Department.
7:15 pm: Juan asks DioGuardi: The NYC Department of
Education is poised to release to the
public in the coming weeks Teacher Data Reports, which are
based on student scores on state tests.
«Access to
public education and important educational opportunities is now, for an increasing number of children and young people, on the
basis of their parent's ability to pay.
The eight specific issues under the purview of the Commission include organizational and operational planning within INEC; Transparency and making information of
public interest available and accessible; Biometric identification of voters; Voter
education, Voter Register and the enrolment of new registrants; and the issue of exclusion of aspirants by political parties on the
basis of wealth.
Public opinion surveys reveal that over 75 % of parents want their religious values reflected in school -
based sex
education curricula.
The broad -
based subpoena received by the
education department names the Department of
Public Service and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority as well as the New York Power Authority, according to the sources.