Sentences with phrase «public education matters»

«I don't think it's fiscally prudent,» added Carolyn Wood, co-founder of a group called Public Education Matters.

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We'll explore communication and public relations techniques that will enable you to «tell your story» of how your board is making a difference, how your district is improving student achievement, and why public education matters in your community.

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Does he know that public policy no matter how well it follows an education administrator's wet dream can not produce Einsteinian genius regarding scientific truth?

The meeting lasted three hours and touched on matters ranging from terrorism and education to human rights, according to Johnnie Moore, a California pastor and public affairs executive who attended and served as a spokesman for Trump's ad hoc board.

To the extent that these victimless activities are a matter of public concern, they require medical treatment, income - maintenance and education.

Hence, it is a matter of public law — not of private choice — that everyone shall receive education up to a specified age.

As anywhere else in the world, Church initiatives in public education, social ministries, historical commemoration, and establishment of new parishes require Church and state to negotiate such matters as licensing, training standards, and financing.

But if that is the case, why are there so few public statements, with the «conservative» label attached to them, that tell us exactly what policy should be in the matter of education, welfare provision, environmental protection, planning law, urbanization, infrastructure, and everything else that matters to the ordinary citizen?

But positive strategies that would take religion out of quarantine in public education are another matter.

the view that public education and other matters of civil policy should be conducted without the introduction of a religious element.

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«Each of Julie's five children attended public school and she believes in following best practice no matter what the setting to ensure every child has access to the best education available,» said spokeswoman Mollie Fullington.

«I have known Jimmy for many years, and I am greatly impressed with his work on the issues that matter most, like education, transportation, libraries, public safety and quality of life.

We are paying attention to the things that matter — like public education.

«This decision should bring an end to the politicking and grandstanding and allow us all to focus on what matters most: continuing to improve the quality of education we offer New York City's public school children,» Mayor Bloomberg said.

«No matter who you are, what you look like or where you come from, we all deserve full equality and the chance to succeed, especially within our public education system,» said Assemblyman Harry Bronson.

From noon to 2 p.m., state Education Commissioner John King Noon and AFT President Randi Weingarten discuss efforts and proposals to overhaul public schools during a lunch organized by Teaching Matters and moderated by Columbia University Prof. Jeffrey Henig; Harvard Club of New York City, 32 W. 45th St., Manhattan.

When he broached the income inequality discussion, he framed it not as a matter of the very rich versus the very poor, but the zeroed in on the need to reform public education in the state, casting the teachers unions (generally supported by Democrats) as the villains in this telling.

This event will be a «conversation on issues including voting rights, Black Lives Matter, youth and education, and how leaders can work across public and private sectors to solve society's problems.»

March 5, 2010 Pomona hearing 1:00 - 4:00 PM Health and Mental Health Transportation, Economic Development, Environmental Conservation Rockland County Fire Training Center Auditorium 35 Firemen's Memorial Drive, Pomona, NY 10970 Contact: Dan Moscato at [phone] or [email protected] March 12, 2010 Bronxville hearing 4:00 - 7:00 PM Education, Labor and Family Assistance Public Protection and General Government Concordia College Sommer Center for Worship & the Performing Arts 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville, NY 10708 Contact: Shelley Andrews at [phone] or [email protected] The Hudson Valley Delegation of the New York State Senate In an effort to ensure the Hudson Valley is fairly represented in all legislative matters before the Senate, nine local Senators representing the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester have formed a bipartisan delegation to more effectively advocate for the needs and concerns of their constituents.

Vacco said he will present evidence at the hearing before state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia that the Buffalo School Board regularly goes into executive sessions to discuss matters that should be discussed in public.

Steiner notes matter - of - factly that Black «lacks evidence of knowledge» in a host of «critical areas» confronting New York City's public schools, including education standards, curriculum and turning around low performing schools.

Today's decision in the Washington Alliance case demonstrates that this is not true,» says a statement by Dale Wilcox, executive director of the Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI), a nonprofit «public interest legal education and advocacy organization dedicated to advocating for the rights and interests of United States citizens in immigration - related matters,» according to its website.

There could not be a better use of a climate scientist's time and his lifelong public education and training than this matter.

«I credit my own Montana public school education for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're froeducation for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're froEducation, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're froeducation, no matter where they're from.»

Matters such as charges, sentencing and bail conditions are determined by police and the courts while education authorities — public and private — have a responsibility to provide safe learning environments for students and staff.»

Details and implementation will matter a lot but on the surface there is nothing that hasn't previously been part of the public discussion of education policy or that is scarily radical.

Yet the United States already bears costs from our broken education system, including higher crime rates, additional expenses for health - care and public - assistance programs, and lost tax revenue as well as the untold costs of telling generations of children in chronically under - resourced, low - performing schools: «You don't matter!»

While Siobhan Gorman («Bipartisan Schoolmates,» Feature, Summer 2002) can be faulted for underestimating the degree to which President Bush's education policy represents major change, she is correct to point out the obvious: Public policy matters only if it is enforced.

Mainstream education reporters — the general public's principal source of information about such matters — are not well versed in social science research methodology.

We (meaning all of us — educators, parents, businesspeople, politicians and others) often default to an economic argument in discussions of public education, no matter the particular initiative at hand.

That law has four key provisions: 1) every child, no matter how disabled, has a right to a free and appropriate education, which can take place in either a public or private setting; 2) an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) must be designed for each child in consultation with his or her parents; 3) the child should be educated in the «least restrictive environment»; and 4) parents can object to the educational provisions for their child by requesting a «due process» hearing with an independent hearing officer, whose decisions can be appealed to the courts (see education, which can take place in either a public or private setting; 2) an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) must be designed for each child in consultation with his or her parents; 3) the child should be educated in the «least restrictive environment»; and 4) parents can object to the educational provisions for their child by requesting a «due process» hearing with an independent hearing officer, whose decisions can be appealed to the courts (see Education Plan (IEP) must be designed for each child in consultation with his or her parents; 3) the child should be educated in the «least restrictive environment»; and 4) parents can object to the educational provisions for their child by requesting a «due process» hearing with an independent hearing officer, whose decisions can be appealed to the courts (see sidebar).

To put the matter succinctly, those who understand the vital importance of a system of public education must simultaneously...

Parents can influence school board members and public officials by participating in meetings, voting, and engaging in discussions of education matters and child advocacy issues.

On Monday Education Minister Christopher Pyne unveiled the Initiative which plans to make approximately 1500 public schools become independent by 2017 and follows an election promise by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to have greater principal autonomy and parental engagement in school matters.

Price, a nonresident Senior Fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institute and John L. Weinberg / Goldman Sachs visiting professor of public and international affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, wrote Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible «for educators who wish to mobilize their own communities to support student success,» he wrote.

This may not much matter when it comes to the study of material science or Renaissance poetry, but it does if we hope to see responsible researchers contribute to public discussion of education.

Suddenly, money has to matter in public education, because apparently there isn't an endless supply of it.

This work has taught us a lot about what CBAs are and how they matter to public education.

Following the news that the Federal Government is contemplating changing the funding model for public schools, a round of finger pointing has ensued, most recently culminating in the Federal Education Minister attacking the Queensland State Government's stance on the matter.

As a matter of public policy, however, the public's willingness to endorse online education very much depends on the justification given for it (see Figure 5).

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To establish that the school was a «state actor,» he made five arguments: that Arizona law defines a charter school as a public school; that a charter school is a state actor for all purposes, including employment; that a charter school provides a public education, a function that is traditionally and exclusively the prerogative of the state; that a charter school is a state actor in Arizona because the state regulates the personnel matters of such schools; and that it is a state actor because charter schools, unlike traditional private schools, are permitted to participate in the state's retirement system.

The film, which included interviews with Michelle Rhee, Bill Gates, and the economist Eric Hanushek, among others, made the central points that public education was failing, that resources don't matter, and that the best ways to fix the national crisis of low test scores were to expand the number of privately managed charters, fire ineffective teachers, and weaken the unions that protected them.

Today, convoluted Title I formulas coupled with policies in some states that assign students to public schools based on their parents» zip code, do not make Title I a vehicle conducive to achieving its primary purpose of «provid [ing] a good education for every boy and girl — no matter where he lives.»

Public school advocate, engineer and parent David F. Welch founded Students Matter to defend children's fundamental right to have an equal opportunity to access quality public educPublic school advocate, engineer and parent David F. Welch founded Students Matter to defend children's fundamental right to have an equal opportunity to access quality public educpublic education.

Students Matter fights for education equality in the court of law and in the court of public opinion, where students» rights and voices matterMatter fights for education equality in the court of law and in the court of public opinion, where students» rights and voices mattermatter most.

Students Matter promotes access to quality public education through impact litigation, communications and advocacy.

He has represented clients before the Commissioner of Education, Public Employment Relations Commission and the courts in a variety of matters including tenure, seniority, pensions, special education, grievances, employee benefits and the myriad of other issues which confront school districts and adminiEducation, Public Employment Relations Commission and the courts in a variety of matters including tenure, seniority, pensions, special education, grievances, employee benefits and the myriad of other issues which confront school districts and adminieducation, grievances, employee benefits and the myriad of other issues which confront school districts and administrators.