Sentences with phrase «public education value»

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Parents are increasingly interested in providing private school funding for their children 1) because they see the value and importance of good education and 2) because of frequent public school closings.

«There are quite a few board members of public companies who never speak to the media,» says Eleanor Bloxham, CEO of board education and advisory firm The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance.

Before taking the company public last year, Mellinger instituted an education program to explain to employees how the stock was valued and how options work.

Her impact on the vision, direction and culture of the college has resulted in significant growth and has activated a critical public discussion on the value of college education in Ontario's economic development.

Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.

Black churches can also adopt public schools, into which they can send volunteers to «testify» to young blacks about he value of a quality education.

Similarly, his ideal version of secular education, though it allows for a «proportion» of persons professing other faiths, and for some disbelievers, recommends that these people conform to public Christian values, presumably as determined by the Community of Christians.

Indeed, it is simply remarkable that those people responsible for educational and social policy during the past three decades can not make the obvious connection between the deplorable state of education, the multiple tragedies of the inner cities, and the virtual elimination of religiously informed values from American public life.

While he was active in local parliamentary politics before coming to America, and while he did indeed stress the value of open public education in numerous of his public lectures and writings in this country, nevertheless Whitehead was, by every account, an intensely private and solitary individual.

Several of the teachers of values education believe that only a Christian perspective can renew the foundations of public morality — even in a Hindu context — just as it was the encounter with Christianity that prompted Gandhi (and many of his generation) to revise the dominant understanding of Hinduism.

The word went out in education, mass communications, public philosophy and political life: «Be the first kid on your block to reappropriate the values of the Judeo - Christian tradition.»

«Children and young people,» the National Education Association declared in Moral and Spiritual Values in the Public Schools,

Editor's note: Robert P. Jones is the CEO of Public Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization specializing in work at the intersection of religion, values and publicPublic Religion Research Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education organization specializing in work at the intersection of religion, values and publicpublic life.

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.

But it may be that we have given up too quickly on common values that can still ground public education.

We may, of course, speak for these values in the public forum, and if we are able to persuade most people, then these values can also influence what goes on in public education.

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• Revising how subsidies are allotted to producers, and how different practices are taxed across the value chain; • Influence the evolution of production standards so that they guide producers toward increasingly sustainable practices; • Refining public education regarding what are best practices of production systems (and accounting for them), and how to make them more widespread; • Studying the effects different practices and production systems have on society - wide challenges such as public health (and health insurance, whether it is publicly or privately provided), climate change mitigation, job creation and family income, etc..

Character Education: Idaho has no specific policy requiring character education; however, Statute 33 - 1612 requires public schools to instill certain basic values, such as honesty and unselfishness, in Education: Idaho has no specific policy requiring character education; however, Statute 33 - 1612 requires public schools to instill certain basic values, such as honesty and unselfishness, in education; however, Statute 33 - 1612 requires public schools to instill certain basic values, such as honesty and unselfishness, in students.

§ 49-6-1007 (2008) requires public school instruction to include character education to «help each student develop positive values and improve student conduct.»

Our supporters know the value of public Waldorf education, and of making its full scope of offerings accessible to all children.

You are also right that changing lunch culture is a a battle within a larger battle — the larger battle is about getting the public to truly value public education, understanding that it is the single-most important public program in our nation, the one that has the power to shape the future in our best (or worst) interests.

It is for these reasons, and in accordance with our Core Values in which we pledge to «support and encourage collaboration with professionals in related fields within medicine, health and education to promote sleep health and sleep safety from birth to adulthood among families and the general public», that we endorse the initiative and efforts of Start School Later.

We have been at the forefront of protecting civil rights, women's rights, public education and American values,» Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

«The values and ethos of a public education service, which should secure and deliver the entitlement of all children and young people to access high quality education, have been seriously compromised.

We need to bring common sense to Common Core because New York is wasting too much time and money stressing children out to prepare for these tests which are of questionable educational value instead of focusing on supporting teachers so they can do their job and teach children what's really important,» said Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, a former public school special education teacher and guidance counselor.

We must stand together to find better solutions that advance our shared values of public education, workers» rights and respect for all.

«Since 2010 there has been an obsessive focus on structural change and increased autonomy for individual schools and providers, which has compromised the values and ethos of the public education system.

«Voters showed they value public education, support their local schools and recognize that teachers and other employees have, too, sacrificed in order to preserve programs and jobs.

We are delighted at the outpouring of support from the public, media and celebrities for the value of books and education in prison.

Tish James knows and defends the value of public education, hailing as a graduate of NYC Public Schools and CUNY,» said Nurses Association President Judy Sheridan - Gonpublic education, hailing as a graduate of NYC Public Schools and CUNY,» said Nurses Association President Judy Sheridan - GonPublic Schools and CUNY,» said Nurses Association President Judy Sheridan - Gonzalez.

«It is essential that those who care about social justice, fairness and equality, who value public services and care about the future of state education, do not allow this to happen.»

Malloy's first term did not «value and respect» public education and its teachers.

The CEA website proclaims: «We're here to point the way and help members elect lawmakers who value and respect the important role public education and teachers play in our state.»

«I am eternally grateful and appreciative, and for as long as I'm here, public education shall continue to retain the value it has in Miami, in New York and the entire country and I want to be strong.»

Of the proposal to create special tax districts on developments near transit expansions, an idea known as value capture, Mr. de Blasio said such a move would «blow a hole in the city's budget» and allow the state to raid the city's property tax revenue, forcing him to cut back on vital services such as education or public safety.

«Legislators are going to have to weigh which they value more: advice from hedge fund billionaires that come with checks or the concerns of students, parents and teachers about what's needed to truly improve public education.»

The Public Procurement Minister used the occasion to inform the Education Minister and his team about some of the government policies she is implementing to strengthen the country's procurement system to ensure value for money.

Public opinion surveys reveal that over 75 % of parents want their religious values reflected in school - based sex education curricula.

As a Fredonia State graduate, the Buffalo Democrat knows the value of public higher education.

A voice for science and scientists everywhere, AAAS fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» by communicating the value of science to the public, helping governments formulate science policy, promoting advancements in science education and diversity, and helping scientists develop their careers.

The researchers suggest that better education of the public, and insurance plan designs that ask patients to pay part of the cost based on the likely value of the scan for them, may be needed to reduce unnecessary use and spending.

Higher education and its values «are critical to democratic culture and the public good,» SAR's Quinn writes in his email to Science Careers.

Similarly, academic institutions have praised the value of a diverse student and faculty population for enhancing public education.

The bills also emphasize the value of having mission agencies like NASA continue to support training and public outreach activities — a jab at last year's failed attempt by the Obama administration to designate NSF, the Department of Education, and the Smithsonian Institution as the three lead agencies for STEM eEducation, and the Smithsonian Institution as the three lead agencies for STEM educationeducation.

Value seeking in the process of voluntary exchange has driven human material progress, but until now it has been all but absent in public education.

The selection has raised larger questions about who should finance education, how schools should be held accountable, and even how we define the value of a public school system.

Wildwood proves that it's possible to build and sustain a public school that deeply embraces the values of progressive education and still gets competitive test results.

Applicants mothers have more years of education, more likely to be from two parent household, more parent involvement, but more likely to be minority race, lower income levels, parents are less satisfied with the public school's academics, safety, location, discipline, values, and overall.

Not only will it help students, but it will enable colleges to align practices with the values they espouse and demonstrate how collaboration among colleges can help them serve their common public interest charge,» said Lloyd Thacker, founder and executive director, The Education Conservancy.