Sentences with phrase «public educators who»

Coherent missions and moral socialization through networks that incorporate family, school, and other aspects of life (in this case, churches) are among the hallmarks of Christian schools and may provide direction to public educators who are worried about alienated adolescents and withdrawn families.

Not exact matches

He was fascinated by the career of Frank Macchiarola, New York City's schools chancellor from 1978 to 1983 and a legendary educator who pushed for integration and better performance in public schools.

Whether it's class size and composition issues, downloaded costs to school boards without the extra funding to cover them, or public sector workers who previously accepted «net zero» or cooperative gains settlements, a balanced budget might be hard to achieve while keeping educators, parents, and students happy.

Dewey, who died in 1952 after reigning for more than fifty years as America's most influential public philosopher and educator, appreciated that the churches had not gone out of business, and that they could even be useful in promoting peace, fighting economic injustice, and, more generally, in «stimulating action» for what he called «a divine kingdom on earth.»

I am biased, being an educator in a public school (high school), but I have also met some wonderful kids who were homeschooled until 8th grade.

Waldorf educators, whether they work in independent or in public schools, hold Rudolf Steiner's goal for education to be eloquently expressed in this quote: «Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and meaning to their lives.»

Meetings are free and open to the public and we welcome moms, especially first - time moms, dads, caregivers, birth educators, grandparents, and anyone else who can offer support or advice to mothers who wish to avoid unnecessary c - sections, or heal from past experiences.

As a public education advocate and founding member of Parents Across America, I'm one of many who are speaking up for empowering parents and educators to set the direction for our education policy — not the billionaires, hedge - funders and corporate titans who are currently driving it.

Founded in 2009, the Chaffee County Breastfeeding Coalition (CCBC) is a volunteer organization comprised of community nurses, public health officials, midwives, mental health providers, child birth educators, La Leche League Leaders, nutritionists, lactation consultants, lactation counselors, and mothers who have led the way for 92 % of Chaffee infants to initiate breastfeeding.

Our meetings are free and open to the public, led by educators who have had their skills assessed and accredited.

This free membership is being offered to students of diversity and to those students who are pursuing certificates, certifications, and degrees in the fields related to maternal / child and family studies: doulas, childbirth educators, somatic healing, midwifery, nursing, child development, medicine, pediatrics, sociology, mental health, psychology, public health and related fields.

But the dietary guidelines were not intended for the public but for educators and nutritionists and for government officials who oversee federal nutrition programs like school lunches.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

At the May 17 Delegate Assembly, UFT President Michael Mulgrew broached the topic of mayoral control — an issue of major import to New York City educators and all who are concerned with the state of the city's public schools.

«New York State United Teachers today issued early endorsements to three incumbent state senators who have reliably stood with parents and educators in fighting for fair and equitable funding while vigorously opposing the climate of over-testing that is harming students and public schools,» NYSUT said in a statement.

«What's striking in these numbers is that a few dozen Wall Street financiers and billionaire hedge fund managers are able to far outspend more than 600,000 educators who believe in the promise of public education and voluntarily give a few bucks out of each paycheck to ensure they have a voice,» said Carl Korn, NYSUT's spokesman.

As the Oct. 7 deadline fast approached, educators at almost 350 public schools across New York City prepared themselves and their school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700 school support staff — including school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.

Washington, who was attending her ninth Lobby Day, said she and her fellow UFT members were able to deliver their message effectively on behalf of public school educators and students.

The UFT, which represents teachers at three Victory charter schools in New York City, has cited Victory management at the New York State Public Employment Relations Board for firing educators for union activity, coercing employees to withdraw their union support and discriminating against employees who are union supporters.

The lab has also partnered with select California lifeguard agencies, who have become the lab's front line educators for the public population.

«The findings demonstrate that gossip is intimately linked to mate competition and not solely the product of a female gender stereotype that may be viewed as pejorative,» states Davis, who believes that therapists, counsellors, educators, and the general public should rethink their stance about gossip.

In addition to being an innovative preventive and lifestyle physician, professor of public health, mind - body medicine specialist and environmental health expert who works with individuals, corporations and other health professionals, Dr. Weinberg is an enthusiastic speaker, author, blogger, educator and advocate.

Unfortunately, without public pressure to do so, the legislators who are responsible for providing the funding that ensures educators have the resources to implement these standards effectively might not.

«Waldorf education is becoming contagious,» says Betty Staley, a veteran Waldorf educator who has trained public school teachers at Rudolf Steiner College.

She suggests schools take advantage of the expertise available from adult literacy and military educators who have developed programs for older, at - risk students in public schools who reach the secondary level without basic skills.

Also particularly heartening for educators: 72 percent of respondents have trust and confidence in the men and women who are teaching children in the public schools.

Since President - elect Trump nominated Betsy DeVos — a philanthropist and school - choice advocate who has been sharply critical of public schools — to be secretary of education, educators have been speculating how the incoming administration will affect American schools.

«Last year at the annual meeting of the ASA, then - president Michael Buroway called for a «public sociology» — a discipline more engaged with solving social problems and linking with artists, activists, educators, and policymakers who strive to make social change,» said Luttrell.

Now, as he assumes the role of chief academic officer of the nation's largest school system, Polakow - Suransky, who very few people, including educators, have heard of, will have to get used to being on a brightly - lit stage in the klieg - light capital of the world; just as private industry CEO Cathie Black travels from the well - insulated corporate board room to the decidedly raucous arena of a sprawling public school system.

Vermont educators who have had their licenses revoked or suspended for any reason are now listed on a public Web site, believed to be one of the first of its kind in the nation, that aims to make such information more easily available to families and hiring school districts.

Sunday's program offered some more leisurely activities, including a public art walk with an alumna who works in Boston's cultural affairs office; a calligraphy workshop with a Chinese language and culture teacher from Boston Latin School; and a storytelling and drawing workshop with a museum educator from New York.

Those who signed on to the project, a diverse group of leaders in education, philanthropy, and public service, vowed to «challenge politicians, public officials, educators, union leaders and anybody else who stands in the way of necessary change.»

These and other education - related issues affect parents and educators more than they do other citizens, particularly those citizens who do not have children enrolled in public school.

Meier, who founded the Mission Hill School, says that Perrone had an ability to build bridges between academics, educators, and the public.

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.

It's run by BetterLesson, an organization that was started by a group of public school teachers from Boston and Atlanta who were frustrated that it was so hard to find and share great curriculum with other educators.

For example, when asked about lowering student grades for disciplinary reasons, approximately half of public school teachers and administrators responded that this action was prohibited; among the educators who did think such disciplinary actions were permissible, 32 percent reported that students subject to such disciplinary sanctions were entitled to formal due process protections.

And both educators and the public who have so often been critical of education in recent years should also resist «the temptation to place more responsibility for moral education on the schools than these institutions can reasonably be expected to carry,» said Samuel M. Craver, professor of education...

As both a former schoolteacher and a parent of two children who went through public schools, I am convinced that we need more effective ways to hold educators accountable, and I believe that testing has to be a part of an effective accountability program.

«Those who hold Christian convictions must apply them within the realm of public education,» said Forrest L. Turban, executive director of Christian Educators Association International, whose Aug. 7 annual meeting drew some 300 teachers, principals, school - board members, and parents.

Fulmer is a lifelong educator, who spent most of her career directing professional development in public and private schools.

So why are NCLB and its «external standards» so troubling to educators like me who work today in and for public schools like Parker?

April Hendrix, a high school special education teacher for Savannah - Chatham County Public Schools, is one of a growing number of educators and guidance counselors who refer students to AWOL.

More than 100 members of cef, a Washington - based coalition of parents, educators, clergymen, and public officials who support and actively lobby for public aid to private schools, gathered on Sept. 21 to celebrate the recent progress of their cause and to discuss strategies for continuing that momentum.

Philadelphia — Evangelical Christians who teach in the public schools should do all they legally can to impart their religious values to students, a group of Christian educators said here at a meeting attended by President Reagan's domestic - policy adviser.

For public school educators who want to jump start this process, like Scott Spector, the Los Angeles Unified School District's director of educational technology, the challenge will be to find the right champion in the right department within the many overlapping schools and institutes of a university setting.

Secondly, the online publication of these materials makes them accessible to a wide audience, including the communities of origin, educators and researchers, as well as the general public, who may not have been aware of the existence of such a vast range of written materials in Australian Indigenous languages.

In his new book The Founders, education reporter Richard Whitmire shares the history of the top 20 percent of high - performing public charter schools, and the visionary educators who did whatever it took to create innovative schools that works for students.

Author Bio: Chester Finn, Jr. is a scholar, educator and public servant who has been at the forefront of the national education debate for 35 years.

By partnering with these educators, 93 % of whom work in or with California public schools, we hope to shift mainstream ideas about what maker - centered learning looks like, who it's for, and how to document and assess it.