Sentences with phrase «public school advocacy»

The founder of a grassroots public school advocacy group based in northern Wisconsin says Rep. Mary Czaja backs «draconian» budget cuts to public education at the behest of Republican party leadership.

My name is Julie Woestehoff and I am the Executive Director of Parents United for Responsible Education, or PURE, a 26 year old parent - based public school advocacy organization.

Republican leadership in the General Assembly has been a frequent target of public school advocacy groups in recent years.

The UCC's public school advocacy efforts are tremendous, and their mission work is similarly thoughtful, trustworthy, and well - grounded in the local communities.

Still, Yevonne Brannon, chairwoman of Public Schools First N.C., a public schools advocacy group, says the leadership of public charters, regardless of whether they receive funding or support from outside of North Carolina, should reside with the population it serves.

Wednesday's committee meeting came one day before Gary Henry, a professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University, was scheduled to present his seminal research on achievement school districts to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, a public schools advocacy group, in Raleigh.

So, here are 3 simple things you can do today if you, like me, are still easing back into the public school advocacy business.

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The public school advocacy group called We Raise NJ just released a the results of a recent poll exploring NJ residents» views on current course content standards, aligned tests, and school quality.

Heather DuBois Bourenane, executive director for the public schools advocacy group Wisconsin Public Education Network, said school advocates were motivated.