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While stakeholders were still processing the lengthy budget plan Thursday, it earned a tepid reaction from public school advocates at the NCAE.

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Singh is a fierce advocate of diversity and equity issues at the Peel District School Board and at the Ontario Public School Board Association (OPSBA).

Additionally, Ms. Bazán served as a community advocate before the North Carolina General Assembly for several years and held positions at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

While some evangelical supporters of homeschooling, private school, and charter school options are celebrating a school choice advocate's appointment to this all - important role (and a graduate of the evangelical liberal arts school, Calvin College, at that), other conservative Christian public school parents and advocates are disheartened by DeVos's limited personal history with our nation's public schools (she has mentored in public schools but not attended, taught, or sent children to public schools).

When the Supreme Court ruled that a Christian student group could only be recognized at a small public law school if it accepted non-Christians and gays as potential leaders, some lawyers and campus advocates grew nervous.

Parents of gifted children are invited to a free presentation, «How to Get Your Gifted Child Organized,» by Michelle Navarro, counselor of gifted children at Access to Psychological Services in Long Grove, at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Hasz Hall at St. Paul School, 18 S. School St.. The meeting is sponsored by Supporters and Advocates of Gifted Education, and the public is welcome.

Going to play at a public park or walking to school by themselves at age 6, which may be what some parents want to encourage their kids but not something advocated by all parents, is by no means the only way you can teach kids to be more independent.

«It's simple: no child should go hungry at school,» said Public Advocate Letitia James.

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NEW YORK — Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Public Advocate Letitia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New YorkPublic Advocate Letitia James today announced that lunch is now free for every student at every public school across New Yorkpublic school across New York City.

«The PTA's support — whether raising funds for schools» needs, logging thousands of volunteer hours or advocating for public schools locally and at the State Capitol — is invaluable to our success.

Chef Tim Cipriano, who heads the food services program for New Haven Public Schools and was named Advocate of the Year at the Share Our Strength conference, offered a more tempered outlook.

Encourage and empower recognition of potential school nutrition leaders to become public policy advocates at the local, state, and national level;

Email blasts from the two liberal organizations note that Avella used to be an outspoken opponent of charters — and co-location in particular — and yet voted «yes» on the Senate one - house budget that education advocates say pushes more of the controversial co-locations and hikes state aid to charters at the expense of traditional public schools.

The foundation aid increase backed by the Assembly stands at $ 1.2 billion, a figure backed by public education advocates who say the state is not spending enough on poor and high - needs school districts.

The mayor's father advocated for the legislative merger during a debate at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

«They've helped to destroy successful schools across the city of New York,» Thompson said during a panel discussion on education policy at NYU, hosted by the New York City Working Group on School Transformation, which also featured Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio who are presumptive candidates for mayor.

Charter school advocates pointed to their schools» impressive results - many outperform neighboring public schools - and lashed out at United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew, who accused them of being «fixated» on raising the state cap.

At 10 a.m., NYC Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, the Women's Caucus and advocates celebrate the passage of the nation's first menstrual equity policy to make pads and tampons free and readily available at public schools, homeless shelters and Department of Correction jails, City Hall steps, ManhattaAt 10 a.m., NYC Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, the Women's Caucus and advocates celebrate the passage of the nation's first menstrual equity policy to make pads and tampons free and readily available at public schools, homeless shelters and Department of Correction jails, City Hall steps, Manhattaat public schools, homeless shelters and Department of Correction jails, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

The fight to prevent the co-location of a new school inside Bedford - Stuyvesant's already - cramped PS 308 continued on March 31 at a meeting between the school community and representatives from the offices of Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and State Sen. Velmanette Montgomery.

At 6 p.m. the CUNY School of Law Democrats will welcome New York City Public Advocate Letitia James as part of their «Ignite Justice!

Hillside has youth advocates working at four Buffalo Public Schools.

Also at noon, NYC Councilman Ben Kallos Liz Accles, the executive director of Community Food Advocates and Monique Lindsay, a public school parent leader and food advocate hold conversation on universal free lunch, food access and nutrition for New York City's public school students, NYSHealth's office, 1385 Broadway, 23rd floor, conference room, Manhattan.

Also at 6 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James holds a town hall on education, mayoral control of schools and community engagement, Lehman College, 250 Bedford Park Blvd., the Bronx.

At 11 a.m., NYC Coalition Against Hunger Executive Director Joel Berg, NYC Public Advocate Tish James, City Councilman Stephen Levin and other officials hold a news conference to criticize changes in participation of city schools in school breakfast programs; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

At 1:30 p.m., parents, students, educators and advocates from the Alliance for Quality Education call on Sens. George Amedore and Jim Tedisco to to fund «real» Foundation Aid for public schools and not «need - neutral» aid, lobby outside state Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at 11:30 a.m., charter school advocates rally to call on equal funding with public schools, state Capitol, Albany.

At 10:15 a.m., Transportation Alternatives, NYC Public Advocate Tish James and mothers of crach victims call on lawmakers to support the Every School Speed Safety Camera Act, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

At 8:30 a.m., Assemblywoman Maritza Davila, NYC Councilman Antonio Reynoso, parents and advocates challenge the NYC Department of Education for giving public school classroom space to charter schools, School Building K111, 35 Starr St., Broschool classroom space to charter schools, School Building K111, 35 Starr St., BroSchool Building K111, 35 Starr St., Brooklyn.

Wadleigh librarian Paul McIntosh, who has secured West, Liu and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio as part of a speakers program at the school, said students, faculty and parents know they are facing a difficult to nearly impossible fight to keep their middle school open.

While in law school, he served as a student advocate at New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, an intern at Cardozo Beth Tzedek Legal Service.

The video features State Assemblyman Karim Camara, New York City Councilman Robert Cornegy, StudentsFirstNY parent advocates, and NYCAN Executive Director Derrell Bradford who spoke at a rally of 400 district public school parents in support of the Governor last week.

3:00 PM — Public Advocate Letitia James delivers remarks at the Catalyst Network Foundation's High School Tech and Business Summit.

At noon, NYC Public Advocate Tish James hosts a press conference to make an announcement about the first day of school, Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

Also at 1 p.m., state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, Assemblywoman Diana Richardson, Assemblyman Walter Mosley, Public Advocate James and NYC Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo voice their objections to the Department of Education imposed changes planned for Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, Nostrand Avenue and Carroll Street, Brooklyn.

At 1 p.m., state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, Assemblywoman Diana Richardson, Assemblyman Walter Mosley, Public Advocate James and NYC Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo object to NYC Department of Education imposed changes planned for Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, DOE headquarters, 52 Chambers St., Manhattan.

9:00 AM — Public Advocate Letitia James Delivers Remarks at The Brooklyn School for Math and Research Commencement The Brooklyn School for Math and Research, -LSB-...]

Public Advocate Letitia James ripped Mayor de Blasio's cash - guzzling Renewal school program Tuesday at a City Council hearing on the $ 582 million initiative.

In September, he joined thousands of Bronx families and advocates like me at the #PathToPossible rally in Prospect Park, giving an inspiring speech about the power of a great public education and supporting our effort to grow New York City's public charter schools to 200,000 students by 2020.

The four mayoral hopefuls — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, City Comptroller John Liu, and former comptroller William Thompson — spoke out against the city's school closing policy at the press conference, which was sponsored by the Coalition for Educational Justice.

It's why I led the fight for mandatory kindergarten city - wide, it's why I increased the number of pre-K slots available in New York City, it's why I have been a staunch advocate for ensuring that children get access to breakfast at school, and it's why I have made reforming our public education system one of the cornerstones of my campaign.

(Lead image: Public Advocate Letitia James joins a protest at a Harlem charter school in May 2017.

«This model may be useful to advocates and policymakers as they pursue efforts to prevent the worst effects of climate change,» adds senior author Patrick Kinney, director of the Climate and Health Program and professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

In March 2013, a group of researchers, clinicians and advocates (later named the Consortium for Risk - Based Firearm Policy) assembled at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to assess the available evidence concerning guns and mental health.

Cybercharter advocates and entrepreneurs are not surprised at the criticism (and lawsuits, nearly all of which have been unsuccessful) they have been handed from public school districts, Democratic legislators resistant to educational choice initiatives, and teachers unions.

Despite the united front of opposition, with studies like Carol Klein's 2006 Virtual Charter Schools and Home Schooling finding high levels of parent satisfaction and student achievement at virtual schools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stoSchools and Home Schooling finding high levels of parent satisfaction and student achievement at virtual schools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stoschools, it is highly unlikely that independent home schoolers and advocates for traditional public schools will be able to stoschools will be able to stop them.

Until recently, the movement advocating public single - sex education consisted mainly of people such as Ransome and DeBar — girls» advocates steeped in books like Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls and Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls, by researchers Myra and David Sadker.

In a similar vein, Jennifer Vranek and her colleagues at Education First write, «Past accountability systems were the darlings of policy makers, think tanks, foundations, editorial boards, and advocates; they rarely had the support of educators, school communities, and the public writ large.

Ohio officials are weighing their next move after the Ohio Supreme Court dealt a huge blow to Gov. Ted Strickland, the legislature, and public school advocates by ruling that the legalization of slot - like machines at horse - racing tracks is subject to a statewide referendum.

To the best of our knowledge, and based on all evidence that we're aware of, neither the signers of the Shanker Institute manifesto, nor leaders in the Obama / Duncan Education Department, advocate a «nationalized curriculum» that would «undermine control of public school curriculum and instruction at the local and state level» and «transfer control to an elephantine, inside - the - Beltway bureaucracy.»