Sentences with phrase «public school and community»

A 3.6 percent pay raise for public school and community college employees..

Maybe New York could look at Portland OR and see how well religion, public schools and community action can work together.

In addition to potentially using library and NYCHA space, the mayor's office plans to generate the needed seats through a combination of converting the more than 27,000 existing half - day pre-K seats in public schools and community - based programs, as well as getting non-Universal Pre-K-compliant programs into the fold, sources said.

He teaches anti-crime and code of conduct classes at Buffalo public schools and community centers.

Through the story of their experiences, this film highlights some of the complexities faced by urban public schools and communities.

Los Angeles — By a razor - thin margin, California voters last week approved a measure giving public schools and community colleges hundreds of millions more in revenues this year and assuring them a set percentage of the state's budget in future years.

With respect to education, the strong economic recovery and the passage of Proposition 30 has allowed us to increase spending on public schools and community colleges from a...

The Equity Assistance Center helps public schools and their communities incorporate educational equity into policies, procedures, and classroom practices to ensure that all students receive what they need to succeed academically.

With charters educating 40 percent of D.C. students — 39,000 on 115 campuses — collaboration with agencies, traditional public schools and the community has become a fruitful necessity.

Delaware made increasing access to high quality preschool and collaboration among public schools and community - based providers a key theme, and early learning is one of their five core priorities.

Through the prism of one inner - city public school, we witness complexities faced by urban public schools and communities everywhere.

The «restorative justice» concept to avoid conducting responsible classrooms and schools only serves to continue the degradation of US public schools and communities that need it most.

CTCL programs are free of charge, but many public schools and community - based organizations need assistance with transportation to these events as well as reference materials for their college counseling services.

In keeping with our commitment to democratic values, empowerment must be a collaborative effort by the university, public schools and the community.

«For far too long, we have let the NRA and their allies turn our public schools and our communities into prisons and hazard zones.

Mayor Elorza announced the expansion of Providence's Summer Learning Initiative earlier this year partnering with Providence Public Schools and community organizations: BELL, Breakthrough Providence, the Providence After School Alliance and Generation Teach.

Where Mr. Mulcher sees college activism as a sign that students are less interested in joining the teaching force, I see these events as indications that college students are ready to join those of us who have committed our professional lives to making a difference in our public schools and communities.

SitStayRead provides dog - centered literacy intervention programs to at - risk children in Chicago Public Schools and community centers for 11 years.

P.S. ARTS is dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing arts education to underserved public schools and communities.

In one context or another I have been in the counseling field for 9 years, from settings such as prisons, to drug and alcohol centers, in home therapy, counseling in public schools and the community office setting.

Not exact matches

Wells Fargo wants schools and communities to be safe from gun violence, but changes to laws and regulations should be determined through a legislative process that gives the American public an opportunity to participate.

The company's plan, which prioritized community amenities, called for affordable homes that Hershey workers could rent or own, as well as public schools, an all - boys orphanage, shops, restaurants, and a trolley system.

Among them: intensive community gardens that provide a therapeutic space where members are taught how to grow their own vegetables; programs that teach young mothers about proper nutrition; workshops where local residents learn about food security and receive public - speaking training; and after - school classes where tweens whip up healthy meals.

Her reputation as a conciliator was part of her appeal during the 2013 leadership contest, a skill she's used to make peace with public school teachers angry over wage - freeze legislation and appointing herself agriculture minister to mend fences with communities upset over decisions to cancel the slots - at - racetracks program and the installation of industrial wind turbines.

«Combine this with top - rated private and public schools, some new developments and a great mix of housing types and you have a diverse community that fits everyone's lifestyle.»

You can advertise on school bulletin boards, at public libraries and community centers, and charge an hourly rate.

We're increasing enrollment in high - quality early education, raising standards in our public schools as a leader in implementing the Common Core curriculum and working with the business community on STEM programs that are relevant to the job market.

We haven't even touched upon how many people can save a ton of money going to a public school like I did or attend community college for two years and then transfer to a public school for even more savings.

An accurate count assures that every community receives its fair share of public funds for schools, hospitals, daycare centers and roads.

Has served for the past dozen years on the board of the KIPP Academy charter school in the South Bronx, which is part of a national network of 200 college prep public charter schools in low - income communities in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

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Before opening my own studio, I was a strategic consultant for public school districts with a focus on urban and low - income communities.

Sandy Springs is a very family - oriented community with well - known prestigious private schools and top - rated public schools.

Stevens offered not a word of concern about whether religious students might feel themselves to be less than full members of the political community if, by order of the nation's highest court, their messages and only their messages are categorically excluded from the school's public arena.

For example, we have an atheist Prime Minister — and no one cares because this is personal (it is not about her politics)-- just as public schools are used for general education and religious education is served by your place of worship, associated community, family, etc..

It's not that I disagree with you about keeping religion out of schools (public schools, ones not set up specifically by a religious community for their community and paid for by that community), but dogma is what you also both adhere to and propagate, so you might want to rephrase.

If a dozen different public school systems were to embark on a five - year experiment as part of a larger nation - wide experiment encouraged by federal dollars, local teams of educators, parents and community leaders would need to devise appropriate local models.

More and more public schools are defying the low expectations of kids in low - income communities.

And, historically, the evangelical community has taken several steps back from public schools over the last few decades — particularly since prayer was removed from schools.

It is open to and engaged in a «public» cultural life broader than the common life of the communities for whom the schooling is undertaken.

Our purpose was to encourage New York City to give permanent recognition to its Muslim community by adding two holidays observed by Muslims to the public school calendar: Eid ul - Fitr, which celebrates the end of Ramadan, the sacred month of fasting and Eid Ul - Adha, which celebrates the end of the Hajj, the yearly pilgrimage to Mecca.

Private schools, charter schools, voucher programs and other school choice options have been championed by reform - minded conservatives such as Jeb Bush for years now, partly because of their success for countless children of color living in poor communities with even poorer - performing public schools.

The crucial ecology of institutions — community, public school, home and church — which once unconsciously supported the church school and made it viable has eroded.

Meanwhile, a group of 160 African - American community leaders sent NAACP a letter detailing their own objections to its charter - school opposition on behalf of «700,000 black families choosing to send their children to charter public schools, and the tens of thousands more who are still on waiting lists.»

Whether it is Lutheran social service agencies in the Midwest or Presbyterian parochial schools in New Mexico (founded because the Catholics so dominated the territory's few public schools) or Jewish philanthropies in New York or the ubiquitous Catholic hospitals and Protestant colleges throughout the land, religions have provided much of the social (and financial) capital for building local communities.

They tend to withdraw into gated communities, with private security guards and «enclaves of good schools, excellent health care, and first - rate infrastructures — all the while scoffing at almost all functions of government, thus cutting off the supply of taxes for most public undertakings — leaving much of the rest of the population behind.»

Almost all the ministers reported giving talks on alcoholism to all manner of youth and adult groups in public schools, youth camps, AA groups, and various community organizations.

You've gathered together a few faithful families and individuals from within a community, and you're likely now meeting in homes, rented office space, or more likely --- a public school building.

Noting that more than 10 percent of New York City school students are Muslim, he suggests that the public school calendar grant the Islamic community the same holiday leisure as it already gives to Christian and Jewish students.

One area where we atheists have performed a valuable community service is in keeping creationism and other religious dogma out of public schools.