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Austin, Texas About Blog TSTA will unite, organize, and empower public education advocates to shape public education in Texas, thus providing a quality public school for every child.

Austin, Texas About Blog TSTA will unite, organize, and empower public education advocates to shape public education in Texas, thus providing a quality public school for every child.

But now the option to choose a quality public school for my boys that I enjoyed as a parent and resident of Huntington Park is being threatened by thinly veiled political attacks that puts adult interest over the those of students.

Diane Ravitch has brought the real facts and a commitment to quality public schools for all back into the debate about education reform.

A researcher, consultant, and advocate, she has spent the last 25 years striving to identify strategies to create and sustain high quality public schools for all students.

The League position is clear; we support free, high quality public schools for all children, and these schools are run by locally elected school boards.

As the state's policymakers begin to work on the meager changes to the system supported by this ruling, community engagement and insistence on quality public schools for all children must be strongly and persistently communicated, and attempts to saddle this state with mediocrity rejected.

Aspire runs 34 schools in California, and Memphis is looking to establish quality public schools for their students.

This conviction drives Schott's grantmaking strategy, which seeks to create healthy living and learning communities and ensure fairness, opportunity and access to high quality public schools for all children.

Charter public school parents and advocates made their voices clear at the ballot box in support of parent choice and improved access to quality public schools for every student.

Chicago, IL — On Tuesday, Chicago residents cast their vote in support of quality public schools for all children when they re-elected Mayor Rahm Emanuel to a second term.

Not exact matches

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

An advocate for a local teachers union also expressed concern to the New York Times Magazine about the quality of the education, arguing Bridge focuses less on getting poor students to the baseline as enticing public school students to switch to Bridge schools.

I have known Jamie for many years and have been impressed with his dynamism as he has ramped up his restaurant business and built his worldwide brand through his various TV shows, all the while pouring his efforts into teaching people to eat better, drawing public attention to the poor quality of school lunches, and developing Fifteen, his restaurant and social enterprise that trains unemployed young people to become professional chefs.

Wanting to reach all eligible children, Congress required that remedial programs for those attending private schools be «comparable» in quality to public school programs.

As the general quality of public education has declined, at least in public perception, and as the power of the youth culture in public schools has increased, many more parents seek private schools for their children, and many of these schools are connected with churches.

• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

They largely refused to acknowledge that poverty rather than school quality was the root cause of the educational problems of disadvantaged kids, for fear that saying so would merely reinforce a long - standing belief among public educators that students unlucky enough to live in poverty shouldn't be expected to achieve at high levels — and public educators shouldn't be expected to get them there.

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Child Nutrition Services - Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Child Nutrition Services (CNS) assists school districts and other program sponsors in providing quality nutrition programs that promote life - long healthful living while providing nutritious meals each day that prepare children for learning.

«We are excited to see Chicago Public Schools continue to be a leader by using procurement dollars to improve the freshness, quality and nutrition in their meals for students while growing opportunities for local, sustainable and fair producers and processors,» stated Rodger Cooley, Executive Director of the Chicago Food Policy Action Council.

Field - tested in 2010, New Yorks QUALITYstarsNY is a project of the states Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) and provides program quality standards for each modality of early childhood programs (centers, public schools, and family / home providers).

Jean Ronnei, director of school nutrition for the St. Paul Public Schools in Minnesota, said the school district purchased high - quality equipment in bulk to ensure that all designated equipment funds were used effectively when available.

Selling poor quality meat to public schools (lower standards than those met by fast food industry — where 3/4 of the meat is positive for things so heinous I shudder), as an example.

«The top three qualities public school kindergarten teachers consider essential for school readiness are that a child be physically healthy, rested and well - nourished; be able to communicate needs, wants, and thoughts verbally; and be enthusiastic and curious in approaching new activities.»

«Maintaining mayoral control of city schools is critical to students, parents and employers who all depend on high quality public schools,» said Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO of the Partnership for New York City.

Since 2011, Keith has worked for City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, Sr. helping to advocate for after school funding, expanded Advanced Placement, prevent bullying of LGBT students in public schools, secure funding for employment and workforce programs, create new affordable housing, and preserve the quality of life on the Upper East Side, In 2006, Keith was the tenant organizer for the «Preserve Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village» campaign during the sale of the neighborhood to Tishman Speyer.

Hawkins will speak on the need to fully fund and desegregate public schools, while ending high - stakes testing, to provide a quality education for all students in New York.

«A tax cap that is tied to an inflationary number that does not reflect school district costs and which results in negative levies should raise concerns with both state policymakers and the general public that want a quality education for our students.»

In February, 200 public school parents from communities across New York City traveled to the State Capital in Albany for a special panel co-sponsored by State Senator Kevin Parker and StudentsFirstNY on the need for high - quality school options in our communities.

She is a staunch public school advocate and served as the spokesperson for the Alliance for Quality Education.

NYSUT spokesman Carl Korn said, «The Alliance for Quality Education is a staunch ally of the union in supporting public schools.»

«The Governor says people who support quality public schools are playing politics, meanwhile he is robo calling voters homes and there is a committee of millionaires doing direct mail to force through school cuts and finance tax cuts for the wealthiest New Yorkers.»

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.

At 10 a.m., members of New York Communities for Change, Alliance for Quality Education, Public School Parents «call out Families for Excellent Schools» reports and ads that promote racist discipline practices, and criminalize Black and Latino children by playing fast and loose with facts,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«Maintaining mayoral control of city schools is critical to students, parents and employers who all depend on high quality public schools,» said Kathryn Wylde, the president of the Partnership for New York City.

«They wanted to make sure they were going to get a donation when they give to public schools and private schools of their choice and they would get a 90 percent tax credit at the taxpayers» expense,» said Jasmine Gripper, Alliance for Quality Education.

On Thursday, with the New York State Board of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all public school students have access to high - quality teachers.

Calling for an end to the unfair distribution of teacher quality across New York City public schools, StudentsFirstNY organizers and hundreds of New York City public school parents came together today to demand action to address the disproportionate number of unsatisfactory - rated teachers in schools with the highest needs.

«Governor Cuomo's appearance is extremely troubling considering he is simultaneously severely underfunding public schools,» said Billy Easton, the executive director of Alliance for Quality Education, in a statement.

The UFT / NYSUT lawsuit, which asks the court to overturn the Charter School Committee's action, said the new rules would not only «significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY - approved charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.&School Committee's action, said the new rules would not only «significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY - approved charter schools,» but also would create «an essentially fake certification process, one not valid for employment in New York's public school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.&school districts, other charter schools or the public schools of other states.»

«While offering free college tuition to low - income families is laudable, the reality is that many students» paths to college are limited because their local K - 12 public schools lack the resources to support them,» said Jasmine Gripper, Legislative and Policy Director of the Alliance for Quality Education in a statement.

The Alliance for Quality Education calculates that Albany owes $ 4.3 billion to public schools statewide, while New York City schools alone are owed $ 1.9 billion under the landmark Campaign for Fiscal Equity court decision.

Unlike Governor Cuomo, who supports privatization in the form of charter schools, the Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones advocates a comprehensive «Quality Education for All» platform grounded in fully funding and strengthening our public school system.

DASA will improve the quality of life for all of New York's public school students and will enhance their ability to thrive in a safe and nurturing educational environment.»

Collaborating with the Alliance for Quality Education and Citizen Action of New York in efforts to fairly fund public schools, she sits on NYSUT's LGBTQ Task Force, which resolves to support legislation banning conversion therapy and to protect intended parental rights.

«During her decades in public life, Helen fought tenaciously to improve our children's schools, to address seemingly intractable quality - of - life issues and to secure a fair share of City resources for Queens,» Katz said in a statement.

He was slated to advocate fully funding and desegregating public schools, ending high - stakes testing, and providing a quality education for all students, according to his campaign.

Also included: new money for public schools and water quality and several tax changes intended to help New Yorkers negatively impacted by the new federal tax law.

«We need a budget proposal from the governor and legislature that finally pays the money owed to our children and prioritizes schools that need funding the most,» said Zakiyah Ansari, the advocacy director of the Alliance for Quality Education, at a Jan. 10 press conference outside City Hall to kick off a new push for public school funding in Albany.