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Sheryl holds a B.I.S. in Women's Studies in Communication from George Mason University, and she has worked in Communications as a human resource specialist and quality improvement trainer, community health trainer and supervisor, technical editor and writer, publisher, and as a writing and public speaking teacher in home school cooperatives.

Private schools are often prohibitively expensive, homeschooling can seem intimidating and the quality of public schools vary greatly from town - to - town.

NECPA's mission is to create broad public understanding of the benefits of high quality early childhood care and education and a raised awareness of the «professional expertise» required to deliver that high quality care and an appreciation of the advantages that children receive from accredited centers and schools.

Ensuring quality, inspiring demand and improving access to school food is a three-fold effort to address public health concerns resulting from hunger, malnutrition, and obesity among D.C. school children and their families.

«The findings from DFID - commissioned research published in recent years indicates that there is weak evidence that market competition enhances the quality of schools in the private or public sectors.

New York, NY — Public school parents from across New York City gathered outside today's mayoral control hearing to send a clear message: parents are dissatisfied with the quality of NYC public schools and they expect Mayor de Blasio to be held accounPublic school parents from across New York City gathered outside today's mayoral control hearing to send a clear message: parents are dissatisfied with the quality of NYC public schools and they expect Mayor de Blasio to be held accounpublic schools and they expect Mayor de Blasio to be held accountable.

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.

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.

«Having benefitted from quality public education, we must be committed to reviving our public schools.

«We are all products of quality public schools and can compete anywhere in the world; we are beneficiaries of quality education from public schools and we have achieved a lot from the sacrifices made by previous leaders.

Residents have protested the shelter from the very beginning, claiming it is too close to the elementary school P.S. 75 and has contributed to quality - of - life issues such as vandalism, public drunkenness, noise disruption and thefts.

We believe that education is a human right and we want to ensure that New York City public schools are places of learning in which all stakeholders (parents, students, educators, non-pedagogical staff, administrators and the community) are engaged in a democratic process to provide a free and quality education to all its students, from Pre-school to College.

«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.

«Unexpectedly, in elementary school - age participants we found that overall eating frequency and snacks positively contributed to diet quality,» wrote Evans and colleagues from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where Evans did the research under the guidance of senior author Aviva Must, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medischool - age participants we found that overall eating frequency and snacks positively contributed to diet quality,» wrote Evans and colleagues from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where Evans did the research under the guidance of senior author Aviva Must, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of MediSchool of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, where Evans did the research under the guidance of senior author Aviva Must, professor and chair of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of MediSchool of Medicine..

In 2014, researchers from nine institutions, including the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Michigan, concluded that BPA is a «reproductive toxicant,» based on studies showing that it reduced egg quality in women undergoing in vitro fertilization — and said there's strong evidence that it's toxic to the uterus as well.

Consuming a plant - based diet — especially one rich in high - quality plant foods such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and legumes — is linked with substantially lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

If the efforts are successful, then the quality of traditional public schools will increase relative to what it would have been in the absence of competition from charter schools.

However, many others believe charters divert resources from traditional public schools and don't meet up to accountability measures.These opposing views often lead to friction among people who actually have much in common: a genuine concern for children and the national right to high - quality public education.

«I credit my own Montana public school education for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.&school education for affording me the opportunity to go on to the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.&School of Education, a place that reinforced the importance of giving all kids a quality education, no matter where they're from.»

We have long known from polling data that the public is concerned about the quality of American education, but most parents are satisfied with their own children's school.

This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.

Some of the nation's most innovative teacher - quality programs could be in jeopardy as decisionmakers for the Cincinnati public schools scramble to identify $ 20 million to cut from next year's budget.

A public statement followed by a series of activities to promote more high - quality schools could drive improvement from the ground up if state leaders continue to fail to act.

The Broad plan, recast as Great Public Schools Now, «re-launched» in June with a changed emphasis on adding high - quality school seats wherever they are found, charter or district, a clear shift that resulted from the aggressive pushback against the original plan.

«The extraordinary demands of educating disadvantaged students to higher standards, the challenges of attracting the talent required to do that work, the burden of finding and financing facilities, and often aggressive opposition from the traditional public education system have made the trifecta of scale, quality, and financial sustainability hard to hit,» concludes the report, «Growing Pains: Scaling Up the Nation's Best Charter Schools.»

The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) highlighted AVID at a June 21st briefing on Capitol Hill with a presentation by Rob Gira ~ Executive Vice President ~ Quality ~ Research and Communication ~ from AVID National Center and several panelists representing AVID districts and schools in Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) ~ Fairfax City Public Schools (VA) and Pinellas Countschools in Fairfax County Public Schools (VA) ~ Fairfax City Public Schools (VA) and Pinellas CountSchools (VA) ~ Fairfax City Public Schools (VA) and Pinellas CountSchools (VA) and Pinellas County (FL).

A recent report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) tracked teacher retention across the Miami - Dade County Public Schools as one of several indicators correlated with teacher qQuality (NCTQ) tracked teacher retention across the Miami - Dade County Public Schools as one of several indicators correlated with teacher qualityquality.

In the piece, headlined «Alternative» Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System, ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell describes how traditional schools and districts are pushing kids into low - cost, low - quality alternative programs in order to hide dropouts from the public and boost test scores and graduationSchools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System, ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell describes how traditional schools and districts are pushing kids into low - cost, low - quality alternative programs in order to hide dropouts from the public and boost test scores and graduationschools and districts are pushing kids into low - cost, low - quality alternative programs in order to hide dropouts from the public and boost test scores and graduation rates.

Perhaps most importantly, the schools are blessed with overwhelming advocacy from alumni and the parents of their students, many of whom feel that their children are receiving a private school — quality education at public expense.

There are talented people pushing hard on the quality - versus - quantity issue, including Nina Rees from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

If the host is a governmental agency responsible for school quality — and those range from national ministries to local school administrations — it has a considerable amount of time, effort, public funds, and political prestige wrapped up in a particular set of policies.

Since 1968, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an office of the Department of Education, has collected data from public schools on student and school characteristics to ensure all students have equal access to a quality education.

If we in the charter community respond with robust growth of high - quality schools, we will surely see greater public understanding from all quarters.

Teacher Quality This article from PEN (Public Education Network) offers insight into school reform, including mentions of coaching for school change.

From a public policy standpoint, LeVine says their work is important because it shows — despite what many in education don't want to hear — that even low - quality schools and attending for only a few years can have a positive impact, especially in developing countries.

It also contains first - person analysis from commentary contributors, such as Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute, and Teaching Ahead: A Roundtable, an interactive project developed by Education Week Teacher and the Center for Teaching Quality and featuring teacher - led discussions on America's public schools.

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Quality Counts 2012, the 16th edition of Education Week's annual examination of issues and challenges facing America's public schools, takes aim at topics high on the policy agenda, from the White House and Congress down to the level of local school boards and chambers of commerce: the nation's international standing in education, and lessons to be drawn from high - performing countries.

With 70 percent of Boston Public Schools students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ensuring that all are both prepared for, and have access to, a quality postsecondary education is a critically important topic.

But the reality that many kids must travel as long as two hours away from home in order to attend school (often on inefficient public transit) has also put a strain on the Crescent City's poorest families, who, like middle - class households, want high - quality schools within their own neighborhoods.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

From the beginning, the state of New York has witnessed a vengeful governor refusing to engage in honest dialogue about the quality of our public schools, or how to improve teaching and learning.

It was Gwen Samuel, a mother from Connecticut bereft of shiny public policy credentials, who led the passage of the nation's second Parent Trigger law and has spurred the current efforts at reforming teacher quality and expanding school choice happening in the Nutmeg State.

In many states, education bureaucrats will use the results from the national tests to judge the quality of the public school system and those who learn and work in it.

This action by the NAACP is a slap in the face to 700,000 African American children currently benefiting from public charter schools and the millions of African American parents struggling to give their children a quality education.

Today, Parents Across America (PAA), a grassroots organization representing public school parents from across the United States, released a position paper opposing HR 2218, the so - called «Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act.»

Biddle admits that like traditional public schools, some public charter schools suffer from a lack of quality control and more attention should be paid to the role of charter authorizers.

A new report from The Alliance for Quality Education, Education Law Center and the Public Policy and Education Fund finds that the state's 2016 budget underfunds 81 percent of high needs schools in New York, including in 30 of the 33 districts serving high numbers of students of color.

As we document in Public Impact's new report for the Charter School Growth Fund, Growing a High - Quality Charter Sector: Lessons from Tennessee, the state benefitted from the convergence of favorable policy conditions, political leadership, public - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter operPublic Impact's new report for the Charter School Growth Fund, Growing a High - Quality Charter Sector: Lessons from Tennessee, the state benefitted from the convergence of favorable policy conditions, political leadership, public - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter opeQuality Charter Sector: Lessons from Tennessee, the state benefitted from the convergence of favorable policy conditions, political leadership, public - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter operpublic - private grants, and an existing supply of local high - quality charter opequality charter operators.

From 2006 to 2011, NSBA and its Center for Public Education collaborated with Pre-K Now, a campaign of the Pew Center on the States, to engage school boards in support of high - quality, voluntary prekindergarten education.