Sentences with phrase «school advocates joined»

Tuesday night Clark Rising, a grassroots group of Clark Elementary School parents, SAND Elementary School parents and local public school advocates joined forces to fight back against the corporate takeover of both schools by Achievement First, Inc. and Capital Preparatory Magnet School, respectively.

As parents and public school advocates join teachers and their unions in this historic battle to ensure our public schools are run for the benefit of the public and not corporate America, we should be just as loud and clear that our schools need far more IAs and that IAs deserve far better pay.

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In recent years, the self - advocates have joined state committees in Springfield and spoken to local high school students about how to advocate for themselves.

Maybe they buy more whole foods or read ingredients or join a school wellness committee or give up fast food or advocate for legislative change.

As a fellow parent, advocate, or other community member concerned about the well - being of school children in the nation's capital, we hope you join us in this shared cause.

On Thursday, March 8, during National School Breakfast Week, advocates, policymakers, and schools will join Maryland Hunger Solutions and D.C. Hunger Solutions in Hear the Crunch!

Mark your calendars now to join other school nutrition advocates April 2 - 4, 2017, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel.

Join us for the premiere legislative event of the year, SNA's Legislative Action Conference (LAC), where SNA members, allies and advocates come together in force and united in the mission to help shape and define national policy relating to school nutrition.

The mayor will be joined by NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina, labor leaders, clergy, business and civic leaders, advocates and elected officials

«We're going to demand that Governor Cuomo provide the funding that was afforded to us in a court decision for our schools,» she said as she joined advocates to push for more funding under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which in 2007 won a lawsuit against the state to provide increased education funding to the city.

Success Academy Charter School head Eva Moskowitz will be shutting down all of her schools this coming Tuesday to join more than 2,000 charter school advocates from across the state in Albany to push lawmakers to support their scSchool head Eva Moskowitz will be shutting down all of her schools this coming Tuesday to join more than 2,000 charter school advocates from across the state in Albany to push lawmakers to support their scschool advocates from across the state in Albany to push lawmakers to support their schools.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew joined state and city elected officials, parents and education advocates on Feb. 28 to announce his support for proposed state legislation that would require elected parent councils to approve school co-locations before they could go into effect.

Current board members Craig Stallings and Juan M. Hernandez joined Ayesha Clarke on the Democratic slate, while Shontá Browdy, a parent advocate who is no stranger to city school board meetings, was endorsed by the Working Families Party.

Public Advocate Letitia James joins dozens of healthcare activists protesting in front of a Harlem charter school before the expected visit of House Speaker Paul Ryan on May 9, 2017 in New York City.

Charter school advocates have joined their frequent opponents in the teachers union to criticize de Blasio's school suspension overhaul, which some say is harming student discipline.

Also at 11 a.m., Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and his colleagues will be joined by education advocates and professionals at a press conference to call for equitable education funding and the release of school aid runs, back of Assembly chamber, state Capitol, Albany.

At 10:30 a.m., Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy and state Sen. David Carlucci join advocates from New York's small business, school and library communities to push their legislation to enforce net neutrality in New York, Legislative Office Building, LCA Pressroom, Room 130, Albany.

At 11:45 a.m., clergy members join students, parents and education advocates to rally for a Moral Monday event to call on the state to provide Schenectady City Schools with adequate funding, War Room, 2nd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

At 11:30 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey joins DACA recipients, immigration advocates and legal experts for a roundtable discussion on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, Preston Hall's Tudor Room, 78 N. Broadway, White Plains.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher has joined a national coalition of 200 colleges in 33 states, called Higher Ed for Higher Standards, advocating for the continued use of Common Core standards for primary and high school education.

Albany, New York — StudentsFirstNY, a statewide education reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda.

Mayor Bloomberg had joined advocates for charter schools in supporting the statewide measure.

We joined together to build a broad coalition of public health, environmental and healthy schools advocates to successfully secure this critical foundation to protect children and point the way to future actions.

New York — Senators Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Diane Savino (D - Staten Island), Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn), and Senator - elect Marisol Alcantara (D - Manhattan), joined by New York City School advocates, unveiled a stomach - turning investigative report, «School Lunch Flunks: An Investigation into the Dirtiest New York City Public School Cafeterias» that examined sanitary conditions in cafeterias across the city.

Marcy Suárez, 20, of Brentwood, right, joins other immigrant advocates at a news conference at Touro Law School in Central Islip on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, to call on Republicans in the state legislature to support the Dream Act in the state's budget.

On Wednesday night, at the Democratic National Convention, U. S. Senator Chris Murphy, D - Conn., joined family members of victims of gun violence, including the Sandy Hook School shooting, to advocate for stronger federal gun control laws.

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.

Four of the five top Democratic candidates for mayor joined parents, students and education advocates on Jan. 31 in calling on the city's Department of Education to provide critical data: What happens to high - needs students when their schools are shuttered?

The parent groups join a growing chorus of education advocates attempting to pressure the mayor to come up with more school funding.

«Clearly the Department of Education has not learned its lesson,» UFT President Michael Mulgrew said at a press conference, joined by education advocates and city school parents.

To promote the importance of the day, County Executive Robert P. Astorino today joined with Legislator John G. Testa, Peekskill Schools Superintendent Dr. David Fine, and over two dozen fathers, educators and advocates for a kickoff at Oakside Elementary School.

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

Hoyte began advocating for the enrollment of underrepresented students soon after joining the School of Medicine department of community and family medicine in 1973.

Alfie Kohn, an outspoken advocate for taking homework out of schools, joined us for our talk on whether homework raises attainment.

The programme helps people develop digital and enterprise skills for free: https://idea.org.uk iDEA would like to thank everyone involved in the production of this film from the fantastic range of iDEA Pioneer learners who agreed to take part; and the brilliant educators and inspirers who are rolling out the programme in their communities and institutions (in the order they appear in the film): • Naomi Timperley Co-founder, Tech North Advocates and Wakelet Partnerships Consultant • Melanie Powell Associate Head for Student Employability, Manchester Metropolitan University • Alison McKenzie - Folan Deputy Chief Executive of Wigan Council and Director for Customer Transformation • Jeff McCarthy Senior lecturer, Digital Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University • Jayne Sherwood Founder / Director, Joining Communities • Mark Rodaway Headteacher, Calday Grange Grammar School • Nicola Mounsey Computer Science Teacher, Calday Grange Grammar School Special thanks also to all the institutions and learners around the world who are participating in iDEA; and to Jooka who made the film to help us show iDEA in action.

«Charter schools are the result of communities coming together to create new opportunities for their children from the leaders who open charter schools and the students who attend them, to the families that choose to join the school community and the policymakers who advocate on their behalf,» said Nina Rees, President and CEO of the National Alliance.

Parents and many others have joined the AFT's efforts to end the overuse and misuse of standardized tests, and to fix — not close — struggling schools, something Weingarten has advocated since her involvement in the creation of New York City's Chancellor's District, which dramatically improved achievement in what had been some of the city's lowest - performing schools.

Public Advocates joined the American Civil Liberties Union in filing a complaint last year against the Los Angeles Unified School District, accusing the giant district of «undermining» the LCFF by diverting $ 450 million in money for disadvantaged students in 2014 to cover special - education costs for students with disabilities.

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(New York, NY)-- Hundreds of public school parents joined education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and other advocates on the steps of City Hall today to urge new Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to hit the reset button on Mayor Bill de Blasio's failing education agenda.

In addition, according to a press release from the coalition formed to fight off the Achievement First attack, «Scores of neighborhood residents, civil rights activists, education advocates, teachers, classroom support personnel, and legislators» joined together last week to «speak out against proposed displacement of Clark School students.»

Last week, I joined a group of SEL advocates from Maine, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Florida in Washington DC to talk with our state senators about the importance of SEL for lifelong success, in school, work and life.

LANSING, Mich. — A national charter schools advocate and school funding research expert has joined the School Finance Research Collaborative, officials announced school funding research expert has joined the School Finance Research Collaborative, officials announced School Finance Research Collaborative, officials announced today.

Note: there are school - choice advocates who are not in positions of public school leadership, and we'll be inviting them to join us in the coming days, too.

Alexandria, Va. (March 9, 2016)-- The National School Boards Association (NSBA), the leading advocate of public schools, announced today that Rory Davenport has joined the organization to strengthen its advocacy capabilities and enhance its brand.

Phoenix (May 7, 2018)-- In a record - breaking year that saw national charter public school enrollment surpass 3.2 million students for the first time, Arizona is proud to join students, families, educators and advocates across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week.

In Philadelphia, Democrat Jim Kenney won the mayoral race with a platform that includes universal preschool and community schools, and longtime public education advocate Helen Gym will join the City Council.

Phoenix (May 2, 2017)-- The Arizona Charter Schools Association is proud to join students, families, educators and advocates across the country in celebrating National Charter Schools Week.

They were joined by a roster of charter school operators and TFA employees, as well as state legislator and education reform advocate, Carlos Mariani.

Prior to joining the foundation, Orville was a Senior Research Analyst at the Education Trust - West, where he conducted research and advocated for policies to boost educational achievement and close opportunity gaps impacting students of color and students in poverty in California schools.