Sentences with phrase «school advocates rallied»

Wearing red T - shirts emblazoned with «Don't Steal Possible,» more than 18,000 parents, kids and charter school advocates rallied at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn Wednesday to call for better schools in poor neighbors.

Earlier Monday, about 100 pro-charter school advocates rallied in support of Cuomo's proposals in the same location.

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

Not exact matches

Survivors of the Florida school shooting lashed out at lawmakers, gun advocates, and even President Donald Trump on Saturday at a fiery rally demanding immediate gun - control measures in the wake of Wednesday's massacre.

«Those rallying in Albany next week should stand together with the city and advocate — side by side — for our children, particularly the most underserved, and all of whom are public school students.»

Charter school advocates have repeatedly insisted that their rally was planned before the reversal decisions were made and that the effort is not intended to take away from the pre-K efforts.

Public school parents and other advocates rallied on the steps of City Hall on Thurs., Dec. 7 to call on the city to increase the level of...

Last year as de Blasio pressed for pre-k funding and sought to stop charter schools from being co-located with district schools, Cuomo rallied with charter school advocates and even indicated that mayoral control might stand in the way of the charter school movement.

Only one day before massive rallies for universal pre-K and charter schools, other advocates say they've gathered evidence for potentially another lawsuit for more state aid for schools.

More than 100 protesters, including New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, rallied across the street from the school, on West 118th Street.

When Cuomo appeared at the rally in 2014, there were reasons for school choice advocates to be optimistic.

A diverse coalition of charter advocates rallied at City Hall on Friday to raise the cap, including several small independent charter operators who don't usually ally themselves with larger organizations, such as Families for Excellent Schools.

Once again, Eva Moskowitz, the ferocious founder and leader of the Success Academy charter school network, and a coalition of charter operators and advocates will bus thousands of kids, parents, and teachers to the state capitol for a noisy rally.

Advocates took to the streets to continue a years - long fight for what they say the state owes city schools — $ 2.9 billion — holding small rallies outside of four schools before classes started to demand more funding.

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.

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.

Mr. Rodriguez, the representative of the district where the rally took place, argued that the Assembly had given a great deal to teachers unions and public education advocates by proposing a $ 1.8 billion outlay for schools in the budget.

One day before massive rallies for universal pre-K and charter schools, other advocates said Monday they have gathered evidence for potentially another lawsuit for more state aid for schools.

An October 2014 rally in Manhattan focused on failing district schools as an indirect means to advocate for more charters, but the «Don't Steal Possible» slogan revealed little about the group's specific policy goals to improve struggling schools.

New York City's charter school advocates, and their highest - profile champion Eva Moskowitz, got the high - profile rally day they wanted in Albany on Tuesday.

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.

Dozens of parents and advocates rallied outside of P.S. 132 Juan Pablo Duarte on Wadsworth Avenue Friday morning, shouting «Sí se puede» less than a month after they called on the Department to Education to scrap plans to close the school.

INWOOD — Parents and education advocates rallied in Inwood Wednesday morning against an unpopular new high school.

As the mayor looks to waltz to the Democratic nomination in September, he rallied with the term - limited Mark - Viverito and advocates in support of the proposal at Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School in Manhattan.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's appearance at a charter school rally sent education groups into a tizzy Tuesday, with New York's largest teachers» union panning the move and charter advocates cheering the first - of - its - kind appearance.

Statewide, unless education advocates rally and the Legislature intervenes, municipalities and school districts will suffer more than $ 1.1 billion in slashed public school aid — the largest school cut in more than two decades.

Meanwhile, education advocates on Tuesday began their lobbying efforts with a rally calling on more equitable funding for high - needs schools across the state.

In October, Diaz Jr. took a page from Cuomo's playbook, positioning himself as an ardent charter school advocate, addressing a rally on the steps of City Hall as charter advocates continued their assault on de Blasio's education policies.

The Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) held its sixth 2017 Texas Public Charter Schools Rally earlier this week at the state capitol with public charter school students, parents, teachers, leaders, and advocates from campuses across the state.

«Our students have missed a significant amount of instructional time this year due to inclement weather days, and I am not certain that the planned rally is a convincing approach to advocate for more school funding.

Green is also personally an advocate for charter schools, taking part in advocacy trainings, speaking at public events and rallies where charters are fighting for fair and equitable funding.

Rep. Scott Hilton and 150 Charter School Advocates to Rally in Support of Charter School Funding Equity Legislation

ATLANTA, GA — On Thursday, March, 15, more than 150 charter school students, parents, school leaders, teachers, advocates and other organizations that support school choice will rally at the Georgia Capitol in support of Georgia House Bill 787 and the inclusion of funding for HB 430 in the 2019 state budget.

And while local officials acknowledge multiple factors may play into tonight's decision, Central Elementary's plight has become a rallying cry among public education advocates in North Carolina this month, with some castigating state lawmakers for handing down funding shortfalls that increasingly strain local school systems.

School choice advocates rallied in the rotunda of Mississippi's statehouse Tuesday with one message: Choice is great, and we want more of it.

But at the very moment that the children of the land face certain defeat, parents, teachers, the teacher's union (known as the Hartford Federation of Teachers) and other public education advocates rally together to speak out on behalf of their children, the school, the importance of public education and what is right.

Join us Monday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 23, in Indianapolis, Indiana, as Governor Bush joins in «celebrating the expansion and progress of school choice» while also rallying school choice advocates to forge ahead as we enter into a «time of unprecedented opportunity for our movement.»

In May, advocates and organizers in New York City rallied for community schools as part of a national day of action with the Alliance to Reclaim Our Sschools as part of a national day of action with the Alliance to Reclaim Our SchoolsSchools.

An October 2014 rally in Manhattan focused on failing district schools as an indirect means to advocate for more charters, but the «Don't Steal Possible» slogan revealed little about the group's specific policy goals to improve struggling schools.

This week, more than 25,000 parents, students, educators and advocates attended a rally in Brooklyn's Prospect Park calling for an expansion of the city's charter schools.

With Baltimore Beyond Plastic, Wayner and Thompson are tackling plastic pollution in their community through local school visits, educational workshops, rallies, youth summits, and meetings with local legislators to advocate for legislation.

Thousands of people gathered Saturday in communities across Ohio at March For Our Lives rallies advocating for stronger gun laws in a movement led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed in a...

Thousands of people gathered Saturday in communities across Ohio at March For Our Lives rallies advocating for stronger gun laws in a movement led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed in a February shooting.