Sentences with phrase «school advocates say»

In spite of what anti-public school advocates say, we teachers are not obstructionists to true and helpful reforms.

But some public school advocates say the current bill is too far - reaching.

Charter school advocates say Maryland's law stifles growth of the charter movement, and the Abell Foundation report, to be released Tuesday, found state policies foster an unwelcome environment.

That's because school advocates say enhancement teachers provide academic benefits to students and respite for core subject teachers to plan during the day.

Yet many outspoken charter school advocates say it's vital charter schools answer for their performance.

While some of the same ideas from some of the same authors have been brought up before, only to fall by the way - side - some charter school advocates say the landscape is different today.

The State Board of Education is proposing some controversial new rules, which some private school advocates say threaten the very existence of some of these schools.

The same analysis for secondary schools shows grammar schools, academically selective at age 11, are by far the most biased towards more affluent pupils -LRB--98.8 percentage points)-- suggesting they aren't quite the «engines of social mobility» some grammar school advocates say they are.

School advocates say North Carolina should be worried about similar issues in this state, even as virtual charter leaders argue that they're being unfairly judged.

While charter school advocates say the practice often reflects no more than smart budgeting, some educators and others question whether the schools receive the proper oversight to ensure that religious groups are not benefiting from taxpayer dollars intended for public school students — or that faith - based instruction is not entering those classrooms.

The A-F grades have received mixed reviews because public school advocates say the lower grades will unfairly stigmatize schools, while proponents argue that progress indicators need to be easy for the average public to understand.

Now weary charter - school advocates say they wish they could get on with it — there's plenty of work to do.

Growth, school advocates say, is a better indicator of a school's effectiveness because it recognizes student progress.

Even some charter school advocates say charter sponsors, or «authorizers,» aren't doing enough to oversee existing charters and weed out bad operators.

Charter - school advocates say the shift in resources is warranted because charters often excel where traditional schools have failed, posting stellar test scores even in impoverished neighborhoods with little history of academic success.

The loss means the Legislature continues to have sole discretion over school funding, but public school advocates say they aren't ready to give up yet.

A leading charter - school advocate said Friday that Mayor de Blasio's hopes of extending mayoral control of city schools are tied to Hizzoner supporting a hike in the number of charters allowed in the state.

This could make it easier to fill those spots, but critics as well as rural schools advocates say it depletes the quality of a teaching license.

Routing school district aid directly to voucher schools was one of several proposals that signaled a trend toward school privatization, public school advocates said.

Charter schools advocates say they're frustrated that their efforts might be thwarted just as they were gaining momentum.

Voucher school advocates said last year they expected demand among public school students to increase because the application window was longer than last year.

Not exact matches

Kurzweil has appeared in Inc. magazine numerous times (he let us scan his brain and told us how to predict the future) and is the leading advocate of a school of thought called the singularity, which says, essentially, that humans will eventually turn into robots and live forever.

But even Gates, a vocal advocate for uplifting those in the developing world, has said the old - school model of education doesn't always cut it.

Hogg and some of his classmates are gun control advocates, while Pollack says his focus is on making schools safer.

Collectively, this disparity fuels what has been called the «school - to - prison - pipeline,» a systemic bias that civil rights advocates say pushes children and young adults of color out of the classroom and into the criminal justice system.

Along with advocating for better education in schools regarding reading the news, Cook says that companies like Apple have to do their part to walk the line between preventing fake news and censoring free speech.

Baird's contemporary advocate of «an earnest ministry» noted that the Sunday School, the cheap tract, and the religious periodical had become «competitors» with the pulpit «for the public mind,» and concluded that the ministers would have to turn on more heat.112 Charles G. Finney, always more blunt in saying what many of his Congregational and Presbyterian brethren really thought, openly advocated the creation of excitement in order to attract the attention of the unconverted — a view with which, as we have noted, Horace Bushnell was inclined to agree.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, an advocate of Meat Free Monday, said: «Anything which makes it easier for school cooks to get tastier, nutritious food on the plate at school lunch time has to be welcomed and the new School Food Standards guide doesschool cooks to get tastier, nutritious food on the plate at school lunch time has to be welcomed and the new School Food Standards guide doesschool lunch time has to be welcomed and the new School Food Standards guide doesSchool Food Standards guide does that.

In order to develop those skills, advocates say, students need opportunities to practice them in school.

but if enough real food advocates step up and say «does it really make sense to serve candy and soda at an elementary school function» or «can we encourage parents to send non-food treats for bday celebrations» or better yet, «can you do what you do best and help my child learn to like fresh produce just like you taught him to read?»

And we'll say to high school students, if you can tell your roommate, to turn down the music, you're going to learn how to ask for a raise some day; because it really all comes down to the muscles that we all use, the skills that we need to express ourselves, to advocate for ourselves; and relationships can be the place where we learn how to do that.

Test scores go up, truancy goes down and attendance goes up,» says Joshua Simonds, the former executive director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, who devotes himself to advocating for arts in the schools as part of a well - rounded education.

Nutrition advocates said the first lady's comments gave them more hope that Congress will bolster the school lunch program when it takes up renewing the Child Nutrition Act, which expires Sept. 30.

Bode said the government should permit irradiation of the school food it buys — a technique many food safety advocates oppose because it has not been extensively studied.

While city schools have improved cafeteria food by restricting trans fats and fried foods and requiring healthier vending machine choices, child health advocates say there is still much to do.

That said, advocates also need to work on their talking points about what school food should look like and how we realistically get there in a world where most people don't seem to care.

All that said, I think it's important for advocates to be aware of the constraints of school lunch and to keep in mind that some of our ideas about lunch may reflect our own preferences rather than the actual nutrition or nutrition education school lunch offers.

This, of course, is what school garden advocates have been saying all along — if the kids can grow it and prepare it, they're far more likely to eat it.

* Schools say tough to buy different portion sizes * Move follows complaints that rule left some students hungry * Change won't undermine overall healthier standards - advocates By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters)- U.S. regulators are relaxing school meal rules aimed at reining in calories and portion sizes after some students, parents and lawmakers complained that new stricter policies left many children hungry.

School food advocates said they like the extra attention these efforts bring to the issue of school food, but they worry it's not eSchool food advocates said they like the extra attention these efforts bring to the issue of school food, but they worry it's not eschool food, but they worry it's not enough.

Dan Marek, the foundation's school programs educator, says success stories range from participants cooking more often at home to becoming healthy school advocates.

While Schakowsky's bill was welcomed by school cafeteria managers and food - safety advocates, industry officials said the dissemination of safety records could stoke unnecessary public fears and prove difficult for cafeteria managers to interpret.

SNA Past President Dora Rivas, RD, LD, SNS, is executive foodservice director of child and nutrition services for the Dallas Independent School District, and she says that there has never been a better time to begin advocating for BIC service.

«Trying to get students to consume calcium by drinking chocolate milk is like getting them to eat apples by serving them apple pie,» said Ann Cooper, a leading advocate for healthy school lunches.

Still, food stamp advocates say there is a chance to increase funding for school lunch without using food stamp cuts — put the whole thing into the omnibus.

«FRAC and our national network of anti-hunger advocates will continue to push for greater implementation of effective strategies and smart investments at both the state and school district level that are proving effective in increasing access to the School Breakfast Program,» said school district level that are proving effective in increasing access to the School Breakfast Program,» said School Breakfast Program,» said Weill.

Advocates say high school kids who can't afford a cafeteria lunch will often skip the free lunch too — because they don't want their classmates to know they're low - income.

This is just what school food advocates have been saying for years (see, for example, Janet Poppendieck's Free For All: Fixing School Food in Ameschool food advocates have been saying for years (see, for example, Janet Poppendieck's Free For All: Fixing School Food in AmeSchool Food in America).

«It's simple: no child should go hungry at school,» said Public Advocate Letitia James.

K ids will be able to get the nutritious food they need in order to thrive in school,» said Rachael Ray, Author, Day Time Host and Child Nutrition Advocate.