Sentences with phrase «serving needy»

A dedicated individual who is proud to be a Doctor serving the needy and being a cause to their well - being and good health.

The proposed student need weights are also not based on the actual additional cost of serving needy students.

An urban school serving needy kids posted big test gains.

The communications team there painted teachers unions as selfish and obstructionist forces, more intent on protecting their members than serving needy students.

Author David Kuo, as a special assistant to President Bush from 2001 to 2003, helped craft plans to foster the participation of faith - based groups in federal efforts aimed at serving the needy.

Charter schools face many of the same problems as public schools, including insufficient funding and a lack of resources for serving needy students, a report released last week concludes.

No Christian is going to be good at counseling and visitation and preaching and teaching and administration and serving the needy and working with youth and working with the elderly and evangelizing the lost and doing community outreach and being a prayer warrior and on and on.

Many Christians are serving needy people around the world as we speak.

It seemed he was getting out of the anti-LGBT business, because in early 2011, Lively told the Boston Globe that his new focus was serving the needy.

Imagine new ways of being the church, living within the Kingdom of God, loving others, serving the needy, and revealing Jesus Christ to others.

Organizations like Preemptive Love have been serving the needy — of all faiths — in Iraq for years.

«As Little Sisters of the Poor we dedicate our lives to serving the neediest in society, with love and dignity.

I wish I could provide some clear - cut resolution, a silver bullet solution that churches across America could implement to serve the needy.

Their conduct must be above reproach, seeking a constructive engagement with government through which they faithfully comply with the law; serve the needy with compassion, vigor and dedication; and remain true to their religious faith, identity and calling.

«If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus is just as selfish as we are or we've got to acknowledge that he commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

«Topping the list of answers is the decline in personal responsibility of many Americans and the reluctance of too many churches to serve their needy neighbors as they should.»

If this is going to be a christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we are going to have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it» — Steven Colbert

«If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.»

We anticipate meeting with Governor Perdue soon, and working with him on critical issues such as securing an adequate workforce through immigration reform and a new guest worker program, bolstering free and fair trade, serving the neediest Americans through federal feeding programs, and more.»

After the Inter Milan game he went straight to the local soup kitchen to help serve the needy and vulnerable a much needed snack.

The organizations that serve the neediest and poorest of our neighbors rely on those grants for critical funding.

The new ability of New York charter schools to set aside seats for employees» children drew fire from the United Federation of Teachers, which said such «nepotism» defied charters» stated goals of serving the neediest children.

These cuts will decimate New York's hospitals and fall hardest on its public and safety net hospitals that are already strained and serve the neediest patient populations.

Backpack funding, writes Whitehurst, «has been shown to direct proportionally more funds to schools that serve needy students than traditional distribution schemes.»

That level of spending may be necessary to serve our neediest students, but in no way represents an obvious cost saving over school districts and stand - alone charter schools.

Mind you, these are Catholic schools that serve needy kids in tough neighborhoods.

The thriving charter pre-K programs in D.C. demonstrate that the charter pre-K model offers an opportunity for states to better serve their neediest students, particularly because, in general, charter schools serve more disadvantaged populations.

There can be no reasonable doubt that testing has created momentum for positive change — particularly in schools that serve our neediest and most neglected children.

It's also not good for the reputation of charter schools to say they serve the neediest students — just not that kind of needy.

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But even pulling them out of programs that served the needy didn't provide enough qualified candidates, and so eligibility was expanded to those who were in a Master's program — or planned to be in one, and had a Bachelor's Degree — in any subject.

The Obama administration said that proposal would devastate schools that serve the neediest students.

They have been cited for abusive discipline practices, such as suspending 5 - year - olds and violating the civil rights of students with disabilities, failing to serve needy populations, such as English Language Learners and students with disabilities, and even financial fraud, mismanagement and self - dealing scandals.

It's about distinction — is it better to serve our neediest kids quietly for a decade or more or do your two years then go on grad school and «leadership» roles?

The aim was to shine a light on schools that persistently failed to serve their neediest children, but the law has come under fire for being unrealistic and overly punitive, and for causing schools to narrow their lessons in order to prepare for math and reading tests.

We are here to say it is not acceptable for the wealthiest country in the world to be cutting millions of dollars from schools serving our neediest students; to be cutting teachers by the tens of thousands, to be eliminating art, music, PE, counselors, nurses, librarians, and libraries (where they weren't already gone, as in California); to be increasing class sizes to 40 or 50 in Los Angeles and Detroit.

Mr. Simmons makes a fervent call for collaboration so that UHCS can serve its needy students:

A committee of local education leaders established by Act 467 approved 10 -1-1 a formula that ensures the schools serving the neediest students in our city are receiving the funding they need to support those students.

The cuts are hitting hardest at school districts with a high share of disadvantaged students, as federal funding primarily pays for programs that serve needy and disabled students.

Citizens for Public Schools believes that allowing or promoting more charter schools in Massachusetts would drain desperately needed resources from traditional public schools, which continue to serve our neediest students and families.

Worse, they divert scarce resources from schools that serve the neediest students and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

The vast majority of American elementary schools — and especially those serving the neediest students — spend hours every week teaching reading comprehension skills and strategies instead of trying to impart any substantive information about subjects like history and science.

The new budget proposal takes aim at a host of elementary, secondary and higher education programs that serve needy students, redirecting those funds toward K - 12 school choice in the form of vouchers, tax credits and charter schools.

Schools serving our neediest children lack essential academic resources: teachers, reading specialists, guidance counselors, social workers, reasonable class size, well - equipped libraries, academic intervention services, computers, preschool, etc..

Charter schools like Success usually achieve their test scores because they do not serve our neediest populations, while our public schools do.

In 2015, at least 30 states were funding their schools at lower levels than they had before the Great Recession, with those serving the neediest students often the hardest hit.

«For the UFT to claim that charter schools aren't serving the neediest children is demonstrably untrue.

The question before us now is how we will address the imbalances clearly plaguing many schools and districts — especially those serving the neediest students.

Even though charter schools serve our neediest children and vastly outperform traditional district schools, they are still ripped off.