Sentences with phrase «speaking about education issues»

Rice, who served as secretary of state and national security adviser for President George W. Bush, has recently started speaking about education issues, including during a speech at the 2012 Republican National Convention.

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We spoke for over an hour about school food (lunch and breakfast) and issues like nutritional content, food and nutrition education, and the issue of universal food («free for all») versus the current three - tier system in school meals.

Also at 8:30 a.m., UFT President Michael Mulgrew and state Board of Regents» Judith Johnson and Luis Reyes speak on a panel about the Every Student Succeeds Act and other education issues, UFT Headquarters, 52 Broadway, Manhattan.

They have spoken to me about the issues, like gentrification, education, living wages and housing.

Menin said that, if elected, her top issue would be education, which she spoke about as an urban planning issue as much as a pedagogical one.

(She said there was «no thoughtful education in terms of conversations and opportunities to speak about the issue free of judgment.»)

On last night's BronxTalk, Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblyman Michael Blake spoke with host Gary Axelbank about education, ethics, state politics, and a variety of other issues.

Ithaca City Judge Seth Peacock spoke about his support for the fellow Teamster (Hawkins unloads UPS trucks and Peacock is a former truck driver) and the importance of free public higher education, an issue that Hawkins spoke about at length Wednesday.

UFT members from Districts 13, 14 and 17 as well as high schools from those areas heard UFT President Michael Mulgrew speak about the proposed federal education budget cuts, the attack on unions by far - right privatization advocates, the dangers to hard - won benefits if a state constitutional convention is held in 2018 and other pressing issues.

2.28 pm: Ed Miliband talked about quality of life issues in his opening speech and, in a session on the politics of responsibility, the higher education minister David Lammy spoke powerfully about the importance of building community cohesion.

At the dynamic Education Fast Forward 12 Debate on January 19, I spoke with Stefan Dercon (Chief Economist Department for International Development in London) and Andreas Schleicher (Special Advisor on Education Policy OECD in Paris) about their opinions on the issues raised in the «Turning School Performance to Economic Success» discussion.

In this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eye.

Pittsburgh Pirates players visit the schools and speak to students about character - education issues.

We spoke with Rollins about what he's looking forward to at HGSE and his perspective on issues of diversity and inclusion in education.

An expert on higher education finance, she speaks and writes extensively about issues relating to college access, college pricing, student aid policy, student debt, and affordability.

Many people claim to speak for public education, but teachers turn to their fellow teachers when they want to know the truth about an issue — or a candidate for elected office.

PURE has a long track record of speaking the truth and sharing it in the media, in workshops, and in clear fact and tip sheets so that the public is better educated about education issues.

As Washington continues to debate the issue, The Hechinger Report spoke with four DACA recipients about how this new reality affects their lives and education goals.

New York City Department of Education officials have started speaking publicly about some of the issues holding up negotiations and E4E members proposed...

I was recently speaking with a group of national education experts who were asking my opinion about current issues in Denver Public Schools.

CCSA will continue to work with our members, like the Alliance, to disseminate information to parents and school community stakeholders about a variety of public education issues such as charter school renewals, facilities challenges, increasing awareness about charter schools in the community, and speaking about their family's personal experience at the charter with media.

From Stephanie Jones» lyrical writing about the lives of poor girls, to Katherine Charron's rich historical analysis, to Andrew Ho's crisp, plain - spoken explanation of complex measurement issues, each of the award winners communicates effectively with a broad audience of education experts from diverse fields.

On April 5, 2016, the same day we sent the letter, Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner spoke publicly to the state's Council on Elementary and Secondary Education about the automated scoring issue.

Dr. Ruth Neild, deputy director for policy and research at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), spoke about federal education research policEducation Sciences (IES), spoke about federal education research policeducation research policy issues.

Yet another important issue is the question about why Achievement First is being allowed to discriminate against New Haven children who aren't fluent in English or come from non-English speaking households and children that need special education services.

Additionally, it is essential to be able to speak knowledgably to clients about responsible animal ownership as well as surgical procedures, vaccine protocols, other clinic protocols and animal education issues.

Also essential to store sales and customer satisfaction is the proper training and education of store associates, who should be able to speak knowledgeably with customers about the benefits of limited - ingredient diets as well as about the various active ingredients intended to address specific health issues, Cooper says.

In a Q+A in the 5th anniversary issue of ODDA, a global fashion magazine published in the UK, President Rosanne Somerson 76 ID speaks about how she uses design thinking in leading RISD and why a RISD education is so relevant in a rapidly changing world.