Sentences with phrase «state education roles»

The authors envision a significant reduction in the historic federal and state education roles.

Not exact matches

document covers political culture, parties and democracy; the role of the state; society; economy; poverty and inequality; welfare; health; immigration; education; environment; and defence.

There, the Vatican played a major role in defeating the plans of the Clinton Administration and its allies to increase the coercive power of the state in family planning and sex education throughout the world.

Right now the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada is conducting a major study of the public character of theological education, with a special focus on how seminaries can educate leaders who take their public role seriously.

Hartshorne attended Haverford College for two years (1915 - 17), but his college education was interrupted by two years of service in the United States Army (1917 - 19) in the role of a hospital orderly.

From 1870, the state has taken increasing control, although the Church of England and Roman Catholic churches still have a significant role, and religious education, which now includes teaching about the other major world religions as well as Christianity, is still required, as well as a daily act of collective worship.

A necessary consideration is that in Canon Law it is parents who are given all the rights over the education of children and not the state, not even bishops whose role is the very limited one of providing Catholic schools where they do not exist and inspecting and regulating them.

After World War II the states took over the role of expanding the availability of higher education on a large scale.

Instead, our role as Christian leaders within the community can be to actively engage in conversations around education equity issues like accountability, state vision, and transparency and accessibility in reporting so parents and community leaders alike have the needed information to know how to best support strengthening local schools.

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

On the heels of the Concussion Management and Awareness Act going into effect in New York State on July 1, and the concurrent release of the NYS Education Department compliance guidelines, the President of the National Athletic Trainers» Association stressed the value of the athletic trainer in being the premier health care provider for student - athletes and the integral role that they play in concussion management when he spoke recently in Syracuse, N.Y.

Achebe stated further that the minimum in that regard would be the recognition by the constitution of the role of the traditional institution in communal life, such as mobilising the community for enlightenment, education, economic empowerment, peace building, safety and security; custodianship of and leadership in advancing «our culture; and the creation of National council of Traditional Rulers at the federal level.

The United States Christian right, according to Wikipedia, has views on education, the role of the government, family values, and other issues.

He played an instrumental role in ensuring New York State qualified for, and won, $ 700 million in Federal Race to the Top dollars, a US Department of Education sponsored effort to spur innovation and reform in state and local district K - 12 educaState qualified for, and won, $ 700 million in Federal Race to the Top dollars, a US Department of Education sponsored effort to spur innovation and reform in state and local district K - 12 eEducation sponsored effort to spur innovation and reform in state and local district K - 12 educastate and local district K - 12 educationeducation.

Bierwirth was appointed in September to his advisory role as a «distinguished educator» by state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and began his work there on Oct. 2.

Prior to design, her unique journey spanned multiple roles in four countries, three cities, and two states — including professional ballet, management, copywriting, event production, business consulting, and national and international public relations As a designer, she has had the opportunity to work with businesses of all sizes, start - ups, agencies, higher education institutions, and non-profits for projects in branding, brand strategy, print design, multi-media, advertising, digital design, presentation design, marketing, project management, live event production, e-learning, video, photography, art direction, and out - of - home.

He also said the superintendent should undergo training by an appropriate organization, such as the New York State Council of School Superintendents, «regarding the roles and responsibilities of a superintendent and building and maintaining an appropriate working relationship with a board of education.»

Based upon the current state of NY education and her role in selecting the two most recent Commissioners (one who left after improperly accepting expensive overseas travel from Pearson and the other who simply got laughed out of town) Chancellor Tisch should have no role in the selection of a new Commish!

Cuomo's role in crafting the state's spending plan provides his primary power over the education system, and it also offers him maximum leverage in negotiating with lawmakers, because he typically has lots of bargaining chips.

Ms. Elia has not been in her role long, but she's been busy: she inherited the Common Core curriculum, the roll - out of which most people seem to agree was botched by her predecessors at the State Education Department.

Also, the governor and lawmakers are responsible for crafting the state budget, a process that gives them great control over which programs to fund and leaves education officials in an advisory role.

McCall says the nation, as well as economically damaged upstate New York, are at a crossroads, and he says both believe that «government has a legitimate role to play in education», and that SUNY campuses, located all across the state can help.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, who is marking two years in her role, to discuss tuition, education cuts, and why SUNY can be an economic engine for the state.

Shadow Secretary of State David Willetts asked about the role of about further education in the recession:

She belittled Morgan, in particular, saying her last job was a press secretary role for the New Jersey state education commissioner.

Teachers have not forgotten the claim by the former Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, that a key aim of the College would be to usurp the role of teacher trade unions, a claim that has not been repudiated by his successor.

Also at 8 a.m., City & State Reports hosts a series of panels on the business role in K - 12 education with former Board of Regents chair Merryl Tisch, Stanley Litow of the IBM International Foundation and others, Hunter College, 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, Manhattan.

In U.S. history, the two most notable efforts to develop religious communities that served much of the role of the welfare state to its members that most developed countries provided through government to its citizens, have been the Roman Catholic Church, which has developed a large parallel education and health care system, and the Church of the Latter Day Saints, which uses tithes to finance a wide variety of services and economic supports for members of the Mormon community.

Ruth Kelly has dismissed claims that her personal religious beliefs will inevitably conflict with her role as Secretary of State for Education.

Instead, she will lead an effort between the American Federation of Teachers and the state AFL - CIO focused on issues such as wage equity, education opportunities and women in leadership roles.

Five Buffalo teachers — supported by NYSUT — filed legal papers today with the State Education Department seeking the removal of school board member Carl Paladino for «racially inflammatory statements» about Obama, the first lady and African - Americans that have violated his duty to serve as a role model for the school community.

I want to work with him and I want to do good things that will respect the role that the state plays in education but at the same time work more closely with our federal colleagues.»

The teachers union and education activists cheered recent revelations that Gov. Cuomo may seek to reduce the role of state tests in teacher evaluations.

The CEA website proclaims: «We're here to point the way and help members elect lawmakers who value and respect the important role public education and teachers play in our state.»

But due to various historical accidents, lost parliamentary seats and early retirements, the current parliamentary Labour Party lacks figures of this statute — with the possible exception of Harriet Harman, a former deputy party leader, and Alan Johnson, who has held previous roles as home secretary and security of state for health and education to his name.

Cynthia Herriott, Vice President of Public Policy, American Association of University Women of New York State, said, «The American Association of University Women of New York State, continues to play a critical leadership role in promoting equity and education for women and girls.

It is for this reason that the NUT is taking action against the Secretary of State and the Wales Minister for Education, telling members to concentrate on the core role of teaching.

John lobbying firm and a vice chair of the State Democratic Party, Peter Ajemian, who is State Senator Brad Hoylman's chief of staff, Brian Ellner, who was a Bloomberg appointee at the Department of Education and later played a leading role in the marriage equality fight in Albany, Matthew McMorrow, who is an aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio on gay issues, and Dirk McCall, who works for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr..

It has been just days since State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia decided not to renew the contract for Judy Elliott, who filled the role since 2012.

New York also has robust aviation education programs across the state, training the next generation of pilots, mechanics, airport managers and aviation support personnel — and, it plays a critical role in supporting emergency services, medical care, firefighting, law enforcement and charitable medical flying.

Responding, the University's Vice Chancellor, Professor Geoff Layer, said given the Wolverhampton's role in Europe's industrial revolution and the university's history of promoting entrepreneurship, it stands ready to support the state government's drive for entrepreneurship, manufacturing, vocational skills and education.

New York State's top education leader has been selected by federal officials for a new role.

It was vintage Cuomo, beginning with a mention of his Italian immigrant grandparents and their experience, then covering a variety of state government and political initiatives on education, minimum wage, M / WBE contracting and undocumented worker protections and concluding with a fierce declaration of support for diversity and the integral role of immigrants in seeking and sustaining the «American Dream.»

Next up facing re-election are Cuomo and state legislators, and education issues, particularly the implementation of the Common Core standards and related testing, will undoubtedly play a role in the contests.

The state education budget proposal, a $ 1.1 billion increase, includes raising tenure to five years and increase in the state's role in teacher's evaluations.

The state's announcement emphasized that teachers will play a significant role in developing the tests, which union officials and other education groups praised.

Oladoyinbo, a fellow of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development, stated this at a role - modelling programme she organised at the Federal College of Education Model Secondary School, Osiele, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Chu cited his role in key reports by National Academies and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on the competitiveness of the U.S. scientific enterprise and the state of fundamental research, studies that «sounded alarms that the health of science, science education and integration of science into public decision - making in the U.S. was in peril and heading in the wrong direction,» he said in his candidacy statement.

You might find it useful to look at the UK GRAD Web site, which outlines the role of a supervisor or the advice of former Ph.D. students (in the United States, although the advice is largely transferable to the United Kingdom) gathered by the Survey on Doctoral Education and Career Preparation.

While reading Ungar, I could not help but think about Don McLeroy, a man who vexed scientists and educators for the first decade of this century in his roles as a member and then chair of the Texas State Board of Education.