Sentences with phrase «strong public education»

To be sure, a number of the candidates have strong public education credentials, and virtually all consistently touch on the subject.

Whether through democracy, strong public education, quality health care, or broad economic opportunity — reducing inequity is the highest human achievement.»

Commitments to allow the establishment of foreign for - profit institutions, for example, could undermine domestic efforts to build a strong public education system.

Regardless of the legal age, the consensus among medical experts is that the federal government must adopt a strong public education and awareness campaign to counter the myth that marijuana is safe.

As a former school board member who is a product of public schools and whose three children all attend public schools, he has always been a fierce advocate for a strong public education system.

Melissa DeRosa, Mr. Cuomo's spokeswoman, said in a statement that the governor believes the state needs to set standards for students and implement a teacher evaluation system, as well as continuing to support the Common Core agenda, in order to ensure a strong public education system.

Even some advocates for charter schools — which would get a 50 percent funding increase — rejected the blueprint: «Charter schools are part of — not a substitute for — a strong public education system,» Greg Richmond, president of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, said in a statement.

Rather, I was drawn to a career in this field because of my belief that a strong public education system is the cornerstone of American democracy.

For the majority of its more than one hundred year history, the school was an exemplar of the transformative power of a strong public education, producing students who went on to win Pulitzer prizes, leading scientists, and politicians.

We are here because we are committed to a strong public education system that works for ALL our children.

We know that a strong public education system can maximize the achievement, skills, opportunities and potential of all students by promoting their strengths and addressing their needs.

We recognize that the federal government has an important role to play in helping states and school districts provide all students with a strong public education.

A strong public education system is a key to our democracy, a foundation to build our economy, and the means by which we can help all Tennessee children achieve their dreams.

Democrats believe that a strong public education system is an anchor of our democracy, a propeller of the economy, and the vehicle through which we help all children achieve their dreams.

However, we are deeply concerned about proposed cuts to other important education programs, as charter schools are part of — not a substitute for — a strong public education system.

«I would distinguish between the role that high - performing public charters can play in a strong public education system as opposed to vouchers and for - profit charters,» John King, the former secretary of education under Obama told Chalkbeat this past summer.

As the son of two public school educators and the fortunate recipient of a strong public education, I have seen the differentiating effect that education can have on someone's life and the foundational role that it plays in economic mobility.

The Education Alliance believes that great teachers and a strong public education system are essential to West Virginia's future success.

I had that opportunity through a strong public education, and I want all kids to have that same opportunity, regardless of where they live.

Privatization: A strong public education system is fundamental to our democracy.

On the other side of that politics is folks who say a strong public education system is one of the fundamental aspects of American democracy.

Unfortunately, the ultimate joke is on all the citizens of this country who rely on a strong public education system as a centerpiece of a thriving democracy.

In order for everyone to succeed, Turanchik said, Tampa needs a strong public education system, pledging to work with the School Board and other major educational institutions to improve schools.

Its goal was to give them an opportunity to take advantage of a stronger public education system than the one that had served many other children over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, whether or not they had English - speaking parents.

But can we remain so without a strong public education system, and with a system that does little to address inequality?

«We know from the success of national efforts like «Click It or Ticket» that combining good laws with effective enforcement and a strong public education campaign can — and does — change unsafe driving behavior,» said NHTSA Administrator David Strickland.