Sentences with phrase «stronger support to the schools»

I believe that providing the best opportunities for students starts with strong support to school.

NJASL offers strong support to school librarians through our conferences, workshops, meetings and online resources.

Not exact matches

Harvard researchers Phil Stone and Tal Ben - Shahar have found that students with strong social support, both at school and at home, tended to be happier and better at dealing with stress.

Didn't support the Burnaby School Board's policy banning homophobia and transphobia: The premier didn't stand up for the board's progressive policy, missing a key opportunity to take a strong public stance in favour of protecting LGBT students.

Still a third national survey (1997) discovered not only that a strong majority of African - Americans (57 percent) and Hispanics (65 percent) favored vouchers, but also that it was precisely the black age group most likely to have children in the public schools (those 26 to 35) who supported vouchers most strongly (86.5 percent!).

According to a Pew Global Attitudes Project survey released yesterday, support for a ban on veils that cover the whole face except the eyes is widespread across Europe, with strong majorities in Spain (59 percent), Britain (62 percent), Germany (71 percent) and France (82 percent) all supporting legislation outlawing such veils in schools, hospitals, and government offices.

As Glenn notes, religious schools have a strong track record of promoting goals that secularists claim to support, and it's heartening to consider that they might, on those grounds, be defended from progressive schemes to undermine the integrity of their mission.

The Open Division was designed to separate schools that have the opportunity to recruit, and / or have traditionally strong, well - supported programs, from those that are either unable (or unwilling) to recruit and are not perennial powerhouses.

But will Congress pay attention to ordinary Americans» support for strong school food standards, or will their voices be drowned out by lobbyists and powerful organizations like the SNA?

The circle of support needs to be especially strong when your child first begins school, but it will remain important throughout his school years.

Strong stakeholder support and a Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant were the keys to helping Grand Island Public Schools» director of nutrition services Kris Spellman implement a breakfast - in - the - classroom program.

If you discover that the policy is strong and supports your own healthy views, you can use it as ammo when talking to other parents, teachers and school officials.

While many schools have adopted policies over the past few years to support healthy eating and physical activity, implementation has not been uniformly strong.

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of parents of school - age children support strong national nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold to students during school, according to a poll released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the American Heart Association (AHA).

That's why we need lawmakers to support strong school nutrition standards and protect these gains.

The Healthy Schools Network grants assist school communities to ensure all students are healthy, engaged and connected in a safe, supported, caring and strong learning environment, and to realize and practice the concept that healthy students are better learners.

Please take action today and urge your lawmakers to support strong school nutrition standards.

Cuomo has had an at - times truculent relationship with teachers unions, especially when it comes to support for charter schools and other concerns of the education reform movement, such as stronger teacher evaluations.

His initiatives focus on the development of a strong emergency management communication network, the opportunity to collaborate with the county to increase safety personnel in our schools and county support to improve our emergency management and safety plans.

Downing Street sources said the Prime Minister wanted their political support in the Lords for the controversial policy, adding that the Prime Minister felt that anyone who gave their time, commitment and money to establish an academy — to help children in previously failing schools — «had a strong claim to be considered for an honour».

Regardless of how the WFP pyschodrama plays out, the Green Party will remain the choice this November for progressives who support a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, living wage jobs, climate action, strong public schools, and an end to corruption at the State Capitol.»

Support for grammars is strong across all age and income groups with a remarkable 85 % of 18 to 24 year - olds (many of whom will be first - time voters) wanting more grammar schools.

Meanwhile, Mayor de Blasio's bid to continue mayoral control of the city school system has strong support (61 %) from New York City residents, but less statewide.

«We were delighted to see a debate in the House of Commons yesterday on school sport and the strong cross-party support for school sport partnerships.

A spokesperson for the Youth Sport Trust, which oversees the SSPs, said: «We were delighted to see a debate in the House of Commons yesterday on school sport and the strong cross-party support for school sport partnerships.

Senate Democrats, while hobbled by a mere one - vote majority, could barely contain their glee at Cuomo's strong support for some of their most favored positions: more charter schools, a tough cap on state spending and local property taxes, and opposition to a massive new borrowing scheme — all counter to Silver's positions.

We should have more of it,» said Cuomo, who extended the olive branch during the interview, with his strong support for mayoral school control to be renewed for three years.

The Fund for Great Public Schools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial sSchools, a teachers union backed SuperPAC has weigh in support of Senator Rivera, while New Yorkers for Independent Action have sided with CM Cabrera because of his strong support for charter schools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial sschools and education tax credits for individuals and corporations that donate to public, private and parochial schoolsschools.

This program has already had a significant impact on our youngest New Yorkers, and by holding the first - ever Farm - to - School Summit in the Southern Tier, we are increasing the number of schools serving locally - sourced meals and supporting a healthier, stronger New York for all.»

Compare that response to what he is willing to support in East Ramapo, where the politically strong Orthodox Jewish bloc is clearly mismanaging that district's schools.

Cuomo and NYSUT have been at odds over the evaluation push, as well as the governor's strong support for charter schools as an alternative to the present public education system.

In 2012, Ball has expressed strong support for the use of public funds to transport private school students and is currently trying to increase the distance for these children that the public schools would be responsible for.

The poll also shows strong support by New Yorkers for gun control proposals by the governor and the Assembly's Democratic majority as well as measures to better protect schools from shooting sponsored by the Senate's Republican majority.

The projects must meet State housing goals, including the creation of mixed - income housing, proximity to public transportation, placement in strong school districts, or the provision of support services for formerly homeless individuals or those with special needs.

UPDATE: Johnson released a lengthy statement in response to the AFL - CIO attack, noting he has been a «strong supporter» of a property tax cap and charter schools, was «proud» to support Tier V — «a move that will save Long Island taxpayers $ 8.5 billion and save this state $ 35 billion over the next three decades» — and has been urging teacher and public sector unions to sit down with elected officials to «hammer out revised wage agreements that reflect the current economic reality.»

Regardless of how the WFP pyschodrama plays out, the Green Party will remain the choice this November for progressives who support a $ 15 an hour minimum wage, living wage jobs, climate action, strong public schools, and an end to corruption at the State Capitol,» said Howie Hawkins, the Green nominee for Governor.

«For too long, corporations have exploited loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of taxes, and the result has been less revenue to support stronger public schools and colleges for all New York students,» said NYSUT Executive President Andrew Pallotta.

Representatives from the de Blasio administration testified in «strong support» of a package of legislation to make feminine hygiene products readily available and free in New York City public schools, shelters, and correctional facilities on Thursday at the City Council's first hearing on the bills since they were introduced in

For her, the decreased tension provided an opening for UFT members to make a strong appeal for more financial support for schools.

«It was clear early on that Chris Jacobs was a very strong candidate with a great track record on education and we're very excited to work with him,» said Jenny Sedlis, executive director of StudentsFirstNY, the group behind the charter school - supporting super PAC.

Those with higher family incomes are especially strong in their support for a requirement that all children be vaccinated against MMR in order to attend public schools.

Lisa DeCamp, M.D., M.S.P.H., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the study's senior author, noted that although parental surveys of this kind have weaknesses in terms of parent responses reflecting the breadth of traumas children may be exposed to, the findings, published in the Oct. issue of the journal Pediatrics, offer new insight into potentially higher childhood resiliency among immigrant families supported by strong community networks and a strong sense of cultural identity.

A large majority of Americans — including gun owners — continue to support stronger policies to prevent gun violence than are present in current federal and most state law, according to a new national public opinion survey conducted by researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

President Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal reflects a strong commitment to supporting research at our public universities while also providing financial assistance to help students pay for school.

«We need to reach 10 to 14 year olds, often through their parents or schools, to teach them about their bodies and support development of a healthy body image and a strong sense of self worth.

Deprived of the Bolshoi's free accommodation and financial backing and with an ailing mother to support, Dominika is strong - armed by her uncle Vanya — the Chekhov joke never lands — to join one of the state schools which train «sparrows», a name given to the women who are ruthlessly drilled in techniques of seduction, blackmail and sexual entrapment in the service of the intelligence agencies.

A strong supporting role in the Rodney Dangerfield vehicle «Back to School» was followed by his first starring role with Molly Ringwald and elder wild man Dennis Hopper in «The Pick - Up Artist.»

If you want to see a big change in classrooms and schools, be prepared to design much stronger supports for teachers and students.

Student tween and teen entrepreneurs shared their success stories about how they got started online, as well as how their strong home - school support led to those successes.

The schools and classrooms where I've seen the strongest relationship - based cultures are ones where students have input on establishing norms and processes, where team building happens throughout the year so that students and teachers know each other well, and, on the teacher level, where teachers have regular opportunities to collaborate to design meaningful PBL experiences for students and discuss student supports.