Sentences with phrase «stronger voice in school»

At Conservatory Lab, teachers quietly launched their union drive in the fall of 2008, seeking a stronger voice in school decision - making and equitable standards for pay and performance reviews, and they quickly received state certification.

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Notwithstanding the Iraqi government's «efforts to increase security for religious sites and worshippers, provide a stronger voice for Iraq's smallest minorities in parliament, and revise secondary school textbooks to portray minorities in a more positive light,» the report states, the government «continues to tolerate systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, including violent religiously - motivated attacks.»

One strong candidate to replace Lee would be Mexican health minister Julio Frenk Mora, who introduced universal health care coverage in his country and has emerged as an important voice in global health, says Gerald Keusch, associate dean for global health at Boston University School of Public Health.

Nevertheless, it promises to engage organized voices, as well as the time, energy, and political power of the people who have the strongest direct interest in the improvement of education in low - income communities, that is, parents and students who actually attend these schools

As a student, you have a strong voice in influencing peers, educators, and administrators within your school.

In addition to supporting the movement, Klein has emerged as a strong voice in the effort to lift a cap on the number of charter schools in the state legislaturIn addition to supporting the movement, Klein has emerged as a strong voice in the effort to lift a cap on the number of charter schools in the state legislaturin the effort to lift a cap on the number of charter schools in the state legislaturin the state legislature.

Dr. Joyce Epstein, who heads the National Network of Partnership Schools at Johns Hopkins University, created the gold standard for parent involvement programs — a comprehensive set of practices that encourage good parenting, strong home - school communication, volunteer opportunities, support for learning at home, a parent voice in school decision making, and community collaboration.

Steve Zimmerman Co-director Do you believe independent charter schools need a strong collective voice in the ongoing discussion of public education issues?

We know the fundamental needs of our families include greater access to high - quality early childhood education, sustained resources and support, stable school communities, rigorous curriculum led by strong instructional leaders and having a voice in the decisions that impact their children.

Beyond proposing an increase in federal parent involvement funds, which will be wasted if spending is not monitored or evaluated, how will you support a stronger parent voice in school decision making, which is an essential component of any effective parent involvement program?

Start you visit at John Lyman School greeted by the Hello Chorus, observe a student senate meeting, tour the school, observe teachers integrating strong arts into the core curriculum, and come to our school - wide TownMeeting Most importantly, visitors will see students who are empowered to make choices and have a voice in their leaSchool greeted by the Hello Chorus, observe a student senate meeting, tour the school, observe teachers integrating strong arts into the core curriculum, and come to our school - wide TownMeeting Most importantly, visitors will see students who are empowered to make choices and have a voice in their leaschool, observe teachers integrating strong arts into the core curriculum, and come to our school - wide TownMeeting Most importantly, visitors will see students who are empowered to make choices and have a voice in their leaschool - wide TownMeeting Most importantly, visitors will see students who are empowered to make choices and have a voice in their learning.

Observe arts integrated co-teaching in action Gain insights into scheduling and systems designed to deepen a school's capacity for strong arts and arts integrated teaching practice Learn how musical productions can impact a school culture Enjoy a tour with student guides sharing their voices and perspectives of their school Appropriate for: for teachers, parents, teaching artists and arts organization educators

Observe arts integrated co-teaching in action Gain insights into scheduling and systems designed to deepen a school's capacity for strong arts and arts integrated teaching practice Learn how musical productions can impact a school culture Enjoy a tour with student guides sharing their voices and perspectives of their school

Dr. Rivers Murphy views strong community engagement, along with valuing the voices of all stakeholders in education as key to developing a high - performing public school solution for high - needs districts.

Some of these traits are supporting a learning climate of continuous improvement for students and adults alike, a belief in doing what is best for student learning, practicing shared leadership and empowering teachers and students with a voice in the school, and building strong and caring relationships, among others.

A few brief minutes later, Senator Fischer had described her bipartisan amendment — also supported by Senators Angus King (I - ME) and Jon Tester (D - MT)-- to prevent federal intrusion into how local schools are governed and ensure that local stakeholders have a stronger voice in both regulatory and guidance policy processes.

Sherlett Hendy - Newbill has won the endorsement of the Network for Public Education, a public education advocacy group led by Diane Ravitch, one of the strongest voices in the country opposed to standardized testing and charter schools.

The only reason that there is not as strong of a voice in opposition to Common Core in California is because the full roll - out only started this school year.

At a charter school, you get to have a strong voice and there's a lot of opportunity for making decisions democratically, says Shawna Draxton of WISH Charter in west Los Angeles.

Funding provided by the Foundation enables AFHK to: train parents and other stakeholders about school health topics; give parents and others the resources and tools they need to help schools create healthier environments; expand AFHK's network of parents who can work with one another and schools in the interest of student health; and strengthen collaborative healthy school efforts across the state to ensure that parents have a strong voice alongside other school champions.

In order to make these new schools successful, he outlined two critical conditions: that the schools provide their teachers with strong voice, and that the schools educate kids from all walks of life.

Two foundational tenets to these experimental schools, the authors maintain, were for teachers to have a stronger voice in determining the management of the school and for the student body to have higher degrees of economic and racial diversity than traditional public schools.

Green Dot Public Schools, a unionized charter school network of 21 schools based in California, offers a powerful example of how having strong systems for teacher voice can promote organizational strength and student sSchools, a unionized charter school network of 21 schools based in California, offers a powerful example of how having strong systems for teacher voice can promote organizational strength and student sschools based in California, offers a powerful example of how having strong systems for teacher voice can promote organizational strength and student success.

Sojourners Magazine just published a blog comment / letter to the editor I wrote in response to a previous article by Nicole Baker Fulgham, «Beyond «Superman,»» which referenced «Waiting for Superman» in recommending that meaningful reform must involve all stakeholders having a stronger, more meaningful voice in school decision - making.

A full range of parent involvement opportunities including a stronger parent voice in decision making at the school, district, state, and national levels.

In an ideal world, if teachers and staff at a struggling high school voiced a strong commitment to improving instruction, developing their skills, and challenging their own beliefs about student abilities, their superintendent would just smile and say, «Great.

In theory, charter schools are in a good position to promote teacher voice and create a strong school environment in which good teachers want to staIn theory, charter schools are in a good position to promote teacher voice and create a strong school environment in which good teachers want to stain a good position to promote teacher voice and create a strong school environment in which good teachers want to stain which good teachers want to stay.

We support his plan to get our schools back on track, and we are confident that he will be a strong, independent voice for both charter and traditional public school students and families in the state.»

Although the Mayor died before the Chicago School Reform law was passed, his support for strong community voice in public schools was a key catalyst for the movement.

We are confident that he will be a strong, independent voice for both charter and traditional public school students and families in Santa Ana.»

Head coach George Najjar and four coaching assistants at Sayreville War Memorial High School were officially suspended by the Sayreville Board of Education during a raucous meeting in which dozens of parents, students and alumni voiced their strong support for the coaching staff.

Families have a strong voice in the community school's leadership and decision - making structures.

Charter public school employees, including teachers, have a strong voice in their workplace.

Most of Rhee's agenda runs counter to what parents identify as their top priorities, including small class sizes, less high - stakes testing, improving neighborhood schools, recruiting and retaining strong and experienced teachers, and giving parents a real voice in governing schools.

After strong forays into the subject of student voice through self - expression, clothes, print magazines and student - led organizing, several campaigns assailed schools for stifling student voice in the 1960s.

Teaching is one of the strongest influences on student learning, so our voices must be heard in matters concerning school performance and professional development opportunities.

According to the Shanker Institute report, attrition is «the most significant impediment to increasing the diversity of the teacher workforce,» with minority teachers» strongest complaints related not to being concentrated in urban schools serving high poverty, high - need communities, but because of «a lack of collective voice in educational decisions and a lack of professional autonomy in the classroom.»

Tom Russo: I came upon value investing at the Stanford Business School in the early 1980s when Berkshire chairman, CEO Warren Buffett came to our class and it was a class taught by Jack McDonald, who is a lone voice in Palo Alto towards thinking about investing as though you are acquiring pieces of companies and then assessing whether you think that the company had competitive advantage that would endure and then coupling those two discoveries into the process of investing regardless of the environmental concerns or academic principles that might be in contradiction to the bold assertion that one might just identify a company with superior economics and a strong culture that could pose the investment for the lifetime of the investor.

And with improved status, they have a stronger voice in the law school's curriculum and culture, and can thus advocate for more and better skills training.

Why: We want to build an action strategy that will give students a strong voice in order to enhance the responsiveness and accountability of benchers, law schools, and the province.

Benchers had originally approved the law school in April, but the membership, in another unprecedented move, rose up and called for a rare special general meeting to voice their strong disapproval of the decision.

In the interview, Massie also voiced strong opposition to weapons - free zones in and around schools, and likened calls for more stringent background checks to putting «lipstick on a pig.&raquIn the interview, Massie also voiced strong opposition to weapons - free zones in and around schools, and likened calls for more stringent background checks to putting «lipstick on a pig.&raquin and around schools, and likened calls for more stringent background checks to putting «lipstick on a pig.»

Fred Guttenberg, the father of Stoneman Douglas High School victim Jaime Guttenberg, has emerged as one of the strongest voices for changes to gun laws in the wake of the mass shooting.

With a membership close to 1,800, CASP is the largest statewide organization of school psychologists in the nation and the strongest voice for psychologists practicing in California's schools.

Some of these traits are supporting a learning climate of continuous improvement for students and adults alike, a belief in doing what is best for student learning, practicing shared leadership and empowering teachers and students with a voice in the school, and building strong and caring relationships, among others.