Sentences with phrase «substandard educations»

teachers» strike in Chicago is being viewed by many as an early skirmish in a coming war over the crisis in public education — stagnant or declining graduation rates, substandard educations, dilapidated schools, angry teachers, underserved students.

Lastly, it appears that Rep. Maurice Hinchey believes that his constituent tax dollars should be provided to organizations that are fully capable of running as private businesses, would prefer not to fully fund the military (and thus troops), would prefer children in D.C. receive substandard educations, and waste taxpayer dollars on programs that are ineffective, burdensome, and widely viewed (by politicians of both Parites) as a complete mistake.

We spend trillions on a drug war that we can NEVER win (or even put a big dent into) while our children get substandard educations and facilities.

Unaffordable housing, substandard education, unjust laws, crime and fatherlessness are all at epidemic levels.

«One thing I think as someone coming from my working class background always got my gut about the Labour party is they're prepared to abandon people on large estates, happy to see them on a life of dole, happy to see them getting a substandard education.

They are scared of competition and the Sen. Dems use their junket to Puerto Rico next month to vacation instead of working to solve the high rate of unemployment and substandard education in their communities.

However, the need is urgent and it would be wrong to sentence children to two more years of substandard education.

Writing for the Telegraph, Morgan outlined a three point plan to tackle substandard education in England.

The black community asserted it was substandard education.»

d. Are states like Indiana, Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania providing a substandard education while they pause CCSS and its associated requirements?

Each year, over one million young people drop out of school, and millions more receive a substandard education.

While civil rights groups and leaders often agree that poor and minority children are more likely to receive a substandard education, they diverge on whether charter schools provide a sound alternative.

When students in our poorest neighborhoods receive a substandard education, it's not because hordes of «bad teachers» are being protected at their expense.

It's found critics in traditional public schools that see the company focused on profits while offering a substandard education to children that would be better served in classrooms.

But in April, a three - judge state appeals court reversed the ruling, saying that the lower court failed to show evidence that tenure causes substandard education.

Muholi grew up under Apartheid, in the «Bantu education» system that ensured that blacks would receive a substandard education and remain in the working class.

Not exact matches

Addressing inequities, inefficiencies and substandard performance in our education system has eluded us for decades.

As the White House pledges a big push to rebuild the national infrastructure, education advocates push for money to rebuild and refurbish aging, substandard schools.

If that is the case with Google Play for Education, there may be a ton of substandard apps teachers will have to wade through to get to the gems.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Texas's school system «has really struggled» under Governor Rick Perry, a Republican candidate for president, and the state's substandard schools do a disservice to children.

In that state, a survey of alternative education a few years ago revealed substandard facilities and programs that offered fewer class hours than regular schools did.

In special education, the number of credentials issued dropped by 21 percent between 2011 — 12 and 2013 — 14, while substandard permits and credentials increased by 10 percent.

Among them are deleterious effects on children of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability of the childcare workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all of their disposable income on childcare.

described NPS as a district where children «are subjected to substandard facilities and poorly equipped classrooms and libraries» while» the board of education of Newark» enjoys «the finer things in life, such as travel to Honolulu, St. Thomas and San Francisco, dinners at fine restaurants, new cars and flowers.»

The three-fold increase nationally in the growth of independently managed public schools has been driven by the frustration of parents with the generally substandard level of education to be found in poor, urban public school systems.

Students from disadvantaged communities are more likely to attend schools with substandard Internet connections, according to a November report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, nonprofit education policEducation and the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, nonprofit education policEducation by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, nonprofit education policeducation policy groups.

Educators and government officials should support efforts of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) to enforce high - quality standards, and substandard programs should be closed.

Five decades of investment and effort by the federal government to improve public education has not worked, he said, and students need an escape hatch from substandard schools.

Education resulted in a good law earlier this year in Virginia, where a coalition of several small business owners and allies worked with legislators to make Senate Bill 852, a measure that holds substandard breeders accountable while providing appropriate protections for responsible cat and dog retailers and breeders.

No parent would allow their kid to study the driving education lessons under the substandard and low quality school.

However, as a consequence of young mothers being required to work, infants may be placed in child care at a very early age, and mothers often require a patchwork of solutions, some of which may be substandard.40 Quality child care and early childhood education are extremely important for the promotion of cognitive and socioemotional development of infants and toddlers.41 Yet, child care may cost as much as housing in most areas of the United States, 25 % of the budget of a family with 2 children, and infant care can cost as much as college.42 Many working families benefit from the dependent care tax credit for the cost of child care, allowing those families to place their children in a certified or higher - quality environment.43 However, working families who do not have sufficient income to pay taxes are not able to realize this support for their children, because the credit is not refundable or paid to families before taxation.44 Therefore, some of the most at - risk children who might benefit from high - quality early childhood education are not eligible for financial support.