Sentences with phrase «supporting public schools in»

First, the good news: The context of Secretary Clinton's remarks were in a talk about supporting public schools in Iowa, specifically schools widely regarded as doing a good job but in danger because of Iowa's particular budgeting laws.
We are honored to be associated with Texas School Business and its more than 60 years of informing and supporting public schools in Texas.
He says, «The common framework I refer to is the core duty of tax - supported public schools in a democracy to pass on to the next generation democratic...
By the late 19th century, however, with the growth of tax - supported public schools in New England and the middle Atlantic states, one - room schools, although still common in rural America, were slowly being replaced in cities by an imported innovation called the age - graded school (Angus, Mirel, & Vinovskis, 1988; Tyack, 1974).
The team has provided $ 29 million to support public schools in the United States.
OmiseGO and Buterin's donation also comes alongside Ripple's significantly larger $ 29 million to support public schools in the United States.
As earlier reported by BTCManager, Ripple had donated a significantly larger amount of $ 29 million to support public schools in the United States.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.
«We're staffed to really support not just independent private schools like ourselves, but in the future, public schools where the majority of kids are educated,» said AltSchool CEO Max Ventilla.
After many a group brainstorming session, Brian and his partners wrote down Public Supply's mission — «We create writing essentials in support of public - school arts» — but they didn't consider their job finPublic Supply's mission — «We create writing essentials in support of public - school arts» — but they didn't consider their job finpublic - school arts» — but they didn't consider their job finished.
And what's more, proceeds from the EDvestinU Loan Programs support scholarships and college access activities in New Hampshire's public high schools.
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.
Support in Alberta is overwhelming for ending public support of elite private schools, new polSupport in Alberta is overwhelming for ending public support of elite private schools, new polsupport of elite private schools, new poll shows
You support not allowing prayer or reference to «god» in public schools?
He therefore proposed a constitutional amendment in late 1875 that would have rewritten the First Amendment — applying it to the states, and adding that «no money raised by taxation in any State for the support of public schools... shall ever be under the control of any religious sect.»
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!).
Parochial schools are supported by church funds in addition to tuition, not tax dollars, providing in many areas a reasonable alternative for working class and middle class parishioners and removing these millions of students from the public education system paid for by taxpayers.
David Johnston, author of Earth, Empire and Sacred Text, Christine Schirrmacher, a scholar with the Institute of Islamic Studies of the Evangelical Alliance in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, and Joseph Cumming, director of the reconciliation program at Yale Divinity School, discuss whether Christians should support laws that ban Muslim women from wearing the face veil in public.
What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.
70 % of Americans support public prayer in schools... that alone makes people laugh in the developed world.
In Britain we have popular Catholic schools that are justifiably supported by public funds.
Statistical studies of the frequency of sexual abuse of minors in the general population as well as statistics about abuse among other groups such as public school teachers lend support to MacRae's point.
I support teaching evolution and feel it is the best current theory to be taught in our public schools.
Edward C. Greene, Director of the Harvard School of Public Health, wrote bravely in The Washington Post that «in truth, current empirical evidence supports him».
After reviewing the apparent collapse of the freethinking movement after 1900, Schmidt turns to the post-war shift in Supreme Court jurisprudence: the rejection of blasphemy laws, limits on the school - supported study of religion, and the overturning of theistic requirements for public office or jury service.
The platform planks for «32 embodied a number of Century concerns: U.S. adherence to the World Court protocol; U.S. entry into the League of Nations, provided that its covenant be amended to eliminate military sanctions; U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union (which was granted a year later); the safeguarding of the rights of conscientious objectors (including those denied citizenship, such as Canadian - born theologian D. C. Macintosh of Yale Divinity School); the abolition of compulsory military training in state - supported educational institutions other than military and naval academies; emergency measures for relief and public - works employment; the securing of constitutional rights for minorities; the reduction of gross inequality of income by steeply progressive rates of taxation on large incomes; «progressive socialization of the ownership and control of natural resources, public utilities and basic industries»; «the nationalization of our entire banking system»; and so on (June 8, 1932).
, who won the most expensive House race in the country, supported insertion of «Creationism» and «12 Christian principles» (akin to the Ten Commandments) in the curriculum of a public charter school whose board she served on, we are in danger.
It takes a little research but the legalization in Colorado has proven to be beneficial - crime rate cut in half; tax revenue with a huge portion going to support public schools.
Like almost all institutions of higher education, these schools, whether university - related or denominational, are buffeted by inflation, a decrease of public support, and a drop in student enrollment.
JK If you're talking about public schools, schools supported by everyone's tax dollars, please explain to me why my tax dollar would go to promote the belief in a god that I don't believe is real?
Of one thing they were certain — public funds should not be used to support parochial schools or sectarian religious training in the public schools.
Here, then, are nine thoughts I want to share with my fellow religious conservatives: 1) As a matter of political liberty I believe there are justifiable reasons to support such issues as prayer in schools and public displays of religious symbols.
(2) Parochial school aid: In addition to supporting a voucher system, the Reagan administration has been indefatigable in its desire to channel public money generally into private schoolIn addition to supporting a voucher system, the Reagan administration has been indefatigable in its desire to channel public money generally into private schoolin its desire to channel public money generally into private schools.
Atheists teach and preach this faith in our public school system with the full support and funding of our state and federal government.
In short: Can Christians who homeschool or enroll their children in private school still support public schoolIn short: Can Christians who homeschool or enroll their children in private school still support public schoolin private school still support public schools?
They are the same people who fight nondenominational prayers in public schools, the use of public school facilities for meetings of high school religious - interest groups, and state support of private schools.
The Oregon chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union supported maintaining the ban on religious clothing in public schools, arguing that it protected students from improper religious influence.
Nice point: our public students ARE getting more ignorant, and our church - supported private - school students are making all the difference in the world.
Parents must pay taxes in support of public schools as well as tuition for private ones.
He didn't just support vouchers to religious schools but allowed religious ideas in science class rooms in public schools.
Which brings us back to Oona Stannard's clear and public statement on 25 February that the Government's «draft guidance is a positive step forward -LSB-... It] helps support schools in counteracting [false impressions of relationships] from within their own carefully planned SRE programmes.»
He criticized the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. the Board of Education, and in 1956, at the invitation of the governor, he addressed a joint session of South Carolina's legislature to support the concept of separate but equal for churches as well as for the public schools of the land.
But this is a far cry indeed from the public controversies that our current epidemic of so - called realist atheism has given rise to, such as whether it is permissible to pray or celebrate Christmas in schools and other public institutions, or to grant government support of one kind or another to private religious education.
A concerted effort by government and industry will help more Scottish - grown food find its way onto menus in schools, hospitals and other public settings, to support Scotland's food and drink sector.
Funds are used to raise awareness about child hunger in the U.S.; create public - private partnerships that align kids with the resources they need; support nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals; and educate kids and their families on how to cook healthy meals with limited resources.
At the same time, Kitchens was more than ably supported by athletic director Bob Wilson, who is the best athletic director I've ever worked for in a public school (I only make that distinction because I don't want to upset my present, private school, athletic director).
A 2014 study (1), however, found that, despite the 2010 endorsement of 6 national medical societies of a single PPE form as part of an effort to standardize the screening process, and nearly unanimous public support for PPE screening by a qualified health care professional before participation in a consistent manner across the country, the medical community is still largely unaware of national sports preparticipation physical evaluation guidelines and only 11 % of athletes at US high schools are guaranteed to receive a PPE fully consistent with the national standard.
However, if your child is a student who can finish at the top of his or her public school class while securing the support needed to navigate the college admissions process, then he or she may be better off as a giant gerbil in a pint - sized Habitrail.
The AHA strongly supports having AEDs in public areas such as sports arenas, office complexes, schools, doctors» offices, shopping malls, airports, and other public places.
How will he support you in the kindergarten selection process, especially for private school, but even in the public school process if you will have a choice.
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