Sentences with phrase «supporting school attorneys»

I'm confident of the continued success of COSA's efforts in supporting school attorneys and providing leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, and welcome our new officers and directors.»

New Orleans (April 5, 2014)-- The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in New Orleans.

Our mission is to support school attorneys in their representation of public school boards by providing leadership in legal advocacy for public schools.

Nashville, TN (March 21, 2015)-- The National School Boards Association's (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA), the national network of attorneys representing K - 12 public school districts whose mission is to support school attorneys and provide leadership in legal advocacy for public schools, elected new leaders and directors during its annual meeting in Nashville.

The mission of the NSBA Council of School Attorneys (COSA), is to support school attorneys in their representation of public school boards by providing leadership in legal advocacy for public schools.

COSA supports school attorneys and provides leadership in legal advocacy for public schools; its 22 - member Board of Directors oversees its continuing legal education programming and working groups for its more than 3,000 members across the United States and Canada.

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According to a new Washington Post - Schar School poll, 50 % of likely voters support Jones and 47 % support Moore in their race to fill a Senate seat most recently vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

The ban, imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery, caught the attention of Gov. Rick Perry and state Attorney General Greg Abbott, who supported an emergency appeal filed by the Medina Valley Independent School District on Thursday.

Hartstein, an attorney, former village trustee and Stevenson High School board member, wore an «I Love Buffalo Grove» button as he knocked on thousands of doors to seek support for his election.

Syracuse economist Janet Burman, Syracuse attorney Rick Guy, Syracuse businessman Ian Hunter, retired Army Col. John Lemondes, former Auburn school board member Jason Lesch and Manufacturers Association of Central New York President Randy Wolken were seeking the party's support to challenge Maffei.

NYSED staff from the Offices of School Operations and Management Services, Student Support Services and Special Education, the Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Center, and the District Superintendents Daniel White and Jo Anne Antonucci of the Monroe 1 & 2 BOCES and will work with investigators from the Attorney General's office as part of the review of district policies and procedures.

I thank Attorney General Schneiderman and Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle for remaining steadfast in their support of Rochester's students and schools.»

They're also using a study by UB and Cornell Law Schools to support a request to have the State Attorney General investigate...

The administration also plans to support the transition of military veterans and retired law enforcement into new careers in education and will encourage state attorneys general to audit school districts for compliance with state emergency preparedness activities.

The report, Safe Havens: Protecting and Supporting New York State's Immigrant Students — released by The Education Trust — New York, Advocates for Children of New York, the New York Immigration Coalition and The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. — finds that while the New York State Education Department (SED) and the Attorney General's Office, as well as several individual school districts, have taken a number of important steps, there is much more to do.

Then on Friday, his attorneys continued that tack, examining the influence Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore has over the school system and pressing one board member on how much union support she received during the last election.

Forcina, a former Marine who worked at a software company prior to becoming an attorney, said his top campaign priorities are elder care, writing laws that will aid small businesses in northeast Queens, lowering taxes and supporting the creation of charter schools in his district.

Synopsis: Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family.

No attorney general has yet won a large following by opposing more spending on schools or supporting the constitutional principle of separation of powers.

Edward C. Schmults, the deputy attorney general, outlined the practical application of permitting prayer in public schools in a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is considering the Administration - supported amendment proposal.

Being a member of COSA was like being a member of a vast law firm with almost 3,000 partners committed not only to representing school boards and school districts across the country but also supporting other school attorneys.

New Hampshire's attorney general will argue that public education is a state and local responsibility but that the state is not obligated to ensure equal funding among school districts, an opinion some local school - board members are preparing to support in the lawsuit over the legality of the state's school - funding method.

Attorney General George Jepsen, with the support of Governor Malloy, moved to destroy the most important school funding case in more than half a century, despite Malloy's earlier promises to support the case.

blog post last Friday, Attorney General George Jepsen, with the help and support of Governor Dannel Malloy, is asking a Connecticut Superior Court judge to dismiss the most important school finance lawsuit in nearly five decades.

Others members who support parent choice and equity include Gloria Bonilla - Santiago, LEAP Academy; Nicole Cole, NJ Charter Schools Association; Janellen Duffy, JerseyCAN; Shavar Jeffries, Former Assistant Attorney General and current Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform; and Tia Morris, Teach for America.

The National School Boards Association seeks a detail - oriented professional to provide general administrative support to its Council of School Attorneys (COSA) and Office of the General Counsel (OGC).

Attorneys from the Education Law Center and the Public Interest Law Center cited gross inequities in school funding among the state's school districts, to argue that the state's current school funding system violates the state Constitution's requirement that the state legislature «support and maintain» a «thorough and efficient system of public education.»

In these roles, she leads and grows a national network of charter school attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool attorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing enviattorneys known as «The Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environSchool Attorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing enviAttorneys»; provides technical assistance and training to charter school operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool operators, authorizers, attorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing enviattorneys and advocates seeking to improve school - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool - level civil rights policies and practices; addresses fiscal equity and labor issues confronting charter schools; provides litigation and strategic assistance to state partners considering litigation; and supports charter school advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environschool advocates and operators seeking to improve their regulatory and authorizing environments.

While the State Education Department (SED), the Attorney General's Office, and the NYC Department of Education have taken a number of important steps, there is much more to do; recommendations include that SED reiterate that questions about national origin should not be asked during the student registration process; encourage school districts to adopt — and in some cases, strengthen — their protocols for how to respond to any request for access by ICE; and reinforce the importance of providing social - emotional support.

Rather Attorney General Kamala Harris sees attendance as a critical, foundational aspect of ensuring student achievement, and her staff crafted the sample LCAP to support school districts developing plans.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs told LA School Report that this additional support will provide resources and help establish a more stable school environment to help prevent teacher turnover and stop high student drop out School Report that this additional support will provide resources and help establish a more stable school environment to help prevent teacher turnover and stop high student drop out school environment to help prevent teacher turnover and stop high student drop out rates.

Jeffrey Kuhn, an attorney with the firm Lozano Smith, who wrote a friend of the court brief supporting Alameda Unified on behalf of the California School Boards Association, shared Evans» concern.

Dolan, a Washington - based attorney, hopes the project will eventually be a solution for rural schools nationwide that want the best of both the online and brick - and - mortar education worlds: high - quality expert teachers, student support, resources, small class sizes and human interaction.

In addition, potential district contractors are able to promote school bond measures through California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.), whose membership «contains over 1,500 school districts, county offices and private sector businesses, including architects, attorneys, consultants, construction managers, financial institutions, modular building manufacturers, contractors, developers, and others that are in the school facilities industry... C.A.S.H. has sponsored or supported over $ 52 billion in statewide school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.&school bond measures through California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.), whose membership «contains over 1,500 school districts, county offices and private sector businesses, including architects, attorneys, consultants, construction managers, financial institutions, modular building manufacturers, contractors, developers, and others that are in the school facilities industry... C.A.S.H. has sponsored or supported over $ 52 billion in statewide school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.&School Housing (C.A.S.H.), whose membership «contains over 1,500 school districts, county offices and private sector businesses, including architects, attorneys, consultants, construction managers, financial institutions, modular building manufacturers, contractors, developers, and others that are in the school facilities industry... C.A.S.H. has sponsored or supported over $ 52 billion in statewide school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.&school districts, county offices and private sector businesses, including architects, attorneys, consultants, construction managers, financial institutions, modular building manufacturers, contractors, developers, and others that are in the school facilities industry... C.A.S.H. has sponsored or supported over $ 52 billion in statewide school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.&school facilities industry... C.A.S.H. has sponsored or supported over $ 52 billion in statewide school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.&school bonds to build and / or modernize thousands of schools.»

Description: The National School Boards Association (NSBA) seeks an experienced attorney to support NSBA Legal Advocacy work and Council of School Attorneys (COSA) programs.

Presenters: Eric Glaser, Director, U.S. Network Impact, United Way Worldwide; Brittany Moore, Manager, Alliance Engagement, America's Promise Alliance; Mark Bishop, Vice President of Policy, Healthy Schools Campaign; Yolie Flores, Senior Fellow, Campaign for Grade - Level Reading; Gordon Jackson, Director, Coordinated Student Support Division, California Department of Education; Jill Habig, Special Assistant Attorney General for California Attorney General Kamala Harris; Sharon Lee, Director, Office of Multiple Pathways, Rhode Island Department of Education; Rebecca Boxx, Director, Providence Children and Youth Cabinet, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University; Terry Haven, Deputy Director, Voices for Utah Children; Lisa Wisham, Education Specialist, 21st Century Community Learning, Centers, Utah State Department of Education; Susan Loving, Transition Specialist, Utah State Department of Education; and from Attendance Works: Hedy Chang, Director; Cecelia Leong, Associate Director; Phyllis Jordan, Communications Lead.

In the other district, Nick Melvoin, an attorney and former teacher, also had support from charter school interests.

The Sanders candidates are opposed by attorney Nick Melvoin and teacher Kelly Gonez, who support charter schools and whose candidacies have been backed by millions of dollars from groups funded by (among others) Walmart heir Alice Walton, Netflix founder Reed Hastings and real estate magnate Eli Broad.

If elected California governor, both the attorney general and the former eBay executive want to expand charter schools, consolidate categorical programs and simplify the per - pupil funding system into block grants that provide extra support for disadvantaged children.

For example, Malloy, who once supported the CCEJF v. Rell School Funding Lawsuit, but who now — along with Attorney General George Jepsen opposes it, knows that Connecticut's public school funding formula is $ 2 billion dollars underfSchool Funding Lawsuit, but who now — along with Attorney General George Jepsen opposes it, knows that Connecticut's public school funding formula is $ 2 billion dollars underfschool funding formula is $ 2 billion dollars underfunded.

Since 2009, the New Jersey Charter Schools Association has proudly hosted the only professional development conference dedicated to bringing together the entire New Jersey charter school community, including current and future school operators, administrators, teachers, support staff, business officials, board trustees, stakeholders, board attorneys, parents, vendors, and service providers.

«I always cite Florida as, really, the furthest along in terms of providing the widest range of choices and the greatest access to those choices of any state in the country, and from a political standpoint, having real bipartisan support for these choices,» she said in an interview last year with Ed Pozzuoli, a South Florida attorney who's a big backer of charter schools.

Dirk Tillotson is an attorney and the executive director of Great School Choices, a nonprofit that supports family empowerment and school improvement initiaSchool Choices, a nonprofit that supports family empowerment and school improvement initiaschool improvement initiatives.

Next Monday, on September 16, 2013, Attorney General George Jepsen, with the help and support of Governor Dannel Malloy, will go before a Connecticut Superior Court judge in what could be termed a despicable attempt to dismiss the most important school finance lawsuit in nearly five decades.

In Summer 2011, Education Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder announced the launch of a collaborative project — the Supportive School Discipline Initiative (Initiative)-- between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in sSchool Discipline Initiative (Initiative)-- between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in sschool discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in schoolschool.

For instance, Broad contributed to the campaigns of school board candidates who supported former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Alan Bersin's appointment as superintendent of San Diego's school district.

Moreover, the Connecticut Attorney General has acknowledged in these same court papers that to fund a system of magnet and charters would be more expensive than providing adequate support to the existing traditional public school system.

In fact, over a decade ago my situation was reversed — I supported my husband quite well (I was a corporate attorney at a major law firm) for four years while he went back to school and completed an electrical engineering degree.

The skill set for the new roles in law firms will require fewer general support staff, junior attorneys, and generalists, the BCG & Bucerius Law School report notes.

Unlike those that go solo right out of law school, I had two advantages: (1) it is really hard to lose a lawsuit against pro se inmates in the Commonwealth of Virginia and (2) I had people to ask and a built - in support system of seasoned attorneys to lean on.