Sentences with phrase «through education concerning»

Diaper Bank of the Ozarks is established to keep our babies healthy and happy by providing access to diapers for families in need and through education concerning alternative diapering options that promote health and financial responsibility.

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Failed to address homophobia through Safe Schools Task Force: In 2003, then Education Minister Christy Clark convened a «Safe Schools Task Force» — their report acknowledged that concerns about homophobia figured prominently in submissions and that attempts to raise the issue of homophobia in schools often met with resistance.

I am reading your newest posts to your oldest.I have never been to bible school but I consider myself in the journey of education concerning the bible.more than any opinions that you have what concerns me most is how «brothers and sisters» through their comments responds to someone who thinks differently from what is perceived as absolutes (not sure if that's the right term) in scripture.I wonder did the apostle believe half the things that are seen as church doctirine today?how did the disciples who did not have the new testament or the ability to read follow Jesus?I appreciate your questioning.In my experience we are too quick to try and fix someone or use the scriptures as a control mechanism and to slow to practise empathy and love..

I have to leave my immigrant church, a concern for first generation congregations who saw and still see churches as a both a strategy and physical space to connect generations divided by language, education, power, and levels of assimilation through faith.

His concerns reached far beyond economic demands, enveloping all aspects of the People's lives — their health, education, and the enhancement of women's status in the family through their empowerment.

Through her education, professional training, and personal experience, Carrie has developed an understanding of the needs and concerns of fostering and adoptive families.

But with increasing dissatisfaction over the high - stakes testing currently consuming mainstream education; the growing recognition of the many benefits a child receives through experiences with art, movement, and nature; a concern over a reliance on technology by younger and younger students; and the news that leaders in the high - tech industry are touting the lifelong benefits of low - tech Waldorf schools in educating their own children, more and more parents and educators are taking a closer look at the Waldorf approach and what it has to offer.

The purpose of IDAPT is to advance the psychosocial development and mental health of all people through play and play therapy and to provide a forum for the discussion of play therapy ideas and concerns through research and education.

Briefings produced in 2010 by civil servants in the Department for Education (DfE) on the principle of whether or not Steiner schools should gain state funding through the Free Schools programme express serious concern about issues such as racism, systemic bullying, academic rigour, secrecy and whether or not the schools would be able to pass Ofsted inspections, the British Humanist Association (BHA) can today reveal.

Test results for third - through eighth - graders across New York state improved this year even amid concerns about the length of the standardized exams and reports of erroneous questions, according to data released by the state Education Department.

Sen. John Flanagan proposed education reform legislation that would address some privacy concerns, ban standardized testing in prekindergarten through second - grade and direct the state Education Commissioner to make sure local school districts aren't over-testing education reform legislation that would address some privacy concerns, ban standardized testing in prekindergarten through second - grade and direct the state Education Commissioner to make sure local school districts aren't over-testing Education Commissioner to make sure local school districts aren't over-testing students.

Christine Quinn City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, running in the Democratic primary, highlighted the challenge of affordable housing which she says is a big concern for the CEOs of companies from all backgrounds, and the need to improve education through an emphasis on literacy and offering tablets instead of textbooks.

Responding to Haab's concerns, Cuomo spokesman Morris Peters said in an email Thursday that some special education budget increases are reimbursed through state aid.

So people have a hard time connecting compelling current concerns — such as widespread corruption, or non-competitive elections, or a need for major improvements in such fundamental policy areas as education — with the possibility for reform through state constitutional change.

Started in 2001 as the result of feedback received at both the Career Development Center and the Women's Community Center, this series addresses issues known through higher education research to be of concern to women college students.

He explains that the program was established almost two decades ago when the Chilean department of education added mental health concerns to programs addressing problems in areas like vision, hearing and nutrition offered through the National Association of School Assistance and Scholarship (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas or JUNAEB).

Nash concluded with the CSA mission: «to advance the awareness and treatment of CS through education and information, research, advocacy, and support for individuals with CS, their families, and other concerned parties».

This year, the annual event will be raising money for Concern Worldwide (concern.net @Concern), an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world's poorest, most marginalized children through access to education.

Therefore the ideas of «international education», «legitimate concern of international society» but also human right dimension can be reflected and implemented prima facie through changing of state's obligations and extent of sovereignty.

Everyone in the education ecosystem, from headteachers concerned about truancy, right through to teachers and parents who spot the warning signs, and of course the child, can benefit from an online approach.

The initiative has grown rapidly since its origins as a regional programme through the Mayor of London, and the concerns raised by teachers, students, industry professionals and local government during the panel discussion only cements the need to develop computational thinking skills in a more effective way to support a 21st Century education.

One of the best ways to develop cultural literacy and help our students understand these goals is through social justice processes and projects, activities that develop a mindset of concern for our society's inequity in wealth, education, and privilege.

Concerned that the school doesn't have strong music, art, or physical education classes, Dukes said he is not sure his son will remain at Eden Grove through eighth grade.

With issues concerning climate change, population growth and movement, regional strife, and job creation, Gardner intends through this study to better understand and enable colleges and universities of America to offer well - crafted educations in liberal arts and sciences and equip future leaders with capacities to think critically, question, collaborate, and solve our most pressing problems.

Only then will we be positioned to address the big questions and concerns facing the field, including that of «fade out» — the observation that positive effects of exposure to high - quality early education are not maintained through the school years — and those of scale, including what models work, for whom, and under what conditions.

«Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions» — a report by Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education — says that intellectual engagement and ethical engagement, such as concern for others and the common good, are both «highly important.Concern for Others and the Common Good through College Admissions» — a report by Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education — says that intellectual engagement and ethical engagement, such as concern for others and the common good, are both «highly important.concern for others and the common good, are both «highly important.»

Through an analysis of the latest body of cases, this paper shows that separation of powers concerns have begun to drive state courts out of this important avenue of education reform.

Elimination of the regulations raises several concerns for school districts, including potential pass - through costs associated with data - heavy digital learning initiatives; a less innovative education technology environment based on potential discriminatory pricing for new market entrants; and heightened pricing and other vulnerabilities for rural and high cost districts that may only have access to a single broadband carrier.

The last - minute addition of amendments such as Sen. Cruz's and the speed at which this bill has moved through Congress produces real doubts concerning the extent to which the effects to public K - 12 education were considered.

Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is to force through the appointment of her nomination for the next head of Ofsted, despite a cross-party committee of MPs saying they had «significant concerns».

The findings in this study show that personal history plays an important role in the teacher candidates» perceptions of VS. Because they all had some form of experience with online or distance education courses, they had misconceptions and preconceptions that resulted in concerns about VS. It was necessary, therefore, to address these inaccurate ideas and to help the teacher candidates modify their preconceptions by allowing them to go through the field experience virtually and placing them with an exemplary VS teacher with whom they could observe good practice.

, a pro-life ministry in nearby Forest City that provides services to low - income women with children under the age of three and «has a general concern for sharing the love of Jesus Christ through both actions and words» by providing information about prenatal development, abortion and abstinence education.

Bonilla said she added the requirement to her bill amid concerns from the education field that the API would lose its impact and integrity if there is no plan for carrying it through the year of transition to new testing.

«The Court of Appeals finding properly acknowledges that the school district's responsibility under the IDEA is not to cure or remediate all effects of a child's disability, but to serve students with a demonstrated «need» for special education and related services in order to benefit from his or her education,» said NSBA Associate Executive Director and General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón, Jr. «Given that the student in this case is academically successful, it may be more appropriate to address non-educational concerns through other accommodations.»

Comparative results from the first Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) show that education systems can best support teachers by shifting public and governmental concern away from the mere control over the resources and content of education toward a focus on outcomes, by moving from hit - and - miss policies to targeted interventions, and by moving from a bureaucratic approach to education to devolving responsibilities and effective school leadership that supports teachers through targeted professional development, appraisal, and feedback.

I am excited to participate in and to contribute to the very much - needed dialogue concerning assessment literacy for all educators from Pre-K through higher education.

In response to these concerns, community colleges across the country are working to improve developmental education by changing how they assess and place students, adopting reforms that accelerate students» progress through developmental education and enhancing student services.

Although many states now staff their schools with teachers prepared through alternative certification routes, there is a growing concern about the quality and relevance of the programs to produce excellent teachers, especially teachers to serve the teaching fields with the most needs — math, science, special education and English as a second language and bilingual education.

Written for teacher educators, higher education administrators, policy makers, and others concerned with issues of race, the book is comprised of four parts that each represent a distinct perspective on the struggle for racial justice: contributors reflect on their experiences working as educators of Color to transform the culture of predominately White institutions, navigating the challenges of whiteness within teacher education, building transformational bridges within classrooms, and training current and inservice teachers through concrete models of racial justice.

The constant state of flux in our system concerns me as I consider the health and sustainability of my profession, which directly affects the quality of every student's education in this country, and I feel compelled to address these needs through a call for advocacy.

It is an interesting read, a read that taps into many of the issues and concerns that have been rippling through public education in recent years.

Of even greater concern, however, is that when Malloy appointed Erik Clemons to the State Board of Education, the Governor failed to report that Erik Clemons is the president of a nonprofit corporation that is collecting in excess of $ 500,000 in state funds as a result of a lucrative no - bid contract funded through the State Department of Education.

The Education and Adoption Bill is currently going through Parliament and has reached the report stage in the House of Commons and concerns about the conflict of interest have already been raised.

The Washington Association for Learning Alternatives is a nonprofit corporation for the benefit all those concerned with providing options in education, public and private, from preschool through post secondary.

Governor Dannel P. Malloy told a national audience today that teacher concerns about the rapid pace of change in Connecticut public education are real, adding that «we're going to get through it.»

This effect of including federal funds reflects the fact that the bulk of federal education dollars are allocated based largely on the income profile of the communities schools serve, primarily through federal subsidies for free and reduced price meals and under Title I of the ESEA.19 But because subsidies for school lunch programs are the largest source of federal funds flowing to schools, those concerned with equity must determine how expenditures of those non-instructional funds are considered.

In the Los Angeles Unified School District, district funds are often spent on programs that teach parents how to support their kids» education at home, to encourage volunteering and respond to parent concerns through parent centers and parent representatives at school sites.

«When I found out that the reviewers would be people who are not directly involved in K - through - 12 education, I got concerned,» recalled Paul Pastorek, the Louisiana schools superintendent who is widely admired in reform circles.

Particularly for school choice activists of a conservative or libertarian bent (including University of Arkansas» Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster at the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation), thinking through these issues means challenging their own ideology — especially their misguided belief that choice alone will lead to improvements in school quality and serve as the best form of accountability — as well as their own financial concerns as members of a sector of American public education.

Gross explained some of the fallacies behind running beliefs in the public's mind concerning digital textbooks, primarily that the textbooks will be profoundly cheaper and that the public education sector will not be able to keep up financially with the rising costs of providing e-reader devices to all of the K through 12th grade students.