Sentences with phrase «turn more public school»

Whence comes the strong and powerful push to turn more public school students over to privately run schools?

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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.

Baird's contemporary advocate of «an earnest ministry» noted that the Sunday School, the cheap tract, and the religious periodical had become «competitors» with the pulpit «for the public mind,» and concluded that the ministers would have to turn on more heat.112 Charles G. Finney, always more blunt in saying what many of his Congregational and Presbyterian brethren really thought, openly advocated the creation of excitement in order to attract the attention of the unconverted — a view with which, as we have noted, Horace Bushnell was inclined to agree.

«Skipping breakfast may lead to one or more risk factors, including obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, which may in turn lead to a heart attack over time,» said Leah E. Cahill, Ph.D., study lead author and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Mass..

The Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools turned to more frequent assessments in part because officials reportedly noted that in some schools minority students were scoring lower on standardized tests than non-minority stSchools turned to more frequent assessments in part because officials reportedly noted that in some schools minority students were scoring lower on standardized tests than non-minority stschools minority students were scoring lower on standardized tests than non-minority students.

Rotherham writes «this is political and not about substance and to the extent this turns into a big public fight about money it's one more reason that if you're a school administrator the Washington groundhogs are saying a few more years of NCLB.»

Public television turns its cameras on education this month, airing specials that focus on unequal access to public education and the nationwide movement to make schooling more relevant to careers andPublic television turns its cameras on education this month, airing specials that focus on unequal access to public education and the nationwide movement to make schooling more relevant to careers andpublic education and the nationwide movement to make schooling more relevant to careers and jobs.

The Republican leaders in the executive and legislative branches, which once championed accountability, have turned to school choice as the primary strategy to produce reform (even as public opinion on choice, especially more extreme forms such as vouchers, has begun to sour).

Conceived in the colonial period and evolving well into the 21st century, public education in the United States has relied on 50 distinct state systems that, in turn, delegate selected dimensions of operational authority to more than 13,000 local school districts.

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As a growing population puts further strain on the demand for public services and school places, local authorities are turning to modular buildings to construct lower carbon buildings more quickly.

As other surveys have shown, the public's evaluations become somewhat more favorable when the subject turns to the public schools in their own communities (see Figure 1).

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

School officials and experts in Cleveland turned out to lack any serious commitment to community empowerment, behaving in ways that equated it more with public relations than with a genuine transformation of school goverSchool officials and experts in Cleveland turned out to lack any serious commitment to community empowerment, behaving in ways that equated it more with public relations than with a genuine transformation of school goverschool governance.

As late as 1900, more than two - thirds of all US high - school graduates got their diploma from private schools; public schools were turning out only 62,000 graduates a year.

It turns out that these schools are more effective than the public schools they replace, partly because the teachers in the public schools rarely show up for work and partly because more teachers can be purchased for the same amount of money.

The standard response to the must - be-paid-for stipulation by advocates of more public spending on childcare is that such expenditures will produce improvements in the cognitive, social, and emotional skills of young children that, in turn, will lead children to do better as they progress through school and enter the workforce as adults.

In any case, says Paul Hill, director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington, it takes more than a few vouchers or mayoral control to turn around a failing school system.

«Instead of diverting scarce resources from existing public school classrooms and spending it on unaccountable charter schools for a few students, we should be investing more in the innovative public schools we already have,» Mary Lindquist, president of the state teachers union, said in a news release in response to the signature turn - in.

It provided fairer funding for existing public charter school students, cleared the way for more new public charter schools to open across the state and created a Commissioner's Network to turn around chronically failing public schools.

Indeed, the charter schools across this country have turned out to be more diverse and more successful than our regular public schools, and certainly even than the private schools.»

Not satisfied with turning public schools into little more than Common Core testing factories, those who would profit from the so - called «personalized learning» approach, and those who support their absurd initiative are now pushing to bring this concept to Connecticut's schools.

Increasingly, they turn to charter schools — public schools with more rigorous standards and non-union staffs.

«Ray Cortines has more experience, skill and expertise at running a large urban public school district in the nation and maybe the world,» said board member Steve Zimmer, explaining why the seven board members turned to Cortines.

To solve our state's graduation crisis, we must turn around our persistently low - performing schools, attract, retain and reward effective teachers, dismiss ineffective teachers, and create more public school choices so that no child is forced to attend a school that doesn't meet his or her individual needs and learning style.

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More than three dozen teachers,» including many who [had] just been rated «highly effective» by the New Mexico Public Education Department, working in the Albuquerque Public School District — the largest public school district in the state of New Mexico — turned to a burning bin this week, tossing their state - developed teacher evaluations into the fire in protest in front of district headquaPublic Education Department, working in the Albuquerque Public School District — the largest public school district in the state of New Mexico — turned to a burning bin this week, tossing their state - developed teacher evaluations into the fire in protest in front of district headquaPublic School District — the largest public school district in the state of New Mexico — turned to a burning bin this week, tossing their state - developed teacher evaluations into the fire in protest in front of district headquaSchool District — the largest public school district in the state of New Mexico — turned to a burning bin this week, tossing their state - developed teacher evaluations into the fire in protest in front of district headquapublic school district in the state of New Mexico — turned to a burning bin this week, tossing their state - developed teacher evaluations into the fire in protest in front of district headquaschool district in the state of New Mexico — turned to a burning bin this week, tossing their state - developed teacher evaluations into the fire in protest in front of district headquarters.

In retrospect, it will mark a turning point in creating a more united system of public schools and blurring the difference between OPSB and RSD schools in New Orleans.

In Massachusetts, a years - long battle over eliminating a cap on expanding public charter schools will become even more heated thanks to incoming Gov. Charlie Baker, who has signaled that he will support reformers on this issue through his appointment of former New Schools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintschools will become even more heated thanks to incoming Gov. Charlie Baker, who has signaled that he will support reformers on this issue through his appointment of former New Schools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintSchools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintendent.

Aside from selling more computers (Chromebooks) software and SBAC test analysis ($ 22 - $ 27 per student), new CCSS aligned textbooks, workshops for educators etc. the money to be made lies in turning over public schools to charter schools, which use public funds, in many cases to turn a profit.

Greed, stupidity, ignorance, and even more greed are behind the historic effort to denigrate teachers, turn our schools into little more than Common Core Testing factories, and destroy the concept of a true and comprehensive public education system.

The forces behind the corporate education reform industry and their effort to turn public schools into little more than testing factories are getting even more mean - spirited and out - of - control.

Then later, as the Deputy Commissioner of Education was announcing that the «roundtable» meeting was over, a parent diplomatically and respectfully stood up, thanked the Department for its presentation and began to explain why parents were understandably concerned about the Common Core SBAC and NEW SAT testing and our accurate concern that that our public schools are being turned into little more than testing factories.

«It is bad enough that more than $ 50 million in scarce public funds have been turned over to Jumoke Academy / Fuse, but unless immediate action is taken to reverse the Malloy administration's bad policy decisions, the series of no - bid contracts and State Board of Education votes will mean literally hundreds of millions more will be given to this charter school chain,» Pelto concluded.

In Connecticut, thanks to Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration, the corporate education reform industry is successfully turning public schools into little more than testing factories.

Education Reform Advocacy Now Inc. is part of the massive three - headed corporate education reform behemoth that includes Education Reform Advocacy Now, Inc.; Education Reform Now, Inc. and Democrats for Education Reform, the related Political Action Committee that donates directly to pro-corporate education reform candidates and supports opponents of candidates who don't support the reformer's efforts to turn schools into little more than testing factories, while diverting scarce public funds away from real public schools and redirecting them to privately owned charter schools.

The Corporate Education Reform Industry is collecting massive amounts of public money by turning public schools into little more than testing factories.

This unprecedented development was the direct result of a growing awareness by parents, students, teachers and public education advocates that the standardized testing scheme isn't useful and that the Corporate Education Reform Industry is turning public schools into little more than testing factories.

In direct opposition to the needs of children and taxpayers, Finch's ship has transported a cadre of greedy, self - serving and unwelcome enemies, people and corporations that are more interested in seeking ways to turn our public schools into private money - making ventures.

The question that arises over and over again is why Connecticut's elected and appointed public officials are engaged in their ongoing effort to undermine and privatize public education in Connecticut, denigrate teachers and turn our public schools into little more than taxpayer funded testing factories.

In reality, the Malloy administration's entire maneuver was nothing be a farce designed to, once again, mislead Connecticut's students, parents, teachers and taxpayers about the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing scheme, and the fact that the tests are wasting millions of dollars in scarce public resources and turning public schools into little more than testing factories.

With the Connecticut legislature's approval, the Malloy administration has been busy turning Connecticut's public schools into little more than testing factories and profit centers for private entities, many of which have become some of Malloy's biggest campaign donors.

And thanks to Malloy and Pryor, the Common Core freight train and the inappropriate Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment testing scheme will end up costing Connecticut taxpayers tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of dollars... while turning Connecticut's public schools into nothing more than testing factories.

However, most public schools are turning to something more casual and more acceptable to parents and students: khakis or jeans and knit shirts of varying colors.

A previous version of the story said that voucher schools receiving more than $ 300,000 must submit a financial audit to the state; in fact, they are only statutorily required to perform a financial audit, not turn the results over to the state or make the audit public.

Public opposition to another privately run, publicly funded charter school in New Haven has led to the City's pro-charter superintendent of schools withdrawing his plan to turn over even more scarce public funds to Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode IPublic opposition to another privately run, publicly funded charter school in New Haven has led to the City's pro-charter superintendent of schools withdrawing his plan to turn over even more scarce public funds to Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Ipublic funds to Achievement First, Inc., the large charter school management company with schools in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

Although the three organizations are funded primarily from local taxpayer funds and are supposed to be advocating for local public schools, all three have spent the last three years lobbying for Governor Malloy's restrictive, centralized and top - down Corporate Education Reform Industry agenda... An agenda that undermines local control of education, seeks to limit the rights of parents, denigrates teachers and turns Connecticut's public schools into little more than Common Core testing factories.

Furthermore, if the goal is more people investing in turning around our struggling public schools, reverting to a choice-less system where your ZIP Code is king isn't the way to make that happen.

Do they stand with Connecticut's students, teachers, parents, public school advocates and taxpayers or will they continue to turn our public schools into little more than testing factories and money pits for an industry that is gorging itself on scarce taxpayer funds while undermining the role of teachers, parents and the local control of public education.

The charter school industry and its corporate education reform allies are seeking to privatize public education and turn our schools into little more than Common Core testing factories and profit centers.