Sentences with phrase «victory for students»

Still others — including Ohio representative John Boehner, who calls the bill «a victory for students, for parents, and for our economy» — believe the bill is a welcome relief to the student debt problem.

After supporting the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act in 2013, Rep. Upton came out and said, «This legislation is a genuine victory for students and families... By cutting Washington out of the business of setting student loan interest rates we bring greater certainty for borrowers and keep rates low.»

«The decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to close its investigation into the Milwaukee School Choice program is both long overdue and a victory for students and parents who rely on the school choice program,» said Kevin P. Chavous, executive counsel to the American Federation for Children.

This is a big victory for students, teachers, and public education,» said CEA President Sheila Cohen.

They presented it to a receptive city council and that same day the DOE announced an $ 8 Million investment in social, emotional, and mental health support for NYC students including $ 3 million for restorative practices — a major victory for our students.

social, emotional, and mental health support for NYC students including $ 3 million for restorative practices — a major victory for our students.

The 74: Vouchers Could Be the Big Winner in Trump's School Choice Plan, but Is That a Victory for Students?

But the Arizona Education Association, the state affiliate of the National Education Association, doesn't see the bill as a victory for students, but instead as a lowering of the bar that will ultimately damage the quality of the education that Arizona students receive.

This is a victory for students in every school, every district and every county in Illinois.

Today's ruling is a victory not only for our nine plaintiffs; it is a victory for students, parents, and teachers across California.»

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USA Today: Ruling lets S.C. students earn credit for religion classes In a ruling that advocates called «a tremendous victory for religious education,» a three - judge panel of the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the right of a school district to award high school credit for religious courses, as long as they meet secular standards.

Speaking to Princeton students, the late Adlai E. Stevenson once declared: «What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty boils down to something like this: the knowledge that he has acquired with age is not the knowledge of formulas... but of people, places, actions — a knowledge not gained... by words, but by touch, sight, sound, victories, failures, sleeplessness, devotion, love — the human experiences and emotions of this earth; and perhaps, too, a little faith and a little reverence for the things you can not see.»

Thomas Jefferson was the least racist slave - owning President in US History thats got to be good for a 1st round victory over a school who loses more students to shark attacks then graduation.

Ling, the father of a son with learning and visual - motor impairment, was troubled by reports that Covenant had its 100 - point victory against a school for students with similar issues.

There are rumours that Pep Guardiola is interested in brining one of his former students at the Nou Camp to England as he strategizes for a Premier League title victory this forthcoming season.

Other victories against hate groups include a $ 6 million judgment that bankrupted the Aryan Nations, a $ 12.5 million jury verdict against the California - based White Aryan Resistance for the death of a black student and a $ 26 million verdict against the Carolina Klan for burning black churches.

One significant victory in that battle was last year's passage of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act which, among other things, uses Medicaid data to directly certify children for free and reduced price meals; helps states improve the certification process for school meal aid; allows universal free meals for students in high poverty communities; and expands USDA authority to support meals served to at - risk children in after school programs.

With her victory, Shea - Porter will return to the House for the fourth time, with a focus on economic issues such as manufacturing, student loan debt, and infrastructure investment.

«Today's decision is a clear victory in our effort to hold Donald Trump and Trump University accountable for defrauding thousands of students,» Schneiderman said in a statement.

Attorneys for New York City students with autism and other disabilities claimed a major victory this week, after a federal judge granted class action status to a case that alleged the denial of education services.

De Blasio said the city got a «consistent funding line» from Albany for his pre-K initiative as well as after - school programming for middle school students, calling it a «victory» because 70,000 kids are going to pre-K and because the city doubled the number of middle school students in after - school programs.

Dike, a 23 - year - old 200 - level student of the Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcout, Rivers state, was arrested for allegedly killing an eight - year - old girl named Victory Chikamso.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo scored a major policy victory in this year's budget with the passage of his Excelsior Scholarship program, which most news accounts described simply as free college tuition for middle - class students.

The victory, after weeks of cliffhanger budget negotiations and literally hundreds of protest actions by concerned parents and educators, was sweet indeed for teachers who can now close up their classrooms with the knowledge that they'll see their students again in September.

The governor said progressive victories in New York during his first two terms — including the legalization of same - sex marriage, enactment of a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage and a free public college tuition program for some students — could serve as a blueprint for the rest of the country.

In an interview with The Suffolk Times, Mr. Zeldin described the law's adoption as a «huge victory» for students, parents, teachers and legislators who have been working to roll back «a very flawed» implementation of Common Core.

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In a statement on the institute's Web site, its education analyst Casey Luskin hailed the new policy as a «victory for Louisiana students and teachers.»

Although UC's new policy applies only to the Los Angeles campus graduate student employees at seven other UC campuses, are celebrating — they're confident this victory will serve as a precedent for the rest of the system.

The victory for NYU graduates and the Graduate Students Organizing Committee (GSOC) was 3 years in the making.

In addition to the money rewards in class and limousine «victory rides,» it offers pizza parties, gift certificates, and a year - end trip to the Six Flags Amusement Park for honor roll students.

Giving low - income students the chance to be in an environment with high academic and behavioral standards strikes me as a victory for equity, not a loss.

Adoption of a statewide choice plan in California, with its 4.6 million public - school students, would be by far the most significant victory yet for proponents of allowing parents to select their children's public schools.

«The passage of this bill is a real victory for Colorado's students and their parents,» Gov. Owens, a Republican, said in a statement.

Even though the Court did not reach — because it didn't need to — the alluring question of whether a child sending a picture of him or herself can be child pornography, the victory was an important message to prosecutors that the Constitution sets limits on their authority to prosecute students for sexting.

Students place events on a timeline and decide whether each event was a victory for the Allies or Germany.

Over the past two decades, the struggle for intellectual and spiritual freedom in the nation's schools has produced significant victories for families and students.

In a resounding victory for teachers unions, the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles overturned a judge's June 2014 ruling that the state's tenure and job - security rules violated the right of students to an equal education.

Indeed, since the vast majority of voucher recipients are black, a victory for the DOJ would have meant keeping black students trapped in failing schools.

Recognized by the Dole Food Company for her efforts to improve student nutrition, both in her school, and in other state school districts, Mosso knew she had won a huge victory when one of her students showed up on his birthday with a fruit tray instead of cupcakes!

The U.S. Supreme Court's first major ruling in two decades on student speech was a decisive victory for schools and administrators in the case over a student's display of a «Bong Hits 4 Jesus» banner, but the nuances in the justices» opinions leave significant protection for more serious political and social expression by students.

In another legislative victory for magnet schools, MSA worked with the National Coalition on School Diversity to also ensure that an outdated anti-busing provision from the 1970s did not prevent current MSAP grantees from using their funding for school transportation as authorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

In a substantial victory for magnet schools across the country, the President signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

NEWARK In a victory for grassroots organizers in Newark, the Newark Public School district has reached a landmark agreement with the U.S. Department of Education following a federal civil rights investigation into the discriminatory impact of school closures on students of color.

The Coalition for Community Schools has published a great roundup of the top 10 victories from 2015 including opportunities in the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act; new legislation in Ohio, Minnesota, Maine and D.C.; and the #FightforDyett hunger strike in Chicago.

BOSTON STUDENT VICTORIES From organizing thousands - strong school walk - outs to developing phone apps to combat harsh discipline practices, Boston students have been an inspiration this past year in the fight for the schools all our children deserve.

Education Week «s Alyson Klein takes a look at how, under ESSA, districts can apply for a «weighted student funding pilot,» and how this provision was «billed as a victory for the school choice community.»

Indiana attorney general Greg Zoeller, charged with defending the program, issued a statement calling the ruling «a victory for Hoosier students and families currently utilizing the choice scholarship program.

Oakland Kids First accomplishments include winning: a Meaningful Student Engagement policy and office within OUSD (2006); an increase in funding from 2.5 % to 3.0 % for OFCY (2008); a Code of Respect policy reforming discipline at three sites (2013), and a number of other victories that improved retention rates, lowered suspensions and fostered greater connections to school.