Sentences with phrase «voice at the table»

He believes that educators need to be the primary voices at the table in discussions about education reform, with places also for students and parents.
Education scholars note the powerful benefits of having teacher voice at the table when education policy is being discussed — both for teachers and for the educational system as a whole.
Their statement of purpose is based on their belief that, «For far too long, education policy has been created without a critical voice at the table: the voice of classroom teachers.»
«We» can mean different groups of people in different contexts, and honestly I often have to point out that the «we» too often excludes non-White voices at the table.
Theological nuances aside, Pastor Bernard seems to have always been on the less supportive end of the spectrum but joined the president's advisory board anyway, hoping to be «a minority voice at the table to help influence policy, ideas, and initiatives.»
Dr. Christina Greer, associate professor of political science at Fordham University, told Observer the Democratic Party likes black female votes but that it does not mean they like black female voices at the table.
«We need to have diverse voices at the table having meaningful conversations around these issues, from housing to transportation to open space and more.
«We need to have different voices at the table, but everyone who comes to the table needs to realize that no one is walking away with everything the way they see it.
The best possible tenure system can only be developed with many voices at the table, including the voice of my union, says E4E - Los Angeles teacher Phylis...
«If big corporate funders who are not directly involved in public education would like to be at the table, they can sit at the table, but they should not have the lead voice at that table
You should think of yourself as an invited guest who is free to disagree with the hosts, or argue with the other guests, but not to throw food, nor to drown out all other voices at the table.
The formerly reticent China seems to be after a louder voice at the table.
«For those of us like me who want to see some real change, we certainly have a lot of new voices at the table,» Groia adds.
Sometimes changes in policy and laws that affect MFTs negatively are targeted at us, but often they are simply the result of having no MFT voice at the table when the policies were created.
«For far too long, education policy has been created without a critical voice at the table — the voice of classroom teachers.
While I have disagreed with the President in certain instances this year, I continued to participate in the Forum because I believed it was important to have a voice at the table for investors, including our clients.
16:17 - 18 make it crystal clear why divisers should not have a voice at the table in the church.
But to give them a voice at the table of the church is foolish and not the teaching of the Bible.
Everyone has a voice at the table and everyone is represented equally.
This is the first step to give athletes a voice at the table and is challenging «amateurism.»
«Usually, the voices at the table who have weight and are listened to are voices of industry and voices of government, but rarely the voices of parents who are the most invested in children's health,» she says.
Is everybody's voice at the table?
«Wilson knows that change only comes when every working family has a voice at the table, and has embraced a platform devoted to ensuring economic and educational equality for every North Country resident,» Wood said in a statement.
Teachers and principals feel as though meetings are taking place behind closed doors that are affecting their schools and they are not even a voice at the table.
Menin, who briefly abandoned her Democratic Party registration between 2001 and 2003, said that after 9/11, «I would do whatever I could to work for the community and make sure the community had a voice at the table,» pointing out the need to work with the Republican administration of Governor George Pataki.
And García wants to ensure that the implementation of Mayor Bill de Blasio's upcoming ferry service in the district considers community needs and work with advocacy groups to give district residents a voice at the table.
«We are pleased that teachers had a voice at the table and that CEA could make a difference in shaping the final omnibus school reform package.»
How can educators gain a voice at the tables where big decisions about curriculum, testing, and the profession are made?
«I'm happy to have the chance to be a voice at the table representing NIU,» Parker says.
I believe E4E will be an asset to state teachers» unions, assisting leadership in understanding members» differing outlooks and ensuring they also have a voice at the table.
With the Federal and State governments playing a significant role in education policy and funding, we must make sure we have a voice at the table.
«As states decide some of these details, we want to make sure we have a voice at the table,» said Redinger.
That is, learning must be personalized to students» unique needs, interests, and aspirations — and designed with their ideas and voices at the table.
I said that my position was weak, because we were the smallest company at the table, but he said to me, «You have a voice at the table.
2) The risk manager must not only have a seat at the table but must have a voice at the table, with an independent channel to the Board of Directors like the internal audit function.
In order for conservatives to have a voice at those tables, we need to be seen as serious contributors.
Even at a stakeholder scale of discussions, a voice at the table for this conversation should prove enlightening.
If you are a small stakeholder don't be surprised if the major stakeholders want a bigger voice at the table.
Second, make sure you have not just a «seat at the table» but a «voice at the table
VACCHO also installed a members» timeline in the building that lays out how, since opening its doors on 16 April 1996, VACCHO has been striving to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people and ensuring Aboriginal Victoria has a voice at the table at a local and national level.
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