Sentences with phrase «want quality public schools»

This is about [that] we want quality public schools.

«It is clear that voters want quality public schools, and state can and should reverse what would be devastating cuts to education.»

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Wanting to reach all eligible children, Congress required that remedial programs for those attending private schools be «comparable» in quality to public school programs.

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«The top three qualities public school kindergarten teachers consider essential for school readiness are that a child be physically healthy, rested and well - nourished; be able to communicate needs, wants, and thoughts verbally; and be enthusiastic and curious in approaching new activities.»

The governor, who has said in recent months that he wants to break the public education monopoly, says New Yorkers have concerns about the quality of the schools and whether they are adequately preparing students.

«A tax cap that is tied to an inflationary number that does not reflect school district costs and which results in negative levies should raise concerns with both state policymakers and the general public that want a quality education for our students.»

«They wanted to make sure they were going to get a donation when they give to public schools and private schools of their choice and they would get a 90 percent tax credit at the taxpayers» expense,» said Jasmine Gripper, Alliance for Quality Education.

We believe that education is a human right and we want to ensure that New York City public schools are places of learning in which all stakeholders (parents, students, educators, non-pedagogical staff, administrators and the community) are engaged in a democratic process to provide a free and quality education to all its students, from Pre-school to College.

The conscience of a liberal should struggle with supporting a system in which the children of the poor are consigned to attend the school that is assigned to them by public officials, regardless of its quality, whereas more affluent parents can shop for the school they want for their children by purchasing a home in the vicinity of the public school they prefer or paying private school tuition.

If we want to nurture high standards, if we want teachers to take responsibility for the quality of instruction and for student outcomes, we need public policies and school organizations that demand that teacher unions behave differently.

Micro-schools are gaining traction among families who are dissatisfied with the quality of public schooling options and can not afford or do not want to pay for a traditional private - school education.

From a public policy standpoint, LeVine says their work is important because it shows — despite what many in education don't want to hear — that even low - quality schools and attending for only a few years can have a positive impact, especially in developing countries.

NEA Leader Stresses Goal of Great Public Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvPublic Schools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involSchools for All Kids National Education Association president Dennis Van Roekel wants to give all students access to a quality education in part by working to close the achievement gap, seeking more funding for public schools, and increasing parent and community involvpublic schools, and increasing parent and community involschools, and increasing parent and community involvement.

But the reality that many kids must travel as long as two hours away from home in order to attend school (often on inefficient public transit) has also put a strain on the Crescent City's poorest families, who, like middle - class households, want high - quality schools within their own neighborhoods.

Micro-schools are gaining traction among families who are dissatisfied with the quality of public schooling options and yet can not afford or do not want to pay the ever - rising cost of traditional private schools.

The National Association of School Nurses wants to help alert officials and remedy problems associated with poor indoor air quality, noting that it is considered among the top public environmental health risks.

About: The Save Our Schools coalition is made up of students, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens who want children in Jackson to have access to high quality public charter sSchools coalition is made up of students, parents, teachers, and concerned citizens who want children in Jackson to have access to high quality public charter schoolsschools.

«L.A. families still want more high - quality public school options in their neighborhood,» the foundation said in an email to LA School Rschool options in their neighborhood,» the foundation said in an email to LA School RSchool Report.

Said Johnson: «I want to improve student performance and the quality of public schools in Board District 1 and across the entire LAUSD.

«We wanted to provide for more important and quality feedback to teachers, and through our Professional Development and Evaluation Committee we heard that teachers also wanted improved feedback,» said Frank Purcaro, director of student learning and teaching at Wolcott Public Schools.

Stevens, for example, wants to know why advocates are so eager to believe that a public school system that hardly leads the international pack can be expected to offer high quality preschool programs.

If we want to improve public schools, we must address the educational issues in concert with the environmental and societal issues we face, never underestimating the importance of the quality of teachers.

«We want to thank the supporters of the charter movement, including students, parents and teachers, for recognizing the important role of charter schools in public education, and for supporting efforts to expand quality education opportunities to more students.

It's hard to fault individual parents who want a liberal wonderful education for their kids, but if all of us who can flee the fight for quality public education for all, what you get is sub par factory model a-democratic inequitable authoritarian test driven schools.

«Families with children want to know that there will be quality education options like public charter schools made available to them,» said Tony Roberts, President & CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Assocschools made available to them,» said Tony Roberts, President & CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools AssocSchools Association.

Most parents want a safe, welcoming, high - quality public school in their neighborhood.

«I want to thank Gov. Nathan Deal, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, bill sponsors Rep. Scott Hilton and Sen. Fran Millar and the Georgia General Assembly for ensuring that more Georgia students will have access to a high quality and transformative public education because the public charter schools they attend will receive a funding increase.

Public schools provide students who want it with a quality education.

«Emanuel wants to bring it back to give the best - led, best - performing schools freedom to innovate around curriculum and instruction and allocate resources for school specific needs... On charter schools, Emanuel said it's not charters versus public schools, but quality versus non-quality.»

Most public schools provide students who want it with terrific learning opportunities and provide them with a quality education.

When the town announced that they wanted to focus on increasing their grand list as a way to keep taxes down, we analyzed all 169 towns in CT and demonstrated that the quality of the town's public school system is the number 1 driver of housing values across the state.

Cobey, who admitted to never having been inside of a charter school, explained that he and the State Board of Education want to ensure that North Carolina has quality public charter schools.

We know that high - quality early - childhood education, additional pathways like career - and - technical education, community schools that provide wraparound services, and changing instruction to include project - based learning are ways to engage students, address poverty, and make every public school a place where parents want to send children, educators want to work and kids are engaged.