Sentences with phrase «war on public schools»

«He has declared war on the public schools,» Karen E. Magee, the president of New York State United Teachers, said in an interview.

Now, with NCLB still on the books the war on public schools, particularly urban public schools continues unabated.

«Cuomo declared war on public schools and teachers in his State of the State address.

The Senate GOP is going to pay dearly for its war on public schools and public school teachers and its love affair with charter schools and charter school campaign contributions.

The American Federation of Teachers and its boss, Randi Weingarten, have waged a national war on public school reform that spans decades.

Not exact matches

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 foresWar 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 foreswar 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.

So turning off the lights at night at a public school = equals = war on Christmas?

In the current culture wars, religious liberals tend to ally themselves with the educational establishment against those on the Religious Right who are attacking the public schools.

«Now they have rolled over for Andrew Cuomo, the latest son seeking to inherit his father's former office, who refuses to make Wall Street and the rich pay their fair share of taxes, who intends to make war with the public employees union, supports expanding the financial waste of charter schools and wants to impose caps on public spending.

Kermit the Frog: who refuses to make Wall Street and the rich pay their fair share of taxes, who intends to make war with the public employees union, supports expanding the financial waste of charter schools and wants to impose caps on public spending.

It has declared war on traditional public schools and public school teachers.

Rather than take on the difficult and challenging work of winning loyalty and enrollment from low - income parents, school districts face much more powerful incentives to fight legislative, legal, and public - relations wars.

I spent two wonderful years as a public school math teacher and then unexpectedly got the job of a lifetime — working for the federal government as part of the War on Poverty.

Cevin Soling, director and producer of The War on Kids, talked with Education World about his motivation for making the film and how he came to his perception of the public school system.

The documentary film The War on Kids argues that public schools have become overly restrictive and ineffective due in part to an irrational fear of young peoples potential for violence.

Named the best educational documentary by the New York Independent Film and Video Festival, The War on Kids argues that the U.S. public school system has more in common with a penal system than anything educational.

The candidates» views on charter schools, teachers unions and education reform have turned the race for state superintendent of public instruction into an expensive proxy war between big labor and big donors.

However, liberal and conservative civic educators can not agree on proper civic virtues, turning our public schools into just another front in the culture wars.

Underscoring warring perspectives within the district, a Brooklyn public school on Friday sent a notice to parents urging them to protest the release, saying: «OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE NOT TEST SCORES!!»

Ravitch analyzes the impact of choice on public schools, attempts to quantify quality teaching, and describes the data wars with advocates for charter and traditional public schools.

Following a nationwide series of public hearings, the NAACP said it «rejects the emphasis on charter schools as the vanguard approach for the education of children, instead of focusing attention, funding, and policy advocacy on improving existing, low performing public schools...» Next year's election of a new State Superintendent will amplify the school wars.

It has left us ill - equipped in the propaganda war being waged on public schools.

In the hysterically titled «GOP War On Learning Continues In Senate Tax Plan, State Funding Cuts,» he writes, «As the Republican - controlled Congress continues to advance tax plans that slash funding from public education, a new report reveals how state and local government officials, especially where GOP leadership dominates, have continued a decade - long campaign to keep school funding below levels that preceded the Great Recession.»

The extreme post war emphasis on economic development is a burden on public schools because the ability to compete economically with other nations is not entirely, or even mostly, dependent upon the education system.

They have long been at war with the teachers» unions as they battle for better schools and better services and have advanced a systematic attack on teachers» unions all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, which will hear a case, Janus v. AFSCME, this month that could deal a major blow to public - sector unions nationwide.

Entitled Remembrance: A National School Assembly, this unique learning experience will include a close - up view of the wonderful poppy installation which has captured the public's imagination, as well as plenty of opportunities to reflect on the meaning of Remembrance 100 years on from the start of the First World War.

It is a good idea to write argumentative essay about importance of foreign aid to third world countries, about the war in Iraq, globalization, violence in sports, current politics, alcohol on campus, eating disorders and media portrayal of women, religious education in public schools, foreign policy, homelessness causes, illegal immigration, etc..

Affirmative Action, Afghanistan, Inner City Poverty, Marriage and Divorce, Nuclear Technology, Polygamy, Littering, Breast Feeding in Public, Chain Gangs, US War on Drugs, Alternative Medicine, School Violence, Religious Right, Aliens and UFO's, Home Schooling, Rain Forests, Arab - Israeli Conflict

OISM also markets a home - schooling kit for «parents concerned about socialism in the public schools» and publishes books on how to survive nuclear war.

(2) There is a «science culture war» raging in almost every Red State legislature on the public school teaching of evolution and creationism.

Art Robinson is the founder of a group called the «Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine» (OISM), which markets, among other things, a home - schooling kit for «parents concerned about socialism in the public schools» and books on how to survive nuclear war.

«I join the opinion of the Court on the understanding that (a) it goes no further than hold that a public school may restrict speech that a reasonable observer would interpret as advocating illegal drug use and (b) it provides no support for any restriction of speech that can plausibly be interpreted as commenting on any political or social issue, including speech on issues such as «the wisdom of the war on drugs or of legalizing marijuana for medicinal use.»»

Justice Brownstone is well known in Canada for his public speaking, which includes almost every law school in the country, and his book on family law, Tug - of - War.

For while the large urban public defender and district attorneys offices have been a mainstay of employment for graduates of American law schools since the war on crime began in the late»60s, the long war may be winding down (at least in growth terms).

I am a former NYC public school teacher (4th grade) and now I am working on an annotated bibliography of books written for your readers set in World War II, which just keeps growing.

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