Sentences with phrase «while improving public education»

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HUMAN Everywhere's mission is to leverage the power of social entrepreneurship to improve the nation's collective health by increasing access to nutrition education and healthful foods while advocating for public policy that contributes to these goals.

On education, only 19 percent of respondents said the state's new Common Core educational standards have improved public schooling while 40 percent say they have worsened public education.

«While this has been an emotional debate with marked differences in public policy, there is no doubt that Commissioner King remains a public servant devoted to improving the education and welfare of New York's kids.

We provide in - person and web - based education and resources for teachers, students, and the general public — all designed to improve science teaching and learning, while promoting science skills and literacy, and general understanding of clinical and basic biomedical research.

While these results support the contention that vouchers would improve the quality of education for the entire education system, it remains to be seen whether even the prospect of competition can provoke a public school response.

According to surveys conducted by the Attleboro Public Schools, retention rates — holding students back — in grades 2 - 8 decreased by more than 43 percent, special education referrals dropped by more than 55 percent, and discipline and suspensions — especially in the middle schools — declined significantly, while attendance rates improved for both students and teachers.

The 1909 law, which is still in place, was intended to improve education by providing increased state involvement in public schools while still permitting considerable local control and accountability.

IMPACT, the controversial teacher - evaluation system recently introduced in the District of Columbia Public Schools, appears to have caused hundreds of teachers in the district to improve their performance markedly while also encouraging some low - performing teachers to voluntarily leave the district's classrooms, according to a new study from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education and the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

In her role as chief academic officer for Boston Public Schools, she is committed to eliminating racial achievement disparities while improving student learning results so that students of all races and cultures receive an equitable and excellent education that enables them to thrive and experience success in college, career and life.

programs aim to address the barriers, while offering a quality experience for very busy people to greatly improve public education in their states and districts.»

Dismantling our nation's public education system while investing in unproven schemes to incentivize private school vouchers that have no evidence of improving student achievement could have devastating consequences for students that could take decades to fix.

«While there will always be room for improvement when it comes to educating our students, these NAEP scores are further validation that Arizona charter schools are raising the bar and improving public education statewide,» said Sigmund.

«While the intentions may have been good, a decade of top - down, test - based schooling created by No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top — focused on hyper - testing students, sanctioning teachers and closing schools — has failed to improve the quality of American public education,» said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

Standardized test scores released by the Louisiana Department of Education show scholarship students» scores have improved by 13 percentage points between 2010 and 2014, while public school students» scores remained flat.

The Council largely endorsed the work of the Committee on Education that increased per student funding, invested in early childhood learning, and improved the resources of our public libraries, while also accelerating modernizations for many schools to provide a better learning environment.

This draft is a detailed plan to develop school leadership aimed at strengthening and improving the public education system while addressing one root of the existing problem of unequal access to quality education — state and local leadership «capacity.»

While research has demonstrated the economic and social benefits of high - quality preschool — improved kindergarten readiness, reduced special education and grade retention — salaries for pre-K teachers on average continue to lag behind the average salary for public elementary school teachers.

Statewide standardized test scores released by the Louisiana Department of Education show scholarship students» scores have improved by 13 percentage points between 2010 and 2014, while public school students» scores remained flat.

An important education act passed while Bush was president was the «No Child Left Behind Act» meant to improve public schools.

While this brief focuses on Act 10's impact on Wisconsin teachers based on the data available, the same forces driving changes in the teaching workforce can also affect the broader public sector.3 Proponents of Act 10 insisted that reducing collective bargaining rights for teachers would improve education by eliminating job protections such as tenure and seniority - based salary increases.

«Since Mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011, Chicago has ordered the closings of dozens of neighborhood public schools while approving a new wave of publicly financed, privately operated charter schools, in a much - touted effort to improve education.

When the data is analyzed, the Vallas Turnaround Model is not a tribute to improving public education, but a lesson in privatization by replacing failing public schools with failing charter schools and creating a two - tiered education system where certain students get access to higher performing institutions, while leaving all the other students behind.

While I regret the incident at our TEACH Conference, in an ironic way, it has given me and the AFT the opportunity to promote our belief in working in partnership with anyone who wants to help improve public education.

Jon Vaupel has worked to improve outcome and opportunities for children while working for the Children's Defense Fund, Senator Biden, the US Department of Education, DC Public Schools, and Baltimore City Public Schools (as a kindergarten teacher).

This money is used to improve education and public services while reducing taxes.

High Court judge Mr Justice Knowles says lawyers can do more to «get behind» public legal education and improve understanding of the rule of law, while Mishcon de Reya's James Libson argues that London's biggest commercial law firms could offer more support to other parts of the profession, such as the legal aid practices defending the public on the front lines of society.

Observed strict confidentiality and safeguarded all patient - related information.Developed and managed budget and revenue expectations while actively seeking ways to eliminate or reduce expenses.Organized and led weekly personnel meetings with team members.Established and maintained positive relationships with government regulators, residents, families, other area health care providers, physicians and community at large.Minimized staff turnover through appropriate selection, orientation, training, staff education and development.Diligently monitored the QA (Quality Assurance) program to improve performance and maintain high standards of care.Regularly evaluated employee performance, provided feedback and assisted, coached and disciplined staff as needed.Jumped in to fill gaps for on call rotation when necessary.Provided thorough supervision for day - to - day operations of facility in accordance with set policies and guidelines.Actively maintained up - to - date knowledge of applicable state and Federal laws and regulations.Ensured the accuracy of public information and materials.Cooperated with other health related agencies and organizations in community activities.Served as liaison between management, clinical staff and the community.Administered, directed and coordinated the activities of the agency.Created annual goals, objectives and budget and made recommendations to reduce costs.Evaluated patient care procedural changes for effectiveness.

Other services, such as mediation, co-parenting education, and batterer intervention programs have also shown promise in improving outcomes for these families.13 Though the dynamics of relationship violence are complex and, collectively, seem unlikely to yield to any single intervention, a serviceable mix of public and community - based efforts may help stem the prevalence of violence in women's lives while offering refuge to those most at - risk.

While this brokerage model prevails in Canadian Real Estate, I fear that education, regulation or whatever will fail to substantially improve professionalism and therefore — public perception.