Sentences with phrase «reform practices»

This collection of research studies from across the nation offers a compelling backdrop to current school reform practices.

The report notes the most significant reform practice was the 1999 extension of comprehensive education by one year.

Vesilind and Jones (1998), in a study of changes in science teachers» practice in a school reform initiative, found that teacher leaders and their principals held different goals for classroom instruction and that this contributed to inconsistent implementation of reform practices in classrooms.

A series of proposals for reforming the practice of leadership and for strengthening schools of education that prepare future leaders

The study found that A + places high on Shields and Knapp's scale of six national dimensions of effective reform practice.

According to their 990 tax forms, these philanthropists spent over $ 500 million in 2009 on the promotion of education reform practices in school districts nationwide.

This paper identifies policy incoherence, selective reform practices, and limitations in local experiments as the three major issues that could potentially impede Beijing's reform agenda.

Thus there is no guarantee of finding completely just forms of worship; we can simply hope that reformed practices bring about more justice than those they replace.

In its report, the 2006 Commission called lulus «ripe for reform,» and recommended that either a future Charter Revision Commission or the Council should consider reforming the practice of awarding extra stipends to Council members.

And we have helped reform both practice and policy.»

Instead, they modify and disseminate existing reform practices to a greater degree than other public schools.

Mayes and de Freitas (2004) state that the use of technology can be used to achieve better learning outcomes, more effective assessments or a more cost effective way of bringing learning environments to students; and that reforming practice requires transformation of the understanding of the principles.

The states selected for grants must have ambitious plans in the four core reform areas listed in the description of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund and are intended to serve as models of the best reform practices and ideas for other states.

This is particularly important when reform practices runs counter to what the literature on change recommends — that is, engaging the recipients as main contributors to the process.

This report found that the A + program places high on Shields and Knapp's scale of six national dimensions of effective reform practice.

The author situates student voice as a key component among current education reform practices and literature.

The origins of Reach are rooted in the school reform practices and leadership coaching of On The Move (OTM), which began in 2004.

With this new partnership, OFA and NDRC will join forces to reform the practice of allowing politicians to redraw our congressional and state legislative districts in ways that cater to political extremes and leave too many voters feeling as if they don't have a voice.

It's time American policymakers started a discussion on taxing meat too, because rather than reform its practices or scale back production, the meat industry has fought tooth and nail to fend off environmental regulation and commonsense nutritional standards, leaving citizens to deal with its mess.

Lockette said Morgan Stanley has «no intent to abide by the spirit» of its 2007 agreement to pay $ 16 million and reform its practices, to settle class - action claims it steered business to white male brokers at the expense of black and Hispanic brokers.

Why don't you work to get hospitals to reform their practices and facilities to make them more mother and baby - friendly?

A bill, the Humane Alternatives to Long Term (HALT) Solitary Confinement Act, proposed to reform the practice was stalled during the 2015 - 2016 legislative session, advocates said.

Pate, along with a dozen other advocates rallied and had people sign petitions Tuesday in Marcus Garvey Park to raise awareness about solitary confinement and called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reform the practice in the state.

«The City Council looks forward to partnering with incoming Commissioner O'Neill as we work to improve police - community relations, reform practices and strive to create a more fair and just city,» she added.

Furthermore, even when Defendants were made aware of these problems, they failed to reform their practices or to disclose material information to investors.

More than 200 women in the national security sector penned an open letter on sexual harassment, calling on the industry to reform practices to decrease sexual misconduct.

Long - Bailey, who is seen as loyal to the leadership and is highly regarded by Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, said Uber should reform their practices.

Cuomo's push to reform practices in the legislature comes at a time when his nearly $ 1 million book deal is coming under closer scrutiny.

Cuomo's push to reform practices in the legislature comes at a time when his nearly $ 1 million dollar book deal is coming under closer scrutiny.

Bring some greater awareness and competency to that idea, reforming your practice in pigeon pose and beyond.

It was just over a decade ago that the teaching staff at Emmanuel College set on a path to reform their practice of assessing student learning.

Kerri Briggs, my former USED colleague and head of the center's ed - reform practice, wrote about these issues yesterday.

Fulfilling the latter condition means that states that do not allow charter schools, or that arbitrarily cap their growth, or that turn their authorization over to the very school districts with which charters compete should reform their practices.

A recent report, Opening up Opportunities: Education Reforms in Poland by Maciej Jakubowski of the Evidence Institute, University of Warsaw, illustrates why Poland has one of the best education systems in Europe and why their reform practices are working.

With models such as Loucks - Horsley et al., (2003) and Bell and Gilbert's (2004), which focus on collaboration among teachers, effective professional development programs can be designed for science teachers to reform their practices.

This continuous support from the school community allowed these teachers to reform their practices.

The policy paper reports that A + places high on Shields and Knapp's scale of six national dimensions of effective reform practice: 1.

We have learned in our work with the Mills Teacher Scholars that turning to teachers as a place to start brings about authentic engagement in reforming practice.

Implemented in May 2009, this is a consumer financial protective measure requiring issuers to give consumers more information about their accounts and limited / reformed some practices that the Government deemed questionable.

The negative reputation of the past forced the industry to reform its practices.

MSPCC targets its children's mental health public policy goals to support proven efforts, improving capacity for early identification and treatment, and reforming practices that inhibit school success.