A
"reformer" is someone who is working to change something for the better. They want to improve or fix a system, practice, or belief that they think is not working well or is unfair or harmful.
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I don't think it's because there are many
education reformers who reject the science here (unlike many in teacher preparation).
And unfortunately for
school reformers in those states, not even federal money is enough to gain traction.
He describes the work of school
reformers who wish to use business solutions or technology to fix the problems of education as missing the point.
Using data to understand and improve education has been at the top of the to - do list for most education
reformers in recent years.
Yes, there are some poor ones, but not nearly as many
as reformers want us to believe.
He focuses on outcomes anticipated
by reformers in areas such as increased innovation and higher levels of achievement, exploring the frequent disconnect between research findings and policy advocacy.
It has dipped lately, but that is as likely connected to the disruptive impacts of Common Core and associated testing as it is connected to parents agreeing
with reformers.
Many reformers believe that the quality of education improves when schools compete against one another.
We've been offering much strategic advice to ed
reformers on this blog lately.
It's about time American politicians and education
reformers did the same.
The so - called
reformers like to throw the term around, but has it helped?
Though many
social reformers of the last century have recognized the double character of this crisis, few of them have really faced the problem in both of its aspects.
But they deserve an honest debate
from reformers who want to fix our problems, and not just chase headlines.
Successful school
food reformers, even if they are working with more money than most, still have much to teach us.
It seems no matter the topic of education policy, the so -
called reformers claim that charter schools are the only answer.
Lots of
ed reformers, especially those on the political left, still oppose publicly funded voucher programs that would enable disadvantaged kids to go to private schools.
There are also growing disputes
among reformers over the role of for - profit companies, and what type of regulation and accountability a choice - based system really needs.
If
reformers want the data that testing provides, they may simply have to abandon attempts to tie test scores to individual teachers.
After their arrests a year ago,
reformers said changes needed to be made to oversight of economic development spending.
The recent emergence of home education is linked to the influence of
educational reformers who published in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
Even
when reformers try to turn prisons into disciplinary institutions, they remain extremely punitive.
Nothing can prevent opponents from using the resources they have, but
reformers needn't admit defeat as soon as the other side gains new assets.
There are some people placed as party chairman to be
great reformers of the party.
In accordance with the bogus theory of «value added» education, the corporate
reformers claim that «low - performing schools» are a consequence of bad or ineffective teaching.
Is it any wonder that hedge fund operators and the self - appointed
reformers see charter schools and outfits like K - 12 as income generators?
But
while reformers want to make it easy to fire bad teachers, being able to attract and retain the best teachers is a much bigger problem.
Instead of paying for the trip out of his pocket, the governor was substituting his campaign funds,
which reformers believe should be a no - no.
Education
reformers insist they help to identify and remove ineffective teachers, while offering more feedback for teachers to improve their practice.
The current crop of corporate
reformers get very upset by any mention of the Finnish model.
The tradition of MPs taking on extra work, often for much higher salaries than their parliamentary income, has long been criticised by
political reformers.
In this new environment, education
reformers support testing, accountability, and choice.
Yet, unless high school
reformers take on a more ambitious and meaningful agenda, they risk missing their mark.
But it might make it harder for the group, and other
government reformers, to band together with smaller interest groups to try to change government and clean up corruption.
But liberal
reformers also differ from conservatives in important ways.
But these reforms will contribute little to affirming the new leadership's credibility as
radical reformers.
Liberal reformers are basically concerned to achieve greater democratic participation and access of all persons to the existing system.
That book's impressive lists of church contributions were seized upon by faith -
based reformers to show how much weight the religious sector could carry.
It's best to think of
Democratic reformers and the teacher unions as caught in a passive - aggressive marriage.