Sentences with phrase «as education reform continues»

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That Msgr. Shea and his colleagues in Bismarck have welcomed him to the University of Mary, giving him a platform from which to extend his work into the Latino worlds of U.S. Catholicism while continuing to be the go - to consultant for Catholic Studies programs across the country, testifies to that young school's bright future as one of the leaders of Catholic higher education reform.

Mr Kennedy, who has made it clear he would continue to work with the government on constitutional reform, left the door open to further links «if the prime minister made a proposal» in areas such as health or education.

The implication was that Success can change New York City schools and influence education reform nationwide, as long as she continues to run it.

«While no longer a candidate, I will continue to passionately and relentlessly pursue a reform education agenda as an education activist, a columnist and blogger, and as the co-owner of the influential political news organization,» Allon said in a statement.

His team is also expected to continue focusing heavily on test scores as a performance measure, one of the more controversial aspects of his education reforms.

Child marriage and early pregnancy continue to hinder girls» progress in education as does the need for teacher training in gender sensitive approaches and curriculum reform.

I very much look forward to continuing to learn about Singapore's remarkable achievements in education reform, and to a rich dialogue with leaders of thought and practice, as well as students, in that beautiful country».

Following recent demand - driven reforms, some universities are admitting larger numbers of teacher education students with increasingly low Year 12 performances — a trend that may continue as the number of teachers required to staff our schools grows over the next decade.

Smith continued to focus on education reform, particularly standards - based, as director of the education program for the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

On her side of the Atlantic, this three - decade reform enterprise really did start with Margaret Thatcher, and I doubt it would have continued through changes of party, prime minister, and education ministers had the movement not been fundamentally right - headed, as she was on pretty nearly everything she touched.

The annual report offered a way for policymakers to track central tenets of standards - based reform, a movement continuing to come into its own as a major force in K - 12 education.

But as DeVos continues to reform the Department of Education, she should maintain the CRDC.

A week catching up on education challenges and reforms in England made clear that the U.S. and its «mother country» continue to track — and copy and study and refine — each other's programs and policies, much as they have done at least since Margaret Thatcher's and Ronald Reagan's education teams realized how much they had in common.

If districts continue to make use of the opportunities Act 10 offers to operate more efficiently, it could spark Wisconsin's return as a national leader in education reform.

The ensuing waves of K - 12 improvement measures known simply as «the reform movement» helped establish, in turn, Education Week's role as the most trusted source of news and analysis on one of the biggest continuing stories in American society.

«The leadership of the Mayor in putting education as a top priority and of the School Committee in continuing to help guide the education reform agenda in Boston are both major factors in the improvements we've seen in schools that allowed us to be selected for this award.

It was a friendly audience attending the seventh National Summit on Education Reform sponsored by Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education, a nonprofit he has used to continue pushing the policies he championed as governor.

The large body of positive findings should continue to give us confidence in the market approach to education reform, but the latest NBER study should serve as a sobering reminder of the limits of our ability to engineer outcomes from above.

As a result of their ill - conceived policies billions of dollars in public taxpayer funds at the federal level and tens of millions of dollars here in Connecticut are being shifted away from classroom instruction so that corporate education reform companies can continue to make even more money.

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As the education world continues to reverberate from the Vegera vs. California teacher tenure ruling, Eric Westervelt at NPR reports that some teachers in California are recognizing that tenure needs to be reformed, but they want to fix it, not nix it.

«As the country continues to struggle with education reform, it seems obvious that education schools need to change, so that prospective teachers walk into their first classroom knowing how to teach.

As Partners continues to fill a unique space in the education reform community, we also seek to connect with others who are making their own contributions.

The study — being billed as the first scientific study in the U.S. of teacher performance pay — is only the latest blow to merit pay, which the Obama administration continues to advocate as part of its education reform strategy.

Legislators across the state have heard from, and will continue to hear loudly from, educators about what is referred to as education reforms.

These results show that several thousands of New Orleans» children have brighter futures because of current reforms, and these efforts — and the progress they promise — must continue to anchor education policy as we transition toward unification.

As debate continues over an education reform model for Nashville's public schools, two local groups have teamed up to offer an event that will highlight the reform experience of the Recovery School District in New Orleans.

Greg Thompson continues his committment to public schools in his current role as program officer with The Pyramid Peak Foundation, a Memphis - based foundation focused on education reform.

Keynote speaker Peter Cunningham — former advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan — talked about demystifying education reform and the need to continue focusing on educator effectiveness as an important lever oEducation Arne Duncan — talked about demystifying education reform and the need to continue focusing on educator effectiveness as an important lever oeducation reform and the need to continue focusing on educator effectiveness as an important lever of change.

Unfortunately, as Ravitch being the highlight portends, another perspective is almost wholly absent from the discussion: that accountability exercised by parents through universal school choice, not continued top - down accountability from states or Washington, is the key to truly effective education reform.

While DCFT struggles to find continued relevance as a privileged middleman between teachers and district leaders, the Board of Education now looks to shake off the AFT - organized backlash and focus ahead on reforms that raise the bar of excellence for students, and improve communication with parents.

Congressman Bishop spent his career as a public school teacher in Box Elder County and Senator Stephenson led the effort to pass Utah's initial charter school legislation and continues to play a key role in Utah's education reform movement.

Even the AFT and CEA have admitted that Governor Malloy's 2012 Corporate Education Reform Industry Initiative sought to eliminate tenure for all public school teachers in Connecticut and replace it with a system of short - term contracts in which continued employment as a teacher would depend, in part, on the test scores teachers» students got on the unfair and inappropriate Common Core Standardized Tests.

As an overhaul of No Child Left Behind (NCLB)-- the sweeping federal education law that sets most national school policy — continues to lag in Congress, Duncan is beginning to get answers about the viability of his plan to relieve states of the law's requirements in exchange for implementing some of his choice reforms.

Within Black America, there is a lot of disagreement between old - school civil rights players — who continue to see integration, busing and equity lawsuits as the cure for achievement gaps between blacks and whites — and the younger generation of African - Americans, who understand that more - systemic reforms (including breaking ranks with the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers) is critical to black economic and social advancement.

At the same time, local school boards are simply unwilling to exert their authority and ask the important questions while complying with directives of the State Department of Education while CABE, CAPSS, CAS, CBIA, CCER, and ConnCAN — working in collusion as Big Six Partners follow a roadmap designed by The Common Core Funder's Working Group in the Fall 2012 — continue to work behind scenes and in the media to lobby for «corporate education reform» with its top - down imposed Common Core State Standards and their unproven destructive test pEducation while CABE, CAPSS, CAS, CBIA, CCER, and ConnCAN — working in collusion as Big Six Partners follow a roadmap designed by The Common Core Funder's Working Group in the Fall 2012 — continue to work behind scenes and in the media to lobby for «corporate education reform» with its top - down imposed Common Core State Standards and their unproven destructive test peducation reform» with its top - down imposed Common Core State Standards and their unproven destructive test protocols.

Meanwhile, as Achievement First, Inc. continues to claim that they need the scarce funds from New Haven in order to help the City, the company stays mum on its multiple relationships with the billions of dollars associated with the corporate education reform industry.

Josh Thompson's time as a member of Bill Finch's Brain Trust highlight the recent challenges that have been dragging down Connecticut's charter school industry and their corporate education reform allies who continue to undermine public education in Connecticut.

As the fight continues to reform education to improve outcomes for all students, there are two things we all agree on: the importance of helping struggling students succeed and making sure that high - performing students remain challenged.

As the Charter School Industry and their corporate education reform allies continue their unprecedented attack on public schools and public school teachers, it is important to remember why so many great teachers work so hard to support, guide and educate their students.

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With every passing day we continue to learn that the Common Core SBAC testing scheme is nothing short of a scam with our state's children being used as little more than «profit centers» for the corporate education reform industry.

Some see the refusal to participate in SBAC testing as an act of courage and conviction; they see it as willful push - back against flawed education reform policies that since the passage of NCLB have failed to improve education in America's public schools and yet continue to be promoted by special interests who seek to profit at student, parent, and taxpayer expense.

With Election Day less than nine weeks away, Connecticut teachers, parents and public school advocates continue to wait for an indication as to whether any of the candidates for governor will truly stand up against the tide of the corporate education reform industry, including their absurd, unfair and expensive Common Core testing scheme.

It will be interesting to observe this CMO as it continues to grow, especially in terms of the voice it assumes in public education reform and not only college - access, but college success for KIPP graduates.

As part of the federal welfare reform of 1996, Congress recognized the need to promote responsible fatherhood as a way to support child wellbeing.2 During the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000), Congress provided funding to the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, the military, corrections departments, and community organizations to create fatherhood programs.3 Concurrently, Congress also provided funding to evaluate the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization's fatherhood program, signaling the federal government's commitment to researching and assessing the impact of responsible fatherhood programs.4 Although Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama included funding for responsible fatherhood programs in each of their budgets, it was not until the 109th Congress of 2005 - 2006 that the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood (HMPRF) grants program was created and funded under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 beginning in FY2006 and continuing through FY2010.5 The program was subsequently reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.6 The HMPRF programs support healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities, and are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families» (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA).7 The HMPRF programs have continued to receive funds through FY2016.8 Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education grantees, the New Pathways for Fathers and Families grantees, and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) grantees are currently funded from FY2015 through FY2020As part of the federal welfare reform of 1996, Congress recognized the need to promote responsible fatherhood as a way to support child wellbeing.2 During the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000), Congress provided funding to the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, the military, corrections departments, and community organizations to create fatherhood programs.3 Concurrently, Congress also provided funding to evaluate the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization's fatherhood program, signaling the federal government's commitment to researching and assessing the impact of responsible fatherhood programs.4 Although Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama included funding for responsible fatherhood programs in each of their budgets, it was not until the 109th Congress of 2005 - 2006 that the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood (HMPRF) grants program was created and funded under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 beginning in FY2006 and continuing through FY2010.5 The program was subsequently reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.6 The HMPRF programs support healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities, and are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families» (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA).7 The HMPRF programs have continued to receive funds through FY2016.8 Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education grantees, the New Pathways for Fathers and Families grantees, and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) grantees are currently funded from FY2015 through FY2020as a way to support child wellbeing.2 During the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000), Congress provided funding to the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, the military, corrections departments, and community organizations to create fatherhood programs.3 Concurrently, Congress also provided funding to evaluate the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization's fatherhood program, signaling the federal government's commitment to researching and assessing the impact of responsible fatherhood programs.4 Although Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama included funding for responsible fatherhood programs in each of their budgets, it was not until the 109th Congress of 2005 - 2006 that the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood (HMPRF) grants program was created and funded under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 beginning in FY2006 and continuing through FY2010.5 The program was subsequently reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.6 The HMPRF programs support healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities, and are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families» (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA).7 The HMPRF programs have continued to receive funds through FY2016.8 Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education grantees, the New Pathways for Fathers and Families grantees, and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) grantees are currently funded from FY2015 through FY2020.9