Sentences with phrase «democratic education reformers»

Democratic education reformers should act accordingly and prepare to lose some «friends» in the process.

Democratic education reformers have become parrots of the Republican Party, which has provided parents with more mediocre picks.

Democratic education reformers should act accordingly and prepare to lose some «friends» in...

So while it's tempting to frame the fight in New York as a perilous fight between Democratic education reformers and «the de Blasio wing» of the party, public charter schools are just too local to drive a national political conversation — let alone a serious civil war within the Democratic party.

Whether it's Waiting for «Superman» and other recent films, Oprah, NBC's Education Nation, the L.A. Times's publication of individual teacher data (and signs that something similar will soon happen in New York), or the emergence of a cadre of bona fide Democratic education reformers, tremors can be felt.

Not exact matches

Along the way, reformers have casually abandoned more ambitious visions of democratic education, as well as the credo that every child deserves an opportunity to fulfill his potential.

Yet education reformers are doing their very best to counter this healthy democratic impulse — and they have largely succeeded.

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In addition, donors to the Democratic State Central Committee and political action committees supporting Malloy's re-election bid include the anti-teacher Democrats for Education Reform, one of the nation's leading corporate education reformers, billionaire Eli Broad, and Connecticut billionaire and education reform - funder, SteveEducation Reform, one of the nation's leading corporate education reformers, billionaire Eli Broad, and Connecticut billionaire and education reform - funder, Steveeducation reformers, billionaire Eli Broad, and Connecticut billionaire and education reform - funder, Steveeducation reform - funder, Steven Mandel.

The resulting language, which attacked charter schools and standardized testing, amounted to a repudiation of the Obama Administration's education policies and caused an uproar among Democratic reformers.

Thanks to Governor Malloy, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch, Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, and education reformer extraordinaire Paul Vallas, the Democratic establishment has presided over an ongoing effort to destroy Bridgeport's public educatioEducation, Stefan Pryor, and education reformer extraordinaire Paul Vallas, the Democratic establishment has presided over an ongoing effort to destroy Bridgeport's public educatioeducation reformer extraordinaire Paul Vallas, the Democratic establishment has presided over an ongoing effort to destroy Bridgeport's public educationeducation system.

The AFT clearly has its eyes on the 2016 presidential campaign, and more - importantly, on ending the sway school reformers currently have over education policy within the Democratic National Committee.

For years, the powers that oppose education reform and fiscal reform have painted reformers as either Republican fanatics, bent on dismantling government, or Democratic traitors, beholden to «Wall Street Hedge Funds.»

The rallying call for school choice created a kind of education party, which Democratic reformers are loyal to and in which DeVos has found refuge.

Reformers have been less concerned about school closures in communities of color; more willing «to destabilize the democratic institutions»; more concerned about cutting costs; more willing to subject poor children of color to unproven experiments; less concerned about ensuring the presence of experienced, well - qualified teachers and small classes; more willing to impose test - driven curricula; less concerned about kids pushed out of school; and more willing to privatize education.

The courting of noted Democratic reformers Michelle Rhee and Eva Moskowitz for the Education Secretary position was a political middle finger to Democrats.

In fact, those who have a more traditional view of education policy have repeatedly expressed their views publicly, and some have criticized our Democratic nominee because they feel she is too much of a reformer.

The result of the Torlaskon - Tuck contest is yet another sign that strongly Democratic constituencies are increasingly uncomfortable in supporting education reform, and reformers will have to rely more on Republicans to carry their water.

While Democratic Party centrists in Clinton's mold have been some of the most enthusiastic cheerleaders for charter schools, Clinton's comments come as many within the Democratic Party are pushing back against so - called education reformers who want to dismantle teacher protections and increase the number of charter schools.

Staff opinion columnist Gloria Romero is an education reformer and former Democratic state senator from L.A. Email: [email protected].

Thanks to the changes in Connecticut's campaign finance system that were initiated and signed into law by Governor Malloy, corporate education reformers Jonathan Sackler and Mary Corson each wrote $ 10,000 checks to Connecticut's Democratic Party this year.

But the «education reformers» were wall0pped yesterday as the voters of Bridgeport rejected their mayor and the City's incumbent democratic apparatus.

At this point, the only piece that is known is that Michelle Rhee, with the help of Connecticut education reformers got deeply involved in this week's Democratic primary.

There is a group of corporations, led by a group of «education reformers,» and backed by a group of Republican and Democratic politicians, all of whom are engaged in an effort to destroy public education, and hand the nation's education system over to corporations and consultants, who can make a huge amount of money.

That said, the fact that Connecticut's Democratic leadership, including Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Wyman, either supported or remained silent as Mayor Finch and the «education reformers» worked to remove the fundamental right of Bridgeport's citizens to choose members of their Board of Education is a sad and disgusting reminder that for some, principles and values are a thing of the past — fallen by the wayside — in the face of political exeducation reformers» worked to remove the fundamental right of Bridgeport's citizens to choose members of their Board of Education is a sad and disgusting reminder that for some, principles and values are a thing of the past — fallen by the wayside — in the face of political exEducation is a sad and disgusting reminder that for some, principles and values are a thing of the past — fallen by the wayside — in the face of political expediency.

Meanwhile, Michelle Rhee, the extremist education reformer, standardized test champion and alleged standardized test cheater, was at the Democratic National Convention to host a screening of a new, anti-teacher film, «Won't back down»

Mayor Bill Finch, «education reformers» and elite members of the corporate community are spending a record amount to try and convince Bridgeport voters that it is in their best interests to give up their democratic rights to select members of the Bridgeport Board of Eeducation reformers» and elite members of the corporate community are spending a record amount to try and convince Bridgeport voters that it is in their best interests to give up their democratic rights to select members of the Bridgeport Board of EducationEducation.

In Connecticut, Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and the «education reformers» have devoted themselves to ensuring that the children, parents, teachers and public schools of the Constitution State are saddled with an absurd and damaging teacher evaluation system that utilizes the Common Core SBAC testing scam results to evaluate teachers.

At the very school that serves as the symbol of the Vallas» «progress» and his approach to public education, the candidates opposed to Vallas and the corporate education reformers did THREE TIMES BETTER than those endorsed by the Democratic Party establishment and who are committed to individuals and an agenda that is undermining public education in Connecticut.