Not exact matches
Inspired by the book Different by Harvard Business
School professor Youngme Moon, I learned our brains don't
work well with «
Choice A or nothing,» scenarios.
It should be an individual
choice taken on personal time to
do these things whether it's at
work or
school.
«He has been called to Washington to be a very important voice for what goes on in classrooms across this country, and therefore, even though it was not our first
choice for John to leave, a, on such short notice or, b, in the middle of the
school year, we are deeply gratified that the president and secretary... think so highly of the
work that John has
done with the board,» she said.
And while Carvalho was de Blasio's first
choice for the job, the mayor insisted that there are great educators in the city's
schools who will «
do great
work,» while the city continues its search for a new chancellor.
The researchers also compared sugary ready - to - eat cereal to oatmeal and found oatmeal's nutritional advantage (more nourishing whole food meal) made it a better
choice at improving brain power and encouraging better test scores.1 Additional stats show higher test grades and better
school attendance in breakfast eaters than in non-breakfast eaters too.2 Bottom line: to excel in whatever we
do, whether it be
school,
work, play or relationships, we need breakfast to be at the top of our mental game.
Meanwhile, Jabbar's finding that most
schools compete in less - than - impressive ways rings true, but that is largely a product of the incoherent incentives in K - 12
choice settings (see here for an extended discussion) rather than evidence that «competition doesn't
work» — which seems to be the take of some observers and outlets.
We should graduate kids with skills to make the
choices about what they want to
do, whether they want to go to college, vocational
school, the military, or
work.
Leveraging the ubiquity of the Internet, course
choice policy gives many students a selection of electives, language courses, and AP courses that their
schools do not have the capacity to provide or may not provide at times that
work with the rest of a students» schedule.
While it didn't ultimately become law, it's stoked the conversation about educational
choice in the state and how we can empower families to find
schooling options that
work for their kids.
School choice and supplemental educational services were not high on the political priority list under the first Bush administration, but it
does not follow that these two vital provisions for parents can not be made to
work.
Political scientist William Howell and his colleagues
did the
work on
school -
choice programs in Washington, D.C.; New York City; and Dayton, Ohio.
Given the widespread existence of
choice and competition in K - 12 education, it is demonstrably wrong to suppose, as Forum contributor Frederick M. Hess
does («The
Work Ahead «-RRB-, that «Efforts to cultivate competition may thus foster a culture of
schooling that is alien to our educational heritage and may create an incentive structure that distorts educational priorities.»
As a business we are very passionate about supporting the local community and if we give an opportunity to just one student or even guide them to make a more decisive career
choice then the
work that we
do with the
school has served a purpose.
Instead of promoting
choice and letting the chips fall where they may, thoughtful leaders in cities across the country know that governments and their partners and
choice advocates have important, challenging
work to
do if they want
school choice to truly benefit families in the real world.
On that count, last spring, I agreed to tackle the question of «
does school choice «
work»?»
We've seen how that
works (or doesn't) in the context of accountability; why
do we think it will
work better in the context of
school choice?
This begs the question:
Do parents actually want
school systems
working hard to shape their children's career
choices, so that
school officials find it easier to hire employees?
Choice does not preclude
working for fundamental change in public
school systems, nor
does it necessarily equate with an unlimited endorsement of «privatization,» as opponents frequently charge.
But
choice unleashes new forces that
work from the bottom up to redistribute power, to give
schools and teachers strong incentives to perform, and to hold them accountable - through consequences that are automatically invoked (the loss of kids and resources)- if they don't
do a good job.
We
do have female astronauts and prime ministers,
school girls are welcomed into university, women can
work and have a family, women have real
choices.
Although I
do not believe that simple accountability will
work without greater
school choice, I also
do not think that we will easily arrive at much greater
choice without strong accountability.
Last week, several news outlets circulated a report by the U.S. Department of Education's research division that found negative results for students who participated in the District of Columbia's Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only private
school choice program for low - income children in Washington, D.C. Predictably, opponents of
school choice descended on the report to tout it as evidence that
school choice does not
work.
What
does it take for
school choice to «
work»?
Choice works even though voucher winners (in trade
schools)
do worse that voucher losers (stuck in college - prep
schools).
To the extent that
school choice increases rather than reduces
school segregation, there is
work to be
done.
Recent columns in the news media, including ones in The New York Times and Los Angeles Times, are using self - selected data points to suggest that private
school choice programs
do not
work for children.
It's simply unreasonable to point to them as evidence that
school choice doesn't
work when, in fact, a much larger body of other evidence suggests that it
works in many other places.
Clearly, there is excellent
work being
done by some
schools of
choice.
What teachers need to know is that
school choice does not threaten the teaching profession but improves it — creating more professional environments in which to
work, flexible schedules, or opportunities to teach in a less bureaucratic setting such as a charter
school.
Rather, the information will be used to more precisely communicate the
work of
schools and to allow district and
school leaders to better allocate energy and resources toward improvement, support teachers to advocate for the
working conditions and resources they need to
do their
work well, and empower parents to make informed
choices when selecting
schools for their children.
I want to continue to
do this
work by founding my own
school where we will provide children of all backgrounds with the opportunity to one day graduate from the college of their
choice.»
Before
working with DCSRN, though, she
did not know there was a public
school choice application process or how to navigate the process.
... it is nice to see GothamSchools» Geoff Decker
do stellar
work in breaking news yesterday on this contradiction between Haimson's public criticism of expanding
school choice and her very private decision to embrace it.
Because of her advocacy for
school choice, her presence alongside Trump (as well as Bannon and Sessions) makes it even harder for Black, Latino, and Asian reformers who champion
choice to continue
doing so without risk of damaging their
work with the men, women, and children who look like them.
Results from the
School Improvement Grants have shored up previous research showing that pouring money into dysfunctional schools and systems does not work, Smarick said: «I can imagine Betsy DeVos and Donald Trump saying this is exactly why kids need school choice.&
School Improvement Grants have shored up previous research showing that pouring money into dysfunctional
schools and systems
does not
work, Smarick said: «I can imagine Betsy DeVos and Donald Trump saying this is exactly why kids need
school choice.&
school choice.»
Back in July 2002, during a slow news period, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), a
school employee labor union, issued a widely cited report «showing» that charter
schools — autonomous public
schools of
choice —
do not
work as well as the traditional district public
schools.
Mrs. DeVos» nomination
does not signal an «anti-public
school» agenda, but rather, follows the great
work of both of President - elect Trump's immediate predecessors, President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, in committing to quality
school choices for every American child.
While education policies are generally left to the state's there is
work the president can
do in promoting and encouraging the advancement of
school choice throughout the country.
We heard from Lt. Governor Tate Reeves, who applauded the progress Mississippi has made, but said there is «significantly more
work to
do» to ensure every child has
school choice.
Bluum's CEO Terry Ryan shared many of the exciting
work being
done in legacy
school districts in our state to inspire and embrace innovation and expand
choice in his January 21 post.
Working and living in this space where so many of us are advocates for
school choice, we often view what we
do from the inside out.
One thing seems certain, a month into DeVos» tenure: Any changes her administration
does make to limit the
work of the Office of Civil Rights or expand federal
school choice programs will be closely followed and scrutinized by her allies and her detractors.
Does the competition created by
school choice really lead to better
schools, better learning, more rounded students and a better prepared
work force?
Opponents of
school choice make wild and unsubstantiated claims that private
choice doesn't
work.
With stakes that high, it's important that
schools have clear goals to
work toward — and right now they don't, said Sarah Lenhoff, a Wayne State University education professor who specializes in
school improvement and
choice.
There are still those trying to erect roadblocks and overall,
school choice work certainly is not
done.
A new, large - scale federal initiative could constrain the prospects for widespread, long - term educational improvements, ultimately harming the good
school -
choice work being
done in the states.
So, what should secondary
schools be
doing to help students explore career
choices and connect
school subjects to real - world
work?
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Do school choice programs
work?
In that same hearing, DeVos avoided a question about a religious
school in Indiana that gets voucher funds but will not admit children of same sex couples, saying only «The bottom line is we believe that parents are the best equipped to make
choices for their children's
schooling and education decisions... Too many children today are trapped in
schools that don't
work for them.