Sentences with phrase «ed school effort»

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There's a battle between Henry and the soon - to - be salutatorian (Adhir Kalyan), a bit about Henry's crush, Dr. Gordon's rampage, the school's assistant dean's (Colin Hanks) effort to get to the bottom of this crazy day and Psycho Ed coming back for his drugs.

This new project is part of a continuing effort of the Ed School to bridge the gap between practice and policy.

Unhappy with the low level and wide variation in state standards, the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, with the financial backing of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the political support of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), formed a consortium in 2009 that invited each state to join in an effort to set Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

To date, most ed - reform efforts have been aimed at mere structural change — expanding the reach of school choice and charter schools, improving teacher quality, or insisting on test - driven accountability.

He is currently leading the Ed School's efforts to develop a new education leadership degree program.

In June, Melody Musgrove, ED's director of the office of special education programs, sent a letter to the National Association of State Directors of Special Education declaring that a school district «is not obligated to expend at least the amount expended in the last fiscal year for which it met the maintenance - of - effort requirement.»

I told this story to a group of two dozen or so of my fellow ed reformers last week at an American Enterprise Institute convening on «race, social justice, and school reform» because I wanted to make two simple (some will say simplistic) points: our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day; and we don't all have the same ideas about what it means to serve the cause of social justice — or whether it is even appropriate to place social justice issues at the heart of our efforts to improve outcomes for kids.

Since leaving the Ed School, Thompson continues to dedicate her efforts to understanding how disabilities are integrated into the world.

«Under her guidance, the Ed School has progressed toward a core curriculum, reorganized its master's degree programs and its academic areas, redoubled its efforts to contribute to the improvement of K - 12 education, and worked to strengthen its relationships both with other Harvard schools and with the broader community of professional educators.

This gift is a significant contribution toward the Ed School's broader efforts to increase financial aid and fellowship opportunities for students.

Krajcovic, a teacher at the school for 14 years, says a lack of funding has hindered ed - tech efforts.

(Sec. 6006) ED shall report on efforts to address suicides among Indian students in elementary and secondary schools.

In 2006, Ed Next published a study by Marcus Winters and Jay Greene, «Getting Ahead by Staying Behind,» that reviewed the efforts of several states and school districts to end social promotion and analyzed the impact of Florida's policy of requiring low - performing students to repeat a grade.

«I am truly thankful for the time and effort each employee commits to the Ed School and its mission,» says Dean Kathleen McCartney.

Any legal challenge to these regulations faces an uphill battle, yet judicial efforts may be needed to prevent ED and DOJ from using the civil rights laws to federalize all issues of discipline in the nation's schools.

If a frustrated former U.S. Secretary of Education is bent on taking a hard look at the administration's effort to turn the Department of Ed into what he's repeatedly labeled «a national school board,» it could be a couple pretty long years for whoever is tasked with closing up shop at EEd into what he's repeatedly labeled «a national school board,» it could be a couple pretty long years for whoever is tasked with closing up shop at EDED.

According to Ravitch, writing in a recent New York Times op - ed essay, titled, of course, Waiting for a School Miracle, all these high - powered education reformers, from President Obama to Arne Duncan to Jeb Bush to Michael Bloomberg, are claiming «miracles» for their reform efforts; and Ravitch is there, a one - woman Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Devil's Advocate, to throw some almighty holy water on the hype fires.

Our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day.

There were plenty of responses to last week's pieces tearing apart Rick Hess» and Michael Petrilli's op - ed accusing fellow school reformers of race - baiting for raising concerns about efforts by congressional Republican powers John Kline and Lamar Alexander to eviscerate the No Child Left Behind Act's accountability provisions.

«We are pleased NSBA supports NCSBA's effort to ensure students receive a sound education in our public schools,» said NCSBA Executive Director Dr. Ed Dunlap.

It is beyond reprehensible that the ed schools make little effort to truly educate future teachers.

Ed Week takes a look at Utah's efforts in middle school math with special education students.

In an op - ed for EdSource, Chris Steinhauser, Superintendent of the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), makes a case for why CORE Districts should serve as a research pilot for the state's efforts in adopting a multiple - measure accountability system.

Given the collapse of the Campaign for High School Equity (which once served as the convening body for civil rights - based reformers) and the efforts by the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers to co-opt such groups by peddling a version of accountability that lets states, school operators, and adults off the hook for failure, Ed Trust deserves praise for rallying so many civil rights players to stand up for our most - vulnerable chiSchool Equity (which once served as the convening body for civil rights - based reformers) and the efforts by the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers to co-opt such groups by peddling a version of accountability that lets states, school operators, and adults off the hook for failure, Ed Trust deserves praise for rallying so many civil rights players to stand up for our most - vulnerable chischool operators, and adults off the hook for failure, Ed Trust deserves praise for rallying so many civil rights players to stand up for our most - vulnerable children.

SIG Effort Posts Promising Early Results One - year improvements seen in many schools, Ed.

In September 2016, ED announced that a coalition of organizations is spearheading efforts to match students impacted by school closures with experienced financial aid and academic advisors across the country to help navigate the options available.

Posted from The American Spectator By Paul Chesser — A few weeks back (and in subsequent op - eds) I introduced the latest student indoctrination effort to fight global warming, via the Alliance for Climate Education, which seeks invitations from high schools to deliver assembly presentations during class time.

Their efforts have culminated in the establishment of PESA (Positive Education Schools Association) whose mission it is to disseminate Positive Psychology and Pos - Ed resources to everyone.