In the opening debate of a new series of
Education Matters Debates with Teach First Sir Michael Wilshaw HMCI, Matthew Taylor, Peter Hyman, Ndidi Okezie and Gillian Hargreaves ask: what will it take to ensure that every child, regardless of socio - economic background, is taught by a «good teacher»?
The RSA and Teach First present a series of
Education Matters Debates.
Not exact matches
«The Church is as keen as ever to encourage wide
debate and discussion on the issues which
matter - social justice, poverty,
education, peace.»
The question as to whether there is a qualitative difference in the
education being offered in church - sponsored colleges as over against state - supported institutions is a
matter that has to be
debated in the zero - based mission planning that Bishop Adams suggests.
But I do think that no
matter what side of the traditional
education debate you're on, we can envision that things can be different, that we can take different approaches and things can change.
Just as crucially as opening up a
debate on the role of the private sector in
education, the government must do a better job at getting a clear message across to the people who really
matter.
«But it has also led to standards being defined largely and relatively unquestioningly in terms of what is most marketable, even though what constitute standards and quality in
education ought to be a
matter for
debate.»
Jacobowitz, who wrote the resolution, said «this is not a
matter of politics or even a policy
debate; rather, this is a
matter of basic government function, an informed decision - making process for our communities, and the right of our children to a sound basic
education.»
It's partly because the topic is highly relevant to my forthcoming Letters to a Young
Education Reformer, partly because of the well - deserved attention to Don Hirsch's new book Why Knowledge
Matters, partly because expert predictions about everything from the consequences of Brexit to our current election have been so off, and partly because deference to (a vaguely conceived) «expertise» offers a fault line to so many of our current
debates.
Learning is a dynamic and complex process, and the issue of providing the best possible
education to young children has become a
matter of
debate as the student population has become more diverse in their needs.
A Festival like Oppi 2015 would have been a magnet for me, i.e. a chance to experience the world's greatest thinkers
debate why gender
matters, why the arts are so critical in
education today, why kids must have global skills to survive in today's world.
It's a compelling discussion that avoids two of the more frustrating positions in
debates about these issues: testing is all that
matters or there are not actually serious problems in American
education.
During the 2015 - 2016 California legislative session — the first full session since the historic Vergara v. California ruling — Students
Matter has engaged in a number of key
education policy
debates.
We hope that the
debate on public
education in Oakland will focus on what
matters most - finding solutions that provide better outcomes for kids.
As we prepare for our annual
debate on what the legislature should appropriate for
education, our message remains the same: How much money we spend on
education matters, but not nearly as much as how we spend it.
But no
matter what the outcome, this represents a very important step in the growing
debate over
education policy in California,» Dan Schnur, director of the USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times Poll, told reporters.
Tom Choularton: The science of climate change seems to be a
matter of better
education in science first rather than general
debate.
The science of climate change seems to be a
matter of better
education in science first rather than general
debate.
Democracy should be the fundamental principle that guides the provision and elaboration of ECEC services not only at the early childhood level by encouraging shared decision - making at local level, but also at community and political levels by making early
education a
matter of public
debate and collective responsibility.