Sentences with phrase «education policy analysis from»

She earned her Ph. D. in Education Policy Analysis from Stanford University.

Sara holds an M.P.A. in Education Policy Analysis from NYU Wagner, an M.A. in Teaching Elementary Education from Relay GSE, and a B.A. in International Relations from NYU.

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Nonetheless, given the remarkable increase in the participation of young people in higher education that has taken place over the last 20 years, the brief analysis presented here reveals little evidence that the much vaunted policy ambition - to provide better access to higher education to those from less privileged backgrounds - has been successful.»

Their analysis suggests that «from the perspective of US science education and innovation policy, visa restrictions for foreign students should not be applied uniformly or on the basis of financial means; they ought to account for student - quality differences.»

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Dust - up Over ARSI: Stephen A. Henderson was so angry about the article on his program that appeared in the Feb. 21 issue of Education Policy Analysis Archives, he called up the editor of the electronic journal and asked for it to be pulled from the publication's Internet site.

It might be the most common mistake in education writing and policy analysis today: declaring that a majority of public school students in the U.S. hail from «low income» families — or, even worse, that half of public school kids are «poor.»

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new analysis of data from the Education Commission of the States (ECS) finds that almost every state has some type of dual - enrollment policy, which allows high school students who are ready for college work to enroll in college courses while completing their high school programs.

While researchers often shy away from using rankings in serious statistical analyses of test scores, they can have a substantial impact on political rhetoric, and consequently, education policy.

The World Bank used school surveys and benchmarking analysis and evaluation of education policies and practices to gather insights and lessons from Shanghai's success.

For many years, children from non-English-speaking families «were placed in separate classes with lower demands,» says Carrie Hahnel, deputy director of research and policy analysis at Education Trust - West.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — A new analysis of two recent reports, one by a committee of the National Academy of Science's National Research Council (NRC), the other by Alan Ginsburg, a former director of Policy and Program Studies in the U. S. Department of Education, finds that both reports made factual and analytical errors in their examination of the record of Michelle Rhee as Chancellor of Schools for the District of Columbia from 2007 - 2010.

As an organization that attempts to draw on strengths from research, policy analysis, and journalism, Education Sector struggles with the tensions that each field brings to the work.

Now in its second year, the Global Education Leadership Opportunities conference gives students from Professor Fernando Reimers» Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective course an opportunity to present their final projects for feedback from education leaders from around tEducation Leadership Opportunities conference gives students from Professor Fernando Reimers» Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective course an opportunity to present their final projects for feedback from education leaders from around tEducation Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective course an opportunity to present their final projects for feedback from education leaders from around teducation leaders from around the world.

For the analysis, released last week by the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy at Indiana University in Bloomington, researchers analyzed data stretching back as far as 1996 from 4th and 8th grade reading and math tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress and from state assessments in those subjects.

Schools with a high intake of disadvantaged pupils are less likely to be judged «good» or «outstanding» by Ofsted, according to new analysis from the Education Policy Institute (EPI).

In addition to writing and co-writing nearly 100 papers and book chapters, she has also co-written three books: By Design: Planning Better Research in Higher Education, and Who Will Teach: Policies that Matter (both published by Harvard University Press), and Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence (Oxford University Press), which received honorable mention from the American Publishers Association for the best mathematics & statistics book of 2003.

While I don't have access to a detailed Bay Area analysis, a report from the Learning Policy Institute found that the number of emergency and temporary teaching permits in California tripled, concentrated in difficult - to - staff fields such as special education.

Drawing heavily on data from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center's annual state policy survey, the report once again offers a comprehensive state - by - state analysis of key indicators of student success.

In a new brief, the CORE Districts and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) highlight lessons learned from the first...

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From California, we hear from Heather J. Hough, executive director of the research partnership between the CORE Districts and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), and Michael W. Kirst, president of the California State Board of Education and professor emeritus of education and business administration at Stanford University, on the importance of multiple measuFrom California, we hear from Heather J. Hough, executive director of the research partnership between the CORE Districts and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), and Michael W. Kirst, president of the California State Board of Education and professor emeritus of education and business administration at Stanford University, on the importance of multiple measufrom Heather J. Hough, executive director of the research partnership between the CORE Districts and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE), and Michael W. Kirst, president of the California State Board of Education and professor emeritus of education and business administration at Stanford University, on the importance of multiple Education (PACE), and Michael W. Kirst, president of the California State Board of Education and professor emeritus of education and business administration at Stanford University, on the importance of multiple Education and professor emeritus of education and business administration at Stanford University, on the importance of multiple education and business administration at Stanford University, on the importance of multiple measures.

The four authors are distinguished academics, and their careful analysis of the goals and values and, to a lesser extent, the current research in education policy, speaks to another era, one in which those trained in analytic thinking at premier universities found themselves entrusted with the opportunity and the time to draw upon that thinking while being somewhat protected from the slings and arrows of political fortune.

That's the conclusion of two years of analysis by the Gordon Commission on the Future of Assessment in Education, a panel of top education research and policy experts that was launched in 2011 with initial funding from the Educational TestingEducation, a panel of top education research and policy experts that was launched in 2011 with initial funding from the Educational Testingeducation research and policy experts that was launched in 2011 with initial funding from the Educational Testing Service.

Analysis by independent think tank the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found the proportion of local authority secondaries in deficit rose from 8.8 % in 2013 - 14 to 26.1 % in 2016 - 2017.

Additionally, he holds a bachelor's in history and government from the College of William & Mary and a master's in education policy & social analysis from Columbia University.

Our team at DreamBox is inspired not only by this new recognition from Tech & Learning, but also by the recent analysis conducted by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University that suggests DreamBox drives compelling achievement gains in elementary math.

Policy Analysis for California Education is an independent, non-partisan research center based at the University of California - Berkeley, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University that seeks to define and sustain a long - term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California's education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and traPolicy Analysis for California Education is an independent, non-partisan research center based at the University of California - Berkeley, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University that seeks to define and sustain a long - term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California's education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and Education is an independent, non-partisan research center based at the University of California - Berkeley, the University of Southern California, and Stanford University that seeks to define and sustain a long - term strategy for comprehensive policy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California's education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and trapolicy reform and continuous improvement in performance at all levels of California's education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and education system, from early childhood to post-secondary education and education and training.

Heather earned her Ph. D. in Education Administration and Policy Analysis at the Stanford University School of Education, her Masters in Education Administration and Policy Analysis from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and her B. A. from Barnard College.

The American Psychological Association argued that such policies are not supported by evidence, and an analysis from the U.S. Department of Education showed that black students disproportionately bear the brunt of out - of - school suspensions.

She holds a doctorate in quantitative policy analysis and master's degrees in statistics and in education policy from Harvard University.

Massell's (2008) analysis of education policy activity in the early 1990s, for example, suggested that, for many states, K — 12 education standards represented «a central framework guiding state education policy and practice» (2), as compared to other states where policy initiatives did not stem from any significant internal standards - based reform impetus.

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He is also an alumnus of an AACTE member institution, the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where he received a master's degree and Ph.D. from the School of Education's Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

The combination of skills these individuals bring to our team - from statistical and data analysis, to experience conducting surveys, interviews, and focus group or panel discussions - allows APA to examine the full array of quantitative and qualitative factors that can influence the development of education policy.

Her dissertation received awards from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP), and the Comparative and International Education Society.

Andreas Schleicher, director for education and skills and special advisor on education policy to the Secretary - General at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), presented a detailed analysis of the newly released PISA results and lessons learned from deeper learning applications in high - performing nations.

Collaborative members Arun Ramanathan, CEO of Pivot Learning Partners, and Rick Miller, Executive Director of the California Office to Reform Education, spoke as panelists at a conference hosted by the Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) entitled, Implementing the Common Core in California: Reports from the Field.

Estelle's roles in education have allowed her to see the education landscape from classroom teacher to senior policy maker and it is this breadth of experience that is now reflected in her comments and analysis of education.

In its analysis of more than 15,000 high school transcripts from nine diverse school districts in California, 1 the Education Trust - West, a small nonprofit education policy and advocacy organization dedicated to closing opportunity and achievement gaps, found a pattern of schooling that should disturEducation Trust - West, a small nonprofit education policy and advocacy organization dedicated to closing opportunity and achievement gaps, found a pattern of schooling that should distureducation policy and advocacy organization dedicated to closing opportunity and achievement gaps, found a pattern of schooling that should disturb us all.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

For example, a recent report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), a policy analysis center based in Stanford University, used a technique to match cyber students to an academic and demographic «twin.»

Brenda Lilienthal Welburn served as the Executive Director of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) from 1994 until 2012 and is known as an association manager and legislative professional with more than 35 years of experience in policy development and analysis in education and human servicEducation (NASBE) from 1994 until 2012 and is known as an association manager and legislative professional with more than 35 years of experience in policy development and analysis in education and human serviceducation and human service issues.

An analysis by the Learning Policy Institute of National Center for Education Statistics data from the School and Staffing Survey found that full - time, alternatively certified teachers are 25 percent more likely to leave the classroom than similar teachers with standard certifications at similar schools.76

A new analysis from the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution found that when it comes to financial incentives, only certain ones make a difference in recruiting more diverse teachers to the profession.

A graduate of Michigan State University, he holds an M.A. in Philosophy of Education from Teachers College / Columbia University and a Ph.D. in History of Education / Educational Policy Analysis from the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.

She holds a BA in government from Cornell University, an MA in policy analysis and evaluation from Stanford University, and an MAT in elementary education from American University.

The analysis, done by the Center for Media and Democracy, a nonprofit liberal watchdog and advocacy agency based in Wisconsin that tracks corporate influence on public policy, says that four companies — Pearson Education, ETS (Educational Testing Service), Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and McGraw - Hill — collectively spent more than $ 20 million lobbying in states and on Capitol Hill from 2009 to 2014.»

Valencia and Wixson have gathered scholarship from three disparate sources to produce the first integrated review of policy - related research on literacy education: (a) policy analyses that examine policies about literacy in the framework of systemic reform; (b) measurement and evaluation studies, conducted by psychometricians, that examine the assessments mandated by policies; and (c) studies by literacy researchers that attend to policies and literacy - specific content.

Another recent report (January 2014) that helps summarize the research is from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy: Early Childhood Education for Low - Income Students: A Review of the Evidence and Benefit - Cost Analysis.