Sentences with phrase «education policy analysts say»

If the Common Core standards are to make a difference for students, education policy analysts say schools will need to have access to the right curricular materials and professional development.

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Cuomo's announcement earned him national attention and praise from a good deal of education and student groups, but many legislators and policy analysts say the governor hasn't provided enough details to determine whether the plan is realistic.

Greater emphasis is also being put on transferable skills that serve not only academic scholars but also professionals who «may have research careers in other parts of society,» says David Crosier, education system analyst at Eurydice, the E.U. organization that provides information on European education systems and policies.

«They just don't know how the game is played,» said Thomas Mortenson, a policy analyst for the Council for Opportunity in Education, about the lack of experience many lower - income families have in dealing with financial aid.7 Many «high - income high schools» help students apply to college - entrance preparation classes at top universities, and they sometimes provide private admissions counselors.8

President Bush's decision to nominate Margaret Spellings, his chief domestic - policy adviser, as the new U.S. secretary of education signals a steady course on education policymaking from the administration, analysts say.

Gerald W. Bracey, a senior policy analyst for the National Education Association, was asked to resign recently because he repeatedly expressed his private opinions in a manner that suggested he was speaking for the union, top officials of the N.E.A. said last week.

«We see increased national attention to English learners,» says Maria Millard, a policy analyst at Education Commission of the States (ECS).

That's «really important for making sure the gains that are made in preschool programs are sustained all the way up,» says Laura Bornfreund, senior policy analyst for early education at the New America Foundation, a public policy think tank in Washington.

Chad Aldeman, a senior policy analyst at Bellwether Education Partners, said the high - risk label for these waivers sends a clear signal to states about obeying the timeline outlined by the department.

It makes sense that delaying the attachment of student growth and achievement to personnel matters gives the department pause, said Anne Hyslop, a policy analyst with the New America Foundation's education policy program.

This marks the first time the Education Department has stripped a state of its waiver on the grounds of academic standards, said Anne Hyslop, a senior policy analyst for Bellwether Education Partners.

Frank Adamson, a policy analyst at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, an education research and policy development center, said the move to tests with performance tasks was promising, but not enough to realize the ultimate goals of the Commonpolicy analyst at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education, an education research and policy development center, said the move to tests with performance tasks was promising, but not enough to realize the ultimate goals of the CommonPolicy in Education, an education research and policy development center, said the move to tests with performance tasks was promising, but not enough to realize the ultimate goals of the ComEducation, an education research and policy development center, said the move to tests with performance tasks was promising, but not enough to realize the ultimate goals of the Comeducation research and policy development center, said the move to tests with performance tasks was promising, but not enough to realize the ultimate goals of the Commonpolicy development center, said the move to tests with performance tasks was promising, but not enough to realize the ultimate goals of the Common Core.

Policy analyst Andrew Rotherham of Bellwether Education Partners in Washington, D.C., said that while he's seen strong school - based restorative justice programs in action, he has concerns about the sudden popularity of — and political pressure for — alternative programs.

The guidance acknowledges some critics» concerns about how waivers shortchange at - risk students, said Anne Hyslop, an education policy analyst at the New America Foundation.

Today, children's education is shifting from a standardized system towards a more customizable, personalized experience for every child, says Jason Bedrick, policy analyst for the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom.

Steve Hinnefeld, an state education policy analyst, says this has changed the original intention of the law.

«We think the state has to develop a sense of urgency in closing the achievement gap between Latino students, Latino English learners, and the rest of the students,» said Leni Wolf, senior research and policy analyst at Education Trust — West.

«It's a really critical moment» for teachers unions, said Melissa Tooley, a senior policy analyst who specializes in education at New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank.

The GOP takeover of the Senate could shake up higher education policy, analysts say, while results in state elections offer more of a mixed bag, with teacher unions prevailing in California, while the GOP retained two hotly contested governorships in Wisconsin and Florida, where education issues played a role.

Some advocates and policy analysts said that Mr. Klein was a transformative force, turning the city's public education system into something that people who had given up on it could believe in again.

One state education policy analyst wrote to say that my figure was «out of line with credible information,» and that I gave my critics «too much ammunition with this clearly questionable set of statistics.»

But Lindsey Burke, an education policy analyst at Heritage, argues that it is a way to support military families — a matter of national defense, she said — and would dramatically expand the universe of private - school choice.

«Donors are giving less priority to education,» says Manos Antoninis, a senior policy analyst at UNESCO who co-authored the report.

Yet, there is a perception that the federal government has «taken over» public schools due to the implementation of new teacher evaluation models, Common Core standards and new methods of testing, said Max Marchitello, policy analyst for pre-K-12 education policy at the Center for American Progress.

«There are two issues,» said Ryan Anderson, a fiscal and policy analyst at the Legislative Analyst Office who focuses on education budget manalyst at the Legislative Analyst Office who focuses on education budget mAnalyst Office who focuses on education budget matters.

Ms. Rhee, one of the most polarizing figures in public education, resigned as chancellor after Mayor Adrian M. Fenty lost Washington's 2010 Democratic primary, a defeat that political analysts said was, in part, fallout from the draconian school policies that Mr. Fenty and Ms. Rhee carried out from 2007 through 2010.

Liz King, senior policy analyst and director of education policy for The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, said «All children deserve to be safe and treated fairly in schools, but that goal can not be achieved by undermining their civil rights or excluding their communities from conversations about their safety.

Ben DeGrow, the education policy analyst at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, said he believes the new test results disprove claims that charter schools are failing students in the policy analyst at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, said he believes the new test results disprove claims that charter schools are failing students in the Policy, said he believes the new test results disprove claims that charter schools are failing students in the state.

«Common Core is a badly damaged brand, and you see public officials trying to get some distance,» said Rick Hess, an education policy analyst for the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

«We've basically found out we're at a time in politics when education is no longer a bipartisan issue,» says Cohen, an education policy analyst.

California's public school system — whose per - pupil expenditures were already below the national average — is getting hit with some nasty cuts, thanks in large part to the state's $ 24 billion budget gap, says Brian Edwards, senior policy analyst at EdSource, a nonprofit education and research group in Mountain View, Calif..

However, those numbers very likely underestimate the extent of the problem, for two reasons, says Mary Nguyen Barry, a senior policy analyst at the Washington think tank Education Reform Now.