Sentences with phrase «excellent education says»

The Alliance for Excellent Education says that the «effective use of data and learning analytics are both critical components of a digital learning strategy to personalize learning for many more students, especially to increase student retention and achievement in the highest - need schools (page 2).»

Increasing the number of high school graduates could reap big economic benefits for the United States, a policy brief by the Alliance for Excellent Education says.

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• Reviewing Philip Gleason's excellent history of Catholic higher education, Contending with Modernity, our premier evangelical church historian, Mark Noll of Wheaton, says Gleason's argument has much wider application.

«These hearings will provide an excellent opportunity to hear directly from Mayor de Blasio, Chancellor Fariña, and a variety of education professionals on the merits and pitfalls of mayoral control,» said Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl Maeducation professionals on the merits and pitfalls of mayoral control,» said Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl MaEducation Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino.

On six — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and downstate needs, improving infrastructure, improving the economy and planning for New York's future — only between 23 and 35 percent of voters say Cuomo has done an excellent or good job.

A spokesperson said: «It is an excellent piece of work and its contents have found favour with a wide cross section of the medical profession and others involved in medical education and training.

«Mayor Bloomberg is very disappointed that Gov. Crist vetoed an excellent education reform bill and has no intention of endorsing him,» Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson said.

«We are asking our city's mayor and our city's leaders to put an end to education inequality,» said Joe Herrera, of Families for Excellent Schools, a pro-charter group, which organized the rally.

«As NYCHA and the Harlem Children's Zone move a step closer towards construction, we also take a giant step forward in bringing an excellent education facility that will serve many of St. Nicholas's youth, and a community facility that will bring a myriad of programs that are free and open to all in the community,» said NYCHA chairman John B. Rhea.

«In the past, time abroad showed initiative, but in the current climate, promotion is more likely to be based on publications, the topic of specialisation... and excellent references,» says Tracy Hussell, education secretary of the British Society of Immunology.

«The kit does an excellent job of providing lesson plans in social studies and also math and geography,» Bonne said in a telephone interview with Education World.

He said: «The Liberal Democrats are the party of education, and that means we believe in an excellent education for all, so any plans to bring in more divisive grammar schools will be utterly opposed by my party.

Speaking to the Guardian, Farron said: «The Liberal Democrats are the party of education, and that means we believe in an excellent education for all, so any plans to bring in more divisive grammar schools will be utterly opposed by my party.

In the past the Department for Education (DfE) has said of them: «Summer schools provide an excellent opportunity for secondary schools to help disadvantaged new pupils understand what and how they will be studying in Key Stage Three.

Lucy Powell, the Shadow Education Secretary, said: «Nothing is more important for raising standards and improving social mobility than ensuring there are excellent teachers in every school.

The Alliance for Excellent Education — a Washington - based policy and research organization — surveyed 1,200 adults this month and found that 32 percent said they believed the quality of public high school education had declined naEducation — a Washington - based policy and research organization — surveyed 1,200 adults this month and found that 32 percent said they believed the quality of public high school education had declined naeducation had declined nationwide.

«My intense desire to see my school excel comes not only from an unwavering belief that all students deserve an excellent education, but also the unique role Sousa played in the civil rights movement,» said Kamras referring to a challenge to segregation at Sousa that culminated in Bolling v. Sharpe, the 1954 Supreme Court case that paved the way for the desegregation of all DC public schools.

Middle and high school students must be able to exceed standard reading levels in order to compete successfully in a 21st century global economy, says a report by the Washington - based Alliance for Excellent Education.

She said: «For me, I do worry that a return to more selection risks undermining the progress that we have seen over the course of the last decade in our schools, by throwing something else into the education debate rather than focusing on every school offering an excellent education.»

Executive directors were told to start asking «what it's going to take for every kid to get an excellent education» in their region, and then go out and do it, Kramer said.

David Russell, ETF CEO, said: «This has been an excellent year for the Education and Training Foundation.

She says that she saw a need for a more effective system in her home state, so that all children, no matter what their zip code, could receive an excellent education.

«I'm excited to be joining the team of teachers engaged in literacy instruction to ensure all students who attend our school get an excellent education and are empowered readers, writers, and thinkers,» she says.

A spokesperson from E-Act said: «Over the past year, we have radically overhauled the way that E-Act is run, and the way that our academies operate, so that children and young people genuinely have an excellent education during their time with us.

She said: «Justine Greening must turn the page on the Tories» education policy and focus on what improves standards, excellent teachers, in the classroom with the right skills and support to deliver for children.

Reville thought, says Mowschenson, that it would be an excellent bridge between her two careers: nursing and education.

Cllr Ray Gooding, Essex County Council's cabinet member for education and lifelong learning, said: «We already have some excellent special schools in Essex, with every single one in the county currently rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted.

«We have worked with 2Eskimos previously on other projects and found them excellent partners,» said Claire Duggan, Operations Director of Focus Education.

The Times quotes Derrell Bradford, executive director of E3 (Excellent Education for Everyone), an advocacy group that supports school choice, saying,

Maria Izolda Cela Coelho, the secretary of education of Ceará State in Brazil, says the seminar was an excellent opportunity for her to reflect on relevant issues of public education improvement, such as the promotion of high - quality learning among students, performance gap reduction between different social groups, and the implementation of curricula focused on the development of 21st - century skills.

This is not to say that ATAR is an ideal measure for selecting teacher education students; some applicants with relatively low ATARs can make excellent teachers.

Much has been written recently about the differences between education systems around the world, but much less has been said about what excellent schools around the world have in common.

Jim Leivers, Oxfordshire county council's Director for Children, Education and Families, said: «The NEET scorecards are an excellent innovation, allowing us to measure our performance against the national average.

Minister for School Systems Lord Agnew said: «Across the country there are thousands of dedicated parents who are doing an excellent job of educating their children at home, and many selfless volunteers working for clubs and organisations that help to enrich children's education outside of school.

Gibb said: «As part of our commitment to social justice, we are restoring rigour to the curriculum so all young people, irrespective of background, have access to an excellent, well - rounded education.

Morgan said of the announcement: «I want every child to have access to an excellent education but too many young people are not being given the chance to reach their potential because of where they live.

«It's imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,» says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education.

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Phillip Lovell, vice president of federal advocacy at the nonprofit Alliance for Excellent Education, which focuses on high school reform, says that there are simply not enough good charter school providers to take the place of all the low - performing, large urban high schools.

Bob Rothman, a senior fellow at the Alliance for Excellent Education, a Washington, D.C. nonprofit devoted to improving high schools, said the results were not surprising.

This plan includes the excellent work done in our schools, as well as engaging a broad range of community stakeholders in the success of our students,» said New Hampshire Commissioner of Education Frank Edelblut.

Any Finnish educator will say that Finland improved its public education system not by privatizing its schools or constantly testing its students, but by investing in the preparation, support, and retention of excellent teachers.

Still, both party groups rank private schooling as the most effective, with 76 % of Republicans and 68 % of Democrats saying it provides students with an excellent or good education.

«Dick Murnane has long been an admired leader within the Ed School faculty, recognized for his excellent scholarship and teaching, his wide experience and collegial style, and his deep devotion to the school and its beneficial impact on education policy and practice,» Faust said.

Educational leaders can say, for example, that they want their schools to provide an excellent education for all children, and yet they behave inconsistently with that goal without being aware of their inconsistency.

«The first thing to remember,» he said, «is giving kids an excellent education in a neighborhood where they haven't had one may be the best innovation of all.»

«Dick Murnane has long been an admired leader within the Ed School faculty, recognized for his excellent scholarship and teaching, his wide experience and collegial style, and his deep devotion to the School and its beneficial impact on education policy and practice,» Faust said in a statement.

Former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and chair of the NBPTS Board of Directors said: «From the classroom to the boardroom, Peggy Brookins exemplifies the leadership potential we see in all NBCTs.

In a letter to parents, headteacher Donna Moulds said: «Our application demonstrated excellent practice in character education and was praised by the judging panel for developing the character traits, attributes and behaviours that underpin success in school and work.

«It's essential to fix the one - size - fits - all Washington - based mandates that don't fit our state's unique needs — in order to make sure not only that every Alaskan child has access to an excellent education, but that there is accountability for taxpayer dollars spent in our schools,» Murkowski said in a statement.