Sentences with phrase «as education journalist»

As education journalist Valerie Strauss reported on her blog at the Washington Post, DeVos «made some controversial statements» about public schools, «calling the traditional public education system a «dead end.

And what better population of student to study and nurture than, as education journalist Linda Perlstein puts it, youngsters whose «bodies and psyches morph through the most radical changes since infancy, leaving them torn between anxiety and ardor, dependence and autonomy, conformity and rebellion.»

Parthenon began gathering data on every student who entered New York City's high schools in 1999, nearly a quarter million of them, and by 2005, as education journalist Sarah Garland reported in a 2010 Washington Monthly story, had accumulated data that were «shocking»: «Nearly 140,000 high - school - age youth in the city were at least two years behind where they needed to be to graduate on time.

Throughout his long career as an education journalist for PBS Newshour and NPR, John Merrow, Ed.D.» 73, spoke to many people in education — from policymakers to district leaders to classroom teachers — and he was impressed by the dedication most had to improving the field.

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Led by author and journalist Lenora Chu, this panel will explore how China's education system must both adapt to cultivate future entrepreneurs and retain its commitment to intellectual rigor to ensure that it can serve as a global talent pipeline.

Despite the withering contempt of experts and allies alike — even the architectural critic Lewis Mumford, letting his unfortunate susceptibility to vanity get the better of him, could not resist dismissing Death and Life as a «preposterous mass of historic misinformation and contemporary misinterpretation» assembled by «a sloppy novice» — this unaccredited journalist - mother, with no college education, no training in planning, and no institutional support, wrote a book that would change the way the world thinks about cities.

There are certain key jobs that should be sought: teaching in schools of education, serving as organizers in unions, as lawyers and doctors for the poor, as clergy in various kinds of churches, as city planners, as journalists.

In addition, masterclasses led by Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) will be offered on topics such as «The language of wine: a Systematic Approach to Tasting» by Jude Mullins, DipWSET — International Development Director, «A world of Sherry» by Jon Chan, WSET Educator, Wine Language as well as an «Austrian Wine Seminar» by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate led by Stephan Reinhardt, a German journalist specializing in wine (his book «The Finest Wines of Germany» was selected as «Best international wine book of the year 2013» by the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers» Award).

As a journalist, I was usually there to write about some so - called «development» in education — a new building, a revamped curriculum, or inventive method of teaching — yet it increasingly seemed to me that the behaviour and attitudes of pupils were too often sabotaging the very things designed to help them.

Other media outfits in the coalition are the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA), the Private Newspaper Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG) as well as the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE).

Journalists were, like all other professions, encouraged to see their occupation as one of many forms of service to the nation, to participate actively in the education and inculcation of the Italian people.

As a journalist, my clients include the Elsevier Trends and Lancet journals, Scrip magazine, and the Times Higher Education Supplement.

Journalist Talks of Time at «Straight Camp» Harvard Crimson, April 29, 2011 «Ted Cox, a journalist and activist, described what he views as the absurdity of religious camps aimed at turning gay people straight to a full room at the Graduate School of Education yesterdJournalist Talks of Time at «Straight Camp» Harvard Crimson, April 29, 2011 «Ted Cox, a journalist and activist, described what he views as the absurdity of religious camps aimed at turning gay people straight to a full room at the Graduate School of Education yesterdjournalist and activist, described what he views as the absurdity of religious camps aimed at turning gay people straight to a full room at the Graduate School of Education yesterday.»

Features in the fall 2013 issue include a collection of some of the biggest ideas in education from some the field's biggest names — including a Muppet; a look at a unique school in Sikkim, India, run by an alum and his family; and a chronicle of Project Zero's collaboration with Pulitzer Prize - winning journalist Paul Salopek as he spends the next seven years walking around the world.

Economists such as Eric Hanushek, and the journalist and social scientist Christopher Jencks, were asked to participate in the seminar and became exceptional scholars in the field of education.

After stints as a teacher and a journalist, Joy Hakim decided to combine her education and researching skills and write textbooks she hoped would pull young people into subjects.

This one tends toward the latter, with the author emerging not as a journalist - observer at major education events of the past 40 years but more as a key mover in far more of those events than he actually influenced.

Journalist Katherine Boo (in a 1992 Washington Monthly piece) described the education reform movement of the 70s and 80s as something that «didn't normally involve parents, let alone community members.»

As Director - General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova is actively engaged in international efforts to advance quality education for all, gender equality, cultural dialogue and scientific cooperation for sustainable development and is leading UNESCO as a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expressioAs Director - General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova is actively engaged in international efforts to advance quality education for all, gender equality, cultural dialogue and scientific cooperation for sustainable development and is leading UNESCO as a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expressioas a global advocate for safety of journalists and freedom of expression.

Guest blogger Homa Tavangar, Education Advisor to the Pulitzer Center, presents journalist Paul Salopek's 21,000 - mile Out of Eden Walk as a goldmine of experiential learning for connected students of every age.

With more than 30 years working as a journalist under his belt, Ottaway admits that he doesn't regret the decision, even though he has always kept one foot in the world of education.

It is easy to find statements by education experts and journalists that «merit pay doesn't work,» but as as Matt Barnum writes in The 74

Get Rid of Compulsory Schooling In the April 1924 issue of The American Mercury, journalist and satirist H.L. Mencken ginned up a well - constructed piece on the true purpose of public education: «The aim... is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality.»

I told him that I spent five years as an English department chair at a private school and more than ten years as a journalist covering education.

In December of 2016, journalist Brian Rosenthal published an expose in the Houston Chronicle that revealed a relatively long - standing «policy» in Texas designed to reduce over-identification of students as eligible to receive special education services.

On Friday, the national association of education journalists known as the Education Writers Association (EWA) released its list of finalists for 201education journalists known as the Education Writers Association (EWA) released its list of finalists for 201Education Writers Association (EWA) released its list of finalists for 2017 awards.

Single - year miracle school turnaround stories are a chronic problem in education journalism, as is a reluctance by some education journalists to focus some of the accountability they give to schools on their own work.

The Teacher Development Trust is delighted to announce the following appointments: Lord Andrew Adonis, politician, academic, journalist and former Minister of State for Education, joins the Trust as our Honorary President Sir John Holman, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the University of York and...

Diversity in Education and the Media,» kicked off on Wednesday with University of Southern California Race and Equity Center executive director Dr. Shaun R. Harper issuing a call to action for journalists to take seriously their role as truth - tellers to the public.

is intended to serve as a user - friendly, high - level compendium of education facts for policymakers, civic and business leaders, journalists, and the general public.

He also urged education journalists to report on segregation in charter schools, as well as education's influence on politics.

She calls out individual journalists, such as John Merrow — PBS's education correspondent for over four decades — and Juan Gonzalez of the New York Daily News.

Educator and journalist Stan Karp, who works for the Education Law Center and serves as an editor of the Rethinking Schools magazine, addressed this issue in a stark and direct way more than six years ago in a presentation that was reprinted in the Washington Post.

It has also supported education journalists such as Nikole Hannah - Jones, Amanda Ripley, and Richard Whitmire.

As noted by the journalist of this article, however, this is the biggest concern with this (potentially) big win for education in that «There is broad agreement that students should be tested less, but what agency wants to relinquish the ability to hold teachers, administrators and school districts accountable for the money we [as a public] spend on education?&raquAs noted by the journalist of this article, however, this is the biggest concern with this (potentially) big win for education in that «There is broad agreement that students should be tested less, but what agency wants to relinquish the ability to hold teachers, administrators and school districts accountable for the money we [as a public] spend on education?&raquas a public] spend on education?»

Governor Walker, speaking during the New Hampshire Education Summit, told host and journalist Campbell Brown his focus as president would be to shift the power and money for education from Washington to thEducation Summit, told host and journalist Campbell Brown his focus as president would be to shift the power and money for education from Washington to theducation from Washington to the states.

And she's been an inspiration and model for many education journalists who name her as their favorite.

Brekke taught education for some years, but recently has worked as a freelance journalist.

Steve also brings to AuthorBytes his experience as a journalist who has contributed feature articles on business and technology to numerous publications; as a producer for the Family Education Network; and as a media trainer who has helped hundreds of technology companies develop and deliver effective messages to their most important audiences.

As far as convincing the people who won't believe anything that Al Gore has to say... we could use better basic science education in this country, as well as more journalists with at least some scientific training — enough to allow them to point out the glaring inconsistencies in the climate denialist's arguments, at leasAs far as convincing the people who won't believe anything that Al Gore has to say... we could use better basic science education in this country, as well as more journalists with at least some scientific training — enough to allow them to point out the glaring inconsistencies in the climate denialist's arguments, at leasas convincing the people who won't believe anything that Al Gore has to say... we could use better basic science education in this country, as well as more journalists with at least some scientific training — enough to allow them to point out the glaring inconsistencies in the climate denialist's arguments, at leasas well as more journalists with at least some scientific training — enough to allow them to point out the glaring inconsistencies in the climate denialist's arguments, at leasas more journalists with at least some scientific training — enough to allow them to point out the glaring inconsistencies in the climate denialist's arguments, at least.

If you're going into communications or liberal arts, however, your future salary as a journalist or gallery owner may not justify the cost of a pricey, out - of - state private liberal arts college education.

She has long been involved in evangelizing journalism values, ethics and diversity as a local and national leader in the Society of Professional Journalists and the SDX Foundation, and with other organizations such as the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and the Center for Science and Justice at UC Santa Cruz.

In recent years, our prevention work has included delivering training to journalists, as part of the Workplace Equality and Respect pilot project, and to the Department of Education and Training's new respectful relationships workforce.