Sentences with phrase «based education policy and practice»

Representing over 5 million members of the global workforce, P21 unites business, government and education leaders from the U.S. and abroad to advance evidence - based education policy and practice and to make innovative teaching and learning a reality for all.

Everything we do at HGSE is grounded in the belief that education is the most pressing issue of our time, and that research - based education policy and practice have the power to create a more just and prosperous society.

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Guidance Materials: The Board of Education has produced a Model Wellness Policy (2012) based on science, research, and existing practices from exemplary states and local school districts around the country.»

The Baby Steps to Baby Friendly project is based on a World Health Organization (WHO) / United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) program that encourages and recognizes hospitals that offer optimal promotion and support for breastfeeding, including supportive hospital policies and practices, staff education, and post-discharge community referrals.

Ronald Deutsch, executive director of the Latham - based Fiscal Policy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers, is equally dissatisfied with the status quo.

, based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is a nationally recognized research and policy institute dedicated to raising the effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education, training, programs, policies and practices.

The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is a nationally recognized research and policy institute dedicated to raising the effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education, training, programs, policies and practices.

Proponents of market - based education reform often argue that introducing charter schools and other school choice policies creates a competitive dynamic that will prompt low - performing districts to improve their practice.

program offers an innovative and integrated core curriculum that provides students access to powerful insights, concepts, and research - based practices from the fields of education, business, and public policy.

This extraordinary response reflects the demand for a practice - based doctorate in education and the attractiveness of a model that integrates curriculum content in education, management, and policy, delivered by faculty from HGSE, Harvard Business School (HBS) and Harvard Kennedy School (HKS).

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school lBased on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school lbased learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school lbased learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

We envision that the institute will bring faith, education, policy, and advocacy leaders together to identify, understand, and elevate best practices for effective faith - based education programs.

Based on the essay «Building a New Structure for School Leadership,» from Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Richard Elmore's book, School Reform from the Inside Out: Policy, Practice, and Performance (Harvard Education Press, 2004).

The innovative, three - year, practice - based program integrates the fields of education, business, and public policy in visionary ways, offering students access to the vast intellectual and professional resources of HGSE, the Harvard Business School, the Harvard Kennedy School, and the other schools at Harvard.

CSEDU 2015, the International Conference on Computer Supported Education, aims at becoming a yearly meeting place for presenting and discussing new educational environments, best practices and case studies on innovative technology - based learning strategies, institutional policies on computer supported education including open and distance education, using cEducation, aims at becoming a yearly meeting place for presenting and discussing new educational environments, best practices and case studies on innovative technology - based learning strategies, institutional policies on computer supported education including open and distance education, using ceducation including open and distance education, using ceducation, using computers.

The draft report, which was commissioned by the Federal Government in March, says that better education outcomes will result from the ability to identify and evaluate better policies, programs and teaching practices based on available data.

She returns to Baltimore schools after serving for three years as vice president for K - 12 policy and practice at The Education Trust, a Washington, DC - based nonprofit focused on closing the achievement gap experienced disproportionately by African American, Latino, and Native students and students from low - income families.

Hannah Fletcher is Director of Communications and Alumni Engagement at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education, a nationally recognized leader in advancing evidence - based policy and practice.

Exploring the critical role of school choice in the future of education reform, the Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and education reform, the Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) is an interactive web application that scores large school districts based on thirteen categories of policy and practice.

My career since 2001 has largely been about advancing evidence - based education, which is the endeavor of collecting and using the best possible evidence to support policy and practice in education.

This article is adapted from two reports authored by Freeland and published by the institute in 2014: «From policy to practice: How competency - based education is evolving in New Hampshire» and «Blending toward competency: Early patterns of blended learning and competency - based education in New Hampshire.»

Buried in a footnote early in the DCL is this political time bomb: «State education officials should examine policies and practices for resource allocation among districts [emphasis added] to ensure that differences among districts do not have the unjustified effect of discriminating on the basis of race.»

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy, practice, and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

Second, Black argues, although the Bloomberg piece touches on a truth by asserting that simply stopping or limiting suspensions can harm students» education, this occurs when a school does not at the same time reform its discipline policies based on positive behavioral support and programs based in restorative practices.

In this program, you will: — Train in the theory, methods and practice of education policy research and evaluation — Work closely with nationally and internationally recognized faculty members, including award - winning scholars and researchers — Engage in systematic analyses of education policies in a variety of real - world settings — Produce policy briefs, reports and scholarly articles — Deepen your knowledge of education policy based on an area of specialization

It was written by Linda Darling - Hammond, Leib Sutcher and Desiree Carver - Thomas, all of the California - based Learning Policy Institute, which conducts independent, high - quality research to improve education policy and praPolicy Institute, which conducts independent, high - quality research to improve education policy and prapolicy and practice.

When the [Common Core] standards were first introduced, I sent them to my sister, a college professor of English, and she wrote back right away, «Yeah, this is what you need to succeed in college,»» said Sonja Brookins Santelises, vice president of K - 12 policy and practice at the Education Trust, a Washington, D.C. - based research group.

A report published by ASCD and the Massachusetts - based Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, documented SEL policies and practices that are occurring in that state — and lessons other states might extrapolate from them.

PCN advances college opportunity by promoting the use of research - based policies and practices, the development of new research that is both rigorous and actionable, and the alignment of efforts across middle school, high school, and higher education in order to improve college access and success for underserved students.

A program of IHEP, the Pathways to College Network is an alliance of national organizations that advances college opportunity for underserved students by raising public awareness, supporting innovative research, and promoting evidence - based policies and practices across the K - 12 and higher education sectors.

But Sonja Santelises, vice president for K - 12 policy and practice at The Education Trust, a Washington, D.C. - based nonprofit that works to close achievement gaps, sees a danger in large numbers of children with disabilities opting out of state tests.

Pathways to College Network is an alliance of national organizations that advances college opportunity for underserved students by raising public awareness, supporting innovative research, and promoting evidence - based policies and practices across the K - 12 and higher education sectors.

«Any changes that have occurred in practice and policy are occurring at the local school system or classroom - based level or by happenstance at the state education agency level,» remarks Albert Wat, a senior policy director at the Alliance for Early Success.

Dr. Scripp's most influential writings include the essay An Overview of Research on Music and Learning in the Critical Links Compendium (aep-arts.org), his innovative research - based Music PLUS Music Integration education practices as reported in the International Handbook on Innovation (Pergamon) and Thinking Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions of Talent, a treatise published by Arts Education Policy Review (May 2013) that articulates the challenges that outdated conceptions of innate talent pose to music «s evolving role in 21st Century eeducation practices as reported in the International Handbook on Innovation (Pergamon) and Thinking Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions of Talent, a treatise published by Arts Education Policy Review (May 2013) that articulates the challenges that outdated conceptions of innate talent pose to music «s evolving role in 21st Century eEducation Policy Review (May 2013) that articulates the challenges that outdated conceptions of innate talent pose to music «s evolving role in 21st Century educationeducation.

An eight - member selection jury chose Houston based on student performance data and district policies and practices analyzed by education practitioner on site visits.

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.

As our 50th anniversary approaches, Board Chair Barbara Adams writes about how Education Northwest's work reflects its core values of equity and support for evidence - based policy and practice.

In this role, Cushing supports the conceptual design and implementation of the Center's technical assistance, works with Regional Comprehensive Centers and State Education Agency stakeholders on topics related to career and technical education, and leads the development and facilitation of training modules that connect state and local policies with research - based and / or emerging practices from tEducation Agency stakeholders on topics related to career and technical education, and leads the development and facilitation of training modules that connect state and local policies with research - based and / or emerging practices from teducation, and leads the development and facilitation of training modules that connect state and local policies with research - based and / or emerging practices from the field.

Based in Washington, D.C., IHEP develops innovative policy - and practice - oriented research to guide policymakers and education leaders who develop high - impact policies that will address our nation's most pressing education challenges.

Based on the practice questions released by Smarter Balanced and PARCC, others in education policy say they're confident that these tests will be a marked improvement over the old tests.

We advocate for the greater use of research - based knowledge in education policy and practice at the federal, state, and local levels.

Excerpts from his piece appear below: Educators and policymakers together have failed to develop the capabilities needed to achieve the higher levels of education achievement demanded in the Read more about A Partnership between Evidence - Based Policy and Practice - Based Evidence -LSB-...]

Portland, Oregon — Knowledge Alliance, a DC - based non-profit and non-partisan organization that advocates for the greater use of research - based knowledge in education policy and practice, announced this morning on Twitter the appointment of Education Northwest CEO Steve Fleischman as incoming boaeducation policy and practice, announced this morning on Twitter the appointment of Education Northwest CEO Steve Fleischman as incoming boaEducation Northwest CEO Steve Fleischman as incoming board chair.

As importantly, the tool and related resources are designed to connect education leaders, policymakers, and community members to evidence - based policies and practices for addressing their particular challenges in recruiting and retaining teachers.

Based on all the data on the depths of the nation's education crisis — including the fact that three out of every 10 fourth - graders are functionally illiterate as well as how traditional policies and practices keep laggard teachers in classrooms — you would think valid criticism, internal and external, would be welcomed.

Pathways to College Network is an alliance of national organizations that advance college opportunity for underserved students by raising public awareness, supporting innovative research, and promoting evidence - based policies and practices across the K - 12 and higher education sectors.

The mission of the International Association for K — 12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is to catalyze the transformation of K — 12 education policy and practice to advance powerful, personalized, learner - centered experiences through competency - based, blended and online learning.

Recommendations for Policy and Practice in New Hampshire: This publication is the product of 34 interviews, two virtual meetings, and a statewide meeting on how New Hampshire can enhance opportunities for students with disabilities in their statewide competency - based education effort.

This research will help to inform best practice in the special education area and provide a basis for developing policy advice as appropriate.

The annual RHSU Edu - Scholar Public Influence Rankings, released by Rick Hess in his column in Education Week, is a list of American university - based scholars who are shaping educational policy and practice.