Sentences with phrase «battles over school reform»
And she has written five books, including «Left Back: A Century of Battles Over School Reform» (2001) and «The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn» (2003), an influential examination of the censorship of school books by left - and right - wing pressure groups.
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A long feature story about battles over school reform in Newark appears in the current issue of the New Yorker.
Plainly, the battles over school reform are far from over.
The Cold War may be over, but the battle over school reform still rages.
This week, we will look at the next possible directions that the battle over school reform may go in the coming two years.
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The move comes as a blow for the government, which is already facing backbench revolts over health reforms and is set for a battle over proposals to give schools more freedom.
Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.
Plattsburgh City School District Superintendent Jay LeBrun attributes the overall decrease to the link between student scores and teacher evaluations — a major sticking point last year as educators battled with the state Department of Education and the governor over reforms that would have wedded the two.
Eugene W. Hickok is right to say that the struggle to reform public schools is «a battle over ideas.»
But perhaps most substantially, there is a growing awareness in the world of education reform that the big battles over getting new teacher - evaluation laws passed or school accountability systems implemented are not the end of the story («The Teacher Evaluation Revamp, In Hindsight,» features, Spring 2017).
The No Child Left Behind Act's revolution certainly has reignited a battle of ideas over school reform.
An article by Bruce Fuller in the Summer 2010 issue of Ed Next provides background on political tensions in LA Unified and battles over reform plans that took place when then - Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa «united working - class Latino parents, civil rights leaders, and big - money Democrats to challenge union leaders» in his quest to turn around the schools.
Malloy took questions from an AEI audience, including one about the legislative battle over Connecticut school reform.
10) California: The Democratic primary race for state superintendent is turning into a battle over «school reform.»
A battle over pension reform threatens to derail the Pennsylvania state budget in the wake of a report which shows sharply rising retirement costs for school districts around the Keystone State.
Michelle Rhee Group Donates $ 250,000 to Candidates in LAUSD Races A group led by former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee donated $ 250,000 Wednesday to contests for seats on the Los Angeles Board of Education, adding further political fuel to a battle over the direction of reform efforts in the nation's second - largest school system...
This includes the new teacher evaluation pilot program that is part of the revised version of Gov. Dan Malloy's school reform package contained in what is now Public Law 116, which will only involve eight - to - 10 districts; the fact that NEA and AFT affiliates are still opposed to this plan and are also battling reformers over another evaluation framework that uses student test score data that the unions had supported just several months earlier also raises questions as to whether Connecticut can actually earn the flexibility from federal accountability that has been gained through the waiver.
The large amounts of outside money flowing into the Los Angeles Unified school board election represent a new front in the reform battles that have shaken up education politics over the last decade.