Sentences with phrase «broader change in public education»

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Modernization theory views such processes of institutional change within American religion as the alleged differentiation of private piety from public policy, the growing differentiation of secular education from its religious roots, and the emergence of professional therapy as a distinct alternative to pastoral counseling as bellwether trends in advanced industrial societies generally and suggests that they may be in some way influenced by broader international patterns.

The memo also lays out in detail the horsetrading that typically occurs around budget time, as in the area of higher education financing, where Mr. Cuomo has sought broad changes in how public universities procure supplies and services and wants to allow the City University of New York to raise tuition.

Our findings reveal more stability than change in public opinion over the five years since the Education Next — PEPG survey began, suggesting that the momentous policy developments of the past year were not caused by — nor have they yet produced — broad changes in popular views.

They examine the startlingly broad range of education policy changes enacted in Florida during Bush's first term, including moves toward privatization with a voucher system, more government control of public education institutions with centralized accountability mechanisms, and a «superboard» for all public education.

Ultimately, he removed language that specifically asked the board to «oppose» the Broad plan, changing it to say the board «stands opposed to external initiatives that seek to reduce public education in Los Angeles to an educational marketplace and our children to market shares.»

While this brief focuses on Act 10's impact on Wisconsin teachers based on the data available, the same forces driving changes in the teaching workforce can also affect the broader public sector.3 Proponents of Act 10 insisted that reducing collective bargaining rights for teachers would improve education by eliminating job protections such as tenure and seniority - based salary increases.

In 31 / 2 years in office, President Obama has set in motion a broad overhaul of public education from kindergarten through high school, largely bypassing Congress and inducing states to adopt landmark changes that none of his predecessors attempteIn 31 / 2 years in office, President Obama has set in motion a broad overhaul of public education from kindergarten through high school, largely bypassing Congress and inducing states to adopt landmark changes that none of his predecessors attemptein office, President Obama has set in motion a broad overhaul of public education from kindergarten through high school, largely bypassing Congress and inducing states to adopt landmark changes that none of his predecessors attemptein motion a broad overhaul of public education from kindergarten through high school, largely bypassing Congress and inducing states to adopt landmark changes that none of his predecessors attempted.

In addition to using his foundation to effect change to American public education, Eli Broad has made personal campaign contributions to candidates who are favorably disposed to his preferred policies, even down to the local school board level.

Utilizing this expertise to facilitate broader systemic changes, and greater public legal education, is also a component of the paralegal scope of practice which should also be explored in the years to come.

She has a broad understanding of the changing contexts of legal education and law schools, and is deeply committed to seizing the opportunity before the Schulich School of Law to take the lead in curriculum reform, to increase its scholarly impact, to cultivate the professional legal community and to encourage students to work in the public interest.