Sentences with phrase «broader changes to school»

For example, were the classroom programs in the analysis coupled with broader changes to school policy, like less punitive approaches to discipline?

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At the event, which was hosted by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law in New Haven, Powell highlighted three specific areas where blockchain technology is affecting change in regard to the Federal Reserve's «broad public policy objectives»: the creation of real - time payment systems, use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement services, and the issuance of digital currencies by central banks.

The shorts (ranging from 3 minutes to 13 minutes) zoom in on intimate and revealing stories surrounding school lunch transformation and cooking - gardening education, and zoom out to the broader social issues and consequences around these changes.

My French Kids School Lunch Project is intended to raise some of the broader issues and incite positive change.

I think it's far worse than that, with shades of Gentile's corporatism); that it has continued the conversion of competing and / or divergent centres of power into a recursive bureaucratic autarchy, emptying out the wider polity of any sort of dialogue or dialectic, shades of Gentile again, and that socially and fiscally it has been profoundly regressive, continuing the marketisation of the severely wounded NHS and of education, also badly bleeding, treating school and university students as «product», not as people; adopting a broadly Powellite attitude to migrants (useful economic fodder, mustn't change the culture, «British jobs for British people»); devising the catastrophe of PFI / PPP within a broader neo-liberal agenda, and so on.

Executives from a broad range of health care - focused organizations — including hospitals, health centers, medical schools and public health departments — across the U.S. and from other countries participate in a two - day training session in Boston that focuses on defining disparities and their causes, developing strategies to identify and address disparities and fostering the leadership and change - management skills to implement those strategies.

There are plenty of evidence - based recommendations for how to quickly optimize student achievement in low - performing schools, but an entry point for a broader, deeper systems change at RHS was to redesign its educational system and adopt blended learning.

Crowdsourcing Education Innovation, For Cash Fast Company, May 18, 2011 «Another of the competition's judges, [Senior Lecturer] Joe Blatt of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, notes that «The Global Education Challenge gives anyone with a big idea that could change the lives of children on a broad scale access to the resources that could make that idea a reality.»»

Open competition Reform also believes that there are broader policy changes that could help open up the commissioning process to more schools and sponsors.

The next step for scientists is to directly link brain changes to the broad experience of school.

If we were to ensure that Ofsted made comments about science, ensuring that schools offered a broad and balanced curriculum, it would lead to a change in primaries and their approach to delivering science.»

This view holds that true school reform must be part of a broader social justice campaign led by people of color, which calls for progressive changes to health care, housing, immigration, and economic policies, as well as education.

The structure of HGSE's academic programs changed orientation, moving away from «areas» in the academic programs to a broader, school - wide approach to academics.

The conditions, behaviors, and practices required by an effective coaching program can affect the culture of a school or system, thus embedding instructional change within broader efforts to improve school - based culture and conditions.

Numeracy and literacy skills are vitally important but we also want school students to be active participants in society and have a broad understand of issues such as climate change and other things that could affect their life after school.

Sonnemann says that, while the aim is to influence change at a broader policymaking level, there is plenty that schools, principals and teachers can do now to make a difference.

This was all sensible enough (aside from an increasingly unhinged fascination with reading and math scores), but it was pursued with rhetoric that not infrequently veered into broad condemnations of the nation's schools and teachers — and which failed to take serious the need to ensure that any changes were equally attentive to rewarding professionalism and honoring excellence.

79, president of the foundation, «when we developed the conviction that dramatic structural change was going to be necessary in Boston and other urban public school systems in order to generate broad improvement in the academic achievement of the mostly low - income, minority students who populate these districts today.»

First, the programs can be broad, aiming to incentivize policy changes in multiple areas in one fell swoop, or narrowly focused on a specific challenge facing most school systems.

«Teachers are conscious of changing educational content and their classrooms to prevent boredom, yet there isn't the same consideration of how best to use schools» outdoor spaces for learning — both for physical education and the broader recreational options,» Dr Hyndman said.

Broad - scale changes to senior assessment and the tertiary entrance system in Queensland will now be postponed until 2019, allowing teachers and schools more time to prepare.

On the broad resourcing challenges that lie ahead, the changes to pay and conditions could result in schools potentially allocating more money to certain high demand roles (maths, science, languages etc.) and less to roles that are easier to fill.

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Another of the competition's judges, Joe Blatt of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, notes that «The Global Education Challenge gives anyone with a big idea that could change the lives of children on a broad scale access to the resources that could make that idea a reality.»

Also noteworthy is the near - simultaneous emergence on the center - left of two separate education - reform alliances: the Education Equality Project, which argues that the schools we have can produce stronger results, and the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education, which contends that bigger societal changes must precede any major gains in school effectiveness.

For instance: Broad's name used to rhyme with Todd, until young Eli took it upon himself to change the pronunciation (today it rhymes with road) to stop his high school peers from teasing him.

Recognizing that change needs to be nurtured over time, Wallace Foundation is now funding a new Illinois School Leadership Advisory Council (ISLAC), developed by the Illinois State Board of Education, the Board of Higher Education, Advance Illinois, and Illinois State University, with broad representation from educators throughout the state.

American School Board Journal chronicles change, interprets issues, and offers readers — some 50,000 school board members and school administrators — practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadeSchool Board Journal chronicles change, interprets issues, and offers readers — some 50,000 school board members and school administrators — practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadeschool board members and school administrators — practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadeschool administrators — practical advice on a broad range of topics pertinent to school governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadeschool governance and management, policy making, student achievement, and the art of school leadeschool leadership.

In New York, Commissioner of Education David M. Steiner and the state board of regents this month put forward a broad package of changes that would include revamping the state's standards - and - assessment system, raising the cap on the number of charter schools, allowing additional institutions to train teachers and principals, and setting new demands for districts to turn around low - performing schools.

The plan, which originated with the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, has since changed to include other school models beyond charters, but the draft plan has led to the accusation that billionaires are out to bankrupt the district.

There are also fears the changes will give too much freedom to faith - based schools or fundamentalist agendas - although schools must show their curriculum is «broad and balanced» and government guidelines say creationism must not be taught as a valid scientific theory.

Then, what are the implications for the broader school: Are changes to the schedule needed?

For example, if a large number of students are observed to be struggling, schools can use that information to make broader changes to service delivery or provide targeted professional development opportunities for teachers.

These and other pipeline strategies that effect broad - based systems must strike a balance between stability and flexibility in order for them to change as school improvement strategies evolve, say both The Wallace Foundation and education reformers such as Michael Fullan, whose concept of «motion leadership» reflects the need for a systematic culture of continuous reflection and growth.

The change could embolden school districts to dismiss ineffective teachers but would more likely serve as one element of broader, upcoming reform of teacher evaluations.

So, while we discovered an abundance of research emphasizing the impact of a positive school climate, the challenge for our group was to listen to each other - and to the broader community of educators and stakeholders - and identify recommendations that would create meaningful change in our district.

Partners are working together at the local level to demand such schools while building momentum at the national level for the broad - based changes our communities need.

By providing a broad cross-examination of theory, research and action, How to Improve Your School offers the most effective validation of student inclusive school change toSchool offers the most effective validation of student inclusive school change toschool change to date.

This change means «it is likely that there will continue to be a mix of academies and maintained schools for the foreseeable future», but stressed that the DfE still has not formally set out its current policy for converting schools to academies or explored the broader implications for the school system.

Finally, the case of Washington High School is presented to show how schools composed primarily of students from families of limited income foster deeper learning and serve as a lever for broader school cSchool is presented to show how schools composed primarily of students from families of limited income foster deeper learning and serve as a lever for broader school cschool change.

The Senate's passage drew support from the New Jersey Charter Schools Association, which sought to put it in context of a broader change in the law as well.

One change to New Jersey's charter school law passed the legislature yesterday, while talk mounts that a broader rewrite of the state's 15 - year - old statute governing the semi-autonomous schools may be in the offing.

The Broads work to create lasting positive change through institutions like high - quality public charter schools, genomics and stem cell research centers and contemporary art museums like The Broad in downtown Los Angeles.

Click here to read what one Broad Ripple High School students says about small schools and change.

Lepping, the Broad Foundation spokeswoman, argues that it's impossible to achieve the kinds of changes needed on a school - by - school or even district - by - district basis, because there are 150,000 schools nationwide overseen by 15,000 different districts.

«Transformational leadership,» on the other hand, draws attention to a broader array of school and classroom conditions that may need to be changed if learning is to improve.

Findings also suggest the need to make further investigation into the differentiation of materials, models of teacher education, and professional development that might help different types of learners adjust to the teaching profession and to the kinds of broad - based changes that frequently occur within educational contexts, particularly as schools attempt to make changes to meet 21st century learning standards with regard to technology.

In this role, Thomas will share her financial expertise with the Collaborative, a broad - based group of business and education experts who agree it's time to change the way Michigan's schools are funded.

On Jan. 10, we officially launched the School Finance Research Collaborative, a broad - based and diverse group of Republicans, Democrats, Independents, business leaders and education experts from Metro Detroit to the U.P. who agree it's time to change the way Michigan's schools are funded.

Backing up their lobbying effort is a broader strategy to change the rules and change the players as a way of ensuring they can build their charter schools and further privatize America's public education system.