Sentences with phrase «challenges in any school reform»

One of the most difficult challenges in any school reform proposal is the local context.

There are many challenges in school reform, but NEA members are working their way towards success.

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Dedicated to «schools that are making real and lasting changes to improve their students» lives,» «Overloaded and Underprepared» makes Challenge Success» sought - after school reform services widely available to anyone interested in doing the same.

But when there's real progress underway — when the White House advances early childhood education; when a culture of school food reform is the new normal in districts nationwide; when the work takes on a life of its own — then the entrepreneur is ready to take on a different challenge, and begin work anew.

Mulgrew predicted that the new special education reform, set to be rolled out in all schools in September, will be one of the greatest challenges of the next school year.

Full disclosure: Among the people backing Fordham law professor and former Howard Dean internet director Zephyr Teachout's effort to challenge sitting NY Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary, according to the filings by her and her running mate Tim Wu with the state board of elections: Union Square Ventures» Brad Burnham ($ 20,000), Tumblr founder David Karp ($ 20,000) WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg ($ 5,000), Netflix VP Chris Libertelli ($ 5,000), Kickstarter's Fred Benenson ($ 5,000), campaign finance reform activist Arnold Hiatt ($ 2,500), Lawrence Lessig ($ 2,500), Reddit's Alexis Ohanian ($ 2,500), our own Andrew Rasiej ($ 1,500), Digg's Andrew McLaughlin ($ 1,000), Open Technology Institute's Sascha Meinrath ($ 1,000), Harvard Law School's Jonathan Zittrain ($ 1,000), Duke law prof Jedediah Purdy ($ 1,000), Ben & Jerry's Ben Cohen ($ 1,000), EchoDitto founder and former Dean webmaster Nicco Mele ($ 600), net neutrality campaigner Marvin Ammori ($ 500), Blue State Digital's Joe Rospars ($ 500), Progressive Strategies» Mike Lux ($ 450), former Dean data - wiz Kenn Herman ($ 300), former Dean developer Josh Koenig ($ 250), Fight for the Future's Tiffiniy Cheng ($ 250), MIT's Ethan Zuckerman ($ 250), Brooklyn law prof Jonathan asking ($ 250), Public Campaign's David Donnelly $ 250), former Dean developer Zack Rosen ($ 250), the ACLU «s Christopher Soghoian ($ 100), Sunlight Foundation's Ellen Miller ($ 100), former Dean blogger Mathew Gross ($ 100), and yours truly ($ 100).

This gap and the challenges it poses for American consumers, policymakers, and business leaders was a major impetus for healthcare reform in the U.S., including delivery reforms implemented as part of the Affordable Care Act,» said senior author Ashish Jha, K.T. Li Professor of Global Health at Harvard Chan School and Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI).

Great teachers are critical to the success of children and incentivizing them to stay on the job, or to teach in our most - challenging schools, is a reform that actually will produce results.

Paez returned to the Harvard Graduate School of Education to discuss with students in the International Education Policy and Education Policy and Management programs the opportunities and challenges of advancing reforms that seek greater social justice.

However, real reform and significant progress in improving the quality and equity of Australian schooling depend on tackling our deepest and most stubborn educational challenges.

Please join Education Week reporter Christina Samuels as she moderates a lively discussion with leading experts on the challenges of delivering high - quality special education services in the context of a reforming high school.

«Professor Geoff Masters, a leader in the field, called for «a shift in how assessment is conceptualised and undertaken in school education» in his 2013 publication, Reforming Educational Assessment: Imperatives, principles and challenges.

In this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eyIn this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eyin six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eye.

The challenge for all schools is to use the new Subject of Computing as a driver for excellence for all pupils: the challenge for our nation is to realise the vision of curriculum reform in a new generation of innovative, creative young entrepreneurs.

In The New Challenge for Public Education: Secondary School Reform — Designs, Standards, and Accountability.

Driscoll was faced with a variety of challenges in advancing his reform agenda, from obstinate teachers unions to mercurial head of the Commonwealth's School Board, John Silber.

The challenges facing schools in light of these reforms, whether SEN - specific or general, are considerable.

Today's advocates for better schools are insurgent groups that challenge the establishment by encouraging parents to engage actively in K - 12 reform efforts, demanding major changes in school choice and teacher policies, as well as school governance.

Mr. Serrano moved his family to the suburb of Whittier, but remained upset enough about the incident to file, the following year, the landmark court challenge that spurred similar litigation seeking school - finance reform in two dozen other states.

While the nearly $ 100 billion in federal economic - stimulus aid set aside for education has challenged school districts to turn one - time money into long - term reform, this historic influx of funding has also set the stage for long - term — and not necessarily positive — consequences.

Granted, the fabulous standardized test scores of those high - performing charter networks who take on this special ed challenge may not be as uniformly high — at least in the short term, but when one in every twenty public school students now attends a charter, the movement is mature and entrenched enough to move to the next stage of reform for both moral and political reasons.

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.

«I can recall taking [her course on school reform] and really learning how to defend my positions because Kay always had some question about why I was taking a certain position... she taught me that challenging students to face the values they hold closest to their heart is important in developing their potential as leaders.»

In this week's episode of the EdNext podcast, Richard Whitmire, the author of «Ed Reform Battle in Los Angeles,» talks with Marty West about the numerous challenges facing LAUSD and what is likely to happen next on the charter school fronIn this week's episode of the EdNext podcast, Richard Whitmire, the author of «Ed Reform Battle in Los Angeles,» talks with Marty West about the numerous challenges facing LAUSD and what is likely to happen next on the charter school fronin Los Angeles,» talks with Marty West about the numerous challenges facing LAUSD and what is likely to happen next on the charter school front.

«The ultimate hope is to broaden the ways in which we think about the possibilities for school reform, so in a sense each of these commentaries lays out a vision, but in laying out a vision, it challenges how we do things now,» says Assistant Professor Jal Mehta.

Hope for Reform Despite the challenges, many in Washington are hopeful that public schools may in fact improve under an Obama administration.

While the nearly $ 100 billion in federal economic - stimulus aid set aside for education has challenged school districts to turn one - time money into lasting reform, this historic influx of funding has also set the stage for long - term — and not necessarily positive — consequences.

From the Gates Foundation high school initiative to the Annenberg Challenge, from the Children's Scholarship Fund to the Broad Prize for Urban Education, philanthropic efforts are playing a catalytic role in contemporary school reform.

The biggest response to date to his challenge arrived in the form of a $ 25 million gift from William R. Hewlett and the foundation he started, to be used for school - reform efforts in the San Francisco area.

A Journalist's Education in the Classroom: The Challenge of School Reform by David Awbrey (Rowman and Littlefield, 146 pp., $ 24.95)

[15] It is unclear how complying with the reform would have affected students in other schools with greater implementation challenges.

With these strengths and challenges in mind, the OECD sets out an ambitious reform agenda covering three key areas: promoting equity; building capacity for teaching and learning; and policy steering, accountability and school improvement.

A decade after Massachusetts passed its charter school law as part of the Education Reform Act of 1993, city officials in North Adams, Massachusetts, sued the state Department of Education, challenging the constitutionality of charter schools.

Meaningful reform of principal - preparation programs must retool the content so that it matches the challenges confronting principals in 21st - century schooling.

They don't present evidence regarding effects of these initial efforts on student achievement but do explain how RAND diagnosed the weaknesses in the Qatari system, devised the Education for a New Era reform model, and the challenges of implementing standards, independent schools, and the Qatar Student Assessment System.

On its face this is a laudable goal, and reform - minded districts (and charter schools) have made much progress in preparing disadvantaged students for the rigors of challenging coursework.

With a background that includes teaching in independent schools, management consulting, and urban school reform, Holleran — who also spent four years as executive director of Bay Area for New Leaders, a division of New Leaders for New Schools — jumped at the chaschools, management consulting, and urban school reform, Holleran — who also spent four years as executive director of Bay Area for New Leaders, a division of New Leaders for New Schools — jumped at the chaSchools — jumped at the challenge.

In The Futures of School Reform (Harvard Education Press; Publication date: September 17, 2012), these leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seek to challenge familiar assumptions and to generate new thinking in a variety of ways, including looking at other sectors, other nations, and emerging new technologieIn The Futures of School Reform (Harvard Education Press; Publication date: September 17, 2012), these leading scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seek to challenge familiar assumptions and to generate new thinking in a variety of ways, including looking at other sectors, other nations, and emerging new technologiein a variety of ways, including looking at other sectors, other nations, and emerging new technologies.

Lobbyists and attorneys listen as student survivors from the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School interrupt a house legislative committee hearing in the hope to challenge lawmakers on gun control reform in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 21.

Real reform and significant progress in improving the quality and equity of Australian schooling depend on tackling our deepest and most stubborn educational challenges, writes Professor Geoff Masters AO.

The challenges facing schools in light of the reforms, whether SEN - specific or general, are considerable, and the seminars outlined here are a selection of the CPD on offer at nasen Live.

They are able to focus on abstract goals — like test scores, teacher quality, or school choice — in debates divorced from the challenges of making reforms actually work in situ.

Tucker and his colleagues challenge us to ask why the U.S. is pursuing a reform agenda that differs markedly from what other advanced countries have found essential for creating good schools — high quality teachers, fair funding, and coherence in the system of education.

Funded by: Smith Richardson Foundation via subcontract w / Brown University Amount: $ 10,843 Dates: 1/1/17 — 7/1/20 Summary: In collaboration with researchers from Brown University Dr. Jones will examine the effects of Boston Public School's autonomous hiring policy reform on student, teacher, and school outcomes, with the broader goal of examining the nature and challenges of the teacher hiring and match process in large urban school districtIn collaboration with researchers from Brown University Dr. Jones will examine the effects of Boston Public School's autonomous hiring policy reform on student, teacher, and school outcomes, with the broader goal of examining the nature and challenges of the teacher hiring and match process in large urban school distSchool's autonomous hiring policy reform on student, teacher, and school outcomes, with the broader goal of examining the nature and challenges of the teacher hiring and match process in large urban school distschool outcomes, with the broader goal of examining the nature and challenges of the teacher hiring and match process in large urban school districtin large urban school distschool districts.

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In recognition of the challenges faced by busy teachers - the constant swathe of initiatives and reforms and the complexity of schools and school systems - the value of collaboration is emphasised.

``... an engaging testimony to the possibility for positive youth - adult partnership in challenged urban schools... The book offers valuable insights for practitioners, researchers, and community members interested in positive youth development, youth - adult partnerships, or urban school reform... Thoughtful and engaging, a recommended read.»

Over the past three years, despite extensive scrutiny and external challenge, Ian has focussed on reforming the organisation and improving the outcomes for the 35,000 children in our schools.

Yet education associations and teachers unions wasted no time in challenging the laws in court, as has been the case for school - choice reforms for the past 20 years.

By focusing their efforts primarily on improving schools for black and Latino students living in urban communities, has the education reform movement missed another group facing economic challenges and in need of better educational opportunity?