Sentences with phrase «controversial testing program»

They were probationary teachers who were not given any reason for their dismissal, which * preceded * the controversial testing program.

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Palantir Has Secretly Been Using New Orleans to Test Its Predictive Policing Technology (The Verge) Predictive policing technology has proven highly controversial wherever it is implemented, but in New Orleans, the program escaped public notice, partly because Palantir established it as a philanthropic relationship with the city through Mayor Mitch Landrieu's signature NOLA For Life program.

Known as a «big ugly» in Capitol jargon, the bill extended rent regulations and the 421 - a real estate subsidy program, authorized $ 1.3 billion in property tax rebates, renewed mayoral control of New York City schools for another year, released $ 250 million for mandated expenses of non-public schools and demanded more transparency for controversial state testing.

It's a reversal of a controversial policy that helped lead to a widespread boycott of the third through eighth grade tests associated with the former Common Core program.

The program has been controversial in New York, where parents and teachers have confronted the state's Education Commissioner, John King, in public meetings, saying the children are stressed from all of the new tests being administered as part of the transition, and that too much time is being taken away from classroom learning.

Although a varied and massive array of programs comprise the Harlem Children's Zone, its charter schools have garnered perhaps the most attention, particularly in the context of controversial New York City school reforms and the larger conversation in the education world about high - stakes tests, charters, and No Child Left Behind.

Californians have begun the push to construct a new statewide testing system to replace the controversial program that was disbanded last September.

However, because such a policy is likely to be controversial in a country dedicated to open access, and might have unintended effects, it would be best to test it out in a small - scale program, under a state waiver as allowed by the president's proposed Race to the Top Fund for higher education.

A controversial change that is now being tested in court gives an organization at Marquette University, a private college, the right to block schools seeking to enter the program.

First Academic Study of Controversial LA Unified Teacher Evaluation Program An academic study of a teacher evaluation method that looks at how much teachers are able to improve students» test scores gave the pilot program a goodProgram An academic study of a teacher evaluation method that looks at how much teachers are able to improve students» test scores gave the pilot program a goodprogram a good grade.

The Education Department also on Thursday released a report on the Obama administration's $ 4 billion Race to the Top competitive grant program, describing how it ushered in sweeping policy changes in many states, including some that proved controversial, such as new teacher evaluations tied to student test scores.

The head of a controversial virtual charter school wants North Carolina lawmakers to funnel more cash into the program and clear operations beyond the 2019 sunset of its four - year pilot program, despite lagging test scores and a host of concerns about similar programs nationwide.

Meanwhile, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation has proposed controversial new standards that would require teacher - education programs to prove that their graduates are raising their students» test scores.

Last month — even before the release of controversial videos shot by anti-abortion activists — the House of Representatives» appropriations committee voted to cut all funding for the Title X Family Planning Program, which pays for services such as contraception, cancer screenings and HIV tests for low - income women.