Sentences with phrase «current education policy»

Teacher evaluation is at the center of current education policy reform.

We're holding regular public events, with speakers primarily from out - of - state, on current education policy topics.

It's now obvious that advertising claims behind current education policies like the Common Core were never based on strong objective evidence.

Current education policy does not seem concerned about the issue of stability and retention, especially at our low performing schools.

Thanks, I certainly wish I didn't have to constantly warn people about the harm current education policies are causing.

So while it may be tempting to blame teacher turnover on current education policies, demographics and rising retirement rates offer a more plausible explanation.

Perhaps, if he grew a pair and decided lead his union to take on the cretins at the DfE, there might be more clarity, direction and fairness in current education policy.

Similarly, what Louis C.K. said about current education policies like standardized testing and the Common Core occurred against a backdrop of popular dissent.

David P. Driscoll's new book Commitment and Common Sense offers a lot of what current education policy discussions lack — wisdom.

The following proposals suggest how teacher compensation can be aligned with current education policy while retaining the spirit of the single salary schedule — namely, that individuals with the same qualifications should earn the same salary.

Although current education policy focuses on economic aims, Ferrero believes that there is room within the Common Core State Standards for the personal and civic aims.

Citing her work on teacher research and inquiry, social justice, and current education policies among her most impactful, Cochran - Smith describes the need to raise public awareness by «writing something so powerful that people would finally see the insanity» in current policies that equate test scores to student learning and to the effectiveness of teachers and teacher education programs.

The fight over The Project School cuts to the heart of what makes charter schools different and once again highlights an instance in which reconciling two prevailing values of the state's current education policy regime is far from simple.

In Texas» current education policy climate, we've gutted most of our state's stringent academic accountability measures.

National education leaders» updates and perspectives on current education policy issues, including teacher support and evaluation, education funding, and the Common Core State Standards.

The Case, released by the Dusseldorp Forum, brings together the findings of national consultations, a review of research evidence, and a review of current education policy and practice.

Hotshot researchers like Roland Fryer, Jacob Vigdor, Susanna Loeb, Matthew Springer, Brian Jacob, Jonah Rockoff, and Sara Goldrick - Rab are having a large impact on current education policy discussions even though their careers have not been long enough to accumulate a longer list of books and articles.

Current education policy focuses on a failed strategy of school and district «turnarounds;» characterized by staff shake - ups and pedagogical practices that focus narrowly on raising test scores.

The EdChoice team has data and expertise on current education policies and programs across the United States.

Re-thinking careers advice Sadly, our current education policy looks set to further exacerbate this problem, not fix it.

Despite the conventional wisdom, there's very little evidence that current education policies are driving teacher turnover.

So what do both sets of lists released this week say about the current education policy debate?

The studies succeeded in building teacher capacity and confidence, but also brought to light five concerns about STEM that current education policies and programs do not adequately address.

But PAA believes that too much of the current education policy making happens without any meaningful parent input, and often in complete opposition to what many parents want for their children.

PAA believes that too much of the current education policy making happens without any meaningful parent input, and often in complete opposition to parents» priorities and concerns.

White added during the interview in December that IPS wanted to embrace the competitive atmosphere fostered under the state's current education policy, which allows for the proliferation of charter schools and opens private schools» doors to more students.

Or does Hess's argument bring up serious flaws in our current education policy mindset?

But Mr Clegg said current education policy was «something for Mr Gove» to handle and that he did not interfere in the workings of his department.

Ignored by our current education policies are the facts that one in four American children lives below the poverty line and a growing number are homeless, without regular access to food or health care, and stressed by violence and drug abuse around them.

In New York, thousands of parents and teachers, from the lower Hudson Valley all the way upstate to Buffalo, have packed school auditoriums and demanded changes to current education policies that enforce the new standards.

California can not make this effort without a profound change in the current education policy dialogue among reformers, traditional interests and foundations.

Of course we rely on quality education to develop leaders and workers of the future but there are elements of our current education policy that put communities and taxpayers at risk and I'd like to address them, too.

If you step back from day - to - day vitriol that characterizes the current education policy «debate» and glimpse the larger picture, two worldviews on education reform emerge.

Current education policy in the United States, which emphasizes high stakes testing of children, is unfair to many who do not experience an adequate education.

There's very little evidence that current education policies are driving teacher turnover rates.