Sentences with phrase «current federal education policy»

But her intended target appeared to be the role that current federal education policy plays in the classroom.

Current federal education policies promote learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and the participation of minority students in these fields.

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Under current federal policy, funding for the extra costs associated with low - income and high - need students is provided to districts and states chiefly through Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

The book's shortcomings are its que sera, sera view of the current state of federal education policy and its unimaginative musings on the future.

When it comes to school reform, a current wave of rhetoric and recent changes in federal education policy, including the No Child Left Behind Act, have put the spotlight on the academic achievement gap.

Current and aspiring school leaders, federal and state policy makers, and education stakeholders must understand how policy, research and practice come together to transform schools and school systems.

Join Laura Bornfreund, the deputy director of the Early Education Initiative for the New America Foundation, and Debi Mathias, the director of the QRIS National Learning Network, as they discuss current early - childhood policy, efforts underway to bolster preschool quality, and suggestions for improvements at the local, state, and federal levels.

In commissioning this new research and bringing it to the attention of policy makers on the federal level, the Civil Rights Project hopes to contribute sound research to the current debates surrounding education reform and federal oversight.

These and other results suggest that some of the most prominent ideas that dominate current policy debates — from supporting vouchers to doubling down on high - stakes tests to cutting federal education funding — are out of step with parents» main concern: They want their children prepared for life after they complete high school.

Just as the publication of A Nation at Risk caused President Reagan to re-evaluate his education policies, the 25th anniversary of the landmark report should give federal policymakers the opportunity to reconsider the current federal approach, one influential lawmaker said last week.

In fact, similarities between the two parties are so strong that current Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham is now spruiking national teaching standards and curriculum as core bones of Liberal policy: two reform areas developed under federalFederal Education Minister Simon Birmingham is now spruiking national teaching standards and curriculum as core bones of Liberal policy: two reform areas developed under federalfederal Labor.

«ESEA is the cornerstone of current federal K — 12 education policy,» said David Griffith, ASCD director of Public Ppolicy,» said David Griffith, ASCD director of Public PolicyPolicy.

Randall G. Bennett is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel of the Tennessee School Boards Association where he provides general legal opinions to local boards of education, superintendents and TSBA staff on school governanace issues, organizes and presents at seminars and training events, prepares and files amicus briefs in appellate cases affecting public schools, monitors current litigation and changes in state and federal law, and supervises the Association's Policy Department, A former school board member and police officer, Mr. Bennett obtained his law degree from Nashville School of Law.

The educators from across the country who developed ASCD's current legislative agenda believe that it's time for federal education policy to support this whole child approach, helping to ensure that all children are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

As we reflect on the current logic model of federal support for education policy in states and districts, we may have occasion to look to advancements in medical science for a measure of inspiration and relief.

In his role, DeSchryver serves both public and private sector clients providing counsel on federal regulatory matters, budgetary and compliance matters; research and analysis on national policy issues; research and analysis on emerging markets in education services; and his current focus is on the emerging solutions to assess education productivity / yield on investment.

With the current change in leadership at the U.S. Department of Education and a new president on the horizon, educators are worried about the direction that federal education policy wEducation and a new president on the horizon, educators are worried about the direction that federal education policy weducation policy will take.

Given the lack of Congressional action and recognizing the promising policies states were pursuing on their own, in 2011, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan began granting waivers to provide states relief from some of the federal requirements that were most at odds with current knowledge and practice.47

They did this using a value - added model as per current federal educational policy imperatives to assess the measurable effects of teacher education programs on their teacher graduates» students» learning and achievement as compared to other teacher education programs.

We also applaud the Secretary of Education's intent to pull back from the unrealistic timelines and the punishments invoked on schools in current federal policy.

In a Closing Keynote address to some 500 attendees, education historian and NYU professor Diane Ravitch, an NPE founder and Board President, accused current education policies mandated by the federal government, such as President Barack Obama's Race to the Top, of making high - stakes standardized testing «the purpose of education, rather than a measure of education.»

Her current work focuses on federal and state policy, financial aid, Hispanic - Serving Institutions (HSIs), and effective institutional practices for student success in higher education.

But just because the current law is a political loser doesn't mean its replacement — which reduces the federal role in education policy while eliminating the old law's unpopular performance targets for schools — is an automatic winner.

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Speakers at the summit, which will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, include keynote speaker John E. Pepper, Jr., retired Chairman and CEO of The Procter & Gamble Company and current chairman of the board of the Walt Disney Company; Judith Van Ginkel, Every Child Succeeds; Libby Doggett, Pew Center on the States; Frank Putnam, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; David Olds, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; and Deborah Daro, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago; Federal officials scheduled to speak include: Martha Coven, Special Assistant to the President, White House Domestic Policy Council; Joan Lombardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services; and Robert Gordon, Associate Director for Education, Income Maintenance and Labor, Office of Management and Budget.

The current Australian Indigenous health policy environment has developed in parallel with increasing recognition of broader concepts of health that involve social determinants — including peace, education and social justice, and equity — as enunciated in documents such as the Ottawa Charter11 and repeated in Australian strategic documents such as the Ways forward blueprint for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health.12 Unfortunately, the implementation of such strategies appears to be held back by a lack of coordination between federal and state governments and departments in terms of effective administrative responsibility for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and social determinants.