Sentences with phrase «current school reform efforts»

All current school reform efforts aim to improve teaching and learning.

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But of course I recognize that many people who don't share my political views might still support the current school food reform efforts, and I agree that I didn't acknowledge that at all in this post.

Beyond identifying the conception that educators should «take responsibility for the psychological adjustment of children» as a «barrier» to the success of current reform efforts, Mr. Cohen implies that this outlook is also the primary cause of the problems schools face.

The essays have rightly suggested — whether arguing for or against alternative routes, for or against current practice in schools of education — that unless the present and growing shortage of good teachers is overcome, no other efforts at school reform can succeed.

The changes were necessary, argued Superintendent Donald W. Ingwerson, because the district's current busing program interferes with efforts to increase parental involvement and bring about other school improvements mandated under Kentucky's landmark education - reform law.

Given the current political climate and the limited discretionary resources available to the Secretary of Education, it is unrealistic to imagine that the DoED would play an active role in state - level school reform efforts.

The current study can not draw causal conclusions, but altering the structural characteristics of schools associated with higher suspension rates should be considered in future reform efforts.

EW: How does the current emphasis on standards and accountability affect efforts of the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented to encourage whole school reform?

In its current incarnation, NAS is almost indistinguishable from the foundations and government agencies that have dominated school reform efforts for decades.

It was Gwen Samuel, a mother from Connecticut bereft of shiny public policy credentials, who led the passage of the nation's second Parent Trigger law and has spurred the current efforts at reforming teacher quality and expanding school choice happening in the Nutmeg State.

Teacher leaders — current or former classroom teachers who work with other teachers and educators in their schools or districts to help improve instruction — are a key feature of many school reform efforts.

Teacher leaders - current or former classroom teachers working with other classroom teachers and other educators in the school or district - are present in many reform efforts in mathematics and science education.

Wilson is paddling upstream against the current in an effort to reform the culture of a school district that has been dysfunctional for decades.

This video highlights the efforts of concerned residents from across Wisconsin who traveled to Madison to testify about the negative impact of the current school funding system on our schools and in support of SFN's plan for funding reform.

By providing a thorough examination of current reform efforts and intentions, the authors place the necessity of student inclusive school change in the center of any movement for education excellence.

Recommendations include the need to: 1) consider school closure in the context of a larger reform effort; 2) develop a supply of higher - performing school options; 3) clearly explain to the public how current students will benefit; 4) provide support to families and students during the transition; and 5) provide staff members with clear information about next steps.

Efforts to synthesize this research on the district role and effectiveness in creating the conditions for success in all schools for students in the current standards and accountability - driven reform context are also beginning to appear (e.g., Marsh, 2002; Hightower et al., 2002).

However, for the first time in my career I am disheartened with the current reform efforts that have been foisted upon public schools by education outsiders − businessmen and politicians.