Sentences with phrase «debate on education policy»

To help ground debate on education policy in high quality evidence and reliable data, the hope is that The Learning Landscape grows to include additional topics and to follow the evolution of education policy and practice.

Its mission is to bring accurate data and careful, objective analysis to the national debate on education policy.

«David is one of the top young education economists in the country — his work has earned high praise in academic circles and helped to shape national debates on education policy.

However, for far too many people, debates on education policy would be welcome issues — the challenges of the fortunate.

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In the major debates of the past two or three years, the Orange Book tendency has whittled away at broadly centre - left policies on, for example, public spending, income - tax rates and the role of local government in education.

Perhaps the most peculiar aspect of current political debates centres on education policy.

With little new education policy expected in the remainder of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's first term — and a quiet session on education concluding in Albany — the debate over traditional public schools versus charter schools has shifted to a new battleground: school safety.

(CNN)-- All four Democrats vying for a spot on the ballot in New Jersey's special U.S. Senate election debated for the first time Monday, revealing similar stances on foreign policy but disputing Newark Mayor Cory Booker's record on education.

The debate over national school choice policy was on display in Indianapolis Monday as US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos came to the capital city...

«I would rather use Bologna as an advantage, not look at it as a threat,» says Ligia Deca, chairperson of the European Students» Union (ESU), one of eight consultative members in the policy debate on higher education at the European level, and one that represents the students» perspective.

On Monday, May 1, Askwith Forums will convene a debate on how educators should grapple with the school voucher, one of the most pressing questions in education policy todaOn Monday, May 1, Askwith Forums will convene a debate on how educators should grapple with the school voucher, one of the most pressing questions in education policy todaon how educators should grapple with the school voucher, one of the most pressing questions in education policy today.

Anyone participating in the education policy debate for five years or more probably staked out their position on the use of value - added (or student achievement growth) in teacher evaluations long ago.

At the dynamic Education Fast Forward 12 Debate on January 19, I spoke with Stefan Dercon (Chief Economist Department for International Development in London) and Andreas Schleicher (Special Advisor on Education Policy OECD in Paris) about their opinions on the issues raised in the «Turning School Performance to Economic Success» discussion.

Hearing her side of the story, told a great deal through conversations with her multiple - job - working - yet - still - struggling mother, put a human face on broader debates on education, social policy, and culture.

For example, the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) made a splash in February with an innovative study of how the Common Core debate is playing out on Twitter; scholars found, among other things, that proponents tend to make policy points while opponents use «political language» in their tPolicy Research in Education (CPRE) made a splash in February with an innovative study of how the Common Core debate is playing out on Twitter; scholars found, among other things, that proponents tend to make policy points while opponents use «political language» in their tpolicy points while opponents use «political language» in their tweets.

These are some of the questions I put to Stefan Dercon, Chief Economist at the Department for International Development in London, and Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills and Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary General at the OECD in Paris, during the EFF12 debate: «Turning School Performance to Economic Success.»

David Deming, professor of education and economics at HGSE, accompanied by Andrew Kelly, senior vice president for strategy and policy at the University of North Carolina System; Deborah Santiago, chief operating officer and vice president for policy at Excelencia in Education; and Josh Wyner, founder and executive director of the College of Excellence President and vice president at the Aspen Institute, will debate different viewpoints on the future of higher education, specifically for community education and economics at HGSE, accompanied by Andrew Kelly, senior vice president for strategy and policy at the University of North Carolina System; Deborah Santiago, chief operating officer and vice president for policy at Excelencia in Education; and Josh Wyner, founder and executive director of the College of Excellence President and vice president at the Aspen Institute, will debate different viewpoints on the future of higher education, specifically for community Education; and Josh Wyner, founder and executive director of the College of Excellence President and vice president at the Aspen Institute, will debate different viewpoints on the future of higher education, specifically for community education, specifically for community colleges.

Hill Fight on No Child Left Behind Looms Politico, 1/21/15» «It's not a debate about what education policy should be in place at the state and local level,» said Martin West, associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Eeducation policy should be in place at the state and local level,» said Martin West, associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of EducationEducation.

«I got to experience a variety of different challenges, participate in nearly every higher education policy debate, and craft new policy that has shaped the conversation in higher education in important ways,» Smith says, citing her work on the college scorecard and the financial aid shopping sheet as among the initiatives she found most interesting.

Education Next's Mike Petrilli appeared on C - SPAN to discuss the role of the Common Core in education policy and debates over the adoption of the standards in variouEducation Next's Mike Petrilli appeared on C - SPAN to discuss the role of the Common Core in education policy and debates over the adoption of the standards in varioueducation policy and debates over the adoption of the standards in various states.

These titles influence and inform education practice and administration, explore ongoing policy debates, and report on important research in the field.

Parents» perspectives on education reform are often missing from the education policy debate, with technocrats typically arguing with one another about what parents want or what's best for them.

Legal challenges to a state's legislative and executive policies on public education necessarily implicate separation - of - powers concerns about the courts» abilities to answer political questions and resolve policy debates.

Trained as a historian under Harvard scholar Bernard Bailyn, Tyack believed that the careful sifting of past education policies could inform policymakers» debates on reforms such as desegregation, vouchers, charter schools, and leadership.

But it is precisely the focus on teacher evaluation — and whether it is connected to student test scores — that is at the center of the most hotly contested education policy debates.

In a new forum for Education Next, Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, and Shavar Jeffries, president of Democrats for Education Reform, debate how Trump's policies his first year as president stack up, and whether the impact of his administration on the nation's schools and colleges has been for better or for worse.

Certainly, one part of the problem is that, 50 years later, we are still debating the extent to which education policy ought to focus on teacher quality, and on the performance of individual teachers in particular.

Even though most education policy debates have focused on school quality and student achievement, most research on the economic impact of schooling has focused narrowly on the number of years students remain in the educational system.

But the notion of paying teachers on the basis of their ability to improve test scores, often termed «merit pay,» while earnestly debated by education policy researchers, is strongly opposed by teachers unions and is a political nonstarter in many parts of the country.

«His objective and insightful reporting has highlighted the most serious educational challenges we face in elementary, secondary, and higher education, and has transformed the policy debate on these issues.»

The book, published by Harvard Education Press, focuses on the ways education policies collide with everyday classroom practices and how thoughtful, solutions - oriented, and results - driven teachers are reframing debates in educatiEducation Press, focuses on the ways education policies collide with everyday classroom practices and how thoughtful, solutions - oriented, and results - driven teachers are reframing debates in educatieducation policies collide with everyday classroom practices and how thoughtful, solutions - oriented, and results - driven teachers are reframing debates in educationeducation today.

It's become a familiar sight for education policy mavens this election season: panel discussions, in Washington and elsewhere, hashing out the presumptive presidential nominees» differences on performance pay for teachers, private school vouchers, and other reliable topics of debate.

I'm all for folks tweeting about lesson plans and such but there are already good lists about that; this is my list and I want it to focus on the education policy debate!

On Choice Media, six education policy experts (including three Ed Next editors) debated the merits of the Common Core.

The flaw of selection on dependent variable analyses is so obvious that it is shocking that education policy debates continue to be shaped by them.

Several of the most significant features of recent education policy debate in the United States are simply not found in any of these countries — for example, charter schools, pathways into teaching that allow candidates with only several weeks of training to assume full responsibility for a classroom, teacher evaluation systems based on student test scores, and school accountability systems based on the premise that schools with low average test scores are failures, irrespective of the compositions of their student populations.

This was just the opening round of what is likely to be a long series of acrimonious debates over policy at the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, on topics including sexual harassment, affirmative action, instruction of English language learners and school discipline — even on who might head the agency.

The former president of the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and former executive director of the Pew Forum on Standards - Based Reform can trace his personal memories of the debate back to the mid-1980s.

90, resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, highlight the shortcomings of current education reform debates, noting that «almost all of the ideas currently on the mainstream table leave the basic structure of American schooling fundamentally unchanged.»

This is a question that can engage people on all sides of the education policy debate.

First concerns about U.S. students» middling performance on international assessments came to the forefront in the debate over education policy, with specific emphasis placed on the lean, focused standards in place in top - performing countries.

It is hardly surprising that the apparent exhaustion of the education - reform consensus has been accompanied by exhaustion on the part of the American public (whose children have been caught in the middle of the debate), not to mention many policy elites and politicians.

What's more troubling, though is the extent to which our national education debates have come to focus on the character, motivation, experience, and relationships of those who hold different views — rather than on the substance of those views or evidence about how different policies and practices do or are likely to impact kids.

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.

Her research has investigated the roots of the political debates over race - conscious policies that profoundly affect meaningful opportunities for higher education, with a focus on the nature of persistent moral disagreement over affirmative action.

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.

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.

The site will cover all aspects of education in the United States — from the policy debate that will play out in the presidential election to the day - to - day human stories of school superintendents, teachers, parents and kids on the front lines in our nation's schools.

«All A-Twitter about Education: Improving our schools in 140 characters or less,» by Mike Petrilli This article looked at the role Twitter was playing in education policy debates and ranked the top 25 education policy / media tweeters and the top 25 educator tweeters based on their KlouEducation: Improving our schools in 140 characters or less,» by Mike Petrilli This article looked at the role Twitter was playing in education policy debates and ranked the top 25 education policy / media tweeters and the top 25 educator tweeters based on their Kloueducation policy debates and ranked the top 25 education policy / media tweeters and the top 25 educator tweeters based on their Kloueducation policy / media tweeters and the top 25 educator tweeters based on their Klout scores.

Commenting after the debate on Motion 35, Kevin Courtney, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The impact of the Government's education policies is turning our schools into exam factories.