Sentences with phrase «during the education reform»

During every education reform, people eventually start asking: «How long is this going to take?»

Not exact matches

During her morning announcement to students, staff and parents, principal Eugenia Montalvo of PS 106 in The Bronx read the UFT's «talking points» flier opposing Cuomo's education reform plan, and urged them to wear red on Fridays to demonstrate their disapproval.

The Reform Party was created by Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's allies during the 2014 election year as a ballot line aimed at capturing voters who disapproved of the Common Core educations standards.

I was director of communications at the Department for Education between 2011 and 2012, during two of the most gruelling years for educatioEducation between 2011 and 2012, during two of the most gruelling years for educationeducation reform.

Yesterday, however, it became clear what Heastie's price might have been, as word started circulating around the Capitol that certain elements of Cuomo's heretofore «my way or the highway» education reform plan had been dropped during ongoing budget talks.

During a speech at the Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, King offered education reforms such as the Common Core standards and teacher evaluations as vehicles of greater equality in schools.

But few points are as contentious as his ambitious education reform plans, and the governor was particularly riled up about these points during his Rochester visit.

From the President who has refused to act on investigative reports submitted to him on grievous allegations of diverting over a billion naira meant for resettlement of Internal Displaced Persons (IDPs) by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal under the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE) and the miraculous discovery of 13billion naira in an apartment at Ikoyi, Lagos under the supervision of the Director of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, to the Head of Service of the Federation, Oyo - Ita Winifred Ekanem, who connived with others to reinstate into active duty and promote Abdulrasheed Maina, the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, who allegedly stole over 6billion naira pension fund; the Chief of Staff to President Buhari now renamed the «Thief of Staff», Abba Kyari, who allegedly received a bribe of 500million naira to negotiate a fine reduction for MTN Nigeria, and has continuously been in the heart of every sharp practices in the Presidency; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who allegedly received a kickback of 3.8 billion naira in exchange for marginal oilfield using his brother, Dumebi Kachikwu as front; the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who was the brain behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai who during his time as the Director of Procurement at the Army Headquarters allegedly diverted funds meant to equip the Military into buying choice properties worth millions of dollar in Dubai; the Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi who allegedly embezled State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) funds as the Governor of Ekiti State; the Minister for Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who was indicted by a Presidential investigative committee probing Arm procurement for awarding ghost contracts worth $ 930,500,690 with others while as the Chief of Army Staff between 2008 - 2010 and one of the brains behind the reinstatement of Abdulrasheed Maina; the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi alleged to have stolent 142billion naira as the Governor of Rivers State.

According to Carl Diehl, approximately 10 000 US students studied in Germany from 1815 to 1914, 5500 from Yale and Harvard alone, including Charles Eliot who reformed the Harvard education (I invite to read the Wikipedia article which quite frankly admits that US education during this point was... suboptimal).

U.S. Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a longtime donor and activist with an extensive history of funding school reform initiatives, was grilled on a plethora of educational policies and her financial background Tuesday evening during her confirmation hearing before a U.S. Senate committee.

Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said during a CapTon interview last night that while ethics reform is important, it shouldn't distract lawmakers from the rest of the budget — and education in paEducation Committee Chairman John Flanagan said during a CapTon interview last night that while ethics reform is important, it shouldn't distract lawmakers from the rest of the budget — and education in paeducation in particular.

During a CapTon interview last night, Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling thEducation Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling theducation reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling the system.

Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.

Major issues during the 2015 legislative session included a budget deficit estimated at $ 200 million, social security tax reform, a structural deficit expected to reach $ 400 million by 2019, education funding, and ending homelessness among the state's veterans.

Cornegy compared the fight for education reform to the Civil Rights movement, saying it was «apropos» that the rally was taking place during Black History Month.

During a recent closed - door meeting, UFT President Michael Mulgrew showed his true colors and declared «war» on education reform and charter schools.

Former New Jersey Gov. James Florio accomplished a great deal during his one term in office from 1990 to 1994, including auto insurance reform, welfare reform, greater state aid to education and health care, a cleaner environment and a ban on assault weapons.

While Bergtraum will not close, as many other large high schools have during Mayor Bloomberg's education reform, the struggling school will undergo «enrollment reduction».

During a Capital Tonight interview last night, Assembly Education Committee Chair Cathy Nolan recognized the «triple threat» faced by the state, financially speaking, at the moment: Lower than expected PIT revenues, a $ 4 billion deficit and the feds planning to do «who knows what» when it comes to health care reform.

Major issues during the 2016 legislative session included raising the minimum wage, funding public education, ethics reform, and proposals to allow Uber to expand to upstate New York.

United Federation of Teachers president Michael Mulgrew rallied teachers against Governor Andrew Cuomo's education reform proposals during a town hall meeting Tuesday night, asking his members to prepare for a «tough road» ahead during budget negotiations.

«During his time in the House, he has represented our community well and has been a tireless advocate for education reform and increased opportunity for all Floridians.

HARTFORD — A day after announcing his plans to leave soon, state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor addressed superintendents at their annual back - to - school meeting Tuesday, pointing to progress made during his watch and urging them to go forward with controversial educationEducation Commissioner Stefan Pryor addressed superintendents at their annual back - to - school meeting Tuesday, pointing to progress made during his watch and urging them to go forward with controversial educationeducation reforms.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said during an appearance in Westbury last week that the agency is approaching electronic assessment «slowly, cautiously,» in an effort to avoid mistakes associated with hurried reforms in past years.

Fellow Lib Dem peer Joan Walmsley told peers during the debate she would not vote with the government, citing her concern for the disruption to children's education which upheavals caused by the reforms could have.

With education policy set to play an important part in the May general election campaign, debates around the future direction of the school system will take place against the backdrop of fast - paced reforms made during the coalition's time in office.

While enumerating what she believes were worthy achievements of the former Education Minister during the administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joyce Bawa Mogtari said Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang's «diligent works and strong educational reforms have raised Ghana's image in education to enviable heightEducation Minister during the administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joyce Bawa Mogtari said Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang's «diligent works and strong educational reforms have raised Ghana's image in education to enviable heighteducation to enviable heights.»

The decrease is likely also driven by the changed political calculus for both unions and charter groups after most of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sweeping education reform proposals failed during last year's legislative session.

Cuomo's budget - which de Blasio gave mixed reviews during recent Albany testimony - ties a $ 1.1 billion increase in education spending to a number of reforms opposed by teachers unions and their allies.

Major issues during the 2013 legislative session included education reform, providing healthcare for low - income and other uninsured residents, and a tax relief package that sought to lower property taxes.

The 2014 Danish School Reform emphasized physical activity during the primary and lower secondary education years — as apart of academic instruction as well.

During his stint as research and education minister from 1997 until 2000, Allègre clashed fiercely with French scientists over his reform plans for the country's research portfolio.

During his stay in Singapore, Professor Reimers will give the prestigious annual CJ Koh Public Lecture and will participate in a series of seminars and dialogues with faculty at the NIE, meet with senior education policy makers and other stakeholders interested in education reform.

During a visit to Tasmania Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the Federal Government is considering funding the final two years of Gonski education reforms.

90, talking during an EdCast about how so many people involved in education policy and reform are uniformly passionate and committed, which can be good, but it can also be problematic: You've got all of these people, he says, «screaming that they know what's going to work for kids.»

Findings from the study of four districts that have undertaken systemic change were presented to the House Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Subcommittee last week during a hearing on the federal role in systemic reform.

During this time, Florida was engaged in other education reforms as well: instituting several school - voucher programs, increasing the number of charter schools in the state, and improving the system used to assign grades to schools based on the FCAT.

While the nation seemed transfixed by No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core State Standards, «one of the most wide - ranging reforms in public education» during that time, according to a group of researchers from Duke and MIT, «was the reorganization of large comprehensive high schools into small schools» in New York City.

During their third and final year, students are in a residency onsite with partner organizations pushing the boundary in education reform.

During his time as schools chief, he took on the reform groups, the local school councils, the education schools, the state board of education, and the education research community.

Kennedy remained passionate about early childhood education and school reform during the ever - changing political landscape of the past 15 years.

This was glaringly clear during a session at the Foundation for Excellence in Education's Nation Summit on Education Reform last week.

Despite all of the emphasis on education reform during the past decade, the retirement of an aging teacher corps has been substantially overlooked — a failure that could inhibit school improvement, a study by the Educational Resources Information Center clearinghouse on management suggests.

Cahill Discusses Education Reform Harvard Crimson, October 24, 2013 «Before an audience of teachers, students, faculty, and members of the community, Michele Cahill, a vice president at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, discussed possible paths for reforming American public education during the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Askwith Forum on WednesdaEducation Reform Harvard Crimson, October 24, 2013 «Before an audience of teachers, students, faculty, and members of the community, Michele Cahill, a vice president at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, discussed possible paths for reforming American public education during the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Askwith Forum on Wednesdaeducation during the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Askwith Forum on WednesdaEducation's Askwith Forum on Wednesday.»

Without Families and Communities, School Reform Will Not Work Long - Term (Education Week) Professor Irvin Scott guest blogs on alum Rick Hee» blog, «Straight Up,» during spring break as he discusses the importance of community engagement for successful education rReform Will Not Work Long - Term (Education Week) Professor Irvin Scott guest blogs on alum Rick Hee» blog, «Straight Up,» during spring break as he discusses the importance of community engagement for successful educatioEducation Week) Professor Irvin Scott guest blogs on alum Rick Hee» blog, «Straight Up,» during spring break as he discusses the importance of community engagement for successful educationeducation reformreform.

Robert Panning - Miller defeated Louise Sundin, who earned a reputation as a progressive labor leader open to education reform during her 22 years as president.

Shying away from the «quagmire» of intervention in states like New Jersey (noted from the bench during oral arguments), and citing its earlier rejection of a challenge to the state's graduation exams, the court pointedly observed that «protracted litigation» delays the progress of education reform.

But the governor offered few details for his proposed Education Reform Act of 2005 during his recent State of the State Address, and he challenged the notion that more money would bring better educationEducation Reform Act of 2005 during his recent State of the State Address, and he challenged the notion that more money would bring better educationeducation results.

During her appointment, she set a high bar, and had a powerful track record: 95 percent of Richmond's lowest performing schools achieved full accreditation under Virginia's Standards of Learning reform legislation, and the district improved from 18 percent to 91.7 percent of all schools meeting this standard as measured by the State Department of Education.

That theme was echoed by speakers from each of the three sectors during «The American High School: Time for Reform,» a conference for educators sponsored by the Council for Basic Education (cbe).