Sentences with phrase «ed reform efforts»

Our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day.

None of this should be news to close observers of trends in education advocacy, but it might be useful to have some evidence that documents the shifting focus of ed reform efforts.

I told this story to a group of two dozen or so of my fellow ed reformers last week at an American Enterprise Institute convening on «race, social justice, and school reform» because I wanted to make two simple (some will say simplistic) points: our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day; and we don't all have the same ideas about what it means to serve the cause of social justice — or whether it is even appropriate to place social justice issues at the heart of our efforts to improve outcomes for kids.

Not exact matches

ICYMI: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver took some verbal jabs at Ed Koch yesterday over the former mayor's latest reform - Albany effort.

Former Mayor Ed Koch gets a shout - out from the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle for his Albany reform efforts.

Good government groups are organizing a grassroots effort to advance the push for nonpartisan redistricting reform a concept at the center of a several statewide platforms, including one advanced by Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo and another by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch.

Sen. Mike Gianaris is the latest Senate Democrat to appear in a Web video for the minority's «keep your promise, pass the pledge» campaign — an effort to pressure the Republicans to make good on their collective agreement with former NYC Mayor Ed Koch during the 2010 campaign to support redistricting reform.

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Gov. Mario Cuomo are among the nine trustees of former Mayor Ed Koch's new reform Albany effort, «New York Uprising,» sources with knowledge of the nascent organization confirm.

Tortuous efforts to set up a cross-party platform in favour of the alternative vote have finally borne fruit with Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat president, and Caroline Lucas, the Green party leader, joining forces to back reform.

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch, who has led a redistricting reform effort, says «it's no surprise» that he is «disappointed» in the results.

The frantic effort to save the policy comes as Ed Miliband delivered a speech saying David Cameron is «betraying the trust» of the public because of the reforms.

Mayor Bloomberg just announced during his State of the City address that pension reform will be his «number one priority in Albany» this year — a lobbying effort that will be led by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch.

In an ideal world, stunty legislative floor fights, and press events featuring hastily assembled «coalitions,» and the special drama of Ed Koch pounding away at this in an effort to bring about a capstone political achievement, wouldn't be required to get people to pay attention to redistricting reform.

He has since launched a reform petition drive that is similar to former NYC Mayor Ed Koch's NY Uprising PAC effort, although Koch has had better luck at getting candidates — including Cuomo himself — to sign on.

She's worked for some of the most influential ed - reform organizations, and she's currently leading a major effort in one of America's most prominent ed - reform cities.

To date, most ed - reform efforts have been aimed at mere structural change — expanding the reach of school choice and charter schools, improving teacher quality, or insisting on test - driven accountability.

Ed Reform Rollback in New York City Mayor de Blasio's efforts remain a work in progress by Stephen Eide

I don't know whether it's fixable, or how much effort either side is prepared to expend trying to reconstruct a centrist ed reform movement.

We are inviting all our allies, former adversaries, and new partners to join hands in a commitment to a new equation for education — Innovation + Opportunity = Results, or Ed Reform I.O, dedicated to advancing the foundational concepts of innovation and opportunity in all future policy efforts.

I spent the next seven years pressing for reform from the outside — most of my reform efforts were aimed at getting a curriculum, stopping the disproportionate disciplining of African - American students, and the over-identification of special ed students (almost a quarter of the student body).

According to Ravitch, writing in a recent New York Times op - ed essay, titled, of course, Waiting for a School Miracle, all these high - powered education reformers, from President Obama to Arne Duncan to Jeb Bush to Michael Bloomberg, are claiming «miracles» for their reform efforts; and Ravitch is there, a one - woman Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Devil's Advocate, to throw some almighty holy water on the hype fires.

Seeing himself as a mirror and role model to these very students, Tunji has been authoring op - eds and policy papers, as well as providing public testimony to encourage our district and state to focus its reform efforts on improving outcomes for our most vulnerable students.

Let's hope convincing ed reform foundations and advocates to scale way back on their infatuation with heavy regulation does not require the same effort as moving more obstinate and dim - witted government officials.

They have opportunities to broaden their understanding of state reform efforts; learn media skills; and receive continuous support in writing blog posts, op - eds, and letters to the editor.

Fellows have opportunities to broaden their understanding of state reform efforts; learn media skills; and receive continuous support in writing blog posts, op - eds, and letters to the editor.

Frank's effort to pass a radical ed reform bill forms the main plot arc of the series» first half.

The Boston Globe today published an op - ed I wrote on current efforts to reform the Massachusetts open meeting law: Open the doors to public meetings.