Sentences with phrase «education accountability turned»

Meanwhile, a recent hearing before the House education committee that was billed as a forum on federal education accountability turned into a discussion about the priorities for reauthorizing ESEA and revealed that the partisan divide that ruled House committee action last year continues to do so today.

Not exact matches

Turning rhetoric into reality will be a tough call — public spending cuts show no sign of letting up and the combination of rising demand for school places, lack of accountability and cuts to education budgets in real terms will need careful consideration if we are to improve standards and equity in education within the next administration.

«We're not saying these schools are fine, and we can turn our attention somewhere else,» said Ira Schwartz, assistant commissioner for accountability at the state education department.

These national ERAOs and their counterparts at the state level are focused on enacting sweeping education policy changes to increase accountability for student achievement, improve teacher quality, turn around failing schools, and expand school choice.

As Congress turns to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, policymakers from both sides of the aisle are calling for stronger accountability for colleges.

We eventually hit upon what turned out to be The Big Question — the one that ultimately brought about «Pacts Americana,» the report we're releasing today: Does the education world have some kind of time - tested system — something could be brought to bear on ESEA reauthorization — for combining real accountability with real autonomy?

Former Bush White House adviser (and NCLB drafter) Sandy Kress turned in a very compelling New York Daily News op - ed on Monday arguing that President Obama has gone «wobbly» on education accountability.

Now, here's the second big secret: For all of its promise to bring about education reform early in the term, the Obama administration wants to turn back the clock on accountability...

And governor - turned - education reformer Jeb Bush wants the entire country to emulate Florida's model of charters, vouchers, standards, school - based accountability, better data, and a limited form of merit pay.

But between No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, federal education accountability efforts have taken a very, very, very wrong turn.

Note: These were my opening comments during last week's Fordham Institute panel, «Is it Time to Turn the Page on Federal Accountability in Education?»

How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy: Be they school choice advocates or activists for revamping teacher quality or even standards and accountability proponents, many reformers have a tendency to believe that their favored solution will transform American public education.

The administration promised $ 1 billion in new spending on preschool; spurred states to adopt controversial K - 12 reforms such as performance - based teacher evaluations and the adoption of the Common Core State Standards through its Race to the Top grant program and waivers to the No Child Left Behind law; significantly expanded the federal School Improvement Grant program to turn around low - performing schools; targeted for - profit colleges and attempted to increase accountability in the higher education sector; and pushed a proposal by the president to make community college free.

An effort to develop a statewide school accountability system marks a turning point in Wisconsin, education experts said last week as a public effort to design the system got under way.

Education Week's Technology Counts 2012: E-learning Turns Toward District - Level Approaches and a Focus on Accountability

Our current education system turns a blind eye regarding accountability, people get paid whether they perform well or not - at Tax payers expense.Let us get on the same page, monopoly of the education system by certain groups is no longer viable or economically sustainable.