Sentences with phrase «education agendas»

He is known as an expert on teacher education, an issue that links the Obama administration's K - 12 and higher education agendas but has lagged in recent months.
Our hope is that by helping make data accessible and meaningful, superintendents will have a stronger evidence - informed voice in setting education agendas in the state.
Still, key differences separate the two presidential candidates» education agendas, ones that they will likely play up in the months ahead.
How will the three senators with similar education agendas differentiate themselves?
All 46 state applicants and D.C. developed comprehensive education agendas to which their stakeholders were committed.
Whereas past reform efforts generally targeted one element, Race to the Top asked states to build comprehensive and coherent education agendas across four key pillars or «assurances.»
The education agendas of state legislatures will focus this year on school - finance formulas and help for at - risk youths, according to a survey of lawmakers and their aides.
ACHPER also recognises the responsibilities for teachers in their preparation and delivery of relevant curriculum for 21st century student and current health and physical education agendas.
The following are summaries of governors» budgets for precollegiate education and highlights of proposals that rank high on the states» education agendas.
This is a good opportunity to convey moral standards such as honesty, fairness, and integrity and is a missed opportunity in most schools, even those with strong character - education agendas.
This Education Week special report offers a detailed look at the leadership of governors in shaping their states» education agendas through legislation, regulatory action, public involvement, and proposal or endorsement of ballot measures.
ALBANY — The Republican - led Senate's riposte to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed budget laid bare some of the biggest points of contention in their education agendas — restoring cuts in school aid and the creation of a tax credit for school donations.
The Republican - led Senate's riposte to Cuomo's proposed budget laid bare some of the biggest points of contention in their education agendas — restoring cuts in school aid and the creation of a tax credit for school donations.
Cuomo borrowed heavily from the panel's recommendations for his education agendas last year and this year, outlining the group's «final action plan» in his State of the State address last week, although he had not yet released the report to the public.
World Tea Expo education agenda Core conference sessions at World Tea Expo are designed to meet the specific needs of restaurants, chefs and foodservice professionals with different levels of experience.
One insider suggested to me that Cuomo allowed this tax exemption to go through in order to draw attention away from his radical education agenda.
Last year, after de Blasio began the session calling on the Senate to make mayoral control permanent, the Republicans granted just a one - year extension, which was explicitly justified as a referendum on the mayor's education agenda.
The former MTA chairman outlined his education agenda at a policy forum with his fellow candidates at the Central Synagogue on the East Side Tuesday night, where the sharp differences between the Democratic and Republican candidates were on full display.
UPPER WEST SIDE — The four presumptive Democratic mayoral candidates pledged to undo major parts of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education agenda at a forum that marked the symbolic kick - off of the 2013 race.
In the upcoming session, Cuomo has already hinted at a robust education agenda that includes further strengthening teacher evaluations and boosting the charter school sector.
That commission largely shaped Cuomo's first - term education agenda, including a push for full - day pre-kindergarten, merit pay for teachers and a $ 2 billion bond act to boost technology in schools.
Protests against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's harmful public education agenda peaked in New York City on March 12, when parents, their children and educators joined hands to form a human chain around their buildings before or after classes as if to protect them from the governor's proposals.
But former D.O.E. administrators and education experts say there's no question that the mayor's authority over charters has been partially absorbed by the state, leaving de Blasio's (and future mayors») hands tied when it comes to charter - related policy decisions that could shape his education agenda.
It's an indication of two things: that de Blasio learned from his tactical mistakes in confronting charters last spring, and that the mayor has far bigger items than charters on his education agenda.
The failing schools campaign supports the charter sector's most powerful ally, Governor Andrew Cuomo, and his ambitious, controversial education agenda.
Charters are only one element of the governor's sweeping education agenda, which he's elevated by including in this year's state budget draft.
More than 200 parents and activists massed at City Hall yesterday to press new schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to fix de Blasio's «failing education agenda
WNY teachers, School Board members and administrators plan to ramp up their voices during the next month to air their displeasure with a decision by Cuomo to tie increases in school aid to his controversial education agenda.
Speaking on the conference, Ashafa explained that the theme: «Peaceful coexistence: The education agenda», was chosen due to the need for the review of the Nigerian education system.
Cuomo has been laying the groundwork for an aggressive education agenda as he begins his second term, signaling that he will seek several major changes that, atypically for a Democrat, will put him in direct conflict with teachers» unions.
Click on the UFT website to see the photos of parents and teachers, arms interlocked, circling hundreds of city schools to «protect» them from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's devastating education agenda.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew opened the Delegate Assembly on March 25 by thanking delegates for the union's outstanding work in countering Gov. Cuomo's destructive education agenda.
Representatives for the group testified in favor of Cuomo's education agenda before the State Joint Committee on Education earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the State address.
ALBANY — The day after Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his dramatic and contentious education agenda, the state lawmaker who holds the most power over New York's schools was arrested on federal corruption charges.
The fight over Cuomo's education agenda will resume Thursday morning with a rally attended by Mulgrew, other union advocates and elected officials who will call on the state to fulfill its Campaign for Fiscal Equity obligations.
Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio has pledged to decrease class sizes, particularly in struggling schools, as part of his education agenda.
Labour has made a move to put creativity back at the centre of the education agenda in the lead - up to the May general election.
He made peace with his biggest nemesis in the labor movement, the teachers unions, by denouncing much of the state education agenda he had pushed in his first term.
StudentsFirstNY has led the push to support Cuomo's education agenda which, if implemented, would be disastrous for unions and beneficial to charters.
The Green Party's Howie Hawkins weighs in on the shift of leadership in the Assembly and his objections to Governor Cuomo's education agenda items.
«Can she translate success as a charter school operator into a broader education agenda, let alone other issues?»
The unions are claiming that Cuomo's original 2015 legislative education agenda, which included a major cap lift, failed completely.
At a speech outlining his K - 12 education agenda last month, de Blasio offered some rare words of praise for the sector, saying he believes collaboration between district and charter schools is «essential.»
Administration officials framed Wednesday's speech as a blueprint for the next year of the mayor's education agenda, although all the programs combined will not be fully implemented until 2026.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education agenda took a solid one - two to the gut, courtesy of two of New York City's heavy hitters during a joint budget hearing on education in Albany on Feb. 3.
Both events grow out of the strong opposition to Cuomo's education agenda.
A group devoted to continuing his education agenda and founded in part by his longtime schools chancellor has become one of the most powerful forces in Albany by pouring millions into lobbying and adroitly exploiting rivalries in state politics.
«The MOU provisions in current law were specifically negotiated in 2011 in the context of a larger higher education agenda,» Cuomo wrote in his veto message.
«While no longer a candidate, I will continue to passionately and relentlessly pursue a reform education agenda as an education activist, a columnist and blogger, and as the co-owner of the influential political news organization,» Allon said in a statement.
Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled a slew of new education initiatives on Wednesday, supplementing his administration's key education agenda item — universal pre-kindergarten — with programs for students in grades K - 12.
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