Sentences with phrase «education debate»

But I think I'm really the moderate in education debates.

He is a scholar, educator, and public servant who has been at the forefront of the national education debate for thirty - five years.

It is very different than the traditional education debate.

In that capacity, he was involved for more than a quarter century in nearly every major education debate held at the national level.

These findings are of considerable significance in the wider education debate about what works best in schools for improving pupil performance - especially in countries that face urgent problems in basic literacy.

Business leaders have a natural inclination to stay out of heated education debates.

In this The 74 article, three great minds leading the national education debate joined forces to state the case for vouchers for Black children.

This has consequences for the national education debate as well.

Other than that, he does not have much activity in the higher education debate.

In a remarkable confluence of events last winter and spring, questions about student retention became the swirling center of education debate in New York City, Chicago, and, by virtue of these cities» size and clout, throughout the country.

His vast professional experience allows the graduate of Harvard University, Yale Law School, and Teachers College at Columbia University to see education debates from a wide range of angles.

Washington Post is predicting school accountability debates will quickly take over the public education debates in all 50 states as the ESEA rewrite shifts responsibilities to the states.

The Tories have also shifted education debate on to the only thing that they can win on, fear of Islamic extremism.

With that in mind, our popular Education Debate series returns this US Election year, featuring Diane Ravitch, Howard Gardner, Randi Weingarten, Julia Freeland Fisher, Charles Fadel and Andy Hargreaves.

I have been away from the evidence - informed education debate for a couple of years — working at the BBC, starting a family — and it was a pleasant surprise on my return to find that the discussion has moved so far forward.

Backed by wealthy philanthropists and hedge fund managers, DFER has the resources to dominate education debates and intimidate opposing viewpoints.

But other than simply collecting it, not every state uses that data in meaningful ways, and to do so is to wade into one of the most contentious education debates around — one that pits supporters against those worried about protecting student privacy.

I find that many of today's most interesting, most important, and most difficult education debates are the result of our transition from a highly legible, single - provider model to a decentralized, choice - based model.

I believe ACER has a significant contribution to make to important education debates in the UK and other EU countries, in particular addressing the challenge of under - achievement of disadvantaged children and contributing to the UK government's national plan to improve social mobility through education: Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential.

The Bilingual Education Debate Thirty years after its introduction, bilingual education is still generating controversy.

Yet it is here that, for the first time in the history of the West, one of the great education debates of the subsequent 24 centuries is laid out in print.

Our popular Education Debate series returned this US Election year, featuring Diane Ravitch, Howard Gardner, Randi Weingarten, Julia Freeland Fisher, Andy Hargreaves and Charles Fadel.

From 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Democratic NYC mayoral contenders Anthony Weiner, Bill de Blasio, Bill Thompson, John Liu, and Sal Albanese (but not Council Speaker Chris Quinn, who dropped out of this event) participate in the New Yorkers for Great Public Schools education debate.

But United Teachers Los Angeles said it would now press more assertively against Deasy initiatives that have made the city a crucible for education debates playing out across the country.

In the Face of Opposition, Students Remain at the Forefront of Education Debate at the Louisiana State Capitol

In order to elevate educator voices in global education debates, we need to help students embrace this new style of communication — one that is coherent, succinct, and most importantly, attuned to our flagging attention spans.

and Why is Chicago important in the larger education debate?

During the House Education debate two months after Peterson's exchange with Davis, Steve Monaghan, president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, declaring «what has changed is the frame,» described the program as camouflaged vouchers.

In case you hadn't noticed, most of today's education debate takes place inside a very small, seemingly unchangeable stone box.

Lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill in December to sway lawmakers» positions in chaotic education debates over how often to test students and what role — if any — school vouchers should have in the law.

You have kind of tiptoed into the great education debate between the constructivists and the direct instruction / behaviorists.

The 21st - century education debate bears witness to the political genius of Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children's Defense Fund, who had the foresight to repackage the social - welfare agenda of the Great Society by putting children front and center.

One reason the media ignored the implementation of Common Core is that the Indiana education debate was dominated by Governor Daniels's high - profile effort to expand school choice.

Post-school social outcomes for students in terms of employment, independence, connectedness to community, productivity and health outcomes (just to name a few) are considered by all to be important, but often not considered when looking at the inclusive versus special education debate.

NSBA is committed to ensuring that the local school school is heard in the national education debate where critical decisions are made or influenced.

Slate — New York's mayor takes on charter schools, and the national education debate hangs in the balance.

The NCLB has angered parents and teachers alike and become a hot rod in the partisan education debate.

Although much of the recent education debate has focused on «freeing schools from local authority control», the real story is that as council control has steadily diminished, interference from the centre has massively increased.

First, the one constant that prevails throughout the broader education debate is that without successful Early Childhood Education programs you simply can't have a successful education system.

E4E members see issues of teacher quality, evaluations, pay and incentives, pensions and tenure to be top - of - mind among teachers nationwide, with those issues and others including the expired teachers contract taking center stage in the complex Los Angeles education debate.

And, looking to future education debates, the UPenn findings suggest journalists should approach social media with more skepticism and deepen their knowledge of how social media advocacy operates.

We need people willing to pick apart the pet philosophies of all sides of the often pernicious and bitter education debate.

Could it be that California is solving the raucous education debate?

The phrase «class warfare» has a double meaning, of course, and the book paints very clearly the deep economic cleavages that underlie the fierce education debates within the Democratic Party over such policy issues as charter schools, merit pay for teachers, and the role of poverty in achievement outcomes.

What's generally not understood is that these flash points of resistance are driven by common grievances — a grass - roots «common core» if you will — that is shaping the rapidly evolving education debate.

But a close look at the study raises questions about its relevance to modern education debates and the ability of new buzzed - about programs to achieve...

And their judgment seemed validated on Tuesday when the legal ramifications began to reshape education debates across the country.