Additionally, there are two areas of emphasis: the curriculum director emphasis, and the special
education director emphasis.
Not exact matches
Norman Wells,
director of the Family
education trust, has opposed the notion that schools should be made responsible and by moving
emphasis to the schools, families would be undermined.
Nancy Willard, executive
director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet, argues, however, that the plan's
emphasis on bandwidth, e-learning, digital content, and virtual schools in the report's text in effect «pushes» the purchase of new technologies, to the benefit of the business world but not necessarily that of the
education world.
His
emphasis on improving schools was echoed by Andreas Schleicher, the O.E.C.D.'s deputy
director of
education.
«With the
emphasis on [the No Child Left Behind Act], we've seen a real expansion of the information on students that's being released to the public,» said Marilyn M. Seastrom, the chief statistician and
director of the statistical - standards program at the department's National Center for
Education Statistics.
Michael Goran,
director of California - based private
education consulting firm IvySelect, said he thought a decreased
emphasis on AP courses would benefit students at schools with more resources, as those schools would have more rigorous alternatives.
Americans»
emphasis on teacher effectiveness also highlights the need to improve school leadership in the field, said LeAnn M. Buntrock, the executive
director of the University of Virginia's Darden / Curry Partnership for Leaders in
Education.
Sean Harford,
director of
education at Ofsted, said the common inspection framework had changed in 2015 to put more
emphasis on pupil progress.
This
emphasis on literacy and numeracy was welcomed by the Confederation of British Industry's
director for
education and skills, Susan Anderson.
Rosemary Knab, Ph.D., associate
director of Research and Economic Services for the New Jersey
Education Association, told NorthJersey.com that the pilot evaluation program still places too heavy an
emphasis on standardized tests.
Mack joins the Art and
Education Division, reporting to the Deputy
Director for Art and
Education, and will support mission - critical efforts across the museum with an
emphasis on programming.
Laurie White, president of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, spoke highly of Raimondo's unprecedented level of outreach to businesses, while Rhode Island KIDS COUNT executive
director, Elizabeth Burke Bryant, said she's pleased to see Raimondo's significant
emphasis on
education.
Tom has a Master's degree in
Education with an
emphasis in early childhood development, is the co-creator of Studio Grow, and the
Director of Woodside Preschool.