Sentences with phrase «education group argues»

Teachers and principals should have a more significant voice in shaping large - scale instructional improvement plans, a national urban education group argues.

Education groups argued the borrowing plan was necessary in order to cover costs under the tax cap.

Proponents say this will help states be more creative with their Medicaid dollars, but the education groups argue that it will lead to significant cuts, to the tune of $ 880 billion over time.

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Nevertheless, I would argue that while situations differ, the understandings, purposes and theological foundations upon which all Christian groups engage in education are shaking.

Two members of the panel argued that the group's final report, released Tuesday, neglected several controversial issues facing public education, such as the state's implementation of new, rigorous academic standards known as Common Core.

The state Education Department and school groups have argued the «opt out» provision is problematic, because it might affect routine procedures for which schools use data.

Major education stakeholder groups across the country argue the higher standards are necessary to prepare students for college and the modern global workplace.

At the time, the state faced a lawsuit filed in 1993 by the nonprofit group Campaign for Fiscal Equity, which argued that the state's education funding formula was unconstitutional.

A new report released today by a group of education advocates argues that allowing New York City to raise taxes on the wealthy to pay for Pre-K would benefit kids across the entire state.

Several advocacy groups argued in a letter to King that the reimbursement process laid out in the state budget is vague, allowing for the education department's interpretation of when school districts should get money to support new pre-K programs.

It is better for everyone if students are sorted into like groups based on ability, as measured by IQ, and have their education delivered within these rigid tracks, they argued.

In 1984, when the Education Department's office for civil rights altered the way school districts are selected for its semiannual survey, education and civil - rights groups argued that the changes would severely reduce its usEducation Department's office for civil rights altered the way school districts are selected for its semiannual survey, education and civil - rights groups argued that the changes would severely reduce its useducation and civil - rights groups argued that the changes would severely reduce its usefulness.

New York — Addressing the federal group charged with recommending ways to improve American education, two researchers last week urged that elementary and secondary schools make tougher academic demands of students and experiment with new tracking systems, while another argued that such in - school factors were more important than has been commonly held in recent years.

The plaintiffs, a group of students and school districts, sued, arguing that several state statutes stood in the way of all students receiving the education guaranteed to them under the state constitution.

Amid this unprecedented enrollment surge (an increase of some 2.3 million students over 1930), education leaders once again argued that the intellectual abilities of the new high - school entrants were weaker than those of previous groups of students; and these new students needed access to less - demanding courses.

He then argues that unless the federal government is very careful, the forces and factors that led to these distressing spending patterns — like huge state budget deficits, local resistance to federal education guidance, and interest group focus on jobs — could similarly influence the Race to the Top, compromising its ultimate impact.

LEARNING FROM OTHER SECTORS Professor John Howson, chair of the REC's Education Steering Group has argued that «the increase in pupil numbers and decline in trainee teacher numbers heralds a period when recruitment will become more of a challenge, especially in certain subjects and phases».

«It's hard to argue that Common Core proponents haven't been caught flat - footed,» said Andrew Rotherham, a co-founder of Bellwether Education, a consulting firm that has worked for groups backing the standards.

Groups such as Education Trust and the Center for American Progress have argued for years that states and districts must find ways to get their most effective teachers in front of their poorest and most disadvantaged pupils, and it's evident that the Obama administration is finally responding.

Gov. Joan Finney of Kansas has vetoed a measure that would have allowed school districts to contract with outside groups to provide remedial - education programs to students outside of normal operating hours, arguing that it was an attempt to subvert equity provisions of the state's school - finance law.

That action has sparked a lawsuit by leading education groups, including the statewide teachers» union and school boards» group, which argue that the Democratic governor's unilateral action was unconstitutional.

Many have argued that the exclusion of certain subgroups in educational measurement can also result in exclusion of education policy reforms for that group (O'Neill, 2001).

This year, those opponents, who include most of the state's education groups, also argued that Washington should not create a new set of schools when it is under court order to provide more money to its existing schools.

The decision, which was enthusiastically endorsed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, brings a close to the first chapter of the case, Vergara v. California, in which a group of student plaintiffs backed by a Silicon Valley millionaire argued that state tenure laws had deprived them of a decent education by leaving bad teachers Education Secretary Arne Duncan, brings a close to the first chapter of the case, Vergara v. California, in which a group of student plaintiffs backed by a Silicon Valley millionaire argued that state tenure laws had deprived them of a decent education by leaving bad teachers education by leaving bad teachers in place.

The Badass Teachers Association (BATs) is a nationwide group of teachers who aggressively argue against the status quo in education — that is, the current education reform agenda.

The group's advocacy draws from recent think tank pieces and other sources to argue for «a new definition of public education, which is publicly funded and publicly accountable — and encompasses private schools.»

As reported by the Washington Post and noted by Education Week, a bipartisan group of 10 U.S. Senators are calling on President Obama to «rein in the Education Department» arguing that the agency is «trying to overreach into matters that Congress intended to be decided...

The group argues that school choice bill would defund public education in Philadelphia and across the country by redirecting money to unproven charter schools.

But education ministers have argued the free schools policy has given parents and community groups a greater say in where and how schools should be opened and run.

... If the contract does endorse forced placements, it would come as a blow to education advocacy groups, who argue that principals should be free to hire who they want into their buildings.

PRAISE AND CRITICISM OF DEVOS PILE UP: More than 250 civil rights groups have signed a letter opposing Betsy DeVos» nomination, arguing she would «undermine bedrock American principles of equal opportunity, nondiscrimination and public education.»

Etcetera: For the past two years, Dropout Nation has argued that President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan should structure future Race to the Top grant competitions to include reform - minded traditional districts, along with charter school operators, and even community groups.

But education groups including the California Association of School Business Officials, the Association of California School Administrators, the California School Boards Association, California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing and the community college Association of Chief Business Officials lined up to argue that while they support some regulations on capital appreciation bonds, to outlaw them or reduce a district's borrowing options can restrict their ability to maintain or build adequate school facilities.

School groups, led by the California School Boards Association and the Association of California School Administrators, argued in a suit filed in September that the 2011 - 12 budget agreement improperly reduced funding for K - 12 public education by excluding revenues from the general fund without adjusting the Proposition 98 minimum funding calculation.

Fiona Millar, from the group Comprehensive Future, which campaigns against selective education, said Sir Michael was right to highlight the divide, arguing that poorer pupils struggle to pass the entrance exam for grammar schools.

The fears expressed by the Education Law Center are «disingenuous» and overblown, said Ms. Morgan, who argued that the very point of using outside groups is to provide the department with expertise it lacks.

She joined the conservative Hoover Institution's Koret Task Force on K - 12 Education, a policy group that included Finn; Eric Hanushek, an economist famous for arguing that increasing education funding doesn't necessarily improve student learning; and John Chubb and Terry Moe, authors of the definitive early manifesto for markets and choice in publicEducation, a policy group that included Finn; Eric Hanushek, an economist famous for arguing that increasing education funding doesn't necessarily improve student learning; and John Chubb and Terry Moe, authors of the definitive early manifesto for markets and choice in publiceducation funding doesn't necessarily improve student learning; and John Chubb and Terry Moe, authors of the definitive early manifesto for markets and choice in public schools.

SACRAMENTO — California Democrats on Sunday condemned efforts led by members of their own party to overhaul the nation's schools, arguing that groups such as StudentsFirst and Democrats for Education Reform are fronts for Republicans and corporate interests.

Christy Wilhelm, an attorney for N.C. Learns, the non-profit group set up to house the online - only charter school, argued Wednesday that the school's application was mishandled by the N.C. State board of Education in 2012 when the board passed on making a decision.

GROUPS URGE FCC TO RETHINK LIFELINE DECISION: Several education groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider the decision to roll back the Lifeline program, arguing that it could hamper the ability of low - income students to access the intGROUPS URGE FCC TO RETHINK LIFELINE DECISION: Several education groups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider the decision to roll back the Lifeline program, arguing that it could hamper the ability of low - income students to access the intgroups are asking the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider the decision to roll back the Lifeline program, arguing that it could hamper the ability of low - income students to access the internet.

Although many education technology groups support the modernization, some argue that the program's allotted funding is far short of what will be needed.

But the N.C. State Board of Education did not respond to the group's February 2012 application for final approval, and in court arguments have argued that the online charter school should have instead submitted a request in the announced time period.

The advocacy group argues that using data more would improve education policy and classroom instruction.

The groups call on the committees to hold oversight hearings on, and correct the department's approval of, noncompliant plans, arguing that the «failure to do so will only undermine ESSA's potential and continue to confine the millions of historically marginalized children to a low - quality education.»

Lawyers for the Florida Education Association and other groups had argued the scholarship program steered money to private religious schools, and violated a provision in the state constitution that mandates a «uniform» public school system.

Education reform groups opposed to the bill argue that it will have the opposite effect, actually obfuscating information about achievement gaps and inequities.

A different group of Minnesota teachers and parents argued for rescinding it at a meeting with federal education officials last November.

National black and Hispanic education reform advocacy groups, as well as Florida - based coalitions of minority clergy, have argued that the scholarships provide opportunities for high - quality education to predominantly minority children who wouldn't get it otherwise.

The book points to rising test scores among many groups of students, including minorities, and argues that eradicating poverty, not overhauling the education system, is the key to lifting U.S. student performance.

The group, Millburn Parents Against Charter Schools, argues that the schools would siphon money from its children's education for unnecessarily specialized programs.