Sentences with phrase «education improvement efforts»

Case studies provide lessons from three leading education improvement efforts that are tackling the problem of how to improve rural education in the face of challenges such as population change and financial constraints.

For others, the specific type of leadership they are to provide in the context of a mathematics or science education improvement effort may differ from past leadership activities.

This focus on outcomes has its roots in her experiences in Texas, where during the 1980s and 1990s she was chief lobbyist for the Texas Association of School Boards and worked on several education improvement efforts piloted by business leaders, including a commission headed by billionaire H. Ross Perot.

ASCD will explore the critical connection between poverty and education, and examine how the link affects school reform and education improvement efforts during the upcoming Spring 2015 Whole Child Symposium — tomorrow, May 6.

While leading the Kentucky schools, Dr. Holliday introduced innovative programs, led high student performance and brought national recognition to the state for its education improvement efforts.

Education improvement efforts that are replicable and hold valuable lessons for other states....

The spring 2015 symposium addressed the issue of poverty as it relates to school reform and education improvement efforts, and in spring 2016, the symposium addressed the engagement gap and how we can make our schools and classrooms environments where young people thrive.

For example, our boat reminded me that all education improvement efforts are better when they are tailored to local settings (McKenzie River drift boats, which allow for easy maneuvering in rapids, were adapted from the open - water dory to meet local needs, that is, the conditions of the McKenzie River — one of the country's finest spots for fishing).

by Bob Rothman Improving school leadership is central to education improvement efforts.

The symposium focused on the issue of poverty as it relates to school reform and education improvement efforts.

As the U.S. Department of Education prepares to fine - tune its rules for the Race to the Top Fund competition, officials face objections from many states, school districts, and teachers» unions that the federal government is seeking to apply a one - size - fits - all approach to its education improvement efforts...