Sentences with phrase «education policy a career»

While Miller was once a professor, and Mitchell a dean and college president, neither has made higher education policy a career focus.

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«That is not only unfair, but it's a policy mistake in that those [low - income] kids would be the ones who would benefit the most,» Marr said, adding that a large body of research has found that extra income for poor families improves their kids» health, education, and career outcomes.

My favorite part was «Their policy of recruiting and proselytizing young people to become missionaries, with promises of a low - cost education and a good career, is for the sole purpose of adding new members who are willing to add to the coffers of the church.»

Her career in child nutrition began in 1950, with the Georgia Department of Education, and she has created an enduring legacy for her fellow school foodservice professionals; her commitment to child nutrition is equaled only by her passion for public policy.

David Pollard, FSB Policy Chair for the Education, Skills and Business Support Committee, gave oral evidence on careers guidance to the Education Select Committee this week.

The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to close the wage gap, including launching statewide public education campaigns on the breadth of career opportunities, salary negotiation and financial literacy, expanding access to child care and family leave, increasing career mentoring for young women and improving data and transparency on job titles, pay and benefits.

A voice for science and scientists everywhere, AAAS fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» by communicating the value of science to the public, helping governments formulate science policy, promoting advancements in science education and diversity, and helping scientists develop their careers.

In addition to publishing Science, AAAS fulfills its mission to «advance science and serve society» through initiatives in science policy; diplomacy; education and career support; public engagement with science; and more.

William T. Golden has dedicated his career to advancing science, science policy, and science education.

This is a fellowship program designed for genetics professionals with an advanced degree who are early in their careers and interested in the development and implementation of national genomics literacy efforts, informal science education, science education policy, program development, or science education research.

Over the next 6 months, as I researched career planning services for graduate students, I found the lack of guidance for fellows challenging, as I did my lack of experience in education policy.

To better prepare our children for the global economy, we should discourage policies that dumb down education curricula and redirect financial aid to those whose careers are directed toward science and technology fields.

Greater emphasis is also being put on transferable skills that serve not only academic scholars but also professionals who «may have research careers in other parts of society,» says David Crosier, education system analyst at Eurydice, the E.U. organization that provides information on European education systems and policies.

Offices for postdoctoral education can serve a variety of purposes — anything from offering career or educational symposia to establishing health insurance policies to securing postdoc access to campus resources.

She provides education and training for SEB members and the wider scientific community, edits the membership's newsletter, handles public relations and policy advocacy, and conducts career management workshops to enhance the employability of postgraduates and postdocs.

«If we want a community that moves forward, and takes the physicists that are coming to us, and helps their careers, we need to include LGBT physicists,» said Barthelemy, an astrophysicist currently serving as a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow, sponsored by the American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics, at the U.S. Department of Education.

This policy also applies to any other NIH - funded programs supporting research training, career development, or research education that require instruction in responsible conduct of research as stated in the relevant funding opportunity announcements.

NIH policy requires participation in and successful completion of instruction in responsible conduct of research by individuals supported by any NIH training / research education / fellowship / career award.

See, e.g., Jeffrey Mervis, An Invisible Hand Behind Plan To Realign U.S. Science Education, 341 Science 338, 339 - 40 (2013)(describing an RMO official as «a good example of how a career civil servant can help shape policy at the White House» and quoting an advocate saying «we should be glad that she uses her powers for good, and not evil»).

Potential employers and experienced members of the Society representing a wide range of careers, both in traditional research and medicine - oriented fields, and in non-traditional fields such as intellectual property law, science policy, and science education, are on hand to speak with trainees in an informal atmosphere.

Providing information on the alignment of advanced training and career options to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Graduate Education Modernization Taskforce (2012).

Throughout his career he has worked extensively in higher education accreditation focusing on strategic planning, compliance, curriculum, assessment, policy development & administration.

Olympia WA About Blog A former science teacher who now oversees education in the state of Washington shares insights into working on education policy and thoughts on science education.I'm a a career educator, with K - 12 experience in science curriculum, instructional coaching, and both small - and large - scale assessment.

Re-thinking careers advice Sadly, our current education policy looks set to further exacerbate this problem, not fix it.

«In the long run, after a multi-sector career, I would love to end up in public service working on education and economic policy as a senior policymaker.»

Over the last year and a half, states have stepped up their focus on career and technical education with a spate of new laws and policies.

In the past 12 years, Smith has dedicated her career and education — earning two HGSE master's degrees from the Risk and Prevention and Administration, Planning, and Social Policy programs — to enhancing her understanding and practice of special education.

The 13th annual edition of Education Week's Quality Counts continues to track state policies across key areas of education and maintains the cradle - to - career framework launched two yEducation Week's Quality Counts continues to track state policies across key areas of education and maintains the cradle - to - career framework launched two yeducation and maintains the cradle - to - career framework launched two years ago.

Sandra's knowledge in bullying behaviour in schools is extensive, due to her teaching career and the fact that she has been involved in the development of a number or initiatives focused on reducing bullying in Australia, including the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's Review of Antibullying Policy and Practice.

Before founding the Center on Education Policy in 1995, John F. (Jack) Jennings had a career that would be the envy of any loyal Democrat.

A former Teach For America corps member, Amis has spent most of her career in the education reform world, including a stint overseeing policy and research at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation (one of the sponsors of Education Next and my eeducation reform world, including a stint overseeing policy and research at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation (one of the sponsors of Education Next and my eEducation Next and my employer).

Kane's education career includes time as an English teacher, department head and policy administrator.

Since the start of his career teaching college in Georgia, former GOP House Speaker NEWT GINGRICH has cast education among the nation's most important domestic policy problems.

HGSE offers 13 master's programs, leading to careers in school leadership, teaching, language and literacy, international education policy, and many other fields.

When Education Policy Management (EPM) student Michael Dabrieo found himself working on a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico with no Internet or libraries, 70 miles from the city and 12 miles from his mailbox as part of Teach For America (TFA) it could have been the end of his educatioEducation Policy Management (EPM) student Michael Dabrieo found himself working on a Navajo Reservation in New Mexico with no Internet or libraries, 70 miles from the city and 12 miles from his mailbox as part of Teach For America (TFA) it could have been the end of his educationeducation career.

Wood, who began his career as a social studies and history teacher in South Carolina, says he didn't really understand the impact of policy on what he did in the classroom until U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley invited him to Washington in 1993 to write the guidelines and serve as chief reviewer for the department's new Technology Innovation Challenge Grants program.

Hotshot researchers like Roland Fryer, Jacob Vigdor, Susanna Loeb, Matthew Springer, Brian Jacob, Jonah Rockoff, and Sara Goldrick - Rab are having a large impact on current education policy discussions even though their careers have not been long enough to accumulate a longer list of books and articles.

Dr. Starr began his career as a special education teacher in New York City and holds a doctorate degree in administration and social policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Eeducation teacher in New York City and holds a doctorate degree in administration and social policy from the Harvard Graduate School of EducationEducation.

However, her rural upbringing directly shaped her desire to pursue a career in education policy.

With a career forged in educational grantmaking, state education policy, and academe, Kent McGuire seems to have spent a lifetime preparing for his new role as assistant secretary of the Department of Education's office of educational research and impeducation policy, and academe, Kent McGuire seems to have spent a lifetime preparing for his new role as assistant secretary of the Department of Education's office of educational research and impEducation's office of educational research and improvement.

HDP graduates are putting their Harvard degree and experience to work at all levels of the education sector — public and independent schools, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies — as well as pursuing careers in public health, social services, child advocacy, and social policy.

University of California — Berkeley Professor P. David Pearson — noted reading researcher — presented «Theory and Practice in Reading Comprehension: Reflections on a Half Century of Work,» an exploration of his career and the evolution of reading education in the light of policy changes, including the introduction and implementation of Common Core Standards.

According to Chester, throughout his career he has continually relied on what he learned while studying administration and education policy at the Ed School.

Student speaker Dan Berry reiterated that HGSE provided a rare opportunity in education careers to interact with experts at the nexus of practice, policy, and research.

Government policy is headed toward placing 30 percent of the age cohort in public universities; for now, as many as 40 percent of secondary graduates head into career - oriented «polytechnics» that resemble the best of American community colleges and some 20 percent attend the Institute of Technical Education, which emphasizes «hands - on» training.

«In my statement of purpose for my HGSE application,» she remembers, «I noted that I applied to HGSE because of the International Education Program's focus on policy and reform, and that I hoped to pursue a career with an...

«In my statement of purpose for my HGSE application,» she remembers, «I noted that I applied to HGSE because of the International Education Program's focus on policy and reform, and that I hoped to pursue a career with an organization such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).»

While civics education policy was not a factor in this year's presidential election, United States Secretary of Education John King recently urged educators to «make preparing your students for their civic duties just as much a priority as preparing them to succeed in college and in their careereducation policy was not a factor in this year's presidential election, United States Secretary of Education John King recently urged educators to «make preparing your students for their civic duties just as much a priority as preparing them to succeed in college and in their careerEducation John King recently urged educators to «make preparing your students for their civic duties just as much a priority as preparing them to succeed in college and in their careers.»

«Our education system was formed in the manufacturing era, it was not designed to teach students how to navigate complex environments and multiple careers,» said report co-author, public policy expert Megan O'Connell in a statement.

This time, he will go to work on Capitol Hill as part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Fellowship, which provides an opportunity to gain an interdisciplinary understanding of the issues that engender a «school - to - prison pipeline,» and the policy mechanism necessary to address the inequalities that deny some students access to a complete and competitive education, from cradle through career.