Sentences with phrase «education policy battles»

We're one of many states in the midst of a series of critical education policy battles that could send us back to a time when there was little information about the quality...

Few education policy battles have burned as hot as debate over the practice of requiring traditional public schools to share under - used space with charter schools.

Without the expected Republican gains, next year's federal education policy battles are likely to echo ones over school construction, teacher hiring, and education tax credits that the...

Last year's education policy battle between the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo was a bruising one, and in April an estimated 20 percent of students opted out of the round of English and math tests.

Not exact matches

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan church.

Education is needed, change in policies at the local level are needed, the level of homelessness among families with young children needs to decline, but in the meantime there are families who don't have the option (the laudromats near us are pretty clear in this policy as are the daycares, and I had more than one funny look from guests when they saw me putting diapers into the washing machine, I imagine the reaction in shared housing is more difficult to battle.)

After all, unlike the UPK tax hike battle, the only people who will be negatively affected by his policy are his ostensible base: primarily black and Latino working - class people who are committed to getting their kids the best education possible.

Later Saturday, de Blasio spoke to a luncheon hosted by the City University of New York and said the school, with its belief in an equal education for all, «epitomizes the things we are fighting for» in the battle against the Trump administration's policies.

Cuomo this year is in a protracted battle with NYSUT over his education policies.

The two warring sides in the education battle — Cuomo and the teachers union — have reached something of a détente, at least when it comes to policy issues.

Indeed, the governor — in both his annual State of the State speech and a policy book released later in the day — sounded warnings about the importance of lifting the neediest New Yorkers out of poverty through comprehensive education programs that address academics while also battling hunger, improving mental health and providing after - school care.

In the period since the introduction of the free schools policy there have been substantial challenges for education — not least the political conflation of education and the battle against extremist teaching.

No issue better crystallizes the unwillingness of progressive politicians in New York to confront religious bigotry squarely than the ongoing legal battle over the Department of Education's policy barring religious congregations from renting space in schools.

As for Governor Christie, he seems to understand that his titanic battle with the New Jersey Education Association — centering on public - education spending, but bearing many policy ramifications — may well be a fight to tEducation Association — centering on public - education spending, but bearing many policy ramifications — may well be a fight to teducation spending, but bearing many policy ramifications — may well be a fight to the death.

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the proliferation of high school exit exams, the success of school choice initiatives, and a dozen other smaller if more bitter battles, education has become one of the hottest policy topics in Washington.

But the more significant political battles will be fought in the state legislatures, where most education policy is made.

The brainpower and policy energy needed to prepare for that enormous undertaking isn't going to be available if conservatives in the education space spend all their time battling against the «tight» part of the deal.

Whether education scholars think NAEP should settle policy battles in the first place, well — in the spirit of Star Wars, don't be surprised if the data scientists might just strike back.

The move marks the latest battle between states and the Obama administration over what has been perceived to be heavy - handed federal education policy that will continue for the next few years.

It's not like it is difficult to find startling hypocrisy in what passes for public policy debates these days, but the battle over public education seems especially rife with maddening examples, most of them around the notion of accountability, that teachers and schools should be held to high standards and measurable results for the public dollars they use.

It is critical to maintain a focus on federal education and related policies, even if federal progress will be an uphill battle over the next four years.

And these battles are contributing to a growing disjunction in education policy and among stakeholders within communities and across cities.

Moreover, none of the steps of the next phase will be possible without fighting and winning some major battles at the attitudinal, ideological, political, legislative, and policy levels, and without breaking down some long standing barriers of distrust among education stakeholders.

It's the most expensive in U.S. history and may help decide one of the most important ideological battles roiling the Democratic Party — the battle over charter schools in education policy.

Since the bill returns power to states, advocates plan on waging state - by - state battles over education policy that were previously fought in Washington.

On Saturday, May 13, about 30 Indivisible volunteers gathered at Battle Born Progress» Las Vegas office to discuss Donald Trump, Congress, health care policy, education, state and local government, and much more with Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D - Las Vegas).

Watch Los Angeles Teaching Policy Fellowship alumna Bootsie Battle - Holt testify before state education committee on teacher quality legislation.

And now, Jealous and company once again are wading in on the wrong issue in education: The fractious battle over school zoning policy in Wake County, N.C.

Establishing one will be an uphill battle, education policy experts say.

1) National: A battle begins to shape up in Congress over education policy.

«I think you need to wake up the university presidents to the fact that schools of education can't be A.T.M.s for the rest of the college or university,» said Charles Barone, policy director for Democrats for Education Reform, a group that pushes for test - based teacher evaluations and has battled teachers»education can't be A.T.M.s for the rest of the college or university,» said Charles Barone, policy director for Democrats for Education Reform, a group that pushes for test - based teacher evaluations and has battled teachers»Education Reform, a group that pushes for test - based teacher evaluations and has battled teachers» unions.

Klein's record in New York, a selling point in Murdoch's decision to hire him, is political baggage among some of his foes in the battles over education policy.

Why are school reformers succeeding in winning the policy battle for overhauling American public education while defenders of traditional public education practices failing?