Sentences with phrase «education policy expert said»

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

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But former D.O.E. administrators and education experts say there's no question that the mayor's authority over charters has been partially absorbed by the state, leaving de Blasio's (and future mayors») hands tied when it comes to charter - related policy decisions that could shape his education agenda.

«In our study, we asked whether there could be a separate story for parents,» said Sabol, an expert in research, practice and policy in early childhood education.

Education policy experts, who spoke at the Askwith Forum, The Political and Policy Challenges of Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind, on December 4, said they don't foresee reauthorization of NCLB untilpolicy experts, who spoke at the Askwith Forum, The Political and Policy Challenges of Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind, on December 4, said they don't foresee reauthorization of NCLB untilPolicy Challenges of Reauthorizing No Child Left Behind, on December 4, said they don't foresee reauthorization of NCLB until 2009.

«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.

With open admissions policies, affordable tuition, flexible schedules, and remedial classes, education experts say community colleges fill a gap in the educational pipeline for many people who would otherwise be locked out of the higher education system, especially minority, low - income, and first - generation college students.

With open admissions policies, affordable tuition, flexible schedules, and remedial classes, education experts say community colleges fill a gap in the educational pipeline for many people who would otherwise be...

This special report — the first in an e-learning series from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions — aims to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of eEducation Week Digital Directions — aims to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of educationeducation.

These special reports from the technology team at Education Week Digital Directions aim to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of eEducation Week Digital Directions aim to highlight the progress made in the e-learning arena, as well as the administrative, funding, and policy barriers that some experts say are slowing the growth of this form of educationeducation.

Strangely, education leaders speak about «effective professional development» in the same way that foreign policy experts speak of Middle East peace: everyone says it's essential, but no one seems to believe it can work!

Officials in the Education Department's office of special education and rehabilitative services said Mr. Bennett has invited experts on special education to gather this week to begin developing a policy statement on theEducation Department's office of special education and rehabilitative services said Mr. Bennett has invited experts on special education to gather this week to begin developing a policy statement on theeducation and rehabilitative services said Mr. Bennett has invited experts on special education to gather this week to begin developing a policy statement on theeducation to gather this week to begin developing a policy statement on the subject.

The decision by the Gates Foundation to simultaneously pay for the standards and their promotion is a departure from the way philanthropies typically operate, said Sarah Reckhow, an expert in philanthropy and education policy at Michigan State University.

This laser focus on broader districtwide goals means Boston has avoided the pitfalls of similar family - related offices in many other districts, where schools become caught up in what experts call «random acts of family engagement,» says Karen L. Mapp, a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the director of its education policy and managementEducation and the director of its education policy and managementeducation policy and management program.

«We are much more diverse than most countries in the world and very open to immigration compared to other countries,» said Tom Loveless, an education policy expert at the Brookings Institution.

But the annual celebrating of New York City's feats ignores deeper differences, say educators and education policy experts, who contend that those upstate cities exist in an entirely different world.

But, says Matt DiCarlo, an education policy expert at the Albert Shanker Institute, those school improvements Bush points to have largely resulted from the fact that his changes to the metric during the early 2000s equated to gaming the system, producing artificially higher numbers of schools receiving As in the years after the first grades were released.

«As much as I want to see every single child in America have school choice, it is just not appropriate for the federal government to be using new dollars and new programs to push states in that direction,» said Lindsey Burke, an education policy expert at the conservative Heritage Foundation.

Ben Gadsby, an education policy expert, said: «All teachers should have the high standard of English and maths needed to pass these tests — whatever subject they teach.

Michael Hansen, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and director of the Brown Center on Education Policy, is among a number of experts who say minority students may be underperforming because they don't have role models in positions of authority — people who are helping them, and who also look like them.

Bruce Fuller, an education policy professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and an expert on California's troubled virtual charter system, says accountability will be key as North Carolina proceeds with its virtual charter pilot.

«She was an incredible asset to the SBE, not only as a charter school leader, but as a special education advocate and overall education expert,» said Colin Miller, Vice President, Policy for the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA).

«From what I see the basic difference between the two is that Romney wants to do less in education and Obama wants to do more,» said Jack Jennings, an education expert and founder of the Center on Educatioeducation and Obama wants to do more,» said Jack Jennings, an education expert and founder of the Center on Educatioeducation expert and founder of the Center on EducationEducation Policy.

«The EAS is going to be the governing body that eventually oversees the conversion of these schools into charters or be granted»em powered school» [status], which are basically charters but keep their public identity,» said Greg Harris, an education policy expert who recently ran Excellent Schools Detroit, a local coalition of education players and fundraisers.

Gradually, say policy experts, because limited regulations around the law are currently being negotiated at the U.S. Department of Education with key stakeholders, including selected NEA members.

-- «Lots of the opposition to DeVos centered around school choice — but the U.S. Secretary of Education is not an influential position for school choice policy,» said Nora Gordon, a Georgetown University professor and educatioEducation is not an influential position for school choice policy,» said Nora Gordon, a Georgetown University professor and educationeducation expert.

, says Matt DiCarlo [4], an education policy expert at the Albert Shanker Institute, those school improvements Bush points to have largely resulted from the fact that his changes to the metric during the early 2000s equated to gaming the system, producing artificially higher numbers of schools receiving As in the years after the first grades were released.

While many of these children are failing to make the grade, education experts say state and federal policies are failing the students.

«Under this system, districts can escape notice or attention simply by shining in categories that are less than academic and whose outcomes they control,» said Chad Aldeman, an education policy expert whose Boston - based nonprofit group flagged this problem in a recent report on California's school accountability system.

Many experts say that, generally, these policies should not be used as savings vehicles for a child's college education or for retirement.