Sentences with phrase «education policy expert who»

«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.

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In that regard I differ from food policy experts like Marion Nestle who, writing last week in Food Politics, expressed some overall discomfort with the FNV campaign, noting that «Marketing is not education.

Diane Ravitch, the education policy expert and advocate who was briefly floated as a possible candidate for governor on the Working Families Party ballot line, has endorsed Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins and his running mate, Brian Jones.

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.

Although an estimated 98 percent of the country's school systems have policies requiring the evaluation of teachers, administrators are «woefully inadequate» at carrying the policies out, according to Jerry W. Valentine, one of two nationally - recognized experts on evaluation who spoke this month at a seminar here sponsored by the National Organization on Legal Problems of Education (nolpe).

If our major policy focus is to improve student achievement by improving teacher effectiveness — accounting for 30 per cent of the variance in student achievement — we must attract higher - quality applicants to the teaching profession, improve our teacher education institutions and courses, esteem and grow those teachers who demonstrate expert potential, and mandate teacher development programs for less effective teachers.

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...

That message was echoed by many of the advocates, researchers, and experts who took turns at the figurative bullhorn here last week for the release of «Measuring Up 2008,» the fifth in a biennial series of reports by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

Second, it means that many people who get presented as experts in education reform and policy are not really «experts» in any substantive sense.

Many people who get presented as experts in education policy are not really «experts» in any substantive sense.

That number is small compared to the Atlanta and Philadelphia scandals, yet with more state policies — like teacher evaluations, merit pay, and takeovers of schools with poor ISTEP + scores — riding on students» scores on state tests, state officials, education experts, and parents told StateImpact Indiana they see these pressures to get results as incentives for teachers who can't hack it to bend the rules on state tests.

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.

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.

The list of people hard at work at each consortium reads like a Who's Who of preK — 20 education experts across content, practice, policy, research, and assessment.

Third, school reformers, who have their sights on controlling the $ 600 billion U.S. public education enterprise, may well wish to minimize the role that a growing cadre of expert teacher leaders can play in leading education policy debates.

As with most education policy in Texas, the TEKS was the product of the efforts of a large number of education «stakeholders» — those members of the education establishment and other experts who are qualified by experience and training to know such things as what a student should know and when he or she should know it, and who, by and large, would be responsible for the implementation and success of the product.

Choice B: Young college grads with degrees in their desired career area — who complete 5 weeks of education training which includes teaching a class 1 hour daily and a small group 1 hour daily, pass the state required tests, continue basic education classes after they begin teaching, are hired with the district paying a minimum of $ 5,000 per teacher to a private organization, are paid salary and benefits negotiated by the district's union, are sought by big corporations, banks, and Wall Street because of their service and skills gained from 2 years of teaching, after 2 years get discounts and benefits from grad schools and employers, after 2 years receive $ 11,000 toward further degrees in education or that initial career choice, and after 2 years are now «experts» in education seeking positions in government to influence education policy.

We are researchers, thought leaders, policy experts, tool - builders, and on - the - ground consultants who work with leading education reformers.

Watch an archived video of education experts debating global education policies and practices, including ASCD CEO and Executive Director Dr. Gene R. Carter, who explained why he supports rigorous standards in schools, how educators can maintain their positions as leaders during the era of high - stakes testing, and the importance of whole child education.

The accounts — dubbed the next generation of school vouchers by education policy experts — would add an option for Wisconsin parents, who already have a variety of alternatives to their designated public school, including open enrollment to other public schools, voucher - assisted private schools and independent charter schools.

Lisa Waller's research found that, in the bilingual education debate, mainstream news media were more likely to seek out spokespeople who represented conservative think tanks, such as Helen Hughes or Noel Pearson, than Indigenous policy advocates or academic experts.

feature national and international experts who impart cutting - edge research and practices to early education professionals, state and local policy makers, parents, librarians, and members of the business community.