Sentences with phrase «education policy imperative»

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The report, released by the American Council on Education last week, expresses optimism about the progress made by minority students, but argues that challenges to affirmative action and public skepticism about such policies «make it imperative» that colleges articulate the importance of racial and ethnic diversity...

«The Imperative of 480 Schools» Education Finance and Policy, 1 (3): 279 - 287.

The Center's Shelby Cosner, PhD, faculty affiliate of educational policy studies from the UIC College of Education, argues overcoming fiscal austerity is the greatest moral imperative principals face:

It explores how public universities position themselves as institutional actors globally, regionally and nationally; and how South African and international students experience the competing imperatives shaping higher education policy and practice.

According to advocates at Fordham Ohio: Data is imperative to understanding Ohio's education policies, practices, and outcomes — both at a state level and locally.

Carl Cohn, executive director of the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, commended Kirst, along with Learning Policy Institute president Linda Darling - Hammond, for elevating the discussion on special education to «making it a moral imperative to do the right thing.»

Given the competing imperatives assigned to education systems and teachers across the world, it is crucial to develop new ways of thinking about policy that acknowledge the complexity of what it means to be a teacher.

They did this using a value - added model as per current federal educational policy imperatives to assess the measurable effects of teacher education programs on their teacher graduates» students» learning and achievement as compared to other teacher education programs.

At a time when education is acknowledged as a priority for America's success and competitiveness, NSBA believes that it is imperative that federal policy — including implementation of the child nutrition reauthorization — assures that educational systems are supported, not undermined by unfunded mandates or under - resourced requirements.

The article is titled «An Elusive Policy Imperative: Data and Methodological Challenges When Using Growth in Student Achievement to Evaluate Teacher Education Programs» «Value - Added,» and the abstract of the article is included below.

Changing black women's lives through advocacy and public policy, health education, research and leadership development, the Black Women's Imperative works to advance health equity and social justice for Black women across the lifespan.

Moreover, if we want to build education systems for young children that truly work for all, it is imperative to include teachers» and families» voices in the construction of educational knowledge, policies, and practice.