Sentences with phrase «education policy official»

Prior to his current role, he was education policy official for Mayor Bloomberg, a second grade teacher and Teach For America corps member, a Fulbright Scholar in Thailand, and a director of corporate Strategy at the Advisory Board Company.

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«Making appearance part of official antidiscrimination policies would be a start, and she also wants more health and nutrition education in schools and in the workplace, to address weight issues in a positive way.

Top priority of the campaign is to call on elected officials to create legislation that supports economic justice, anti-racism and anti-white supremacy policies, women's rights, the ending of voter suppression, immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, as well as affordable quality housing, healthcare and education.

One reason is that denominational and judicatory officials have shifted their attention away from such «private» issues as education and toward public policy and social change.

Builders, based in Aledo, Texas, whose expressed goal is «to exert a positive influence in government, education, and the family by 1) educating the nation concerning the Godly foundation of our country; 2) providing information to federal, state and local officials as they develop public policies which reflect Biblical values; and 3) encouraging Christians to get involved in the civic arena.

Health Care in an Aging Society Mr. James C. Capretta, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), was an Associate Director at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 2001 to 2004, where he was the top budget official for health care, Social Security, education, and welfare programs.

The League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (LCVEF) works with our state LCVEF partners, educates the public, media and elected officials about key environmental issues, works to increase voter participation in the democratic process and mobilizes a diverse network of activists to advocate for sound environmental policies.

Early in his term in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state's former top education officials all championed a policy to use the test results to rate teacher performance.

Former Erie County and City of Buffalo elected official Joel Giambra, longtime State Senator John DeFrancisco and former Housing Commissioner for the Pataki Administration Joe Holland took turns criticizing Governor Cuomo's Buffalo Billion program, an energy policy that bans hydrofracking, the state's taxes and regulations, ethical troubles in Albany and education policies including the Excelsior program.

City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin, Assemblymen Dan Quart and Micah Kellner, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, among other area elected officials, have asked the DOE to reconsider the plan before the Panel for Education Policy votes on the issue June 19.

Nonetheless, like former education secretary Justine Greening, and Cabinet Office minister Damian Green before her, she joins the growing ranks of senior Tory backbenchers with only thinly - disguised misgivings about the direction of official Brexit policy.

«For quite some time, Education Commissioner John King has closed off all meaningful conversation with parents, educators, administrators, and elected officials who have highlighted serious deficiencies in State Education Department policies,» Abinanti said.

State Education Department officials declined to comment on the suit, citing a policy against speaking about active litigation.

State education officials said they are still waiting to see how the new Trump administration's federal education policy will affect New York state.

«Camp Philos will be an opportunity for elected officials, advocacy leaders, and philanthropists to come together to discuss policy and political ideas to reform education,» Boyle said.

The DOE's school closure policy has come under intense fire from education advocates and elected officials who believe the city should be investing more to turn failing schools around instead of shutting them down.

De Blasio and his senior officials have repeated the argument on a near - daily basis over the last several weeks that support for mayoral control should not depend upon a certain mayor or set of education policies.

In a joint letter on Friday, June 17, the officials together urged the DOE to withdraw the co-location proposal from the June 22nd Panel for Education Policy meeting agenda and to work on an alternative location to accommodate the new school.

She said Wednesday's rule implemented that policy after education officials had collected enough data to set the alternative test scores based on the new standards.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo is turning up the pressure on private colleges and universities — and urging victims to seek off - campus help from law enforcement officials to investigate rapes and assaults — as he tries to force education leaders to adopt a set of state policies on handling sex crimes.

Norman Fruchter, a former director of NYU's Institute for Education and Social Policy who served two years on the PEP, believes he got adequate training from procurement officials, but still «felt a bit foolish» that he voted for the $ 1.1 billion computer contract at the DOE's urging.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration announced its first new substantive education policy in over a year and a half on Monday: a pilot program city officials hope will eventually be available citywide for three - year - olds to attend pre-Kindergarten programs, dubbed 3 - K for All.

State education officials tasked with translating last year's law into policy drafted a document that explicitly prohibits teachers from teaching intelligent design, but on 2 December, board members deferred a scheduled vote.

Campus officials representing education, policy, treatment and intervention, and enforcement need to work together to ensure that all of these pieces of the system are available.»

Developed in consultation with foreign ministries, defense and education officials, and the International Committee of the Red Cross, among other groups, it stipulates that countries agree to assist victims of attacks on schools; help to keep classes running; investigate violent incidents; promote «conflict - sensitive» education policies to lessen tension among diverse social or ethnic groups; and implement various other measures.

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»).

At the end of the day, no matter what 50 state departments of education discover in the many complex pages of federal legislation and then promulgate as official policy to local districts and schools, teachers may continue as they please.

So it's understandable why government and foundation officials have started giving the higher education system the «reform treatment» that was once reserved for our K — 12 system; if it's blocking opportunities for young people — especially low - income young people, as Susan Dynarski argued last week — then removing those barriers should be a top priority for U.S. social and education policy.

Illinois lawmakers are considering new budgeting policies aimed at countering a frequent complaint of school officials in states with lotteries: that gaming revenues do not really help education because they are matched by cuts in funding from the regular budget.

At the first official meeting of the Department of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, held here in Atlanta last week, the 15 - member panel heard from wrestlers, rowers, gymnasts, coaches, policy experts, players, and parents — most intensely passionate about the effect that Title IX...

Last week, officials from the U.S. Department of Education met with critics of school discipline policies that were put in place under the Obama administration.

Still, the D.C. voucher program has proven to be the most effective education policy evaluated by the federal government's official education research arm so far.

State officials and courts have already grappled with many of these issues, and creating a federal right to education would destabilize policies and decisions that have shaped local school systems for generations,» they say, noting that unlike the federal Constitution, all 50 state constitutions contain provisions that explicitly address education.

Gerald W. Bracey, a senior policy analyst for the National Education Association, was asked to resign recently because he repeatedly expressed his private opinions in a manner that suggested he was speaking for the union, top officials of the N.E.A. said last week.

Michael J. Petrilli, the vice president for national programs and policy at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation and a former education department official under Spellings, takes this view: «Nothing was happening on the Highly Qualified Teacher provision years ago and she's finally enforcing it, so she's built up credibility with people who care about that provision.

He glosses over national policy and rarely examines the functions of state boards of education, district officials, and school principals, who all play a significant role in what products and services are adopted and used in schools.

She said E4E gives teachers an outlet for those impulses through its online and in - person community of like - minded teachers, events at which education officials such as New York state education commissioner John King hear from them directly and seek their advice, and opportunities to participate on committees that write specific policy recommendations.

Jonathan Simons, head of education for Policy Exchange, explained that official data suggests over 25 per cent of teachers of working age who left the profession between 2008 and 2012 were between the ages of 30 and 39.

Over the objection of officials at the statistical wing of the U.S. Department of Education, the independent body that sets policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress has approved a policy that significantly narrows the grounds for excluding students with disabilities and English - language learners from the exams.

Dr Raju, whose portfolio covers all aspects of India's schools and higher education policy, led the high - level delegation, which included senior government officials and 22 Vice-Chancellors.

A recent Center on Education Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K &mdashEducation Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K &mdasheducation officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 law.

The Justice and Education departments still have not determined how to address existing desegregation cases — and whether or where to bring new ones — and have received little guidance from the White House in crafting civil - rights policy, the Citizens» Commission on Civil Rights, a bipartisan panel of former federal civil - rights officials and other advocates, says in a report released last week.

It urges more discussion with higher - education officials about how such reforms affect the admissions process, as well as how changes in admission policies can drive reforms at...

• The bill passed by the House education committee • One of the two options offered by Senator Alexander • Senator Murray's ESEA floor speech • The president's radio address and Secretary Duncan's speech • CCSSO • The George W. Bush Institute • The diverse groups organized by Ed Trust, the Business Roundtable, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights • The Foundation for Excellence in Education • The official policies of both NCLB and the Obama administration's ESEA - waiver ieducation committee • One of the two options offered by Senator Alexander • Senator Murray's ESEA floor speech • The president's radio address and Secretary Duncan's speech • CCSSO • The George W. Bush Institute • The diverse groups organized by Ed Trust, the Business Roundtable, and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights • The Foundation for Excellence in Education • The official policies of both NCLB and the Obama administration's ESEA - waiver iEducation • The official policies of both NCLB and the Obama administration's ESEA - waiver initiative

This is one of the queries I heard most often when interviewing teachers for The Cage - Busting Teacher or just when talking about the issue of educators, public officials, and education policy.

In fact, a Center on Education Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K &mdashEducation Policy at George Washington University survey of state department of education officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K &mdasheducation officials found that respondents in 23 states said their agency «had a heavier workload under ESSA than under NCLB,» which challenges the notion that ESSA has fewer federal regulations than previous iterations of the federal K — 12 law.

According to Center on Education Policy case studies in California and Michigan, officials are using an NCLB loophole, opting for superficial interventions — such as hiring improvement «coaches» or changing the curriculum — over implementing the bold reforms envisioned by the law's crafters.

Official Ohio Department of Education policy bans districts» use of flagging to harass the charter schools, but some charter operators complain that the state often looks the other way and insists that charter schools resolve the problem with the local districts.

They are also concerned that asking teachers to buy into yet another shift in policy will undermine the credibility of state department of education officials themselves.

But they didn't want the Futures of School Reform working group to be just academics, so they pulled people from various circles and with differing ideologies, including academics, government officials, politicians and policy wonks, practitioners already working on reform, foundation folks, entrepreneurs, and one international deputy minister of education.