Sentences with phrase «education policymakers and the public»

This difference manifests itself as two messages: an internal one, meant for the unions» leaders and activists, and an external one, meant for education policymakers and the public at large.

We spent nearly a decade reviewing the evidence as it accumulated, focusing on the most rigorous and credible studies of incentives in educational testing and sifting through the results to uncover the key lessons for education policymakers and the public.

Not exact matches

So much discussion among politicians and policymakers centers on public education, gender equality, and poverty alleviation.

«A tax cap that is tied to an inflationary number that does not reflect school district costs and which results in negative levies should raise concerns with both state policymakers and the general public that want a quality education for our students.»

The group's affiliated 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization, the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, seeks to encourage participation in the political process and educate the public and policymakers regarding what the group considers to be significant environmental issues.

Rural schools need greater attention from policymakers and the public, a report released last week by a leading rural education group says.

In a few states, policymakers have taken a creative step toward solving this problem by giving public - education money directly to K — 12 parents in a liberal but use - restricted and monitored account that encourages families to treat the money as their own.

Looking to create a «customer driven» research agenda, the Education Department's research branch has launched a series of public meetings with educators, parents, and policymakers around the country.

«In the long run, after a multi-sector career, I would love to end up in public service working on education and economic policy as a senior policymaker.»

Education Week, published by the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), was founded in 1981 to serve the public interest by providing independent, nonpartisan reporting and analysis on American precollegiate education for school leaders, other educators, policymakers, and members of the generaEducation Week, published by the 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation Editorial Projects in Education (EPE), was founded in 1981 to serve the public interest by providing independent, nonpartisan reporting and analysis on American precollegiate education for school leaders, other educators, policymakers, and members of the generaEducation (EPE), was founded in 1981 to serve the public interest by providing independent, nonpartisan reporting and analysis on American precollegiate education for school leaders, other educators, policymakers, and members of the generaeducation for school leaders, other educators, policymakers, and members of the general public.

He created the Askwith Forum speaker series, which is free and open to the public, and brings scholars, activists, artists, and policymakers to speak on topics relevant to education and learning.

Whether parents, and policymakers, are ultimately «satisfied» with public education may hinge on how well schools are performing relative to local expectations.

About Askwith Forums: The Askwith Forum, established in 1998 by an anonymous donor and named in honor of New York City public - relations consultant, writer and publishing executive Herbert Askwith, is a series of public lectures at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that provide an opportunity for practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to share their work, talk with one another, and advance proven practices that will improve learning opportunities for all.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which administers NAEP, the determination of proficiency in any given subject at a particular grade level «was the result of a comprehensive national process [which took into account]... what hundreds of educators, curriculum experts, policymakers, and members of the general public thought the assessment should test.

The resulting attacks come from three directions: state policymakers, local school systems, and organized public education interest groups.

That question currently looms over the national conversation about school reform... [and] it is time for educators and policymakers to rethink the boundaries distinguishing the public and private in education.

[ii] The question facing policymakers and the public is not whether eliminating tuition at public colleges for most families will have a positive effect, but whether it is the best use of a large new federal investment in higher education.

Being able to draw in parents, the public, policymakers, and others who are interested in education, we need something to be able to say, «This particular school is high - performing or not a high - performing school,» and then provide additional information that supports that letter grade.

It's probably time for education reformers and policymakers to admit that just pushing harder on test - driven accountability as the primary tool for changing our creaky old public school system is apt to yield more backlash than accomplishment

Now, educators and policymakers in that state are scrambling to determine whether and how to enforce the new law, a direct challenge to Plyler v. Doe, a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that asserts that public schools must provide all students an education, regardless of their immigration status.

However, the Supreme Court's Brown mandate was to ensure access to a high quality public education to all students, and those ultimately responsible for developing and supporting a foundation for such opportunities — elected officials, policymakers, and the post-Brown courts — have fallen far short of the target.

For sure, some of the author's analysis rings true: K — 12 education reformers sometimes try to scare the public and policymakers into action (think «A Nation at Risk»), and the Right may use the language of a «strict father» when arguing for testing, standards, and sanctions for failing schools.

The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education guarantees that school choice will remain a key component of the education policy agenda in 2017, as public charter schools continue to expand and state and federal policymakers implement or consider policies to expand access to private schools.

Public Agenda's recent poll of education professors offers an answer to a question that has troubled citizens and policymakers for more than a decade.

It is fair to ask if national standards and assessments might start us down the road to a national K — 12 system of public education, effectively turning on its head a system defined today by state and local policymakers and resources.

Policymakers, practitioners, and advocates wish to understand patterns of placement into special education and what they may reveal about flaws in how students with disabilities are identified and served in public schools.

The convenings bring together the six By All Means Children's Cabinets as well as policymakers, educators, and community leaders to re-envision public education and its governance.

Twenty years and billions of dollars since the first personal computers were plugged into the nation's schools, policymakers and the public are finally starting to demand evidence that their investments in education technology have been worthwhile.

At Editorial Projects in Education and Education Week, we believe that lasting school improvement will only come about when policymakers, practitioners, and the public are armed with the information they need to understand and push for change.

But what about the editors and reporters who cover education issues — and whose work is read by the public and policymakers who are making real - life education decisions every day?

Their successes have led community organizers and a growing number of education policymakers to see California's fledgling community schooling movement as a holistic, bottom - up reform that can restore equality of opportunity and the democratic promise of the state's system of universal public education.

The annual PDK / Gallup education poll comes out Wednesday, and policymakers, analysts and pundits will be busy parsing the findings on perceptions of the nation's public schools — from campus safety to high - stakes testing to the new Common Core State Standards.

For the first time, a dozen major education organizations have pulled together their best practices and research to state these elements and help policymakers, school leaders and the public understand why some schools succeed and how they do it.

As part of our mission, CUBE creates educational opportunities for urban school board leaders to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to serve as effective local education policymakers and as advocates for excellence and equity in public education.

Education policymakers, postsecondary educators, public school principals, secondary academic and vocational teachers, state and local education personnel, and teacher - educators, are invited to parEducation policymakers, postsecondary educators, public school principals, secondary academic and vocational teachers, state and local education personnel, and teacher - educators, are invited to pareducation personnel, and teacher - educators, are invited to participate.

These strategies involve 1) accurately informing the general public and the policy community regarding the condition of schools, that is, their financing, their achievement, and the relationship between the two; 2) conducting empirical research aimed at understanding issues of productivity in education; 3) informing policymakers and school managers regarding means by which budget cuts can be made without eviscerating instructional effectiveness; and 4) solving challenges to wider adoption of instructional technologies.

Among other things, he wrote, «It's probably time for education reformers and policymakers to admit that just pushing harder on test - driven accountability as the primary tool for changing our creaky old public - school system is apt to yield more backlash than accomplishment.»

Policymakers must consider the origins of vouchers and their impact on segregation and support for public education.

Advocacy and education of the general public, including policymakers, on the efficacy of school design and student outcomes; resource for planning effective educational facilities.

Historically, state policymakers have delegated their authority over public education to local school districts, particularly in matters of curriculum and instruction.

Indiana enjoyed almost 24 years of steady, collaborative effort to improve public education under Republicans H. Dean Evans and Suellen Reed, but Bennett's election four years ago marked an end to the partnership among policymakers, educators, parents and the business community.

The history of NAEP's benchmarks partially explains how policymakers and the public have become convinced of the catastrophic failure of American public education.

A coalition of 14 leading education organizations, LFA represents over 10 million parents, educators, and policymakers dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools.

In today's Education Next, Public Impact Co-Directors Bryan C. Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel take a look at the seductiveness of the concept of reducing class sizes — and why policymakers should resist temptation.

A partnership of 15 leading education organizations, * LFA represents more than 10 million parents, educators, and policymakers dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools.

A public education and advocacy organization promoting high - quality, voluntary prekindergarten for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds; supports state - based children's advocates, and educates policymakers and the public about the need for preK for all children.

More importantly, the accountability provisions have proven to be useful to reformers, as well as reform - minded policymakers, researchers, and families in advancing the systemic overhaul of American public education.

EdSource is a nonprofit, non-partisan reporting and research organization whose mission is to inform policymakers and the public on key education challenges.

In order to help federal policymakers and national education leaders better understand how to develop a career pathways system, AYPF staff and a group of national leaders visited Miami - Dade County Public Schools, renowned for its commitment to providing students with multiple pathways to success.

For his part, Poston says he understands the movement to increase parental control in public education, but he called for fairness — and honesty — in how policymakers and advocates build regulations for emerging school choice options.