In addition,
education policymakers need to look closely at what can be done about the increasing turnover rates among beginning teachers and minority teachers, as well as in disadvantaged schools, which are traditionally among the hardest to staff.
With any of these approaches, educators need to be provided with the space for this to occur, which means
education policymakers need to allocate more time and resources for teachers to become stakeholders in their profession and the education of their students.
Not exact matches
Guidance Materials: The state Department of
Education's sample policy language, «Examples of Policy Language for Local Wellness Policies» provides guidance to
policymakers in selecting policy goals that suit their
needs and assists them in meeting the federal requirements.,
It's one thing to make a health or
education app, but another thing to actually integrate it with hospitals and schools — that requires
policymakers, AOL co-founder Steve Case said on 15 April at the 41st annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy in Washington, D.C. Drawing on lessons from AOL's first days when the web broke ground, Case offered his views on the future of science and technology policy and stressed the
need for would - be Internet entrepreneurs to engage productively with government partners.
Rural schools
need greater attention from
policymakers and the public, a report released last week by a leading rural
education group says.
In this episode of Walking the Talk, Domonic Rollins talks with McAfee, a longtime leader in community development and affordable housing, about how
policymakers and
education leaders can help dismantle these structural barriers — and about the mindset and determination
needed to make it happen.
Now, in an era when choice and competition in
education are gaining acceptance among both parents and
policymakers, it is the educational community itself that may
need to heed a lesson from the past.
They
need to nudge
policymakers and
education leaders toward clarity, and they
need to strive for it in their own writing.
Help
policymakers recognize which skills children
need to learn at specific stages of their
education
Policymakers should strive for a system in which every child has access to the
education that best meets his or her
needs.
«To reduce health inequalities among future generations,
policymakers will likely
need to address inequalities in our
education system.
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.
«She publishes papers that probe important questions in higher
education using rigorous methods, and then works to bring her findings to those who
need them most — practitioners and
policymakers.»
Policymakers need to realize and take seriously the truth that the most important resource in
education is a high - quality teacher.
Choice is here to stay — like it or not — so
policymakers need to get smart about harnessing its power to further the goals of public
education.
Washington — The
Education Department's top special - education policymaker has suggested that schools be allowed more flexibility in allocating resources to special - needs
Education Department's top special -
education policymaker has suggested that schools be allowed more flexibility in allocating resources to special - needs
education policymaker has suggested that schools be allowed more flexibility in allocating resources to special -
needs students.
But it can also be said that investing in higher
education benefits society as a whole, and that is the matter state
policymakers need to focus on.
But the consulting group has already established a national reputation for its ability to ascertain, scientifically, what
needs to be done in
education — and precisely how much it costs to do it — through prior studies along much the same lines prepared for
policymakers in Kentucky, Arkansas, Arizona, and Wyoming.
If you train a different lens upon all this, however, you realize that you're looking at a badly messed - up system, one that privileges some kids over others, that extends rights to some citizens that others don't have, that invites finagling by both seekers and suppliers of educational services (and countless intermediaries), and that ends up being costlier than it
needs to be, not to mention sitting substantially beyond the reach of
policymakers seeking to apportion scarce
education dollars across multiple legitimate causes,
needs, and priorities.
As more states give families access to
education savings accounts,
policymakers will
need effective, efficient models from states already using the accounts to help children succeed.
«Part of the conversation we
need to welcome now — and I'd encourage
policymakers to have — is what are those other elements that contribute to students being successful that we ought to take a look at, and then how are we going to make room and build capacity within our
education systems to address those issues,» he says.
These are amusing little infights unless you have some responsibility as an
education policymaker and you
need to know if the unions favor or despise CCSS or edTPA.
Low - income minority parents have neither the resources to move out of their city nor the political power to force
policymakers to meet their
education needs.
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.
The studies themselves weren't designed to isolate any of those factors to measure their direct impact — and more research doing just that is
needed to give
policymakers a clear road map to success, says Grover Whitehurst, director of the Brown Center on
Education Policy at The Brookings Institution in Washington.
By reforming Title I to give states the option to make dollars portable, following children from low - income families to schools or
education options of choice,
policymakers would create much -
needed flexibility for schools and families, and increase the likelihood of achieving that goal.
program thus explicitly recognizes that superintendents, state
education policymakers, nonprofit advocates of school reform, and even private investors are all involved in enhancing
education — and that the leaders in each sector
need to master multiple skills and disciplines, not just
education content.
Physical activity has always been considered a vital part of
education — but the emphasis that schools, parents and
policymakers need to place on it is becoming increasingly clear.
Through their programs and services,
policymakers gain the insight and experience
needed to create effective
education policy.
When crafting an
education choice policy,
policymakers need to determine who should be eligible.
Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages
policymakers and
education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps
needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.
State Financing Strategies for Early Care and
Education Systems (Discussion Guide) is intended to help state policymakers make decisions about which financing strategies are needed to support early care and education (ECE) programs in the
Education Systems (Discussion Guide) is intended to help state
policymakers make decisions about which financing strategies are
needed to support early care and
education (ECE) programs in the
education (ECE) programs in their state.
that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages
policymakers and
education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps
needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.
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.
Martin Orland, Ph.D., Senior Scholar, Research and Evaluation, is an innovative and resourceful
education leader with a proven track record in building organizations and product lines that support the highest priority knowledge
needs of
policymakers and educators.
Educators and
policymakers are increasingly realizing that a more nuanced approach to accountability is necessary if
education systems are to prepare students with the knowledge and skills they
need to be successful in college, careers, and life.
Decision makers in
education — students, parents, educators, community members, and
policymakers — all
need timely access to information from many sources if they are to make informed judgments about student learning and the success of
education programs.
This analysis is intended to help
policymakers,
education leaders, and advocates understand the changes in state law and policy
needed to support local strategies that empower educators, promote new schooling options, and let parents choose.
ASCD calls on
policymakers to provide the funding necessary to meet all of the mandates they impose and to increase the resources in order to meet the
needs of every student, especially those programs that support socioeconomically disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, career technical
education, a well - rounded
education, personalized learning, and high - quality teachers and principals.
Data on chronic absenteeism — which the Department of
Education defines as the percentage of students chronically absent from school for at least 15 days — can inform practitioners and
policymakers on questions of student engagement.53 Additionally, school and district leaders could collect data on access to advanced coursework to identify schools in
need of more rigorous learning environments.
Many
education policymakers and practitioners across the country recognize the
need to recruit and retain more racial and ethnic minorities into the teaching profession.
Given the history of inequity that underlies the U.S. public
education system, how can
policymakers and educators ensure that all kids — including students of color — receive the tools, support, and encouragement they
need?
To address persistent gaps in postsecondary educational attainment and our country's growing economic and workforce
needs, federal and state
policymakers, the philanthropic community, national
education organizations and practitioners have put forth a number of goals and initiatives designed to increase college completion rates.
With this ambitious accountability plan in place, the Committee looks forward to working with community and business leaders all across Kentucky, as well as
policymakers, as we've done for 35 years, to garner the commitment and resources
needed to take the next giant leap in
education excellence — from the middle to the top tier of all states in this generation.
For this effort to be a success, we
need representation from the entire public
education community including: parents, grandparents, teachers, school leaders,
policymakers and civic leaders.
I recently spent considerable time with the Wisconsin chapter of ASCD and was encouraged to see how their members are systematically planning to influence their state's
education policymakers regarding such accountability - related issues as the
need for more state - supported instructionally diagnostic assessments.
Most
education researchers and
policymakers agree that students
need good teachers (Clotfelter, Ladd, & Vigdor, 2007; Darling - Hammond & Youngs, 2002; Sanders & Rivers, 1996).
A whole child approach to
education enhances learning by addressing each student's social, emotional, physical, and academic
needs through the shared contributions of schools, families, communities, and
policymakers.
The report recommends several solutions including that legislators and
policymakers address these barriers by providing equitable and adequate special
education funding to charter schools and authorizers through a system that prioritizes accountability, local control, and responsiveness to evolving
needs of students.
And for state
education leaders and
policymakers, accountability highlights excellence, targets intervention
needs, and drives improvement.