Sentences with phrase «education reform agenda in»

The State Education Commissioner (Dr. Dianna Wentzell), RÈSC (Regional Educational Service Center) administrator, and an attorney from CABE (CT Association of Boards of Education)-- all steadfast promoters of the education reform agenda in CT — were joined on a panel by two district administrators and a classroom teacher, moderated by the district school Superintendent.

is the corporate funded education reform group that is has been at the forefront of the effort to expand the number of charter schools in Hartford, while implementing other aspects of the education reform agenda in the Capital city.

Clearly the US has much to learn about education from this, for it is concluded that the research on these high success countries includes no evidence that any of them have gotten there «by implementing any of the major agenda items that dominate the education reform agenda in the United States, with the exception of the Common Core State Standards» (p, 209).

«The leadership of the Mayor in putting education as a top priority and of the School Committee in continuing to help guide the education reform agenda in Boston are both major factors in the improvements we've seen in schools that allowed us to be selected for this award.

The Education Redesign Lab (ERL) was created by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Paul Reville, who has spent the last thirty years designing and implementing the successful education reform agenda in Massachusetts.

On Monday, December 9, leading education strategist Sir Michael Barber led a discussion for nearly 150 policymakers, researchers, educators, and business leaders at the Harvard Graduate School of Education about the education reform agenda in Massachusetts.

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In accepting this responsibility on behalf of his colleagues, Speaker Heastie has stepped forward at an incredibly important time for New York as a whole, and I look forward to working with him to enact an aggressive agenda that ensures economic opportunity for all, improves and reforms our education system, ensures justice in perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquIn accepting this responsibility on behalf of his colleagues, Speaker Heastie has stepped forward at an incredibly important time for New York as a whole, and I look forward to working with him to enact an aggressive agenda that ensures economic opportunity for all, improves and reforms our education system, ensures justice in perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquin perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquin reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquin our government.»

«The speaker laid out a comprehensive agenda this week on issues like education, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform, so we have a lot of work to do here in Albany and that is what we will be focusing on,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx.

Within months of assuming office, the Conservatives had taken full control of the agenda, rolling out ambitious reform programmes in health, education and welfare.

With Andrew Lansley having being sacked as health secretary in mid-term and Michael Gove just shunted out of education, sacking Duncan Smith would have reflected too badly on this government's public service reform agenda.

John and Furnish in a statement credited Cuomo for having «championed a progressive agenda that has included significant policy and legislative progress on affordable housing, public education reform, and women's rights.»

Again wielding an executive action to advance his education reform agenda, Cuomo said in a video released Monday that the task force's mission is to «overhaul the Common Core system.»

But Mr. Malatras has been particularly visible in pushing Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, authoring a long and public letter to the state's Board of Regents and liaising with various interests in Albany as all sides gear up for a post-budget fight over the specifics of teacher evaluations.

In an act of open defiance toward Albany and Cuomo's education reform agenda, the Kenmore - Town of Tonawanda School Board voted unanimously to «seriously consider» boycotting teacher evaluations and standardized testing in the districIn an act of open defiance toward Albany and Cuomo's education reform agenda, the Kenmore - Town of Tonawanda School Board voted unanimously to «seriously consider» boycotting teacher evaluations and standardized testing in the districin the district.

Sen. Gustavo Rivera, who has a high number of failing schools in his Bronx district, responds to Cuomo's recent highlighting of that fact in an effort to push his education reform agenda.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In his first - ever joint State of the State address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state budgeIn his first - ever joint State of the State address / budget presentation, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday presented his plan for 2015 Opportunity Agenda, spending much time on education reform that he expects will be an uphill battle and will take up most of the increase in the state budgein the state budget.

In an email, a spokeswoman for Cuomo said, «The Governor is committed to enacting an aggressive reform agenda to fix New York's broken education system that spends more per pupil that any other state in the nation while condemning over 250,000 students to failing schools over the last decade.&raquIn an email, a spokeswoman for Cuomo said, «The Governor is committed to enacting an aggressive reform agenda to fix New York's broken education system that spends more per pupil that any other state in the nation while condemning over 250,000 students to failing schools over the last decade.&raquin the nation while condemning over 250,000 students to failing schools over the last decade.»

StudentsFirstNY held a rally in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's education reform agenda Wednesday evening as the well - organized, well - funded pro-charter sector attempts to respond to criticisms of the governor from teachers unions.

Representatives for the group testified in favor of Cuomo's education agenda before the State Joint Committee on Education earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the Stateeducation agenda before the State Joint Committee on Education earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the StateEducation earlier this month, and praised his «bold blueprint» for education reform after the State of the Stateeducation reform after the State of the State address.

Albany, New York — StudentsFirstNY, a statewide education reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportuniteducation reform advocacy organization, today was joined by public school parents and advocates in testifying before a New York State Joint Committee on Education in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's OpportunitEducation in support of Governor Andrew Cuomo's Opportunity Agenda.

New York, NY — As final negotiations wrap up on the state budget, public school parent activists and students today rallied outside Tweed Courthouse to urge legislators to pass the meaningful education reforms outlined in Governor Cuomo's education Opportunity Agenda.

The text of the budget bill relating to school aid, the groups say, suggests that «no district would receive an increase in aid over what it received in 2014 - 15» if Cuomo's education reform agenda isn't included.

Insofar as Superintendent Ogilvie has: a) violated the representations made by him to BOE members prior to his appointment to the Superintendent position and further betrayed the trust given to him by members of the BOE when he failed to keep his promises to begin the implementation of elements of the reform agenda, defined in a vision statement provided to him, thereby exacerbating the dysfunction of the BPS and prolonging the fair opportunity for education for the 34,000 students in the BPS, and

«While no longer a candidate, I will continue to passionately and relentlessly pursue a reform education agenda as an education activist, a columnist and blogger, and as the co-owner of the influential political news organization,» Allon said in a statement.

In another use of executive action to advance his education reform agenda, Cuomo earlier this month announced that his education commission also will do a comprehensive review of the implementation of the Common Core.

In addition to the need for ethics reform, Hawkins will discuss Cuomo's education agenda and attacks on teachers; energy; taxes and fiscal relief for local governments; and poverty.

Last year, those hearings proved uncomfortable for Senate Republicans too, when they seemed to find themselves unable to criticize specific aspects of de Blasio's education agenda, despite the assistance of powerful education reform advocacy groups in New York City.

Jim Heaney, in his latest column for City & State, provides his take on the reform agenda being advanced by the new majority on the Board of Education.

In this week's Press Pass conversation WBFO's Eileen Buckley and Buffalo News Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes discuss how a past reform agenda could end up «off» the table for the Buffalo School Board.

«We're going to do everything we can to support the governor in advancing a bold education reform agenda that improves the quality of traditional public schools and expands choice for families,» the group's executive director, Jenny Sedlis, said in an interview.

In this week's Press Pass conversation WBFO's Eileen Buckley and Buffalo News Education Reporter Tiffany Lankes discuss how a past reform agenda could end up «off» the table.

The process of reform — known as the Bologna Process, which has since expanded to include the current 47 countries — has subsequently added to this agenda additional ideals such as equal access to higher education, student - centered learning, and student participation in quality assurance and governance within their institutions.

In a long piece in the Winter 2017 issue of Education Next, Stephen Eide took a close look at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to roll back the education reforms of his predecessor and pursue an education agenda of his owIn a long piece in the Winter 2017 issue of Education Next, Stephen Eide took a close look at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to roll back the education reforms of his predecessor and pursue an education agenda of his owin the Winter 2017 issue of Education Next, Stephen Eide took a close look at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to roll back the education reforms of his predecessor and pursue an education agenda ofEducation Next, Stephen Eide took a close look at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's efforts to roll back the education reforms of his predecessor and pursue an education agenda ofeducation reforms of his predecessor and pursue an education agenda ofeducation agenda of his own.

School reform, as formulated by the summit, moved so forcefully onto the nation's political agenda that, in the 1992 presidential campaign, Bill Clinton had to promise to outtough Bush on education.

Because the education - reform agenda has not focused on this type of policy to date, as Finn notes, there would not be a strong coalition in place to counter the opposition.

Skandera was best known as a former deputy education commissioner in Florida under Governor Jeb Bush, who had been pursuing a high - profile, accountability - focused agenda of education reforms.

They enroll their young children in early education and care settings and kindergarten classrooms and think favorably about the U.S. public education system (see «Reform Agenda Gains Strength,» features, Winter 2013).

«AISD officials had to struggle with the competing agendas of numerous outside partners such as Austin's business leaders, the «First Things First» program of the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Learning's work in «Disciplined Literacy,» the Dana Center for Mathematics at the University of Texas, the Gates and Dell Foundations, and other organizations... As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that....

All of them will likely continue to frustrate de Blasio and other progressive mayors in their attempts to develop an alternative to the education - reform agenda.

After the 2000 election, George W. Bush dubbed himself America's «educator in chief,» and until terrorism hijacked the national agenda, he was staking his presidency on a school - reform package known as the No Child Left Behind Act, a bill that — as every teacher knows — dominates the course of public education in America today.

«While much public discussion has been solely focussed on funding, we've been getting on with the job of delivering a quality reform agenda in teaching education.»

How are we ever going to generate momentum for an education reform agenda without systematically testing the various components in limited ways before rolling them out broadly.

«Bipartisan education reform will be the cornerstone of my administration,» he wrote in the foreword to a 29 - page document outlining his K - 12 agenda, released five days after his 2001 inauguration.

What happened in Douglas County is an illuminating case study in the failure of the traditional education reform agenda.

Republicans have a significant opportunity in next year's election to win on the education issue by continuing their push for a reform - based education agenda and arguing against the idea that more money without real structural reform can fix the ills of our education system.

No one has played a more important role in framing Massachusetts» education reform agenda and in maintaining support for its successful implementation over the last two decades than Paul Reville.

While ED in ’08 has been widely dismissed, Russo makes a strong case that it set the stage for a new style of education advocacy — think Stand for Children, DFER, 50CAN, and StudentsFirst — and had a lasting impact on the Obama administration reform agenda.

Despite federal officials» emphasis on state and local reforms, the program at the heart of the Administration's education agenda has become a battleground in the war over the federal role in education.

For those interested in the finer points of education policy, I'd also recommend: Alyson Klein on helping long - term English - language learners, Chad Aldeman on the difficulty of «raising the bar» for teacher preparation entry, Mike Petrilli's Education Next piece on a schools agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach teducation policy, I'd also recommend: Alyson Klein on helping long - term English - language learners, Chad Aldeman on the difficulty of «raising the bar» for teacher preparation entry, Mike Petrilli's Education Next piece on a schools agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach tEducation Next piece on a schools agenda for working - class families, Kathleen Porter Magee on a great - news story for Catholic schools, Nat Malkus on the Title I funding fight, and Paul Peterson on the «Bush - Obama» approach to reform.

There it's fairly obvious that the GOP doesn't know what it stands for on education anymore — partly because much of its reform agenda has been co-opted by Messrs. Duncan and Obama, partly because it has long tended (at least in Congress) to ignore this topic, partly because it has much else on its none - too - robust policy platter.