Sentences with phrase «education reform initiatives for»

The 2015 Legislature passed the Governor's education reform initiatives for Nevada's PreK - 12 education system.

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The company cited the 2018 tax reform bill as motivation for the initiative and said that participants in their program can pursue «qualifying higher education or vocational training» that are outside the scope of their current responsibility.

«Our goal in forming a board - level committee focused on education reform is to create a formal process for business to be more involved in education reform initiatives.»

In announcing the deal, Klein said that despite the IDC's achievements, «it is also clear that core Democratic policy initiatives that the IDC championed remain unfinished,» including «equal education for all New Yorkers» through the DREAM Act, protecting abortion rights, increasing workers wages and campaign finance reform.

Supports new disclosure requirements for outside income, plans to modify Gov's ethic proposals and education reform initiative.

After almost a year of work undertaken by the Readiness Project — a statewide initiative (chaired by HGSE Professor Thomas Payzant) involving more than 200 educators, business leaders, and community leaders to develop a strategic blueprint for the next phase of education reform that was — the plan incorporates vast changes from K - 12 to higher education.

Happily, this sort of common sense is starting to re-enter the conversation (thanks, in part, to the persistence of the folks at Harvard's Pathways to Prosperity initiative, who called in 2011 for a broader approach to education reform, one that includes high - quality career technical education).

After leaving office, Bush created the Foundation for Excellence in Education to promote the kinds of reforms that he had backed in Florida, started an organization for reform - minded state education leaders called Chiefs for Change, and launched, with former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, the initiative Digital Learning Now to promote the smart use of teEducation to promote the kinds of reforms that he had backed in Florida, started an organization for reform - minded state education leaders called Chiefs for Change, and launched, with former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, the initiative Digital Learning Now to promote the smart use of teeducation leaders called Chiefs for Change, and launched, with former West Virginia Governor Bob Wise, the initiative Digital Learning Now to promote the smart use of technology.

For the best development I chose Race to the Top, because the initiative, the key reform effort of the Obama Administration, demonstrated broad political support for charters, merit pay and data - driven education refoFor the best development I chose Race to the Top, because the initiative, the key reform effort of the Obama Administration, demonstrated broad political support for charters, merit pay and data - driven education refofor charters, merit pay and data - driven education reform.

Its flagship initiative, the new National Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of Education Emergency Program («Plan D'urgence» 2009 — 2012) introduces a series of comprehensive educational reform at all levels, with specific emphasis on education for all and improving quality of education for all and improving quality of outcomes.

For students to benefit from these changes, however, state education leaders must avoid tinkering with new initiatives and instead seek courageous, whole - system reforms.

The journal offers a forum for the presentation of research and policy initiatives in education, social services, public policy, and welfare reform as they affect children, youths, and families in poverty.

George «Pinky» Nelson has been named the new director of Project 2061, the science education reform initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

While her primary focus — and the focus of many media reports about her — has been on vouchers, tax credits, and education savings accounts, organizations she has led or helped found have also advanced other reform initiatives, such as accountability for student learning and more - rigorous academic standards.

But his interest in education reform led him soon after to The Mind Trust, an organization, as Gray says, «dedicated to dramatically improving public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs to develop or expand transformative education initiatives.»

Alum Ethan Gray's interest in education reform led him to The Mind Trust, «dedicated to dramatically improving public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs to develop or expand transformative education initiatives.»

From the Gates Foundation high school initiative to the Annenberg Challenge, from the Children's Scholarship Fund to the Broad Prize for Urban Education, philanthropic efforts are playing a catalytic role in contemporary school reform.

After a decade of efforts to improve public schools incrementally, the initiative for education reform has shifted to outsiders who propose radical measures.

This missing link is significant enough to impede achievement of the goals, for without it reform initiatives will remain simply that: initiatives from without, rather than understandings shared by those integral to the delivery of education.

Mark Pudlow, spokesperson for the Florida Education Association, the teachers union that has fought pitched battles against many of Florida's recent initiatives, acknowledges the result of Florida Virtual School's approach: «[It] never developed the kind of mistrust that tends to be associated with other reform ideas.»

The initiative, led by education technology company Instructure (NYSE: INST), involved a country - wide consultation among primary and secondary schools, the Department for Education and industry thought leaders such as Reform, FutureGov education technology company Instructure (NYSE: INST), involved a country - wide consultation among primary and secondary schools, the Department for Education and industry thought leaders such as Reform, FutureGov Education and industry thought leaders such as Reform, FutureGov and Besa.

In that time, he won praise for uniting education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening more than 100 new schools, expanding after - school and summer learning programs, closing down underperforming schools, increasing early childhood and college access, dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers, and building public - private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives.

Established more than 30 years ago, Career Academies have become a widely used high school reform initiative that aims to keep students engaged in school and prepare them for successful transitions to postsecondary education and employment.

While large - scale education reform initiatives may succeed in the long term, a more targeted and cost - effective strategy offers potential for real impact in the near term.

The Toolkit for Parents and Families is a collection of materials and resources that will help parents and families understand education reform initiatives and how the changes will help students graduate from high school ready for college and careers.

The death of a small federal school - integration initiative is connected to a much larger concern that DeVos's primary education - reform idea — using public money for private school vouchers — will produce poor academic results for students, and Balkanize students by religion, race, and class.

Yet, opponents of parent choice and other transformational education reform initiatives continue to place one obstacle after another in the path of parents seeking the power to choose the best educational environment for their children and / or to fundamentally change some of the systems that purport to educate their children.

Brad Mitchell is a senior director at Battelle for Kids, where he focuses on building and leveraging philanthropy to fund innovative education reform, especially around rural collaboratives that can serve as learning laboratories and pilot improvement initiatives.

Since the contributors to this collection are so uniformly hostile to current reform initiatives, from testing and accountability to charters and vouchers and more traditional curricular emphases, it is fair to ask, what education model are they for?

Groups consider trying to put charter - school initiative on ballot As prospects for a bill allowing charter schools dims in the Washington Legislature, some in the so - called «education reform» movement are considering compromise options or again asking the voters about it.

The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) is a corporate funded lobbying and advocacy group that is working to support Governor Malloy's education reform iniEducation Reform (CCER) is a corporate funded lobbying and advocacy group that is working to support Governor Malloy's education reform initiaReform (CCER) is a corporate funded lobbying and advocacy group that is working to support Governor Malloy's education reform inieducation reform initiareform initiatives.

In «Statewide Approaches to Recruiting and Retaining Teachers: Employing Partnerships and Systemic Strategies for Addressing Critical Teacher Shortages,» the University of Cincinnati's Stephen Kroeger was joined by Mary Brownell, director of the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center at the University of Florida, and Jessica Mercerhill, director of P - 16 initiatives at the Ohio Department of Higher Education.

Starting this month, Oregon education reform organization The Chalkboard Project is embarking on a new initiative that will bring leadership training to 71 school administrators responsible for 41 percent of Oregon's K - 12 students.

At the next meeting, Elizabeth Shaw, who works for Education First, Inc. and is one of Commissioner Pryor's $ 60,000 short - term consultants to help him with his «education reform» initiative, announced «Something is different at thisEducation First, Inc. and is one of Commissioner Pryor's $ 60,000 short - term consultants to help him with his «education reform» initiative, announced «Something is different at thiseducation reform» initiative, announced «Something is different at this meeting.

THE charter schools ballot initiative proposed for the November election was born out of parental frustration with the Legislature's failure to move on a key education reform.

For example, in Connecticut, the leading force behind Malloy's education reform initiative is ConnCAN.

On September 10th, the Democratic Party's endorsed slate of candidates for the Bridgeport Board of Education, candidates loyal to Mayor Bill Finch, Board of Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and Paul Vallas» education reform iniEducation, candidates loyal to Mayor Bill Finch, Board of Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and Paul Vallas» education reform iniEducation Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and Paul Vallas» education reform inieducation reform initiatives.

The net result of Malloy's «plan» for Connecticut would be cuts in local schools, high property taxes, especially for Connecticut's dwindling middle class, and more money for his campaign donors and political allies who are profiting off Malloy's Corporate Education Reform Industry initiatives.

Taxpayer funds continue to flow to out - of - state companies for Malloy's «education reform» initiative

The charter schools ballot initiative proposed for the November election was born out of parental frustration with the Legislature's failure to move on a key education reform...

She advised the secretary and assistant secretary on the Obama Administration's major education reform initiative, ESEA flexibility, which grants waivers of key provisions of the ESEA in exchange for state - led reforms in the areas of standards and assessments, accountability, and educator evaluations.

WHEREAS, the political action committee, entitled Democrats for Education Reform is funded by corporations, Republican operatives and wealthy individuals dedicated to privatization and anti-educator initiatives, and not grassroots democrats or classroom educators; and

As Director of the Bailey - Sullivan Leadership Institute at the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), Offiong Bassey is spearheading the Bailey - Sullivan Advocacy Leadership Fellowship, which addresses the need for more Black advocates equipped to champion parental choice and transformational education reform initiatives in the Black community.

Joseph P. Frey, Senior Project Director, Senior Associate for National School Reform, is responsible for key CTAC education initiatives relating to teacher evaluation, teacher licensure and certification, performance - based compensation, teacher preparation, state - to - district and state - to - school assistance, and college readiness.

These initiatives are essential for the replication of our schools to serve more students, promote education reform, and share promising practices with the broader education community.

WHEREAS, the so - called «reform» initiatives of Students First, rely on destructive anti-educator policies that do nothing for students but blame educators and their unions for the ills of society, make testing the goal of education, shatter communities by closing their public schools, and see public schools as potential profit centers and children as measureable commodities; and

A state department of education (SDE) that is served by the Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) requested information on support for high school students, with a focus on whole - school reform, primarily behavioral and school climate initiatives.

She also previously worked on education policy in Senator Edward Kennedy's office and spent several years working on education reform initiatives at the Boston Plan for Excellence.

Public education reform was the first policy initiative Walker called for in his State of the State address and the first issue the state Legislature took up after inauguration.

Through the Race to the Top initiative, for example, the Obama administration succeeded in incentivizing states: Even with relatively small pots of money — just $ 4 billion, or less than 2 percent of federal education spending — the administration encouraged states to prioritize innovative teacher and principal reforms and develop rigorous academic standards.22 Thirty - four states modified their policies in response to the federal initiative, even though only 19 states received federal funding to do so.23