Sentences with phrase «education than any other policy»

For one, there remains a core group of influential reformers — including former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, congressmen on both sides of the aisle, and reform - minded governors, who know that AYP has done more to focus the nation on dealing with the widespread problems within American public education than any other policy decision in the past five decades.

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Americans may finally be ready to see that biculturalism is an advantage more than a defect and agree with Berkson that «True universalization, colloquially called «broadmindedness,» can only come through the multiplication of loyalties, not through the suppression of them... «24 The beginnings of a shift in public policy in education and other areas to the preservation of community and cultural diversity are hopeful, even though developments in this direction are still quite fragile.

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

He further noted that under the free SHS policy, all fees approved by the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council for first year students other than Parent - Teacher Association (PTA) dues, would be absorbed by the government through settlement of the «onetime fee» for all first years — whether day or boarding.

Though the funding comes from the state, Cuomo has little influence over education policy in New York other than through legislation — policy is crafted by the Board of Regents, appointed through a legislative process dominated by Assembly Democrats.

Avella's concern has been echoed by other parents and school advocates, who have complained that Bloomberg's selections for the school boss spot have revealed a preference for businessmen and women rather than those with a background in education policy.

«More than just an advocate for public safety, education and the environment, along with many other policy issues, Peter and his family have been defenders of diversity and tolerance, which has fostered Queens becoming one of the most inclusive places on earth.

«School choice is enhanced when voucher schools or other alternatives supported on the public dime report more rather than less information,» said Cowen, associate professor of education policy and teacher education.

In the last decade, at least 15 state legislatures and boards of education have adopted policies incentivizing their public schools to prioritize measures other than grades when assessing students» skills and competencies.

Author Bio: Deming's work is broadly in the economics of education, with a focus on the impact of policies and interventions on outcomes other than test scores.

Since the state department of education not only designs tests but constructs numerous other policies that affect operations both in New York City and elsewhere in the state, it is of interest to learn whether New York City students do as well or better than students across the rest of the State of New York.

To find out, we at the Harvard Program on Education Policy and Governance have asked nationally representative cross-sections of parents, teachers, and the general public (as part of the ninth annual Education Next survey, conducted in May and June of this year) whether they support or oppose «federal policies that prevent schools from expelling or suspending black and Hispanic students at higher rates than other students.»

They discuss the Coleman Report's finding that family background explained more about student achievement than factors within the control of the school or other things that education policy can influence.

One can half - understand this in the Chamber of Commerce case, because that outfit's main education - policy strategist has been none other than true - believer NCLB architect Margaret Spellings (now on her way back to Texas to head the George W. Bush Foundation).

In other words, local control is primarily a matter of state policy rather than a constraint imposed by federal or state constitutional law on the states» role in education.

There are numerous devices that can achieve this goal (tax credits and education savings accounts, for instance), and some offer greater flexibility than others, but through the policy lens, they all accomplish the same thing: giving families and children who would not normally have the chance to choose private school the opportunity to do so.

I reserve the right to winnow the finalists further if someone pops up who mostly tweets about something other than education policy.

In a «Dear Colleague» letter released last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Education (ED) issued guidance for schools on avoiding discrimination against students on the basis of race when administering school disciplinary policies, and warned that if minority students are subject to disciplinary actions at a higher rate than other students, schools could be faulted for civil - rights violations.

Washington — Seeking to refute the Bush Administration's contention that the United States spends more on education than its economic rivals, an economic - policy think tank issued a report here last week asserting that the U.S. spends proportionately less on precollegiate education than 13 other major industrialized nations.

According to a report by the Education Policy Institute, it is not yet possible to conclude whether free schools are more effective in improving pupil attainment than other schools.

«We are much more diverse than most countries in the world and very open to immigration compared to other countries,» said Tom Loveless, an education policy expert at the Brookings Institution.

Competition is the key to transforming education in the United States, and one policy is proved by the data to drive more improvement than others, according to our Pursuing Innovation report.

Models of student achievement in a given year as a function of prior achievement and other controls tend to give higher correlations than other models, see: Daniel F. McCaffrey, Tim R. Sass, J. R. Lockwood, and Kata Mihaly, «The intertemporal variability of teacher effect estimates,» Education Finance and Policy, 4, no. 4, (2009): 572 - 606.

He is the co-editor of Citizenship, Identity and Education in Muslim Communities: Essays on Attachment and Obligation (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), and author of more than thirty refereed articles in Philosophy of Education, Comparative Education Review, Journal of Thought, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Asia - Pacific Education Review, Educational Policy, and other academic journals.

Unless North Carolina requires the same level of accountability and transparency from the private and religious schools that receive vouchers as it requires from other schools that receive public money, it is making education policy on hunches and ideology rather than real data.

But commissioners could not reach a policy consensus on two other divisive issues in state public education — Michigan's expansive charter school landscape, and the state's generous schools - of - choice law, under which more than 120,000 students attend a public school outside of district boundaries.

This anti-reform advocacy budget is far larger than that of all other education policy advocacy combined, including those of pro-reform teachers, parents, corporations, and philanthropists.

ASCD and more than 25 other major education organizations, representing a wide array of subject areas, are promoting consensus recommendations for how federal education policy can better support subject disciplines beyond reading, math, and science.

SmartBrief provides summaries and links to education stories on curriculum, professional development, leadership, emerging technologies, policy, and other education news to more than 50,000 subscribers.

More than 30 Alaska State Policy Research Alliance (ASPRA) members, education policymakers, and other stakeholders...

She's taking on that responsibility at a time when education policy is even more intensely politicized than usual, as President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have sought to promote parents» access to charter schools, private - school vouchers and other alternatives to publiceducation policy is even more intensely politicized than usual, as President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos have sought to promote parents» access to charter schools, private - school vouchers and other alternatives to publicEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos have sought to promote parents» access to charter schools, private - school vouchers and other alternatives to public schools.

Florida and 28 other states are spending less on education now than they were before the 2008 recession after an adjustment for inflation, according to a study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Mike Kirst has had more impact on public policy in education in the United States than almost any other academic I've ever met.

Last year, a landmark study of school improvement («School Improvement by Design,» link: http://bit.ly/70J539) released by the Consortium for Policy Research in Education reported that the America's Choice programs performed significantly better than their major competitors in the field, and the study's researchers stated, «Students in America's Choice schools grew at a significantly faster rate than students in comparison schools and faster than students in all other schools.»

In fact, according to the Learning Policy Institute, «new, under - prepared special education teachers outnumber those who are fully prepared 2:1,» a higher ratio than any other major teaching field.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

But the lack of demographic adjustments in the published data that can ensure apples to apples comparison among states limit its value as a tool for determining which states perform more or less well than other states or as a means of analyzing performance in the context of differing state education policies.

That requires far more than clinging to annual, mass, standardized testing as our most vital means of giving every child access to an equitable education, and if The Times and other testing advocates really can not see past that, then they are not merely shortsighted; they are clinging to damaging and delusional policies.

We have observed these patterns of unconstructive responses to performance incentives across a number of domains — health, workforce training, public assistance programs and more — but the evidence of serious problems has piled up faster in public education than in any other policy arena.

Many people suggest that 21st - century education policy should be about pupils accessing learning through the Internet and other technologies rather than in school settings.

But Trump's stunning election is likely to mean a clear contrast with some key Obama administration policies, including a vigorous push for federally funded private school vouchers and a downsizing of the Education Department, which has arguably exercised more influence under Obama than at any other point.

We expect more than 1,400 education leaders to attend, including superintendents; assistant superintendents; directors of special education, finance, pupil personnel, food service, communications, curriculum and assessment; principals; assistant principals; counselors; and other public education leaders who play a key role in shaping education policy and preparing our students for college and careers in today's world.

Public subsidies of private school tuition fees paid for the education of Prime Minister Trudeau, who leads the most multicultural nation in the world, and are available to the citizens of France, Germany, Belgium, Australia, and many others that continue to attract immigrants through more welcoming integration policies than are available in the United States.

Since Franco's death in 1975 Spain's Basque country now has more autonomy than any other region in Spain, including its own parliament, police force, education policies and ability to collect taxes, but hardline ETA members and supporters remain determined to fight for full independence.

Since Franco's death in 1975 Spain's Basque country now has more autonomy than any other region in Spain, including its own parliament, police force, education policies and ability to collect taxes, but hardline ETA members and supporters remain determined to...

Through policy and increased Pell grants and other subsidized loans, the government has only enabled people to afford the costs rather than incentivizing institutions to make the cost of education more affordable to people.

The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy report found that 96 percent of relinquished pets came from somewhere other than a pet store, and 70 percent of the time the reasons owners relinquish a dog or cat to a shelter could have been prevented with consumer education.

Mackinac's director of labor policy is Vincent Vernuccio, who chairs a committee of the labor task force of the Bradley - supported American Legislative Exchange Council and previously has worked at the Bradley - supported Capital Research Center and Bradley - supported Competitive Enterprise Institute... MCLF spent much of last year helping to defend the new right - to - work law, in policy and legal arguments, as well as in the larger public discourse in the state and nationally... MCLF is working with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy changes.

Giving First Nations the power to influence the services and policies in health and other areas that influence health such as housing, environments, education, culture, etc results in much more effective services than those that are imposed.

«A Board rule requiring that Board Members attend, on at least a biennial basis, a continuing education program comprised of not more than six (6) cumulative hours of instruction with respect to Board or Member practices that might result in a significant legal vulnerability and possible liability to the Board and its Members, such as violations of anti-trust laws, agency laws, civil rights laws, the Code of Ethics of the National Association, or other similar public policies is not an inequitable limitation upon membership.»