Sentences with phrase «educational circles as»

Yet so much of teachers» success under the guise of «accountability» will now be determined by SBAC test scores — or more commonly known in educational circles as «high - stakes testing» — which includes teacher performance evaluations as well as their salaries.

Motoko Rich's Times article explained, ««The new academy,» he said, would «dramatically change this equation» by seeking candidates in educational circles as well as recruiting from corporate backgrounds and the military, introducing management concepts borrowed from business.»

Not exact matches

Informed opinion, however, agrees with Gunnar Myrdal in An American Dilemma that there is a vicious circle at this point.8 Denied the cultural, educational, and economic advantages held by others, underprivileged groups tend to remain in this status, as in America the restriction of Negroes to unskilled labor and meager educational facilities has prevented their advancement to positions of leadership comparable with the more privileged.

The schools emphasize global themes and proficiency in at least one foreign language (or a world language, as it's increasingly being called in educational circles).