Sentences with phrase «educational reform initiatives»

There seems little doubt that both district and school leadership provides a critical bridge between most educational reform initiatives and their consequences for students.

As we noted above, educational reform initiatives in the U.S. now center on using achievement tests to hold teachers, districts and students accountable for their performance and as the impetus for improving performance.

Ultimately, educational reform initiatives live and die on the lips of the classroom teacher.

As a teacher leader, she became involved in educational reform initiatives statewide and served on the Illinois State Certification Board.

The Fellowship was established in 1996 in honor of Edward J. Meade, Jr., (HGSE C.A.S.» 59, Ed.D.» 60), who was instrumental in leading many educational reform initiatives for the Ford Foundation.

The educational reform initiatives in the so - called Asian tiger countries — Singapore, Shanghai, and South Korea — have become more «American» and have become increasingly learner - centered and focused on higher - order thinking.

The Daniels Fund honors his vision through its support of K - 12 educational reform initiatives such as charter schools, portable vouchers for tuition assistance, and significant innovations that challenge the status quo.

Since 2000, the CTA has spent more than $ 200 million on political activity, with their largest expenditures going to opposition against educational reform initiatives.

The government has announced that as part of its educational reform initiatives, it is investing in the expansion of tertiary institutions to absorb the high numbers of entrants that are likely to emerge from second - cycle institutions following the introduction of the Free SHS policy.

The Teacher Needs Assessment (TNA) exercise, jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Education and Royal Education Council, is a step in Bhutan's educational reform initiative to provide answers to some of key challenges in improving teacher quality.

Not exact matches

U.S. Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a longtime donor and activist with an extensive history of funding school reform initiatives, was grilled on a plethora of educational policies and her financial background Tuesday evening during her confirmation hearing before a U.S. Senate committee.

Parent Satisfaction Another key measure of school reform initiatives is the perception among parents, who see firsthand the effects of changes in their child's educational environment.

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 outcomes.

It calls into question a central tenet of many school reform initiatives — that educational improvement will come through changes in school structure and governance.

To us, this initiative means NBU and its active - learning programs no longer exist solely as an external force challenging the educational system: There is a demand for reform within the school system, and we believe it will grow.

Investment in educational hardware and software, while «a major component in educational restructuring and reform initiatives,» has not been matched by coordinated efforts to train teachers to use the equipment effectively, a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board concludes.

• Describe those essential skills in the context of curriculum reform and show how they are consistent with most common educational improvement initiatives today.

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.

Ms. Gauthier has been extremely active in charter school advocacy and educational reform heading up various committees and initiatives.

What started as an exciting interest in public charter school performance eventually evolved into work at a research - based advocacy organization that collects data and publishes reports about educational choice and reform initiatives in K — 12 education.

Her research reflects urban school reform initiatives such as the community school model, democratic community engagement, culturally relevant family engagement, and the intersection of housing and educational policy, particularly as it impacts vulnerable families.

Create a list of current educational initiatives and reforms, and then identify those that you think are the most important.

This chapters looks at how formative assessment provides a way to combine various educational improvement approaches, reforms, and initiatives into a coherent vision that guides instructional enriches learning.

Provide funding to enable States and LEAs to implement promising educational reform programs and school improvement initiatives based on scientifically based research.

Her forthcoming book, Occupying Schools, Occupying Land: How the Landless Workers Movement Transformed Brazilian Education (Oxford University Press) examines the educational initiatives of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (MST), a national social movement of rural workers struggling for agrarian reform.

At the community level in the United States, numerous municipalities are now pursuing so - called «collective impact» reform initiatives that apply a systems perspective to achieve better educational and life outcomes for children and youth.

These interventions have included, for example, various educational curricula, teacher professional development programs, school choice programs, educational software, and data - driven school reform initiatives.

How do you think the differences in success attribution (pp. 7 — 8) have influenced the growth and reform initiatives of each country's educational system?

Her interests are in the areas the areas of teacher professional development and K - 16 school reform and she has an extensive background in conducting program evaluation and educational research including evaluations of state and national grant initiatives, collaborative research and project management.

Governor Malloy's Corporate Education Reform Industry initiative was submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly in a bill entitled «AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS.»

And, thanks to the Madison citizens and BOE who support its district educational leaders to evaluate controversial reform initiatives with rigor and trust their educational expertise to bring joy and creativity back to learning as well as teaching.

She also studies the challenges of implementing educational policy, particularly standards - based reform and professional learning initiatives.

Many began to take ownership of the standards reform initiative and, in so doing, changed their perceptions of themselves as professionals and of their ability to contribute to educational reform.

RESCUE50 is national educational initiative, which offers model no kill legislation and animal shelter reform instruction to the animal activist / animal welfare community.

2002 Global Science Forum Remedies: Learning from experiences Targeted actions: Initiatives to increase students» interest for S&T studies can be classified as follows: Communication (information about science & scientists, S&T careers, educational opportunities...) Innovative pedagogical tools (hands - on experience, unisex classes, schools for best students...) Incentives (tuition fees, grants, call for projects...) Educational reforms (extra orientation year, curriculum content...) Coordination, networks /

Despite the rhetoric of Mexico's digital future being just around the corner, telecommunication's reform initiatives lack the social and educational investment needed.