Sentences with phrase «educator quality policy»

But we will support national educator quality policy development and advocacy when it makes sense.

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The Education Policy Studies Laboratory (EPSL) at ASU offers high quality analyses of national education policy issues and provides an analytical resource for educators, journalists, and citPolicy Studies Laboratory (EPSL) at ASU offers high quality analyses of national education policy issues and provides an analytical resource for educators, journalists, and citpolicy issues and provides an analytical resource for educators, journalists, and citizens.

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

The launch of edweek.org in 1996 ushered EPE into the Digital Age and created a platform for the evolution of its Education Week flagship publication into an integrated print - digital news organization that provides distinctive staff - written original reporting, a forum for a lively but civil exchange of opinion on education issues, an unequaled online archive of 30 - plus years of education coverage, high - quality content from news and information partners, interactive databases, and a host of video, multimedia, and other features that clarify complex points of policy and bring the stories of American schools, educators, students, and parents to life.

The white paper highlights the importance of creating policy environments that grant innovative educators autonomy, enabling them to design and implement models based on affordable quality and personalization.

Prior to joining NCTR, Tamara focused on state and federal education policy around educator quality, preparation, training, and evaluation for nearly 15 years.

We believe that there are four main elements to the harbormaster strategy: supporting quality schools, strengthening effective educator pipelines, advocating for pro-student pro-teacher policy changes, and

I wish we didn't have to fight in a courtroom for smart policies to improve teacher quality and remove ineffective educators.

Support Educators for Excellence through a tax - deductible donation and help teachers identify pressing issues that impact their profession, create solutions to shared challenges, and advocate for policies and programs that give all students an equal opportunity to receive a quality education.

August 13, 2014 (Minneapolis)-- Educators 4 Excellence - MN, a teacher - led organization that seeks to elevate the voices of teachers in policy discussions, called for four key changes to Minnesota's decade - long implementation of Quality Compensation (Q Comp).

She partners with educators, parents, and advocates to advance policies to create high - quality educational opportunities for Minnesota's most underserved families.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

She has successfully directed efforts and forged partnerships to professionalize the field of teaching, raise educator quality, and work with legislators to implement policies that advance research - driven innovations and equity for all students.

And, perhaps most importantly, boards can actively make local policies that support the preparation of high quality educators.

The Washington - based Data Quality Campaign has issued a new policy brief intended to promote improved «data literacy» among educators.

... Organizations such as the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, NEA, AFT, Hope Street Fellows, The US Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellowship, Educators for Excellence, Teach Plus, and The Center for Teaching Quality, just to name a few, offer an opportunity for teachers to share their diverse views in an effort to create a policy landscape that is more relevant to the complexities of teaching and learning.

* We should fully define «highly qualified teacher» for Texas not just in regulatory terms, but in terms of the qualities and performance that are expected, which will necessitate a re-evaluation of the strategic policy document, «Learner - Centered Schools for Texas: A Vision of Texas Educators», adopted in 1997, as well as the transformation of educator employment terms from «contract» to «at will», with enhanced compensation based on performance tied to student achievement.

Many articles in this issue cite the overwhelming consensus among researchers, policy - makers, educators, and members of the public that good teachers are the single-most important element of quality education.

These priorities are grounded in our strong belief that postsecondary readiness should be the organizing principle of K - 12 education, and include policies that increase educator effectiveness, encourage the creation of many more quality school seats, -LSB-...]

ASCD supports policies and practices that hold educators responsible for providing a quality education to all students and for continuously improving the education profession and all public schools.

While advocates push for increasing the child care tax credit, expanding Early Head Start, and providing family - friendly policies that could move the needle on both access and quality, some educators are pulling together brick - and - mortar solutions.

We pursue policies to ensure that K - 12 students attend schools with high - quality educators, graduate with the momentum they need to succeed in college, and attain postsecondary credentials that lead to careers with family - sustaining wages.

We will advance policies that ensure K — 12 students attend schools with high - quality educators, graduate high school with the momentum they need to be successful in college, and attain college credentials that lead to careers with family - sustaining wages.

Joyce educator quality investments in policy development and implementation, advocacy, coalition building, and convening will focus mainly on Chicago, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis, and on state policies in Indiana, Illinois, and Minnesota.

The idea of charter schools received another boost in November 1988, when the Citizens League, a community policy organization in Minnesota, issued an influential report Chartered Schools = Choices for Educators + Quality for All Students.26 Like Shanker, the committee that authored the report argued that charter schools should be guided by two central tenets: empowering teachers and promoting diversity.

This is true, and it's a fine argument for focusing education policy efforts on sustainable teacher quality reforms, such as recruiting more academically talented young people into the profession, requiring new teachers to undergo significant apprenticeship periods working alongside master educators, and creating career ladders that reward excellent teachers who agree to stay in the classroom long - term and mentor their peers.

A group of community leaders, educators and citizens from across Oregon explored the issue of educator quality and delivered a list of consensus recommendations for policy and programmatic next steps.

Researchers, policy makers, and educators agree that the single most important factor in ensuring high levels of learning for all students is the quality of instruction.

While improvements in educator evaluation are still evolving, the research and policy communities agree that a high quality teacher evaluation system includes several features.

With input from New Orleans educators, special education leaders, local advocates, and policy makers, NSNO developed a citywide special education blueprint focused on expanding the number of quality options for students with disabilities.

The Agenda is the Fellowship's advocacy platform for policy changes that: support the recruitment, development and retention of Black male educators; promotes a teacher workforce as racially diverse as the student population it serves; closes the student achievement gap; and advances high - quality education for all.

If you're interested in some research based strategies for how we could start building the types of school cultures that attract and retain high quality educators by enacting district level policies, I invite you to check the series out here.

I also deeply appreciate the organization's balanced approach, focusing both on policies that support educators and schools in closing the achievement gap and on ending policies that enable neglect of the students most in need of a quality education.

The result is a community where educators are coming together to identify issues that impact our schools, creating solutions to these challenges, and advocating for policies and programs that give all students access to a quality education.

Other organizations signed on to the compact include: AASA, the School Superintendents Association; Alliance for Quality Education; The Albert Shanker Institute; American Youth Policy Forum; Center for Teaching Quality; Coalition for Community Schools; Committee for Economic Development; Education Law Center; League of United Latin American Citizens; Institute for Educational Leadership; National Association of Bilingual Educators; National Association of Secondary School Principals; National Education Association; Opportunity to Learn; Partnership for 21st Century Skills; and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center.

Regardless of specific tenure policies, debates like this reinforce the importance of ensuring that all educators are evaluated fairly using multiple measures, provided with high - quality professional development that helps them improve their practice, and given substantive leadership roles that allow them to share their strengths with their colleagues.

The family engagement and exit policy and procedures should support parent educators and supervisors in promoting families» consistent participation in services and ensuring consistent, high quality Parents as Teachers services across the affiliate.

Make sure new educators read the KidsMatter policy (if you have developed one) or highlight where KidsMatter actions are present in the Quality Improvement Plan.

We are committed to the professional development of early childhood educators by providing high - quality free resources about early education through Early Education Nation, The Preschool Podcast, our blog and the Early Childhood Educator of the Year Award whose volunteer jury panel includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) CEO Rhian Allvin, ZERO TO THREE Chief Policy Officer Myra Jones - Taylor, and Canadian MPP Peter Tabuns, among others.

She is also a member of Georgia's Early Childhood Comprehensive System (ECCS), Georgia Quest for Quality Inclusion, and the Metro Atlanta Preschool Consortium, where she works in collaboration with Georgia's early childhood special educators, administrators, and policy makers.

However, the advocates defining quality, what it means to be an early educator, appropriate wages and the many other things that need to be thought about in policy for early childhood education, haven't always been the people in field.

With nearly 80,000 members from more than 300 Affiliates and more than 120 countries, including teachers, administrators, parents, educators, and policy members, NAEYC is committed to bringing high - quality early care and education to all young children.

ACER works with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), educators and trainers to gather a range of evidence that is the basis for implementing effective policies and practices to improve the quality of vocational education and training (VET) outcomes for learners.

Learn more about NAEYC's vision and priorities — and join America for Early Ed today to mobilize and help us work together with policy makers, families, educators, business leaders, economists, scientists, and researchers to bring us closer to fulfilling our mission of delivering on the promise of high - quality early learning for our children, our families, and our country.