Sentences with phrase «effective reform»

If a decade of gradual phase - in with elaborate supports is inadequate for effective reform math implementation, arguably the problem is not with «implementation» per se.

Third, particularly in urban districts, shifting authority from school boards to an elected mayor may be a more effective reform strategy than trying to get school boards to step up.

With cultivated competence and earned authority, they were able to help their colleagues overcome the types of fear and resistance that so often prevent effective reforms in American high schools.

Most of the consultants working today seem to have a good grasp of shelter history and are very competent to lead effective reform efforts.

For her, effective reform requires recognition that even the relationship between the adults within a given school are important for defining the school's culture and building an atmosphere for success.

To achieve effective reform for either of these programs they must be voted on separately.

His research background includes developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive whole - school reforms and translating research findings into effective reforms for high - poverty secondary schools.

Structure: Across the board, effective reforms provide structure.

Effective reform involves experimentation and coming to terms with «failure» as an opportunity for learning.

But the stall could also have been caused by a failure to adopt new, effective reform strategies.

Effective reform requires «customization» of the process of teaching, to adapt to the varying styles of different children.

It is important to keep in mind that there is no single prescription for effective reform and that the holistic approach that defines effective systems is nearly impossible to implement all at once.

These gains are a result of Denver's ability to enact some of the boldest and most effective reforms of any urban district in the country.

Despite the assurances of adequacy advocates that courts now have the tools necessary for implementing effective reforms, there are reasons for skepticism.

The study found that A + places high on Shields and Knapp's scale of six national dimensions of effective reform practice.

National parent group reaches out to Congress on ESEA, demanding less testing and privatization and more proven, effective reforms As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, aka No Child Left Behind), Parents Across America, a national network of public school parents, will be calling on our U. S. Senators and Congressmen this week to share our concerns about the direction of federal education policy, and offer... →

The natural extension of this is the ability to identify the most effective reforms so that they can be highlighted and applied elsewhere, though this function is naturally the most challenging to put into... [more]

That is why we urge President Obama to encourage the Senate to pass strong, expanded legislation that will make immediate, effective reforms by disincentivizing trolling behavior, adding transparency to the litigation process, and providing productive businesses with the tools they need to defend themselves against aggressive attacks by bad players.

The League has advocated for ethics reform for over 30 years and it is time for the leaders to openly negotiate effective reforms.»

However intelligent and effective the reform bill is, it interferes with the control that both governors have wielded over the Port Authority, and both men dearly love control.

«In a competition between effective reform and power, power won.

«The Council has committed to holding a hearing at the end of the session to review how effective our reforms package has been, and how we might be able to strengthen the Council in the future,» Mark - Viverito said.

Identifying effective reforms using rigorous evaluative techniques is a crucial task, especially since improving the education system is likely to have a greater economic impact than any of the medical breakthroughs of the past decade.

Consider a hypothetical scenario in which schools instituted truly effective reform in math and science instruction at the time of the Risk report.

National standards won't magically boost learning in the U.S., and if this debate distracts attention from more effective reforms, then public education will be worse off.

Marc also cites David Kirp's account of Union City, New Jersey, as an example of effective reform wrought by the system itself.

Looking at these literatures together provides some insights into the characteristics of effective reform programs.

But there's one big twist when it comes to K - 12 public schools: Liberals and conservatives are not so much fighting each other as acting as unwitting co-conspirators in obstructing effective reform.

The school also is part of NEA's Priority Schools Campaign, an initiative highlighting effective reform in America's struggling schools.

Without effective reform structures, equitable finances, program implementation structures, and passionate and dedicated leadership, we resign ourselves to lip service; to prevent high dropout rates and close the achievement gap, well - planned actions must be in place.

DPS Emergency Manager Roy Roberts — who has near carte blanche over the schools and is currently being sued by the teachers» union — maintained that the EAS is a fair and effective reform measure.

To bring about the most effective reforms possible, the Council works in collaborative partnership with Chicago Appleseed, a nonpartisan, independent research and advocacy organization building trustworthy and unique connections between community advocates and the justice system — improving lives by improving courts.

While there are many dedicated people trying hard to make it work and there have been many reform efforts, the system continues to lack coherent leadership, institutional structures that can design and implement change, and appropriate coordination to ensure consistent and cost effective reform.

«We stand ready to work in partnership with government to develop appropriate and effective reform options» said Shane Duffy.

Italy's borrowing costs have come down in recent months, helped by the promise of European Central Bank support but the election result confirmed fears that it would not produce a government strong enough to implement effective reforms.

This report found that the A + program places high on Shields and Knapp's scale of six national dimensions of effective reform practice.

- Presentations will single out effective reforms as we map the future direction of civil justice reform in Canada.

The natural extension of this is the ability to identify the most effective reforms so that they can be highlighted and applied elsewhere, though this function is naturally the most challenging to put into practice.

The policy paper reports that A + places high on Shields and Knapp's scale of six national dimensions of effective reform practice: 1.

Teacher education institutions are the necessary lever for effective reform, she said, but they need to «spend lots of time helping students learn and practice a wide variety of instructional strategies.

We are still waiting for an obvious and effective reform of the curia, and brotherly collegiality in the Church is not much more than a fine word.

Citizens Union says the proposal has enough safeguards built in to be an effective reform, while also being the best shot at changing the system in decades.

If the executive itself takes advantage of this covert practice, then it is unlikely to be an effective champion of effective reform.

His message of independent leadership, effective reform and new ideas is clearly resonating with New Yorkers as he travels the state.»

Neither of them can ever stand up and say they're for effective reform,» said former New York Assemblyman Richard Brodsky, a Democrat, who had predicted the veto.

Maisano stated in his memo, «It is the fiduciary duty of every legislator to promote fiscally responsible and cost - effective reforms to control governmental spending.