Sentences with phrase «effective reform programs»

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

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That disruption is an effective tactic for reform was demonstrated in the weeks after the 4 Corners program when online grocery delivery service, Aussie Farmers Direct, dumped one of its chicken suppliers although, according to the Weekly Times, it is retaining another chicken supplier implicated in the labour market scandal.

Other sustainability and development programs that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Fingeprograms that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the FingePrograms · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Finger Lakes.

And don't forget implementing one of the most comprehensive welfare reform packages in the country and, likely, the finest and most cost - effective health care program for uninsured youngsters in the entire country.

Indeed, study after study by watchdog groups, the state comptroller's office and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's tax - reform commission has reached the same conclusion: the way agencies track the subsidies they hand out makes it difficult to determine whether the programs are effective and companies have lived up to their promises.

Instead, the pair suggested that reducing educational inequality may best be achieved through three strategies: Effective pre — K programs, effective school reform, and economic support Effective pre — K programs, effective school reform, and economic support effective school reform, and economic support programs.

Kate Copping - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Using Data to Develop Collaborative Practice and Improve Student Learning Outcomes Dr Bronte Nicholls and Jason Loke, Australian Science and Mathematics School, South Australia Using New Technology for Classroom Assessment: An iPad app to measure learning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western Australia

Since little data exists on how effective aligning teaching with scientists» understanding of child cognition would be, Willingham suggests creating a pilot program of the reforms within college of education.

They learned how to align family engagement programs with standards - based reform, and also how to truly develop and evaluate an integrated and effective family engagement initiative in their schools and districts.

In most cases, he argues, claims of effective reforms are based on either a misanalysis of test scores or the selection of advantaged students into reform programs.

In the end, the teacher professionalism agenda has functioned like a black hole, sucking in much of the available energy, attention, and funds and leaving little for other reforms - not just other teacher - related reforms (such as those urged by the Excellence Commission), but also a very different list of changes (technology, choice programs, preschool, new curricula) that might prove more effective and economical as strategies for boosting pupil achievement.

Core courses and electives are taught by recognized leaders from across Harvard's graduate programs in fields like data - based education reform, organizational change and innovation, and effective leadership strategies for urban schools.

Today's reform environment demands hard evidence on which programs and policies are effective at raising student achievement.

In the world of K - 12 education, incentive pay for teachers — programs that reward good teaching and encourage the most effective educators to share their talents with the highest - need students — have become the reform du jour.

Accountability systems have worked well with other reforms — such as effective choice policies, the expansion of early - childhood - education and other school - readiness programs, and efforts to improve the teaching force through evaluation and tenure reform — to improve education for children around the country.

In Baltimore, under schools CEO Andrés Alonso, reform's guiding principles include «Closing schools that don't work for our kids,» «Creating new options that have strong chances of success,» and «Expanding some programs that are already proving effective.»

Drawing on data from two national pilot programs — Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALL) and Leading Aligned Numeracy Development (LAND)-- this book looks at effective strategies for implementing system improvement and presents approaches for capitalising on successes, and overcoming the shortcomings of initiative - based reforms.

provide staff ongoing, high - quality, job - embedded professional development that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure that they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

provide staff ongoing, high - quality job - embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

As state lawmakers continue their debate, some contend the program makes for exciting headlines but will not lead to effective school reform.

Well - designed preparation programs help ensure that reform efforts are succesful by equipping teacher leaders with the necessary knowledge and skills to be effective in their work to improve instruction.

She conducted regional and national studies over the last 30 years on leadership preparation approaches and school and district reform initiatives, and published numerous books and articles on leadership preparation and its impact, including (with Linda Darling - Hammond and others) Preparing principals for a changing world: Lessons from effective school leadership programs (Jossey - Bass, 2009).

Early advocates of school reform (see for example, Edmonds, 1979; Comer, 1997; Slavin, Karweit, & Madden, 1989) incorporated characteristics of effective schools in their programs for at - risk students.

With models such as Loucks - Horsley et al., (2003) and Bell and Gilbert's (2004), which focus on collaboration among teachers, effective professional development programs can be designed for science teachers to reform their practices.

Identified as an effective school reform program by the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice of the American Institutes for Research, Washingteffective school reform program by the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice of the American Institutes for Research, WashingtEffective Collaboration and Practice of the American Institutes for Research, Washington, D. C.

Through our global programs, we investigate and support the effective integration of ICT in diverse settings to support international educational reform efforts.

Many plans proved not to be effective and Congress modified the program to include Whole - School Reform as a proven option for educators to consider.

The Importance of After - School Programs in Education Reform Worldwide The Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project, 2012 Eva L. Baker, President of the World Educational Research Association, describes after - school programs as essential to — and possibly the most effective strategy in — schoolPrograms in Education Reform Worldwide The Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project, 2012 Eva L. Baker, President of the World Educational Research Association, describes after - school programs as essential to — and possibly the most effective strategy in — school rReform Worldwide The Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project, 2012 Eva L. Baker, President of the World Educational Research Association, describes after - school programs as essential to — and possibly the most effective strategy in — schoolprograms as essential to — and possibly the most effective strategy in — school reformreform.

Shavar Jeffries, the mouthpiece for a corporate funded, New York based, charter school advocacy group that calls itself «Democrats for Education Reform (DFER)» uses the space to urge Connecticut legislators to DEFEAT a bill that, if passed, would require Governor Dannel Malloy and his administration to develop an honest and effective teacher evaluation system rather than continue with Malloy's present program that is dependent on the results of the unfair, inappropriate and discriminatory Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing scheme.

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.

In our Reform Governance ® in Action program, school board / superintendent teams receive training on how to become effective — even transformational — leaders.

Presenters include: Dr. George Batsche, Professor and Program Coordinator of Graduate Programs in School Psychology, University of South Florida; Lindsey Hayes, Researcher, Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform Center (CEEDAR), American Institutes for Research; Catherine Jacques, Researcher, College and Career Readiness and Success Center, American Institutes for Research; Ace Parsi, Personalized Learning Partnership Manager, National Center for Learning Disabilities; and Jenna Tomasello, Policy Associate, American Youth Policy Forum

By preparing a new kind of teacher inside the classroom — providing the practical learning, the hands - on experience and the support network they need to be effective right away — NCTR and its teacher residency program partners are building a real movement for education reform from the ground up.

Shang said that respect for elders and tradition should not interfere with reforming, clearing out inefficient institutions and replacing them with more effective and pragmatic programs.

According to a 2011 NY Comprehensive Center Information Brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement, «effective school library programs can serves as consistent drivers for student achievement in times of constant changes and churning educational reform.»

Since launching EDF's China Program in 1995, he has worked with China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to develop effective and efficient pollution control programs for both conventional and greenhouse gases.

On delivery of the Bar Admission Reform Report, Convocation reaffirmed that there should continue to be «an effective and comprehensive bar admission education and training program» and that articling should be maintained.

It offers international organizations, development agencies, technical legal assistance providers and local reformers a reliable means to target judicial reform programs and monitor progress toward establishing more accountable, effective and independent judiciaries.

Effective September 8, 2016, these reforms change the definition of «workplace harassment» to include «sexual harassment,» and impose new obligations on employers in relation to workplace harassment programs to, among other things:

February 6, 2017 — «The City of Atlanta's office of the public defender has been chosen to join the Safety and Justice Challenge, a grant program awarded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to create a more fair and effective local justice system and model reforms for the nation, the city announced.

They assess whether existing programs are effective and whether social reform plans can be improved.