Sentences with phrase «federal education agenda»

Less known, however, is that prior to Obama's speech, Davenport was part of an exclusive, invited group of association leaders who met with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to discuss the federal education agenda.

Four years earlier, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole had pledged to abolish the Education Department, but in polls, voters said they preferred Clinton's ambitious federal education agenda to Dole's plan by a margin of 30 percentage points.

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Paterson did not say what would be on the agenda, although he has spoken of the need to implement federal legislation for education and pass an OTB plan for New York City.

ALBANY — The day after Governor Andrew Cuomo outlined his dramatic and contentious education agenda, the state lawmaker who holds the most power over New York's schools was arrested on federal corruption charges.

«Among other items, the agenda will include a revised version of the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII bill that I was forced to veto earlier this year to prevent an unaffordable increase in school aid, an appropriation bill to authorize distribution of $ 607 million in federal Education Jobs Fund money to school districts, and necessary legislation to reorganize the New York City Off - Track Betting Corporation.»

Not to be outdone, a «platform» released by the Movement for Black Lives (a group of organizations organized by Black Lives Matter) issued a scorched - earth condemnation of every aspect of the reform agenda, which it characterized as «a systematic attack... coordinated by an international education privatization agenda, bankrolled by billionaire philanthropists... and aided by the departments of education at the federal, state, and local level.»

Federal officials and educators in the arts last week hammered out a wide - ranging agenda intended to guide research in arts education over the next decade.

The reality is that these kinds of national results are so far removed from the regulatory minutiae of federal education policy, and the meaning of these test results can be so opaque, that everyone would be well - served if they spent less time claiming this or that test result or graduation rate proved that a grand federal agenda was the right one.

In a June 2002 report mentioned earlier, Secretary Paige alarmed NCTAF, NCATE, the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, and others habituated to federal backing for the professionalism agenda with his call to raise the bar on teacher academic standards while lowering barriers to classroom entry by people without conventional pedagogical preparation.

«Since the federal government has a definite agenda, they need to fund it, particularly the social issues that have little to do with education,» Sharp continued.

Finally, under the heading of unintended consequences, I am very fearful that placing sole responsibility for standard setting with the federal government could result in the worst of all possible worlds: national standards and assessments that embrace the conventional wisdom and social agendas of the education «experts» who staff our schools of education, teachers unions, and national associations.

Despite federal officials» emphasis on state and local reforms, the program at the heart of the Administration's education agenda has become a battleground in the war over the federal role in education.

Albert Shanker commented that while revamping NAEP didn't top the education lobbies» agenda for the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) reauthorization cycle then under way, strengthening the assessment system was «one of the most important things we can accomplish in this round» of federal education legeducation lobbies» agenda for the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) reauthorization cycle then under way, strengthening the assessment system was «one of the most important things we can accomplish in this round» of federal education legEducation Act) reauthorization cycle then under way, strengthening the assessment system was «one of the most important things we can accomplish in this round» of federal education legeducation legislation.

As members of Congress returned to their home districts last week after wrapping up work on a new federal budget, they left behind an unfinished agenda for reauthorizing the nation's main K - 12 law, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Four years later, with education near the top of voters» agendas in 2000, social conservatives calculated that they could live with their nominee offering an ambitious federal plan of his own.

[12] State education officials may have modestly more flexibility in some areas, but the federal government continues to set the agenda.

As recounted in a new book on NCLB by Drew University political science professor Patrick McGuinn (No Child Left Behind and the Transformation of Federal Education Policy, 1965 — 2005), GOP pollster David Winston attributes Bush's 2000 victory to his educatioEducation Policy, 1965 — 2005), GOP pollster David Winston attributes Bush's 2000 victory to his educationeducation agenda.

Those findings, which echo the GOP education agenda, will be used to shape federal education spending this year, said Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, and other Republicans who gathered in the Capitol late last week.

But last week, the Arizona senator sought to offer voters a more complete picture of his views on schools, outlining an agenda of higher pay for «master teachers,» school vouchers, and fewer «strings» attached to federal dollars designated for K - 12 education.

The nomination of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education guarantees that school choice will remain a key component of the education policy agenda in 2017, as public charter schools continue to expand and state and federal policymakers implement or consider policies to expand access to private schools.

The long - held belief that local and state officials should lead on K — 12 education has been replaced by Secretary Arne Duncan's faith in a bold federal agenda backed by a federal «sense of urgency.»

Yet, at the same time, Republicans in Washington are embracing the worst elements of the teachers unions» national education agenda, by insisting that the federal government should have a limited, possibly nonexistent, role in school policy.

While federal policy from No Child Left Behind, to Race to the Top and the Every Student Succeeds Act defined multi-issue agendas that included elements of the accountability, choice, and equity agendas, within the advocacy sector, «education reform» has never been a unifying framework.

President - elect Barack Obama and his team started work this week on a transition that includes searching for the people who will bring to life his agenda of expanding preschool, improving the quality of teachers, and fixing the major federal law in K - 12 education.

Amid fanfare around the billions of dollars being delivered to schools through the federal economic - stimulus package, members of the National Conference of State Legislatures are warning that the education agenda being pushed by the Obama administration is shaping up to be just as prescriptive and intrusive as the 8 - year - old No Child Left Behind Act.

Principals from across the nation recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to help launch a comprehensive advocacy agenda that elevates the principal's voice in federal education policy.

Tamara Azar joined NCTR in 2010 as Policy Director and is responsible for developing NCTR's policy agenda, advocating for policies that support and facilitate the development of high quality urban teacher residency programs, and supporting NCTR network partner programs to achieve scale and sustainability within the changing landscape of state and federal education teacher policy.

Legislative Skills — methods and strategies for working with local, state, and federal legislators to advance the public education agenda

With federal education law coming to the top of Congress's agenda, the U.S. Department of Education's push to create national curriculum and assessment is becoming a heducation law coming to the top of Congress's agenda, the U.S. Department of Education's push to create national curriculum and assessment is becoming a hEducation's push to create national curriculum and assessment is becoming a hot topic.

The agenda, which was unveiled at ASCD's 2009 Annual Conference, is designed to help the Association, its members, and other educators influence policy discussions and decisions regarding federal education legislation as well as reforms at the state and local levels.

Former state Sen. Gloria Romero, also a long - time legislator, had embraced some of President Barack Obama's education agenda contained in the federal Race to the Top competition.

Rossmiller said he could see DeVos changing the rules for federal money sent to public school districts for students living in poverty to allowing that money to follow the student if they leave a public school and enroll in a private school — a hallmark of Trump's education agenda.

David Griffith is the senior director of government relations, leading ASCD's efforts to influence education decision - making at the local, state, and federal levels and overseeing the development and implementation of the association's legislative agenda.

The conference will feature the public release of ASCD's 2012 Legislative Agenda, presentations by influential federal policymakers and national education leaders, and an advocacy capacity - building program tailored to meet your information and engagement needs to increase your level of influence throughout the year.

NSBA is committed to making sure federal policy makers don't push education to the bottom of the public policy agenda or overstep their role.

The educators from across the country who developed ASCD's current legislative agenda believe that it's time for federal education policy to support this whole child approach, helping to ensure that all children are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

That agenda — creating a federal system to rate colleges, then tying federal financial aid to those ratings — has riled the higher education establishment, where the two nominees are relative unknowns.

Capitol Hill visits with federal lawmakers during which LILA attendees shared recommendations from the legislative agenda and examples and data from their schools and districts about improving education.

Each January, ASCD releases a legislative agenda with recommendations concerning federal education policy in the United States.

As a political strategist, though, Finn proved to be correct: When the federal government gave up its lead role in K - 12 education, that created an opportunity for a new coalition of players to seize the agenda.

Alexandria, VA (01/29/2014)-- ASCD released its 2014 Legislative Agenda (PDF) on Monday, January 27th, at the association's Leadership Institute for Legislative Advocacy in Washington, D.C. Developed by the association's Legislative Committee — a diverse cross section of ASCD members representing the entire spectrum of K — 12 education — the 2014 ASCD Legislative Agenda outlines the association's federal policy priorities for the year.

Prior to working in the federal government she was the Director of Public Policy and Community Partnerships for Green Dot Public Schools where she was responsible for executing Green Dot's reform agenda by advocating at the local, state and federal level for education reform, supporting existing schools with compliance and oversight, the development of new schools and overseeing the implementation a community schools model at the new Locke Wellness Center.

ASCD's 2015 Legislative Agenda (PDF) calls on the federal government to reauthorize education policies in a way that addresses and supports the needs of today's students and educators, bolstering the development of the whole child at every level of the education system.

On the other hand, added Schuster — citing a thesis being circulated at the time by Chester Finn, then a faculty member at Vanderbilt — it might be possible for education advocates to rally around a new agenda, one powerful enough to attract widespread support and perhaps even bring federal policy makers back into the fold.

The Commission's report calls on federal education leaders to formulate a more comprehensive education agenda that recognizes and responds to the deep and troubling impacts of poverty on students and their ability to learn.

People's Action has joined with AROS and the #WeChoose campaign to fight back against the Trump / DeVos education agenda and any cuts to the federal education budget!

To collaborate with federal policy makers and legislators to ensure that this topic remains at the forefront of the national education agenda.

Download NAEYC's federal and state agendas to learn more about how NAEYC thinks we can get there, taking steps to provide federal fundingthat supports families in need; build a strong early education workforce; and support smart tax incentives that help families and drive quality, while promoting both equity and excellence.