Sentences with phrase «federal education official who»

«Foundations have moved in considerable measure from adding to what schools do, to trying to transform schools and what they're doing,» says Chester Finn Jr., a former federal education official who is now president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

In her 2013 book, Reign of Error, Diane Ravitch — an education historian and former federal education official who originally supported but later became a critic of reforms like No Child Left Behind — cites surprising evidence that a nation's higher position on an international ranking of test scores actually predicted lower per capita GDP decades later, compared with countries whose test scores ranked worse.

«I'm concerned that states, with a combination of state politics and inertia, will not... do aggressive interventions for students in struggling schools,» said Chad Aldeman, a former federal education official who is now with Bellwether Education Partners, a Boston - based consulting firm.

Diane Ravitch is a former education historian and federal education official who in recent years...

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As federal officials worked with education officials in crafting new school safety rules, they also consulted clergy, Biden told a White House auditorium filled with federal officials who have worked on the issue.

The vote in Congress represents a referendum of sorts on the work of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who has wielded more power than any other federal education official in the nation'sEducation Secretary Arne Duncan, who has wielded more power than any other federal education official in the nation'seducation official in the nation's history.

A federal appeals court has reinstated a $ 1 million jury verdict awarded to a special education teacher who claimed she was fired by public school officials in Portland, Ore., in retaliation for complaining that her students were getting a raw deal.

That was the assessment of the state and local education officials who spoke last week to federal - program coordinators meeting here under the auspices of the National School Boards Association.

It would be a shame if this occurred and restricted our access to those researchers who know best about micro-level school processes, about school management, about how school reforms are actually implemented, and about how school, state, and federal officials tend to use education research.

A high - ranking National Science Foundation official who oversees K - 12 education grants has agreed to pay $ 24,900 to settle a federal civil lawsuit.

Peter Muirhead, a former education official who played a key role in creating federal education programs, died of cancer Feb. 12 in Stuart, Fla..

The agreement to toss whole chunks of the landmark law reflects a rare political convergence, uniting liberals who decried rote testing regimes, conservatives who wanted the federal government out of education, state officials angry about unfunded mandates and powerful teachers unions who said NCLB punished them, rather than giving them needed assistance.

The disconnect between those math and science education proposals, signed into law by President Bush last summer, and federal officials» inability to fund them was a central topic at a summit of corporate leaders, scientists, and a select group of lawmakers who met here last week.

Governor / State Legislature / State Supreme Court — The state - level officials who are responsible for setting state priorities and funding for education, as well as ensuring local, state, and federal compliance with education laws.

Ross C. Santy, director of EdFacts, told state and district officials who attended a National Center for Education Statistics conference in Washington, D.C., last week they would still have to report student achievement data to receive federal funding, like Title I and school improvement grants.

As states transition from No Child Left Behind to using their new authority under ESSA, Anne Wicks and William McKenzie of the George W. Bush Institute write in The 74 that it is critical for all stakeholders — federal officials, advocacy organizations, and policymakers — provide proper oversight to make sure states «implement their plans with fidelity and support the education leaders who use accountability as a key tool to help all kids achieve.»

In fact, Wyoming's test scores went up across the board that year — despite the fears of state education officials, who asked the federal government months before getting the results to throw out the 2010 data.

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is asking school officials to tell their students and families about a federal program that grants deportation deferrals to «low priority cases,» including individuals who came to the U.S. as children.

That law is at the center of a dispute between the Obama administration, which is urging states to more effectively determine teacher quality, and state education leaders, who insist that federal officials are misinterpreting the law.

State officials have suspended a third year of grant funding for four Pueblo middle schools — Freed, Pitts, Risley and Roncalli — and one Denver school, Gilpin Elementary, after the schools posted declines in overall results on this year's state School Performance Framework, according to Patrick Chapman, who oversees federal grants for the Colorado Department of Education.

Oklahoma will not lose control over a portion of its federal funding next year, according to state officials, who announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Education has restored the state's waiver from the 2001 accountability law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

Inspectors found Alabama had included students who earned an alternative diploma, even though federal education officials instructed the state years earlier not to include them.

In Massachusetts, a years - long battle over eliminating a cap on expanding public charter schools will become even more heated thanks to incoming Gov. Charlie Baker, who has signaled that he will support reformers on this issue through his appointment of former New Schools Venture Fund boss - turned - federal education official Jim Peyser as the state's new superintendent.

«Technology is an accelerator,» said Richard Culatta, a former federal education technology official who now heads ISTE.

Amounts for years two and three have not yet been disclosed by the federal government, said officials at the Rhode Island Department of Education, who are keeping their fingers crossed that the state will receive the full amount requested, $ 9.4 million.