Sentences with phrase «federal education policy around»

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

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In my judgment, that kind of leadership will require a comprehensive and sustained effort from both our public and private sectors — including a robust investment in education (especially the STEM fields), a federal commitment to research and development, a renewed emphasis on next generation manufacturing, translating federally funded breakthroughs to commercial applications in the private sector, an immigration policy that enables us to recruit and retain the best and brightest scientists from around the world, and appropriate tax, regulatory, and legal policy.

The implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA); debates about a potential large - scale federal school - choice initiative; and deep disagreements about civil rights enforcement continue to captivate — and roil — all of us involved in education policy, in D.C. and around the nation.

Yet, recent changes in federal policy on the role states play in education may help turn the situation around.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to 15 or more states in the coming months to solicit feedback from a broad group of stakeholders around federal education policy in anticipation of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary EducaEducation Arne Duncan will travel to 15 or more states in the coming months to solicit feedback from a broad group of stakeholders around federal education policy in anticipation of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Educaeducation policy in anticipation of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary EducationEducation Act.

The foundation now spends nearly $ 400 million on various education initiatives around the country and is having a profound effect on education policy, particularly at the federal level.

Not only is it a great way to network with other professionals, the sessions are also designed specifically around public policy, state and federal legislation and how it impacts special education providers such as:

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.

Because of these two factors, in the absence of a dramatic change in the balance of federal, state, and local revenues for education, any policy discussion around improving funding equity must focus on the state and local levels.