Sentences with phrase «federal education policymaking»

Another factor working in favor of social emotional learning proponents is the recent course - correction in federal education policymaking.

Besides, as they are concerned, someone has to oversee federal education policymaking, and it may as well be her.

Not exact matches

What should we make of the fact that, under our last Republican president we saw a great deal of federal intervention in education policy and now, under a Democratic administration, we have a law that returns much of education policymaking to the states?

As governors and state legislators gear up for a new year of budget action and policymaking, the federal Race to the Top competition is helping to drive a flurry of measures nationwide aimed, at least in part, at making states stronger candidates for a slice of the $ 4 billion in education grants.

With one notable exception (spurring long overdue changes in some state laws), the implementation of this mammoth statute has confirmed several humbling, hoary lessons of federal policymaking, including the limited ability of Uncle Sam to drive education reform.

Their analysis of 13 federal, state, and local improvement efforts in rural schools suggests that a longstanding «urban bias» in education policymaking has resulted in programs that do not take the variety and special characteristics of rural communities into account — and thus are less effective than they could be.

«Tom Gentzel's deep knowledge of education and the policymaking process is a valued asset as the Learning First Alliance is turning its attention to the Every Student Succeeds Act and other federal actions,» said LFA Executive Director Richard M. Long.

Her failure in policymaking at the federal level (as well as inability to fill key jobs at the Department of Education) has also become quite clear.

There is no way that Bannon should be anywhere near federal policymaking on any issue, including and especially anything involving American public education.

While Coates doesn't touch on education policy, he essentially makes a strong historical case for why reformers (especially increasingly erstwhile conservatives in the movement) must go back to embracing accountability measures and a strong federal role in education policymaking that, along with other changes in American society, are key to helping children from poor and minority households (as well as their families and communities) attain economic and social equality.

The fact the federal government should hold states accountable for the subsidies they are given under No Child — part of the whatever government is doing it should do well that is an oft - forgotten tenet of modern conservatism — also forces it to take a more - prominent role in education policymaking.

The Principal Ambassador Fellowship program was launched by USED in 2013 to forge deeper connections between federal officials and school practitioners, to provide excellent principals with opportunities to learn about the federal policymaking process, and, ultimately, to strengthen federal education policies and programs to better reflect the experience and expertise of great school leaders.

As students head back to school, the Obama administration is using executive power in an unprecedented move to circumvent a congressional standstill on No Child Left Behind, arguing that the federal education law thwarts states» distinct policymaking abilities.

The information includes education research and analysis, federal legislative updates, tips on effective policymaking, coverage of education reform efforts across the nation, and other vital resource documents.

The waiver package sparked a debate on the Education Department's policymaking limits, with Republican members of Congress calling the move a federal overreach.

School board members generally would welcome regulatory relief from federal intrusion into local policymaking, but civil rights and special education advocacy groups have expressed concern with the department's intentions.