Sentences with phrase «federal educational accountability»

A decade ago, the No Child Left Behind Act ushered in an era of federal educational accountability marked by relentless focus on closing race - and income - based «achievement gaps» in test scores and graduation rates.

Not exact matches

The move toward federally imposed accountability standards is necessary to ensure that federal funds are enhancing educational opportunity, especially for poor and minority students.

Even as the state - and federal - led accountability movement presents new challenges to local control, the political, economic, and educational arguments for local control are also likely to continue to enjoy support.

Also in this issue: an analysis of open educational resources and what the federal role should be in facilitating their adoption; an assessment of Mayor Bill de Blasio's first few years in office in New York City; and an expert debate on the merits of two different approaches to designing state accountability systems.

Some attribute the comparatively small percentages of students performing at the advanced level to the focus of the 2002 federal accountability statute, No Child Left Behind, on the educational needs of very low performing students.

Adding to the larger budget, Congress has passed several laws that promote educational accountability, which tie additional federal funds to state implementation of these statutory suggestions.

Mr. Taylor has overseen a large team at the California Department of Education of educational experts who calculated and reported various state and federal and alternative accountability systems.

Hence, while it seems that the residual effects of the federal governments» former efforts are still dominating states» actions with regards to educational accountability, hopefully some states can at least begin to lead the way to what will likely yield the educational reform... still desired...

As I wrote into a recent post: ``... it seems that the residual effects of the federal governments» former [teacher evaluation reform policies and] efforts are still dominating states» actions with regards to educational accountability.»

These schools also met all state and federal accountability benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and made significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by the board.

Sometimes people wonder why I'm so consumed with issues around educational equity, school choice, standards, accountability and the need for a strong federal role in education.

These divisions and schools also met all state and federal accountability benchmarks and made significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by the board.

These schools also met all state and federal accountability benchmarks and made significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by the board.

The federal role in education has been critical to safeguarding the civil and educational rights of English learners, minority students and those with disabilities, and it is important to ensure that gains in federal law are not lost in state and local accountability plans.

Prior to joining the SCPCSD, Bobby served as the Title I Team Lead for the Office of Federal and State Accountability at the South Carolina Department of Education Primary tasks included the allocation of federal allocation, monitoring school districts for compliance of applicable federal and state rules and regulations, approving school district Title I educational program applications, and overall business operations of the pFederal and State Accountability at the South Carolina Department of Education Primary tasks included the allocation of federal allocation, monitoring school districts for compliance of applicable federal and state rules and regulations, approving school district Title I educational program applications, and overall business operations of the pfederal allocation, monitoring school districts for compliance of applicable federal and state rules and regulations, approving school district Title I educational program applications, and overall business operations of the pfederal and state rules and regulations, approving school district Title I educational program applications, and overall business operations of the program.

WHEREAS, the over-reliance on high - stakes standardized testing in state and federal accountability systems is undermining educational quality and equity in U.S. public schools by hampering educators» efforts to focus on the broad range of learning experiences that promote the innovation, creativity, problem solving, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and deep subject - matter knowledge that will allow students to contribute and thrive in a democracy and an increasingly global society and economy; and

The Republican insistence on transferring educational oversight from the federal government to the states fails to recognize, as stated by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, that «history shows that, without some kind of accountability, states and districts do not always meet the needs of the most vulnerable students.»

Merrill has extensive experience with charter schools, assessment to improve classroom instruction, accountability, state and federal requirements, legislative advocacy on behalf of public education, and molding collaborative and cooperative relationships among educational communities.

In contrast, the Republic Party platform demands the end of federal involvement in the American educational system in favor of «choice - based parent driven accountability.»

Part One surveyed how the state's skepticism of test - based accountability starts at the top with Gov. Jerry Brown, who successfully took on the federal government; Part Two explored how the elimination of certain data systems has limited educational research...

The Office of Educational Information Management & Technology Innovations develops and maintains the department's computer applications, administers the department's database, reports educational information collected by the department, and calculates and reports state and federal accountability results.

These schools and divisions also have met all state and federal accountability benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and have made significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by Governor Kaine and the board.

These schools and divisions also have met all state and federal accountability benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and have made significant progress toward goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunities set by the board.

January 10, 2008 — Nineteen school divisions and 478 schools met all state and federal accountability benchmarks for at least two consecutive years and made significant progress toward Governor Kaine's goals for increased student achievement and expanded educational opportunity.

He clearly supports shifting educational accountability to local authorities; for instance, he went on record supporting DeVos and the predicted shift from «federal interference» in education.

Changes to federal accountability systems — such as the creation of a risk - sharing system that requires institutions to cover a portion of costs when student loans go bad — may provide new incentives needed to encourage institutions to better focus on preventing the educational conditions that later lead to default.8