Sentences with phrase «focus in education reform»

For these reasons, the PreK - 3rd model has come into focus in education reform and policy circles (Hernandez, 2011; Kauerz & Coffman, 2013; National Governors Association, 2007).

Not exact matches

«The speaker laid out a comprehensive agenda this week on issues like education, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform, so we have a lot of work to do here in Albany and that is what we will be focusing on,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx.

«Our goal in forming a board - level committee focused on education reform is to create a formal process for business to be more involved in education reform initiatives.»

Powell Jobs, the founder of Emerson Collective (a company that focuses on education, immigration reform, environment and social justice reforms) just paid a hefty $ 16.5 million for a four - floor mansion in San Francisco, in an all - cash transaction.

And Mayor de Blasio is so ideological, and is really not focused on the needs of the people of New York City and is changing so many good reforms that were put in place by Rudy Giuliani and Mike Bloomberg [on] welfare, with respect to policing policies, and with respect to education,» he said.

Bill Hammond on this year's education reform battle: «What lawmakers should be focused on is not merely shoveling more cash toward schools, but better spending the billions already in the system.»

Law and order, education, welfare reform and immigration will be pretty much the main focus of the PM's attention — in addition to growth.

Guy said he hired Jamestown Associates, a Republican political consulting firm in Washington, D.C., to run a campaign he plans to focus on the economy and education reform.

The governor proposes increasing education funding by $ 1.1 billion (only half of the $ 2.2 billion that nearly every education and student - focused organization in the state is demanding), but only if the legislature agrees to draconian education reforms that mistakenly blame teachers for poor student outcomes in underfunded, high need, low wealth districts.

«I believe that Rubain is a man with a clear and focused vision to tackle head on the issues impacting residents in the 20th district, such as public safety concerns and NYPD policing reforms; the lack of quality affordable housing; sound and quality education for the youth; and the lack of jobs and unemployment.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is no longer pushing the dramatic education reforms he was advocating a few years ago, and recently has placed his focus on fighting the Trump administration, a battle in which the teachers union will be a likely ally.

Hogan also supports Say Yes to Education, which has been the focus of school reform in Syracuse in recent years.

Because the education - reform agenda has not focused on this type of policy to date, as Finn notes, there would not be a strong coalition in place to counter the opposition.

Focusing education reform plans more effectively requires an understanding of context, in this case, key characteristics of the Hispanic population and the schools they attend.

Skandera was best known as a former deputy education commissioner in Florida under Governor Jeb Bush, who had been pursuing a high - profile, accountability - focused agenda of education reforms.

In that position, in addition to his management responsibilities, his grant making work focused on education reform and the development of quality teachers and administratorIn that position, in addition to his management responsibilities, his grant making work focused on education reform and the development of quality teachers and administratorin addition to his management responsibilities, his grant making work focused on education reform and the development of quality teachers and administrators.

First, in its rehearsal of the responses, outcomes, and derivatives of Risk, the one advance since 1983 that gets short shrift from Koret (so short that it is virtually unmentioned) is the recent reform focus not just on teachers as linchpins of the education system but on teaching as the very core of what happens in schools and thus of school reform.

«While much public discussion has been solely focussed on funding, we've been getting on with the job of delivering a quality reform agenda in teaching education.»

At last week's Askwith Forum, «Transformative Change in American Schools,» Michele Cahill, — vice-president for national program and director of urban education at Carnegie Corporation of New York, — spoke to the importance of transformative change and systemic reform within K — 12 schools across the nation, focusing largely on Common Core Standards.

Over 120 people attended the conference, which was held to bring together community organizers, parent leaders, education researchers, and educators to focus on community organizing and school reform in low - income communities.

STEM education — the focus on science, technology, engineering, and math — has become the choice du jour for educational reform and was prominently mentioned in President Obama's State of the Union address earlier this year.

Survey Question # 5: In order to improve public education in America, some people think the focus should be on reforming the existing public school systeIn order to improve public education in America, some people think the focus should be on reforming the existing public school systein America, some people think the focus should be on reforming the existing public school system.

Author Bio: Tom Loveless is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Loveless» research focuses on education policy and the politics of educational reform.

If we focus exclusively on improving the education in big cities we fail to engender the support education reform needs from suburban elites if it is to be successful.

I was sold by HGSE's focus on urban education, the support they provide preservice teachers through mentoring, and its renowned faculty in the field of education and school reform.

I'll continue to focus on education reform, particularly on the state's role in school reform.

Chester E. Finn Jr., who served as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Education under President Reagan and is now a scholar at the conservative think tank, has also taken the helm of a little - known foundation he says will focus almost exclusively on K - 12 reform issues.

Four national studies of education have focused public attention on the decline in achievement in those subjects and the urgent need for major reforms.

In assessing the burden of implementing the law, however, analysts must take care to focus on the fiscal impact of changes at the margin, instead of the total cost of education reform.

«In my statement of purpose for my HGSE application,» she remembers, «I noted that I applied to HGSE because of the International Education Program's focus on policy and reform, and that I hoped to pursue a career with an...

The OECD also stated that the focus of continuing reforms should be on «developing high - quality teaching profession, making leadership a key driver of education reform, ensuring equity in learning opportunities and student well - being, and moving towards a new assessment, evaluation and accountability that aligns with the new 21st - century curriculum».

The seminar — promoted through a collaboration between HGSE and the Center for Public Policy and Educational Evaluation (Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação, or CAEd) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil — focused on education reform, specifically U.S. efforts to develop 21st - century skills through teacher education, leadership development, and the definition of standards for teachers and school leaders.

She describes a «tension in education reform» between initiatives that focus on accountability and those that focus on helping educators improve their skills.

The plans were first announced in Chancellor George Osborne's 2016 Budget, which focussed heavily education reforms.

«In my statement of purpose for my HGSE application,» she remembers, «I noted that I applied to HGSE because of the International Education Program's focus on policy and reform, and that I hoped to pursue a career with an organization such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).»

Ultimately, the strides that the UAE has made in its educational reforms rely on a number of focuses, but it is fair to say that the success of the changes being made to the education systems in UAE countries reply on teachers; their skills, happiness and wellbeing all contribute to pupil, state and national achievement in an undeniable way.

«Really focussing in on how we ensure training and education is relevant for the jobs, not just of today, but of the future is a critical aspiration of mine and it's something that I'll be looking at all of our reforms through that sort of prism.»

Law professor at the University of South Carolina whose current research focuses on constitutional law and public education, Derek Black has written about charter schools in the context of education reform, civil rights, and service of the public priorities.

Thomas Payzant: Focusing on the Big Picture at Dallas ISD Dallas News, February 7, 2012 «Standards - based reform has been a game - changer in states and school districts since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1993 - 94, which required states to develop standards in language arts and math and to develop annual student assessments aligned with those standards,» writes Professor Thomas Payzant.

Dr. Forzani's research focuses on identifying instructional practices that are essential to competent beginning instruction and on the implementation of reform in teacher education.

Her current research focuses on market - based education reforms in urban communities, and its cultural and pedagogical impact on teacher dispositions, teacher professional autonomy and identity, and the development of inclusive classroom practices.

Here is an updated paragraph with the current reform efforts focused on utilizing technology in mathematics education.

Rogers studies the role of civic engagement in equity - focused school reform and civic renewal and the relationship between education and different forms of inequality.

For two decades, education reform in America has focused on giving students choices beyond being assigned by home address to a single traditional district - run public school.

Unfortunately, we in the education reform policy community have turned a blind eye to these innovations and more customized solutions, instead focusing on creating more uniform schools, to ensure more predictable outcomes.

Shavar Jeffries, the president of Democrats for Education Reform, said there might be too much focus on school choice even in this environment, given the relatively small number of children choice programs serve.

Jen Walmer, state director of Democrats for Education Reform, explained, «Our focus was always on ensuring that all kids enrolled in public schools — including charter schools — had equal access to local revenues.

Here's the latest in a series of occasional case studies I've been doing the past few years, this one about an education - focused PAC called Democrats For Education Reform that was an early backer of Barack Obama and had lots of early success, but has struggled in recent years as its oponents (the teachers unions, mostly) have shifted tactics and politics have gotten more peducation - focused PAC called Democrats For Education Reform that was an early backer of Barack Obama and had lots of early success, but has struggled in recent years as its oponents (the teachers unions, mostly) have shifted tactics and politics have gotten more pEducation Reform that was an early backer of Barack Obama and had lots of early success, but has struggled in recent years as its oponents (the teachers unions, mostly) have shifted tactics and politics have gotten more polarized.

By focusing their efforts primarily on improving schools for black and Latino students living in urban communities, has the education reform movement missed another group facing economic challenges and in need of better educational opportunity?

Third, today's focus on results - based education, combined with plenty more data on school performance in an era of educational accountability, means that reform - minded education leaders are getting bolder about closing bad schools — and sometimes (but not always) opening new ones in the same building.