Sentences with phrase «focused education reform agenda»
«He is hailed nationally as a deeply - knowledgeable and politically - skilled coalition builder, committed to an inclusive, equity - focused education reform agenda.
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«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.
As my Fordham colleague Chester Finn recently observed, longstanding bipartisan support for the education reform agenda has collapsed: «As Democrats pander to teachers» unions and minority grievances and Republicans focus on social issues and culture wars, little energy remains for school reform.»
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.
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.
«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.»
Her goal is to use her school nursing expertise and education in assisting with the national agenda and national policy to shift the juvenile justice process from a punitive reform to one that includes a focus on physical / behavioral health and family engagement.
He united educators and community members to advance an education reform agenda that focused on opening new schools, expanding after - school and summer programs, and boosting the caliber of teachers.
Her focus is on education, where the teachers unions have blocked meaningful reforms for years; protecting bad teachers from being terminated, promoting based on seniority instead of merit, taking over local school boards with hand - picked, union - financed candidates, attacking charter schools, prioritizing teacher compensation and job security over student achievement, and pushing a social agenda in front of academic fundamentals.