Sentences with phrase «for national academic standards»

The New York University scholar, who lives in Brooklyn, was an assistant education secretary under President George H.W. Bush, pushing unsuccessfully for national academic standards, and a member of the National Assessment Governing Board in the Clinton and second Bush administrations, helping to oversee testing policy.

As many liberals and conservatives push for national academic standards and other centralizing education reforms, this situation brilliantly illustrates why government schooling is totally antithetical to a free society, and why the more centralized the power, the greater the danger.

Since then, President Clinton has been campaigning for national academic standards and a test that would enable parents to see how their students, states and school districts measure up.

Not exact matches

New York State's recent attempts to revise academic standards for elementary and secondary education appear to weaken or muddy major requirements in reading and writing, according to pro-standards groups at the national and state levels.

In its discussion of accountability, the task force rightly lines up behind the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (and, not incidentally, the Risk report itself) in calling for coherent academic standards in every state, in key academic subjects (regrettably omitting the arts, which Risk mentioned and which the National Education Goals expressly included).

Last year, at the National Education Summit, governors and business leaders concluded that «efforts to set clear, common... academic standards for students in a given school district or state are necessary to improve student performance.».

It wants to use the national discussion paper consultation to establish a set of agreed principles for teaching sport and physical activity, and is working with academics to develop an Australian Physical Literacy Standard.

Active Academics» standards - based activity ideas align to both the Common Core State Standards and a variety of national standards for PreK through fifth - grade classrooms.

The new national academic - content standards for English and math are no better than the standards in place in one quarter of the states and weaker than those in a half - dozen states.

In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.

Arguing that academic standards for students will mean little unless educators are adequately prepared, the National Staff Development Council last week released a set of standards for effective professional development.

That's because, in response to the national push for academic standards and accountability, movements fueled by philanthropy, states now are required to test students and report on the results.

Few high - school principals have taken steps to ensure that their students are aware of the new academic standards for freshmen college athletes passed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association last year, according to a survey by four faculty members at Clemson University.

Without a doubt, I was convinced, he will look at this new flat world, where Americans must compete with people not from their own community or state but from all over the planet, and declare our patchwork education system — with its 50 sets of academic standards and tests — no longer up to the challenges at hand and say that the time has come for rigorous national standards and tests, political obstacles be damned.

After congratulating the nation for working to amass current successes — including financial aid options that have «finally opened the doors of college to all Americans,» state - developed academic standards, the creation of a voluntary national test, technology in the schools, and an emphasis on class - size reduction — Clinton outlined his proposal to drive public education into the 21st century.

The proposal, which would be rolled into the administration's still - emerging plan for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, would for the first time link the law's flagship Title I program to a push for higher academic standards that has gained new national momentum.

It is one of the simplest ideas in American education — and one of the most confounding: Elected officials and educators have been talking about establishing national, or common, academic standards for at least a half - century.

In addition to feeding in to the criteria used to judge the area of emotional health and wellbeing for the National Healthy Schools Programme, this can also have a significant benefit in terms of behavioural standards and academic achievement.

The project's creators hope it will help the national groups drawing up academic - content standards for students match their benchmarks with those for teacher education.

The «entity,» as it has been called since the idea emerged in March at the national education summit, would provide funding for technical assistance and be a source for states and school districts trying to set rigorous academic standards and conduct related assessments of student achievement.

This week, the union will launch a national campaign to argue for safe and orderly schools with rigorous academic standards.

The current superintendent helped to develop a common agenda for moving the district forward, including increasing expectations for student success, academic rigor, reporting, professional development, and alignment to state and national standards and assessment programs.

The governing council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association has voted to seek a two - year delay in the introduction of a controversial academic standard for freshmen athletes.

In spring 2009, the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) began work on the Common Core State Standards initiative, a state - led effort to establish a shared set of academic standards for English language arts and mathematics.

There is no national standard for a «high quality» charter school, but U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants one because recent studies have raised concerns that dozens of charter schools fall short of academic standards and are financially troubled.

Read what states have chosen to call the national academic standards locally.See state names for the Common Core.

But even Bennett acknowledged Wednesday his ardent support for the Common Core State Standards — national academic standards being implemented in Indiana and most other states — undercut his re-election bid.

A majority of school officials responsible for implementing the Common Core State Standards say the new national academic benchmarks are more rigorous than their previous state standards and will improve the skills of students, according to a new national survey released Wednesday.

Further doubt was cast Tuesday on California's ability to meet a mandated August 2 deadline for adopting new common core academic standards in math and English language arts developed through a national consortium.

The drop in test scores is attributable to the transition to new national academic standards that have yet to be aligned with the state assessments — and that's lead some to question the new standards or call for a moratorium on testing.

With this in mind, ACE works to bolster the ever - increasing standard for academic excellence in Catholic schools, while maintaining — indeed, reinvigorating — the Catholic culture and identity that make these sacred places one our of greatest national treasures.

The Obama administration, in response, announced that it would waive the law's academic requirements so long as states adopted Common Core standards, a national set of learning goals for students.

But change is coming: the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers have designed academic standards for math and English to ensure that students who have mastered them are ready to enter college or career - training programs.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

At the same time, efforts to develop a set of academic standards had been taken on by governors and school administrators at a national level, leading to what is now known as the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which are guidelines for what students should be able to know and do in English and math.

He is expected to emphasize his general support for holding all students to high academic standards in his speech to the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.

While the field of teacher preparation has made significant advances in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources, meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal high standards for admission and academic rigor in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.

He referenced a bill by 22 lawmakers calling for academic standards «fully developed and revised in Louisiana,» which would replace the national Common Core state standards that Louisiana schools are using.

The National Council for the Social Studies for the first time published guidelines on how to study religion «in ways that are constitutionally sound» and consistent with high academic standards.

Knowing that students will rely on their foundational skills in literacy and math for years to come, we support students in making progress toward individual academic goals while meeting or exceeding U.S. national standards.

After five years of landing on the state's list of low - performing schools, a tiny South Texas district that drew national headlines for cutting its sports program to ward off closure is now meeting state academic standards.

The national policy landscape surrounding academic standards, assessments, accountability, and school improvement is in many respects more chaotic than ever as states transition away from strong federal systems and requirements under NCLB and once again take the lead role in defining and enforcing accountability measures for public schools.

Over the next two years, NACEP's Accreditation Commission will develop standards for academic and program quality for dual enrollment models taught by college instructors, complementing NACEP's existing national standards and accreditation process for concurrent enrollment courses taught by college - approved high school instructors.

Bill Gates called the Common Core academic standards a «very basic idea» to set national standards for what students should know at various grades.

Uptick in Charter Renewal Denials as National Group Calls for More The number of charter schools denied renewal nationwide more than doubled in 2011 to 12 — a jump attributed to closer scrutiny of academic standards.

LAS VEGAS - «Canine Care Certified, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous standards for professional breeders, was developed after three years of research at Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science and was peer - reviewed by animal scientists and canine welfare experts from major academic institutions.»

Canine Care Certified, a national, voluntary program that sets rigorous standards for professional breeders, was developed after three years of research at Purdue University's Center for Animal Welfare Science and was peer - reviewed by animal scientists and canine welfare experts from major academic institutions.

Professor Mayer also serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a member of the Academic Advisory Board for Standard and Poor's.