Sentences with phrase «growing education reform movement»

The No Child Left Behind Act was still around the corner, but a growing education reform movement, which insisted holding schools more accountable for student test scores would increase performance, had already pushed many states to expand standardized testing.

The No Child Left Behind Act was still around the corner, but a growing education reform movement, which insisted that holding schools more accountable for student test scores would increase performance, had already pushed many states to expand standardized testing.

One area the unions block at all costs is school choice, the cornerstone of the growing education reform movement.

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Although more work remains if we are to fully understand this complex education reform «movement,» a growing body of data and research is being compiled about its strengths, weaknesses, and impact.

As a progressive, I can truly say I've grown up in the education reform movement.

What's worrying, though, is to see conservatives grow soft on what has arguably been the most successful and transformative part of the package: education reform, particularly the charter school movement.

Their successes have led community organizers and a growing number of education policymakers to see California's fledgling community schooling movement as a holistic, bottom - up reform that can restore equality of opportunity and the democratic promise of the state's system of universal public education.

As our graduate pool grows, BTR is building a powerful movement for change within the BPS and the larger education reform community.

Independent public charter schools remained the norm as the public charter school movement grew from a fledgling reform effort into a major force in public education, now affecting 2.7 million students and families nationwide.

That dynamism has grown to become the primary engine of reform of our public education system, and our impact is only going to grow in the charter movement's third decade,» said Jed Wallace, President and CEO, CCSA.

While it may not be possible at this moment to determine the impact of teacher - voice groups given their short histories and size, this paper details the role that teacher voice is playing in education reform, at a time when the teacher - voice movement has picked up speed and is growing in importance.

With its ongoing focus on Connecticut politics and policy, along with the ever growing damage that is being done to our public education system by the charter school industry and its allies in the corporate education reform movement, Wait, What?

«Our film was not the first nor the only thing to clue people in to the dangers of the corporate reform movement, but «The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman» has proven to be an important piece of the ever - growing pushback and effort to preserve public education.»

Survey results show progressive stances toward education reforms, particularly with regard to school choice, technology, teacher preparation, leadership, and collective bargaining.Following the release of the survey, AAE Executive Director Gary Beckner penned an opinion editorial about the changing teacher sentiments and the disconnect between teacher unions and the growing non-union teacher movement.