Sentences with phrase «important education reform efforts»

Those who are teaching our children, and who are leading important education reform efforts, should be held to the highest standards.

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Although my thinking is inspired by the seminal work Practical Theology: The Emerging Field in Theology, Church, and World, edited by Don Browning (Harper & Row, 1983), my thoughts essentially are an attempt to make sense of what I do, and thereby add one more opinion to the important effort to reform and renew theological education.

«It's incredibly important to use data to drive education reform efforts,» said Michelle Rhee, chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has supported Deasy's efforts, released a statement calling Bloomberg «the most important voice in education reform today,» LA School Report wrote.

Wallace's efforts in school leadership helped put an important but marginalized issue — the need to better train and support principals — high on the national education reform agenda.

But perhaps even more important is Malloy's failure to publicly retract his effort to repeal collective as part of his Corporate Education Reform Industry proposal in 2012 (Senate Bill 24).

«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.»

The anti-testing, pro-teacher position these college deans are taking is especially important in light of the fact that Governor Dannel Malloy's administration has been engaged in an effort to force the University of Connecticut to turn its School of Education over to the Corporate Education Reform Industry.

Meanwhile Trump's ascent into the White House bodes ill for one of the Obama Administration's most - admirable efforts: Holding districts accountable for overusing out - of - school suspensions and other harsh school discipline that put poor and minority children onto the school - to - prison pipeline, an important issue both on the education and criminal justice reform fronts.

«Perhaps the most important single thing I think from the education reform effort that went on was an increased focus on the teachers, on hiring the very best and brightest we possibly could, promoting them and giving them opportunities to be successful in the classroom.»

Despite the best efforts of Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's administration, the underhanded work of a number of school superintendents and the on - going lies being spewed by the corporate education reform industry to mislead and harass parents, Connecticut's Common Core SBAC Opt Out Movement made important progress this past week.

As a first - generation college student, education and advocacy was personally important to me, so my fellowship led me to work for LAUSD on its early reform efforts and subsequently as a Field Deputy for the former School Board President.