Sentences with phrase «improved education for american»

NW RISE will continue to be a regional priority in 2014, as well as supporting improved education for American Indian / Alaska Native students across the five Northwest states.

What opportunities might they present for evaluation and research to improve education for Americans of all ages?

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He has repeatedly name checked countries like Denmark and Sweden in interviews and debates, arguing that we should copy policies like mandatory paid leave for new parents and free healthcare and college education to improve the economic lives of ordinary Americans.

In this role, Thornton has been responsible for improving the health and well - being of Americans by expanding access to nutritious, affordable food and providing dietary guidance, nutrition policy coordination, and nutrition education across USDA's 15 nutrition assistance programs.

«Dr. Brown was a trailblazer who fought heroically for his country despite segregation during World War II and improved the lives of countless New Yorkers and Americans through his work in the Civil Rights Movement and the education field.

Memorizing the expression «atoms are not created or destroyed» and balancing chemical equations — a common approach to teaching chemical reactions — has proved to be insufficient for helping students explain how living things gain mass, said Jo Ellen Roseman, director of Project 2061, a long - term initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to improve science literacy and education.

«The Administration's budget request stifles innovation, future economic growth, and job creation,» said Dr. Robert Gropp, co — executive director of The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) in Washington, D.C. «These deep cuts to scientific research and education programs will negatively impact our ability to improve public health and solve environmental problems for years to come.»

The objectives of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are to further the work of scientists, to facilitate cooperation among them, to foster scientific freedom and responsibility, to improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare, to advance education in science, and to increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of the methods of science in human progress.

Furthermore, the President will make it a national imperative to dramatically improve student achievement in math and science, and move US students from the middle of the pack to the top on international benchmarks over the next decade by challenging all Americans to dramatically increase support for math and science education.

The objectives of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are to further the work of scientists, to facilitate cooperation among them, to foster scientific freedom and responsibility, to improve the effectiveness of science in the promotion of human welfare, to increase public understanding and appreciation of the importance and promise of the methods of science in human progress, to foster science education, and to serve as a unifying and coordinating agency for scientific societies within the territory of the Division.

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcEducation (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcEducation (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthceducation for the healthcare team.

National Quality Forum (NQF) is a nonprofit organization that operates to improve the quality of American healthcare by building consensus on national priorities and goals for performance improvement and working in partnership to achieve them; endorsing national consensus standards for measuring and publicly reporting on performance; and promoting the attainment of national goals through education and outreach programs.

The American Medical Association called for improved oversight (2009), the American Public Health Association called for «a precautionary approach to reducing American exposure,» (2010) and the American Chemical Society recommended expanded education and research, updated testing protocols, and the development of safer EDC alternatives (2012 — 2015).

The forum's report, «American Potential: The Human Dimension,» outlines recommendations for improving elementary and secondary education, giving workers more...

Yazzie - Mintz, currently a senior program officer for early childhood education initiatives and co-director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs with the American Indian College Fund, has devoted her professional career to improving access to early education for Native children.

I see two silver linings for those of us who still think the Common Core has great potential to improve American education:

In his role as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Project 2061, former astronaut George D. «Pinky» Nelson is working on ways to improve science education in the nation's schools.

President Reagan's criticisms of the nation's schools and his proposals for improving the quality of education are misleading the American public and threatening to reverse 20 years of progress made possible by federal support of education, according to a report by 19 education and civil - rights leaders.

A recent book by Greg Duncan and Richard Murnane, Restoring Opportunity: The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge of American Education, for example, describes what the authors call «high schools that improve life chances,» pointing in particular to small, nonselective high schools created in New York City by the Department of Education and New Visions for Public Schools.

Among the education topics he discusses are the black - white achievement gap, education reform strategies, improving outcomes for African American students, and affirmative action in higher education.

In an attempt to curtail criticism of college - based teacher - training programs and improve the quality of their graduates, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is calling for a national evaluation system for prospective educators, as well as the development of a database that links their alma maters to pre-K-12 student performance.

Programs to prepare new teachers and professional development programs for practicing teachers must address these problems if American education is to improve and thrive.

Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults.

HGSE believes that building the leadership pipeline is a key driver for improving outcomes in American education.

From one - fourth to more than a third of young adults take and pass high - level exams in those subjects in other industrialized countries, says the report, which was released here last week by the American Federation of Teachers and the National Center for Improving Science Education.

In Missouri v. Jenkins, when the court and its self - appointed experts tried to improve the quality of education for African American children in Kansas City they structured their reforms around what they thought middle - class white children would want.

The President's own U.S. Department of Education has already determined that such programs significantly improve educational attainment for African Americans.

They should avoid prescription and both reward and produce rigorous evidence, thus increasing the share of education dollars spent on evidence - based programs while at the same time fulfilling the federal government's unique responsibility for producing and disseminating high - quality evidence on the best ways to improve American schools.

Billions in federal economic - stimulus dollars are slated to be spent to help improve public education, but Americans relying on traditional news outlets are likely to find out little, if anything, about what that effort might mean for the schools in their communities, a new report suggests.

Greg was known for his commitment to producing balanced, thorough, high - quality reporting that could improve American education, and for his keen eye on journalistic detail and big - picture context.

When a nation focuses all its energies on boosting the reading and math scores of the most vulnerable students, there is neither much cause nor much appetite for developing and pursuing education strategies capable of improving American schools overall.

These education experts have forsaken the reform consensus; they now argue instead for an improved version of the «one best system» of American public schools — which harks back to the Horace Mann - era conviction that a single, uniform public - education system, run by professional educators, is the surest path to both literacy and civic unity.

They bring experience in leadership roles within the School of Education, the American Educational Research Association as well as work with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Ross School of Business Center for Positive Organization, in order to present a framework for improved educational practice.

New research on work done by the Bloomberg administration to improve New York City schools indicates that abandoning calls for dramatic intervention in persistently struggling schools would be a stain on the education legacy of any President and would do unjustifiable harm to millions of American youth growing up in poverty.

The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish «high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.»

Digital Promise is a nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to spur innovation in education in order to improve the opportunity to learn for all Americans.

Contrary to Howe's prediction, the New American Schools designs have focused overwhelmingly on improving education for urban and minority students.

Marla Ucelli - Kashyap is Assistant to the President for Educational Issues at the 1.6 million member American Federation of Teachers, where she leads a team of professionals working on key areas of policy, practice and professional development aimed at helping teachers and their unions improve education quality and their profession.

Host Larry Jacobs explores how Board certification fits with the Bureau of Indian Education's efforts to improve outcomes for Native American students.

Ron Thorpe, president and CEO of the National Board, and Charles «Monty» Roessel, director of the Bureau of Indian Education, U.S. Department of the Interior, explain why Board certification will be pivotal in improving outcomes for Native American students.

If American schools are to improve broadly, we must shift the agenda and concentrate on improving the essence of education: what is taught, who teaches, and how this is paid for.

She formed the African American Education Council and worked with Milwaukee's teachers» union, the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA), and Milwaukee's School Board of Directors to develop a strategic plan for improving MPS.

In an interview, Gates said his role is to fund the research and development of new tools, such as the Common Core, and offer them to decision - makers who are trying to improve education for millions of Americans.

In CAP's survey, for instance, close to 80 percent of Americans agree that school integration will improve the quality of education received by low - income students, yet only 45 percent agree that integration will improve the quality of education received by high - income students.

2018 Halperin Lecture & Youth Public Service Award (Wednesday, March 21, 2018 from 9:15 - 10:30 am ET) The lecture and youth award, hosted by the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) and Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), serves as an ongoing tribute to our founder Sam Halperin, who dedicated his life and career to improving youth education, workforce, and policy outcomes.

the 2014 PDK / Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools shows that American favor improving teaching quality in a variety of ways — board certification, longer practice teaching, and more rigorous entrance requirements for colleges of education.

The American Statistical Association concluded recently that teachers account for about 1 per cent to 14 per cent of the variability in test scores, and that the majority of opportunities for quality improvement are found in system - level conditions.4 In other words, most of what explains student achievement is beyond the control of teachers or even schools, and therefore arguing that teachers are the most important factor in improving the quality of education is simply wrong.

Patte Barth, director of NSBA's Center for Public Education, recently wrote about the many successes in public education for American School Board Journal, and she also gave her suggestions for ways schools canEducation, recently wrote about the many successes in public education for American School Board Journal, and she also gave her suggestions for ways schools caneducation for American School Board Journal, and she also gave her suggestions for ways schools can improve.

• A deep - seated belief in the inherent right of all children to a quality education; • A professional life dedicated to improving education for teachers and their students; • A passionate commitment to improving teaching and learning in America; • Unwavering dedication to the professional integrity and competence of teachers; • Visionary and boundless energy, eternal optimism, and expert leadership; • An innate capacity to inspire collaboration and mobilize support that enabled unparalleled achievements in the history of American education reform; and • A clear vision coupled with steadfast commitment and fierce determination which has led to historic milestones in American education and meaningful impact on teaching and learning.

For most of the past decade, NCATE, the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education and the ed schools they represent have spent more time criticizing school reformers, decrying the presence of alternative outfits such as Teach For America, and defending their shoddy offerings, than on improving the quality of their teacher trainiFor most of the past decade, NCATE, the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education and the ed schools they represent have spent more time criticizing school reformers, decrying the presence of alternative outfits such as Teach For America, and defending their shoddy offerings, than on improving the quality of their teacher trainifor Colleges of Teacher Education and the ed schools they represent have spent more time criticizing school reformers, decrying the presence of alternative outfits such as Teach For America, and defending their shoddy offerings, than on improving the quality of their teacher trainiFor America, and defending their shoddy offerings, than on improving the quality of their teacher training.