Sentences with phrase «in education policy»

It plays a visible role in the education policies of nations where there is a wide range of teacher qualifications and therefore uneven teacher quality.

This has certainly been a busy week for changes in education policy.

Creating spaces for teachers to learn about the many ways they can be involved in education policy making.

We believe that parents are empowered, and children are better educated, only when parents are full partners and have an equal voice in education policy making.

She completed her MA in educational research methods in 2006 and was awarded her PhD in education policy in 2012.

My assumption is that many of the students will go on to work in education policy areas, so learning to use it in a proper way is important.

He says the goal is still to get the vast array of interests in education policy to reach consensus on complex questions.

He brings more than 20 years of experience in education policy issues at the state, federal and regional levels.

In the education policy world, I often feel I'm in the minority for not having teaching experience.

You may also notice that both premises are among the most contentious issues in education policy today.

It's hard to discern the possible causes behind the decline because there hasn't been any radical shifts in education policy over the past two years.

We believe that parents are empowered, and children better educated, only when parents are full partners and have an equal voice in education policy making.

I am committed to a lifelong career in education policy because I believe that education is the foundation from which to build a more just world.

For decades, the term «accountability» primarily referred, in education policy circles, to government regulations intended to ensure quality.

First, everyday decisions in education policy and practice are laden with multiple, often competing values and principles that admit no easy answers.

Principals apply knowledge and understanding of current developments in education policy, schooling and social and environmental trends and developments to improve educational opportunities in the school.

Another hot topic in education policy will be over changes to the state's teacher evaluation system.

It provides more flexibility and authority to states and local school districts, and it seeks to remove the federal footprint in education policy.

As is often the case in education policy discussions, we have relied on anecdotes instead.

It includes materials from the federal content centers, comprehensive centers, and regional educational laboratories, as well as other organizations with expertise in education policy, research, and technical assistance.

Many people who get presented as experts in education policy are not really «experts» in any substantive sense.

We advocate for the greater use of research - based knowledge in education policy and practice at the federal, state, and local levels.

Follow current trends in education policy and research, including Common Core standards, comprehensive assessment systems and data - driven instruction.

Curriculum - content standards are what people in education policy - making call a formal list of topics that teachers are expected to teach and students are expected to learn.

These schools are open secrets in the education policy community.

This comparison assumes policy opinions are generally stable over time, especially on issues that are not «high - profile,» such as most matters in the education policy arena.

There is a new set of elites interested in education policy who do not come from the traditional teaching or education school worlds.

He is going to be a player in education policy across the country.

The secretive nature of the state assessments contributes to the need for significant reversal in education policy in our state and nation.

The first step for policy makers is to make tackling low performance a priority in their education policy agenda.

In education policy conversations, words like «equity» and «civil rights» are often used in an abstract sense, paired with vague notions of failing schools.

But all federal power is not gone in education policy - making.

It sparked a national conversation on giving states more flexibility in education policy.

With the hands - on federal role in education policy set to scale back, states and districts examine ways to step up with their own approaches.

If we are truly committed to leaving no high school student behind, we must encourage innovation in education policy.

In addition, larger - sized districts are, according to most observers, powerful actors in the education policy system; they sometimes drive state action rather than simply responding to it.

This phenomenon is commonly referenced in education policy and pop - psychology, but entrepreneurs and business leaders can experience their own version of this distorted thinking.

By contrast, attention to the academic content — what we teach — is only now beginning to emerge as a serious lever in education policy.

But as in football (or any sport, really) it helps to focus on the fundamentals in education policy because you won't get far without them.

In the classroom, I can make more informed decisions rooted in education policy.

These costs would be steep, as they would likely negatively affect some of the most vocal constituents in education policy: current teachers.

Whatever new political or philosophical shifts in education policy occur, the one constant seems to be that focusing on teacher quality is critical.

It is clearly a time of transition in education policy, with multiple efforts underway.

They will breathe the air of careful thinking and acquire a greater understanding of the genuine difficulty of making sound, informed judgments in education policy.

Policy makers are beginning to realize the importance of justice and liberty in education policy.