Sentences with phrase «in educational reform»

Your background in sociology and current research in education suggests the importance of having different types of expertise involved in educational reform.

Based on our experience running both district and charter schools, we believe that charters have shown real gains and can play a transformative role in educational reform.

We do not believe that public commitment to excellence in educational reform must be made at the expense of a strong public commitment to the equitable treatment of our diverse population.

That agenda should establish the best uses of tests in educational reform, school system accountability, and college admissions and the role of computerized tests in teaching and learning.

The new role of community development in educational reform.

In 2010, state governments took their turn, becoming more proactive in educational reform.

Look around, many of the experts today in educational reform are economists.

Most of the material incentives for legal academics these days depend on scholarly production, so it is not always easy to engage a law school faculty in educational reform.

So far, officials have acknowledged only the involvement of the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, along with the W.M. Keck and Walton Family Foundations — all leading players in educational reform efforts around the country.

The 1997 Reauthorization of IDEA highlights the importance of including students with disabilities in all educational reform activities and, in particular, in state - wide assessment systems.

Activism by parliamentarians such as Fawzia Koofi has resulted in educational reforms in institutions of higher education.

Mr Cameron is in danger of sending out a message that he has lost faith in his educational reforms.

If we're truly invested in educational reform, it's imperative that we immerse ourselves in schools all over the world to both reaffirm what we're doing well and push our thinking in areas where we struggle.

One time in educational reform, there were [said softly] real, authentic, students on this campus.

Ultimately, the strides that the UAE has made in its educational reforms rely on a number of focuses, but it is fair to say that the success of the changes being made to the education systems in UAE countries reply on teachers; their skills, happiness and wellbeing all contribute to pupil, state and national achievement in an undeniable way.

Next, however, HGSE embarked on its first new classroom and office building, Larsen Hall, named for Roy E. Larsen,» 21, its chief donor and major HGSE supporter, a founder and chairman of Time Magazine and other publications, and major voice in educational reform.

Assessment and accountability in educational reform are increasing in political visibility and importance, but our understanding of their roles remains cloudy.

Nationally prominent researchers have contributed original essays that examine the role assessment plays in educational reforms that lead to positive change.

Yes, I think the state is lagging in educational reform efforts and needs to be studying what other states have done and try new approaches to improve student performance.

Mark is also a blogger for EdNews Colorado, an education news website, and has been involved in educational reform throughout Colorado.

Expanding the role of K - 5 science instruction in educational reform: Implications of an interdisciplinary model for integrating reading within science.

Now in the new millennium, IMAGE of Success; Inc. has become a credible, proven organization in educational reform and family development.

Advancing best practices in the field by serving as a conduit of information to all stakeholders in educational reform through sponsorship and leadership at conferences, the initiation of studies, and collaboration with other major service providers.

For the last several years, IDRA has utilized our Quality Schools Action Framework ™ to guide our work in educational reform.

As a teacher leader, she became involved in educational reform initiatives statewide and served on the Illinois State Certification Board.

Dr. Seashore Louis also conduct research on organizational changes within higher education, with particular attention to faculty roles, and on international comparative policy in educational reform.

It is vital that we seize this unprecedented opportunity and not squander our chance to be heard above the sycophants and pundits clamoring for the spotlight in educational reform.

Tuck, who has a Harvard MBA, has a strong background in educational reform, gaining national attention for turning around 18 high - poverty, low - performing charter schools in Los Angeles, before then - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who's a candidate for governor, recruited him to improve schools within the conventional public school system.

He earned a B.S. in Secondary Education from Bemidji State University and a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from Minnesota State University - Mankato, where he taught a graduate course in educational reform and leadership for ten years.

Florida, historically a leader in educational reform, might have slightly different concerns about Common Core than many of its detractors expected.

For our analysis of the relationship between district improvement efforts and state influences (see also section 3.3), we focused mainly on the small - to medium - sized districts, given that more than 90 % of school districts in the United States serve less than 25,000 students, and given our impression that much research on the district role in educational reform is concentrated on the experiences of large, urban districts.

The 1997 Reauthorization of IDEA stresses the importance of including students with disabilities in all educational reform activities.