Sentences with phrase «in key education reform»

Provide considerable knowledge and expertise about education reform, research findings, policies and effective practices in key education reform areas

Gov. Malloy's budget proposal continues to invest in key education reform measures.

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Should the federal government continue to abdicate leadership in key policy issues of health care, pension reform, Aboriginal issues, education and research, and modernizing Canada's infrastructure?

In addition to this general statement, the Party also provides a detailed summary of its policies in key areas, including health care, the economy, democratic reform, education, the environment, and social justice and issueIn addition to this general statement, the Party also provides a detailed summary of its policies in key areas, including health care, the economy, democratic reform, education, the environment, and social justice and issuein key areas, including health care, the economy, democratic reform, education, the environment, and social justice and issues.

The bill would overhaul a key component of a contentious education reform bill that was pushed through by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015, much to the consternation of the New York State United Teachers.

In Kenya, the key moments that built public trust in the system were the defeat of Kanu in 2002, provision of free primary education and the constitutional reform of 201In Kenya, the key moments that built public trust in the system were the defeat of Kanu in 2002, provision of free primary education and the constitutional reform of 201in the system were the defeat of Kanu in 2002, provision of free primary education and the constitutional reform of 201in 2002, provision of free primary education and the constitutional reform of 2010.

Silver's arrest comes at a key moment in the education reform debate, and his has long been a champion and ally of NYSUT.

A group supportive of charter schools and education reform that backed Republicans in key state Senate races spent $ 4.2 million on advertising, mail and GOTV to help give the GOP conference full control of the chamber.

An extra # 2bn in education spending on Britain's most disadvantaged four - to six - year - olds will be a key Liberal Democrat demand in the event of a hung parliament, rather than their traditional call for electoral reform, Nick Clegg says.

Local State Senate candidate Sara Niccoli, a young mother who has made education reform a key plank of her campaign platform, responded to Elia's comments in a letter released on the first of September.

The true key to education reform is a teacher evaluation system, he said — noting New York's school districts have evaluation systems in place.

Key portions of the city budget are, of course, dependent upon the state budget, so much anticipation (and lobbying) surrounds negotiations in Albany, where Governor Andrew Cuomo is attempting to push through his spending plan, with major education and ethics reforms, despite significant disagreement from both Democrats (who control the State Assembly) and Republicans (who control the State Senate).

Carlucci was first elected to the chamber in 2010 and has since fought for quality education, property tax reform, and employment — some of the keys issues that he says remain the top priority.

Mayor Bill de Blasio won a second term in a landslide on Tuesday, bringing four more years of Democratic rule to New York City as Council members hope for more action on key issues such as police reform, affordable housing and education.

There's a push in the Assembly to change a key component of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's education reform.

Focusing education reform plans more effectively requires an understanding of context, in this case, key characteristics of the Hispanic population and the schools they attend.

In real life, Larsen also wanted to bring a key issue to the public's attention: reforming education at the local level.

Less than half of California school districts and only about a quarter of teacher unions have promised to make key education reforms required for the state to win $ 700 million in competitive federal grants, officials said Wednesday.

Klein's support pushed allies into key posts, and his persuasiveness brought hundreds of millions of dollars from philanthropy to support education reform, not only in New York City but also across the country.

Comprehensive school reform has been identified by both Democratic and Republican administrations and Congress as a key strategy in turning around the country's lowest performing schools, but this fact does not make NAS just like any other education group in D.C. Instead, it means that after a great deal of review, comprehensive school reform emerged as one of the country's best hopes for public school improvement on a grand scale.

Secretary Duncan likes to say that RttT is part of a «quiet revolution» in education, with states creating «bold blueprints for reform [that] bear the signatures of many key players at the state and local level who drive change in our schools.»

Even if the e-Learning market is still considered a «niche» segment within different HR macro segments it is subjected, in both a positive and negative manner, to the influences of sales trends related to smart devices and the increasing spread of the Internet access globally.Other opportunities come from Smartphone devices, considered valuable assets that help improve work productivity, and the concept of Mobile Learning, and ultimately «BYOD» (Bring your own device) a slower trend, but one that will be ongoing for some time.A Breakthrough... without borders!The SaaS Business Model is increasingly present in educational reform, and technology plays a significant role in presenting a key opportunity for education suppliers globally.

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She added: «Education is, and always will be, a key priority for this government and I passionately believe that the Reading Challenge is an important addition to the investment of # 750 million over the next five years in measures and reforms to close the attainment gap in Scotland.»

The OECD also stated that the focus of continuing reforms should be on «developing high - quality teaching profession, making leadership a key driver of education reform, ensuring equity in learning opportunities and student well - being, and moving towards a new assessment, evaluation and accountability that aligns with the new 21st - century curriculum».

Teamwork, commitment and dedication to the process, explains Edutopia's Ken Ellis, are all key players in education reform.

In his piece, Petrilli celebrates part of a key Common Core document that Robert Pondiscio, another leading Hirschite, dubbed «the 57 most important words in education reform ever.&raquIn his piece, Petrilli celebrates part of a key Common Core document that Robert Pondiscio, another leading Hirschite, dubbed «the 57 most important words in education reform ever.&raquin education reform ever.»

But even if these reforms were not in place, the work of improving teacher training and support would still pose a key element of any improvement plan for education.

It's still possible at a fairly high level of abstraction to join moderate liberals and moderate conservatives around some key principles of education reform, much as the state - based reform groups joined under the loose umbrella of Policy Innovators in Education in their statement of «commitmenteducation reform, much as the state - based reform groups joined under the loose umbrella of Policy Innovators in Education in their statement of «commitmentEducation in their statement of «commitments.»

As you know, Washington's request for ESEA flexibility was approved based on Washington's commitments to carry out certain actions in support of key education reforms.

The keys to successful education reform for students who are gifted results in educators and parents who can continually:

In Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitIn Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitin the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitin collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountability.

Key to the success of this project is its grassroots approach to reform, bringing together education practitioners from across the P - 20 Colorado educational community to develop, disseminate, and use the content of the Framework, to practice knowledge and soft skills in authentic ways across all content and levels.

HARTFORD, CT. — Students, parents and clergy will gather on the north steps of the Capitol building at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 urging state legislators not to back down from key measures in last year's education reform law (Public Act 12 - 116).

She advised the secretary and assistant secretary on the Obama Administration's major education reform initiative, ESEA flexibility, which grants waivers of key provisions of the ESEA in exchange for state - led reforms in the areas of standards and assessments, accountability, and educator evaluations.

The Teacher Needs Assessment (TNA) exercise, jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Education and Royal Education Council, is a step in Bhutan's educational reform initiative to provide answers to some of key challenges in improving teacher quality.

As important school choice and education reform legislation approaches action in the full chamber, we will alert you to key votes.

Not only did Pryor play a key role in the creation of Achievement First, Inc., but he served on its Board of Directors until he resigned to become Malloy's «education reform» point - person.

Each of these reforms have played a key role in shifting the focus to students and ensuring that they have the options needed to receive a quality education.

This session, we will again keep you updated on key education reform and school choice bills that are pending in the legislature.

As we have done in the past, we will produce a scorecard at the end of the legislative session, scoring members on key education reform votes.

For instance the descriptions of the Democrats for Education Reform during the Democratic National Convention in 2008 and the work to pass Colorado's landmark teacher effectiveness legislation (S.B 191) were mostly accurate in their implications but missed key aspects of what and how they occurred.

(T) wo AI Board members — Edgar and State Farm Chairman and CEO Ed Rust, Jr. — were key figures in installing the corporate model of education reform in Illinois in the 1990s.

The education secretary has in her grasp some key levers to head off the perfect storm that is beginning to gather: in seeking information, before the election, about the workload challenges facing schools, she knows that: Ofsted needs extensive reform, possibly replaced with validated peer - to - peer accountability and the incoherent sequencing and pace of curriculum changes need to be rethought with school leaders thinking about what will have a significant impact on children's learning.

Additionally, Communities for Public Education Reform (CPER) offered financial assistance in convening key grassroots leaders and organizers to the summit where AROS was launched in Los Angeles, while the Ford Foundation provided support for coordination of AROS's early activities.

Wendy Lecker puts her finger on two things of great importance: first, certain of the power brokers in public education in Connecticut are determined to increase the number of privately managed charter schools, and they are using every opportunity that presents itself — from the Sheff settlement to the Turnaround option in Obama's Race to the Top — to pursue just this goal; and second, a key factor in the advance of school privatization is «the corporate education «reform» industry's narrative... that our public education system is failing.»

It brings local unions together to promote progressive reform in education and teacher unions, build relationships among key stakeholders and to cultivate the next generation of teacher leaders to influence education policymaking and improve teaching effectiveness and student learning.

Negotiators on the platform committee met this past weekend in Orlando (you can watch here, starting at the 31st minute) and changed an earlier draft of the K - 12 education plank (one of five education sections) that had drawn criticism from activists who wanted the Democrats to take a stand against some of the key elements of corporate reform, including on charter schools and test - based accountability.

Of course, in this age of «education reform,» where teaching is passé and testing is the key to success, a new profession would arise... Test Writers.

Science education reform documents specify that science instruction should actively engage students in developing conceptual understandings of key science concepts (AAAS, 1993; NRC, 1996).