Sentences with phrase «in real education reform»

The imposition of high - stakes testing was supposed to result in real education reform and the closing of the achievement gap.

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Show Me Democracy tells the story of seven St. Louis college students who are battling injustice, raising awareness about police brutality and fighting for real reform in their community and within the local education system.

But when there's real progress underway — when the White House advances early childhood education; when a culture of school food reform is the new normal in districts nationwide; when the work takes on a life of its own — then the entrepreneur is ready to take on a different challenge, and begin work anew.

At the same time, large - scale reforms to the health, education and welfare systems — along with reductions in youth service provision and the number and services of children's centres — means confusion and real concern for professionals and families alike.

«I am running because we need universal health care, we need to ensure a quality education for every child, and we need to create real campaign finance reform on the state level,» Brezler wrote in the email.

He ticked off a list of school governance reforms the union is pushing for in Albany: don't allow the citywide Panel for Educational Policy to be controlled by one person; give Community Education Councils a real voice, especially concerning co-locations; and require that the schools chancellor be an educator.

Meanwhile, the flow of political donations from centenarian Leonard Litwin's Glenwood slowed to a trickle following the arrests in Albany, and the real estate industry as a whole is falling behind in spending as hedge funds pump money into lobbying for education reform.

Our education system needs real change... fundamental reform... the kind of reform that Governor Cuomo outlined last month in his State of the State presentation.

«The real story is that Michael Gove's plans for A-level reform are not based, as he appears to be claiming, on evidence of widespread concerns in the higher education sector about the rigour and relevance of A-levels.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Real education reform would include broader social reform that attacks poverty, segregation, and under - resourcing of schools in poor, segregated communities,» Hawkins said....

Even though Foley did not receive the CEA board's endorsement, he «remains committed to real education reform, including addressing the needs of the 100,000 children who are in under - performing schools and closing Connecticut's achievement gap, which remains the worst in the nation,» spokesman Chris Cooper said.

In response to Obama's address, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline, R - Minnesota, called on Obama to work with Congress to enact real reform.

«I am hoping now that the mayor of New York City understands that to do real education reform it's about helping schools to get better and not about closing schools,» said Mulgrew, speaking at a state press conference on Feb. 16 in Albany with the governor, State Education Commissioner John King and NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi standing beeducation reform it's about helping schools to get better and not about closing schools,» said Mulgrew, speaking at a state press conference on Feb. 16 in Albany with the governor, State Education Commissioner John King and NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi standing beEducation Commissioner John King and NYSUT President Dick Iannuzzi standing beside him.

«Real education reform requires broader social reform to end poverty concentrated in disadvantaged communities by race and class segregation,» Hawkins said.

But what is so absurd about these flights of wishful thinking is that there is not a single word about the real lessons which Labour needs to learn — the need for radical banking reform, the need for a massive revival of British manufacturing (when this year the UK deficit on traded goods is likely to exceed the entire UK budget deficit), the need to take back public control of the NHS and education system, the need for a jobs and growth strategy rather than a programme of endless cuts, the need for an effective anti-poverty strategy and a huge reduction in inequality.

In «real politics» he had worked with the Government when it was in the national interest, he said, and cited his support for Tony Blair's education reforms and the Government's decision to renew Trident But, he said, it hadn't been possible to take the quieter approach that he'd hoped to follow at PMQIn «real politics» he had worked with the Government when it was in the national interest, he said, and cited his support for Tony Blair's education reforms and the Government's decision to renew Trident But, he said, it hadn't been possible to take the quieter approach that he'd hoped to follow at PMQin the national interest, he said, and cited his support for Tony Blair's education reforms and the Government's decision to renew Trident But, he said, it hadn't been possible to take the quieter approach that he'd hoped to follow at PMQs.

Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

I believe the real improvements in the Montenegrin education system will become visible using new reforms.

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

Have students practice skills they've learned or topics they've come to understand in service learning, debates, leadership / volunteerism / community service, or by having opinions on «real» issues like education reform or the 2012 election (shriek!

Virtual hybrid schools could be the disruptive technology, as Christensen calls it, to produce real reform in education.

I'm excited about building an institute in New York that will be a real center for discussion and debate of educational values and reform direction, and again hope to have a voice in national education reform.

Second, these heated debates have led school - choice proponents to pay too little heed to crucial questions of market design and implementation — especially the extent to which reforms have, or have not, created a real market dynamic in education.

Republicans have a significant opportunity in next year's election to win on the education issue by continuing their push for a reform - based education agenda and arguing against the idea that more money without real structural reform can fix the ills of our education system.

If there is any real threat to education reform it isn't the inclusion of advocates who believe deeply in social justice, it's the inability of cultural fundamentalists to realize there is no future in their own supremacy.

«There is a real concern that the organizations in control of ncate are not committed to an overall reform of teacher education,» said Calvin M. Frazier, commissioner of education in Colorado, in explaining the move...

Coined by conservative George Will in a January, 2002, column (Waiting for Real Education Reform), the 9/91 factor points out that from birth to age nineteen, ninety - one percent of a child's life is spent outside the boundaries of the schoolhouse.

The foundations and donors supporting the education reform movement do have one enormous advantage over their philanthropic counterparts in the arts, health, the environment, human services, and any number of other fields, namely, the presence of measures of student achievement that allow real comparisons of school performance.

Gov. Ned McWherter of Tennessee said last week that he intends to seek a second term in office to oversee «the promise of real education reform» in the state.

Third, the reforms necessary for 529 accounts to offer real advantages to less affluent families paying for private K - 12 education would result in a complex system.

A major theme in education reform has always been the imperative to give real authority to the consumers — and, inevitably, take some of it from the providers.

Particularly problematic is how this way of thinking has caused school - choice proponents to ignore crucial questions of market design and implementation — especially the extent to which reforms have, or have not, created a real market dynamic in education.

Engaging parents in education reform through school choice may take longer, but no one involved in education reform should fool themselves into thinking that real and enduring reform can be done quickly.

Even though accountability is increasingly recognized as the linchpin of education reform, only a few states have made real progress in establishing accountability systems.

The Philadelphia story, then, is not so much a tale of for - profits winning against nonprofits or district - run schools, but a valuable lesson in how to approach education reform effectively and produce real results.

Marking three years since the review into school funding was released Haythorpe said that needs - based funding for schools is the most important issue in the education sector and the Gonski reforms are the best chance it has had in a generation of getting real change and equity.

Through its growing cadre of NBCTs, moreover, the board is potentially in a position to foster and aid real education reform through the expertise and leadership potential of the NBCTs as mentors, coaches, and school leaders.

As a learning facilitator passionate about education reform and revolutionizing education, Oliver believes in providing every student with a real - life, relevant, engaging, and personalized education in which they learn how to learn, develop character and integrity, and get inspired to become lifelong learners and world changers.

Yet the history of education reform in the United States makes clear that efforts to foist top - down changes on the nation's schools never get anywhere quickly and never produce real uniformity.

While large - scale education reform initiatives may succeed in the long term, a more targeted and cost - effective strategy offers potential for real impact in the near term.

In arguing against regulation, Jay writes: «But real education reform requires using the power of choice and competition to provide incentives to create more good and to reduce bad.»

Frustrated with the pace of reform, this person asks the great philosopher of progressive education how to bring about real change in American schools.

«This announcement affirms our decision to stick with real reform and not capitulate to the watered - down, failed status quo approach advocated by the [New Jersey Education Association],» he said in a statement.

Today, Mitt Romney squandered an opportunity to participate in a meaningful discussion of real education reform by attempting to disguise attacks on teachers and public education as meaningful policy proposals.

«The teacher evaluation system in DC is a direct product of the damage that education reform is doing to real education....

Stefan Pryor, the non-educator Education Commissioner, missed his real calling in life: Pryor was born to be a third rate comedian in a fourth rate theater company; but fate dealt him a bad hand, and he ended up being a big player in corporate education reform in the great state of ConEducation Commissioner, missed his real calling in life: Pryor was born to be a third rate comedian in a fourth rate theater company; but fate dealt him a bad hand, and he ended up being a big player in corporate education reform in the great state of Coneducation reform in the great state of Connecticut.

Cosmo Garvin's piece «Time for Action on Sac High» is out of touch with the need for real education reform not just in Sacramento, but across the state.

And that is the real question in the ongoing debate about education reform in Philadelphia: School choice is a fact of life for wealthy, mostly white families in Philadelphia.

Parent trigger empowers parents of students in low - performing schools to petition for real, transformative changes to improve the quality of their child's education, and the reform has been implemented in several states.