Sentences with phrase «investments in education»

However, the South Australian government is committed to ensuring that all school sectors benefit from strategic investments in education including:

The $ 132 billion spending proposal includes notable investments in education for foster youth in the state; a new home visiting program for moms receiving welfare; and a bid to divert some young adults from prisons into juvenile facilities.

It is absolutely true, as the Journal's Sunday editorial points out, that New Mexico needs to spend more wisely, and that our children deserve real investments in their education that translate into literacy, employability and self - sufficiency.

Whether it's a school district that wants to implement SEL in its schools, or a foundation looking to deepen its investments in education, youth development, and restorative justice, there has never been more learning about and momentum behind SEL.

Its spectacular investments in education and technology bring ever greater rewards to this wonderful city with a singular Southern charm.

Barack Obama, giving a speech at a college in 2011, noted that America's need to «remain competitive» was an argument for higher education: «If we want more good news on the jobs front then we've got to make more investments in education.»

Obama's address was appropriately focused on building a new sustained era of American prosperity using a mix of austerity and smartly targeted long - term investments in education and science.

It should be noted that corrupt governments are inefficient in the extreme — resources are diverted away from investments in education and infrastructure, absolutely necessary for bringing a country out of poverty and reducing birthrates.

The context for this is a national reform launched by the government in 2011, including substantial annual investments in the education sector.

The economic consequences of large - scale government investments in education depend on the general equilibrium (GE) effects in both the labor market and the education sector.

He advocated increasing investments in education, helping to pass Proposition 30 in 2012 and leading the effort to give local school districts more flexibility to make spending decisions.

The best education journalism produced this week is Michael Scherer's Washington Post article about Republican lawmakers changing course and now supporting higher education spending: Why Republicans are now bragging about their investments in education.

Now that the federal government is fully operational again, it is imperative that Congress make the strategic investments in education to help close achievement gaps and equip all students with the knowledge and skills they need to assure our country's economic competitiveness and global leadership for years to come.»

This research starts to show the long - term savings to states, participants, and taxpayers from investments in education programs that are based on what works for students.

Prior to joining HCM, Cindi worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where she directed communications and external affairs for its investments in education, public libraries, and family homelessness, while also serving on the Foundation's Leadership Team.

«Gov. McCrory is leading a change that makes targeted investments in education spending that has students, not special interests, at the center of the equation.»

On behalf of the nation's Pre-K-8 principals, NAESP advocates for increased federal investments in education to support programs that benefit schools.

Now in its third year, the Principals Path to Leadership program represents one of American Express» largest investments in education leadership training to date, and it continues the company's commitment to leadership development across the social sector.

Not surprisingly, the American public thinks we should be making greater investments in education, with polls showing strong and growing support for increased spending.

This will require combining bold revenue reforms with a strategic rethinking of budget priorities that include a renewed willingness for forward - looking investments in education, workforce development, and health.

So why have we not been making the investments in education that the public desires and the economy demands?

In a time and situation like this, education leaders must step forward and appeal to legislators in both parties to craft a sensible, long - term fiscal plan for the nation that avoids short - term and haphazard budget cuts that imperil investments in education.

Our overall goal is to identify what works to improve education, and to translate that information to policymakers for their decisions about public investments in the education system from preschool through college.

Over the past century, investments in education have boosted the productivity and earnings of American workers, forged a path out of poverty for many families, and developed a productive and innovative workforce.

Today, we're making it clear that we will continue to work together to make record investments in education funding with our primary focus on eliminating the devastating effects of the GEA,» stated Senator Flanagan.

But although its problems seem overwhelming — endemic corruption, high levels of debilitating poverty and vast numbers of children needing help — India has made huge investments in education and is making significant, if slow, progress toward its goals.

For the first time in years, the SRC can plan for investments in education, not just figure out how to prevent disasters.

The report says turnover rates are lowest in the Northeast, where states tend to offer higher pay, support smaller class sizes, and make greater investments in education.

The bill, which establishes funding allocations for the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, Education and related agencies, reflects modest new investments in education initiatives targeted to disabled and disadvantaged students.

Kane makes four important points regarding why investments in education research and evidence use can promote faster progress in U.S. education reform:

These 3 California school networks are models for new Gates Foundation investments in education laschoolreport.com/here-are-3-cal...

REPUBLICAN REVERSAL: One of the best stories of March was Michael Scherer's Washington Post article about Republican lawmakers changing course and now supporting higher education spending levels: Why Republicans are now bragging about their investments in education.

Many of the philanthropies making significant investments in education are paying attention.

But the law has not achieved its intended effect of ensuring that federal dollars enhance local investments in education.

The U.S. ranks 19th out of 30 countries in the outcomes it gets from its investments in education, according to «The Efficiency Index: Which education systems deliver the best value for the money?

Amid the intense debates about how much progress the nation has made in raising student achievement and whether federal investments in education have produced results, one important trend tends to be overlooked — namely, the notable gains made by African American and Latino students in reading and math achievement since 1971.

By the same token, Krueger rejects the notion that policymakers should focus new investments in education on a particular age group, such as the very young: «Old dogs can learn new tricks,» he says, and the benefits of programs for teenagers and adults are apparent more quickly than those for young children.

But does Krueger demonstrate that current investments in education and training on this scale could be worthwhile?

In all these cases, investments in education have been productive for the economy as a whole and not just for helping some people get ahead of others.

And to his credit, his relatively modest investments in education have, by all measures, been remarkably effective.

These are the folks who have led the push for expanded parental choice, who held the line on the Common Core when the going got tough, and are willing to make investments in education as long as they are tied to results.

In a brief we wrote with Christen Holly and Gillian Locke for the Center for American Progress, Giving Every Student Access to Excellent Teachers: A Vision for Focusing Federal Investments in Education, we suggest four ways the federal government can dramatically increase access to excellent teaching and transform the profession:

At risk are the folks who have led the push for expanded parental choice, who held the line on the Common Core when the going got tough, and are willing to make investments in education as long as they are tied to results.

• Although a decentralized system of small, fiscally independent districts competing for residents once fostered investments in education, this system is now seen as producing serious funding inequities.

He contends that the return on investments in education in low - income individuals compares favorably with the return on investments in the stock market.

Scholarship tax credits would expand educational opportunities for Idaho families, building on long - standing state policies encouraging private investments in education, as well as successful school choice programs in other states.

Beyond raising local revenues, school districts have few options for preserving investments in education.

Although the Legislature's recent multi-billion-dollar investments in our education system were intended to fully fund education, inequities still persist.

Twenty years and billions of dollars since the first personal computers were plugged into the nation's schools, policymakers and the public are finally starting to demand evidence that their investments in education technology have been worthwhile.

«Our staff is constantly evaluating the best organizations that are making a difference for children,» he says, «and we then help donors identify the best high - impact investments in education.