Sentences with phrase «issues in the education system»

He also looked at some crucial issues in the education system, and the fact that some people will go to the extremes to do something even if they do not have the talent for it.

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By the time W finished his second term, I had graduated from college, come to terms with the fact that the criminalization of abortion is highly unlikely no matter the party in power, expanded my definition of «pro-life» to include Iraqi children and prisoners of war, and experienced first - hand some of the major problems with America's healthcare system, which along with poverty and education issues, contributes to the troubling abortion rate in the U.S. I remained pro-life idealistically, but for the first time, voted for a pro-choice president, hoping that the reforms I wanted to see in the healthcare, the economy, immigration, education, and for the socioeconomically disadvantaged would function pragmatically to reduce abortions.

Btwn this issue and illegal immigration, these issues show how immature so many are in this country, how even after all that education, resort to barbaric belief systems that should have faded centuries ago, yet make the basis of an entire political movement.

The issues in religion and science have been very lively in the British media and education system, though still largely fixated on a paradigm of opposition and competition between Christianity and modern science.

Should I have the money, and a child in the public education system, I belive I could take the issue to court and win that educators must always preface any remark that deals with the theory of evolution with statements such as: «it is thought» or «there is reason to believe» or some or qualifying statement indicating that it is just a theory, not fact.

We spoke for over an hour about school food (lunch and breakfast) and issues like nutritional content, food and nutrition education, and the issue of universal food («free for all») versus the current three - tier system in school meals.

Silver has also taken issue with Cuomo's call for a new education reform commission, saying the Board of Regents — which the Legislature, not the governor, appoints — is already working to address myriad problems in the public school system.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said the chamber's majority Democrats take «major issue» with Cuomo's plan to withhold a boost in school funding until lawmakers agree to reforms to the state's education system.

«The basic purpose of this commission, according to the governor's charge, was to «comprehensively review and assess New York State's education system, including its structure, operation and processes...» In failing to deal at all with such major issues as funding, special education, the lack of appropriate supports for English language learners, as well as ignoring major current controversies such as implementation of [teacher evaluations] and common core systems, the commission has ill - served students, parents, and the public at large.»

Regent Judith Johnson of Rockland County, left, named Monday to lead a «work group» looking into issues with the state test system, speaks to members of the state Board of Regents during a meeting at the Education Department in Albany on Monday, April 18, 2016.

«The same issue that affected other states caused the system in New York to experience sporadic technical issues at a small number of schools on Tuesday morning,» Emily DeSantis, spokeswoman for the state Education Department, said in a statement.

There must be agreement on the issue in order to free up millions of dollars in federal education that is due to the state, so the governor has threatened to propose his own teacher evaluation system if the talks do not produce a settlement.

Dedicating a single press conference to the issue for the first time, Mr. de Blasio laid out in dire terms what would happen if New York City reverted to the old system of education that existed before his predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, won mayoral control of public schools in 2002.

But such was the tricky position the progressive Working Families Party found itself in Wednesday, when it issued a statement rejecting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's recent comments that he would work to «break what is in essence one of the only remaining public monopolies» — the public education system in New York.

On teacher evaluation, among the most contentious education issues in the fight, the legislation includes a fairer, more rational scoring system than the current complex system that relies on points and percentages.

The councilman vowed to focus on issues such as homelessness, the city's struggling subway system, affordable housing, education, lack of diversity in state government and corruption in Albany.

She specializes in women's health issues, skin disease, digestive and nervous system disorders and believes in providing usable tools for healing through inspiration and education.

Time2Act.org Time2Act.org «is intended to encourage discussion among professionals in education, the justice system, parents, students and the community to stimulate new approaches to these issues nationwide and initiate reform.»

A news story in the Jan. 4, 2006, issue of Education Week about recommendations for the Charlotte - Mecklenburg, N.C., school system («Major Change Eyed for Charlotte, N.C., Schools») should have said that the study containing the proposals was conducted jointly by the American Institutes for Research and the consulting firm Cross & Joftus LLC.

And every fall since 2001, the Education Trust, a national organization devoted to closing the achievement gap in our public schools, has issued «The Funding Gap» report, also ranking states by the equity of their K - 12 finance systems.

In the Fall 2013 issue of Education Next, Koedel, Ni, and Podgursky took a deep dive into the design of public school system pension systems, showing that school administrators can accrue considerable pension wealth in a defined - benefit (DB) pension plaIn the Fall 2013 issue of Education Next, Koedel, Ni, and Podgursky took a deep dive into the design of public school system pension systems, showing that school administrators can accrue considerable pension wealth in a defined - benefit (DB) pension plain a defined - benefit (DB) pension plan.

It campaigning for greater integration of mental health support and services into education, health and social care systems and believes that every school in England should have at least one member of staff trained in mental health issues.

«There must be early warning systems in place to alert the Department for Education to emerging issues requiring action and intervention,» according to Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office.

Wisconsin's governor recently formed a task force on educational excellence and charged it with reviewing the state's school finance system in four areas: student and school achievement, personnel issues, special education, and early - childhood education.

CAMBRIDGE, MA — David Steiner's elevation to head the state's education system in October 2009 «had been hailed as a providential pick,» writes Peter Meyer in an article assessing David Steiner's short reign, to appear in the Summer 2011 issue of Educateducation system in October 2009 «had been hailed as a providential pick,» writes Peter Meyer in an article assessing David Steiner's short reign, to appear in the Summer 2011 issue of EducationEducation Next.

«At the national level, we're on the verge of investing billions in our educational system, and the return on those investments is going to be jeopardized unless these health issues are addressed in a much more cogent way,» said the study's author, Charles E. Basch, a professor of health and education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Texas system had mixed effects on graduation rates and future earnings» is available now on http://educationnext.org and will appear in the Winter 2016 issue of Education Next, on newsstands by November 21.

• The big issues the Department of Education will face when issuing regulations • How states might think fresh about their accountability systems, teacher evaluations, and interventions in low - performing schools • The timeline for the coming two years

In «New Schools in New Orleans,» to be published in the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next and available now at www.educationnext.org, author Jed Horne observes that before Katrina, the system was bankrupt and its management so corrupted that the FBI saw fit to set up a satellite branch within the school board's central officIn «New Schools in New Orleans,» to be published in the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next and available now at www.educationnext.org, author Jed Horne observes that before Katrina, the system was bankrupt and its management so corrupted that the FBI saw fit to set up a satellite branch within the school board's central officin New Orleans,» to be published in the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next and available now at www.educationnext.org, author Jed Horne observes that before Katrina, the system was bankrupt and its management so corrupted that the FBI saw fit to set up a satellite branch within the school board's central officin the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next and available now at www.educationnext.org, author Jed Horne observes that before Katrina, the system was bankrupt and its management so corrupted that the FBI saw fit to set up a satellite branch within the school board's central office.

At the time — it feels like just yesterday — Lone Star Governor Rick Perry was riding high in the polls, making an issue of education, and taking flak from Secretary Arne Duncan for running an inadequate school system.

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.

It is hard to be a reporter in America for very long, including as one trying to fathom our richly diverse public education system, without having to deal with a Constitutional issue.

We worked tirelessly during the year to put together a program that would address pressing issues regarding the role of education in building peace and inclusion, as well as the importance of empowering teachers to transform our education systems.

Among the approaches planned by that organization are working with teacher education programs, developing professional development programs to help teachers deal with issues in urban school systems, and establishing a clearinghouse for organizations that are «home - growing» teachers, Community Teachers Institute executive director Segun Eubanks told Educatieducation programs, developing professional development programs to help teachers deal with issues in urban school systems, and establishing a clearinghouse for organizations that are «home - growing» teachers, Community Teachers Institute executive director Segun Eubanks told EducationEducation World.

To be honest, up until the last decade, the education systems in Australia and in many western countries, with a few notable exceptions, have moved with the speed of mammalian evolution on the issues of school bullying and its cyber cousin.

Another letter, issued by a coalition called the Education Equality Project, advocated addressing school system failures through greater accountability, school choice, and changes in compensation that would promote teacher quality.

As part of the Programs in Professional Education (PPE) institute, Improving Quality in Education Systems: Building Quality Schools, participants spent two weeks tackling tough issues like how to build sustainable schools, design effective systems for monitoring and evaluating student and school performance, and define quality sSystems: Building Quality Schools, participants spent two weeks tackling tough issues like how to build sustainable schools, design effective systems for monitoring and evaluating student and school performance, and define quality ssystems for monitoring and evaluating student and school performance, and define quality schools.

Given the similarities between Chile and the U.S. in the cost and structure of their higher education systems, and the political pressures that made free college a national issue, examining Chile's experience with gratuidad is likely to be informative for U.S. audiences.

Also in this issue: A look back at what the Obama administration's signature education reform got wrong, with lessons learned to guide states and districts in refining their teacher evaluation systems, and a warning on the limits of federally - led school reform; a proposal for how to redesign education research under the Every Student Succeeds Act; and a debate on whether there is a federal constitutional right to education.

Details of California's teacher - licensing system as presented in the special Jan. 13, 2000, Quality Counts issue of Education Week require clarification.

The study, issued last month by the Louisiana Education Policy Research Center at Louisiana State University, paints a picture of frustration and low morale among new teachers in the state's 64 parish school systems.

A: Transfer to local government is a controversial issue in the Thai education system.

The students also get behind - the - scenes opportunities at the university on a wide range of issues, such as how geographical information systems are being used in scientific research on urban education and where to find hidden secrets in the university libraries or museums.

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has been addressing the issue of food in schools for over ten years, and has built a relationship with the education system since his documentary series entitled «Jamie's School Dinners» was aired in 2005.

One education issue — high school graduation requirements — may best illustrate the successes of Arizona's P - 20 council and the obstacles that this high - powered panel faces in trying to bridge the gap between the state's precollegiate and higher education systems.

He believes that one of the real issues in today's education system is the «lack of authentic student engagement in schools» and that technology can be the bridge between learning and awe, which can increase student engagement.

«This is especially an issue with complex structural changes to education systems, such as the move to a school - led system, be it in the form of the academies programme, teaching schools or free schools.

To complete its work, the Task Force, with the support of staff from the Department of Education, reviewed the latest research on educator evaluations, examined systems in use both in - state and across the nation, and studied a range of issues related to the development of high - quality evaluation systems, such as observation protocols, growth measures, and special education considEducation, reviewed the latest research on educator evaluations, examined systems in use both in - state and across the nation, and studied a range of issues related to the development of high - quality evaluation systems, such as observation protocols, growth measures, and special education consideducation considerations.

See Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, 92d Cong., 2d Sess., Issues in School Finance 129 (Comm.Print 1972)(monograph entitled Inequities in School Finance prepared by Professors Berke and Callahan); U.S. Office of Education, Finances of Large - City School Systems: A Comparative Analysis (1972)(HEW publication); U.S. Comm»n on Civil Rights, supra, n. 113 at 33 - 36; Simon, supra, n. 62, at 410 - 411, 418.

From a policy - maker's point of voew the important issue is not whether private schools out - perform government schools in the education of students who want out (voucher applicants), but whether choice systems as a whole perform better than systems which do not feature choice.