Sentences with phrase «leading public education reform»

MITUL also engages in broad communication, education and advocacy around the role of teacher unions in defining and leading public education reform.

MITUL engages in broad communication, education and advocacy around the role of teacher unions in defining and leading public education reform.

MITUL engages in communication, education and advocacy, promoting a strong role for teacher unions in defining and leading public education reform — within teacher unions and with opinion leaders, policy - makers and advocacy organizations.

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TVET reforms leading to the alignment of public TVET institutions under the Ministry of Education will continue in 2018.

On Thursday, with the New York State Board of Regents hearing testimony regarding the newly approved teacher evaluation system, leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY and public school parents offered recommendations and sent letters calling for a system that ensures all public school students have access to high - quality teachers.

Today «it's the right - wing reformers who are lowering standards,» says Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education and leading critic of the corporate education - reform movement, noting that Tony Bennett's final act after losing his re-election bid, last November, as Indiana superintendent of public instruction — he was recently appointed education commissioner in Florida — was to weaken the state's requirements for new teachers.

It's why I led the fight for mandatory kindergarten city - wide, it's why I increased the number of pre-K slots available in New York City, it's why I have been a staunch advocate for ensuring that children get access to breakfast at school, and it's why I have made reforming our public education system one of the cornerstones of my campaign.

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In a new article for Education Next, David Osborne, director of the project on Reinventing America's Schools at the Progressive Policy Institute, finds Denver's pursuit of this strategy, which has increased school leader autonomy, has produced impressive gains in student achievement, leading to growing public support for the reforms.

But his interest in education reform led him soon after to The Mind Trust, an organization, as Gray says, «dedicated to dramatically improving public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs to develop or expand transformative education initiatives.»

Why It's Time for Mayors to Take the Lead to Improve Public Schools (Washington Post) In an op - ed, Paul Reville underlines the importance of mayors» leadership in education reform.

Alum Ethan Gray's interest in education reform led him to The Mind Trust, «dedicated to dramatically improving public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs to develop or expand transformative education initiatives.»

Their successes have led community organizers and a growing number of education policymakers to see California's fledgling community schooling movement as a holistic, bottom - up reform that can restore equality of opportunity and the democratic promise of the state's system of universal public education.

Indeed, the judiciary's attempt to desegregate public education has become perhaps the leading example for scholars asserting the limits of court - led reform.

Drexel University Center for Graduate Studies and School of Education is hosting a panel discussion on public school reform as part of their «On the Leading Edge» series.

A new analysis released by leading education reform organization StudentsFirstNY finds that Mayor Bill de Blasio has done little to improve New York City public schools since he took control in January 2014.

One of the leading reasons behind these proposals appears to be a belief that Governor - led public education governance models were better than State Board - led public education governance models in improving student achievement and reforming public education.

His successful career in the tech industry has led to many philanthropic interests, including public education reform.

There is very little doubt among sophisticated observers that Texas has led the nation in public education reform over the past decade or so and that it has served as -LSB-...]

Tom Evenson, spokesman for Walker, said the governor will review the proposal but is «committed to fully funding public education while enacting reforms that lead to continued property tax relief.»

That question led to a list of 16 young men and women who are launching and leading organizations that will lead in the transformation of public education over the next decade, as well as people who are doing important research, legal, political, and policy work that will shape the future of education reform.

So let me start with the half full portion.There is no doubt that Texas has led the nation in public education reform and has served as a model for other states in the advancement of standards and accountability.

Parent advocates from across the country converged on New York City on Monday, February 7 for the first national forum of Parents Across America, a parent - led movement to make parent voices heard in the national debate over education reform — and to promote positive, common - sense solutions that will improve public schools nationwide.

As educators are on the front lines every school day, we need to take the lead in reforming public education and ensuring our voice and experience is included in the larger conversations on reform.

There is very little doubt among sophisticated observers that Texas has led the nation in public education reform over the past decade or so and that it has served as a model for the nation in the advancement of standards and accountability.

So last year, two of the state's leading education reform organizations, Texans for Education Reform (TER) and the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas education reform organizations, Texans for Education Reform (TER) and the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas stureform organizations, Texans for Education Reform (TER) and the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas Education Reform (TER) and the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas stuReform (TER) and the Texas Institute for Education Reform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas Education Reform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas stuReform (TIER), partnered to establish a new group: Texas Aspires, a bipartisan, non-profit organization of education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas education, business and community leaders committed to advancing public policies that benefit all Texas students.

There is very little doubt among sophisticated observers that Texas has led the nation in public education reform over the past decade or so and that it has served as a model for other states and the nation in the advancement of standards and accountability.

Most disturbingly, the test score inflation led the public to believe that the current reforms improved the quality of education.

I am ready to lead the charge that takes the «education reform» debate back into the hands of teachers, not billionaires who have never sent their children to public schools or know what it is like to be a public - school teacher.

Furthermore, reform opponents believe the inappropriate use of high - stakes testing, combined with declining federal support for education, has led to a wide scale vilification of public school teachers in particular and public schools in general.

The central idea of the school - reform community, Perry said, is that improving public education will lead to an overall improvement in New Orleans social conditions, and that this goal justifies the radical changes they have imposed on schools here — firing teachers, closing schools, moving students every few years.

In 2008, Canter joined Mississippi First, a nonprofit she heads as executive director, that has been leading the charge to introduce charter schools to the state (the group is also developing sex - education curricula for public schools) and to advocate for systemic public - school reform.

The idea of society providing a quality, comprehensive education for all children is inspiring and attainable, but the old model for delivering that education — a monolithic government entity led by politicians with a captive audience of students forced into grossly unequal schools — has got to go, one of the nation's pioneers in public school reform told a Tulane audience on Thursday.

Strauss noted, «Bill de Blasio campaigned for New York mayor last year as a friend of traditional public education, and his victory was hailed by those who wanted to slow down corporate school reform, which has led to the growing privatization of public education.»

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Through this work, ConnCAN has emerged as a leading voice for education reform, built a base of thousands of supporters across the state and secured dozens of policy wins including: the adoption of rigorous education standards, more flexibility to recruit great new teachers and a 50 - percent increase in the number of students enrolled in public charter schools.

Congressman Bishop spent his career as a public school teacher in Box Elder County and Senator Stephenson led the effort to pass Utah's initial charter school legislation and continues to play a key role in Utah's education reform movement.

Our national network is led by a highly accomplished board of directors committed to supporting far - reaching school reform designed to drastically improve public education.

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In other news, another corporate education reform industry leader, Colorado Democratic Congressman Jared Polis, returned to twitter last night to continue his rant about the country's leading public school advocate, Diane Ravitch.

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He has ensured that there is a comprehensive understanding of a cohesive education reform agenda across the Senior Officers he leads and continues to champion the work of highly effective school leaders, systems and a «level playing field» for the students served in public education.

Lender, who led the Courant's investigation of «Dr.» Michael Sharpe, the disgraced former head of the Jumoke / FUSE charter school chain, turned his attention to the highly touted education reform export who the Malloy administration was bringing in to join Special Master Steven Adamowski to «turnaround» New London public schools.

Heck, even Arne Duncan, Obama's Secretary of Education and leading corporate education reform advocate, claims that he supports public schools while sending his children to one of the most elite and expensive private schools in theEducation and leading corporate education reform advocate, claims that he supports public schools while sending his children to one of the most elite and expensive private schools in theeducation reform advocate, claims that he supports public schools while sending his children to one of the most elite and expensive private schools in the country.

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The «Big Six» is a cheer leading group for the corporate education reform industry and is made up of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education Reforeducation reform industry and is made up of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (reform industry and is made up of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education ReforEducation (CABE), the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS), the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS), the Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA), the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), and the Connecticut Council for Education ReforEducation Reform (Reform (CCER).

This past Tuesday (October 13, 2015) former Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd - Bennett, one of the nation's leading Corporate Education Reform Industry leaders, pleaded guilty for her role in a $ 23 million kick - back scheme with Gary Solomon and his education reform companies, The SUPES Academy and Synesi AsEducation Reform Industry leaders, pleaded guilty for her role in a $ 23 million kick - back scheme with Gary Solomon and his education reform companies, The SUPES Academy and Synesi AssocReform Industry leaders, pleaded guilty for her role in a $ 23 million kick - back scheme with Gary Solomon and his education reform companies, The SUPES Academy and Synesi Aseducation reform companies, The SUPES Academy and Synesi Assocreform companies, The SUPES Academy and Synesi Associates.

After all, as I have noted, the Obama administration's waiver gambit does what Sen. Tom Harkin (who chairs the committee) and onetime reformer and former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander (along with traditionalists such as the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers) have wanted to do for a while: Eviscerate the Adequate Yearly Progress accountability provisions that have spurred a decade of reforms that have led to more kids escaping poverty and prison without having to explain themselves before the public.

The nation's leading public education advocate, Diane Ravitch, along with a host of teachers, parents, academics and public education advocates have been heroic in their efforts to push back the Corporate Education Reform Industry and its truly un-American politicaeducation advocate, Diane Ravitch, along with a host of teachers, parents, academics and public education advocates have been heroic in their efforts to push back the Corporate Education Reform Industry and its truly un-American politicaeducation advocates have been heroic in their efforts to push back the Corporate Education Reform Industry and its truly un-American politicaEducation Reform Industry and its truly un-American political agenda.

Led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Walton Foundation (Owners of Wal - Mart) and the Eli Broad Foundation, along with the «Irrational Exuberance» of Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, the Common Core and Common Core testing system have rocketed from an untested conceptual notion of education reform to the untested national standards and systems that are rapidly undermining public education in the United States.