Sentences with phrase «level efforts at reform»

The impetus this time was the famous A Nation at Risk report, which framed the educational problem in dire economic terms and launched an avalanche of state - level efforts at reform.

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Rice has been arguing that she's a tough - on - crime progressive and insisting that her efforts to reform the legal system at the local level have not only been successful, but would translate into a statewide model if she is elected to the post AG Andrew Cuomo is vacating.

That reality persists despite Mayor Bill de Blasio's effort at decriminalization, and talk of reform at the highest levels of power.

At 2 p.m., key elected officials representing all levels of state government join reform advocates in calling on their colleagues to support efforts to end political corruption, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Imagine that all of our reform efforts prove successful, from initiatives to bolster the prenatal health of disadvantaged babies, to high - quality early - childhood experiences, to dramatic improvements in K - 12 education, to serious interventions and supports at the college level.

Today, fueled by evidence of declining student performance and growing remediation efforts at all levels, the wheels of reform are turning again.

The good news is that, in large part because of NCLB and the accountability measures that federal law has encouraged at all levels of school reform — not to mention the dogged efforts of Diane Ravitch and Sol Stern to keep Bloomberg and Klein on their toes — these arguments are smarter and more refined — and, yes, despite public relations — more transparent.

As Dr. Chard indicated, the efforts of individual groups like CAEP are not enough: we must approach education reform holistically and at a systemic level.

Discipline reform efforts are also underway at the state and school - district levels.

If education policymakers at the state and district levels are committed to building leadership development into reform efforts, they must build in sufficient resources to support high - impact programs.

Insight in action As part of community - engagement work that accompanied district reform efforts, teacher leaders worked on district mathematics committees, facilitated grade - level meetings, presented at school board meetings, led professional development sessions and took on many other leadership roles.

Insight in Action During one school system's reform efforts, 25 - 30 teacher leaders whose release time from the classroom ranged from no - time to 3 / 4 - time engaged in work at the school and district level.

Through the Meaningful Student and Family Engagement initiative, OKF increased district and school capacity to ensure the voices and priorities of over 500 youth and families of color were included in school improvement processes and reform efforts — including development of school plans, budgets, and policies at the district level and at three partner schools.

In this age of widespread democracy, accountability is taken to mean a variety of things, and is a major focus of recent education reform efforts being made at national and state levels.

The Center for Advanced Research and Technology (CART) is the most comprehensive, state - of - the - art education reform effort at the secondary level to date.

Cohn wants to continue the reform work with a greater focus on building relationships and community engagement around reform efforts at the district level.

Another example of the benefits of strong reform efforts at the state level: The District of Columbia.

This Coach will be responsible for the day - to - day management of the reform efforts at the site level.

«Only though a clearly defined and appropriate federal role, a willingness to explore a revised charge of the U.S. Department of Education, and placing primary responsibility for education in the hands of locally elected school boards who clearly have the greatest confidence of the public, will school reform efforts thrive at local levels.»

The nine finalist states from the second round of Race to the Top have another shot at winning money to support their K — 12 education reform efforts, albeit at much more modest funding levels.

They have also failed to call the administration on the carpet for the process it has used for granting waivers, even as more evidence has proven that it is just winging it, and continue to proclaim the waivers as a good idea even though it is essentially damaging the reform efforts they are pushing at the state level.

The failed recall effort and the unions» weakness (at least at the legislative level) in stopping education reform raise questions about the unions» real level of support.

«A strategic use of state - funded vouchers could be appropriate, but this diversion of public education dollars was a step too far and diminishes resources for meaningful reform efforts already underway at the local level.»

Given that it will take a bipartisan effort to advance reform at all levels of government, they can't simply stay silent while the president weakens the conditions for overhauling American public education.

This is because the federal government ultimately amplifies education policy decisions made at the state level, especially by those reform - minded governors and legislators (along with reformers) who also seek help from the federal level to beat back opposition to their efforts by entrenched traditionalist interests.

Data from the interviews were used to document the characteristics of various school - level factors at each school site, as well as the extent of the reform effort at that school.

These fights matter because states are the battlegrounds from which reform efforts, especially at the federal level, are ultimately won or lost.

With 149,817 more fourth - graders reading at Proficient and Advanced levels, systemic reform efforts focused on stemming achievement gaps have also helped children from the middle class and high - performing students as by those who have been given the worst American public education provides.

It calls for a move from enforcement to prevention, from «animal control» to «animal services,» in an effort to break the cycle of unwanted, surplus companion animals, to make more effective use of citizens» tax dollars, and to reform legislation at every level.

For several years, Berman fought efforts by the voter registration / community organizing group ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) to raise the minimum wage at the state and federal levels.

It also suggests strong support for our civil justice reform efforts at the state level, where a call to action has been issued by the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) to transform our state courts to ensure access for all.

Rather, the constellation of leadership, reforms, and multi-sector efforts at state, district, and school levels drove this progress, and shows that with focus, graduation rates can be increased for all students in every part of the country Read the full report here.