Sentences with phrase «major federal education reform»

In 2001, No Child Left Behind, the last major federal education reform, mandated yearly testing in the basics of reading and math for children in third through eighth grades.

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Under the umbrella of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) the group coordinated a major effort in 2010 to urge the New York State legislature to lift a charter school cap that had been a stumbling block in the state's first bid to win a federal Race to the Top (RttT) grant.

Had everything gone according to Hoyle, this massive infusion of federal funds would have protected state and district education budgets from major cuts while advancing invaluable reforms by supporting new, innovative, and promising programs.

Key members of the House education committee are drafting legislation that would fold 11 federal education programs, including major initiatives such as Goals 2000, into a $ 1.4 billion block grant designed to spur reforms.

As a result of a 6 - year curriculum reform and dissemination grants from the Federal Department of Education and 4 - year grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, he and his colleagues have designed an institution - wide Music - in - Education Concentration for students of all majors and created a Research Center at New England Conservatory.

LILA is a great opportunity to learn about major education reforms from national leaders, network with fellow educators, and share your expertise with federal lawmakers on Capitol Hill so that what gets decided in Washington helps, not hinders, educators.

The push, heavily motivated by federal funding initiatives such as the $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top program, and major education reform philanthropies, seeks to accelerate the rate of improvements in education and the number of United States students succeeding in school, career and life.