Sentences with phrase «major role in the education»

Even where the church played a major role in education, the purpose was increasingly described in terms of service of the national society.

Television and contemporary popular music now play a major role in the education of American young people.

I've learned a lot about the role advocacy and activism have in education reform and how organizing and political activity plays a major role in the education landscape.

Sue Park, head of Yu Ming Charter School Park has played a major role in the education of charter public school students throughout the state, working currently as head of Yu Ming Charter School in Oakland, and prior to that at Camino Nuevo Charter Academy in Los Angeles and Camino Nuevo in Burlingame.

Both Al and Jane play a major role in the educations of these aspiring trainers, assisting in molding them into positive, understanding, and prepared professionals.

Growing out of a commitment to ensuring high quality education, assessments now play a major role in education policy and classroom practice.

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The Cohens have been stepping up their role as active mega-donors in the New York area, focusing mainly on healthcare and education, with the arts as another major interest.

There, the Vatican played a major role in defeating the plans of the Clinton Administration and its allies to increase the coercive power of the state in family planning and sex education throughout the world.

Right now the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada is conducting a major study of the public character of theological education, with a special focus on how seminaries can educate leaders who take their public role seriously.

Traditions such as seasonal celebrations, festivals, and school performances play a major role in Waldorf education.

The Institution is taking particular interest in IT, communications, energy, manufacturing, education and research issues, and is seeking to play a major role in influencing government policy in these areas.

In the major debates of the past two or three years, the Orange Book tendency has whittled away at broadly centre - left policies on, for example, public spending, income - tax rates and the role of local government in educatioIn the major debates of the past two or three years, the Orange Book tendency has whittled away at broadly centre - left policies on, for example, public spending, income - tax rates and the role of local government in educatioin education.

Speaking in the House of Lords Lord Patten, who held a number of junior ministerial roles before joining John Major's cabinet as education secretary in 1992, claimed there was a role for «grown - up SpAds» but said there are too many and they often have too high opinion of themselves.

Former General Officer Commanding 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Major General Kamaldeen Role on Saturday commended late Brigadier General Solomon Giwa Amu, the former Aide De Camp (ADC) to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, for his impact in the education of children of soldiers in the barracks community.

President Obama on Dec. 10 signed into law major legislation that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

President Barack Obama on Dec. 10 signed into law major education legislation that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

In addition, they suggest that business education programs could play a major role in making ethics and CSR considerations a regular facet of corporate decision makinIn addition, they suggest that business education programs could play a major role in making ethics and CSR considerations a regular facet of corporate decision makinin making ethics and CSR considerations a regular facet of corporate decision making.

Willems Van Dijk says that Miller's skepticism is understandable, but the evidence that socioeconomic factors like education play a major role in health is solid and growing.

Lately, Balzani's major focus has been his long - standing interest on energy issues, chemical education, and on the role of science in society as he has always maintained that scientists have the great responsibility and duty to educate citizens and to assist decision makers in finding solutions to pressing societal problems.

Kathy Graham, founder and director, started the school in 1986, when the growing need for Montessori education became apparent in Jacksonville and the Beaches, and has played a major role in the expansion of Montessori in the public sector as a model school.

Kathy Graham, founder and director, started the school in 1986, when the growing need for Montessori education became apparent in Jacksonville and the Beaches, and has played a major role in the expansion of Montessori in the public sector as a model school.

90 % of education decision - makers believe that video will play a major role in the future of education, while 70 % of higher education institutions are already using webcasting systems to extend the impact of content 1.

Senior Lecturer Thomas Payzant, former superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, played a significant role in the development of a report released last week calling for major changes to the American education system.

Posted: December 21, 2006 PayzantSenior Lecturer Thomas Payzant, former superintendent of the Boston Public Schools, played a significant role in the development of a report released last week calling for major changes to the American education system.

The Harvard Graduate School of Education will establish the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary center at a major research university focusing on the role of gender in education, Dean Jerome T. Murphy announced today at a research summit on boysEducation will establish the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary center at a major research university focusing on the role of gender in education, Dean Jerome T. Murphy announced today at a research summit on boyseducation, Dean Jerome T. Murphy announced today at a research summit on boys and men.

Senator Lamar Alexander, the chairman of the committee responsible for education, will almost certainly play a leading role, as he did in the successful bipartisan effort to reauthorize the major K - 12 education law in 2015.

In these roles, Smith help define the Clinton administration's education agenda and was a leader in Clinton's major education initiatives including Goals 2000 - Educate America Act, the Improving American Schools Act, and the School - to - Work Opportunities AcIn these roles, Smith help define the Clinton administration's education agenda and was a leader in Clinton's major education initiatives including Goals 2000 - Educate America Act, the Improving American Schools Act, and the School - to - Work Opportunities Acin Clinton's major education initiatives including Goals 2000 - Educate America Act, the Improving American Schools Act, and the School - to - Work Opportunities Act.

Wilmington, Del. — The Council of Chief State School Officers last week agreed to seek a major role in the affairs of the national accrediting body for teacher education.

«The basic postulate of our strategy and theory in Brown,» said Robert Carter, the general counsel for the NAACP who played a major role in organizing the social - science testimony that was vital in the case, «was that the elimination of enforced segregated education would necessarily result in equal education.»

Education may not play a major role in the 2012 election, but that doesn't mean that Obama's education policies should be giveEducation may not play a major role in the 2012 election, but that doesn't mean that Obama's education policies should be giveeducation policies should be given a pass.

As at any level of K - 12 education, teachers» technology skills and interest also play a major role in how much computers are used in the high school classroom.

WASHINGTON — Although he is a first - term lawmaker from a thinly populated state, Sen. Conrad Burns of Montana has already established himself as a major player in the national debate over the role of telecommunications in education.

She worked as Principal Project Coordinator with Queensland Department of Education for many years leading a major initiative implementing conflict resolution in schools in South East Queensland, and through this role developed several whole - school programs and teaching resources to address bullying and promote social and emotional skills of students, staff and families.

Buery, who has played a major role in the implementation of the de Blasio administration's expansion of pre-kindergarten in the city, said the Cincinnati visit will also inform how the community schools plan «fits into the chancellor's broader vision for education.»

As they develop the ability to hypothesize, to organize information into useful and meaningful constructs, and to grasp long - term cause and effect relationships, students are ready and able to play a major role in their own learning and education.

That's in keeping with the mandate from Congress, which just over a year ago updated the major K - 12 law to expressly limit the federal role in education.

A major conclusion is that post-secondary education must play a role in raising the quality of public schools.

While buy - in may not be the major determinant in scoring, it's crucial in a practical sense, said Diane Donohue, the president of the Delaware State Education Association, which played a big role in that state's successful Race to the Top application.

«Parents who opted their children out of state exams in recent years became the focal point of major education debates in the country about the proper roles of testing, the federal government, and achievement gaps,» writes Education Week's Andreweducation debates in the country about the proper roles of testing, the federal government, and achievement gaps,» writes Education Week's AndrewEducation Week's Andrew Ujifusa.

When it comes to equity and justice in education, superintendents have a major role to play.

Representatives of each of the four major partners met with our group to discuss their role in Boston's education reform and to share insights from their work.

One of the major issues in the case is the role teachers play in student achievement, as the plaintiffs contend that the inferior ones block access to a quality education.

LA Mayor's Race: How the Candidates Stand on Your Issues Even though the mayor doesn't have any direct authority over the Los Angeles Unified School District, many voters said they want the next major to play a role in education.

Your School's PLCs Have a Major Impact, expands on existing research about the role that human and social capital, collaboration, and knowledge sharing all play in education.

Janet Clark, education policy adviser at ATL, comments on the Institution of Mechanical Engineers new report that calls for a major rethink about the role of schools and colleges in promoting engineering.

Now as U.S. Secretary of Education, Duncan has deployed monetary incentives on a broader scale, enticing states with the $ 4.3 billion Race to the Top program while announcing that incentives will play a major role in his plan to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The «support this» argument is that bills in the House and Senate are not ideal because they would keep a major federal role in education, but they would end many bad things in NCLB and conservatives should take what they can get politically.

Building on a fifty year career in the education policy realm that has included roles in the U.S. Bureau of the Budget, at Stanford University, and in two stints with the SBE, Kirst will play a major role the upcoming year in guiding implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), a new system of resource allocation designed to more equitably allocate money to California public school districts.

He played key roles in developing the nation's first three national education technology plans and in conducting research and evaluations of major educational technology programs and initiatives, including as primary author of the groundbreaking Pew Internet study of internet - savvy students, The Digital Disconnect.

Among the long list of accomplishments that includes participation in nearly every major education policy decision since the mid-1980s - O'Connell said he is most proud of his role in getting voters to approve a ballot measure that reduced the threshold for passing school bonds to 55 percent.