Sentences with phrase «many education reform movements»

In his first five years in office, Cuomo aligned himself with the centrist, bipartisan education reform movement.

Cuomo has had an at - times truculent relationship with teachers unions, especially when it comes to support for charter schools and other concerns of the education reform movement, such as stronger teacher evaluations.

Anti-reformers have trotted out the hoariest bugbear in New York politics — the evil of Wall Street — and constructed a hilarious lie: that the education reform movement is actually camouflage for a hostile takeover of the city's public schools.

Moderated by NYCAN Executive Director Derrell Bradford, the panel featured leaders in the education reform movement as well as public school parents from across the state.

Marcellino's introduction of these bills could give those in the education reform movement some pause: Flanagan, as education committee chairman, was seen as generally supportive of Common Core - based standards.

Loeb is a prominent backer of charter schools and the education reform movement, which the governor has embraced, much to the chagrin of public teachers unions and their allies in public education advocacy organizations.

Johnson is married to Michelle Rhee, a leader of the national education reform movement.

The Facebook post was eventually sent to members of Families for Excellent Schools» board by several people involved in the education reform movement.

Indeed, Cuomo has regularly been criticized from the left for embracing the charter school and education reform movement, with its big - money donors often connected to Wall Street.

While the governor's positions are frequently embraced by Republicans and what has become known as the education reform movement, it is difficult to say whether they would hurt Mr. Cuomo, who is widely seen as having presidential aspirations, among Democrats nationally.

Though Cuomo and de Blasio are both Democrats, they have differing philosophies on education, with Cuomo supporting the so - called education reform movement and supporting the expansion of charter schools.

Cuomo has insisted that he will only increase education spending by a few million dollars if the Legislature does not agree to his reform package, which is lauded by those in the so - called education reform movement.

This seems like a very thin reed on which to rest the entire education reform movement.

That it's long; — RRB - In all seriousness that movie really captured the education reform movement in New Jersey right as it was about to crest.

What it did most importantly though was show our education reform movement here for what it was: bipartisan and passionate.

The singular contribution of the education reform movement has been a moral one, making it unacceptable for schools and teachers to admit to holding any child — particularly low - income, black, and brown children — to lower standards.

If shares in the education reform movement could be purchased in the stock market, neutral analysts would grade them «underperform» and probably «sell.»

And it is clear that the Bush Institute will be a major player in the education reform movement in the future.

Obviously, the education reform movement was too white for too long.

Truth be told, few in today's K — 12 education reform movement look to the PTA to fight for dramatic change or engage in direct conflict with the public education establishment.

It is one of the least - mentioned tragedies of King's assassination — that he could not live to join the education reform movement and help stamp out the fires of mediocrity that have burned almost out of control these last 50 years.

As everyone knows, Kevin Carey has a long essay in The New Republic about Diane Ravitch's apostasy of the education reform movement, much of it fair and on point.

«Each of these audiences will be critical in building a broader - based education reform movement that goes beyond the wonks, advocacy groups, and charter folks.»

In this EdCast, Hess, resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the forthcoming Cage - Busting Leadership, reflects on his personal story of learning and his role in the education reform movement.

A prime accomplishment of the education reform movement, the system — or versions of it — has been adopted in most states.

Over three years ago, WIDE World began discussions with organizations in Shanghai regarding China's education reform movement, Zarowin said.

Instead, like the civil rights movement itself, the education reform movement is in dire need of creative thinking, committed education leaders, and informed, involved parents — all united in our belief in the worth and value of every young life and each child's potential to learn and do great things.

Journalist Katherine Boo (in a 1992 Washington Monthly piece) described the education reform movement of the 70s and 80s as something that «didn't normally involve parents, let alone community members.»

The education reform movement needs to lift up leaders like these.

Accepting this position with the National Board gives me the opportunity to lead one of the most important education reform movements in this country.

As a progressive, I can truly say I've grown up in the education reform movement.

The foundations and donors supporting the education reform movement do have one enormous advantage over their philanthropic counterparts in the arts, health, the environment, human services, and any number of other fields, namely, the presence of measures of student achievement that allow real comparisons of school performance.

This certainly has been true for many education reform movements in U.S. education.

In Commentary, Sohrab Ahmari makes the case that Teach for America, once a leading light of the education reform movement, has now «transformed itself into an arm of the progressive movement» and «functions as a platform for radical identity politics.»

A Nation at Risk helped to launch the modern education reform movement.

«Unfortunately, this is a lesson that needs to be relearned by some of my allies in the education reform movement who champion these independently run public schools.»

But if the education reform movement (in reality or perception) continues to be driven by privileged, white overachievers who are not attuned to or understanding of the broader context in which we do our work, we won't achieve our goals.

, spoke at HGSE's Askwith Forum about the global education reform movement.

With Republicans waiting to pounce on anything that looked like further expansion of the federal government, Clinton used the second education summit, in 1996, to make clear that the education reform movement wasn't about enforcing federal standards on the states.

WASHINGTON — The standards - based education reform movement calls school change «the civil rights issue of our time.»

The reality is that more was accomplished in the first nine years of the education reform movement than in the past 16.

Like many «education entrepreneurs,» Moe remains a player in the education reform movement, pushing policies that have the potential to benefit his clients.

«The education reform movement has been focusing on the wrong drivers.

Charter schools are an active component of the contemporary education reform movement's pursuit of accountability and flexibility in public education.

The truth of the matter is that it's not just the education reform movement and its critics who are predominantly white & appear otherwise privileged.

On June 4, 1991, Minnesota Gov. Arne Carlson signed into law a bill that set in motion one of the most significant — and controversial — education reform movements in modern history.

The findings are important because of what they may contribute to the debate over changing how teacher evaluation is conducted, which has emerged as a hot - button political issue favored by the so - called education reform movement.

By focusing their efforts primarily on improving schools for black and Latino students living in urban communities, has the education reform movement missed another group facing economic challenges and in need of better educational opportunity?

And if the president wants to disentangle the education reform movement from today's vitriolic debates over the federal role, he would be smart to sign it.

I think it does a decent job of capturing, at least at a very general level, what John will be most known for in the decades ahead as people reflect on the history of the education reform movement and its prime movers.