Sentences with phrase «more about the education reform»

Bradford says these are the families that may have the most to gain from additional education options and may be the ones most eager to learn more about the education reform movement.

For the launch Wednesday, College Board representatives including college - aged students will circle the seats on the Mall, asking passersby to sign petitions urging the presidential candidates to say more about education reform.

Not exact matches

Moe, who has been writing about education reform for more than two decades, argued last year that «The teachers unions are the raw power behind the politics of blocking [education accountability reform].

Announcing his presidential campaign in 2007, Obama spoke about «building that more perfect union'through reforming healthcare and education, combating poverty and caring for the environment.

In the week when Labour's Liam Byrne launched his «Welfare Reform», barely distinguishable from the Tories; when Twigg set about education in a similar vein, and when Diane Abbott's loose but innocuous tweet was met by Labour with cringing apologies instead of forthright anti-racist defence, Leanne could have made more of the opportunity to put Plaid firmly at the forefront of the growing numbers that want to see politicians stand up to all this Tory tosh, lead the fight for jobs and against the cuts.

«We're overly concerned about things like funding for education, highways roads and bridges,» said Flanagan who says it's more «prudent» to address ethics reforms after the budget is finished.

The recent Department of Education announcement about assigning teachers from the ATR pool to schools on a more permanent basis has awakened the usual opposition from the «school reform» crowd.

Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

People get dogmatic about approaches to raising children, veganism, Paleo diets, vaccinations, organic vs. non-organic, political parties, education reform, and so much more.

At a recent education forum in Los Angeles, an M.B.A. defended the private sector's role in school reform, saying that «business people know more about productivity, and are better at attracting talent.»

Reform is about creating a more efficient, more effective education system that meets the needs of children.

I've seen a lot in my years in the education - reform movement and the charter school sector, and I don't think I've ever been more excited about the work than I am here in Newark.

When I became involved in education reform more than two decades ago, the movement was about empowering parents to make choices for their own children rather than having choices made for them by well - meaning but distant bureaucrats and professionals.

Hey Education Sector, how about a little less skepticism, and a little more love, for one of the gutsiest projects in education reformEducation Sector, how about a little less skepticism, and a little more love, for one of the gutsiest projects in education reformeducation reform history?

It's great that more Americans are going to learn about promising education reform strategies, and the various ways that the teachers unions and the rest of the education blob tries to strangle them in their crib.

To read more about the reforms occurring in New Orleans post-Katrina, read «New Schools in New Orleans,» from the Spring 2011 issue of Education Next.

Although more work remains if we are to fully understand this complex education reform «movement,» a growing body of data and research is being compiled about its strengths, weaknesses, and impact.

I spoke to Mary Jean Gallagher, (Chief Student Achievement Officer of Ontario and Assistant Deputy Minister of the Student Achievement Division of the Ontario Ministry of Education) to find out more about the reform strategies employed to cause this amazing turnaround.

«The whole controversy about the Common Core and the assessments risks becoming an enormous distraction from the much more difficult work, the central education reform work of devising effective strategies for educating children to higher levels,» says Reville.

Click here to learn more about New Mexico's education reform story, or, to learn more about teacher evaluation reform, read «The Teacher Evaluation Revamp, in Hindsight,» by Chad Aldeman from our Spring 2017 issue.

As for the suggestion about offering more opportunities for discussion and debate about different visions of education reform, I should first point out that we hosted close to 90 speakers just this year.

While her primary focus — and the focus of many media reports about her — has been on vouchers, tax credits, and education savings accounts, organizations she has led or helped found have also advanced other reform initiatives, such as accountability for student learning and more - rigorous academic standards.

Other than former Florida governor Jeb Bush, who heads the Foundation for Excellence in Education and seems even more committed to reform than his brother was, and Lamar Alexander, another former governor who «gets» this issue and cares deeply about it, party leaders seem uncertain as to what needs to be done or how to go about it.

These two groups also are more likely to pronounce a clear view about the quality of schools and the value of different education reforms.

It urges more discussion with higher - education officials about how such reforms affect the admissions process, as well as how changes in admission policies can drive reforms at...

Now more than ever, conversations about race, privilege, and inequity are happening on a national stage and within education reform organizations.

As an American abroad and working in the field of political - education reform in Central and Eastern Europe, I have been following the conversations about U.S. civics education — or, more precisely, education for democracy — with great interest over the past year.

The project aims to influence the national conversation about education reform by making the educational standards set by states more visible — explicitly connecting standards with student work that is characterized by depth, complexity, and imagination.

She's truly inspiring,» Nelson says of Mhiripiri - Reed, the former principal of Champlin Park High School in Champlin, Minn. «We look forward to staying in close touch with her to learn more about the program and its role in education reform,» one of the foundation's priorities.

The book... is about more than Catholic education or education reform — it is important for anyone interested in the health of our cities.»

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Here's the latest in a series of occasional case studies I've been doing the past few years, this one about an education - focused PAC called Democrats For Education Reform that was an early backer of Barack Obama and had lots of early success, but has struggled in recent years as its oponents (the teachers unions, mostly) have shifted tactics and politics have gotten more peducation - focused PAC called Democrats For Education Reform that was an early backer of Barack Obama and had lots of early success, but has struggled in recent years as its oponents (the teachers unions, mostly) have shifted tactics and politics have gotten more pEducation Reform that was an early backer of Barack Obama and had lots of early success, but has struggled in recent years as its oponents (the teachers unions, mostly) have shifted tactics and politics have gotten more polarized.

For more than four years now, we at the Fordham Institute have been arguing for a federal education policy of «Reform Realism» — one that is reform - oriented but also realistic about what Washington can effectively acReform Realism» — one that is reform - oriented but also realistic about what Washington can effectively acreform - oriented but also realistic about what Washington can effectively achieve.

Third, today's focus on results - based education, combined with plenty more data on school performance in an era of educational accountability, means that reform - minded education leaders are getting bolder about closing bad schools — and sometimes (but not always) opening new ones in the same building.

As of the spring of 2001, the Center for Education Reform estimated that 1,750 charter schools were educating about 520,000 students in 36 states and the District of Columbia, more than seven times the number of students in all the public and private voucher programs combined.

Although more than 50 percent of teachers reported substantive changes in their writing instruction since the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), about one - third of them reported little change because their instruction was already in line with the new assessments.

Learn more about improving education by engaging stakeholders in Commitment and Common Sense: Leading Education Reform in Massaeducation by engaging stakeholders in Commitment and Common Sense: Leading Education Reform in MassaEducation Reform in Massachusetts.

Now that districts have more flexibility in how they use their resources under the Local Control Funding Formula, «we wanted to seize the moment» to steer the conversation about how to reform education toward community schools, Niebuhr said.

«A bipartisan bill will not have everything that everyone wants, but it must build on our common interests: high standards; flexibility for states, school districts and schools; and a more focused federal role that promotes equity, accountability and reform,» U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a statement about Harkin's bill Tuesday.

Robert Halfon, some would conclude, needs to spend more time sitting down and talking to school leaders about the Tory party's mismismanagement of careers education reform under Michael Gove.

During the next two weeks, while Congress is on spring break, PAA members will reach out to their Senators and Congressmen in their home offices to share our views, talk about the reforms needed to improve our children's schools, and open up a positive dialogue between lawmakers and parents, who have the most at stake in stronger, more effective federal education policies.

POLITICS Chalkbeat: Walton memo recommends charter advocates do more to persuade Democrats Daily Signal: Latest NAEP Scores Show DeVos Was Right About Public Schools Sacramento Bee: Charter school backers spend millions to support Villaraigosa for governor Chalkbeat: Candidates backed by powerful coalition sweep Newark's historic school board election LA Times: The power game behind the search for a new L.A. schools leader Chalkbeat: CO Democrats overwhelmingly reject Democrats for Education Reform at state assembly

The mix of more testing, more opportunities for corporate influence of education and fear of failing kids has liberals worried about the reform.

That immediately got us thinking, how can we better serve these families who have served us so well, which of course, led us to thinking about surveying them, hearing more about their experiences, and ultimately, getting their insights and perspectives on this broader question of how we can reform education and provide some educational choice options for them.

Researchers and district officials discussed the first evaluations of the California Office to Reform Education, Read more about Early Results in California's CORE Districts -LSB-...]

If one cares about the future, reform of our education system is urgently needed because there are more poor children and English learners in the schools than ever before.Teacher Mary Jacobsen works hard and longs for improvement and less rancor: she is brave to write here.

Richard Berman, executive director of the Center for Union Facts, says yesterday's «Day of Action» is no more than the latest attempt by the powerful teachers union to pull the wool over the public's eyes: «Randi Weingarten doesn't care about reforming schools in the name of quality education; she cares about exploding government budgets in the name of filling her union's bank account.»

On the eve of a potentially catastrophic Board of Education vote to turnaround ten more Chicago schools, the school reform research group Designs for Change has released a report showing that school turnarounds are not worth the extra expense, and that the unheralded reforms brought about under the authority of parent - led, democratically - elected local school councils have been far more effective.

In their new report, New Colleges of Education — A Path for Going from Concept to Reality, Education Reform Now (ERN) proposes that a new type of teacher education accreditor, not dependent on schools of education and their personnel but instead on the employers of graduates from schools of education and teacher preparation programs, should Read more about Teacher Education Reform Now Education — A Path for Going from Concept to Reality, Education Reform Now (ERN) proposes that a new type of teacher education accreditor, not dependent on schools of education and their personnel but instead on the employers of graduates from schools of education and teacher preparation programs, should Read more about Teacher Education Reform Now Education Reform Now (ERN) proposes that a new type of teacher education accreditor, not dependent on schools of education and their personnel but instead on the employers of graduates from schools of education and teacher preparation programs, should Read more about Teacher Education Reform Now education accreditor, not dependent on schools of education and their personnel but instead on the employers of graduates from schools of education and teacher preparation programs, should Read more about Teacher Education Reform Now education and their personnel but instead on the employers of graduates from schools of education and teacher preparation programs, should Read more about Teacher Education Reform Now education and teacher preparation programs, should Read more about Teacher Education Reform Now Education Reform Now -LSB-...]

For more than two years many Connecticut teachers, public school advocates, parents of public school students and others have been warning about the dangers that will result from Governor Malloy's corporate education reform industry initiative.