Sentences with phrase «national education reform groups»

They dismissed the parent - trigger law as a way for national education reform groups to exert their influence at a local level.

The Alliance for School Choice, a national education reform group, set up PACs in several states to elect state lawmakers.

Julio Fuentes, president and CEO of the Hispanic Council for Reform and Educational Options, a national education reform group, said the FEA challenged the tax - credit scholarship program but not other Florida voucher programs because the scholarships help predominantly low - income students.

In 2009, a report entitled «The Widget Effect» was released by a national education reform group, The New Teacher Project.

Partnership for Educational Justice (PEJ), a national education reform group that aims to challenge teacher job protections across the country, funded the New Jersey lawsuit.

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The event is sponsored by Education Reform Now, a group that has ties to Taveras: the New York - based 501 (c) 3 nonprofit is helping support the national Mayors for Educational Excellence Tour, which is meant to highlight new educational efforts in four specific U.S. cities.

Washington — Charging that an emphasis on multiple - choice tests could «undermine many of the educational reforms which the governors and President Bush wish to achieve,» a coalition of three dozen education and civil - rights groups last week urged those leaders to use alternative forms of assessment to measure progress toward national goals.

Also launched in 1987 was the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), a group of state education departments, universities, and national education groups that seeks to reform teacher preparation, licensure, and professional development.

The main goal of the group is to support the new national education policy in Pakistan by helping increase the capacity of the federal and provincial governments to implement reforms.

At this month's annual meeting of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, at least one speaker gave the group kudos for starting to move special education into the school - refoEducation, at least one speaker gave the group kudos for starting to move special education into the school - refoeducation into the school - reform arena.

The leaders of more than 30 national subject - matter groups agree to form a coalition to help put curriculum issues at the forefront of education reform.

At issue is $ 102,000 earned by Mrs. Clinton in 1991 as a consultant for the National Center on Education and the Economy, a not - for - profit education - reform and policymaking group based in RochesEducation and the Economy, a not - for - profit education - reform and policymaking group based in Rocheseducation - reform and policymaking group based in Rochester, N.Y.

However, following an ethics complaint it was later revealed that the money appeared to actually come from StudentsFirst, a national corporate education reform group that was headed, at the time, by Michelle Rhee.

She was named to the 2013 cohort of Pahara - Aspen Fellows, a highly selective group of two dozen national education entrepreneurs and reform leaders, the first dean of a school of education to be included.

INNOVATIVE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR SYSTEMATIC EDUCATION REFORM — 2010 by National School Family and Community Engagement Working Group.

Building on those findings, this month, the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (Richmond's group), and 50Can, an education reform advocacy group, jointly released a report with recommendations for states to hold virtual charters more accountable for student performance.

... The local and national groups that signed the letter are Democrats for Education Reform, Education Reform Now, Educators 4 Excellence — New York, Families for Excellent Schools, National Council on Teacher Quality, NYCAN, StudentsFirst NY, Students for Education Reform — New York, Teach Plus, TNTP, and Turnaround for Cnational groups that signed the letter are Democrats for Education Reform, Education Reform Now, Educators 4 Excellence — New York, Families for Excellent Schools, National Council on Teacher Quality, NYCAN, StudentsFirst NY, Students for Education Reform — New York, Teach Plus, TNTP, and Turnaround for CNational Council on Teacher Quality, NYCAN, StudentsFirst NY, Students for Education Reform — New York, Teach Plus, TNTP, and Turnaround for Children.

An education reform group (along with four public schoolteachers) has sued the state's two teachers unions, affiliated with the National Education Association and American Federation of Teacheeducation reform group (along with four public schoolteachers) has sued the state's two teachers unions, affiliated with the National Education Association and American Federation of TeacheEducation Association and American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

The study, released by a group that advocates for environmentally - sound buildings, is meant to draw attention to the condition of buildings that on weekdays house some 56 million students and teachers — more than one - sixth of the U.S. population — but that nevertheless attract little attention in the national debate over education policy and reform.

Pro-charter advocacy group Center for Education Reform has accused national unions of recruiting charter educators into protesting.

United Opt Out National, a group devoted to eliminating high - stakes testing in public education, and Save Our Schools, a grassroots movement that opposes federal education reforms like NCLB and Race to the Top, have planned a series of events called Occupy the DOE (Department of Ededucation, and Save Our Schools, a grassroots movement that opposes federal education reforms like NCLB and Race to the Top, have planned a series of events called Occupy the DOE (Department of Ededucation reforms like NCLB and Race to the Top, have planned a series of events called Occupy the DOE (Department of EducationEducation).

Likewise, Democrats for Education Reform, a national group of education advocates that support a range of education options including charter schools and who have often opposed teachers» unions, has expressed concerns aboEducation Reform, a national group of education advocates that support a range of education options including charter schools and who have often opposed teachers» unions, has expressed concerns aboeducation advocates that support a range of education options including charter schools and who have often opposed teachers» unions, has expressed concerns aboeducation options including charter schools and who have often opposed teachers» unions, has expressed concerns about DeVos.

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Leaders of a national education reform movement, including Joel I. Klein and Michelle Rhee, the former schools chancellors in New York and Washington have formed a statewide political group in New York with an eye toward being a counterweight to the powerful teachers» union in the 2013 mayoral election.

She served on the Kentucky Board of Education for 8 years and participated in several national study groups related to school reform and college / career readiness.

In 2008, frustrated by years of education stagnation, the National Governors Association, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and Achieve, a nonpartisan, nonprofit education reform group began the process of developing the math and language arts standards that eventually became the Common Core State Standards.

In comments on Twitter, Tenicka Boyd, national director of an education reform group called the Leaders of Color Initiative, called Ford a «true champion and education reform pioneer.»

Truth in American Education (TAE) is a national, non-partisan group of concerned parents and citizens who question the Race to the Top (RTTT) and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and much more concerning school reform.

«They're going to go down as the worst laws we've looked at,» said Sen. Bert Johnson, a Democrat who has accepted campaign money from both the teacher's union and Democrats for Education Reform, a national Democratic group that support candidates with education platforms that often differ from those of the unions, according to campaign finance records filed with tEducation Reform, a national Democratic group that support candidates with education platforms that often differ from those of the unions, according to campaign finance records filed with teducation platforms that often differ from those of the unions, according to campaign finance records filed with the state.

The event, a veritable who's who of corporate education reformers, included the Chief Operating Officer of Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst, a couple of national board members of Teach For America, members of KIPP's national board of directors, a board member of New Leaders Inc. (a program to «train» school administrators in the ways of education reformers) and one of the founders of the national group, Democrats for Educatioeducation reformers, included the Chief Operating Officer of Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst, a couple of national board members of Teach For America, members of KIPP's national board of directors, a board member of New Leaders Inc. (a program to «train» school administrators in the ways of education reformers) and one of the founders of the national group, Democrats for Educatioeducation reformers) and one of the founders of the national group, Democrats for EducationEducation Reform.

This document was developed by the National Forum on Assessment to help guide assessment reform and has been signed by over 80 education and civil rights groups (see Appendix F).

Sackler was also the funding force behind the corporate education reform advocacy groups ConnCAN, ConnAD, and the national education reform advocacy group 50 - CAN.

The Center for Education Reform, a pro-charter advocacy group, traced charter - school closures since 1992 in what it called the «first - ever national analysis» of its kind.

Change Course CT, a PAC associated with Democrats for Education Reform, a national group Gov. Dannel P. Malloy addressed during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week, has polled voters on two primaries in Bridgeport and one in Newnational group Gov. Dannel P. Malloy addressed during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week, has polled voters on two primaries in Bridgeport and one in NewNational Convention in Philadelphia last week, has polled voters on two primaries in Bridgeport and one in New London.

A national, pro-charter school, anti-teacher, corporate - funded group called Democrats for Education Reform has formed a new political action committee in Connecticut called Change Course CT..

The American Federation of Teachers union is unveiling a seven - figure advertisement campaign ahead of Dec. 9, a day that the group has billed as a «national day of action» against the education reform movement and push alternative solutions.

National black and Hispanic education reform advocacy groups, as well as Florida - based coalitions of minority clergy, have argued that the scholarships provide opportunities for high - quality education to predominantly minority children who wouldn't get it otherwise.

Shavar Jeffries, the president of Democrats for Education Reform, a national group with strong ties to New York and New Jersey, said earlier this month that his group would not support DeVos.

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