Sentences with word «noneducator»

What makes Houston so special that its former superintendent would rise to become the U.S. secretary of education, a political plum normally reserved for noneducators such as former governors Lamar Alexander and Richard Riley?

Craft trades and ministries point toward a middle way that, though less prestigious than medicine, could actually enhance the profession by better reflecting the work teachers do instead of arrogating to itself a status that strikes many noneducators as presumptuous and self - serving.

What advice do you have for parents and noneducators looking at the latest test results from their children or from within their communities?

Those of us without the time or inclination to relive high school can choose from a small range of books published over the past several years by noneducators (usually journalists) who, provoked by events at Columbine, piqued by their own children's high - school experience, or simply in need of a job, took a semester or a year off to revisit the scene of so much youthful Sturm und Drang.

(The George W. Bush Institute just announced its intention to train 50,000 new principals in the next decade and to recruit noneducators for this sensitive post.)

A steady concentration of state and federal authority has strengthened top - down decision - making, particularly in big cities where mayors and noneducators run schools.

As the first noneducator to take the helm of a large urban district, Vallas inspired a trend in urban school reform across the nation.

John Deasy, for instance, noted that when it comes to redefining what is permissible, «my most formative experiences have developed almost entirely in relationships and mentorships with noneducators.»

Patterson, who calls the shift in school culture a «total systems change,» uses scripts and flash cards in the Voyager Passport reading curriculum, purchased with a grant from the Oklahoma State Department of Education, to guide her building's noneducators through the lessons.

Such a council would focus national attention on children and highlight the need for educators and noneducators alike to come together in support of the whole child.

Usually it is just destruction and upheaval by poorly informed noneducators, leading to demoralization of teachers and principals.

The webinar series targets a nationwide audience of educators and noneducators who have an interest and a role in supporting student learning through family, school, and community engagement.

As such, effort has been invested to ensure that the language in the rubrics and the recommended process is easy for noneducators to understand and implement.

We are pleased to see the summary state that school leaders ought to have: «Sufficient flexibility and autonomy over such factors as school schedules and calendars, school staffing models, roles and responsibilities for educators and noneducators, and school - level budgets.»

Chicago's Paul Vallas, who recently resigned only to be succeeded by Arne Duncan, another noneducator, also fit this model.

If enough educators — and noneducators — realize that there are serious flaws in the way we evaluate our schools, and that those flaws erode educational quality, there's a chance we can stop this absurdity.

If enough educators — and noneducators — realize there are serious flaws in how we evaluate our schools, maybe we can stop this absurdity.

If the public got together to support public education, it might be harder for noneducators to swoop in and take charge and impose half - baked schemes.