Sentences with phrase «of education initiatives»

The budget includes money for a property tax rebate for homeowners and a number of education initiatives.

In education, those ultimate beneficiaries are the students, and student perception data can help foundations better understand the impact of their education initiatives on the lives of students.

And philanthropic funders of education initiatives are increasingly touting the need for external evaluations of education programs.

Yet Trump's budget would increase funding by $ 1.4 billion in 2018 for failed so - called school choice policies such as vouchers — while slashing 15 cents of every $ 1 that goes toward successful Department of Education initiatives such as teacher training, federal work - study, and after - school and summer - school programs for low - income students.

Billed as majors, the choices are part of an education initiative from outgoing Gov. Jeb Bush.The new requirements start with next fall's 9th graders.

Before joining CBE, he served as director of the education initiative of The Business Roundtable and as assistant secretary for educational research and improvement in the U.S. Department of Education.

General Assembly leadership has focused on replicating a number of education initiatives from other states, most lacking any research - based evidence of delivering successful results to students.

Still, scores should not get worse — even after the first, perhaps tumultuous year of a transformation, said Reilly Pharo, vice president of education initiatives with the Colorado Children's Campaign.

Many of the education initiatives coming from Silicon Valley are also reckless experiments.

Friday's announcement is also the latest in a series of education initiatives by Fariña that reverse policies of former mayor Michael Bloomberg.

I get the philosophy of returning more responsibility to the states but won't this just create an inequity in the ability of individuals to plan for education when there may be a patchwork of education initiatives by state instead of one federal regulation when it comes to student loan and education issues?

In that time, he won praise for uniting education reformers, teachers, principals and business stakeholders behind an aggressive education reform agenda that included opening more than 100 new schools, expanding after - school and summer learning programs, closing down underperforming schools, increasing early childhood and college access, dramatically boosting the caliber of teachers, and building public - private partnerships around a variety of education initiatives.

He served as director of the education initiative of The Business Roundtable and as assistant secretary for educational research and improvement in the U.S. Department of Education.

In this video, Margie Weinstein, manager of education initiatives, describes 2012 Whitney Biennial artist Johanna Malinowska's public program, Fieldwork.

«This forum is Labor turning their back on David Gonski and his work,» he said, calling on the opposition to back the new review of education initiatives.

CREDO at Stanford University supports education organizations and policymakers in using research and program evaluation to assess the performance of education initiatives.

Whitney Tilson, investor and champion of education initiatives from KIPP to TFA, discusses genuine school reform and reflects on why he spends his free time committed to this fight.

Now, as project manager at Ready To Learn, a five - year, U.S. Department of Education initiative running through September 2015, Tutak works with partners such as PBS, local public television stations, and the National Summer Learning Association to use public media to combat the effects of poverty on children's math and literacy skills.

Gain a big - picture, data - driven view of your education initiatives and programs to determine what's working, what's not, and what to do next.

The primary focus of ESSA is the shift from federal oversight of education initiatives (think Common Core, Race to the Top, etc.) back to state - level programs.

We monitor the spectrum of education initiatives and report Illinois» progress in order to promote transparency, generate conversation, and create a foundation for meaningful change.

ENN will continue tracking the progress of education initiatives and working with lawmakers, education leadership, community groups and the public to advocate for additional funds to support all students throughout Nevada and provide them with an equitable education.

During his one term as state superintendent, Tony Bennett pushed for a controversial package of education initiatives that brought Indiana to the forefront of a national conversation about how to transform public schools.

The Clinton administration, in support of the same agenda, made Goals 2000 the centerpiece of its education initiatives.

The wave of unprecedented controversy that surrounded Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's Senate confirmation vote may be receding, but many citizens are emerging from the political fray with an increased understanding of education initiatives like school choice.

Bonnie Clearwater is director and chief curator at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, where she leads the development of exhibition programs and the expansion of education initiatives and public programming.

In the financial year of 2013 - 14, IRDA's Bima Bemisaal also undertook a plethora of education initiatives for consumers under itself.

The principal of Burley had already submitted the mountain of paperwork required to apply for E-Rate, a U.S. Department of Education initiative that offers schools big discounts on network infrastructure — data ports, broadband connections, and servers.

Three Western New York schools will receive aid as part of an education initiative that was proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Phalen's «great strength is his ability to bring a team of people around him,» said Patrick Herrel, Mind Trust's vice president of education initiatives.

SMI is a member of American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which advances conservative ideas at the state level, and many of the education initiatives that SMI promotes closely track with ALEC proposals, such as parent trigger legislation, which empowers parents to transform a school into a charter if it is performing poorly.

Linkage of a number of education initiatives that didn't make it into the budget is already under discussion, including EITC, continuation of mayoral control in NYC and raising the charter school cap.

Thus the path was set for the administration to embark on a series of education initiatives that each encompassed the same four core reform principles — one being teacher evaluation.

Legislatures in Maryland, Nebraska, and Wisconsin concluded their 1984 sessions this month, approving a variety of education initiatives.

Statement from Leslie Kantor, National Director of Education Initiatives, Planned Parenthood Federation of America:

In this video, Margie Weinstein, manager of education initiatives, describes 2012 Whitney Biennial artist Nicole Eisenman's public program: a figure drawing workshop with live models.

Cuomo may become a vociferous and vocal opponent of the Trump administration on health care, start dealing more with unions, walk back some of his education initiatives, and maybe even start backing marijuana legislation.

«We also recognize that this is the first step in the process and that there are a number of education initiatives up for debate.

Some of his education initiatives — merit pay for the best teachers and school choice — have been positive.

In the summer of 2013, Leonard served as designer - in - residence for the ESI School Design Fellowship, a New York City Department of Education initiative to rethink high schools for at - risk black and Latino males, which launched three new public high schools in the Fall of 2014.

The February 27 event brought together members of The Network (Oregon's Continuous Improvement Network), an Oregon Department of Education initiative that deploys coaches to support leaders of Title I schools in need of improvement.

Who: David Harris, Founder & CEO, The Mind Trust; Brandon Brown, Vice President of Education Initiatives, The Mind Trust

This page describes both Maine Department of Education initiatives and international world language initiatives, the majority of which involve collaboration with the Maine DOE.

U.S. Department of Education initiatives - including Race to the Top and the No Child Left Behind Act - have helped drive the work of ELPA21 to guide states toward more meaningful assessment of English language proficiency.

While meeting the social, emotional, and academic needs of students is challenging enough, districts also must respond to and comply with federal and state Department of Education initiatives and requests for information, which can shift as unpredictably as the legislative winds.

But as part of the education initiative, Effective Coverage is working to smash those misconceptions and make sure that people are making informed choices about their coverage.