Sentences with phrase «of education reform legislation»

The network was created at part of the education reform legislation passed by the state legislature earlier this year to turn around schools, such as the Milner Core Knowledge Academy at 104 Vine Street, considered one of the 25 lowest - performing schools in Connecticut.

The committee is in the process of developing legislation to address accountability and teacher quality issues, and expects the full package of education reform legislation to be considered this year.

School districts are statutorily and constitutionally limited in their ability to generate revenues from local resources, but are dependent upon the state, which has consistently failed to provide sufficient funds to meet the qualitative mandate of the Education Clause and the requirements of education reform legislation and the Consolidated State Plan.

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The legislation would also reform higher education benefits ($ 65 billion) and repeal or reform a number of smaller tax breaks.

He championed legislation that made a difference for tens of thousands of families such as the STAR program and education and real property tax reform.

«However, despite the fact that 99 percent of this federal funding would go to traditional public schools, union leadership has tried to kill this education reform legislation because it increases the cap on public charter schools, which don't necessarily have to be unionized.»

Still, even as a number of other measures melted away from the budget talks, Cuomo stuck with including education reforms, as well as ethics legislation, in the final budget agreement.

The measure, known as the Education, Labor and Family Assistance budget bill, included a suite of ethics reform legislation that address client disclosure for state lawmakers who are attorneys as well as per diem and campaign finance reform.

* Both Senators have proposed legislation on a range of issues: Clinton addresses health, banking, foreign policy, energy, and education, among others; Obama addresses nuclear non-proliferation, energy, foreign policy, ethics reform, and education, among others.

He supports a permanent state tax cap, delivered an $ 18 million increase in state education aid for 9th District schools in the recently approved state budget, and has also introduced legislation aimed at education reform and ending the reign of Common Core.

«National Democrats have abandoned Mike Derrick because he opposes bipartisan education reforms, admits failing to read vital military legislation and has reportedly — and repeatedly — violated military ethics rules,» Alcivar said, referring to a report last week by the Washington Free Beacon that Derrick reportedly violated Pentagon rules by including pictures of himself in uniform in campaign materials without a mandatory disclaimer.

WASHINGTON — The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee last week approved the Clinton Administration's education - reform legislation by a 14 - to - 3 vote, with four Republicans joining all of the panel's Democrats in supporting the bill.

In 2010, leaders on Beacon Hill crafted the Achievement Gap Act of 2010, the most ambitious school reform legislation since the historic Massachusetts Education Reform Act ofreform legislation since the historic Massachusetts Education Reform Act ofReform Act of 1993.

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Reville played a primary role in the drafting and passage of the Achievement Gap Act of 2010 — the most sweeping education legislation since the landmark Education Reform Act of 1993 - which included the nation's first «smart cap» lift on charter schools and created the pathway for more than 44 Innovation Schools that are now up and running across teducation legislation since the landmark Education Reform Act of 1993 - which included the nation's first «smart cap» lift on charter schools and created the pathway for more than 44 Innovation Schools that are now up and running across tEducation Reform Act of 1993 - which included the nation's first «smart cap» lift on charter schools and created the pathway for more than 44 Innovation Schools that are now up and running across the state.

During her appointment, she set a high bar, and had a powerful track record: 95 percent of Richmond's lowest performing schools achieved full accreditation under Virginia's Standards of Learning reform legislation, and the district improved from 18 percent to 91.7 percent of all schools meeting this standard as measured by the State Department of Education.

We also agree that much of the progress is due to the well - crafted authorizing legislation, the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA), which established the institute and is currently awaiting reauthorization.

Key members of the House education committee are drafting legislation that would fold 11 federal education programs, including major initiatives such as Goals 2000, into a $ 1.4 billion block grant designed to spur reforms.

For example, the Boston Foundation played a significant role in shaping Massachusetts» recent education reform legislation, which will double the number of charter schools and equip superintendents with a broad new authority to intervene decisively in underperforming schools.

For example, the Boston Foundation played a significant role in shaping Massachusetts» recent education reform legislation, which will double the number of charter schools and equip superintendents...

In 2011, Michigan's State Board of Education, Governor and Legislature, supported and passed teacher quality improvement and tenure reform legislation, significantly altering, and enhancing the rigor and requirements for teachers and...

MassInsight, the out - of - state consulting company, «won» the one year contract after its CEO came to Connecticut to speak in favor of Malloy's education reform legislation.

«Chairman Kline and his committee colleagues on both sides of the aisle are currently working to develop legislation that addresses accountability and teacher quality issues, which will round out the full package of House education reforms,» Allen said.

Putting so much money up for grabs in round two «sets up the best possible dynamics for states,» said Charles Barone, the director of federal legislation for the New York City - based political action committee Democrats for Education Reform.

His education «reform initiative» is the most anti-teacher, anti-union, anti-local control legislation of any Democratic governor in the nation.

The legislation was introduced in California by then - State Senator Gloria Romero, who now heads the California branch of the pro-privatization organization, Democrats for Education Reform.

But even Joseph Cirasuolo lobbying effort on behalf of the Steven Adamowski deal failed to persuade legislators and the before the General Assembly adopted Malloy's Education Reform legislation the Adamowski's pension deal was removed.

ConnCAN, the advocacy group that was formed by Jonathan Sackler (yeah, the guy who formed Achievement First, 50CAN and had a Gala in his honor in New York City) called the new Connecticut Council for Education Reform «A welcome addition to the education reform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legEducation Reform «A welcome addition to the education reform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legislReform «A welcome addition to the education reform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legislreform conversation» and the two groups have been working jointly on behalf of Governor Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform» legislreform» legislation.

It should not come as surprise that even after the extraordinarily ambitious school finance reform legislation is fully implemented, in some — and perhaps even in many — districts the quality of a student's education will still be dependent on where a child is born, and on the wealth of his or her parents.

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The legislation, Senate Bill 438, An Act Concerning Education Reform in Connecticut, covers an array of issues designed to provide new chances to boost student achievement.

In contrast, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger urged the Assembly to act more quickly in approving reform legislation at a Thursday appearance with education, civil rights and business leaders in the library of Sixth Avenue Elementary in Los Angeles.

For instance the descriptions of the Democrats for Education Reform during the Democratic National Convention in 2008 and the work to pass Colorado's landmark teacher effectiveness legislation (S.B 191) were mostly accurate in their implications but missed key aspects of what and how they occurred.

Educator effectiveness is a top Obama administration reform priority, and ASCD will be working to enact this important legislation and advocating its inclusion as a central part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization.

Neither the PSFA funding formula nor the funding levels it establishes and enforces provide school districts with sufficient funding to meet the actual and foreseeable costs of educating their students in accordance with the requirements of the Education Clause of the Colorado Constitution, education reform legislation, or the Colorado Consolidated State Plan (mandated by the No Child Left BehEducation Clause of the Colorado Constitution, education reform legislation, or the Colorado Consolidated State Plan (mandated by the No Child Left Beheducation reform legislation, or the Colorado Consolidated State Plan (mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act).

The state has never conducted a study to determine if the levels of funding provided by the PSFA are sufficient to maintain a public school system that meets the qualitative standards of the Education Clause or the mandates of state education reform legislation and the Consolidated StEducation Clause or the mandates of state education reform legislation and the Consolidated Steducation reform legislation and the Consolidated State Plan.

readers may recall the series of posts about how Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, brought in Leeds Global Partners and the other corporate education reform consultants though no - bid contracts to help him write and push through Malloy's «education reform» legEducation, Stefan Pryor, brought in Leeds Global Partners and the other corporate education reform consultants though no - bid contracts to help him write and push through Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform consultants though no - bid contracts to help him write and push through Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform» legislation.

The 1988 funding levels were not based upon a valid analysis of the actual costs of providing a constitutionally adequate, quality education; and there is no basis to conclude that merely restoring the 1988 funding level will provide funding sufficient to meet the mandates of the Education Clause, state education reform legislation, or the Consolidated Steducation; and there is no basis to conclude that merely restoring the 1988 funding level will provide funding sufficient to meet the mandates of the Education Clause, state education reform legislation, or the Consolidated StEducation Clause, state education reform legislation, or the Consolidated Steducation reform legislation, or the Consolidated State Plan.

This increase was based on the Amendment 23 formula and not on an analysis or even consideration of the actual cost of meeting the mandates of the Education Clause, education reform legislation, or the Consolidated StEducation Clause, education reform legislation, or the Consolidated Steducation reform legislation, or the Consolidated State Plan.

«Legislation is important, and probably this year it will be playing defense,» said former Sen. Gloria Romero, who is now the state director of Democrats for Education Reform, a political action committee that bankrolls reform - minded candiReform, a political action committee that bankrolls reform - minded candireform - minded candidates.

n order to meet the requirements of the mandates of the Education Clause of the Colorado Constitution, education reform legislation, and the Colorado Consolidated State Plan, Colorado schools would need an infusion of funding far beyond that required by Amendment 23 to the state consEducation Clause of the Colorado Constitution, education reform legislation, and the Colorado Consolidated State Plan, Colorado schools would need an infusion of funding far beyond that required by Amendment 23 to the state conseducation reform legislation, and the Colorado Consolidated State Plan, Colorado schools would need an infusion of funding far beyond that required by Amendment 23 to the state constitution.

Due to the variations in local property tax bases, the override option fails to provide «property - poor» school districts with an effective opportunity to meet their obligations under the Education Clause, education reform legislation, and the Consolidated State Plan, much less to enhance the educational opportunities of their Education Clause, education reform legislation, and the Consolidated State Plan, much less to enhance the educational opportunities of their education reform legislation, and the Consolidated State Plan, much less to enhance the educational opportunities of their students.

The legislation also indicates that one purpose of the recognition program is to help spur systemic collaboration and coordination within and beyond schoolhouse doors and to promote a shift from narrowly defined student achievement and traditional education reform to broader, more comprehensive efforts that recognize the crucial out - of - school factors that influence teaching and learning.

At a time when states across the U.S. are approving legislation to promote charter school growth, this bill was out of touch with the community, and it would have taken California backwards in achieving true education reform.»

The U.S. Department of Education simply needs to put instructional improvement in the foreground when it reviews and evaluates states» progress in reforming educational policies — there's no need for new legislation or regulation for this action.

Today, U.S. Secretary Arnie Duncan and Governor Dan Malloy will be holding a press conference about «education reform» and the Connecticut legislation that increases the number of standardized tests, seeks to improve test scores and begins the process of tying test scores to teacher evaluations so that administrators can determine which teachers to keep and which to let go.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce is advancing a series of legislation designed to reform elementary and secondary education law, currently known as No Child LefEducation and the Workforce is advancing a series of legislation designed to reform elementary and secondary education law, currently known as No Child Lefeducation law, currently known as No Child Left Behind.

Just a few weeks ago, Bridgeport, Windham and other school districts cheered when the Legislature approved and Governor Malloy signed legislation that allocates an additional $ 98 million as part of the new «education reform» act.

Under the leadership of Chris Cerf, the New Jersey Department of Education successfully pushed for the first tenure - reform legislation in one hundred years.

Late last week, Representative Gary Holder - Winfield of New Haven and most of the members of the General Assembly's Black and Puerto Rican Caucus held a press conference to speak out about Governor Malloy's «education reform» legislation.