Sentences with phrase «of education reform packages»

Today standards lie at the core of education reform packages put forth by presidents as ideologically disparate as George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, but the idea was not always so widely accepted.

Teacher evaluations are also a part of the education reform package, expanding upon the Pennsylvania Department of Education's existing pilot program that ties teacher evaluation to student achievement.

Not exact matches

Professor Poole is one of a six - member committee appointed to review collaboration between Australia's public universities and publicly funded research agencies, as part of the Federal Government's higher education reform package.

Under a package of reforms backed by Mr Cameron, faith schools would also be able to teach sex education as they wished.

After the 2000 election, George W. Bush dubbed himself America's «educator in chief,» and until terrorism hijacked the national agenda, he was staking his presidency on a school - reform package known as the No Child Left Behind Act, a bill that — as every teacher knows — dominates the course of public education in America today.

The government lacks credibility to refer to an «ambitious package of education reforms», without announcing any measures to address these issues.

One month after the South Dakota Legislature approved Gov. William J. Janklow's education - reform package, a group of law and citizens is working on a petition drive to put the bill up to public vote in next November's election.

Nashville, Tenn — Mary H. Futrell, president of the National Education Association has told Gov. Lamar Alexander — whose proposal last spring for a statewide «master - teacher» program helped catalyze the national debate on school reform — that by working with the Tennessee Education Association he can develop a «model reform package.»

WASHINGTON — Congressional and Administration officials have reached tentative agreement on a package of amendments to President Clinton's education - reform bill that would pave the way for floor consideration in the House.

In a bill sent to the legislature this month as part of his education - reform package, Mr. Ridge, a Republican who took office this year, aims to make the state's 53 «learning outcomes» voluntary learning targets.

The Democratic - dominated legislature's unanimous override of the Republican governor's veto, part of a $ 250 million package of cuts to the $ 20.8 billion state budget for fiscal 2000, touched off an intense debate about Mr. Cellucci's commitment to the 1993 Education Reform Act.

Last spring, as part of an education - reform package, the South Dakota legislature approved a «family option» measure allowing parents in districts with high - school enrollments of fewer than 45 students the option of sending children to larger schools in neighboring districts.

What's worrying, though, is to see conservatives grow soft on what has arguably been the most successful and transformative part of the package: education reform, particularly the charter school movement.

The voucher amendment, which allows students who have dropped out of school for at least six months to re-enroll at another participating school or school system, was slipped into the education - reform package in the last moments of a late - night session by Senator Steven J. Durham, Republican of Colorado Springs.

Malloy's «education reform» bill is the driving force behind the Common Core testing scheme and the unfair and inappropriate teacher evaluation system — a legislative package that passed the Connecticut House of Representatives 149 - 0.

«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.

Perhaps one of most widely publicized examples of school boards acting courageously to push back on some of these regressive policies comes from Texas where 520 boards of education and their superintendents fought the implementation of 15 end - of - course high school standardized tests that were part of a state education reform package.

When that didn't happen, he and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan essentially rewrote it on their own by releasing a waiver package that allows states that adapt the administration's reforms to opt out of the law's most cumbersome requirements.

The Pennsylvania Independent takes a look at the current teacher evaluation system and how Governor Corbett's education reform plan would change it: Overhauling the evaluation system is part of an education - reform package that Corbett wants the General Assembly to pass -LSB-...]

Overhauling the evaluation system is part of an education - reform package that Corbett wants the General Assembly to pass before the end of the year

Just last February, Governor Malloy proposed the most anti-teacher, anti-union education reform package of any Democrat in the nation.

This process was part of a package of Bloomberg - era reforms intended to improve education in the city and diminish entrenched inequities.

Jeb Bush's claim is that the education reform package that he pushed through in Florida has dramatically improved the quality of education in his state, as measured by standardized test scores.

«Through the work of hundreds of educators, policy makers, parents and other education stakeholders, Wisconsin developed a comprehensive education reform package,» Evers said.

It will be part of a package of education reform bills submitted by the Caucus, she said in a statement, «that will provide teachers room to grow and excel, and give schools back the flexibility to save for a rainy day.»

MASSP joined other education groups in voicing support for elements of the package (in particular, those that add more practical skills and experiences to the teacher preparation process, and help ensure that college faculty are more connected to the needs of the field) and appreciation for the legislature's willingness to tackle teacher preparation reform.

Jonathan Gyurko, the consulting company's co-founder, was instrumental in negotiating the 2012 education reform package on behalf of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration.

In 2011, the Fordham Institute declared Indiana «the Reformiest State» because of Governor Mitch Daniels» ambitious education reform package.

Hidden in the detail of the latest higher education reform package, there are talks of creating teaching - only universities.

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.

While appealing even to people opposed to the rest of the corporate education reform «package,» the standards minimize student - centered and culturally - relevant curricula generated at regional levels — and popularized thanks to the work of the Civil Rights and Women's movements — and they shift power away from teachers, parents, and communities.

pdf) of the reform proposals in the recovery package — many of which mirror the group's 2008 policy recommendations, and which have the potential to help build an education system that can power a thriving economy.

Our organization, the Texas Institute for Education Reform, and its coalition partners were also involved with support of a package of bills advancing competition, choice, consequences for failing schools, and deregulation.

«I've watched this process... with real dismay,» board Chairman Allan Taylor said of changes made last week by the legislature's Education and Appropriations committees to limit a sweeping reform package proposed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

«School choice was an important part of the legislative education reform package enacted in 2015,» Sandoval said.

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Michigan became the latest state to sink its teeth into the question of teacher discipline and tenure Thursday, when the state House passed a four - bill education reform package.

In 2011, the Fordham Institute declared Indiana «the Reformest State» because of Daniels» ambitious education reform package.

It's part of a seven - bill package titled the Parent Empowerment Education Reform Package that aims to increase options for public school students and parents.

The news comes as the Education Department prepares to grant states waivers for some of NCLB's mandates if they agree to accept a package of reforms.

This package of emails is yet another reminder of just how committed the Malloy administration has become in their effort to silence parents, teachers and public school advocates as part of their ongoing effort to push through their corporate education reform industry agenda.

Jeffrey Villar, the Executive Director of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform, is a registered lobbyist whose compensation package is in excess of $ 150,000 a year.

In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic stimulus package, provided $ 3 billion for SIGs to help reform persistently low - achieving schools, on top of the $ 546 million that had already been appropriated for fiscal year 2009 for school improvement grants under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The job of putting the Governor's «Education Reform» package into statutory language rested with Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor's legal staff although, in this case, they did have some outside help from other lawyers.

Obama's rollback comes in the form of a waiver package: States that seek relief from NCLB's provisions — including the 100 percent proficiency requirement in reading and math by 2014, increasingly harsh sanctions against schools deemed as «failing» or the strictly dictated use of federal education money — will have to adapt certain administration - mandated reforms.

Gov. Malloy, a major champion of education reform, successfully worked with the General Assembly to fund the vast majority of last year's education reform package (Public Act 12 - 116)-- despite declining state revenues.

An «ambitious package of education reforms» including new grammar schools and measures to force top universities to sponsor schools will help make the country «a true meritocracy», the prime minister will claim this morning.

Any education reform package that does not recognize that parental choice is the key to accountability is not worthy of the name.

The government specifically rejected requests to establish a narrow definition of education within its copyright reform package.