Sentences with phrase «of educational quality»

Now, however, the need to address issues of educational quality and performance may call for new rules and new institutions.

But it could, and did, punch well above its weight in terms of educational quality and influence.

If traditionally constructed achievement tests are used — tests akin to those now widely employed — then we will surely witness a continued test - triggered erosion of educational quality.

Without consideration of the developmentally critical early years, a school accountability system reflects a limited view of educational quality.

Thus, it's misleading to cite those scores as an indication of educational quality.

As a result, public institutions are experiencing dramatic increases in tuition, threats to access, the erosion of educational quality, and a reduction in staff and faculty, they charged.

Sounding a bit like some of his opponents who lead teachers unions, Enlow argued that test scores are a poor measure of educational quality.

«Reflecting on much of my past research and policy advisory work to support the expansion of educational opportunity,» said Reimers, «I realize that I had tried to support the improvement of educational quality without really asking what the purpose of education should be.

«Our operations in the UK have been financially supported by the mother company in Sweden, which is in a very strong financial position, and this is in order to meet the goal of providing the level of educational quality described above.»

This book is based on the fundamental premise that strong teaching by talented teachers is at the heart of educational quality, and that understanding the elements of good teaching requires a thorough exploration of both the practices and the professional thinking of exemplary teachers.

While testing has failed to produce meaningful accountability, it has distorted the operation of schools to the detriment of educational quality — and it has proven politically unviable.

After looking at international evidence on the impact of educational quality on economic productivity, Eric A. Hanushek finds a tight, if delayed connection.

The fact that he is focused on the support of literacy instruction, a topic that is crucial to promoting the improvement of educational quality worldwide is also very important.»

As programs and policies evolve, the CDE looks toward the same recognition of educational quality with the implementation of academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education for all pupils, including English learners.

One from the University of Richmond concluded that increasing class size to 30 students to 45 had a negative impact on the amount of critical and analytical thinking required in business classes, on the clarity of presentations, the effectiveness of teaching methods, the instructor's ability to keep students interested, and the timeliness of feedback, among many other key factors of educational quality.

He attempts to sell his discomfort with uppity feminists and misguided social engineers by blaming them for the sad state of educational quality.

A push for a meaningful common measure of educational quality should start with a small number of deeply committed states that choose the rigors of true commonality.

«And the tragedy is that they set up a system in which the primary indicator of educational quality is simply wrong.»

Recently, Dennis Kimko and I have delved into issues of educational quality.

The multilevel modelling of student achievement, both in terms of educational quality and equality, using data from large - scale international assessments best characterizes his current research emphasis and trajectory.

I am sorry to vent and in no way taking away from what abused women go through, but looking back, in the name of keeping peace and wanting to do a good job as an educator, I realize now, I have been bullied, mistreated and yes, even abused by the higher ups, while the level of educational quality and my joy of teaching have been robbed by all the PC guidelines that now rule education.

West Meets East is based on the fundamental premise that strong teaching is at the heart of educational quality and that we all benefit from understanding the practices and professional thinking of exemplary teachers.

Wisconsin's rank on this measure of educational quality has dropped in recent years, from 21st in 2006 to 30th in 2010.

Isn't desegregation a measure of educational quality?

I hope in the weeks to come that a set of meaningful indicators of educational quality and opportunity come out of the legislative debate on ESEA reauthorization.

«The exclusive focus on test scores as the measure of educational quality should be replaced with the use of multiple performance measures including rates of graduation, college attendance, post-school employment, criminal justice system involvement, etc.,» Schaeffer said in an email.

«It is an issue of educational quality that will have just as much impact on our children as it will on their teachers.