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Recognizing that
attitudes on education issues are remarkably constant over time, these experiments were designed to discover what kinds of factors change public opinion.
Still, our findings suggest that a well - publicized stance taken by a popular
president on an education issue might shift the opinions of large segments of the American public.
Principals were more positive about working conditions in every area, particularly about the amount of time teachers have and how empowered they are to make
decisions on education issues.
Spellings, who has been working
on education issues for Bush since the 1990s and his days as a Texas governor, is the person who from the very beginning has had to make NCLB work.
That pivot seems to have paid off on Tuesday, as the city's charter sector formally gained a new friend in Cuomo, who has already proven his ability to big - foot de Blasio
on education issue with his opposition to the mayor's proposed pre-K tax on high earners.
Learn more about the general public's
view on education issues by reading our full article on the 2017 EdNext Poll, or check out our interactive tool to compare responses by population subgroup.
In 2005, when she gave up her seat on the City Council to run for Manhattan borough president, the New York Times editorial board praised her as «smart and driven and an
expert on education issues,» but ultimately concluded «her style — often described by those who have worked with her as abrasive — would not be well suited to this office.»
NEARLY A YEAR AGO, charter school proponents threatened to force a statewide
debate on education issues by mounting a ballot campaign lift the cap on charters schools.
Now entering his second term, the governor appears to have lost high - profile debates in the state budget session to the state's teachers
union on education issues while he's had difficulty in getting Senate Republicans to agree to disclosure legislation.
The existing Panel for Educational Policy, the board that
votes on education issues, would be redundant under a board system and would be eliminated.
Though many major, city - based unions are involved in the independent expenditure, Lhota seized on the United Federation of Teachers so he could draw distinctions between himself and de
Blasio on education issues.
AFT President Randi Weingarten said Astorino is using an anti-Common Core campaign to «cloak» his other
positions on education issues that would be far less palatable to public school advocates.
At the Human Rights Campaign's Greater New York gala on Saturday night, Nixon — an Upper West Side resident who has gained prominence for her
advocacy on education issues — did not formally announce a gubernatorial bid but seemed to lay out a potential campaign platform.
The Education Writers Association last week announced plans to hold briefings for reporters with the 2008 presidential
candidates on education issues.
Not because it's back - to - school season (though the college campus does have a much better feel when there's actually students on it), but because several organizations put out state or national
polls on education issues during these weeks.
Contrary to what you have likely heard from the media, there is no doubt that the current political leadership is moving Mississippi in the right
direction on education issues.
After serving a combined twenty - four years as governor, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and state legislator, Gov. Wise has become a sought - after speaker and
advisor on education issues as well as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Education, White House, and key policymakers in the U.S. Congress.
The Parent Advisory Board gives Queens public school parents an opportunity to be
heard on education issues and concerns and provides a forum to meet with senior city and state education officials.
The survey's findings suggest that a well - publicized
stance on an education issue taken by a popular president can shift the opinions of a substantial segment of the American public — a surprising fact considering how stable aggregate public opinion on these issues has been over time.
Much of the rest of the hearing focused
on education issues only tangentially related to the governance system of mayoral control.
Rep. Bill Goodling, the chairman of the House Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee, gave a mixed review to the Republican - led Congress» approach in a recent interview recapping
action on education issues in 1995.
He has worked for over 20 years supporting mostly charter community schools in Oakland, New Orleans and New York City, and he's even
consulted on education issues in the Middle East.
As a nonpartisan organization, we work closely with all members of the Illinois General Assembly to keep them up to
date on education issues and help them make informed research - based policy decisions.
A 2017 national poll
on education issues found, among other things, that most Americans underestimate how much money is being spent to educate kids in their local public schools.
During Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, President Obama touched
on education issues at several points in his speech.