Sentences with phrase «on education reform efforts»

While there, I represented the district on education reform efforts undertaken by the superintendent, such as changing educational programs and implementation of reforms at the school.

The findings are titled «At The Educational Crossroads — A Report On Education Reform Efforts In NYS.»

Global Strategies produced and broadcast nearly $ 2 million in television advertisements «thanking Governor Malloy» for his leadership on the education reform effort.

Not exact matches

Clinton became governor again at 34, and Hillary forever stepped into the spotlight as a political wonk in her own right, spearheading efforts on education reform (previously, Hillary's feminist, Midwestern background, lack of accent, and thick - rimmed glasses did not sit well with Southern Democrats).

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on Thursday weighed in on the education funding discussions in the state budget, saying in a statement school aid should not be «held hostage» in the ongoing effort instill education reforms.

ALBANY — The two long - serving members of the state Board of Regents ousted by lawmakers on Tuesday were brave soldiers for the Common Core standards and other recent education reform efforts, board chancellor Merryl Tisch said.

He is a proponent of campaign finance reform, term limits, greater focus on education and a «balanced» effort to address climate change.

The nine - person board has a voice on policy matters, can nix or approve big contracts and budgets, and generally helps steer the direction of Hartford's long - running education reform efforts.

Overall, nine people serve on the volunteer panel that has a voice on school policy, district leadership and the direction of Hartford's education reform efforts.

It is widely recognized as the first step toward ambitious national standards in science for all students and a major influence on current efforts to reform science education in the U.S., including the National Research Council's A Framework for K - 12 Science Education (2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards released by Achieveeducation in the U.S., including the National Research Council's A Framework for K - 12 Science Education (2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards released by AchieveEducation (2012) and the Next Generation Science Standards released by Achieve in 2013.

Even though Powell Jobs stands squarely on the reform side of education's long - running civil war over how to make things work better for American students, the XQ effort seemed to represent a refreshing change of direction.

The list includes some good news for education reformers, including an examination of how one state is already seeing positive results from its decision to put a high - quality curriculum at the heart of its reform efforts; a look at how the hottest show on Broadway is inspiring a generation of students to explore American history; and a deep dive into the world of higher education with an array of new experiments that are making college degrees more accessible, especially for at - risk students.

20 National Center on Increasing the Effectiveness of State and Local Education Reform Efforts - University of Pennsylvania

If Gates and others with billions to devote to education continue to focus on reforming the old rather than building new, I fear their efforts will soon be forgotten after the Emperor's New Clothes adulation fades when they stop having large sums to give.

WASHINGTON — To many of the educators keeping a careful eye on national efforts to set curriculum standards for students, the proposals in the Clinton Administration's education - reform bill present a mixed bag.

In the Wall Street Journal, Stephanie Banchero notes that, while significantly outspent by teachers unions, Democrats for Education Reform and Stand for Children have spent about $ 3.5 million on local campaigns in an effort to challenge the power of unions.

A longtime corporate supporter of national school - reform efforts has announced plans to focus its grantmaking exclusively on regional education initiatives.

«The notion of high - stakes testing was brought on as one component of Louisiana's overall reform efforts and not in isolation,» said Scott Norton, director of standards and assessments for the Louisiana Department of Education.

President Obama and Education Reform was written when there was really only half a presidential term to evaluate: after the midterm elections of 2010, there was nothing the administration could do that was in any way dependent on Congress, and even the long - delayed effort to reauthorize the primary basis of the federal role in education, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it was clear, would have to be delayed further, perhaps to the next adminiEducation Reform was written when there was really only half a presidential term to evaluate: after the midterm elections of 2010, there was nothing the administration could do that was in any way dependent on Congress, and even the long - delayed effort to reauthorize the primary basis of the federal role in education, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it was clear, would have to be delayed further, perhaps to the next adminieducation, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it was clear, would have to be delayed further, perhaps to the next adminiEducation Act, it was clear, would have to be delayed further, perhaps to the next administration.

None of this offers much succor to those hoping for bipartisan efforts on NCLB / ESEA reauthorization, and it might just be raising eyebrows over at Democrats for Education Reform.

Famed business - school thinker Clayton Christensen was splendidly profiled in The New Yorker a few weeks back, which set me to reflecting on his influential meditation on K - 12 education, Disrupting Class, the 2008 book (co-authored with Michael Horn and Curtis Johnson) that startled the edu - cracy with its bold prediction that half of all high school courses will be delivered online by 2019 and its explanation that technology will produce the «disruptive innovation» in education that previous reform efforts have failed to bring about.

Strong chapters on school desegregation, bilingual education, education for the disabled, and school finance all support Davies's argument that «in the 1970s, reform often emanated from... within the federal bureaucracy, from the lower federal courts, and through the energetic efforts of congressional staffers, lobbyists, and public interest law firms.»

Given this reality, many education leaders have rightly made it their priority to recruit high - quality teachers to work with their students, and many of the leading education reform efforts focus on teachers.

Robert Pondiscio joins EdNext editor - in - chief Marty West on the EdNext Podcast to discuss the curriculum - driven reform efforts led by the Louisiana Department of Education.

He will be an asset to Harvard, and we hope to draw on his experience and wisdom as we accelerate our efforts for education reform in Boston.»

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Translating that moral challenge to real reform, on the ground, is what has eluded so many education - reform efforts.

Acknowledging that the Goals 2000: Educate America Act «has some political baggage,» a senior Education Department official last week urged state officials and members of the business community to redouble their efforts on behalf of the standards - based school - reform strategy and of school reform in general.

Governor Patrick has begun that work in Massachusetts and I believe the students will be better served by acknowledging where the state needs to improve its education reform efforts than by simply declaring victory based on past success.

The text - based chat followed the release last month of Quality Counts at 10: A Decade of Standards - Based Reform, the 10th annual Education Week report on state policy efforts for improving education (Jan. Education Week report on state policy efforts for improving education (Jan. education (Jan. 5, 2006).

The seminar — promoted through a collaboration between HGSE and the Center for Public Policy and Educational Evaluation (Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação, or CAEd) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil — focused on education reform, specifically U.S. efforts to develop 21st - century skills through teacher education, leadership development, and the definition of standards for teachers and school leaders.

Without imparting on our students a sense of their civic duties, and the knowledge required to carry them out, I worry that all our education reform efforts will be for naught.

They don't present evidence regarding effects of these initial efforts on student achievement but do explain how RAND diagnosed the weaknesses in the Qatari system, devised the Education for a New Era reform model, and the challenges of implementing standards, independent schools, and the Qatar Student Assessment System.

Inside Track on Houston School Reform Effort (An Education World E-interview With Donald R. McAdams) 1/5/2001

By shining the spotlight on inspiring teachers and successful students, we hope others, including administrators, parents, and colleges of education, will redouble their efforts to implement the reforms that are so sorely needed.

Education reform is a well - intentioned effort to improve outcomes for all students that is undercut by a misguided focus on achieving those goals on the cheap.

After almost a quarter century of leading the fight for expanded educational opportunities for all students, the Center for Education Reform will refocus is efforts on coalescing all involved around the principles in this Manifesto.

Education reform efforts have been largely focused on one - off interventions, such as improved curriculum, greater choice and accountability, or teacher training.

At first, it may seem counterintuitive to suggest that a massive, well - intentioned education - reform effort — supported on both sides of the political aisle, by major philanthropic foundations, and by some prominent voices in the civil - rights community — could be anything other than a blessing for American education.

In response to the perceived neglect of writing in United States education, the National Commission on Writing proposed a set of recommendations for making writing a central element in school reform efforts.

Weingarten has launched major efforts to place real education reform high on the nation's and her union's agendas.

Yet the history of education reform in the United States makes clear that efforts to foist top - down changes on the nation's schools never get anywhere quickly and never produce real uniformity.

Here is an updated paragraph with the current reform efforts focused on utilizing technology in mathematics education.

The second reason is that most modern education reform efforts are focused on «closing the achievement gap.»

Known as the Education Roundtable, the effort aims to involve college and university leaders in the school - reform movement on the broadest scale possible.

In the months immediately following her election, Weingarten launched major efforts to place education reform and innovation high on the nation's agenda.

There is another parallel to the 1993 education reform effort: In both cases, it was an outside force that put pressure on elected officials to take action.

By focusing their efforts primarily on improving schools for black and Latino students living in urban communities, has the education reform movement missed another group facing economic challenges and in need of better educational opportunity?

But will pulling way back on federal efforts to reform education — most likely by putting the money on a stump and letting states do whatever they like with it — benefit the other 49?

According to Ravitch, writing in a recent New York Times op - ed essay, titled, of course, Waiting for a School Miracle, all these high - powered education reformers, from President Obama to Arne Duncan to Jeb Bush to Michael Bloomberg, are claiming «miracles» for their reform efforts; and Ravitch is there, a one - woman Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Devil's Advocate, to throw some almighty holy water on the hype fires.