Sentences with phrase «over education policy»

Nevertheless, the report served as a catalyst for a fundamental change in education research and the framework within which policymakers, educators, and citizens conduct debates over education policy.

The extent of teachers union influence over education policy is widely known.

State boards of education have wide - ranging authority over education policy in most states.

But state and local governments still have a lot of control over education policy.

As promised last week, we continue the discussion over education policy and whether parents should opt their children out of standardized testing.

What's so often lost in the debate over education policies is that criticisms of the Common Core and testing are symptoms of much larger problems with education spreading across the country.

The race itself appears to become something of a proxy war for the battle over education policy in the state.

But as seen in California, where the AFT's United Teachers Los Angeles has struck a joint affiliation deal with NEA, the AFT's larger locals are realizing that such triangulation gives them stronger influence over education policy at state and local levels.

Regaining mayoral control of schools was one Michael Bloomberg's greatest legislative achievements as mayor; it marked the first time City Hall gained discretion over education policy since the Lindsay administration, when those powers were decentralized and major decisions were made by an education board.

The internal war among Democrats over education policy escalated another notch this weekend at the annual convention of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union in Los Angeles.

For Cuomo, the hill to climb in the Assembly has stemmed from disagreements over education policy as the Democratic conference remains close with the state's politically potent teachers unions.

If so, there is reason to believe the race for state school chief will once again prove critical to CTA and charter supporters even though the Superintendent of Public Instruction has little actual authority over education policy in the state.

Since then, Fennell has worked to increase the influence over education policies of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, whose membership comprises current and former honorees.

The letter comes as labor groups and Cuomo are in a protracted fight over the education policy proposals included in the state budget.

Gipson unseated Republican Sen. Stephen Saland in 2012, thanks in part to a three - way race that included Conservative Party candidate Neil DiCarlo and an infusion of help from the United Federation of Teachers (the UFT and Mayor Michael Bloomberg were locked in a proxy war over education policy at the time).

But it's clear now that Cuomo is not willing to let hangups over education policy be the cause of a late budget.

The Partnership is also performing an intermediary function to resolve conflicts over education policy and resource allocation in an effort to keep the focus on student achievement.

Democratic lawmakers in the Senate this year have ramped up their criticism of Cuomo, especially over education policy.

Cuomo, too, has been at odds with the New York State United Teachers over education policy efforts as well his support for charter schools.

Cuomo this year is in a protracted battle with NYSUT over his education policies.

Rather than answering the West Lothian Question, Gordon Brown exhorts us to promote «Britishness» — albeit that this ignores the fact that the Education Secretary in Westminster has no say over education policy in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

New York State United Teachers President Karen Magee was elected in April amid deep dissatisfaction over education policy in New York.

Eva S. Moskowitz, Success Academy's founder, has repeatedly sparred with Mayor Bill de Blasio over his education policies and allied herself with Republican advocates of charter schools and vouchers.

Previously, Patricia served six years in the Florida Legislature in the Speakers Office and as staff director over education policy.

Over the past decade sharp partisan divisions over education policy have softened, in part because of the progress made by reformist big city superintendents including Duncan himself.

Not because teachers» personal interests should run roughshod over education policy, but because teachers need time and resources, and their on - the - ground common sense should not be ignored.

Clinton has to negotiate a schism within the Democratic Party over education policy.

Attorneys arguing on behalf of Evers said as a nonpartisan, elected constitutional officer, the state superintendent has complete supervision over education policy in Wisconsin.

The AFT clearly has its eyes on the 2016 presidential campaign, and more - importantly, on ending the sway school reformers currently have over education policy within the Democratic National Committee.

«Disputes over education policy are for the legislature to resolve, not the courts.»

Carson, 39, wants to offer students that opportunity in a school, scheduled to open in 2016, where every classroom is filled with teachers who share a common goal and who keep often - bitter debates over education policy out of the building.

Did political and business leaders take over education policy and now dictate classroom practices because they found «the establishment» educators inept and unwilling to listen?

The new Congress will bring new leadership for several key committees that have jurisdiction over education policy and education spending.

Rauner is already taking some heat over his education policies, which center on privatizing public education; Rauner brags about Noble, which named one of its high schools after him after he provided the school's start - up funding.

It comes well ahead of when Congress said all states need to accomplish the same feat as part of ESSA, which gives states much more authority and flexibility over education policy than was possible under the No Child Left Behind Act.

1) National: A battle begins to shape up in Congress over education policy.

As Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks greater control over education policy in the state, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on Tuesday he was opposed to altering how the Board of Regents is appointed to lead the state Department of Education.

He believes teachers still harbor a distrust for state education officials, largely because the Indiana State Teachers Association and the Indiana Department of Education are entrenched in political battles over education policy.

But no matter what the outcome, this represents a very important step in the growing debate over education policy in California,» Dan Schnur, director of the USC Dornsife / Los Angeles Times Poll, told reporters.

As recent education reform failures demonstrate, robbing local districts of decision - making power over education policies is a recipe for disaster.

The National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have long exerted tremendous influence over education policy at the national and state level.

On the campaign trail, President Trump often called for giving more discretion over education policy to states and localities, critiquing Common Core and what he viewed as other instances of federal overreach.

The sharp division between the Obama administration and key congressional Democrats over education policy and priorities may never have been more clear than it was Thursday night when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to cut $ 800 million from key administration initiatives to help pay for an effort to avert teacher layoffs.

The National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have long exerted tremendous influence over education policy at the...

Jindal names the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the suit, which argues that states are forced to cede their «sovereign authority over education policy to the federal government» to receive federal grants and police waivers linked to adoption of the standards.

The role of the state, budgetary limitations, and an inability to say no to union demands will limit progressive mayors» power over education policy in the future, both in New York and in other cities.

The race was a costly one, and become a proxy battle over education policy.