Her new adventure is a reminder that despite all of the
debates over education reform, the movement is actually providing both students and educators with more opportunities than ever.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo fired the first salvo in what's shaping up to be a contentious
battle over education reform, signaling he plans to push next year for sweeping changes — like making it easier to fire low - performing teachers and increasing the number of charter schools.
Cami Anderson, the superintendent of the Newark public school system who became a lightning rod in the debate
over education reform in New Jersey and nationally, resigned on Monday, eight months before her contract was to expire.
Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT: «The Coalition Government has
presided over education reforms that have fundamentally undermined the job of teaching and leadership in schools».
Since becoming speaker 12 months ago, Heastie has had few public policy disagreements with Cuomo, save for the tug - of -
war over education reform measures in last year's budget.
Photo of Secretary of Education Betsy Devos by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ. [DeVos rose quickly to national political
power over education reform through the authority given her by Congress in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
SEDL's work on charters, a unique policy instrument for increasing school - site
control over education reform, examined the establishment and design of charter schools in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
The Chicago Teachers Union jabbed at Mayor - elect Rahm Emanuel on
Thursday over education reforms pending in Springfield, a sign that upcoming talks on a new contract might not be easy.
Cuomo, and branches of government in Albany, including NYSED, the Board of Regents and the New York State legislature have been repeatedly dismissive of parental
concerns over education reforms in New York State.
Since he made those comments during an interview with the Daily News editorial board, Cuomo has reiterated his intentions to battle
unions over education reforms, most recently with a letter he sent to state education officials outlining what appeared to be his second - term schools agenda, including questions about firing teachers, extending the probationary period before tenure and boosting the charter school sector.
Problems with the NHS and
disputes over education reform have also led to major clashes between the leadership and the left of the party, while disputes over pensions have also soured relationships with many unions.
And while the Democrats and I.D.C. members might
spar over education reform proposals, there will likely be battles over school funding along more traditional partisan lines.
While education reform often focuses on test standards, teacher accountability, and classroom size, a far larger factor
looms over education reform.
But pundits say the Vergara decision has also energized the already bitter race for state superintendent of schools — a contest where simmering
hostilities over education reforms, mostly among Democrats, have broken into the mainstream.
Green says that «the Connecticut Education Association is at war with Gov.
Malloy over his education reform strategy,» that Malloy is only trying to «convince taxpayers, parents and teachers that his plan is a moderate, unified effort to improve schools» and that the «CEA is telling teachers that the strategy is a threat to every teacher in the state.»
As debate
continues over an education reform model for Nashville's public schools, two local groups have teamed up to offer an event that will highlight the reform experience of the Recovery School District in New Orleans.
[T] here is quiet crisis taking place in rural schools across America in a neglected corner far from the debates that
rage over education reform.
The deal ended a two - week - long
stalemate over an education reform that enjoyed near - universal support at the start of the legislative session, only to end up tabled by its authors when the governor asked for changes they felt would gut it.
SEDL's policy research focused on the following school reform strategies as they played out in selected states and local districts: resource allocation in local districts, teacher mentoring, policymaker participation in community dialogues on education reform, and the charter school as a policy instrument affecting school - site
influence over education reform.
THOUGH PEOPLE REMAIN starkly
divided over education reform in D.C., the one thing both critics and supporters agree on is that the old way of evaluating teachers had to change.
Losing her at a time when the unions are gearing up for a major battle with
Cuomo over education reform would be disruptive — to say the least.
We now take for granted that it's an important — if often vitriolic — platform for public policy debate, including the high - pitched
battles over education reform.
Moskowitz, a 49 - year - old former Upper East Side councilwoman, is the face of the city's charter - school movement — and by extension a player in the national
debate over education reform.
More broadly, how do you assess the roles of the national AFT, and the [National Education Association], in the
fight over education reform?
ALBANY — Teachers» unions are leveraging an unprecedented statewide protest of standardized testing in public schools as their latest weapon in a war with Governor Andrew Cuomo
over education reform — whether the parent activists who began the so - called «opt out» movement like it or not.
While this is a local election - the Democratic mayoral primary - the race is being closely watched far beyond the District because the outcome could carry significant implications for the national debate
over education reform.
Stanford University's Terry M. Moe sits down with EdNext editor Marty West to discuss how political debates
over education reform have unfolded around the world, with a focus on the role played by teachers unions.
The warm greetings given by both Republicans and Democrats on the committee reflect Duncan's reputation as a centrist in the ideologically fraught battles
over education reform.
In this episode of the Education Next podcast, Stanford University's Terry M. Moe sits down with EdNext editor Marty West to discuss how political debates
over education reform have unfolded around the world, with a focus on the role played by teachers unions.
Those holding the neutral position declined from 44 percent to 36 percent between 2009 and 2010, likely reflecting the heightened attention to charter schools in national debates
over education reform (see Figure 2).
No slight intended, but if everyone who has seen Davis Guggenheim's massively popular documentary Waiting For «Superman» spent an hour with Cullum and his students in Greatness, the debate
over education reform would be about firing up teachers, instead of firing them.
In the summer of 2000, perfectly timed to shape the election debate
over education reform, came a new RAND study that claimed to contradict the conventional research wisdom on the connection between school expenditures and class size on the one hand and student achievement on the other.
A Haimson - Woestehoff editorial critiquing President Obama's education reform agenda was published in Education Week in June, 2010, and was the first time they publicly used the term «parents across America» in referring to a «silent majority» of parents whose voices have gone unheard in the debate
over education reform.
Moskowitz, a 49 - year - old former Upper East Side councilwoman, is the face of the city's charter - school movement — and by extension a player in the national debate
over education reform.
But because they haven't had to litigate these ideas in the same way as those who came before them, they are also more free to question or to hold ideas that don't necessarily line up with the way sides have been drawn in media and political debates
over education reform.
Parent advocates from across the country converged on New York City on Monday, February 7 for the first national forum of Parents Across America, a parent - led movement to make parent voices heard in the national debate
over education reform — and to promote positive, common - sense solutions that will improve public schools nationwide.
How to overcome the challenges of poverty is at the center of the debate
over education reform, with an increasing focus on effective teaching.