Sentences with phrase «past education battles»

What lessons should today's reformers take from past education battles?

Not exact matches

The appointment of Betty Rosa as the new Regents chancellor in New York signals a big victory for the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, in the battle over the direction of education in New York — a battle waged with millions of dollars in campaign spending and brute political tactics from both sides over much of the past decade.

Schools have changed relatively little, mainly because of turf battles fought by the knot of organizations that we politely call «the education system»: teachers unions and school boards try to protect their monopolies, publishing companies try to reinterpret all new ideas back into the profitable forms of the past, various levels of government try to protect their relevance by getting in front of every new concern, pretending to lead while aggressively and often destructively following whatever trends they have the wit to perceive.

Engaging parents in their children's education is something that we have found challenging at Battle Primary Academy in the past.

For the past decade or so, the forces of the educational status quo have done battle with those of education reformers.

But over the past few years, our focus has shifted to a host of other education problems, initiatives and battles.

This dynamic 15 - part series examines the past, present and future of public education, from the approach of Native Americans prior to the arrival of European invaders to the battles of the past two decades to shape U.S. education in this century.

Maybe those who are committed to the reform of education could look past the winning of individual battles to a broad strategy goal?

Good Morning An Advocate op - ed urges Gov. Edwards and the «Old Guard» to not renew the education reform battles of the past decade.

An Advocate op - ed urges Gov. Edwards and the «Old Guard» to not renew the education reform battles of the past decade.