Sentences with phrase «policy improvements states»

Regardless of which policy improvements states and districts pursue, one thing is clear: Parents are taking advantage of public school choice, and they deserve quality choices.

«Across the nation, we see first - hand the thoughtful and thorough policy improvements states are implementing to increase student outcomes and prepare our children for the next workforce of America,» stated Jeremy Anderson, president of Education Commission of the States.

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«If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability,» the Fed's announcement stated.

The FOMC's annoucement after their meeting on Wednesday affirmed the Fed's QE3 policy, offering no changes, while stating, «If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability.»

This article is intended to illuminate the scientific evidence for I - ECMH policies; examine issues faced by national, state, and local program directors and mental health practitioners in providing I - ECMH services; and propose a set of recommendations for policy improvements at the federal level.

«Prior to granting any significant extension of this authority, the Senate believes public hearings should be held to assess the current structure and identify any possible areas of improvement including but not limited to creating heightened parental involvement in Community Education Councils and the Panel for Education Policy,» the resolution states.

This laudable policy also makes it possible for government to plug the loopholes in our revenue collection system at the ports as evidenced in the available data which shows for instance that, revenue at the port has increased from GHc130 million in the first week of September 2016, to GHc213 million in the same period for 2017 representing a whopping 56 % revenue improvement for the State.

He cited the government's policies of raising the tax threshold, increasing the state pension and improvements to the pupil premium as demonstrating their commitment to helping alleviate the effects of poverty.

Represented by the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Oyo State, Barrister Agboke Mutiu, Ogunmola said INEC has also resolved to sustain incremental improvement in women's participation in the electoral process through strategic interventions outlined in the INEC Gender Policy.

Fayose, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Modupe Alade, said the policies and programmes implemented by his administration had in no small measure contributed to the enviable improvement in education.

So people have a hard time connecting compelling current concerns — such as widespread corruption, or non-competitive elections, or a need for major improvements in such fundamental policy areas as education — with the possibility for reform through state constitutional change.

While the state gains points for its teacher assessment policies, there is room for improvement on indicators related...

Fordham Institute Executive Vice President Mike Petrilli served as moderator, and he was joined by panelists Sandi Jacobs, Vice President and Managing Director for State Policy, National Council on Teacher Quality; Alice Johnson Cain, Vice President for Policy, Teach Plus; Chet Linton, CEO and President, School Improvement Network; and Rob Well, Director of Field Programs, Educational Issues Department, American Federation of Teachers.

The editors of Quality Counts gather and report a variety of measures that reflect current education and policy performance across all 50 states and the District of Columbia and, through comparison, encourage states to take actions that would lead to improvements in their ratings.

His research on leadership focuses on issues of scaling up innovations from local to widespread use, and his work in policy centers on state and national level educational improvement strategies.

After collecting a decade of information on standards - based education policies, the report this year also takes stock of where states have made progress and where improvements are needed.

Putting a finger on exactly which policy changes produced the test - score improvements is remarkably difficult, because the state adopted a wide array of policies that may have had a beneficial effect.

As critics contend, the state's aggregate test - score improvements on the 4th - grade FCAT reading exam — and likely on the NAEP exam as well — are inflated by the change in the number of students who were retained in 3rd grade in accordance with the state's new test - based promotion policy.

The state may legislate improvements this year, and if so, Ohio would score better on NACSA's 2015 policy assessment.

With a career forged in educational grantmaking, state education policy, and academe, Kent McGuire seems to have spent a lifetime preparing for his new role as assistant secretary of the Department of Education's office of educational research and improvement.

The report, conducted by the Center on Education Policy, a Washington - based research organization that tracks implementation of the federal law, found that schools and districts are better aligning instruction and state standards, that test scores are rising, and that the number of schools labeled «in need of improvement» is holding steady.

While identifying what caused the improvements in the 2000s is complicated, Margaret Spellings notes in an op - ed in the Washington Post that the gains coincided with states adopting rigorous accountability policies.

While boasting of recent improvements in student performance in his state, Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri used his fifth State of the State address to call for sweeping policy changes to make further progstate, Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri used his fifth State of the State address to call for sweeping policy changes to make further progState of the State address to call for sweeping policy changes to make further progState address to call for sweeping policy changes to make further progress.

First, it focuses on improving particular localities and schools, rather than on setting school - improvement policy for the state as a whole.

States changed laws and regulations in an attempt to create policy environments that were more conducive to innovation and improvement.

Bill is the director of the Center for School Improvement & Policy Studies at Boise State University.

Changes in states» policies also are needed to spur improvement in teacher preparation, Walsh notes.

Join Laura Bornfreund, the deputy director of the Early Education Initiative for the New America Foundation, and Debi Mathias, the director of the QRIS National Learning Network, as they discuss current early - childhood policy, efforts underway to bolster preschool quality, and suggestions for improvements at the local, state, and federal levels.

The AchieveNJ evaluation and support system is structured around several guiding principles; each one describes improvements from previous state policies.

The trust staff spends most of its time providing assistance to local, state and national leaders in developing both policies and improvement strategies to raise achievement and close gaps between groups, K — 16.

States also look forward to aiming higher for our students by building on insights from independent peer reviews and leading policy organizations who have provided opportunities for continuous improvement as we move forward with ESSA implementation.»

In Smith's model, as it was refined over time, curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based on state decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based on those goals and timetables.

Frequent topics include school improvement, leadership, standards, accountability, the achievement gap, classroom practice, professional development, teacher education, research, technology and innovations in teaching and learning, state and federal policy, and education and the global economy.

For all 50 states and the District of Columbia, NCTQ produces a customized summary that provides state policy strengths and opportunities for improvement.

States may create lists of evidence - based interventions to better support school improvement plans developed by districts and schools; use of the list may be optional or required, depending on the state's policy preference.

The state of Texas has been making a concerted effort to raise the quality of its public charter schools through sound policy reform, effective implementation, and resources to help practitioners zero in on improvement.

But unless newly hired teachers are protected from the rigid seniority policies of states and school districts, many of these improvement efforts will fail, and the money will be wasted.

There is growing policy; fiscal and practical support for prosocial educational and school climate improvement efforts from federal agencies, state departments of education and large and small districts across America.

While these are promising developments for Illinois, the results are not yet in: we don't yet know that the new leadership preparation policies and partnerships in the state will necessarily lead to improvements in student learning.

Overall, our evidence suggests that state standards and accountability policies, including state - level interpretations of NCLB requirements, have a modest impact on local behavior and planning for the improvement of teaching and learning.

There is growing policy; fiscal and practical support for prosocial educational and school climate improvement efforts from federal agencies, state departments of education and large and small distri... Read More...

They acknowledged the legitimacy of state policy (even if they dislike the notion of federal mandates and bemoan inadequate state funding), and generally find that they are able to use policy to enlarge their own influence over the improvement of education in their settings.

They typically saw themselves as disengaged from state policy because they believed that they were far ahead in their locally developed improvement plans.

Dr. Cruz emphasized that more authentic compliance with state and local policies was essential to achieving local improvement priorities.

That policy provided the parameters for our work, as did the explicit statement about dismantling tracking that was in our state - approved district improvement plan.

In higher - performing districts, leaders did not expect improvement in lowperforming schools to occur merely by means of inputs required under federal and state policies (e.g., school choice, tutoring, prescribed needs assessments and schoolimprovement planning, curriculum audits, advice from external consultants).

His research and publication activities focus on education policy and program change, school improvement, in - service teacher development, and education leadership in Canada, the United States, East Africa, Pakistan, and Chile.

These include Alignment Institutes; the ADP Assessment Consortium, which allows states to share best practices and drive improvements in effective assessment; and the College - and Career - Ready Policy Institute, a comprehensive technical assistance effort supporting work in eight states with support from a number of other national partners.

Competition is the key to transforming education in the United States, and one policy is proved by the data to drive more improvement than others, according to our Pursuing Innovation report.

He is also the faculty director of the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, a research partnership between Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Department of Education aimed at improving the state's school improvement efforts by connecting research to policy and practice.