Sentences with phrase «policymakers need opportunities»
Educators and policymakers need opportunities to expand their knowledge of assessment principles.
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«For me the march is an opportunity to reach out to both members of the society as well as policymakers, to impress upon them the need to strengthen our scientific base,» says Soumitro Banerjee of the Indian Institute of Science and Research in Kolkata, who participated in the New Delhi march.
He concludes by arguing that if policymakers are serious about expanding opportunity and equity, they need to take another look at strategies for nurturing academic talent in middle schools: «Long condemned by political opponents, tracking has been overlooked as a potential tool for promoting equity.»
This report, for the first time ever, provides a state - by - state breakdown of the key elements a policymaker needs in order to understand the legal environment for school choice in any given state — and to craft appropriate legislation to expand educational opportunity.
This guide is intended to arm policymakers and advocates with the essential background needed to craft constitutional school choice legislation — and to forge ahead with confidence in delivering equal educational opportunity to all families, regardless of their means.
Policymakers must recognize and value the expertise of educators by providing them with the professional development and leadership training opportunities and resources they require to meet the ever - changing needs of students and the profession for the careers of tomorrow.
15:20 Dr. Montecel closes her speech: «The Quality Schools Action Framework speaks to the need and possibility of engaging citizens, leaders and policymakers around high quality data that call all of us as members of the community to act, to establish common ground, to strengthen education, and finally and most importantly and fundamentally, to align our values with our investments in the school system: fundamentals and features that we know are needed — from teaching quality, to engaged students, engaged parents and families, and a high quality, authentic curriculum so that students in every neighborhood and of every background can in fact have equal educational opportunities.»
The report, Reparable Harm: Fulfilling the Unkept Promise of Educational Opportunity for California's Long Term English Learners, calls upon state policymakers and leaders to provide solutions and outlines basic principles and promising approaches for school districts to meet the needs of English Learners more effectively.
The California Performance Assessment Collaborative (CPAC) is launching an official state pilot where participants have opportunities to learn from one another and deepen practice; find common ground despite discrete approaches to performance assessment; engage in research and documentation of various practices; and ultimately, inform state policymakers about the supports and conditions needed to broadly implement high - quality graduation performance assessments that can serve as a viable alternative to traditional measures of college, career, and civic readiness.
What's the policy opportunity under ESSA, and how does Community Schools: An Evidence - Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement provide policymakers and advocates with the information they need to capitalize on this opportunity?
Recently, the Center for American Progress proposed seven bold, progressive ideas to ensure educational opportunity for all — including a recommendation that federal and state policymakers should help schools «transition to a 9 - to - 5 school day to better fit parents» needs.»
As policymakers grapple with the climate challenge, scientists should take the opportunity and responsibility of clearly communicating what the wider world needs to know about this issue.
Second, policymakers need to be aware what biofuels opportunities they can tap in their own jurisdictions.
But here's a piece of the conversation in which Gerard talks about the need for policymakers and would - be policymakers to acknowledge the role of the ongoing U.S. energy renaissance in supporting and expanding individual Americans» prosperity and opportunity: