Sentences with phrase «position as an education reform»

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Mr. Jeffries could face attacks on certain positions, such as his enthusiasm for charter schools, that might be less popular in a citywide Democratic primary than with political donors who support education reform.

Insofar as Superintendent Ogilvie has: a) violated the representations made by him to BOE members prior to his appointment to the Superintendent position and further betrayed the trust given to him by members of the BOE when he failed to keep his promises to begin the implementation of elements of the reform agenda, defined in a vision statement provided to him, thereby exacerbating the dysfunction of the BPS and prolonging the fair opportunity for education for the 34,000 students in the BPS, and

While the governor's positions are frequently embraced by Republicans and what has become known as the education reform movement, it is difficult to say whether they would hurt Mr. Cuomo, who is widely seen as having presidential aspirations, among Democrats nationally.

As millennials grow up and become parents, find schools for their kids, and move into positions of leadership, what's apt to change on the education reform front?

The unions (and other established education interests) are scrambling to re-establish their once - solid footing by contradictorily pushing back against reform while trying to position themselves as champions of it (think Randi Weingarten).

I have been working on education reform in Massachusetts for a long time, from my days as a teacher through my current position as Secretary of Eeducation reform in Massachusetts for a long time, from my days as a teacher through my current position as Secretary of EducationEducation.

The action was taken under the state's 1990 school - reform law, which requires the commissioner of education to formally terminate all department employees and abolish their positions by the end of June as he overhauls the state...

Through its growing cadre of NBCTs, moreover, the board is potentially in a position to foster and aid real education reform through the expertise and leadership potential of the NBCTs as mentors, coaches, and school leaders.

Labor's commitment to (once again) fund the final two years of the Gonski school funding reforms signals a strong intent by the party to position education as a wedge issue in the upcoming federal election.

This post nicely illustrates why, as sympathetic as I am to a lot of reformy positions in education, I don't identify with the reform movement in general.

While the governor's positions are frequently embraced by Republicans and what has become known as the education reform movement, it is difficult to say whether they would hurt Mr. Cuomo, who is widely seen as having presidential aspirations, among Democrats nationally.

During her career, Pollitt held several committee positions on Capitol Hill working in the U.S. House of Representatives, including as a special assistant to the Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and professional staff on the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on the Census.

Although Malloy is the only Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure and repealing collective bargaining for teachers in «turnaround» schools, the announcement that Stefan Pryor will be leaving his position at the end of this year was seen by some as a signal that Malloy was going to shift away from his corporate education reform industry and privatization policies and would use a second term to provide more support for Connecticut's real public education system.

As a school - choice advocate, she is well - positioned to put her stamp on the expansion of charter schools and other effective - but often controversial - education reforms.

It should come as no surprise to the education advocates in Utah that even when their Republican governor calls for an end to the Common Core, there will be some top Republican leaders, along with the business community and pro-corporate education reform groups, that would seek to undermine his position.

CCER's Executive Director, Jeff Villar, who once served as the superintendent of schools in Windsor, left his position there three months ago to become the six - figure executive director and lobbyist for the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER).

The corporate CEOs and Presidents have set up a website, retained lobbyists and hired a staff including their new Executive Direct, Rae Ann Knopf, who served as Vermont's Deputy Secretary of Education from 2006 until she left to take the position the Connecticut Council for Education Reform.

Although using political rhetoric to strengthen one's political position is nothing new in American politics, as Malloy's «education reform» package moves forward it is becoming increasingly clear that something isn't right.

As Connecticut's new Commissioner of Education and the Governor's point person on education reform, Stefan Pryor now finds himself in the unique position of being able to determine whether Achievement First's aggressive growth plan will succeedEducation and the Governor's point person on education reform, Stefan Pryor now finds himself in the unique position of being able to determine whether Achievement First's aggressive growth plan will succeededucation reform, Stefan Pryor now finds himself in the unique position of being able to determine whether Achievement First's aggressive growth plan will succeed or fail.

As the Global Education «Reform» Movement strengthens its position on the global education stage it poses a real threat to high quality public eEducation «Reform» Movement strengthens its position on the global education stage it poses a real threat to high quality public eeducation stage it poses a real threat to high quality public educationeducation.

As discussed on Cloaking Inequity recently in the post Taylor v. Dewey: The 100 - year Trickle - Down vs. Pedagogical Debate / Fight in Education Reform, there is a breed of educational policy leaders in the mold of Arne Duncan and Michelle Rhee that prioritize entering urban school district administrative positions to execute educational

On some provisions of SB24 the current CEA leadership has quietly accepted or has positioned themselves as good partners in Malloy's education reform plan.

Malloy's willingness to engage in some of the most outwardly heinous aspects of the corporate reform movement such as teacher bashing were only outdone by his actions which have positioned him as one of the most aggressive pro-corporate education reform Governor's in the country.