Sentences with phrase «promote curriculum reform»
To promote curriculum reform — and make better use of education dollars — this report provides new insight on how curricula are selected in every state across the country and examines the costs of those curricula.
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Education Schools We agree to promote the reform of schools in order to ensure: - that new providers can enter the state school system in response to parental demand; - that all schools have greater freedom over curriculum; and, - that all schools are held properly accountable.
I've previously called these the «dog whistles» of top - down curriculum reform, subtle signals that give local advocates license to promote unpopular positions on controversial issues.
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times: Reforming classroom teaching through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.
When talk turned to educational equity, panelists stressed the need for comprehensive school reform which incorporates academics with school safety measures, curricula that encourages teachers to operate creatively, policies that promote safe local housing, particularly when involving children under age 5.
While an increasing number of schools have begun to adopt some of the changes promoted by the emerging middle - level - school reform movement — such as hands - on, experiential curricula and increased parental involvement — many have not yet embraced such changes, NMSA leaders said.
Although recent curriculum reforms and a new national college entrance exam promote the importance of «quality education,» few schools and teachers have fully adopted the approach.
The document says: «We will promote the reform of schools in order to ensure that new providers can enter the state school system in response to parental demand; that all schools have greater freedom over the curriculum; and that all schools are held properly to account».
In the early 1990s, in an effort to promote standards - based reform through Goals 2000, the U.S. Department of Education made competitive awards available to states to develop curriculum frameworks in the core subject areas.
>> > These reforms complement a reform of the upper level curriculum adopted by the faculty last spring that promotes concentrated and focused study, and application by developing distinctive Programs of Study, organizing classroom, clinical, research, and work opportunities to help students pursue greater progression and depth before graduation.
The purpose of the conference was:» (1) to allow Washington State community college educators to come together to hear from national leaders in health care reform regarding the Affordable Care Act's impact on workforce development and implications for the education pipeline; and (2) to promote best practices in incumbent worker - focus curriculum development and program design, drawing on five years of Washington State Hospital Employees Education and Training (HEET) grant successes in health care training programs.»