Sentences with phrase «public education policy decisions»

2011 — The VIVA Project report gives voice to the arts In a project designed to dramatically increase classroom teachers» participation in important state and national public education policy decisions, the VIVA Project issues a report sanctioned by both the Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools.

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The release, explaining the decision was reached unanimously by the group's two component boards of directors, stated, «The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the organization's Fall Dinner on October 22, 2015.»

The two men have for months engaged in a bruising public rivalry that has had an effect on policy decisions ranging from education to managing two public health crises.

CECs are the local representative bodies that help inform education policy decision making and have been highlighted during the «Mayoral Control Forums» held by Public Advocate Letitia James in recent weeks.

«The Boards» decision comes on the heels of securing the Pride Agenda's top remaining policy priority ---- protecting transgender New Yorkers from discrimination in housing, employment, credit, education, and public accommodations ---- in the form of new regulations announced in partnership with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo,» ESPA's release stated.

The results of this research can offer relevant information for decision - making bodies regarding public policies in the field of education.

The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.

Together, the essays in Integrating Schools highlight new ways for the American public education system to counter persistent racial and socioeconomic inequality and reverse the course policies have taken since the decisions of Brown.

At the end of the day, however, she has concluded, after all the policy fumblings of the past couple of decades, that the public school system and its custodians and employees are best suited to make education decisions that will benefit the nation and its next generation.

Previously, Courtney was the Senior Statistician for the New Mexico Public Education Department, where she worked with state and local leaders to evaluate policy initiatives and support data driven decision - making.

DoDEA's decision to rename the initiative is a logical one, said Paul Peterson, a professor of government and education policy at Harvard University who has been tracking the public response to the new standards.

Our teacher members work in districts where people of color represent the majority and the children they teach are too often forgotten about in the creation of public policy, particularly in education decisions.

For one, there remains a core group of influential reformers — including former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, congressmen on both sides of the aisle, and reform - minded governors, who know that AYP has done more to focus the nation on dealing with the widespread problems within American public education than any other policy decision in the past fiveEducation Margaret Spellings, congressmen on both sides of the aisle, and reform - minded governors, who know that AYP has done more to focus the nation on dealing with the widespread problems within American public education than any other policy decision in the past fiveeducation than any other policy decision in the past five decades.

IHEP is committed to improving college access and success in higher education for all students — with a special focus on underserved populations — by providing timely research to inform public policy decisions.

It's a decision deeply rooted in the politics of school choice in Indiana and revolves around the administration of Democratic Mayor Bart Peterson, the first mayor given the authority to oversee the city's charter schools, says Claire Smrekar, a professor of education and public policy at Vanderbilt University.

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

These community professionals, business officials, public policy leaders, and leading citizens offer their time and talent to serve on the governing boards of this century's most innovative higher education institutions - community, junior, and technical colleges - and make decisions that affect more than 1,200 colleges and over 11 million students annually.

Presenters include Chris Kingsley, Associate Director, Local Policy and Advocacy, Data Quality Campaign; Laura Hansen, Director, Information Management and Decision Support, Metro Nashville Public Schools; and Gene Chasin, Chief Operating Officer, Say Yes to Education.

A study released yesterday by Mathematica Policy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teaPolicy Research (and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education) titled «Teachers with High «Value Added» Can Boost Test Scores in Low - Performing Schools» implies that, yet again, value - added estimates are the key statistical indicators we as a nation should be using, above all else, to make pragmatic and policy decisions about America's public school teapolicy decisions about America's public school teachers.

Meetings with your statewide elected officials provide you the opportunity to initiate and grow relationships with decision - makers who shape Texas public education policy and funding.

Under the Texas Education Code (TEC), section 42.006, originally passed in 1995, the Texas Legislature requires TEA to collect a range of student data via the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) program that is used as the basis for education policy decisions, for accountability and determining school funding, and — on a strictly FERPA - compliant basis — for education Education Code (TEC), section 42.006, originally passed in 1995, the Texas Legislature requires TEA to collect a range of student data via the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) program that is used as the basis for education policy decisions, for accountability and determining school funding, and — on a strictly FERPA - compliant basis — for education Education Information Management System (PEIMS) program that is used as the basis for education policy decisions, for accountability and determining school funding, and — on a strictly FERPA - compliant basis — for education education policy decisions, for accountability and determining school funding, and — on a strictly FERPA - compliant basis — for education education research.

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The purpose of the research project is to enhance the data reporting that guides local and policy - level career and college readiness decision - making processes at both public education and postsecondary education levels.

«This decision would wrest educational policy from the representative branches of state government, limit public education for some students with special needs, create additional municipal mandates concerning graduation and other standards, and alter the basic terms of educators» employment — and entrust all of those matters to the discretion of a single, unelected judge,» Jepsen said.

August 18, 2017, (LOS ANGELES, CA)-- With the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education set to discuss critical budgetary and policy decisions for the first time this term, Great Public Schools Now (GPSN), a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and replicating successful educational programs in underserved communities, today released additional results of its summer poll of Angelenos on the topic of eEducation set to discuss critical budgetary and policy decisions for the first time this term, Great Public Schools Now (GPSN), a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and replicating successful educational programs in underserved communities, today released additional results of its summer poll of Angelenos on the topic of educationeducation.

In this hybrid role, I have been able to work alongside policy leaders making decisions that impact public education while reflecting on my classroom practice and representing teachers and students at the state level.

«It is bad enough that more than $ 50 million in scarce public funds have been turned over to Jumoke Academy / Fuse, but unless immediate action is taken to reverse the Malloy administration's bad policy decisions, the series of no - bid contracts and State Board of Education votes will mean literally hundreds of millions more will be given to this charter school chain,» Pelto concluded.

Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy The Rennie Center conducts independent research to promote public discourse on educational improvement and inform policy discussions by key decision makers and opinion lePolicy The Rennie Center conducts independent research to promote public discourse on educational improvement and inform policy discussions by key decision makers and opinion lepolicy discussions by key decision makers and opinion leaders.

It also encourages and supports research at all levels of reading and language arts education to promote informed decision making by reading professionals, policy makers, and the public.

The decision comes after the federal government increased pressure on states to increase school choice, said Luis Huerta, associate professor of education and public policy at Columbia University's Teachers College.

Rather than making a series of empty, unfilled promises, these policies would actually improve teachers» working conditions, students» learning conditions, and school funding; would protect public schools from inequities of funding caused by the proliferation of charter schools; and would «encourage» the decision makers who currently establish public education policy to play within the rules, or forfeit the thing they are really most concerned about: those sweet, sweet campaign contributions.

These members of the Deformer «advance force» parrot a regressive agenda of union - busting, tenure - smashing, and teacher - demonizing, paired with an obsessive devotion to standardized testing, «data driven decision making», charter school expansion, and privatization as the «answers» to the «crisis in public education» — while remaining seemingly oblivious to the fact that it was their policies that manufactured the crisis they claim to be addressing, and which are paying off so handsomely for the investors who fund their charter schools and pay their generous salaries.

Whenever I hear public officials and education policy decision makers suggest that closing schools is a legitimate strategy, I know that person is not serious about actually improving educational outcomes.

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Oakland, CA About Blog EdSource is an independent, nonpartisan, not - for - profit organization whose mission is to clarify complex education issues and to promote thoughtful policy decisions about public school improvement.

With eight health centers throughout the region, it is PPSWO's goal to provide reproductive health care services to any individual who wants or needs them; to advocate public policies which guarantee each individual's access to services, right to privacy, and ability to make reproductive decisions free of coercion; and to provide human sexuality education which enhances the health and well - being of individuals in the community.

With seven health centers throughout the region, it is Planned Parenthood's mission to provide: reproductive health care services to any individual who wants or needs them, to advocate public policies which guarantee each individual's access to services, to advocate individual's right to privacy and their ability to make reproductive decisions free of coercion, and to provide human sexuality education which enhances the health and well - being of individuals in the community.

With seven health centers throughout the region, it is Planned Parenthood's goal to provide reproductive health care services to any individual who wants or needs them, to advocate public policies which guarantee each individual's access to services, to advocate individual's right to privacy and their ability to make reproductive decisions free of coercion, and to provide human sexuality education which enhances the health and well - being of individuals in the community.

It is vital that public policies support personal childbearing decisions with medically accurate reproductive health information, including sex education, access to contraceptives and safe, legal abortion.

The primary strategies used to carry out the organizational agenda include 1) development of public policy alternatives, creation of coalitions and legislative advocacy, and 2) education of the public and decision - makers through online information outreach, forums, policy papers, and periodic informational alerts.

Human rights provide a valuable framework for good inter-personal relations and for making informed and proportionate decisions — from the playground to government and public policy, it starts with human rights education in schools.