Sentences with phrase «school reform policies focused»

It then considers alternative school reform policies focused on improvements in teacher quality, identifying how much change is required.

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A resident physician in preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Malik is an authority on drug policy reform focused on public health.

He grasped the centre ground by focusing on living standards and cost of living policy discussion and announcements: the Pupil Premium, capping social care costs, state pension reforms, free childcare, cutting income tax, and, his big policy statement: free school meals for all infants.

Manno focuses on three of these nonprofit organizations that have had helped to lift charter school caps, implement «parent trigger» policies, and reform teacher effectiveness provisions.

Deeply suspicious of the reform groups whom he says «exploited» failing schools, critical of ed - school policy experts, and antagonistic toward the independent research shop set up at the University of Chicago, Vallas seems to have been focused on political and managerial rather than educational priorities.

At HGSE, Payzant will focus his time with students and faculty interested in urban school district reform; leadership; and ways to connect research, policy, and practice in urban school districts.

Her research focuses on educational policy and politics, and urban school reform, including the development and implementation of education policy and the impact of policy on the educational opportunities for at - risk students.

The seminar — promoted through a collaboration between HGSE and the Center for Public Policy and Educational Evaluation (Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação, or CAEd) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil — focused on education reform, specifically U.S. efforts to develop 21st - century skills through teacher education, leadership development, and the definition of standards for teachers and school leaders.

With further research focused on these key questions, we may come to better understand the implications of discipline policy reforms — how they affect suspension use, and also how they change school climate; interactions among students, peers, and teachers; and the academic performance of all students.

Today, his research focuses on the effects of unprecedented New Orleans school reforms and their implications for national schooling policy.

By gathering a critical mass of leading researchers focused on education reform, the Department of Education Reform will be uniquely positioned to have a meaningful impact on education policy research and the quality of screform, the Department of Education Reform will be uniquely positioned to have a meaningful impact on education policy research and the quality of scReform will be uniquely positioned to have a meaningful impact on education policy research and the quality of schools.

Unfortunately, we in the education reform policy community have turned a blind eye to these innovations and more customized solutions, instead focusing on creating more uniform schools, to ensure more predictable outcomes.

True educational equity comes from comprehensive school reform, which incorporates academic improvements along with health care, housing policy, funding changes, family support and other policies that allow students to go to class safely and actually focus on their work, and that provides teachers with a work environment and enough support to operate creatively, not like infantilized robots.

This policy plan for Australia's schools builds on the reforms delivered under Students First and focuses on:

Her goal is to use her school nursing expertise and education in assisting with the national agenda and national policy to shift the juvenile justice process from a punitive reform to one that includes a focus on physical / behavioral health and family engagement.

It is important to note that while this report is focused on state - level policies and system - level reforms, much of the most crucial work of school turnaround happens at the local level.

Her work broadly focuses on urban school reform, data - informed leadership for equity, and how educators make sense of policy implementation.

Former DC Chancellor of Schools Michelle Rhee has gained national attention for her tough but controversial reform policies focused on large - scale firing of DC teachers.

The Coalition focused its policy papers on four areas: education funding campaign lessons, school finance reform, using measures beyond testing to evaluate schools, and reducing chronic absenteeism.

Dr. Holme's research focuses on the politics and implementation of educational policy, with a particular focus on the relationship among school reform, equity, and diversity in schools.

For scholars and policy makers focused on reforming urban schools, Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons From Chicago may represent the most important research over the past decade of schools, Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons From Chicago may represent the most important research over the past decade of Schools for Improvement: Lessons From Chicago may represent the most important research over the past decade of debate.

Education policy would let him play up his focus on bipartisan cooperation, at least on issues like tenure reform, while maintaining his image of being tough on the teacher unions and low performing school districts.

Her research and teaching has been focused on urban school reform policy and practice, culturally relevant instruction, teacher student relationship - building practices, and civic education.

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Finnigan's current research focuses on social network analysis in low - performing schools and districts; school improvement under sanction; inter-district choice; district - wide reform; accountability policies; school closure; and the role of districts and states in school improvement.

Tallahassee - Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler has been elected President of the Florida Coalition of School Board Member (FCSBM), a statewide organization of school board members focused on the interests of students, parents, and taxpayers by advancing common sense student - first policies and school finance reform to eliminate wasteful spending and misuse of taxpayer doSchool Board member Bridget Ziegler has been elected President of the Florida Coalition of School Board Member (FCSBM), a statewide organization of school board members focused on the interests of students, parents, and taxpayers by advancing common sense student - first policies and school finance reform to eliminate wasteful spending and misuse of taxpayer doSchool Board Member (FCSBM), a statewide organization of school board members focused on the interests of students, parents, and taxpayers by advancing common sense student - first policies and school finance reform to eliminate wasteful spending and misuse of taxpayer doschool board members focused on the interests of students, parents, and taxpayers by advancing common sense student - first policies and school finance reform to eliminate wasteful spending and misuse of taxpayer doschool finance reform to eliminate wasteful spending and misuse of taxpayer dollars.

SEDL's policy research focused on the following school reform strategies as they played out in selected states and local districts: resource allocation in local districts, teacher mentoring, policymaker participation in community dialogues on education reform, and the charter school as a policy instrument affecting school - site influence over education reform.

In 1989, when the Chicago School Reform Act gave rise to local school councils and other major policy changes, Linda Lenz, then an education writer for the Chicago Sun - Times, saw the need for a publication that would focus on public education with the kind of detail and depth that her newspaper and others coulSchool Reform Act gave rise to local school councils and other major policy changes, Linda Lenz, then an education writer for the Chicago Sun - Times, saw the need for a publication that would focus on public education with the kind of detail and depth that her newspaper and others coulschool councils and other major policy changes, Linda Lenz, then an education writer for the Chicago Sun - Times, saw the need for a publication that would focus on public education with the kind of detail and depth that her newspaper and others could not.

We will support evidence - based policy reforms aimed at ensuring principals have the autonomy and data they need to lead schools with strong cultures focused on improving teaching and learning, and that they are trained to use teacher evaluations to deliver high - quality observations and feedback.

Using multi-sited ethnographic methods and an anthropology of policy approach, I focus specifically on Malawi's 1993 Readmission Policy, which banned the practice of permanently expelling pregnant girls from school, and its 2016 rpolicy approach, I focus specifically on Malawi's 1993 Readmission Policy, which banned the practice of permanently expelling pregnant girls from school, and its 2016 rPolicy, which banned the practice of permanently expelling pregnant girls from school, and its 2016 reform.

Focusing on nationwide education finance policies, his work also analyzes the impact of school finance reforms and tax and expenditure limits on school district funding, as well as the effect of recessions on school district revenues.

October 7, 2013 Social - Emotional Learning the Focus of New NASBE Resource — The National Association of School Boards of Education From Practice to Policy was conceived as a new resource to help state board members and the education community at large better understand promising practices in school reform and see how these practices can be advanced through pSchool Boards of Education From Practice to Policy was conceived as a new resource to help state board members and the education community at large better understand promising practices in school reform and see how these practices can be advanced through pPolicy was conceived as a new resource to help state board members and the education community at large better understand promising practices in school reform and see how these practices can be advanced through pschool reform and see how these practices can be advanced through policypolicy.

With its ongoing focus on Connecticut politics and policy, along with the ever growing damage that is being done to our public education system by the charter school industry and its allies in the corporate education reform movement, Wait, What?

Dr. Kirst is the author of numerous books and articles focusing on school finance, curriculum politics, intergovernmental relations and education reform policies.

At this stage in the modern movement to redesign high schools, states should focus on policies that provide opportunity, encouragement, and support for local innovation — including those described above — rather than more sweeping policies that mandate statewide comprehensive reforms.

With guidance from an experienced advisor, students may elect courses in such areas as policy analysis, diversity and justice, performance - based leadership, and other topics that focus on reforming and transforming schools and school systems into high performing organizations for all students.

The study will have a particular focus on systems» reform journeys and decision points, and what can be learned from those stories to develop a system - level school leadership development strategy, drawing out implications for policy makers in the United States.

Throughout her career in policy evaluation and implementation, her interests have focused on early childhood education, intergenerational literacy, school reform, and arts, culture and media program design and evaluation.

Superfine's research interests have focused on the intersection of education law and policy, school finance reform law and policy, standards - based reform and accountability policies, and the role of science in the educational policy process.

Superfine's research interests focused on the intersection and history of education law and policy, school finance reform law and policy, standards - based reform and accountability policies, teacher evaluation policy, and the role of science in the educational policy process.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.