Sentences with phrase «schools need some reform»

The system for rebrokering schools needs reforming to better support vulnerable schools and pupils during the transition to a new academy trust, argues Mary Riall Inadequate» academies are...

The system for rebrokering schools needs reforming to better support vulnerable schools and pupils during the transition to a new academy trust, argues Mary Riall

Brown, who doesn't have children, says American schools need reform, but she is not familiar with specific school options and policies.

Isn't that proof California schools need some reform?

Not exact matches

Reform is needed, said Villanova School of Business Economist David Fiorenza, if only to keep state budgets out of the red if the economy hits another rough patch.

Major reforms are needed to address Canada's failing reserve schools, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report.

They would also need to report to state and federal educational officials so that the methods and results of the different local public school reforms could be compared to each other and to voucher experiments.

It seems to me that what is needed is not only a reform of literary teaching but a recognition that what Pope Benedict calls the «Hermeneutic of Continuity» be refocused upon our schools - for if not here, where?

I do get your point about school - food reform, but I think we need to remember that the mission of the show is to raise food IQ.

So when much - needed reforms were instituted two years ago, one of the first complaints from the political right was that big, strapping football players were going hungry due to Mrs. Obama's Nanny State school meal calorie limits.

Need help reforming your school lunch program?

I wanted to bring attention to the need for school food reform and add my voice to the chorus of people advocating on behalf of little people who can't advocate for themselves.

With all of the talk of education reform and what's needed to revitalize public schools, it's refreshing to read Paul Tough's new book, Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why.

(see it it isn't just the Tea Party, and all kinds of people read your blog, so be careful, you need everyone on board with the school lunch reform and TP people are parents too.)

But now many powerful forces are aligned against school food reform: the processed food industry, which has a huge financial stake in the program and powerful lobbyists on Capitol Hill; the need of school districts to make their meal programs break even; First Lady Michelle Obama's vocal support of school food reform, which has politicized the issue for some conservatives hoping to score political points; and conservatives» general distrust of «big government.»

My team and I remain focused on school food reform because of the need to continue supporting long - term solutions.

Michelle Obama taking a stand is a good first step but more needs to be done, things like reforming the lunches from within the school.

«I am running to build a real Democratic State Senate majority that finally fully funds our public schools, protects tenants from being thrown out of their homes and strengthens our loophole ridden rent laws, passes badly needed ethics reforms, election reforms and real criminal justice reforms and makes Andrea Stewart - Cousins the first woman Senate Majority Leader, breaking up the so - called «three men in a room.»

• Continuing to promote education reform - ensuring that high school graduates are fully prepared for college and careers, and making sure that workforce - training programs address real - world needs of New York employers.

Mayor Byron Brown says he is open to mayoral control if that's what it takes to improve Buffalo's schools, but feels a conversation is needed with parents and others in the city — and statewide — about how to reform public education.

The Greens have called for Foundation Aid to be fully funded immediately, for the school aid formula to be reformed so it is more need - based, and for the state to support school desegregation programs such as intra - and inter-district public school choice, consolidation, and incentives (such as magnet schools).

«As she has done throughout this campaign, Aravella will continue talking with her fellow Astorians about the need to create more jobs, improve our schools and reform state government,» the statement read.

In place of Labour's hopeless acceptance of mediocrity in education, which has seen Britain tumble down the world league tables just when we need our children to be doing better than those in other countries, we will offer the hope of a decent education for every child, with immediate action to raise standards and radical reform to end the state monopoly over new school places.

«By passing legislation to raise the charter cap, reform charter schools, improve teacher evaluation, and invest in tracking educational outcomes, the Senate Democratic Majority helped give New York the competitive advantage it needed to become a finalist in the Race to the Top,» Sampson crowed.

Division of Budget spokesman Morris Peters released the following statement last week addressing the lack of school aid runs: «There's no need to have school aid runs until we have agreement on getting the reforms that the governor has asked for.»

The money can be used, they say, to enact needed education reforms — ones that differ from those proposed by Cuomo, which includes state takeovers of chronically failing schools and an expansion of charter schools.

And, I am pleased that we are heading in the right direction in this much needed reform,» said Reverend Que English, Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association Diversity Committee and Co-Founder, Bronx Clergy Roundtable, Stuyvesant HS,» 81.

Every year that passes without proper reform, is another year that tens of thousands of teenagers leave school without the qualifications they really need.

Also at 11 a.m., a new report from the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will be released showing that community schools need at least five years or more to create lasting school improvement and reduce barriers to achievement in a measurable way, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 233 Broadway, Suite 720, Manhschool improvement and reduce barriers to achievement in a measurable way, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, 233 Broadway, Suite 720, ManhSchool Reform, 233 Broadway, Suite 720, Manhattan.

We also need to reform how schools are graded to encourage higher expectations for every student.

Reforms to make the school curriculum for 11 to 14 - year - olds more flexible and better tailored to pupils» needs have been published by the exams watchdog today.

There had been improvements, he insisted, citing standards in primary schools and falling NHS waiting times, but he noted: «All of them have been through reform and that's why it needs to be continued and extended.»

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, responded to the Queen's Speech: «Schools and colleges will be relieved that there are no immediate plans to introduce further reforms in a sector which has had more than its fair share of change and badly needs a breathing space.»

«The Government not only needs to ensure that it is able to demonstrate that its funding reform proposals are fit for purpose, but it also needs to secure confidence from schools, teachers and the public that these are the right proposals in the circumstances.

Yes, yes, I know that there is a case for saying greater equality would accelerate economic growth, and that schools and hospitals need both cash and reform.

So why is the leadership so scared of progressive, equality based policies like funding parents not schools, patients not hospitals and welfare reforms which address people's needs, not their means?

Other announcements expected include reform of the system for diagnosing and helping children with special educational needs to give parents more choice in how they are schooled; reforms to the family justice system to speed up care proceedings so no cases take more than six months; and promised changes to the adoption system to make sure parents and children are matched more quickly.

The Newtown massacre has generated so much proposed legislation — to expand the state's assault - weapons ban, make gun permit holders» names available publicly, reform the mental health system, and increase school security — that leaders of the General Assembly have decided they need to step in and direct traffic.

The Times stopped short of endorsing Cuomo's primary opponent, Fordham Law School professor Zephyr Teachout, though the paper did call her «a national expert on political corruption and an advocate of precisely the kind of transparency and political reform that Albany needs.»

The money can be used, they say, to enact needed education reforms — different reforms than Cuomo has proposed, which include state takeovers of chronically failing schools and an expansion of charter schools.

Why we will go further to reform our schools to ensure every child has the knowledge and the skills they need to thrive in post-Brexit Britain.

Even though Foley did not receive the CEA board's endorsement, he «remains committed to real education reform, including addressing the needs of the 100,000 children who are in under - performing schools and closing Connecticut's achievement gap, which remains the worst in the nation,» spokesman Chris Cooper said.

And while the Assembly Dems and Gov. Cuomo seek a three - year extension of the law governing mayoral control of city schools, Flanagan said that «reforms» to the measure are needed «to guarantee transparency and accountability, and to require that New York City provides enough local funding to underperforming schools.»

Joe Williams, executive director of Democrats for Education Reform, said «It shocks the conscience that we continue to look the other way while we permit our schools to pair our most ineffective teachers with the children most in need of great classroom instruction.

Set to testify before Governor Cuomo's Education Reform Commission, NYC Public School Principal Anna Hall will deliver a crystal - clear message that any true reform of the state's education system needs to start with quality teaReform Commission, NYC Public School Principal Anna Hall will deliver a crystal - clear message that any true reform of the state's education system needs to start with quality teareform of the state's education system needs to start with quality teachers.

is RECOGNIZING that the mayoral control «reform» — like previous efforts to change the system's governance without clearly articulating the educational purpose of the reform or facing society's deep systemic problems of poverty and racism — still leaves the city with schools that fail to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of our students;

And while Thompson has called himself the best candidate to improve the city's schools, the paper criticized him for his association with the United Federation of Teachers, which it said was «not always a friend of needed reforms.»

Duprey, too, noted the importance of broadband and highlighted an ambitious set of priorities, including education reform: the Common Core is flawed, she said, while state schools need a bump in funding.

Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

Science graduate study, based on a 19th century model, needs serious reform to meet modern needs, but trying to «revitalize the doctorate is like moving a graveyard,» added another conference speaker, former NSF Director and former president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (publisher of Science Careers) Rita Colwell, currently a Distinguished Professor at both the University of Maryland, College Park, and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.