Sentences with phrase «state education»

The institutional role of state education departments: A historical perspective.

A fourth section describes the leadership provided by state education agencies and the quite different relationship districts develop with their states.

This week, district officials updated state education officials on their plans.

In other states, students will be taking tests developed by state education departments or purchased from private testing groups.

The positive responses came not from the reformers but from the field, mostly from folks who work in leadership roles in state education agencies and local districts.

The findings from this study emphasize the importance of providing school leaders with the knowledge, skill, and will to engage with state education policy makers.

With new flexibility state education leaders no longer need to manage their schools under two accountability systems — one developed by the state and one prescribed by federal law.

In those 30 years, school districts have had to raise $ 1.8 billion in local property taxes to make up for the reduction in state education funding.

Accountability has driven the need for common standards for all students and common assessments to validate student performance, especially for state education systems.

State housing agencies can also work with state education departments in placing these housing developments in high - performing school districts.

Each of the labs has a governing board that includes representatives from state education agencies, directors of research and evaluation from local school districts, school superintendents, and school board members.

We have spent far too much time on state education policy with little or no attention to what school districts can and should be doing to improve achievement.

I recognize this is a difficult time with school resources being so substantially impacted by state education budget cuts.

She also ruled that there was nothing contrary to state education law in the city's oversight of the program.

The spending plan closes a $ 4.4 billion shortfall amid risks to federal aid and includes a $ 1 billion increase in state education aid.

The legal challenge comes as state education officials believe the implementation of Common Core will be rolled out much more smoothly this school year.

It is largely free to design and implement its own educational program, but must meet state education standards.

But the past two years have witnessed an unprecedented wave of state education reforms, much of it fiercely opposed by the unions.

If the vouchers are not worth the entire amount of state education spending, as is generally the case, then the state saves money on the difference.

That's my takeaway after reading through a summary of state education plans for dealing with schools that have a large number of students opting out of state tests.

Using an ESA, parents are able to «opt - out» of the public school system and instead can choose to receive their child's allocated state education dollars.

As such, this charter school does not meet state education code requirements for renewal.

This document highlights several examples of how state education leaders and business leaders are working to improve career pathways for all students.

The organizations include state education agencies, regional service centers, institutions of higher education, professional associations, business organizations, and schools.

That meant some budget cuts, and the legislature did cut deeply (too deeply, in my view) into state education initiatives.

This guide can also help state education leaders to support local leaders in their transition to the new federal law.

The findings come after state education officials released official numbers for the class of 2016, which showed a 91 percent graduation rate — an all - time high.

Data from the exams also allow state education leaders to look across all their districts, compare results, and apply resources to struggling schools.

If you care about state education policy and / or the new federal education law, you ought to spend some time doing three things.

Perhaps they are working with a school district or state education office on developing policy for engaging families in their children's education.

This month 85 school districts expect to see their share of state education grants cut to zero while 54 others would see significant cuts.

When the political winds shift, the department's administrators may be less supportive of or even hostile to educational choice, as is the case in many state education agencies around the country.

As we noted last week, Common Core proponents say they're willing to see what state education officials recommend out of that process.

First, to capture and illustrate how other state education departments are utilizing student input.

Under state law, the suits argued, only schools under the «exclusive control» of a public entity could receive state education money.

And there was no relationship between state education finance indicators and student - achievement trends, after taking into account initial performance differences across states.

The totals for K - 12 education include money for state education administration, but not federal, flow - through dollars.

Two recent studies concluded that changes in spending induced by state education finance reforms improved outcomes such as test scores, high school graduation, and earnings.

The webinar is designed for local education agency staff, state education policymakers and administrators, superintendents and assistant superintendents, school board members, teachers, and all other educators.

The measure would direct state education officials to give priority to applications in the lowest - performing 25 percent of school districts and those with long waiting lists for charter seats.

He complained of a «persistent campaign against state education» in national newspapers.

Most state education departments aren't staffed to manage a school district or an individual school.

It would retain considerable autonomy but receive state education funding and be tuition - free.

Now state education officials are asking for another year of grace for technical and policy reasons.

More bond money and more budget money are issues unlikely to cause many arguments among state education leaders, but there are other measures in the works that are likely to prove more controversial.