Sentences with phrase «state education circles»

Nevertheless, the data has introduced some new qualms into the debate over teacher quality that has roiled state education circles for the better part of the past three years, culminating in the passage of the new tenure law last summer.

She is well known in state education circles because she used to lead the Louisiana superintendents» association.

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Baroness Warsi has said that she backed Michael Gove's complaints about the number of Old Etonians in David Cameron's inner circle because she believes the Education Secretary wants a «world class state system».

Florida lawmakers are earning high marks in some circles for passing a new education budget that helps pay for smaller classes across the state.

The announcement rattled me, since I was just finishing up a feature story for Ed Next on Steiner's brilliant leadership in taking the moribund Empire State to the RTTT winner's circle in nine short months — the equivalent of turning on a dime in the education reform world.

And even though few voters outside education circles know who they are or what they do, the state schools chiefs have increasingly important roles as new federal mandates take hold.

Well - known in education circles, he is always ready to share his thoughts on the state of the UK education sector.

Ohio and Utah are known in education circles for having extraordinarily troubled charter school sectors, and the same is true in Pennsylvania, where Auditor General Eugene DePasquale issued a report this year and declared his state's charter school law the «worst» in the nation.

There are many at the state and local level — who may set identification standards or run gifted programs despite having little training in gifted education — who aren't, but identification is a hot topic in gifted circles.

DeVos» nomination was a jolt to those in the state's education circles.

Mr. Sanders died in March in his home state, Tennessee, at age 74, with his name little known outside education circles.

SEDL staff worked with two statewide organizations, Arkansas Friends for Better Schools and the Oklahoma League of Women Voters, to organize and conduct study circles about education reform in 15 communities across both states.

Dr. Freiberg, CSDE Consultant and Co-chair of the National School Climate Council, is renowned in state and national education circles for her work in the area of school climate.

Threads (bolded titles in the outer circle) highlight particular aspects of each strand, and components (bulleted) are the specific items that may be leveraged by state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), and schools to impact college and career readiness and success.

As the pro-voucher Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice estimates, more than 530,000 Indiana students — more than half of the state's student population — already qualify for the program, referred to in many education circles as the nation's broadest voucher program.

Another distinction is that she has come full - circle in her career because she attended the Chinese Education Center as a student when she first entered the United States as a newcomer herself.

On any given day, Governor Malloy, his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor and other «education reformers» including superintendents in Bridgeport, Hartford and elsewhere are racing around — often in circles — in pursuit of some of the money that is being handed out by the United States Department of Education's «Race to the Top»Education, Stefan Pryor and other «education reformers» including superintendents in Bridgeport, Hartford and elsewhere are racing around — often in circles — in pursuit of some of the money that is being handed out by the United States Department of Education's «Race to the Top»education reformers» including superintendents in Bridgeport, Hartford and elsewhere are racing around — often in circles — in pursuit of some of the money that is being handed out by the United States Department of Education's «Race to the Top»Education's «Race to the Top» Program.

With the recent adoption of the Common Core Standards (CCS) by the vast majority of states, college and career readiness has become a common discussion topic in education circles.

From my own social circle, I know that many people had reservations about I732 primarily due to the potential negative impact on state revenues, given the lack of funding for education, the various Tim Eyman - penned constraints on taxation, etc..