Sentences with phrase «state education reform works»

She is co-author of Learning Policy: When State Education Reform Works with David K. Cohen (Yale Press, 2001).

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Brian has the demonstrated passion to work as the next State Senator to address the critical needs in education funding, housing affordability, criminal justice reform and economic development.

«Despite the progress outlined in this tentative deal there is clearly a lot of work ahead of us, including stronger criminal justice reforms; full funding for our state's public education system; ensuring affordable college for all New Yorkers, including DREAMers; additional support for Planned Parenthood; and ethics and voting reforms,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

During a CapTon interview last night, Senate Education Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling thEducation Committee Chairman John Flanagan said state lawmakers are willing to work with Gov. Andrew Cuomo on education reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling theducation reform, but warned the governor not to propose anything too «draconian» when it comes to overhauling the system.

Nick Gibb returns to Government as Minister of State for Schools - working with Nicky Morgan to ensure no let up in education reforms.

Now Loeb's racially charged comment about a black state senator threatens to become an unwelcome distraction as Success seeks to expand its footprint in New York and as Moskowitz works to cement her status as a national leader on education reform with a new book.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

«As an IDC member, David has been an effective champion for us, working with Governor Cuomo to reform state government, expand civil rights and invest in public education and environmental protection.

Other areas of our work that also have human rights and equalities angles include our campaigns around state - funded religious schools, religious education, for public service reform, and on ethical issues such as abortion and assisted dying.

Public employee unions have a huge amount of sway near the heart of the state's bureaucracy, and in 2014, they worked against the governor who had angered their members with his tough negotiations on labor contracts and his support for pension and education reforms.

It's also not lost on observers that Education Reform Now, the group that has been running an ad campaign accusing the UFT of blocking a measure to lift the charter school cap and causing the state to lose out in the first round of «Race to the Top» cash, is being repped by KnickerbockerSKD — a firm that also works for Bloomberg.

Toward the end of its review of the commission's work, the task force states, «Education reform will only come about in the United States when the delivery system itself is reconstructed around clear principles, sound ideas and learning - centered rules, incentives and power relationships.&states, «Education reform will only come about in the United States when the delivery system itself is reconstructed around clear principles, sound ideas and learning - centered rules, incentives and power relationships.&States when the delivery system itself is reconstructed around clear principles, sound ideas and learning - centered rules, incentives and power relationships.»

Derrell Bradford is the executive vice president of 50CAN: The 50 - State Campaign for Achievement Now, and the executive director of its New York branch, NYCAN, with more than fourteen years working in education reform policy and advocacy.

While we partner with a number of reform - minded districts across the United States, only about 20 percent of EP alumni in education work for school districts (including exciting new models like Louisiana's Recovery School District and Tennessee's Achievement School District).

The legislature's leadership and commitment for the past six years, combined with Mayor Peterson's and Ball State University's ability to authorize charters (and willingness to do so), along with reform - minded superintendents such as Eugene White working to improve the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), demonstrate to the country's education reformers that Indianapolis is prime territory for innovation and investment.

When they got together here last week, governors from around the country explored an issue they say every state leader is grappling with: how to pinpoint and replicate what works in reforming education.

Regardless of the reform strategy — whether new standards, or accountability, or small schools, or parental choice, or teacher effectiveness — there is an underlying weakness in the U.S. education system which has hampered every effort up to now: most consequential decisions are made by district and state leaders, yet these leaders lack the infrastructure to learn quickly what's working and what's not.

Reville, who founded the Ed Redesign Lab as a way to rethink how we educate children, said that although much education reform work has been done over the past two decades in the United States to close the «achievement gap» created from income disparities, there is still a persistent, iron - clad correlation between zip code and destiny.

Governor Patrick has begun that work in Massachusetts and I believe the students will be better served by acknowledging where the state needs to improve its education reform efforts than by simply declaring victory based on past success.

Having worked on educator evaluation reform at a state department of education, I do my best to keep up with developments related to the extremely tough work of state - level implementation.

As part of the campaign, MBAE and Brightlines are working with business, education and policy leaders across the state to finalize a new education agenda designed to overcome lingering challenges that have yet to be addressed by education reform.

The project aims to influence the national conversation about education reform by making the educational standards set by states more visible — explicitly connecting standards with student work that is characterized by depth, complexity, and imagination.

National organizations such as EdChoice (formerly the Friedman Foundation, established in 1996) and the American Education Reform Foundation (founded in 1998) and Alliance for School Choice (founded in 2004), which later became affiliated with the American Federation for Children (founded in 2009), were the most prominent voices in state capitols, providing early leadership on choice - related policy and working to counter choice policy myths.

PIE Network connects 72 education reform organizations in 34 states and Washington, D.C. Together, Network members are connected, think bigger, work smarter, and give back — all in the service of improving education for every student.

While the secretary of education was required to review and approve each state's education reform plan, we were keenly aware that Goals 2000 provided less than 1 percent of total state education expenditures and worked hard to ensure that the peer review of a state's plans recognized the limits this imposed.

Reimers has worked with teachers, district leaders and system leaders in the United States and internationally, advancing reforms to improve the quality and relevancy of education.

But overall, reviewers saw a state that jumped on the education - reform train late and has a lot of catch up work to do.

On Monday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that he was moving forward with a plan to use his executive authority to work around NCLB's provisions by granting waivers to states that agree to sign on to specific reforms, which have yet to be announced.

The current state funding formula is not providing nearly enough for students to meet state education standards, say leaders of the School Finance Research Collaborative, a statewide group that worked to determine the true cost of educating children as a way to move toward school funding reform.

«He thought differently from other people, because his background was different,» said Rick Miller, a former deputy state superintendent who worked closely with Raymond as executive director of the eight CORE (California Office to Reform Education) districts on the No Child Left Behind waiver.

Despite the fact that the Broad Foundation has assets of $ 2.1 billion, the state of Connecticut is paying these two so they can work on Pryor's education reform agenda while they are doing their Broad Foundation Residency.

According to the last set of federal and state campaign finance reports, Governor Malloy, the champion of the corporate education reform industry and the only Democratic governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure and repealing collective bargaining for teachers working in the poorest schools has received well over a quarter of a million dollars from leaders and political action committees associated with the national education reform and privatization effort.

As the United States is looking to reform its public school system, education experts have increasingly looked at other countries for examples on what works and what won't.

Dismay at the sorry state of the school system led her to a career in education reform, but years working on policy only led to more frustration at the slow - to - change system.

He established statewide consortia devoted to assessment reform for North Carolina and headed standards clarification work for the state education departments in Delaware, New Jersey, and Mississippi.

UNCF's Vice President Sekou Biddle, who has worked in urban public education reform for almost two decades and served on the District of Columbia State Board of Education, helps facilitate these conveeducation reform for almost two decades and served on the District of Columbia State Board of Education, helps facilitate these conveEducation, helps facilitate these conversations.

Emphasizing the need for additional effective education entrepreneurs to join the work of reforming America's lowest performing public schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told reporters during a conference call this afternoon that states must be open to chartereducation entrepreneurs to join the work of reforming America's lowest performing public schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told reporters during a conference call this afternoon that states must be open to charterEducation Arne Duncan told reporters during a conference call this afternoon that states must be open to charter schools.

To provide context to the high school reform work in San Diego, Sue Stickel, Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, California Department of Education, described some of the state strategies and policies related to high school reform.

A new report from Education First and Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) details how state advocacy groups are working with state policymakers to advance educationEducation First and Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) details how state advocacy groups are working with state policymakers to advance educationEducation (PIE) details how state advocacy groups are working with state policymakers to advance educationeducation reforms.

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I would encourage all Utah education reformers to work together with the State Board on a plan for Utah that takes proven reforms and implements them statewide.

Presenters: Eric Glaser, Director, U.S. Network Impact, United Way Worldwide; Brittany Moore, Manager, Alliance Engagement, America's Promise Alliance; Mark Bishop, Vice President of Policy, Healthy Schools Campaign; Yolie Flores, Senior Fellow, Campaign for Grade - Level Reading; Gordon Jackson, Director, Coordinated Student Support Division, California Department of Education; Jill Habig, Special Assistant Attorney General for California Attorney General Kamala Harris; Sharon Lee, Director, Office of Multiple Pathways, Rhode Island Department of Education; Rebecca Boxx, Director, Providence Children and Youth Cabinet, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University; Terry Haven, Deputy Director, Voices for Utah Children; Lisa Wisham, Education Specialist, 21st Century Community Learning, Centers, Utah State Department of Education; Susan Loving, Transition Specialist, Utah State Department of Education; and from Attendance Works: Hedy Chang, Director; Cecelia Leong, Associate Director; Phyllis Jordan, Communications Lead.

To broadly share and communicate the results of our TURN regions and the state and local efforts to work collaboratively to develop and implement significant education reform policies and programs that impact student learning.

Meanwhile in Pennsylvania, the AFT has worked with its Keystone State affiliate to challenge school reform efforts as well as take on moves by Gov. Tom Corbett to reduce education spending.

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Moderator Teresa Lubbers (Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education), Daniel Elsener (Marian University), Caitlin Hannon (Enroll Indy), David Harris (The Mind Trust) and Betsy Wiley (Hoosiers for Quality Education) will discuss what Indiana is doing that works and how reform can be implemented in other states.

This program includes Regional Centers that work closely with states in their regions on implementation of critical reforms in elementary and secondary education, as well as Content Centers that provide high - quality materials and services for use by states and districts across the country.

This latest outrage is proof that Pryor should resign and turn the State Department of Education over to someone willing to support and protect students, parents, teachers, school administrators and public schools rather than use public funds to do the dirty work for the corporate education reform Education over to someone willing to support and protect students, parents, teachers, school administrators and public schools rather than use public funds to do the dirty work for the corporate education reform education reform industry.

Hope Street Group is an independent non-profit organization that is working closely in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE), the Tennessee Educators Association (TEA), and the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE).

Her projects have been focused on complex, systemic reform work in school systems, state departments of education, and non-profit organizations.