Sentences with phrase «supporting the education reform movement»

The foundations and donors supporting the education reform movement do have one enormous advantage over their philanthropic counterparts in the arts, health, the environment, human services, and any number of other fields, namely, the presence of measures of student achievement that allow real comparisons of school performance.

Not exact matches

Cuomo has had an at - times truculent relationship with teachers unions, especially when it comes to support for charter schools and other concerns of the education reform movement, such as stronger teacher evaluations.

Though Cuomo and de Blasio are both Democrats, they have differing philosophies on education, with Cuomo supporting the so - called education reform movement and supporting the expansion of charter schools.

Ben Austin, director of the Los Angeles based organization leading the parent trigger movement, notes that his group, Parent Revolution, is pro-charter but «unambiguously» opposed to vouchers, providing evidence, says Butcher, that «student - and parentcentric reforms» draw support from parents with diverse views on education reform.

By making equal opportunity a central theme of the movement, organizations such as the BAEO, the Friedman Foundation (established by Milton and Rose Friedman and now known as EdChoice), Democrats for Education Reform, and other groups in favor of school choice have put Republican support at risk by emphasizing the role that vouchers can play in opening school doors to the disadvantaged.

Despite its lofty goals for every student and the support of some of the most powerful national players in education reform, the modern standards and accountability movement has hit a rough patch, if you haven't noticed.

What has become clear is that explicitly focusing on the educational concerns of poor and minority children regardless of where they live, and expanding that to the criminal justice reform and other the social issues that end up touching (and are touched by) American public education, is critical, both in helping all children succeed as well as rallying long - terms support for the movement from the parents and communities that care for them.

His own conversion to the school reform movement offers one more reason why defenders of traditional public education such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers can no longer count on the Democratic Party for unquestionededucation such as the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers can no longer count on the Democratic Party for unquestionedEducation Association and the American Federation of Teachers can no longer count on the Democratic Party for unquestioned support.

She celebrates 20 years of reform movement success, but never tempers such self - congratulatory narcissism with unpleasant questions about why those who have no interest in disrupting the American class structure — such as Bill Gates and the heirs to Sam Walton's fortunes, by far the most generous education reform philanthropists — are so keen to support the TFA insurgency.

It doesn't have to be the entire Democratic caucus, but I need eight to 10 votes to come along with me, so it's clear there's movement in the Democratic Party to support education reform,»» recalled Mr. Carroll, who was term - limited out of office in 2011.

The second wave of reforms needed to transform American public education involve supporting policies such as implementing Common Core that are considered anathema for many reasons by many of their movement conservative fellow - travelers.

Those who support corporate school reform have attempted to claim the mantle of the civil rights movement, with one of their biggest champions, former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan calling education the «civil rights issue of our timEducation Secretary Arne Duncan calling education the «civil rights issue of our timeducation the «civil rights issue of our time.»

While education reform has taken on different meanings over time, the current movement for reform supports policies including:

Stand for Children is a leading player in the «education reform» movement, with a special focus on moving corporate funds into political campaigns in order to reward candidates who support their cause and punish those who aren't on the school privatization bandwagon.

Such a point also shines light on the fact that EdTrust and other centrist Democrat reformers backing the plan have been silent about the Obama administration's sloppy and shoddy process for granting waivers, especially as President Barack Obama struggles to keep office; it is hard for waiver gambit supporters to complain about Florida's implementation of one of the alternatives to AYP they support without pointing out how the Obama administration's own mishandling of the effort allowed for such antics in the first place (or giving movement conservatives more reasons to oppose a strong federal role in reforming American public education).

The report also made mention of the more rigorous Common Core State Standards, which both Education Post and Education Reform Now support, and the opt - out movement that has largely been dominated by affluent white students.

The calls for charter - school accountability come as Democrats who support the market and data - based movement that's become known as «education reform» seek to define themselves against Republicans who see charters as a privatizing alternative to vouchers.

Duncan, who stands at a lean 6» 5», defined himself early in his tenure as a persistent yet compromising free - marketer, part of an education reform movement that stresses the use of data and competition to improve schools — a departure from traditional Democratic education policy, which unquestionably supported teachers unions.

Shortly after he was elected with CEA's first endorsement in 2010, the governor of this state disrespected every teacher with his «tenure» comment, then promoted Common Core, supported the corporate education movement through charter schools, advocated for more and more standardized testing, hired an education commissioner who had absolutely no public school experience (in fact had ties to charter schools), chipped away at teacher security through negative tenure reform, and championed the complete elimination of the state contribution to the retired teacher's health insurance fund.

By preparing a new kind of teacher inside the classroom — providing the practical learning, the hands - on experience and the support network they need to be effective right away — NCTR and its teacher residency program partners are building a real movement for education reform from the ground up.

If it does, it is important finding for the legal education reform debate, as it would provide guidance and support for the broader experiential education movement.