In Turkey, Gombas observed firsthand the effects of
sweeping education reforms in the 1990s, which increased the length of compulsory schooling from five to eight years.
In an article in RealClearPolitics, «Daniels Closes in on Education Reform Goal» on April 27, 2011, Indiana is lauded for having
passed sweeping education reform, following in the spirit of Governor Jeb Bush and Florida.
The decrease is likely also driven by the changed political calculus for both unions and charter groups after most of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's
sweeping education reform proposals failed during last year's legislative session.
Governor Malloy is all ears as he learns about plans and early progress being made in schools that are part of the new Commissioner's Network — a key program enacted when the governor signed Public Act 12 - 116, Connecticut's
sweeping education reform law.
Below is a link to a short session by Bill Latham, co-author of the book doing a short session on the research and case
for sweeping education reform.
Democrats responsible for passing the state's most
sweeping education reform act more than 30 years ago have also voiced doubts, calling Bryant's agenda items «small - scale.»
Besides his ethics promise Cuomo insists he will only increase state education spending by $ 327 million if the Legislature does not accept
his sweeping education reforms, which include a new teacher evaluation system and an increase of the charter school cap.
The graduation rate is included in calculations by the federal government to determine if a high school, district or the state clears the performance hurdle set under the No Child Left Behind law,
the sweeping education reform that imposes increasingly severe penalties for coming up short.
That school - choice option comes from the federal No Child Left Behind law,
the sweeping education reform signed by President Bush in 2002 that increased aid to education while holding schools and districts more accountable for student improvement, as measured, in Washington, by the WASL.
And, she said, Florida just last year launched
a sweeping education reform that among other things did away with teacher tenure.
One of its goals was to get the powerful United Teachers of Los Angeles to adopt
a sweeping education reform agenda.
President Obama signed
a sweeping education reform bill Dec. 10 that replaces the «No Child Left Behind» law.
Student achievement in New Orleans drastically increased as a result of
the sweeping education reforms.