Sentences with phrase «systemic public education reform»

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-- The Seventy Four «Washington Post reporter Russakoff's fascinating study of the struggle to reform the Newark school system reveals the inner workings of a wide range of systemic and grassroots problems (charter schools, testing, accountability, private donors) plaguing education reform today... Russakoff's eagle - eyed view of the current state of the public education system in Newark and the United States is one of the finest education surveys in recent memory.»

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More importantly, the accountability provisions have proven to be useful to reformers, as well as reform - minded policymakers, researchers, and families in advancing the systemic overhaul of American public education.

Instead of trying to buy systemic reform with school - level investments, a new goal is to leverage private money in a way that redirects how public education dollars are spent.

If you want to understand why a strong federal role is needed in advancing systemic reform of American public education — and why arguments for a so - called «energized retrenchment» or backsliding in that role from some conservative reformers like Andy Smarick of Bellwether Education are unconvincing — consider what happened in 1946 after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Morgan v. education — and why arguments for a so - called «energized retrenchment» or backsliding in that role from some conservative reformers like Andy Smarick of Bellwether Education are unconvincing — consider what happened in 1946 after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Morgan v. Education are unconvincing — consider what happened in 1946 after the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Morgan v. Virginia.

Emilio Pack's two decades of experience in public education inform his belief that by investing in educators as leaders and giving them the site - level autonomy to put student needs first, we can achieve systemic reform and change.

Having just completed a brutal round of jousting in the interest of public education reform during the Texas legislative session, I have a renewed appreciation for the obstacles we face in achieving meaningful systemic change in our education delivery system.

In 2008, Canter joined Mississippi First, a nonprofit she heads as executive director, that has been leading the charge to introduce charter schools to the state (the group is also developing sex - education curricula for public schools) and to advocate for systemic public - school reform.

Of the various systemic reforms in New Orleans, public education can claim the most dramatic before - and - after Katrina picture.

With 149,817 more fourth - graders reading at Proficient and Advanced levels, systemic reform efforts focused on stemming achievement gaps have also helped children from the middle class and high - performing students as by those who have been given the worst American public education provides.

We have assisted tens of thousands of British Columbians over the years through law reform, test case litigation, systemic advocacy, delivery of public legal education, summary advice, workshops and representation of clients before administrative tribunals and the courts.

West Coast LEAF's mission is to achieve equality by changing historic patterns of systemic discrimination against women, through BC - based equality rights litigation, law reform and public legal education.