Sentences with phrase «take federal education policy»

It's going to be important for the press, and for the Senate HELP committee, to ask a lot of questions to understand where she and the President who chose her plan to take federal education policy

Still, there's a lot that's not clear, so it's going to be important for the press, and for the Senate HELP committee, to ask a lot of questions to understand where she and the President who chose her plan to take federal education policy.

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According to the study, postsecondary institutions, STEM departments, accrediting entities, and state and federal education policies — grounded on the STEM pipeline metaphor that there is only one linear route to a bachelor's STEM degree — have largely ignored the various pathways taken by students today to earn a STEM degree.

For every policy that a state department education or the federal government erects in connection with or reliant on summative assessment data, however, the longer it will take states to back off of «Measurement 2.0,» and realize the potential of formative assessment as a teaching, learning, and accountability tool.

Higher education has taken K - 12's place in the hierarchy of federal policy issues — due both to weariness with what well - intended federal efforts have wrought in K - 12 and to public concerns about tuition prices and student debt.

Though deflating (not to mention terribly expensive), these bumps and bruises, if taken to heart, could help build a better understanding of the federal government's inherent strengths and weaknesses in K — 12 education policy, a particularly valuable exercise as NCLB reauthorization looms.

A new report from the Washington - based Center on Education Policy tracks how four states taking part in a federal pilot program are using their added flexibility under the No Child Left Behind Act.

You can take action now to support federal education policies that improve public education and support school principals.

As the education blogosphere turns its attention from Secretary Duncan's Race to the Top fund to his Investing in Innovation fund, economist Eric Hanushek offers his take on what federal education policy can and can not accomplish (and what NCLB got right and how it could be improved) in an interview on John Merrow's blog.

The new Every Student Succeeds Act, which takes full effect in the 2017 - 18 school year, rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy, on everything from testing and teacher quality to low - performing schools.

Policies that promote school integration by race and class took a significant hit last week when the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was killing a small but important federal program to support local diversity efforts.

The speech to the annual meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the nation's oldest civil rights organization, offered the most detailed picture yet of the direction that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee would take federal K - 12 education policy if he is elected to the...

The members of our network all want to see strong federal and state policy conditions, but as city - based «harbormasters» for ed reform that sit outside the system, they're taking a multifaceted approach to creating the strongest education ecosystem possible.

As the education blogosphere turns its attention from Secretary Duncan's Race to the Top fund to his Investing in Innovation fund, economist Eric Hanushek offers his take on what federal education policy can and can not accomplish.

This inclusion parallels the recommendations of the Equity and Excellence Commission's report, signaling that children's experiences with poverty have taken their place alongside other significant variables impacting student achievement in the federal education policy framework.

The Roadmap is an especially timely resource, as many states are considering the directions they'll take with their increased education - policy responsibilities under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

«Often, the school board and district staff are considered no more than middlemen in the education enterprise, passing federal and state funds on to schools - where the «real work» of education takes place - and keeping track of school compliance with federal and state laws, regulations and policies.»

Congressional leaders, especially those with prior local school board experience, took full advantage of being in a position to help usher in an exciting new era in federal education policy.

Although U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos took office in February pledging to let states seize control of key education policy decisions under the new federal K - 12 law, her department's responses to states» ESSA plans have surprised - and in some cases irritated - state leaders anEducation Betsy DeVos took office in February pledging to let states seize control of key education policy decisions under the new federal K - 12 law, her department's responses to states» ESSA plans have surprised - and in some cases irritated - state leaders aneducation policy decisions under the new federal K - 12 law, her department's responses to states» ESSA plans have surprised - and in some cases irritated - state leaders and others.

But Chad Alderman, a policy analyst at the consulting firm Bellwether Education Partners, argued the federal government was always clear about the possibility of getting a higher education board to sign off on alternative standards — even if that took no more than a letter of support without much in the way of policy justiEducation Partners, argued the federal government was always clear about the possibility of getting a higher education board to sign off on alternative standards — even if that took no more than a letter of support without much in the way of policy justieducation board to sign off on alternative standards — even if that took no more than a letter of support without much in the way of policy justification.

This brief recommends seven ways for supporters of deeper learning to take advantage of the changing education policy landscape, as authority shifts from the federal government to states and local districts.

The new federal education law allows states and school districts to press the reset button on an array of education policies, and some advocates are urging policymakers and education officials to take advantage of the opportunity to effectively use student data to improve learning and teaching.

Yet, there is a perception that the federal government has «taken over» public schools due to the implementation of new teacher evaluation models, Common Core standards and new methods of testing, said Max Marchitello, policy analyst for pre-K-12 education policy at the Center for American Progress.

A fast - paced exchange between the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation's Mike Petrilli and Education Counsel's Reg Leichty on a range of crucial issues, from their perspectives on Congress's time line and approach for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to how frequently educator feedback is taken into consideration as federal policy is developed (this session will be available soon as a podcast).

With the current change in leadership at the U.S. Department of Education and a new president on the horizon, educators are worried about the direction that federal education policy wEducation and a new president on the horizon, educators are worried about the direction that federal education policy weducation policy will take.

Third, the federal government took an increasingly assertive role in shaping education policy, with reformers showing themselves to have more faith in prescriptive policies than in localized solutions or dynamic problem - solving.

Since taking office in January, Secretary DeVos has been tasked with reviewing the structure and mission of the agency along with analyzing work products (i.e. regulations) within the framework of reducing the federal imprint on education policy.

But for school reformers and others, the big question that must be confronted lies not with Clinton's penchant for avoiding transparency, but with what steps she would take on federal education policy if she wins the White House next year.

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