Sentences with phrase «views on education funding»

So on a weekday morning more than three months before a primary election, two of the leading Republican candidates for governor sought to draw as much attention as they could to their differing views on education funding and government more broadly.

Not exact matches

(CNN)- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday released a new television ad in which he takes credit for securing education funding for his cash - strapped state and slams his opponent for her hard - line views on the Department of Eeducation funding for his cash - strapped state and slams his opponent for her hard - line views on the Department of EducationEducation.

Lastly, it appears that Rep. Maurice Hinchey believes that his constituent tax dollars should be provided to organizations that are fully capable of running as private businesses, would prefer not to fully fund the military (and thus troops), would prefer children in D.C. receive substandard educations, and waste taxpayer dollars on programs that are ineffective, burdensome, and widely viewed (by politicians of both Parites) as a complete mistake.

In this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eye.

Johnson outlined in the Guardian the view that tuition fees allow the Government to reconcile its three policy objectives for undergraduate higher education: to reduce inequality, to fund institutions on a level which facilitates global competitiveness, and also to share the cost «between the individual student benefitting from a graduate earnings premium and taxpayers in general, most of whom will not have attended university.»

Hot on the heels of the Centre for Policy's report on the UK's litigious culture curbing educational trips, October will see teachers and adventurers, travel, legal and safety experts congregate at the annual Stretching Horizons» conference to discuss some of the ways schools can enrich education, mitigate risk and raise funds for educational journeys with a view to changing lives.

The political assault on Goals 2000 in a number of states (the governors of Virginia, California, Alabama, and New Hampshire refused to accept Goals 2000 funds because of the «federal intrusion» and «strings» that accompanied it), coupled with simultaneous efforts in Congress to abolish both Goals 2000 and the Department of Education, also contributed to a widespread view that tough enforcement would be a particularly hazardous course of action for the department to pursue.

Rather than focusing on simply raising the level of funding made available for education (and the tradeoff of other public priorities required by such an approach), we should view our productivity failure as a signal that we need to alter education's incentive structure.

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Governors for Schools (SGOSS), which receives funding from the Department for Education, also carried out research on the public view of governors and their role.

Click on a state to view the State's definition of «gifted & talented», education statistics, legislation and funding.

Webinars: The candidates» top education advisors have debated the nuances of Obama's and Romney's education views on everything from the future of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to the role of the federal government in funding education.

Empowered Educators: An Unparalleled View of Teaching Quality Around the World from Linda Darling - Hammond Funded and supported by the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), NISL's parent organization, leading education researcher Linda Darling - Hammond's new book Empowered Educators gives groundbreaking insights into how seven high - performing jurisdictions across four continents constructed coherent systems to recruit, develop and support high - quality Education and the Economy (NCEE), NISL's parent organization, leading education researcher Linda Darling - Hammond's new book Empowered Educators gives groundbreaking insights into how seven high - performing jurisdictions across four continents constructed coherent systems to recruit, develop and support high - quality education researcher Linda Darling - Hammond's new book Empowered Educators gives groundbreaking insights into how seven high - performing jurisdictions across four continents constructed coherent systems to recruit, develop and support high - quality teachers.

To expand offerings for our community, donations to the Education Fund support costs to develop intergenerational activities and art - making projects based on exhibitions currently on view.

[136] To be expected, there were a range of views on what this should actually look like, ranging from those who argue for a funding body similar to the Canadian Aboriginal Healing Fund (AHF), to those who suggest a body with more of a research, education and advisory function.

Early childhood education has long been on the back burner of economic priorities, but the proposed legislation, combined with the shifting national dialogue is showing that political leaders across the aisle are quickly viewing early learning as one of our nation's most promising tools for economic growth,» said Kris Perry, head of the national First Five Years Fund.