As a research assistant in India this summer, I am able to witness
what education policy reform looks like across the globe, as Indian policymakers develop a new National Education Policy (NEP) for the first time since 1986.
Not exact matches
90, talking during an EdCast about how so many people involved in
education policy and
reform are uniformly passionate and committed, which can be good, but it can also be problematic: You've got all of these people, he says, «screaming that they know
what's going to work for kids.»
In staking out platforms in the coming months for
what will likely be a feisty GOP primary, Republicans face two quandaries regarding
education policy: They need to distinguish their positions from Obama's centrist education reforms, and they need to win over the Republican base, fueled by some Tea Party energy, that will push for the U.S. Department of Education to be dismantled al
education policy: They need to distinguish their positions from Obama's centrist
education reforms, and they need to win over the Republican base, fueled by some Tea Party energy, that will push for the U.S. Department of Education to be dismantled al
education reforms, and they need to win over the Republican base, fueled by some Tea Party energy, that will push for the U.S. Department of
Education to be dismantled al
Education to be dismantled altogether.
Follower's of Fordham's work know that for the better part of three years, we've been pushing an approach to federal
education policy that we call «
Reform Realism «-- a pro-school reform orientation leavened with a realistic view of what the federal government can get right in educ
Reform Realism «-- a pro-school
reform orientation leavened with a realistic view of what the federal government can get right in educ
reform orientation leavened with a realistic view of
what the federal government can get right in
education.
Parents» perspectives on
education reform are often missing from the
education policy debate, with technocrats typically arguing with one another about
what parents want or
what's best for them.
Michael McShane is research fellow in
education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and coeditor with Frederick Hess of Common Core Meets Education Reform: What It All Means for Politics, Policy, and the Future of Schooling (Teachers College Pres
education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and coeditor with Frederick Hess of Common Core Meets Education Reform: What It All Means for Politics, Policy, and the Future of Schooling (Teachers College Press,
policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and coeditor with Frederick Hess of Common Core Meets
Education Reform: What It All Means for Politics, Policy, and the Future of Schooling (Teachers College Pres
Education Reform:
What It All Means for Politics,
Policy, and the Future of Schooling (Teachers College Press,
Policy, and the Future of Schooling (Teachers College Press, 2013).
There it's fairly obvious that the GOP doesn't know
what it stands for on
education anymore — partly because much of its
reform agenda has been co-opted by Messrs. Duncan and Obama, partly because it has long tended (at least in Congress) to ignore this topic, partly because it has much else on its none - too - robust
policy platter.
But her meaning is clear enough from
what she does say:
education reform policies «are not likely to contribute much in the future — to raising overall student achievement or to reducing [gaps in] achievement.»
In this episode of the EdNext podcast, Marty West talks with Chad Aldeman, a principal at Bellwether
Education Partners who worked as a
policy advisor at the U.S. Department of
Education, about
what went right and
what went wrong with teacher evaluation
reform.
For at least six years, we at the Fordham Institute have talked about «
reform realism» in the context of federal
education policy — recommending that Washington's posture should be
reform - minded but also realistic about
what can be accomplished from the shores of the Potomac (and cognizant of how easy it is for good intentions to go awry).
Much of
what Elmore has seen, done, and heard in his years guiding school systems and teachers can be found in his new book, School
Reform from the Inside Out:
Policy, Practice, and Performance, published by Harvard
Education Press.
For more than four years now, we at the Fordham Institute have been arguing for a federal
education policy of «
Reform Realism» — one that is reform - oriented but also realistic about what Washington can effectively ac
Reform Realism» — one that is
reform - oriented but also realistic about what Washington can effectively ac
reform - oriented but also realistic about
what Washington can effectively achieve.
Our new report for the Friedman Foundation, Pursuing Innovation, takes a deep dive into that proposal by documenting how much and
what types of competition currently exist in K — 12
education, predicting which forms of competition are most likely to generate pressures for improvement in K — 12
education, and brainstorming
policy attributes that will maximize the effectiveness of competition - based
education reforms.
«Based on
what I've seen, for the next [
education] secretary, interpreting the new law will be like looking at a Rorschach with one eye closed and with both hands tied behind their back,» Charlie Barone, the policy director at Democrats for Education Reform, told Educat
education] secretary, interpreting the new law will be like looking at a Rorschach with one eye closed and with both hands tied behind their back,» Charlie Barone, the
policy director at Democrats for
Education Reform, told Educat
Education Reform, told
EducationEducation Week.
Get an overview of
what happened in bilingual / ESL
policy in 2009 in Texas — see «Post-Legislative Session Summary on Proposed Changes to Texas Bilingual
Education Monitoring Procedures, Secondary Level ESL Program
Reforms, and Related Litigation,» by Albert Cortez, Ph.D..
As many on the left decry U.S. Secretary of
Education Betsy DeVos, they overlook
what they may have in common with the new secretary: a skepticism of test - based accountability
policy and top - down
reform.
While it isn't clear exactly
what she will do if she becomes president — as platform language does not necessarily translate into
policy — supporters of those
reforms are furious at the changes, highlighting a rift in the party over how to improve K - 12
education.
So,
education policy - watchers, if you're wondering
what Tuesday's results might mean for
education reform, here are some races to look out for:
In
what appears to be an ongoing effort to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory, Tom Foley, the Republican candidate for governor, has proposed an
education policy that looks eerily similar to Governor Dannel «Dan» Malloy's corporate
education reform initiatives.
With its ongoing focus on Connecticut politics and
policy, along with the ever growing damage that is being done to our public
education system by the charter school industry and its allies in the corporate
education reform movement, Wait,
What?
Too often
education policy and
reform efforts become stalled as policymakers struggle to decide
what to address first: the happenings inside the classroom or outside the classroom that impact student learning.
Since Malloy introduced his «
Education Reform» agenda, the charter school industry and the corporate funded «education reform» advocacy groups have hired dozens of lobbyists and spent nearly $ 7 million, or more, to «persuade» Connecticut officials to adopt policies that are diametrically opposed to what is in the best interests of Connecticut students, parents, teachers and public schoo
Education Reform» agenda, the charter school industry and the corporate funded «education reform» advocacy groups have hired dozens of lobbyists and spent nearly $ 7 million, or more, to «persuade» Connecticut officials to adopt policies that are diametrically opposed to what is in the best interests of Connecticut students, parents, teachers and public school s
Reform» agenda, the charter school industry and the corporate funded «
education reform» advocacy groups have hired dozens of lobbyists and spent nearly $ 7 million, or more, to «persuade» Connecticut officials to adopt policies that are diametrically opposed to what is in the best interests of Connecticut students, parents, teachers and public schoo
education reform» advocacy groups have hired dozens of lobbyists and spent nearly $ 7 million, or more, to «persuade» Connecticut officials to adopt policies that are diametrically opposed to what is in the best interests of Connecticut students, parents, teachers and public school s
reform» advocacy groups have hired dozens of lobbyists and spent nearly $ 7 million, or more, to «persuade» Connecticut officials to adopt
policies that are diametrically opposed to
what is in the best interests of Connecticut students, parents, teachers and public school system.
The collective
education and
education policy reform community have been talking about and using the words «teacher leadership» for years, but when I ask different stakeholders
what teacher leadership is and how it is formally recognized and understood in the context o...