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The Texas Classroom Teachers Association created TexasTeachersVote in 2006 to help educators become more informed and more active in the political process at the state level at a time when education policy decisions in the Texas Legislature were at a turning point.

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School districts are typically responsible for top - level decision - making when it comes to food: they oversee the food services group that determines breakfast and lunch menus; they set the district - wide wellness policy, which usually covers the food that may be sold or distributed during the school day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be placed in schools (although in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of education).

But former D.O.E. administrators and education experts say there's no question that the mayor's authority over charters has been partially absorbed by the state, leaving de Blasio's (and future mayors») hands tied when it comes to charter - related policy decisions that could shape his education agenda.

Regaining mayoral control of schools was one Michael Bloomberg's greatest legislative achievements as mayor; it marked the first time City Hall gained discretion over education policy since the Lindsay administration, when those powers were decentralized and major decisions were made by an education board.

The upshot is that, when school boards make decisions about policy or money or about the myriad rules governing school operations, they tend to give heavy weight to the interests of unions - and may often depart, as a result, from what is best for children and effective education.

With EdLabs, Fryer works to provide the kind of reliable scientific evidence that's necessary to support good decisions in education policy, particularly when it comes to the education of minority students and students living in poverty.

However, save for anecdotal evidence, we know very little about whether and how state education policy makers take their voices into account — or any other voices, for that matter — when making policy decisions related to teacher evaluation and tenure.

We know very little about whether and how state education policy makers take teacher voices into account — or any other voices, for that matter — when making policy decisions related to teacher evaluation and tenure.

My survey included one experimental question and three universal questions, with each providing a nuanced understanding of whose voices state education policy makers value when making teacher evaluation policy decisions.

School superintendents and state education chiefs often find themselves in a peculiar position when making policy decisions that could deeply affect children's lives.

Michelle McLaughlin, president of Knowledge Alliance, authored a piece on the Brookings Institution's Education Blog that discusses the role of «intermediary organizations» in providing lawmakers with evidence - based research when making education policy dEducation Blog that discusses the role of «intermediary organizations» in providing lawmakers with evidence - based research when making education policy deducation policy decisions.

When it comes to making education policy decisions, teachers need to be consulted as the experts on what is best for children in our classrooms.

Released by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC), a federal initiative that aims to inform educators and policymakers as they work toward improving education, the compiled resources also include an instructional video that shows how to use the WWC when making decisions about new math programs, policies, and practices.

I do not know many educators that would not love to be a part in decision making when it comes to education policy, or many that would not jump at the chance to share and show what they do to the people that make decisions.

In a new book, Stanford scholar Susanna Loeb encourages education policy - makers to consider the many different values of an education, beyond test scores, alongside available research evidence when crafting their decisions.

«We weave policy into the BTLN because we believe better education policy happens when classroom teachers are involved and engaged, sharing their real - world perspectives on how policy decisions made at all levels impact student learning,» Ford said.

With this research, we sought to better understand what state legislators think about a number of education topics — including educational choice policies — as well as how they feel about the profession, sources of information they trust and how often they consider different sources of influence when making legislative decisions.

Perhaps the Superintendent missed the college class when students were taught that political debate is the discussion of policy options and, in this case, the role of the Board of Education to make appropriate policy decisions as the formal legislative body of Hartford's school system.

The 2016 — 17 school year is sure to bring plenty of developments when it comes to education policy, and like you, we're eager to see what decisions are made at the federal and state levels.

That means education and decision support tools while they're researching, unbiased advice when they're making policy choices, and an easy - to - use flow when they're ready to buy.

At a time when the revised national curriculum is about to be piloted by the government, the release of our new study assessing sexuality education policies, curricula, and their implementation in Nairobi, Homa Bay, and Mombasa counties provides evidence and an opportunity for policymakers and other decision makers to explore how best to strengthen the content and delivery of comprehensive sexuality education.