Sentences with phrase «worked in the education reform»

Derrell Bradford is the executive vice president of 50CAN: The 50 - State Campaign for Achievement Now, and the executive director of its New York branch, NYCAN, with more than fourteen years working in education reform policy and advocacy.

Allison Akhnoukh has been working in education reform for over 10 years, most recently with the KIPP Foundation supporting the growth and sustainability of the network of charter schools.

Some of us had worked in the education reform space for years, while many - myself included - are newer to the field.

So often, those of us who work in education reform say that we need community commitment to improve education outcomes.

Austin, who has been working in education reform for two decades, said it is a unique time in LA Unified's history with the election of a pro-reform majority of the school board who won their seats without the support of an incumbent mayor.

He even congratulated Bush for his work in education reform:

I didn't laugh because this overreached; I laughed because I had thought the exact same thing when I first started working in education reform, in my case, about 20 years ago.

The election of President Barack Obama and his appointment of Arne Duncan, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, as the U.S. Secretary of Education, marked the pinnacle of hope for our work in education reform.

Turning around struggling high schools is the toughest work in education reform.

Match offers several distinct opportunities for folks who are relative newcomers to our work in education reform:

From her work in education reform for 15 years, she knew that systemic change often starts from the outside in.

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Announcing his resignation (below) to the world he said: «I believe we've made great steps, with more people in work than ever before in our history, with reforms to welfare and education, increasing people's life chances, building a bigger and stronger society, keeping our promises to the poorest people in the world and enabling those who love each other to get married whatever their sexuality, but above all restoring Britain's economic strength.»

I work in education and some of the most innovative education reform grassroots organizing is happening in Chicago.

She has 3 children and is the founder of the Redefine Positive Project, an initiative that is working to reform HIV / AIDS education in public schools across the nation.

Although my thinking is inspired by the seminal work Practical Theology: The Emerging Field in Theology, Church, and World, edited by Don Browning (Harper & Row, 1983), my thoughts essentially are an attempt to make sense of what I do, and thereby add one more opinion to the important effort to reform and renew theological education.

That Msgr. Shea and his colleagues in Bismarck have welcomed him to the University of Mary, giving him a platform from which to extend his work into the Latino worlds of U.S. Catholicism while continuing to be the go - to consultant for Catholic Studies programs across the country, testifies to that young school's bright future as one of the leaders of Catholic higher education reform.

But when there's real progress underway — when the White House advances early childhood education; when a culture of school food reform is the new normal in districts nationwide; when the work takes on a life of its own — then the entrepreneur is ready to take on a different challenge, and begin work anew.

After 28 years working to get kids into college, Thacker left his job as a high school counselor in 2004 to write «College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy» and found the Education Conservancy, through which he is building a broad - based reform coalition of educators at both the supply (high school) and demand (college) sides of the equation.

Our plan is to have our website serve as a primary reference for external inquiries so that other individuals and organizations can replicate the work of the Fund, or tailor our successes in early childhood education, school food reform, and disaster readiness to fit their own communities and organizations.

Silver has also taken issue with Cuomo's call for a new education reform commission, saying the Board of Regents — which the Legislature, not the governor, appoints — is already working to address myriad problems in the public school system.

Here is a brilliant female scholar, a professional, an educationist and a patriotic Ghanaian whose diligent works and strong educational reforms have raised Ghana's image in education to enviable heights.

In accepting this responsibility on behalf of his colleagues, Speaker Heastie has stepped forward at an incredibly important time for New York as a whole, and I look forward to working with him to enact an aggressive agenda that ensures economic opportunity for all, improves and reforms our education system, ensures justice in perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquIn accepting this responsibility on behalf of his colleagues, Speaker Heastie has stepped forward at an incredibly important time for New York as a whole, and I look forward to working with him to enact an aggressive agenda that ensures economic opportunity for all, improves and reforms our education system, ensures justice in perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquin perception and in reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquin reality, and restores trust in our government.&raquin our government.»

«The speaker laid out a comprehensive agenda this week on issues like education, reproductive rights and criminal justice reform, so we have a lot of work to do here in Albany and that is what we will be focusing on,» said Michael Whyland, spokesman for Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D - Bronx.

Like Cameron in his first ever PMQs, where he marked a shift in Tory strategy by declaring he would work with the then prime minister Tony Blair on his education reforms, we must similarly mark ourselves out to the public.

Mr Salter, who entered parliament as part of Labour's landslide victory in 1997, said he wanted to be free to work with Labour back benchers to put forward «positive proposals» on education reform.

«With just one week left in the legislative session, I am committed to working with all parties to extend mayoral control and achieve common sense reforms that ensure every child receives the first - class education they deserve,» Flanagan said in the statement.

Mr Kennedy, who has made it clear he would continue to work with the government on constitutional reform, left the door open to further links «if the prime minister made a proposal» in areas such as health or education.

Under the Ashdown formula, the Liberal Democrats have worked with Labour on areas of mutual interest, such as constitutional reform, but have opposed the Government in other areas such as spending on health and education and preparation for the euro.

Brian has the demonstrated passion to work as the next State Senator to address the critical needs in education funding, housing affordability, criminal justice reform and economic development.

Typically, schools use the governor's budget proposal as a working point for crafting budgets, but this year Cuomo has proposed tying $ 1.1 billion in school aid increases to his education reforms, including teacher evaluations.

«Despite the progress outlined in this tentative deal there is clearly a lot of work ahead of us, including stronger criminal justice reforms; full funding for our state's public education system; ensuring affordable college for all New Yorkers, including DREAMers; additional support for Planned Parenthood; and ethics and voting reforms,» said Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

«In the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statemenIn the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statemenin a statement.

Nick Gibb returns to Government as Minister of State for Schools - working with Nicky Morgan to ensure no let up in education reforms.

«For some strange reason, even though we reached out to them, the leadership of the teachers» unions still seem to be resistant to any type of help to the schools even though we work closely with them on all types of education reform, and even though in our mind this is not an «us versus them» scenario,» Dolan said.

Now Loeb's racially charged comment about a black state senator threatens to become an unwelcome distraction as Success seeks to expand its footprint in New York and as Moskowitz works to cement her status as a national leader on education reform with a new book.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

It also featured promises of more education reforms, with the «best headteachers» working in more than one school as trusts, academies and federations are expanded.

While ethics reform may be dominating much of the conversation in Albany, education advocates are hoping the public and lawmakers don't forget there's much work to be done regarding teacher evaluations.

Yet his commitment to children is clear in his education reform work.

Before rejoining Mr. Schneiderman's staff as Mr. Kwatra's replacement, Mr. Lasher spent 15 months as executive director of the education reform group StudentsFirstNY, but before that, he worked for Mayor Bloomberg as the administration's chief lobbyist in Albany.

Speaking to the BBC, Education Secretary Michael Gove said that he was delighted that fewer children were now in under - performing or failing schools, and suggested the figures were «proof that our reforms are working».

«As an IDC member, David has been an effective champion for us, working with Governor Cuomo to reform state government, expand civil rights and invest in public education and environmental protection.

Public employee unions have a huge amount of sway near the heart of the state's bureaucracy, and in 2014, they worked against the governor who had angered their members with his tough negotiations on labor contracts and his support for pension and education reforms.

In response to Obama's address, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline, R - Minnesota, called on Obama to work with Congress to enact real reform.

While enumerating what she believes were worthy achievements of the former Education Minister during the administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joyce Bawa Mogtari said Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang's «diligent works and strong educational reforms have raised Ghana's image in education to enviable heightEducation Minister during the administration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joyce Bawa Mogtari said Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang's «diligent works and strong educational reforms have raised Ghana's image in education to enviable heighteducation to enviable heights.»

Joyce Bawa Mogtari, secretary to Mr. John Dramani Mahama, writes commending the poor performance of Professor Naana Jane Opoku - Agyemang, «Agymang's diligent works and strong educational reforms have raised Ghana's image in education to enviable heights!»

In «real politics» he had worked with the Government when it was in the national interest, he said, and cited his support for Tony Blair's education reforms and the Government's decision to renew Trident But, he said, it hadn't been possible to take the quieter approach that he'd hoped to follow at PMQIn «real politics» he had worked with the Government when it was in the national interest, he said, and cited his support for Tony Blair's education reforms and the Government's decision to renew Trident But, he said, it hadn't been possible to take the quieter approach that he'd hoped to follow at PMQin the national interest, he said, and cited his support for Tony Blair's education reforms and the Government's decision to renew Trident But, he said, it hadn't been possible to take the quieter approach that he'd hoped to follow at PMQs.

It's also not lost on observers that Education Reform Now, the group that has been running an ad campaign accusing the UFT of blocking a measure to lift the charter school cap and causing the state to lose out in the first round of «Race to the Top» cash, is being repped by KnickerbockerSKD — a firm that also works for Bloomberg.

«We're working hard to get corporate America engaged in reforming STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] education,» he says.

She previously worked as Senior Officer for the Academic Cooperation Association, where she was actively involved as an expert in higher education policy developments and reforms at national and European level (Bologna, ET2010); higher education internationalisation and international cooperation; mobility; student services and attractiveness of European higher education; trans - national education.