Sentences with phrase «writing about education reform»

«I'm often asked why I spend so much time on this issue,» says Tilson, in a recent post, writing about his education reform obsession.

Moe, who has been writing about education reform for more than two decades, argued last year that «The teachers unions are the raw power behind the politics of blocking [education accountability reform].

Within the past month, the Arizona Republican has endorsed the Education Equality Project; criticized his Democratic presidential rival, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, for not doing the same; and written about education reform in a New York City newspaper.

Ripley is a TIME contributor who writes about education reform and other topics from Washington

Fellow education blogger Peter Greene has also written about Education Reform Now's poker extravaganza.

Not exact matches

Weaker elements include a filler chapter on education reform, and a one - sided screed about YouTube and Spotify that could have been written by the entertainment industry.

You've written in the New York Times Magazine about the education - reform movement — organizations like Teach for America and the KIPP network of charter schools.

Liz Natale, a West Hartford teacher who wrote about her frustration and anger with education reforms.

In 1971, while serving as Minister of Education and Science, against opposition from many scientists, she helped bring about, «a messy process of reform of government - funded science in which customer — contractor relationships figured strongly,» Agar writes.

I became aware of this fact some years ago, when I started writing about education issues and found that every reform initiative I read about — standards, testing, whatever — referred me back to a seminal text entitled «A Nation at Risk.»

Yet if students are serious about influencing public opinion and advocating for education reforms, we believe they should hone their opinion - writing skills as well.

Last year, Cameron Sinclair wrote a piece on Huffington Post in response to Secretary of Educations Arne Duncans statement that its not about the building in terms of school reform.

In 2012, Patrick McGuinn wrote about DFER and other education reform advocacy organizations (ERAOs) for Ed Next.

Peter Greene wrote about what's lost when education reform succeeds.

I've written before about education reform's love for all things new.

In part six of a seven part HGSE / Education Week series on the future of school reform, Ed School faculty members Elizabeth City and Richard Elmore write about the future of schools and schooling in a world with ubiquitous technology.

Law professor at the University of South Carolina whose current research focuses on constitutional law and public education, Derek Black has written about charter schools in the context of education reform, civil rights, and service of the public priorities.

Although more than 50 percent of teachers reported substantive changes in their writing instruction since the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), about one - third of them reported little change because their instruction was already in line with the new assessments.

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We asked each to write and deliver a paper about an education reform that failed, with attention to the lessons learned from that experience.

I write about the «reformers» at some length in my new book, «Addicted to Reform: A 12 - Step Program to Rescue Public Education.»

Peter Hasson, a junior at the University of Dallas, blogs about higher education for See Thru Edu and writes for Campus Reform as a correspondent.

Jason is a senior fellow at Bellwether Education Partners where he researches, writes about, and advises foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies on city - level education reform initiatives, governance, innovation, anEducation Partners where he researches, writes about, and advises foundations, nonprofits, and government agencies on city - level education reform initiatives, governance, innovation, aneducation reform initiatives, governance, innovation, and talent.

Asked about the decision to campaign here, Trump spokesman Jason Miller wrote in an email: «Mr. Trump believes that all children deserve the opportunity to receive a first - class education, and his school choice reform proposals will help do just that.

In speaking and writing about the current status of Texas public education reform, I am often torn, in the metaphor of the drinking glass, between the half full and half empty portions and sometimes criticized for my emphasis on the half empty portion.

If one cares about the future, reform of our education system is urgently needed because there are more poor children and English learners in the schools than ever before.Teacher Mary Jacobsen works hard and longs for improvement and less rancor: she is brave to write here.

Public education experts Diane Ravitch and Gary Rubinstein write about a recent letter from 30 plus «education reform» groups to Secretary of Education, Arneducation experts Diane Ravitch and Gary Rubinstein write about a recent letter from 30 plus «education reform» groups to Secretary of Education, Arneducation reform» groups to Secretary of Education, ArnEducation, Arne Duncan.

post entitled, NEWS FLASH: Pryor's No Bid contract costs taxpayers another $ 100,000 plus, CTNewsjunkie provides the details about the Malloy administration's decision to pay an out - of - state consulting education reform company another $ 100,000 despite the fact that the company did not have a written contract extension.

readers may recall the series of posts about how Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor, brought in Leeds Global Partners and the other corporate education reform consultants though no - bid contracts to help him write and push through Malloy's «education reform» legEducation, Stefan Pryor, brought in Leeds Global Partners and the other corporate education reform consultants though no - bid contracts to help him write and push through Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform consultants though no - bid contracts to help him write and push through Malloy's «education reform» legeducation reform» legislation.

Last week in a post for the Fordham Institute's Flypaper, Erika Sanzi wrote a compelling piece about imposter syndrome in education reform — and began the conversation about who the real imposters are when it comes to education reform: Impostor syndrome is «the fear that you'll be found out at any moment as an impostor who doesn't belong in your...

Stephanie Simon, of Reuters News, has written extensively about the «education reform» movement, including articles about Connecticut's new «reform» law.

I wrote about that the groups consultant was training the Minnesota Tea Party on education reform while Rick Green reported that Michelle Rhee was coming.

Last week, Eduflack wrote about recent efforts by Congress to provide some needed funding for teachers» jobs by cutting funding for many of the education reforms, like Race to the Top, just enacted or increased last year.

And to make the right decisions about education reform, we must consider the words of reform for the wizards of the written word would have the public once again believing their propaganda.

About the coalition: A + Denver, Democrats for Education Reform Colorado, Latinos for Education Reform, Padres & Jovenes Unidos, Stand for Children Colorado and Together Colorado collaborated this past year to write the report and to start an important and urgent conversation in southwest Denver.

Christine Campbell writes about the history of the Portfolio strategy and how it continues to influence education reform throughout the country.

Shibata named More Than a Score one of «5 Books to Build a Movement for Education Justice» and writes, «When reading about education reform (coded language for privatization), it is easy to fall into a deep, dark pit of deEducation Justice» and writes, «When reading about education reform (coded language for privatization), it is easy to fall into a deep, dark pit of deeducation reform (coded language for privatization), it is easy to fall into a deep, dark pit of despair....

Last week she and a number of other leading authors and illustrators wrote a powerful letter to President Obama about the inappropriate use of standardized testing and the failings of the corporate education reform movement.

You can read more about the Broad Foundation's role in public education in an article I wrote for Public School Shakedown entitled «Funding «Education Reform»: The Big Three Foundationeducation in an article I wrote for Public School Shakedown entitled «Funding «Education Reform»: The Big Three FoundationEducation Reform»: The Big Three Foundations.»

In case you missed it, Steven Brill wrote a relatively balanced piece in this weekend's New York Times Magazine about the national education reform landscape — and how teachers unions are truly facing a sink - or - swim moment of reinvention.

blog post about GNEPSA, Lockhart, on his blog entitled Political Capitol, shines a bright light on the StudentsFirst connection writing «what's interesting is while GNEPSA is a new name in what some have called the «education reform alphabet soup,» it's not.

Here we're talking about programs such as Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP); Connecticut PreEngineering Program; Connecticut Writing Project; neighborhood youth centers; Parent Trust; science program for Educational Reform Districts; wrap - around services; Parent Universities; school health coordinator pilot; technical assistance — Regional Cooperation; Bridges to Success; Alternative High School and Adult Reading; and School to Work Opportunities.

However, in the rhetoric of school reform, little has been written about the responsibilities of general education to its most gifted students.

In addition to receiving the CT Association of School Psychologists Life - Time Achievement Award, Jack Bestor has written numerous commentary pieces about the dangers associated with corporate education reform for the CT Mirror, CT Newsjunkie and Wait, What?

He has been with the Washington Post since 1971, and for many of those years he has written about education issues, often arguing for sensible reforms.

Last week in a post for the Fordham Institute's Flypaper, Erika Sanzi wrote a compelling piece about imposter syndrome in education reform — and began the conversation about who the real imposters are when it comes to education reform:

I've written about Keith Benson before, president of the Camden Education Association and and paranoid conspiracy theorist who claims that the terrorist attack on 9/11 was a massive government plot and that that public school reform is a conspiracy among money - grubbing reformers and «oppressed natives» who are afflicted with a «psychosis» that leads them «to improve their own subjugated standing by attempting to join the ranks of those who do the oppressing.»

This results in much EEF research into effective approaches to learning being ignored by our government because it does not conform to the ideology of the Global Education Reform movement (GERM) that is the source of the degradation of your school system that Nancy writes about.

Education blogger Anthony Cody has written about scams rife in the corporate reform movement, citing librarians as an antidote to destructive policies.

Legal education and training: YLAL co-chairs Rachel and Ollie wrote for Legal Action about the recent consultations by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) on proposals to reform the way solicitors and barristers of the future are educated and trained.