Sentences with phrase «year education agenda»

But taking stock of his chief rival's election - year education agenda is a much more difficult undertaking.

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Last year, after de Blasio began the session calling on the Senate to make mayoral control permanent, the Republicans granted just a one - year extension, which was explicitly justified as a referendum on the mayor's education agenda.

Pollsters telephoned voters Jan. 12 - 16, days after Cuomo sketched out an election - year agenda that included tax relief and higher education spending in his annual State of the State address.

ALBANY — As he gets ready to roll out his agenda for 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to introduce a proposal for tuition - free two - year college — a move that will make a splash in state education policy and could draw wider attention, with the governor seemingly considering a national run in 2020.

Cuomo borrowed heavily from the panel's recommendations for his education agendas last year and this year, outlining the group's «final action plan» in his State of the State address last week, although he had not yet released the report to the public.

Hochul began the presentations with an overview of the Governor's 2015 Opportunity Agenda, detailing his economic, education, and public safety proposals for the year.

Charters are only one element of the governor's sweeping education agenda, which he's elevated by including in this year's state budget draft.

READ MORE: Ban harmful cultural practices that undermine women's rights — WiLDAF The United Nation (UN) said, the idea behind this year's theme, «is to consider how to accelerate the 2030 Agenda, building momentum for the effective implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals, especially goal number 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls; and number 4: Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning».

«Among other items, the agenda will include a revised version of the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII bill that I was forced to veto earlier this year to prevent an unaffordable increase in school aid, an appropriation bill to authorize distribution of $ 607 million in federal Education Jobs Fund money to school districts, and necessary legislation to reorganize the New York City Off - Track Betting Corporation.»

«I don't agree with the tweet President Trump has made, but I have to say I also believe it should not distract from the agenda we have domestically and I don't believe it should detract from the close relationship the UK has had for many, many years and will go on to have with America and the American people,» said the education secretary.

While some issues come and go at the state capitol in Albany, education always remains on the agenda for the governor and the state legislature, and this year will be no different.

Administration officials framed Wednesday's speech as a blueprint for the next year of the mayor's education agenda, although all the programs combined will not be fully implemented until 2026.

Plans to overhaul the city's sex education curriculum, offer more birth control to women and join a national group of city legislators to promote a unified urban agenda are also likely to figure prominently in her last year as Speaker.

For the last two years, Senate Republicans have used the debate over renewing mayoral control as a months - long — and largely unfavorable — referendum on de Blasio's education agenda.

The lack of a debate this year could spare de Blasio from having to litigate some uncomfortable aspects of his education agenda, including his troubled Renewal School program.

Last year, those hearings proved uncomfortable for Senate Republicans too, when they seemed to find themselves unable to criticize specific aspects of de Blasio's education agenda, despite the assistance of powerful education reform advocacy groups in New York City.

For years, the Republican «Long Island Nine» in the State Senate stayed out of the way when Cuomo looked to pass liberal social policies like gay marriage and gun control, and supported his fiscally conservative agenda on taxes, education, public sector unions and regulation.

The stage was set for a serious interrogation of de Blasio's education agenda by the Senate Republicans who engineered the mayor's embarrassingly brief one - year extension last session, which guaranteed he would have to return to Albany frequently to defend his education policies.

StudentsFirst was a particularly vocal supporter of Cuomo's education agenda early last year, before he switched gears to accommodate unions in late 2015.

Cuomo's agenda this year includes significant education reforms that he says would help improve failing schools.

The agenda for New York's six - month legislative session promises big debates over the cost of higher education, government ethics and Uber's proposal to expand into upstate cities like Buffalo and Syracuse, as well as a bill that would «Raise the Age» — therein ending the state's practice of prosecuting 16 - and 17 - year - olds as adults.

In his State of the State speech on Jan. 9, Gov. Cuomo announced an ambitious education agenda for 2013 that includes full - day pre-kindergarten in the poorest areas, community schools such as those being piloted by the UFT this year, and a «bar - like exam» to qualify future teachers that was first proposed by the AFT.

Barbara Stark, a programme director at the DFG, highlights that improvements in doctoral education have been on the agenda for many years.

Complete the EFA agenda: Governments should make at least one year of pre-primary education compulsory.

A key lesson of the past years is that global education agenda should work within the overall international development framework rather than alongside it, as ocurred with the separate EFA goals and education - related MDGs.

«Unless concerted action is taken and education receives the attention that it failed to get during the past 15 years, millions of children will continue to miss out and the transformative vision of the new Sustainable Development agenda will be jeopardized,» said GMR Director, Aaron Benavot.

The Obama administration has recently urged Congress to add the issue to its already crowded 2010 agenda, even going so far as to include an additional $ 1 billion for K — 12 education in its budget proposal if the law is reauthorized this year (a wholly symbolic gesture, given that it is Congress that sets spending levels, but one that indicates the administration's priorities).

ED in ’08 may also have contributed to Obama's decision to press forward with national standards and performance pay for teachers once he was in office... Teacher effectiveness and national standards [would] come to dominate the Obama education agenda and the education debate for the next four years.

Republicans have a significant opportunity in next year's election to win on the education issue by continuing their push for a reform - based education agenda and arguing against the idea that more money without real structural reform can fix the ills of our education system.

In fact, they mirror many of the elements in the education agenda the president has been pushing for the past year.

Gov. George E. Pataki promised an ambitious educational agenda last week in his final State of the State Address, but he didn't answer the $ 5.6 billion education question: Will the state put up the money to end the 13 - year - old lawsuit that led to a court ruling that the state is shortchanging New York City public schools?

President Clinton again thrust schools to the top of his agenda last week by sparing education from across - the - board spending cuts he is proposing in a 10 - year balanced - budget plan.

The text, approved unanimously by participants, highlights the different ways in which technology can support the global agenda for education which was suggested at the World Education Forum for the next education which was suggested at the World Education Forum for the next Education Forum for the next 15 years.

Comments from some recent users of this book should help convince you to buy it: As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes Worth every dime Every student in my class has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research Surely this is the best book in its field First class I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight Blows you away with its power and simplicity Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their studentEducation research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight Blows you away with its power and simplicity Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their studenteducation research is rubbish... fantastic insight Blows you away with its power and simplicity Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

The education agendas of state legislatures will focus this year on school - finance formulas and help for at - risk youths, according to a survey of lawmakers and their aides.

Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to compare what is said on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their studentEducation research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their studenteducation research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

Four years earlier, Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole had pledged to abolish the Education Department, but in polls, voters said they preferred Clinton's ambitious federal education agenda to Dole's plan by a margin of 30 percentagEducation Department, but in polls, voters said they preferred Clinton's ambitious federal education agenda to Dole's plan by a margin of 30 percentageducation agenda to Dole's plan by a margin of 30 percentage points.

Four years later, with education near the top of voters» agendas in 2000, social conservatives calculated that they could live with their nominee offering an ambitious federal plan of his own.

Those findings, which echo the GOP education agenda, will be used to shape federal education spending this year, said Rep. Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, and other Republicans who gathered in the Capitol late last week.

The controversial education bill unveiled in this year's Queen's speech has been dropped, but grammar school proposals remain on the agenda

In the coming year, we will publish a series of essays that further explores each aspect of this agenda, with the hope that those on the frontlines of education can make them a part of their schools.

In just eight weeks we'll elect officials who, from the district to national levels, will set the education agenda and make critical decisions for our children for years to come.

The Education Redesign Lab (ERL) was created by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Paul Reville, who has spent the last thirty years designing and implementing the successful education reform agenda in MassaEducation Redesign Lab (ERL) was created by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Paul Reville, who has spent the last thirty years designing and implementing the successful education reform agenda in MassaEducation Professor Paul Reville, who has spent the last thirty years designing and implementing the successful education reform agenda in Massaeducation reform agenda in Massachusetts.

• Overwhelming parental support for the following elements of an education agenda: Provide extra resources to turn around struggling neighborhood schools; hold charter schools accountable; provide more support / training for struggling teachers; expand / improve new - teacher mentoring; reduce class sizes, especially in the early grades; make public schools hubs of the neighborhood with longer hours, academic help and health services for families; provide extra pay for teachers in hard - to - staff schools; and ensure access to high - quality preschool for all 3 - and 4 - year - olds.

As Klein told me in an email last night, «This is the right time — it gives someone three years to move the agenda forward and I have been offered an opportunity at NewsCorp to have a big impact in the area of educational technology, which holds out enormous opportunity for transforming education.»

One hundred fifty years ago, the only way Catholics in New York City could secure an education for their children was to accept indoctrination in Protestant values as part of an overtly anti-Catholic agenda pushed by the city's elites.

Amid fanfare around the billions of dollars being delivered to schools through the federal economic - stimulus package, members of the National Conference of State Legislatures are warning that the education agenda being pushed by the Obama administration is shaping up to be just as prescriptive and intrusive as the 8 - year - old No Child Left Behind Act.

Washington — An internal National Institute of Education (nie) document outlining the agency's agenda for the fiscal year 1984 appears to confirm a controversial decision by Edward Curran, the agency's new director, to end the contracts of 17 federally supported regional education laboratories and research centers one yeEducation (nie) document outlining the agency's agenda for the fiscal year 1984 appears to confirm a controversial decision by Edward Curran, the agency's new director, to end the contracts of 17 federally supported regional education laboratories and research centers one yeeducation laboratories and research centers one year early.

President Clinton will merge the pieces of his education agenda into a mammoth budget bill he will propose early next year, he and his advisers say.