SOC 316 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Unintended Consequences, Open-Source Hardware, Personalized Learning
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In today"s society a higher education is a prerequisite for success. President wants the world to lead in college completion by 2020. Higher standards and better assessments that will prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace. Ambitious effort to recruit, prepare, develop and advance effective teachers and principals in the classroom. Smarter data systems to measure students growth and success and help educators improve teaching and learning. New attention and nature effort to turn around the lowing achieving schools. Obama"s administration several initiatives to strengthen public education. Offers incentives to states willing to spur system reform to improve teaching and learning in. It has raised standards and aligning policies and structures to the goal of college and career readiness. Helps states to pursue higher standards and improve teacher effectiveness, use data effectively in the classroom, and adopt new strategies for struggling schools. No child left behind: most current version of the elementary and secondary education act.
