Bilingual education initiatives, in which students begin instruction in native languages and gradually transition to instruction in Khmer, began in Ratanakiri in 2002 and appear to have been successful.
It's an effort he has largely made through the L.A. Phil's music education initiatives, especially YOLA, which provides instruction to disadvantaged students throughout the city.
While the number of STEM education initiatives across the country is rapidly increasing, not much is known about approaches for the implementation of integrated STEM instruction (English, 2016; Herschbach, 2011; Kelley & Knowles, 2016).
Therefore, in terms of language instruction, the best initiatives are those that effectively integrate language and technology.
Some respondents cited localized examples of how their organizations have already been involved in capacity building, skills training, policy instruction and other initiatives in developing countries.
As pointed out by President Bush's recent reading initiative, reading instruction needs to be guided by instructional practices that quality research has proved effective.
If elected, Abrams says she will start a Georgia FinLit Initiative with instruction for kids in elementary school.
Details on the "Bill Shock" initiative and instructions on how to file a public comment can be found at www.fcc.gov.
It criticized the No Child Left Behind law, Mr. Bush's signature domestic initiative, as narrowing instruction in some schools to little more than reading and math, and called for a "broader, bolder approach" that would increase investment in health and other services in poor communities and rely less exclusively on schools to solve the nation's social problems.
Universities are under more pressure from politicians to show that students are getting their money's worth, notes Tobin Smith, who oversees the AAU initiative, and improving instruction is one way to meet those demands for greater accountability.
