Sentences with phrase «achievement authority system»

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Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leAuthority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leauthority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

In addition, Yamashiro continued to work on a project that he had begun during the school year for the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) of Michigan — a new statewide school system that was just beginning the process of taking over some of the lowest performing schools in the state, starting in Detroit.

As a result of the legislative activity of the past 20 years, school systems have grown in size and power, under the mistaken assumption that more funding and more authority would give educators the clout and resources they needed to improve achievement.

The mayor's consolation prize after he lost his bid to take over the entire system, these schools operate under «a more localized decision - making authority as a strategy to improve student achievement,» according to Superintendent Ray Cortines's 15 - page guide to school options.

Give more authority to states to design their own accountability systems as long as they make «significant» progress in the proportion of students at or above the proficient level and are closing achievement gaps.

But to truly understand the impact they are having on our education system, we need to examine the facts — how they are performing in comparison to schools under local authorities (LAs) in terms of student achievement, wellbeing, level of progression and so on.

This discussion will feature some of the leadership forces behind Detroit's «Education Achievement Authority,» who will be joined later in the session by other education leaders who have beaten the odds in school systems across the country.

Elsey is the chief schools officer for the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan, a state - run turnaround system similar to the Recovery School District.

The governor recently received thousands of emails opposing his plan to: 1) create a statewide school system, 2) run it under the authority of the Educational Achievement Authority (EAA), and 3) allow charter schools to be selective in choosing the students they wouauthority of the Educational Achievement Authority (EAA), and 3) allow charter schools to be selective in choosing the students they wouAuthority (EAA), and 3) allow charter schools to be selective in choosing the students they would serve.

Scrap adequately yearly progress, giving states the authority to develop their own accountability systems using multiple measures of student growth and identification of achievement gaps.

While this new law provides a great opportunity for states to tailor their education systems to meet the needs of their students — including students with disabilities — this new level of authority will also require an increased amount of responsibility for states to ensure they close achievement gaps.