Sentences with phrase «high quality schools enough»

Are High Quality Schools Enough to Close the Achievement Gap?

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They largely refused to acknowledge that poverty rather than school quality was the root cause of the educational problems of disadvantaged kids, for fear that saying so would merely reinforce a long - standing belief among public educators that students unlucky enough to live in poverty shouldn't be expected to achieve at high levels — and public educators shouldn't be expected to get them there.

Even the advantage of attending a higher quality school was not enough to compensate for the disadvantage of a lower birth weight, according to the study.

With my mother visiting for only a week from California and my best friend from high school visiting Japan this month for the first time, I wanted to make sure I spent enough quality time with them while getting on with my work and prepping for some important jobs over the weekend.

«Since having enough high - quality teachers is essential to the effective operation of the school system, these are issues that the Department needs to address urgently.»

High quality sponsors will be needed to establish and lead successful schools, however some areas of the country are already struggling to find suitable sponsors, therefore work will need to be carried out to ensure that enough sponsors are available to provide the school places we need.

Only one of the EMOs — Edison Schools Inc., a New York City - based for - profit company — could produce enough high - quality...

Hobby said: «Schools rightly have autonomy over HR practices, but we should be able to expect the government to supply the basics for them to work within — funding, buildings and, of course, enough high quality people.

2) Most cities simply don't have enough high - quality schools and CMOs to replace every district school with quality in any reasonable timeframe.

The statement includes a list of these developments: the US Supreme Court ruled scholarships constitutional; numerous studies showed these programs benefit needy kids; families empowered with this choice express great satisfaction; urban districts continue to struggle despite great effort; chartering hasn't created enough high - quality seats; and smart accountability systems can ensure only high - quality private schools participate in these programs.

Those high - quality charter networks arguably have enough on their plates with longer school days, weeks and years, and they need to keep their miraculous scores up.

Third, and most controversial, is the cost of ensuring that schools have enough resources to provide the high - quality educational opportunities that students need to meet the academic standards required by NCLB.

It also needs to ensure schools have high quality resources and enough time in the school curriculum to teach RSE.»

As school enrollments continue to rise and more teachers retire, school districts across the country are valiantly trying to hire and retain enough high - quality educators to meet their needs.

That was the larger question Fryer was trying to answer with «Are High - Quality Schools Enough to Increase Achievement Among the Poor,» a study published in 2011 with Will Dobbie, then a Ph.D. student at Harvard Kennedy School.

By contrast, as Tooley explains, private schools must «ensure that the quality of education provided was at least high enough to satisfy parents, linking the desire to make a profit with the desire to maintain or raise standards in education.»

Widespread attention to the standards increases equity of access to a high - quality education for every student, not just for those lucky enough to attend schools in more advantaged communities.

A new paper in the American Economic Journal from Will Dobbie and Roland G. Fryer titled «Are High - Quality Schools Enough to Increase Achievement Among the Poor?

While this isn't a medical school - quality model, it certainly covers the inner workings of the human ear in a way detailed enough for late elementary, middle - school or even high - school classrooms.

If I put my name on it — if it's good enough for me — if I believe this is a school that's high quality and meets the demand of a neighborhood, would you be willing to consider authorizing it?»

Boston's families deserve and are demanding high - quality schools - but there are simply not enough spaces available in those schools.

As CCSA points out, there are 40,000 kids on charter school waitlists in Los Angeles, unable to enroll in a high quality school of their parents choosing because there aren't enough seats.

We still rely heavily on a voluntary and sometimes rather amateur governance model, where there must be a real question over whether quality is high enough to entrust improvement and challenge to the school, without outside oversight and challenge.

Mr Gibb conceded that schools face a «challenge» when it comes to recruiting enough high - quality teachers and schools leaders.

Simply put, there are not enough high - quality, college - preparatory schools available to serve the thousands of dropouts and struggling students in Massachusetts.

As he writes, «An assumption implicit in state education policies is that the quality of schooling will improve sufficiently enough to enable high school graduation rates to rise even as graduation requirements are stiffened» (68).

The call for a committee follows the release of a report «Ya Basta, Enough Already,» that examines the severe lack of high - quality schools and seats schools in southwest Denver.

«High quality» leadership was also important - but there were not enough incentives for the best heads and teachers to go and work in difficult schools, the MPs were told.

«[The government] also needs to ensure schools have high - quality resources and enough time in the school curriculum to teach sex and relationships education,» she said.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders» union NAHT, (pictured right) said: «School leaders should be able to expect the government to supply the basics for them to work within — funding, buildings and, of course, enough high quality pschool leaders» union NAHT, (pictured right) said: «School leaders should be able to expect the government to supply the basics for them to work within — funding, buildings and, of course, enough high quality pSchool leaders should be able to expect the government to supply the basics for them to work within — funding, buildings and, of course, enough high quality people.

«Having enough high - quality teachers is the first job of any education secretary, yet year after year she has failed to attract and retain enough teachers in our schools.

Five years ago Paul Tractenberg proposed several remedies, including developing «a system of very high - quality regional magnet schools that are good enough to attract students of all races and socioeconomic strata from multiple school districts» as well as creating county - wide districts, something I've advocated in the past.

As school districts around the country struggle to find enough qualified teachers to staff their classrooms, state policymakers are considering a range of budget and policy proposals to address immediate teacher shortages and build a sustainable, high - quality, and more diverse teacher workforce.

She pledged «a new focus on achieving excellence in areas where too few children have access to a good school and there are not yet enough high quality teachers, school and system leaders, governors and sponsors to turn them around».

Nansi Ellis (pictured left), assistant general secretary for policy at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said: «Ministers seem to believe that, magically, there will be enough high quality multi-academy trusts (MATs) to support the thousands of schools which they will force to become academies.»

The impact statement describes how Pamlico County is not wealthy enough to support two comprehensive high schools, and the prospect of losing one - third of its state funding to Arapahoe would limit students» opportunities and diminish the breadth and quality of education Pamlico County would be able to provide.

Lower - optioned models will enjoy a subsequent roll out, but until then it's all the bells and whistles including an excellent Meridian sound system, high - quality leather and bright work, InControl Touch Pro infotainment system, enough USB and connectivity to keep a junior high school happy.

If having a quality education isn't convincing enough, the College Board states that the median family income in 2008 for those with a bachelor's degree or more was $ 101,099, compared to $ 49,414 for those with just a high school diploma.

In the end, every driving school has to ask this question — can we create enough high - quality content for our website, blog, and social media pages, or should we outsource it?