Sentences with phrase «if educational progress»

If educational progress has stalled, Murray suggests, it must be a sign that we are bumping up against the cognitive limits of students.

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«It's a farce to claim to be offering «free college» to employees when what's being offered is simply the chance to pursue a degree at one specific university, only online, only if you enroll full time and work at least 20 hours a week,» Dr. Sara Goldrick - Rab, professor of educational policy studies and sociology at the University of Wisconsin, told Think Progress.

If parents have more power in shaping where and what their children study, they will be more involved in the educational progress.

If the student does not demonstrate educational progress at a level commensurate with her or his ability, the district school superintendent shall notify the parent, in writing, that such progress has not been achieved.

However, even if it were possible to analyse every child's genetics, no single genes for IQ or educational achievement have yet been identified, says Sarah Norcross of the Progress Educational Trust, a UK charity that promotes debate on genetics and reproduction.

If we examine national trends alone, we conflate changes in educational progress with fluctuations in the student population.

The idea is that if school leaders institute explicit educational expectations for young people, they can periodically measure student progress, diagnose where shortcomings lie, and prescribe appropriate practices.

Schools can not do that unless they adhere to state - of - the - art methods for classifying students; it's not about measuring their progress in school but about deciding whether they have a disability and, if so, what the educational consequences of that determination are.

Although 11 educators were convicted of cheating on state tests (and it would likely have been 12 if not for the death of former Superintendent Beverly Hall), the city made remarkable improvements on low - stakes measures of educational progress such as the National Assessment of Educational Progressprogress such as the National Assessment of Educational ProgressProgress (NAEP).

If, after three full academic years of implementing a restructuring plan, the school has not demonstrated progress as delineated by the commissioner in the warning pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the commissioner shall recommend to the Board of Regents that the registration be revoked and the school be declared an unsound educational environment, except that the commissioner may upon a finding of extenuating circumstances extend the period during which the school must demonstrate progress.

If, after a further time period established by the commissioner in consultation with appropriate nonpublic school officials, the school under department review has not demonstrated progress as determined by the commissioner, the commissioner shall determine that the school is an unsound educational environment.

If educational professionals were allowed more influence on policy we would make better forward progress.

If a school is judged to be progressing towards expected educational standards before it converts to an academy, then the secretary of state has the power to revoke the academy order and will consider this on a case - by - case basis, according to the Department for Education.

In particular, this history demonstrates that while these data provided only mixed progress towards the stated goal of greater educational equity, they proved «useful» in other ways: providing researchers and policymakers with an array of possible research and policy targets and sustaining the belief that the education system, if properly tweaked and optimized, could ultimately secure educational equity.

Fully aligned with Swiss and French school curricula, the Academy invites you to discover its MOOCs platform comprising videos, activities, educational worksheets and much more... Plus, if you wish to go even further, the tests and quizzes will help you keep track of your pupils» progress.

As analysts Michael Horn and Julia Freeland have noted, this dominant paradigm of educational research is woefully incomplete and must change if we are going make progress in our understanding of how to help students learn:

Using open educational resources has become a key part of this progress, even if it wasn't the starting point.

Current US Secretary of Education Duncan, for example, believes if we don't continue down his envisioned path, «we [will] turn back the clock on educational progress, 15 years or more.»

But the balance between reactive announcements of poorly thought - through initiatives and evidence - led, intelligent policymaking needs to shift if the government is going to make real progress in improving educational outcomes across the country.

Teams can recommend evaluations to determine if the student has a disability that is affecting educational progress.

This not only gives you a jump on the job - search process (if you haven't officially started yet), but will also make it easier to update as you progress through your educational and working life.

For example, if pupils or students with special educational needs are not making expected progress, the fresh perspective and recommendations of an experienced SEND reviewer may help.

If you are concerned about your child's progress or you think they may have special educational needs (SEN) contact the SEN coordinator (SENCO) in your child's school.