Sentences with phrase «impact of reform initiatives»

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Her research reflects urban school reform initiatives such as the community school model, democratic community engagement, culturally relevant family engagement, and the intersection of housing and educational policy, particularly as it impacts vulnerable families.

Weaver and Dick (2009), Khourey - Bowers et al. (2005) and McGee III (2006) examined the impact of a school reform initiative, which included unspecified teacher leader practices in addition to other forms of support to teachers, on teachers» implementation of instructional materials.

In these various roles, the Howard University graduate, who holds a masters of education degree from Harvard University, has evaluated how reform initiatives have impacted parental choice and student achievement.

Whether gauging the impact of broad - based reform initiatives or examining the use of innovative technology tools, we have looked at the context of implementation:

After so many reforms and initiatives in other areas of education have failed to have much impact, the spotlight has turned to trying to make the teacher - student relationship a more powerful force for achievement.

We have also conducted implementation and impact studies of school reform initiatives focusing on math achievement in k - 12 schools funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Then, not to be outdone, Malloy's Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor took the stand calling Vallas the «shining light» of the education reform effort and claiming that Vallas» initiatives in New Orleans were not only having a profoundly positive impact but were being replicated all over the country.

Unlike many education reform initiatives, the solutions that directly address student learning through the provision of new or improved forms of instruction have had significant positive impact on student achievement in grades 7 through 11 in mathematics, language arts, social studies and science and on the development of early reading skills.

It articulates the costs and benefits of these privatizing initiatives, particularly their potential negative impacts on the way we regulate ourselves in modern democracies, and it makes recommendations for future civil justice practice and reform.

She previously directed the Supporting Healthy Marriage project, a federally funded evaluation of interventions aimed at improving child well - being by strengthening the relationships of married couples; the Next Generation project, a collaborative, multidisciplinary initiative to study welfare - reform programs» impacts on the well - being of children and families; and the evaluations of the Minnesota Family Investment Program and the Parents» Fair Share demonstration.