Sentences with phrase «school climate survey found»

The 2013 GLSEN National School Climate Survey found that, compared to their LGB peers, transgender and gender - nonconforming students face the most hostile school climates.

And GLSEN's 2015 National School Climate Survey found that over one third of LGBT students said they avoided physical education or gym classes (31.9 %), and more than one fifth avoided school athletic fields or facilities because they felt unsafe or uncomfortable.

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The finding related to students who identify as female and transgender would not have been possible without the addition of a question by the Vermont Agency of Education to the Vermont School Climate Survey that gives students the opportunity to identify as transgender.

Analysis about changes in LGBT student experiences over time can be found in Part Three of our current National School Climate Survey (pdf).

Looking at teacher ratings of school climate, school openness to parents, and district support (from Round Two of the teacher survey), we find once again that as poverty and diversity increase, teachers «ratings of climate, openness to parents, and district support decrease (see Table 1.6.1 below, and Appendix C1.6.1).141

In partnership with a student - founded tech firm that specializes in school survey work, we are putting the power of school climate data and analysis into the hands of students themselves.

A survey of Georgia private school parents in 2013 found the top five reasons why parents chose a private school for their children were all related to school climate and classroom management: better student discipline (50.9 percent), better learning environment (50.8 percent), smaller class sizes (48.9 percent), improved student safety (46.8 percent) and more individual attention for their children (39.3 percent).

Stanford University's John W. Gardner Center has found student perceptions to be linked to academic outcomes, and a recent synthesis of 15 years of research found that a healthy school climate — often measured through surveys — can help close the achievement gap.

Compared to Chicago Public Schools» district - wide 1 - point improvement in the same period, these two schools improved by 8 and 10 points, respectively, on the student - teacher trust measure of the 5Essentials Survey — a school climate survey based on more than 20 years of research that found schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learningSchools» district - wide 1 - point improvement in the same period, these two schools improved by 8 and 10 points, respectively, on the student - teacher trust measure of the 5Essentials Survey — a school climate survey based on more than 20 years of research that found schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learningschools improved by 8 and 10 points, respectively, on the student - teacher trust measure of the 5Essentials Survey — a school climate survey based on more than 20 years of research that found schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learning Survey — a school climate survey based on more than 20 years of research that found schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learning survey based on more than 20 years of research that found schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learningschools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learning gains.

A number of articles in this issue (pp. 26, 35, and 65) describe how schools that surveyed students, teachers, parents, and community members used their findings about values and attitudes to improve everything from grading practices to school climate.

The findings from the survey we conducted among middle grade students support the concept that educators can influence the social and emotional climate of schools.

Often, the most interesting findings of a school's climate survey are the surprising discrepancies in perception among various groups, which can be used as a springboard for meaningful improvement efforts.

(See the GLSEN Research Brief, The Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Middle School Students: Findings from the 2007 National School Climate Survey.)

Using a predictive validity study to examine the survey results as they relate to student achievement on standardized assessments, McREL researchers found that school climate was the greatest predictor of Grade 5 achievement in literacy.

A group of Iowa high school students helped report a statewide investigation into classroom science instruction that found that «nearly half of teachers surveyed by IowaWatch journalists teach climate change «as theory, informing students about the variety of thought that exists.

A 2016 report highlighted the evidence linking social and emotional skills, such as self - control, to school quality.71 Furthermore, a 2015 study found that students with parents who were highly satisfied with the school environment, including the school's disciplinary practices, had higher levels of perseverance and better attitudes toward school.72 As a result, research - validated culture - climate survey tools may serve as a proxy for students» social and emotional skills.

Our findings on school attachment provide another important lesson for school leaders, policy makers, and even survey designers — namely, that students are the best evaluators of school climate.

Also during National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network has released the findings from their 2013 School Climate Survey.

A recent study involving a first - ever national survey of public school science teachers found that about 75 percent of instructors surveyed were teaching the issue, but only half were correctly explaining that humans are driving climate change.

A recent survey of school teachers in the U.S. found that although two - thirds of them accepted a major human role in recent global warming, less than half were aware of the overwhelming consensus among climate scientists.

Among the findings listed in the bills are» [T] he evidence for human - induced climate change is overwhelming and undeniable» and «Only 30 percent of middle school and 45 percent of high school science teachers understand the extent of the scientific consensus on climate change» — a reference to the NCSE / Penn State survey of climate change educators (PDF).

Pride Surveys, founded in 1982, has a strong track record of measuring behavior that can affect student learning, such as drug and alcohol use, as well as family issues and school climate.