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About Catapult Learning: For nearly 40 years, Catapult Learning has been dedicated to improving academic achievement for students from Pre-K to grade 12, with a special focus on intervention for struggling learners, building teacher and instructional leader capacity, and supporting students who previously dropped out of school.

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He received the highest recommendations for character, family values and commitment to academic achievement and student - athlete welfare from his current and former athletics directors, players, coaching colleagues and experienced media figures.

Indeed, a rich body of research suggests homework might benefit older students, and, even then, that there is no strong evidence that homework improves academic achievement (as discussed in this article from the Center for Public Education).

The award is bestowed upon one undergraduate student from each NSHE institution for their academic achievements, leadership ability, and service contributions.

On average, today's teachers are older and hence their preparation for teaching occurred when academic achievement was not recognized as the primary purpose of schooling; their professional experience was in institutions that did not demand academic performance from them or their students.

States can accomplish this by measuring achievement via average scale scores or a performance index, and by giving substantial weight to a measure of academic growth for all students from one year to the next.

In our balanced budget I proposed a comprehensive strategy to help make our schools the best in the world — to have high national standards of academic achievement, national tests in 4th grade reading and 8th grade math, strengthening math instruction in middle schools, providing smaller classes in the early grades so that teachers can give students the attention they deserve, working to hire more well - prepared and nationally certified teachers, modernizing our schools for the 21st century, supporting more charter schools, encouraging public school choice, ending social promotion, demanding greater accountability from students and teachers, principals and parents.

If high - income parents are more likely to make a request, and such requests are for better teachers on average, then the availability of requests could exacerbate the achievement gap between students from low - and high - income families, even if all families equally value academic achievement.

The effects on academic achievement are greatest for students from higher income families, while the effects on behavior are more pronounced on students who are less well - off.

The recommendations come from the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission, known as the A + Commission, which has spent a year weighing how to hold the state's public schools and districts more accountable for students» academic perfAcademic Achievement and Accountability Commission, known as the A + Commission, which has spent a year weighing how to hold the state's public schools and districts more accountable for students» academic perfacademic performance.

The researchers analysed results from the international measurement of student achievements, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment, concluding that classroom discipline could hold the key to improving academic perfostudent achievements, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment, concluding that classroom discipline could hold the key to improving academic perfoStudent Assessment, concluding that classroom discipline could hold the key to improving academic performance.

In a new study presented at the this year's fall research conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management in Chicago, we used data from CORE Districts, to assess whether there are systematic mindset differences present in the US population within and across schools, and whether holding a growth mindset predicts academic achievement gains of students.

The Common Core State Standards arose from a simple idea: that creating one set of challenging academic expectations for all students would improve achievement and college readiness.

Because Indiana public and private schools use the same assessment in grades 3 — 8, we could identify public - school students who shared similar achievement trajectories and demographic characteristics with these voucher students at baseline (the year prior to a student switching from a public to a private school) and track both groups» academic progress for up to four subsequent years.

Includes State - designed, long - term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and separately for each subgroup of students, on academic achievement and graduation rate, that expect greater progress from groups that are further behind;

While student - teacher ratios are strikingly reduced from past years, the hoped - for improvement in academic achievement associated with more intimate circumstances has not occurred.

To determine whether these trends have continued in more recent cohorts, we examine trends in several dimensions of school readiness, including academic achievement, self - control, externalizing behavior, and a measure of students» «approaches to learning,» for cohorts born from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.

New Jersey measures growth for an individual student by comparing the change in his or her achievement on the state standardized assessment from one year to the student's «academic peers» (all other students in the state who had similar historical test results).

Fourteen percent of Michigan's charters are both low - performing and do little to improve student achievement, according to Stanford University's Center for Research on Educational Outcomes; while just one of the 11 charters shut down in 2015 - 2016 were closed because of academic failure, according to data from the Wolverine State's Department of Education.]

The bill also eliminates goals and performance targets for academic achievement, removes parameters regarding the use of federal funds to help improve struggling schools, does not address key disparities in opportunity such as access to high - quality college preparatory curricula, restricts the federal government from protecting disadvantaged students, does not address poor quality tests, and fails to advance the current movement toward college - and career - ready standards.

The best study of this approach, using evidence from Charlotte, North Carolina (see «Solving America's Math Problem,» features, Winter 2013), shows that pushing students into course work for which they are ill prepared actually harms their subsequent academic achievement.

Moving students from a belief in the limits of intelligence can counter the argument for tracking by increasing academic achievement for all students, including high needs subgroups.

Delaware's teacher - effectiveness plan includes a new law that allows teachers with tenure to be removed from their jobs if they are given «ineffective» ratings for two to three consecutive years, and teachers can only be given an «effective» rating after demonstrating adequate growth in their students» academic achievement.

At Imagine Andrews, we measure the academic performance of our students primarily based on same - student learning gains (i.e., the improvement in student achievement in reading and math measured for the same students from the beginning until the end of each school year).

Montera's Academic Performance Index — the state's primary metric for evaluating student achievement — had increased by 94 points in the previous three years, with the largest gain coming from black students.

The NYS Charter Schools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results.

This study employed data from an urban Pennsylvania school district and affirms the positive and statistically significant relationships between student attendance and academic achievement for both elementary and middle school students.

Although Gaetz's bill does not include fiscal expenditures, as noted in the main text (§ IV, supra), in reviewing the start time / academic achievement studies undertaken by fellow economists, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics Jonah Rockoff and the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, Brian Jacob, concluded that delaying middle and high school start times «from roughly 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. -LSB-,]» will increase academic achievement by 0.175 standard deviations on average, with effects for disadvantaged students roughly twice as large as advantaged students, at little or no cost to schools; i.e., a 9 to 1 benefits to costs ratio when utilizing single - tier busing, the most expensive transportation method available.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has made significant progress in education, but the state is not doing enough to close the academic achievement gaps that persist among different groups of students, according to a new report from the Prichard Committee for Academic Excacademic achievement gaps that persist among different groups of students, according to a new report from the Prichard Committee for Academic ExcAcademic Excellence.

During middle school, for example, students from elementary schools that had implemented the Developmental Studies Center's Child Development Project — a program that emphasizes community building — were found to outperform middle school students from comparison elementary schools on academic outcomes (higher grade - point averages and achievement test scores), teacher ratings of behavior (better academic engagement, respectful behavior, and social skills), and self - reported misbehavior (less misconduct in school and fewer delinquent acts)(Battistich, 2001).

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

Berliner seemed to shield teachers from much of the responsibility for poor academic performance by students as he testified that conditions beyond the classroom — he mentioned about nine of them — account for 60 percent of what influences a student's scholastic achievement whereas in - school factors such as class size, curriculum, the quality of the principal and the teacher account for only 20 percent.

«From early education to college and career readiness, the Senate floor debate is addressing a wide range of concerns pertinent to public school students and school districts» priorities for academic achievement.»

«The range of academic, workforce and social proficiency achievement students should acquire to successfully transition from high school to skilled employment, advanced military training, an associate degree, bachelor's degree, or technical or industry certification, without the need for remediation.

The funding from Title II, Part B from the U.S. Department of Education supports a competitive grant competition for projects that increase the academic achievement of students in mathematics and science by encouraging state education agencies, institutions of higher education, local education agencies, elementary schools, and secondary schools to participate in programs that improve instruction and upgrade the status and stature of mathematics and science teaching.

Nor did Vallas mention the Mentoring for Academic Achievement and College Success (MAACS) program, a long - time effort in which «MAACS pairs high school students in all three Bridgeport public high schools with college mentors from local colleges and universities.

But Holtz said focusing on the job offer deal is simply diverting attention from the state's gap in academic achievement between black and white students, which he said he blamed Evers for letting become the worst in the nation.

This report uses the latest data available to look at key transition points for DPS students from 2005 to 2011 to identify: Outcomes and trends in academic achievement and growth as students move from preschool through K — 12 and into college; and Potential barriers to success.

As documented under Section 1115 of Title I, Part A of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local education agency receiving Title I funds «may use funds received under this part only for programs that provide services to eligible children under subsection (b) identified as having the greatest need for special assistance... Eligible children are children identified by the school as failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State's challenging student academic achievement standards on the basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria established by the local educational agency and supplemented by the school, except that children from preschool through grade 2 shall be selected solely on the basis of such criteria as teacher judgment, interviews with parents, and developmentally appropriate measures».

Studies of students who attend high - quality programs for a significant period of time show improvements in academic performance and social competence, including better grades, improved homework completion, higher scores on achievement tests, lower levels of grade retention, improved behavior in school, increased competence and sense of self as a learner, better work habits, fewer absences from school, better emotional adjustment and relationships with parents, and a greater sense of belonging in the community.

While not every dollar a school spends directly improves academic outcomes, a new report from Rutgers school - finance expert Bruce Baker finds certain kinds of money very much do matter: extra funding for higher teacher salaries and more equitable distribution of resources between rich and poor districts, for example, are correlated with higher student achievement, especially for the neediest kids.

Rather, an independent school derives success from stewarding students to the next stage of achievement, preparing them for academic and professional success in and beyond college.

They operate with freedom from some of the regulations that are imposed upon district schools, yet are held accountable for academic results and student achievement.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

(Colo.) With the body of research growing that links student achievement to good attendance habits, several states have expanded their age requirements for compulsory education at both ends of the academic spectrum, according to a new survey from the Education Commission of the States.

Removing students from the school setting for discipline is harmful for their academic achievement.

The 15 - year research synthesis from the American Educational Research Association (AERA), «Research Synthesis of the Associations Between Socioeconomic Background, Inequality, School Climate, and Academic Achievement,» suggests that by promoting a positive climate, schools can allow greater equality in educational opportunities, decrease socioeconomic inequalities, and enable more social mobility for students.

We strive for excellence in everything we do from recruitment of teachers to our students» academic achievement.

Research shows that the opportunity to learn from educators of color can have additional positive impacts on academic achievement for children of color — who make up over 90 % of New Orleans public school students.

Working in partnership with researchers from Harvard Graduate School of Education that lead Research Schools International, The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning launched a study to discover how student happiness impacts motivation and academic achievement.