Sentences with phrase «academic bar»

The school sets a high academic bar for students, and believes — given the right tools — all students can achieve success.

The high performing public charter school sets a high academic bar for students, and believes — given the right tools — all students can achieve success.

In a troubling picture of performance, the vast majority of Illinois students failed to reach the high academic bar on the new state PARCC exams, meaning they weren't on track academically for the next grade level, let alone for college or careers.

Two things - first the AZMerit academic bar is high, and second most of the rest of the country seems mired in academic stagnation.

By a vote of 9 - 2, the 11 - member panel, known as BESE, adopted a plan proposed by state Superintendent John White that will require private schools to hit roughly the same academic bar that public schools do in order to continue accepting more students through the program.

«Endrew» argues for a higher academic bar for special education services.

PARCC, in an attempt to better measure and communicate students» progress toward meeting Colorado's Academic Standards, sets a higher academic bar for proficiency than previous assessments.

«It is critical that Massachusetts leaders come together to tackle a significant challenge that we face: Our student achievement levels are plateauing just as the unrelenting demands of competing in a global economy are dramatically raising the academic bar,» said Henry C. Dinger, partner at Goodwin Procter and chair of the board of the MBAE.

But something important also happened: Ticchi's teachers set the academic bar as high for him as they did for every other student.

But at the same time, those numbers are tainted by some districts who, under pressure to meet federal standards, simply lowered the academic bar to help more students reach it.

Clark and others told the education advocates that new teachers and staff made the difference by raising the academic bar, accepting no excuses and simply caring about their students.

Phoenix teachers embody a high expectations and college - prep mentality, holding all students to an incredibly high academic bar.

As our students excel in Advanced Placement courses, thrive in dual - enrollment classes at local community colleges, and consistently reach an increasingly higher academic bar, they prove that there is no reason for alternative schools to expect anything less from their students than academic excellence.

Later, he rhetorically asked «Can you raise an academic bar if you don't have an ethical leg to stand on?»

We know how important quality teaching is in the equation of student success and we look forward to working with TFA and other dedicated educators to build our students» skills and confidence, set a high academic bar, and help guide students and their families through a complex education system.

After all, a major lesson of NCLB is that states will not hold themselves accountable for setting and clearing high academic bars.

We believe that our students» success has shown that alternative schools not only need to challenge their students to reach a high academic bar, but that they must also be held accountable for delivering results on par with public school systems.

A growing number of states are looking at policies to raise the academic bar for students entering teaching programs.