Sentences with phrase «academic distress»

He chaired the Youngstown City School District Academic Distress Commission, which was created four years ago in the midst of the system's academic implosion, before joining the administration of Gov. John Kasich.

Indeed, the strongest argument in favor of reading by the end of kindergarten and Common Core's vision for early literacy is simply to ensure that children — especially the disadvantaged among them — don't get sucked into the vortex of academic distress associated with early reading failure.

Brian Benyo, who recently resigned as the chairman of the state - appointed Academic Distress Commission that hired Mohip, said all the opposition «doesn't create an environment for a very positive outcome or an environment in which change can come about easily.»

At the time Sisulu - Walker was formed, the percentage of children in Central Harlem schools scoring at or above grade level in reading was an abysmal 26 %, indicating broad academic distress.

Arkansas education department Director Gene Wilhoit has declared 13 school districts in «academic distress» and said seven others are in «financial distress.»

Whether it be the school board, the administration or staff or the academic distress commission, the bottom line is they haven't gotten done what needs to get done.»

The almost constant carping by some members of the Youngstown Board of Education about the academic distress commission exerting its statutory authority over the system's academic recovery has become a public embarrassment.