Woodbridge also recently completed an ED - funded efficacy trial of the Cognitive - Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools program, an intervention to improve the behavior and
academic performance of students who have experienced significant traumatic stress.
Teachers and schools are no longer able to hide behind school averages in performance, and are now having to answer for the low
academic performance of students of color and low - income students.
Also among positive trends the study found were the high opening rate, the low closing rate and the high reading
academic performance of students at California's charter schools.
Research Study Results: Good Schools and Classrooms for Children Learning English Research by IDRA identified the 25 common characteristics of successful schools that contribute to high
academic performance of students learning English.
Ketcham Elementary has won two Breakthrough Schools Bold Performance Awards, in recognition of the high
academic performance of the student body and the challenges overcome despite the school's serving an economically disadvantaged demographic.
The school originally chose to redesign itself into an SF institution because, besides having many special programs to help high - risk youth, it was still experiencing extremely high drop - out rates, low rates of college enrollment among its graduates, and
poor academic performance of its students.
While it might be obvious that school food choices impact the health and
academic performance of students, these choices also impact our economy and the health of our planet.
The Parents Teachers Association (PTA), of the Tsito - Awudome Senior High School (AWUSCO), in the Volta Region, have explained that the decision to levy students despite the implementation of government's Free Senior High School Policy was a collective resolve by parents to support the school's efforts to enhance
the academic performance of students.
Dr Lawrence said the results of the survey highlighted the need for specific measures to better support
the academic performance of students with mental disorders.
We also used new data to see whether
the academic performance of students in traditional public schools and the influence of teachers unions affect the strength of charter school legislation in a state.
* The capacity of U.S. school board members correlates with
the academic performance of students.
This framework will hold existing sponsors accountable for their policies and school portfolios, based on three measures: 1)
the academic performance of the students enrolled in the schools they have authorized; 2) adherence to «quality practices» outlined by ODE and aligned to NACSA's standards; and 3) compliance with applicable laws regarding sponsorship.
«Texas is frequently heralded as a successful model for the nation of how tests can improve
the academic performance of students, particularly poor and minority students,» says Gary Orfield, co-director of The Civil Rights Project.
One of the significant achievements of this school is
the academic performance of the students.
A national study released today casts doubt on whether
the academic performance of students in charter schools is any better than that of their peers in regular public schools.
Most Americans now believe that some sort of accountability in which communities can compare
the academic performance of their students with their contemporaries» nationwide is essential.
With further research focused on these key questions, we may come to better understand the implications of discipline policy reforms — how they affect suspension use, and also how they change school climate; interactions among students, peers, and teachers; and
the academic performance of all students.
Previous research examining the affect of allocating time during the school day to physical education programs showed similar results, demonstrating that [some] decreased time spent in academic programs did not adversely affect
the academic performance of the students.
So, she left her position as chief executive officer and lead tutor to become a long - term substitute teacher in the New York City Public Schools, hoping to have a greater impact on
the academic performance of students of color.
The argument being made by the Coalition and a host of pundits is simply that increasing funding does not necessarily increase the performance of schools and, in turn,
the academic performance of students themselves.
If anything, public charter schools tend to increase
the academic performance of students in traditional public, likely due to increased competition.
SACRAMENTO, California (CNN)-- Can home visits from teachers help
the academic performance of students?
But the bottom line is that expanding high - performing public charter schools can increase
the academic performance of students in both charter and traditional public schools.
In an era when education leaders are held accountable for raising
the academic performance of all students, the job of leading today's schools has seriously outpaced the available training, especially for state and district leaders who set policy for and lead complex urban districts.
Furthermore,
the academic performance of students would not be compromised as integrated schools have been found to benefit both minority and White students academically, socially and emotionally (Seigel - Hawley, 2012).
To increase awareness in the community of the role of the school nurse and the impact of school health services on the academic performance of students
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).
A recent report from the Learning Policy Institute, a research and policy organization in Palo Alto, cites studies that found «that teachers of color boost
the academic performance of students of color,» on measures such as improved reading and math scores, graduation rates and greater aspirations to attend college.
STC programs can even improve
the academic performance of all students, whether they participate in the program or not.
Under the Obama administration's education policies, thousands of elementary and secondary schools are being held accountable for
the academic performance of students who had been «invisible» under No Child Left Behind, the Bush - era federal education law, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday.
In 22 of 23 empirical studies,
the academic performance of students who chose to stay in district schools improved as a result of the competitive effects of school choice.
As with any school, our primary goal is to improve
the academic performance of our students.
No study, even those conducted by anti-school choice organizations, has found private school choice programs harm
the academic performance of students who remain in district schools.
In fact, 85 percent of a principal's rating is based on
the academic performance of students, which is judged in large part by standardized test results.
The academic performance of these students trails that of other students — creating achievement gaps that have been with us for far too long.
«If the state board determines that the school turnaround option selected by the parents is more likely to improve
the academic performance of students at the school, it shall remand the district school board's implementation plan to the school board,» the draft states.