Sentences with phrase «academically challenged students»

The school leaders emphasized that the proposed $ 93 million cut to the Geographic Cost of Education Index — the component of the state's funding formula that gives more money to school districts where the cost of educating students is higher — would disproportionaly impact their students, and thwart their efforts to close the achievement gap for their poorest and academically challenged students.

This concept is equally true for academically gifted as it is for academically challenged students.

But in combination with the postsecondary studies, a clear pattern emerges: academically challenged students do worse in online than in face - to - face courses.

Utilize the outdoor space to academically challenge students to apply knowledge to solve meaningful, real - world problems

Not exact matches

Sofia was a high - performing student at an academically challenging school — and yet she was really frustrated.

Students are engaged in a learning experience both artistic and academically challenging.

Brighton is a private school for students with challenges who learn best in small groups, are one or more years behind academically, have learning differences or require extra support.

Waldorf teachers know their students well enough to keep them academically challenged at a level that is appropriate to each child, from the first week in September through the final week in June.

The candidates shared their ideas on how to help students excel academically and personally while in a district working to address its share of challenges.

We value the opportunity to continue to provide our students with a quality educational experience that challenges them both academically and with extracurricular programs.»

Two academically challenged high school students, who would rather dream about the future successes of their garage band than study, are about to fail their history class.

She has helped to restore hope, dignity, and purpose to students who are scholastically challenged and provide them with a proven pathway to help them achieve academically at their highest learning potential.

And when they mapped those students against their academic outcomes, they found that the disengaged students did not perform much better than the students who were described as uncooperative or challenging behaviours, and they never caught up academically.

Students will engage more if they get the chance to connect with each other, academically and socially, but this can be challenging to do online.

Dual enrollment is one of the key means that states take to allow students who are academically advanced a way to obtain a level of academic challenge that many high schools do not provide.

If a student is completing lessons quickly, and perhaps not feeling academically challenged, they may show signs of restlessness.

This is also an effective way to address the recurring challenge, especially with academically underprepared post-secondary students and those for whom English is not the first language, of helping students to learn to write well.

In Florida, qualifying students can participate in the Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning program, giving them access to accelerated instruction.

In response to Proposal 2, the 2006 ballot initiative that banned affirmative action in the public sector in Michigan, she cofounded The Imagine Fund, a nonprofit providing scholarship for academically qualified and economically challenged students of color to attend Michigan colleges and universities.

For these students to thrive academically and remain challenged, it is helpful to first view them as being gifted and see their disability as secondary.

It was one of the state's largest districts - with 16,500 students in 19 schools spread out over 9.6 square miles - and one of its most academically and demographically challenged.

Is the problem with high school that it is not engaging students or that it is not academically challenging enough?

In a survey of high - school students released by the National Governors Association in July 2005, more than a third of respondents said their school had not done a good job of challenging them academically or preparing them for college; almost two - thirds said they would work harder if the courses were more demanding or interesting.

Imagine a high school where every course is challenging, all students choose (and are academically strong enough) to be there, discipline problems are few, teachers are knowledgeable and attentive, pretty much everyone earns a diploma, and virtually all graduates go on to good colleges.

Although educators like John Dewey said it would benefit all students, by the early 20th century, this type of training became viewed as not academically challenging, a place to dump the kids who weren't smart.

They all struggle to make ends meet, and their educators are forthright about the challenges of instructing students who arrive in their classrooms far behind academically, from disadvantaged families, and sometimes from various religious backgrounds.

We have been successful in many ways and have had strong results across our three campuses, but our staff still struggles to overcome the challenges that our students face academically as well as socially.

Students were academically prepared but hadn't learned how to cope with large classes, long research papers, and other college challenges without the close guidance they had enjoyed at Summit.

Tenth - grade world history students interview Chinese immigrants and record their stories; ninth - grade physical science students design and strength - test mock airplane wings; junior English students research, write, and illustrate children's nonfiction picture books; algebra students of all grades investigate a public - transit problem and propose solutions to city officials; sophomore geometry students build scale models of museums they've designed; students across the grades in an environmental - stewardship class raise public awareness of a polluted river — all are examples of academically challenging projects that also manage to engage the minds, hands, and hearts of most high school students across a wide range of abilities and interests.

ALBA School was founded on the conviction that bilingual students can reach their full potential academically, in English and Spanish, when challenged through; rigorous academic studies, the integration of fine arts and the development of critical thinking, problem solving and creative abilities.

The challenges of that experience embedded in him a desire to create academically high - quality schools where students don't have to check their identities at the door.

Dr. Tolman also has more than 25 years of experience in public schools and the juvenile justice system, spending 12 years designing and implementing an innovative reading clinic for academically challenged high school students.

Invaluable teacher vignettes, reflective exercises, and practical advice make this comprehensive guide a must for creating an inclusive, academically challenging classroom where students come to understand the empowering message that who they are and what they think matters.

We have partnered with all types of schools, and we have special expertise working with underserved schools that serve high percentages of students with the most urgent needs: low - income students; students who are struggling academically; and students who need extra support to address social, emotional, or other challenges.

Taos Charter School serves 213 students in grades K - 8 and aims to provide students with an academically challenging school experience.

Students continue to be challenged academically, while experiencing more independence and responsibility.

Founded in 2006 by East San Jose native and National Board Certified Teacher Frances Teso, Voices is a public charter school network with a mission to prepare all students for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous dual - language program.

ACHIEVEMENTS: Notwithstanding the financial challenges the school is always confronted with, our students have been doing well academically.

Day after day, the school challenges its 336 students to attempt the untried or unknown — academically, personally, and socially — and wrest from those experiences the learning and growth that come with such stretching.

I'm looking for a college that is academically challenging, very active in the surrounding community, encourages the student voice and is focused on social justice issues beyond race and feminism.

Our students are continually challenged academically, but they're also well - rounded.

Although many urban students are academically successful, some struggle to overcome serious obstacles to learning The presence of poverty, socio - economic challenges, high dropout rates, and dependency on free and reduced meals are challenges that can hinder the success of underrepresented students.

Shifting demographics and escalating school - related costs have encouraged schools and parishes to reconsider how to prepare students academically and spiritually for the challenges of high school.

Engaging Schools works with urban middle and high schools that serve high percentages of low - income students; students who are struggling academically; and students who need extra support to address social, emotional, and other challenges.

It is with fierce determination and a relentless spirit that Ambrosia plans to found and lead a high - performing charter school in Brooklyn, New York, where students, pushed to their highest potential, will feel academically challenged, loved, and protected.

Many students who have experienced challenges in school academically, behaviorally and socially are often times the same children that are given the run around when it comes to graduation.

She not only is dedicated to ensuring students are challenged to do their very best academically but also that they are good citizens of the world and demonstrate character and leadership skills that will help them grow into successful adults.

It also takes getting a «good handle» on the challenges facing academically struggling students.

They range from schools working with kids who are academically challenged to [students who] are very academically oriented.

The award honors elected officials who have distinguished themselves by working closely with ASCD and its membership to ensure that each student is healthy, safe, engaged in learning, supported by caring adults, and challenged academically.