Sentences with phrase «access to quality teachers»

The term refers to practices that allow a portion of students to gain easier access to quality teachers or stronger learning experiences associated with rigorous courses.

The author suggests that opportunity to learn should be measured in terms of resources provided to students as well as practices which influence access to quality teachers and «press for achievement».

Here is one of Connecticut's leading corporate reform voices: «'' The Vergara case exposed the fact that children have unequal access to quality teachers in California.

«The Vergara case exposed the fact that children have unequal access to quality teachers in California.

«Parents have a right to know whether their children have equitable access to quality teachers, which is only possible with an evaluation system that properly incorporates student test results.»

Michael Soskil: We need a shift in focus from accountability measures based on standardized test scores toward metrics that take into account universal access to quality teachers and learning environments, robust curricula that include the arts, as well as student engagement and well - being.

A quality education, as defined by EI and ASCD, is one that focuses on the whole child and is supported by three key pillars: ensuring access to quality teachers; providing use of quality learning tools and professional development; and establishing safe and supportive quality learning environments.

Put simply, the states» neediest students don't get access to quality teachers.

Arkansas» teacher equity plan is laid out in this complex chart, which shows the root causes and potential routes to improve access to quality teachers.

A Cycle of Inequity: Why Access to Quality Teachers Requires Access to Quality Principals by Andrew Pendola and Edward Fuller

In a statement, Deborah Veney Robinson, the group's vice president for government affairs, said she was «encouraged» by Duncan's «intention to focus new energy on the problem of unequal access to quality teachers.»

The loss of so many teachers places many children at risk of having no access to quality teachers.

Judge Martinez's decision is a big win for those who want to make sure every student has access to a quality teacher.

Whether the child is poor, whether the child's parents are working two jobs or whether the child's parents are in jail, there is NO EXCUSE not to provide that child with the same high expectations for learning and access to quality teachers that children lucky enough to be born into better circumstances enjoy.

Marcya is also working to ensure others families have access to quality teachers, great schools, and opportunity.

We fight for high academic standards, access to quality teachers and the right for families to choose the best school for their child, especially in communities that have historically been left behind.