Sentences with phrase «achieving school areas»

The new $ 50 million EISC program builds on the decade of EITC success, using the same tax credit funding mechanism, where business contributions will fund scholarships available to children from low and middle income families who reside in low - achieving school areas.

The new $ 50 million OSTC program builds on over a decade of EITC success, using the same tax credit funding mechanism, where business contributions fund scholarships available to children from low and middle income families who reside in low - achieving school areas.

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This change is reflected in the curricula of many seminaries and divinity schools today: ethics has achieved an independent existence as a department or area of study.

The Nominating Committee contains representation from every elementary school area in Glen Ellyn in hopes of achieving a slate that includes all possible individuals and is geographically balanced.

small schools in rural areas to achieve longer term sustainability.

With non-departmental expenditure rising more than expected because of the economy's poor performance, and large chunks of Whitehall spending on foreign aid, schools and the NHS ringfenced, the chancellor has little choice but to confront politically sensitive areas like defence and the police to achieve the savings.

After achieving the passage of a new evaluation system that will rely on a mix on at least one standardized test and in - classroom observation, the governor is renewing his focus to areas NYSUT has opposed, including a lifting of the cap on charter schools and a $ 150 million education investment tax credit, which is strongly backed by private and parochial schools.

While calling on all stakeholders in the education sector to double their efforts to achieve government desire for success in the sector, she urged members and leaders of various Community Development Associations (CDAs) to join hands and support government initiatives by ensuring adequate protection for schools infrastructure in their areas so that government huge investment in education will not be a waste.

James Toop, CEO of Ambition School Leadership, said: «We're ambitious for every child to achieve their potential but seeing how far students are falling behind in Opportunity Areas means we have to support their schools to improve.

Benefits to School Life Looking at the lasting impact of LOtC experiences in terms of academic performance, Learning Away's recent research found that school trips resulted in higher academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based on the subjectSchool Life Looking at the lasting impact of LOtC experiences in terms of academic performance, Learning Away's recent research found that school trips resulted in higher academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based on the subjectschool trips resulted in higher academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based on the subjectschool trip based on the subject area.

A new poll has revealed that high school students with a desk in their bedroom get better grades in exams, as 51 % of parents with children that achieved five or more A * to C graded confirmed that their child's bedrooms were equipped with desks or dedicated study areas; compared to just 18 % of those who failed their GCSE's having a desk.

Last year, Corsham Primary School, Wiltshiren won the award due to its recognition of SEN with the intention of addressing unmet needs; and enabling children to have an ability to engage, and develop skills and knowledge to achieve, succeed and even excel beyond their potential across all areas of the curriculum.

Innovative schools in urban areas show that all children can achieve at high levels given the chance, building on the promise of the No Child Left Behind Act, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige said while visiting the Amistad Academy charter school in New Haven, Connecticut, in 2004.

Wright continued: «Despite the pressure for schools to achieve in core subjects, schools must be encouraged to maintain their investment in curriculum areas such as physical education, which certainly in the early years, requires well designed play equipment.»

Patrick Wolf explained that «private - school - choice programs disproportionately attract students from disadvantaged backgrounds,» noting that the choice participants are «considerably more likely to be low - income, lower - achieving, and African American, and much less likely to be white, as compared to the average public - school student in their area.»

In addition, a 2016 analysis by Innovate Public Schools found the majority of Bay Area public schools achieving above - average results for low - income Latino and African American students were charter sSchools found the majority of Bay Area public schools achieving above - average results for low - income Latino and African American students were charter sschools achieving above - average results for low - income Latino and African American students were charter schoolsschools.

Fifteen - year - olds in the Kettle Moraine School District on the western edge of the Milwaukee metropolitan area achieved reading scores in 2015 that ranked among those of the top seven countries that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Klinsky scoured the city and the suburbs (all while working in private equity) for low - achieving areas that might welcome his new school and in which he might find space.

Savings are achieved essentially by working smarter; assigning different areas of the school with different priorities.

The policy area is continuously bedevilled by the difficulties of achieving effective collaboration between governments and school sectors in our federal system.»

However, without the changes Massachusetts made to its entire system of teacher licensing (e.g., subject area licensing tests for all prospective teachers, criteria for achieving full licensure after beginning teaching, and criteria for license renewal for veteran teachers), it is unlikely there would have been enduring gains in achievement for students in all demographic groups and in all its regional vocational / technical high schools — gains confirmed by tests independent of control or manipulation by Massachusetts or federal policy makers.

Greenhouse Sports» intensive school - based sports programmes achieve positive behavioural change, reduce absenteeism and raise academic performance for pupils between the ages of 11 and 16, in some of London's most deprived areas, according to study.

In nonurban areas, where many students achieve at reasonably high levels even without a charter school option, parents may not be looking for this approach.

In order to achieve this, the Commission suggests the government should mandate all schools in the ten lowest performing local authorities to take part in area - wide programmes, as well as reform the training and distribution of teachers across the country and create new incentives — including better starting pay — to get more of the highest - quality teachers into the schools that need them most.

95 schools have now achieved the LOtC Mark award, which is the first national accreditation that recognises and supports the development of LOtC across all subject areas.

JE: Now, after five years of hard work there from the staff and the students it achieved what you'd determined an «outstanding» school, in that area.

The Chief Adjudicator reports many positives in achieving fair access to schools for all children while highlighting areas in which admissions procedures can be strengthened.

How would you rank the importance of school leadership among the key areas that require improvement to achieve the essential 21st - century competencies for students?

Choice participants are considerably more likely to be low - income, lower - achieving, and African American, and much less likely to be white, as compared to the average public - school student in their area.

Harbottle Church of England First School, Thropton Village First School, and Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School, all in the greater Morpeth catchment area, are the newest members of the Trust, which exists to achieve excellence and greater efficiency in all its classrooms.

Greenhouse Sports» intensive school - based sports programmes achieve positive behavioural change, reduce absenteeism and raise academic performance for pupils between the ages of 11 and 16, in some of London's most deprived areas, according to a study released by Loughborough University.

Nick Forbes, vice-chairman of the LGA's children and young people board, said it was a tribute to councils and schools that this had been achieved in such a short time and with «a lack of funding in some areas».

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With a personal passion for serving children and helping them achieve higher levels of success, Mr. Davis founded the JANDT Foundation to aid minority children in attending private and parochial schools in the Washington, DC area.

Interestingly, while low - achieving schools improved in areas such as problem - solving and data analysis, higher - achieving schools made little if any improvement in these areas.

With 17,300 students, the district receives an abundance of information, including data from PARCC tests, districtwide pre - and post-common assessments in all content areas, Measures of Academic Progress in elementary and middle schools, Eureka Math and Achieve 3000 achievement scores, and professional - development surveys given to all teachers.

Additionally, students in our target area of Los Angeles County who have attended Green Dot Public Schools have achieved greater success than similar schools in the samSchools have achieved greater success than similar schools in the samschools in the same area.

Attainment 8 is a new measure of attainment to judge school performance, which will be first seen in 2016 performance tables, and will include a threshold measure of the proportion of pupils achieving a C or above in the five Ebacc subject areas.

Such buy - in does make up a sizable chunk of points, but 48 percent of points are attached to the quality of a state's plan in four key areas: standards and assessments, data systems, teacher and principal effectiveness, and turning around the lowest - achieving schools.

It includes several key operational areas that support school and non-school sites, ensuring alignment of efforts towards achieving the District's vision, mission, and strategic priorities.

Now, an independent study of the Bay Area's five middle schools operated by KIPP (the Knowledge Is Power Program) concludes that its intense focus on the academic and social success of each individual child does have measurable benefits beyond what traditional schools have achieved - usually.

All they achieve is to guarantee that the feeder primary schools in the same poor, low mean cognitive ability catchment areas, are forced to abandon sound, developmental teaching methods in favour of the quick fix, cramming, behaviourism, gaming and yes, cheating, that the Chief Inspector has rightly recently condemned.

Commissioner Robinson cited the need for more charter schools to open in urban and rural areas with «persistently low - achieving schools.»

HTPA is achieving everything I could have hoped for when I worked to ensure the founding of this school,» said board member Richard Vladovic, who represents the Wilmington area.

This will recruit a pool of 1,500 high - achieving teachers over five years who would be deployed to schools in areas with weak results.

However, the figures improve in secondary schools where the proportion of S3 pupils achieving Curriculum for Excellence Third Level or better is between 84 % and 87 % for each curriculum area which includes reading, writing, listening and talking, and numeracy.

KIPP Bay Area Schools operates high - achieving public schools in educationally underserved communities, developing in our students the knowledge, skills and character essential to thrive in college, shape their futures and positively impact theSchools operates high - achieving public schools in educationally underserved communities, developing in our students the knowledge, skills and character essential to thrive in college, shape their futures and positively impact theschools in educationally underserved communities, developing in our students the knowledge, skills and character essential to thrive in college, shape their futures and positively impact the world.

We determine low - income communities by using criteria which considers both the population of the population of the school, the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI), and the score of the Achieving Excellence Area (AEA) the school is in.

Teaching for meaning means preparing students for the world beyond school, fostering deep understandings of content areas, offering curriculum with both depth and breadth, and leading students to develop the disposition to want to achieve.

Chief Inspector of Schools Sir Michael Wilshaw has called for the Government to create «National Service Teachers» who could be deployed to schools in under - achieving ruralSchools Sir Michael Wilshaw has called for the Government to create «National Service Teachers» who could be deployed to schools in under - achieving ruralschools in under - achieving rural areas.