Sentences with phrase «already high performing schools»

«Nicky Morgan has failed to provide a single compelling argument as to why these changes are necessary when the vast majority of schools affected are already high performing schools.»

The plans have faced widespread criticism from opposition parties and the education profession, with claims that there is no solid proof that converting a school into an academy will improve results and that the changes could lead to lengthy and expensive conversions for already high performing schools.

Not exact matches

The administration has also already announced a $ 51 million plan to expand Advanced Placement courses, with full implementation at high schools expected by 2021 and a $ 15 million program called «Single Shepherd» to hire guidance counselors for each middle and high school student in low - performing school Districts 7 and 23, which will be fully implemented by next fall.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadschools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Blunkett was one of the ministers responsible for drawing up initial plans for academies under the Labour government in the 2000s but, writing for The Observer, he said that it is «mystifying» that the government wants to convert already high performing local authority run schools.

However, the NFER state that this would depend on schools being willing to collaborate and the capacity within high - performing schools who may already be helping out other establishments.

Yet the United States already bears costs from our broken education system, including higher crime rates, additional expenses for health - care and public - assistance programs, and lost tax revenue as well as the untold costs of telling generations of children in chronically under - resourced, low - performing schools: «You don't matter!»

The young organization has already achieved notable success: in 2005 its first campus, Marin School of Arts and Technology (MSAT), was the highest - performing school in its district on California's academic performance index School of Arts and Technology (MSAT), was the highest - performing school in its district on California's academic performance index school in its district on California's academic performance index (API).

For example, a low - SES school that is performing well can be encouraged to continue to refine and improve an already - effective instructional strategy (in terms of raising test scores compared to similar schools) but still be reminded that the students are not scoring sufficiently high relative to an absolute benchmark.

This mirrors the already successful approach with maths Hubs — high performing schools which share their knowledge with other schools locally.

Reed vs. California was filed in February 2010 and essentially argued that low - performing schools in high - poverty areas — already difficult to staff — were so unfairly impacted by teacher layoffs that it compromised the constitutional rights of students to be educated.

High - performing teachers who were not already teaching at low - performing schools were invited to apply.

Over the last five years, our measures show the already high percentage of California charter schools that are high performing has increased modestly while the percentage of low - performing charter schools has dropped by about one - third.

For already high performing students, many middle and high schools may offer pre-advanced placement, honors, and advanced placement (AP) courses.

«GCSE results suggest that converting already high - performing schools to academies has little effect on their academic performance, so it's not true to think that academy conversion raises standards across the board,» says Mr Hannay.

Charter schools are already held to high standards by their authorizers, and if they do not perform on task, there are very real consequences.

Indeed, the highest performing public charter schools in Oakland already have full enrollment and waitlists.

The goal was to design a system that rewarded incremental gains without punishing high performing schools where a majority of students are already proficient.

Some also say that the effort to reward higher - performing schools would come at the expensive of schools already facing a steep climb, in districts such as Milwaukee Public Sschools would come at the expensive of schools already facing a steep climb, in districts such as Milwaukee Public Sschools already facing a steep climb, in districts such as Milwaukee Public SchoolsSchools.

In fact, once Florida started to issue school grades to schools and initiated the Opportunity Scholarship process, which requires districts and schools to allow students to transfer to «C» or higher performing schools with transportation, parents who are unsatisfied with their child's school have already left for other schools.

Despite having had a subscription for less than a year, we have already found a direct link between the subjects with the highest GCSEPod usage and our highest performing school faculties.»

But some experts worry that this shift will discriminate against students from low - performing high schools in poor areas, pushing more students away from universities and into already - overburdened community colleges.

Schools that serve high - need, low - income children already function as a steppingstone for principals on their way to higher - performing sSchools that serve high - need, low - income children already function as a steppingstone for principals on their way to higher - performing schoolsschools.

The school is already high - performing: it consistently meets AYP and the percentage of students who score «Advanced» on assessments consistently exceeds the state average.

Princeton's already been burned by Princeton Charter School, which bills the district annually for about $ 5 million in tuition and entices the cream (of the cream, if you will) away from the already high - performing traditional district.

People already are raising concerns that some state officials are too eager to close low - performing schools, expand charters, or intrude into local decision - making — and that schools serving high - poverty communities undoubtedly will feel accountability measures target them for scrutiny.

With the exception of Antonia Maria Lugo Academy, which was already higher performing than the rest of the schools, all of the Aspire schools made tremendous gains, which gives them an «improved significantly» rating in both English and Math.

But some states — notably Massachusetts and New York — already have high - performing school systems.

In the descriptions of these items, Welner argues that charter schools often make the application process so arduous that only the most committed will follow through and that they also place requirements on enrollment that ensure that the already - highest - performing students get in.

Brinig: As we discuss in our book, the loss of Catholic schools is a «triple whammy» for our cities: When Catholic schools close, (1) poor kids lose schools with a track record of educating disadvantaged children at a time when they need them more desperately than ever; (2) poor neighborhoods that are already overwhelmed by disorder and crime lose critical and stabilizing community institutions — institutions that our research suggests suppress crime and disorder; and, (3) middle - class families must look elsewhere for educational options for their kids, leading many to migrate to suburbs with high - performing public schools.

Some high - performing public charter schools have already demonstrated that it is possible to drastically restructure school schedules to better fit the needs of working families.

School districts that already have high - performing schools using an array of educational options won't need charter schools.

Both Sanchez and Ratliff were strongly supportive of giving parents more choice through pilot and charter schools, with Ratliff stating «I absolutely, positively believe the district should push to establish more high performing schools, period... I think we already know what works at many schools and we need to apply that everywhere.

They can exacerbate inequality when already high - achieving and well - funded schools are judged based on this system, leaving behind lower - performing schools that that will have a harder time adapting to new standards.