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Yet this education underdog initiated a «renewal schools» program aimed at improving student outcomes in the city's 94 worst schools and he has added several tweaks around the edges.

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At the same time, Turnaround's staff works to improve the classroom environment as a whole, coaching teachers on strategies to improve students» academic outcomes by improving their experience in class.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

«National school - based mental health intervention improves outcomes for at - risk students: Participation in Chilean Skills for Life program reduced mental health symptoms, improved school attendance and promotion.»

There's a growing smorgasbord of initiatives and resources beyond the classroom supporting the push to improve STEM learning outcomes, so finding one to fit your students» needs at any given moment in time can feel a little overwhelming.

While there may be other mechanisms through which increased school spending improves student outcomes, these results suggest that the positive effects are driven, at least in part, by some combination of reductions in class size, having more adults per student in schools, increases in instructional time, and increases in teacher salaries that may help to attract and retain a more highly qualified teaching workforce.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.

The existence of an orderly learning environment throughout the school — established through positive rather than negative means, whereby there are high levels of teacher consistency about how it is «enforced» and structures in place to ensure that all students are known well by at least one adult in the school — is a fundamental precondition for improved teaching and learning to occur on which the subsequent improvement in student learning outcomes can be based.

In the 1990s, Fast Track was one of the earliest, and largest, programs designed to improve life outcomes for at - risk students.

According to educators at the Critical Issues in Urban Special Education institute, recent research shows that early intervention and high - quality preschool programs can improve special education students» outcomes later on.

International studies, such as those conducted by the OECD (2005; 2006; 2009a, b, c; 2013) consistently point to the role of ongoing teacher learning at all career stages in improving student learning outcomes.

They found that «an increase in the share of independent - school students improves average performance at the end of compulsory school as well as long - run educational outcomes.»

In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scalIn a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at largeStudent Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scalin the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at largestudent learning at large scale.

In the higher education arena, this issue highlights two strategies that promise to improve outcomes for at - risk students.

Fryer, the Henry Lee Professor in the Department of Economics, is a bold researcher who has focused his work on race and education, testing theories and evaluating policies aimed at expanding educational opportunity and improving outcomes for disadvantaged students.

Passionate about improving learning outcomes for students of color, Harper started her teaching career in 2003 at KIPP Academy Middle School in the Bronx, New York.

To sum up, our evidence confirms that the students of high - VA teachers benefit not just by scoring higher on math and reading tests at the end of the school year, but also through improved outcomes later in life.

Barrera - Osorio is currently a senior economist in the Human Development Network Education group at the World Bank, and is known for working closely with governments in Pakistan and Colombia to evaluate policies and programs to improve student learning outcomes.

«We do actually have many needs - based criteria in the existing funding formula and, of course, looking at any ways we can improve that in to the future is something that I will do, but there is not a bottomless bucket of money there and there is particularly not going to be a bottomless bucket of money if we're spending it and yet not seeing improvements in student outcomes so, that's what we've got to be having a look at, what is working and how do we invest more in the things that are working to make them pay off in the future.»

The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

Teachers at Craigslea State High School in Brisbane are using Peer Learning Groups (PLGs) to improve their own practice and student outcomes.

Struggling, like many high schools, with how to improve student outcomes, educators at Whitman High School decided to invite students to participate in the reform process.

After scores on the 2014 New York State English language arts assessment at P.S. 52 Sheepshead Bay School in Brooklyn were unsatisfactory, first - year principal Rafael Alvarez searched for a way to improve academic outcomes for his students, who come from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds and about a quarter of whom are English language learners.

The Bureau of Federal Educational Programs provides technical assistance, program support and monitoring to local educational agencies that will lead to improved academic achievement outcomes for students who are disadvantaged, migrant, neglected, delinquent, at - risk, or homeless; or in rural and low - income schools.

Initiate and engage in professional discussions with colleagues in a range of forums to evaluate practice directed at improving professional knowledge and practice, and the educational outcomes of students.

Investors like GSV Advisors are awarding «return on education» awards that factor in improved student outcomes at lower costs.

«Subtle» aspects of family involvement — parenting style and parental expectations, for example — may have a greater impact on student achievement than more «concrete» forms such as attendance at school conferences or enforcing rules at home regarding homework.144 Some researchers, policy makers, and practitioners argue that these subtle forms of family involvement are not easily influenced by schools.145 In contrast, we argue that the value of creating participatory structures in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.1In contrast, we argue that the value of creating participatory structures in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.1in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.1in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.1in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.146

Developing social and emotional skills in youth has shown to be effective at improving academic outcomes for all students — from the valedictorian to the student most at - risk of dropping out.

If done correctly, social and emotional learning has the potential to improve outcomes and services for these traditionally underserved students — but only if special education gets a seat at the table in national conversations about SEL.

Candace previously worked at Teach Plus, as founding executive director of the Washington, D.C. office, to empower teachers» voices to improve outcomes for their students through leadership opportunities in schools, districts, states, and across the nation.

ACER has undertaken an evaluation of ICT in education in Papua province to inform national, provincial and local policies and curricular strategies aimed at improving the learning outcomes achieved by basic and secondary education students and adult learners in Papua; and to improve the quality of the teaching and learning using ICT across the curriculum.

«Our goal in considering a new LMS was to improve student engagement, retention and outcomes while advancing our effort to deliver a more mobile - ready curriculum,» explained Lynda Cloud, Executive Vice President of Products at K12 Inc. «After thorough evaluation, K12 chose D2L to power K12's next - generation online high school and middle school.

Emerging Leaders have generally been in the profession between 5 and 15 years, have a marked interest in making a positive contribution to education policy and practice, and have invested in professional growth opportunities aimed at improving student outcomes.

I became a charter principal, started at a charter in Boston, with the goal of trying to improve outcomes for low - income students of color in particular.

At the same time, the law provides guardrails to ensure our work is appropriately targeted toward improving educational opportunities and outcomes for all students and all schools,» Wright said in prepared remarks.

The other interim charges considered by the committee at the hearing included examining current school board governance policies and practices and making recommendations that could improve the focus, attitudes and outcomes of Texas school boards, districts and students; studying existing board training requirements and making suggestions to educate school board trustees on policies that could achieve better student outcomes, particularly within the framework set for low - performing schools in House Bill 1842; and monitoring initiatives to build a high - quality pre-kindergarten grant program (HB 4).

The review looked at professional conversations that achieved real changes in teaching practice, improved student outcomes, created better solutions to problems or developed new practice.

Administrators who are the most successful at overseeing positive student learning outcomes create, support, and fight enthusiastically to sustain time for teachers to work together at mentoring, analyzing student work, doing peer observation and feedback, and engaging in dialogue about improving instruction.

The Commission of Higher Education is working to: 1) improve the quality of teacher preparation and performance; 2) open the level of dialogue among superintendents and principals and higher education teacher preparation programs; 3) expand communication among vertical teams in P - 16 to support students entering post-secondary education; and 4) review and measure learning outcomes at all levels, including higher education and demonstrate significant value - added for post-secondary options.

Working in partnership with public school districts, Alvarez - Ortiz successfully pioneered innovative education reform initiatives targeted at improving opportunities and outcomes for students, schools, and districts deemed at risk of failure.

To the extent that they are successful at reducing class size, teachers unions have another positive impact on student outcomes: For every one - student decrease in class size, test scores tend to improve by 0.8 - 1.1 points.

Emerging leaders have typically been in the profession between 5 and 15 years, have a marked interest in making a positive contribution to education policy and practice, and have invested in professional growth opportunities aimed at improving student outcomes.

But a single literature review from Greg Forster at the Friedman Foundation is perhaps most revealing: eleven of twelve random - assignment studies have showed improved academic outcomes of students who participated in voucher programs.

In short, the empirical evidence for school autonomy and improved student outcomes is, at best, inconclusive.

Reviewers must have expertise in education evaluation or at least one of the program's absolute priorities (increasing educator effectiveness; improving low - performing schools; strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; boosting academic outcomes for students with disabilities and English language learners; encouraging parent and family engagement; promoting effective use of technology; serving rural communities; and implementing college - and career - ready standards).

She is currently an Assistant Professor, Service Learning Fellow, and Community Engaged Research Scholar at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where she directs a team of student and faculty researchers committed to improving achievement, health and well - being outcomes for students and teachers in classrooms serving students with diverse learning needs.

This campaign will educate and empower teachers at all phases in their careers on how to be active, engaged leaders and create spaces for them to learn about the many ways they can be involved in education policy making, with the ultimate goal of improving student outcomes and opportunity.

In May and August 2011, leaders from the Salt Lake Teachers Association (SLTA) and the Utah Education Association (UEA) met with administrators and teachers at Salt Lake's Glendale Middle School in Utah to discuss the school's needs and how to improve student outcomes at the consistently low - performing schooIn May and August 2011, leaders from the Salt Lake Teachers Association (SLTA) and the Utah Education Association (UEA) met with administrators and teachers at Salt Lake's Glendale Middle School in Utah to discuss the school's needs and how to improve student outcomes at the consistently low - performing schooin Utah to discuss the school's needs and how to improve student outcomes at the consistently low - performing school.

At the end of the day, the SEA is more likely to help improve student outcomes if, instead of serving as all - purpose regulator and provider, it functions as the sun at the center of a solar system of agile organizations with the capacity to meet the many challenges of education reform in the twenty - first centurAt the end of the day, the SEA is more likely to help improve student outcomes if, instead of serving as all - purpose regulator and provider, it functions as the sun at the center of a solar system of agile organizations with the capacity to meet the many challenges of education reform in the twenty - first centurat the center of a solar system of agile organizations with the capacity to meet the many challenges of education reform in the twenty - first century.

As such, discussions surrounding their role in education must shift from emphasizing their potential to evaluating their effectiveness at improving educational opportunities and outcomes for our nation's students.