Sentences with phrase «autonomy over curriculum»

Most schools are run by various religious denominations which have some autonomy over the curriculum.

Finnish teachers received more autonomy over curriculum design and how and when something was to be taught as well as control of how students are assessed.

The state has given the charter schools full autonomy over curriculum, hiring and firing and budgets, while keeping its traditional schools on a much tighter leash.

Daniel became principal of an elementary school in a medium - size suburban district that gives its schools much autonomy over curriculum and management.

Academies have greater autonomy over the curriculum, school budgets, admissions (within the statutory code) and teachers» pay than other state - funded schools.

Pilot schools have some charter - like autonomy over curriculum, budget and staffing, but participate as full members of the district.

Teachers in Poland have more autonomy over curriculum and assessment than the OECD average, and they experience below - average class sizes, teaching time and salaries.

In April, state Senator Simcha Felder (D — Brooklyn) refused to sign off on the state budget unless yeshivas, which accept millions of dollars in government funding, were given more autonomy over curricula.

Not exact matches

Supporters of free schools say they bring greater educational autonomy to parents and communities and that flexibility over the curriculum and qualifications required to teach can improve learning.

It is less prescriptive, and gives autonomy back to the students — something that has got lost in the constant curriculum tweaking that successive Governments have presided over.

For those that found autonomy to have a positive effect, most cited freedom on the curriculum (63 per cent) and control over resources (60 per cent).

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that operate outside the direct control of local school districts, under a publicly issued charter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and operations.

In education's public sector, by contrast, the work is actually less interesting than it is in private schools, where teachers enjoy more control over the curriculum and more autonomy in the classroom.

Yet overall private schools are reported by teachers to embody a greater feeling of community, offer more teacher autonomy, and more teacher influence over curriculum.

For starters, restoring a national pay system would be a no - brainer: «They say that autonomy helps, and we think there is evidence that autonomy for teachers in the classroom, or on curriculum and assessment, helps — but there's absolutely no evidence at all that giving heads autonomy over teacher pay helps.»

Enabling successful schools (according to standards set between the school and the district, probably including but not limited to test scores) to have greater autonomy over core elements such as hiring, curriculum and financial resources will help improve Indy's educational outlook, the report suggested.

«The teachers in our study confirmed what we at Teach Plus have learned from previous research and from speaking with thousands of teachers over the past five years: that alignment between assessments and curriculum, access to highly valued activities, and the autonomy to choose what's right for students all contribute to how teachers perceive the value of activities they use to prepare their students for tests, and are all factors that can be changed to reduce wasted time and increase valued instructional time.»

They are unique in the nation in that they have autonomy over budget, staffing, governance, curriculum and assessment, and the school calendar to provide increased flexibility to organize schools and staffing to best meet students» needs, while operating within the economy of scale of a large urban public school district.

Experts say many of these new charters haven't changed much about their day - to - day operations after making the switch: for instance, by making use of the autonomy over calendar and curriculum that charter schools are afforded.

This week, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) announced a tentative contract agreement that creates more autonomy for teachers, giving them greater flexibility in the classroom over curricula, materials, hiring practices, and finances.

Democracy Prep will have full autonomy over the academic programming of its schools, including the curriculum, length and structure of the day, academic calendar, class size, and professional development of staff.