Sentences with phrase «behind district levels»

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«In the K - 12 public arena, school districts are expected to respond to mandates flowing from the No Child Left Behind legislation at the federal level, along with various state and local assessments,» he says.

While the demands of the federal No Child Left Behind Act have some districts fighting to raise the achievement of students who aren't performing at grade level, the 185,000 - student Philadelphia district plans to expand greatly the number of enrichment programs for its students.

Armed with this information, staff members at the school district, city, and partner organizations have been developing strategies and practices that give both dropouts and at - risk students a web of increased support and services, including providing dropout - prevention specialists in several high schools, establishing accelerated - learning programs for older students who are behind on credits, and implementing reading programs for older students whose skills are well below grade level.

School districts would deliver daily, individualized, in - school tutorials to all students in the third through tenth grades who are at least two grades behind grade level in math.

Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), all school districts are required to distribute annual report cards detailing student achievement levels at each of their schools.

Neither the PSFA funding formula nor the funding levels it establishes and enforces provide school districts with sufficient funding to meet the actual and foreseeable costs of educating their students in accordance with the requirements of the Education Clause of the Colorado Constitution, education reform legislation, or the Colorado Consolidated State Plan (mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act).

Arne Duncan Spars With State K - 12 Chiefs Over District Waivers While most of Duncan's discussion with the Council of Chief State School Officers was congenial, one point of contention was over district - level No Child Left Behind Act District Waivers While most of Duncan's discussion with the Council of Chief State School Officers was congenial, one point of contention was over district - level No Child Left Behind Act district - level No Child Left Behind Act waivers.

Sanger Unified is a prime example of a district that finds itself in a bind as it faces new federal requirements under the No Child Left Behind law, which was supposed to raise the number of American students who perform on grade level to 100 percent this coming year.

The district is still behind the state's 35 percent level.

In Bridgeport and Hartford, two of the largest school districts in the state, only a quarter of the students are reading at grade level and half are significantly behind.»

Many students come to Phoenix grade levels behind in reading and math and need individualized instruction to catch up to their peers in local district schools.

It was supposed to usher in a new era giving more power and autonomy to districts, streamlining funding and — most importantly — leveling the playing field for students whom we often leave behind.

After grappling for many years at the state, district and school levels to try to impact fundamental positive change in the realm of education, a number of AARO members expressed frustration that, while education outcomes have been incrementally improving for almost all groups of students, we continue to fall behind other nations in a 21st century global economy.

The Whitney Studio is located within the larger complex of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture on the 2nd floor hayloft level of an original 1877 carriage house behind 8 West 8th Street on MacDougal Alley in the Greenwich Village Historic District.

As I sat there listening, I was once again reminded of the truth behind the impact that school, district, and state level systems can have on the future of a child or youth experiencing homelessness.»