Sentences with phrase «believe improving public schools»

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«As the price and accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests and other diagnostic instruments improve, I think we have a chance to really make a difference in clinical settings facing huge burdens of acute undifferentiated febrile infections that I believe are being misdiagnosed,» said Stoler, who also holds a position in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the UM Miller School of Medicine.

There is reason to believe that this might be the case: for instance, in prior research at the K - 12 level, Hart and I found that offering school vouchers to economically disadvantaged families improved the productivity of traditional public schools.

Most of the nearly 50 people interviewed for this series believe that staff development can be improved, and that it must be if the standard of teaching in public schools is to be raised.

In the Teacher Education Program (TEP), we believe in the power of teacher to take leadership of organizational and social change, transforming urban public schools, and improving lives.

Kozol often insists that he will believe that more money will not improve urban public schools when rich Americans stop trying to spend more money on their schools.

The Obama administration, as part of a strategy to promote school reform, has promised to double funding for new charter schools with high academic standards, which many believe are key to improving the nation's K - 12 system through competition with traditional public schools.

In the first three chapters of the book, Hill and Jochim make a case for the structure of a governance system they believe will be effective for improving public schools.

Within this context, it stretches the imagination to believe that improving the wellbeing of poor children (the professed beneficiaries of choice programs) is the Administration's motive for seeking a $ 158 million increase in charter school grants, a new $ 250 million program to research private school vouchers, and a $ 1 billion public school choice program under Title I.

FCPCS believes that by supporting, inspiring and uniting charter schools, improved public education in Florida will become a reality.

Within this context, it stretches the imagination to believe that improving the well - being of poor children (the professed beneficiaries of choice programs) is the administration's motive for seeking a $ 158 million increase in charter school grants, a new $ 250 million program to research private school vouchers, and a $ 1 billion public school choice program under Title I.

«We want to improve performance across all schools and believe strongly that league tables are not the most effective way of presenting information to schools, parents, and the wider public.»

Second, we believe that claims made on the basis of this flawed study feed the false hopes of many Americans, including policymakers, educators, and the general public, that we can find a single, simple solution, such as directly teaching phonics, to the real and complex problem of improving the reading of young children in high poverty schools.

We believe that turning this candid lens upon our schools» performance shows the depth of charters» relentless commitment to improving the quality of public education in California.»

I was reminded this week that our goal at TCSA, to improve student achievement by advocating for and strengthening a diverse set of high quality charter schools, is shared nationwide by educators and policymakers who believe that charter schools are the best public school option for students.

Rather it is, and should be, simply a question of what public school educators believe is the best strategy to improve achievement in their districts.

Some people - including President - elect Donald Trump - believe that to improve U.S. education, the nation should stop spending so many tax dollars on public schools and instead invest in alternatives, including charter schools and taxpayer - funded vouchers for private and religious schools.

Like those working in the city's public schools, advocates of a state - run school district that consists primarily of charter schools undoubtedly believe this will improve schools and help kids.

• Over the last 10 years, when costs of public education skyrocketed, especially salaries and benefits, the schools were nonetheless generously supported by taxpayers, who believed that funds were critically needed to improve outcomes «for our children.

IDRA believes that the best way to improve public schools is to invest in public education.