Sentences with phrase «better decisions about their schools»

And insights into talent management effectiveness give HR teams, school leaders and district officials the power to make better decisions about their schools» needs, strategies and futures.

Not exact matches

The Late Show host also spoke to Cook about his decision last year to publicly announce that he is gay, as well as the Apple CEO's efforts to increase the company's charitable works: «It became so clear to me that kids were getting bullied in school, kids were getting discriminated against, kids were even being [disowned] by their own parents,» Cook said.

It's like trusting your 28 - year - old fresh - from - MBA - school McKinsey consultant to make executive business decisions about your 128 year - old - business that they know nothing about just because they are wicked smart, have a blackbelt in Excel & Powerpoint and do better graphs than you.

At bottom, changes in a school's concrete identity come by decisions it makes, deliberately or inadvertently, about three factors we noted in chapter 2 that distinguish schools from one another: Whether to construe what the Christian thing is all about in some one way, and if so, how; what sort of community a theological school ought to be; how best to go about understanding God.

A blanket moratorium on charter schools would limit Black students» access to some of the best schools in America and deny Black parents the opportunity to make decisions about what's best for their children.»

Ultimately, children and young people will go on to make their own decisions about what they eat, but as long as schools offer students the opportunity to think, discuss and debate the issues as well as to cook and eat good vegetarian food, a weekly meat free day provides them with the knowledge and experience with which to make informed, responsible and compassionate choices.

To obtain the best education for your child research into your local public school system as well as research about homeschooling will help you to make a decision that makes sense for your own family.

People are very passionate about this neighborhood school and don't understand my decision but the charter school just lines up better with my daughter and her academic learning style.

When kids reach elementary school age they can begin learning about the rewards of good decisions and the consequences of bad decisions.

Excerpt: «My experience in education has taught me that empowering parents, teachers and principals to make decisions about school policies is essential to building good schools.»

Guess what, if news begin to fly all over about the failure of this programme it definitely not be without mention of your «prestigious name» and well, if my brother was the one, I will advise he does a few things, paramount will be to visit some of the schools to ascertain the veracity or otherwise of the cases and if found to be true, politely communicate to the government his decision to «pull out» of this quagmire.

Before taking any decision, «the student really needs to learn a lot about what to expect in graduate school to see if it will be a good fit for them,» says Laura Malisheski, a careers counsellor at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The upshot is that, when school boards make decisions about policy or money or about the myriad rules governing school operations, they tend to give heavy weight to the interests of unions - and may often depart, as a result, from what is best for children and effective education.

Learn more about UC - School Software's pricing options so you can make a business-wise decision on the best software to use.

Embedding workplace and community learning into core academic courses not only makes the learning measurably more meaningful but also demystifies the adult world and helps students make better decisions about what classes to take next and what training to pursue after high school.

When job seekers see an advert for a school they have access to Ofsted reports, good schools guides, league tables, performance rankings, and online forums; many of these will be used to make an informed decision about whether to apply for a particular job.

Whilst it is early days, the trend is being encouraged by both local authorities and the EFA, perhaps recognising the need locally and nationally to develop capacity to deliver new build works and that schools are best placed to make decisions about where to focus investment to secure the right educational outcomes.

Parents need to have information on which to base decisions about what school is best for their child.

According to a news release, «(Walker) will speak about the Wisconsin reforms he put in place, which empower local school districts to make the best decisions for their students, while effectively managing their budgets.»

This approach is certainly not for the faint of heart; if a district makes bad decisions about when to intervene, it could be dangerous for good schools that are doing well on their own.

We will need to centralize and coordinate school opening and closure decisions and focus strictly on achievement and what's best for kids / neighborhoods, and stop worrying about what's best for all the competing institutions....

Increase target women knowledge about gender issues and human rights with improvement in their skills to advocate their rights and to participate in decision making, it will also has impact the children through the work with teachers and within schools - as well as the whole community through public event community mobilization and so on.

Here are some recent quotes from a variety of people who have used these resources: «using these resources sprung me back into life... Going to school is a pleasure now» «got me excited about being in school again... long time since that's happened» «shows you don't need to be a bruiser, basher or battle - axe to be a success» «the inspectors were surprised at how quickly we had improved» «the union reps suddenly came to life when I started using these resources» «these have saved us thousands at SLT and made our school a much better place» «best resources I have used in over twenty years of CPD» «we use these ideas when recruiting new staff... it works, it really does work» «really useful in framing staff and student feedback» «rich and valuable... helps develop the language and the decisions we make» «my students relate to these ideas and now it's a beautiful class to be in... at last» «gives you splendid ideas you can work in your own classes» «I was never any good at visualising what success might look like... now I can see the bright lights» «extremely helpful» «inspectors praised our use of these resources and commended our progress» «genuinely helped get my Mojo back... my colleagues and classes have also noticed the new me» «just had some of my best days at school because of these resources» «there is nothing better at this price»

The authors suggest that other states learn from «the danger of relying on statewide test scores as the sole measure of student achievement when these scores are used to make high - stakes decisions about teachers and schools as well as students.»

I am not suggesting that the Arnold Foundation (or the charter movement in general) abandon all quality control efforts, but I think quality is best promoted by relying heavily on parent judgement and otherwise relying on a decentralized system of authorizers with the most contextual information to make decisions about opening and closing schools if parents seem to have difficulty assessing quality on their own.

He said: «Our review is about ensuring schools deliver the best outcomes for children and young people, with teachers empowered to make decisions about learning within schools, supported by parents and the local community.

We find Deb O'Shea, St. Pat's principal, who withstands criticism about her school's decision to accept voucher students, arguing that it has changed the school for the better.

Every school and college in the country is set to have a dedicated careers leader in place by the start of the new school year — backed by # 4 million of funding — who can give advice on the best training routes and up - to - date information on the jobs market, helping young people make decisions about their future.

«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.

It can help people reach better informed decisions about individual children's school placements and formulate better informed evaluations of provision at local and national levels.

«Of course, there is still guidance from central office, but they really think we are able to think about what we need and with teacher input [and] leadership from counselors to teachers to parents, those are the people that help me to make the decisions that are going to be best for this school.»

This system would empower and motivate educators to make better, more cost - effective decisions about how to run their schools, ultimately leading to improved student performance.

Shortly before Williams became mayor, the control board restored some of the elected school board's power as well, seeking its input on decisions about student discipline and school facilities.

Columbia University professor Amy Stuart Wells, for example, concluded that the decisions of St. Louis parents participating in a voluntary desegregation program were based «on a perception that county is better than city and white is better than black, not on factual information about the schools.»

Governor Walker spoke about the reforms he put in place in Wisconsin which gave local school districts the ability to make better decisions for their students while effectively managing their budgets.

The EEP has called for an effective teacher for every child (paying teachers as professionals, giving them the tools and training to do their work effectively, and making tough decisions about ineffective teachers); empowering parents by allowing them to choose the best schools for their children; holding grown - ups at all levels accountable for the education of our children; and, very important, having enough strength in our convictions to stand up to anyone who seeks to preserve a failed system.

Items in Factor 1 are about setting a tone of continual professional growth in the school, where the work culture embraces inclusive decision making and the belief that we can always do better.

«In order for a parent to make an informed decision about the best school for their child they should visit a number of schools.

Quite often, public schools of choice are to low - income families what private schools are to more affluent families, Swagerty says, adding that she loves the fact that charters give low - income families the option to «make smart decisions about what's best for their children.»

States and local school districts can now make more decisions about how best to support student learning.

For state, district, and school leaders, value - added measures may aid in school improvement in at least three ways: improving programs, making decisions about human resources, and developing incentives for better performance.

But what really distinguishes New Orleans is how government has redefined its role in education: stepping back from directly running schools and empowering educators to make the decisions about hours, curriculum and school culture that best drive student learning.

Research findings, anecdotes, and test scores can inform the debate about whether a particular school reform has worked or not worked, or whether it is a «good» approach or a «bad» one, but the decision to continue or abandon that approach will always be political in nature.

While research can inform the use of value - added measures, most decisions about how to use these measures require personal judgment, as well as a greater understanding of school and district factors than research can provide.

Districts, states, and schools can, at least in theory, generate gains in educational outcomes for students using value - added measures in three ways: creating information on effective programs, making better decisions about human resources, and establishing incentives for higher performance from teachers.

Both Howland and Bahnam agree that the best part about being a Pilot school is the freedom to hire staff and make staffing decisions.

But states still have to make their own sometimes - complicated decisions about where and when to give teachers and schools a reprieve from the ratings themselves, as well as when to impose consequences for performance that falls short.

Authorizers in Florida are just now completing their review of new charter proposals using a much more robust process, and we are hearing that authorizers are making better decisions about which schools to open based on better information.

School districts continue to make high - stakes decisions about teacher performance based on how well students perform on state mandated...

The groups are seeking endorsements from other local, state and national organizations as well as individuals concerned with the rapid increase in time, money and energy devoted to exams used to make major decisions about students, educators and schools.