Sentences with phrase «by school closures»

They are also relevant to the expanding charter - school sector, which has the opportunity to choose grade configurations without the disruption caused by school closures.

He finds that while achievement is apparently unaffected by school closures that affect all classes equally, both individual and school achievement decline in the face of the classroom disruption caused by irregular attendance.

Now, a new report from the Kinder Institute's Houston Education Research Consortium, a partnership between the district and Rice University, confirms that students displaced by a school closure rarely end up benefitting academically from their new school.

Considerations of school closures should take demographics or economic composition into consideration to ensure communities are not disproportionately affected by school closures.

In September 2016, ED announced that a coalition of organizations is spearheading efforts to match students impacted by school closures with experienced financial aid and academic advisors across the country to help navigate the options available.

Allowing students of shuttered schools to both keep their credits and discharge their loans would make a big difference to students who are left stranded by these school closures.

PCSB employs a cloud - based system for collecting and making available public documents; enrollment specialists work with students displaced by school closures; a recent internal reorganization better develops and deploys functional expertise; and the use of social media disseminates key school information.

Specifically, the GAO has been asked to examine changes in student racial isolation or integration over time, including shifts caused by school closures or consolidations; state and local policies that affect attendance areas or admissions, including open enrollment in public charter schools; voluntary policies intended to increase integration; and the impact of racial and socioeconomic isolation in public education.

As noted on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) GI Bill website, the VA does not have the legal authority to restore GI Bill benefits to veterans who are impacted by a school closure.

After nearly two weeks out of school, the teachers called off their walkout and returned to work — with no concessions beyond their initial 16 - percent raise, and with much of the initial goodwill rubbed off by a school closure that looked increasingly gratuitous.

Results of the study suggest that students displaced by school closures can experience adverse effects on test scores and attendance; however, these effects can be minimized when students move to substantially higher - performing schools.