Sentences with phrase «challenging socioeconomic backgrounds»

While different states weigh and conduct the components differently, they, like New York, tie teacher performance only to student growth, not raw test scores, so as not to disadvantage teachers whose students hail from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds versus teachers in wealthy districts.

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JIM MORA COUNT ON ME FAMILY FOUNDATION: The Foundation, created in 2005, is a not - for - profit 501 (c)(3) organization which supports children in need, primarily in three target areas: children from low socioeconomic backgrounds, mentally and physically - challenged children, and children at - risk.

As an inclusive camp, we serve children ages 7 - 17, from all socioeconomic backgrounds, races and religions, with programs that challenge, educate, and inspire.

The challenge becomes one of establishing «what works» for Indigenous students or students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

School principals who have led significant improvements in low socioeconomic areas often report that their first challenge was to confront low expectations based on students» backgrounds.

Inherent in teacher evaluation is the challenge of evaluating them objectively, when they are responsible for supervising a «dept.» of upwards of 150 students - each with their own family backgrounds, socioeconomic standing, and language abilities.

Although the idea of opening a public school serving students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds would deter some educators, White and Suggs stared down the challenge and sought to figure out how to succeed with that population.

However, the greatest challenge is that the industry is still not a meritocracy as evidenced by the prevailing underrepresentation by gender, racial and socioeconomic background.

I work with adolescents and adults, from various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, assisting them with decreasing emotional discomfort while increasing coping skills and building self - esteem / confidence to help manage life's challenges at school, home, work and with relating to others.»