Sentences with phrase «chronically failing one»

Ironically, it was Eric Holder seeking to block the exit of predominantly poor, African American children from chronically failing schools in their search of a quality education.

When teachers clearly tell students about the powerful role that effort — as opposed to purely natural intelligence — plays in getting high grades, and show students that they themselves can build stronger neural connections through applying themselves to learning, even chronically failing students start to work harder and do better.

Accountability systems (testing, reporting, and consequences) gave districts political muscle to close chronically failing schools or open different kinds of schools.

Charters are expected to grow exponentially under the new federal education law, No Child Left Behind, which holds out conversion to charter schools as one solution for chronically failing traditional schools.

E3, and others, are pushing for passage of the New Jersey Opportunity Scholarship Act, a pilot corporate tax credit bill designed to fund scholarships for low - income students attending the state's lowest performing and chronically failing public schools.

Under a radical new California law, if over 50 percent of parents at any chronically failing school (as designated by the state) sign a Trigger petition, they are allowed to take over the school, and try to shake it from the shackles that have kept it among California's worst.

That's Corcoran's ambitious plan to shift students from chronically failing schools to charter schools run by private organizations.

Also, with strong backing from parents, including a dozen parent testimonies in support, the school board approved two new Innovation Network Schools to replace other chronically failing schools.

«Moving the authority to a state agency with no educational abilities nor mandate will make it harder, not easier to improve educational outcomes for children in chronically failing schools, and undermines our ability to work together — governor, state board and our new superintendent to improve education in Michigan.»

Florida lawmakers appear to be moving forward with a House priority bill boosting funding to charter schools that set up near chronically failing public schools.

The new mandates recess for some elementary school students, pares down on a few standardized tests and seeks to incentivize charter school companies to set up near chronically failing public schools.

In January, SAISD trustees approved the district's application for New York - based charter group Democracy Prep to take over operations at chronically failing Stewart Elementary School this fall.

In the past decade, the debate over school control has shifted to include «takeover districts» in which schools that are deemed «chronically failing» are removed from the local school district and placed in a statewide district with a separate governance structure that is far less transpar - ent and accountable to the public.

Vouchers would be distributed to the parents or guardians of low - income children that currently attend «chronically failing school [s].»

SAISD has enlisted New York - based charter operator Democracy Prep to take over chronically failing Stewart Elementary.

The OSA identifies 200 chronically failing schools where over 100,000 students real children from real families have and continue to languish academically.

Sharpe tells the CTMirror, «What Milner has been for the last 20 years is a chronically failing school, arguably the worst in the state» and repeats his misleading claim that Jumoke has achieved much better academic results, overlooking, as he always does, the fundamental difference in student populations.

Georgians have rejected Gov. Nathan Deal's plan to take over chronically failing schools amid concerns that the proposal was too vague and alienated local officials.

The Mind Trust supports the launch of fully autonomous Innovation Network Schools through the Innovation School Fellowship, a fellowship for individuals seeking to open new schools or restart chronically failing schools within Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), and Educator Empowerment Awards to help high - performing IPS schools convert to Innovation Network School status to give them full autonomy to lead their schools.

Requirements that states and districts turn around chronically failing schools through accountability systems are necessary but insufficient.

«This could lead to authorizers finding reasons to justify renewing chronically failing schools or closing high performing charter schools.

Federal policy should prioritize strong requirements and targeted support that not only identifies chronically failing schools, but also empowers states and districts to take meaningful action to turn those schools around.

«Some of the schools that have been chronically failing have been designed to fail.

They had previously, and successfully, petitioned to take over the chronically failing Los Angeles Unified school through California's Parent Trigger law.

Since they're starting the process of turning around a public school — and got stuck with a chronically failing one for years — it seems only smart to ask parents who are on the front lines about their thoughts and experiences, don't you think?

Following Katrina, the Legislature acted boldly, enacting a transformative measure to expeditiously transfer more than 100 chronically failing New Orleans schools to the RSD.

In an effort toward conciliation, the Christie Administration appears to have signaled that it's prepared to limit charter school expansion to chronically failing urban districts.

The budget has Cuomo - backed measures to toughen teacher evaluations, make it easier to fire bad teachers and put chronically failing schools into receivership.

They charge that intimidation tactics have been used during the ongoing Parent Trigger battle to take over a chronically failing school in the Compton Unified School District.

In Connecticut today, there are 40,000 children attending chronically failing schools where most students are far below grade level.

After Los Angeles Unified School District board members approved a Parent Trigger earlier this week, mayoral candidates Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel refused to comment on the historic vote, which allows parents to take over a chronically failing elementary school in West Adams.

«Transparency» appears to be the new political controversy over California's Parent Trigger law, which allows parents to make changes at a chronically failing public school if they pull off a successful petition drive.

The Parent Trigger is a California law that allows parents to institute changes at a chronically failing school through petition.

Instead of cracking down on subpar schools, SB 1 locks in a system in which students that are in private voucher schools declared to be «chronically failing» can continue to use taxpayer - funded vouchers to attend these schools.

Many districts, highlighted here, are considering partnerships as a way to address chronically failing schools in their districts.

California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson plans to essentially re-write the Parent Trigger law, which allows parents to take over a chronically failing school through a petition drive.

Where are the «chronically failing» schools?

Predictably, Speaker Corcoran's controversial priority «Schools of Hope / High Impact Charters» will get $ 200 million to entice charter school operators in other states to compete with chronically failing schools, according to...

Gideon Gabbidor's 19 - year - old son is one of the students who has stayed at the chronically failing Boys & Girls; he will graduate this June.

Alternatively, the state agency could take over individual, chronically failing campuses.

Opponents in Houston have argued the punishments are draconian given that the district has about 280 schools, yet a single chronically failing school could trigger a state takeover.

Posted on August 7, 2017 · News 88.7 analyzed state data and found more than forty districts that could see an outside board of managers as early as next year, if they don't improve their chronically failing schools.

If Mayor de Blasio wants mayoral control, he needs to start leading and take meaningful measures to turn around chronically failing schools and give our students the high - quality education they deserve.

If any district has a single school that fails to meet state academic standards for five consecutive years, the Texas Education Agency must replace the district's school board or close the chronically failing school.

Before that, Mr. Field was the deputy chief of Charter, Partnership and New Schools with the School District of Philadelphia, where he designed and managed key elements of the district's Renaissance School initiative to turn around chronically failing schools.

Chalkbeat Colorado, Coalition: Aurora could do more to improve chronically failing schools Chalkbeat Colorado interviews RISE members and other members of the If Not Now Coalition on the release of the «If Not Now Report.»

The boards would be tasked with reviewing annual progress reports and identifying a «chronically failing» school or school district, which is defined in the bill as one that is placed in the lowest performance category for three straight annual accountability reports.

Another change Farrow said is likely to be made is the bill's timeline for schools who are deemed to be «chronically failing» to appeal the designation.

Chronically failing schools are removed from local school board control and placed into the state - run RSD, where they get a fresh start.

If any troubled school appeals a chronically failing identification, the review boards are allowed to not identify a school as a chronically failing school for one year «if the board determines that exceptional circumstances justify» the school's performance as sufficient.