Sentences with phrase «conventional school settings»

«Whether that level is plausibly achievable in conventional school settings is unknown.»

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The third pattern is a set of disputes about whether charter schools and conventional public schools compete on a level playing field.

The way the conventional schooling system is set up — sit down, learn, read, write — we lose so many of these guys so early, because the guys» verbal centers come in a year to a year and a half later.

Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie BY MURIEL SPARK Set in the 1930s, this novel is about a free - spirited teacher at a girl's school in Scotland who ignores the conventional curriculum, bringing her into conflict with the school's leadership.

Finally, under the heading of unintended consequences, I am very fearful that placing sole responsibility for standard setting with the federal government could result in the worst of all possible worlds: national standards and assessments that embrace the conventional wisdom and social agendas of the education «experts» who staff our schools of education, teachers unions, and national associations.

Colorado requires that 95 percent of students be in a high - risk group before a school can be labeled an AEC and the D.C. Public Charter School Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populaschool can be labeled an AEC and the D.C. Public Charter School Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populaSchool Board is considering a proposal based on a «gap» model that would set the threshold at 60 percent high - risk students, while some other states allow schools to bypass conventional accountability systems if their missions focus on serving alternative student populations.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE What sets Academies and Free Schools apart from the more conventional community school is the freedom of choice.

Charter schools typically operate free of many regulations that apply to conventional public schools, setting their own curriculums and schedules, for example, or hiring with a freer hand.

The school offers programs which lead to conventional teaching degrees as well as educational leadership degrees which lead to administrative positions in education settings.

My hope is that TEP will actually start a conversation about how we can recruit, train, and retain high - quality teachers in a typical public school setting and with a conventional budget.

Diplomas from quality high schools are scholastically equal to those earned in the conventional high school setting, and ought to be perceived in that capacity by potential businesses and universities and colleges.