Sentences with phrase «critical education outcomes»

A study by Kirabo Jackson published in the Fall 2008 issue of Ed Next found that a program that paid students and teachers for passing scores on Advanced Placement tests produced meaningful increases in participation in the AP program and improvements in other critical education outcomes.

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Maternal health advocates say listening to such voices is a critical step in addressing how disparities in race, income and education affect outcomes.

«We know that as dads put [ting] this information in the hands [of moms] is a critical thing we need to do,» said Gerard Gioia, PhD, Division Chief of Neuropsychology and the Director of the Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery & Education (SCORE) Program at Children's National Health System.

By focusing on youth, addressing critical education and health outcomes, organizing collaborative actions and initiatives that support students, and strongly engaging community resources, the WSCC approach offers important opportunities that may improve healthy development and educational attainment for students.

Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo has supported the Common Core standards as a vehicle to improve educational outcomes in New York, but has been sharply critical of the state education department and the Board of Regents for the Common Core's flawed rollout in New York.

We [as an education community] don't have a sophisticated research base in terms of matching different teaching practices to outcomes, and I want Hunter to be a critical part of that work.

Meiers and Ingvarson in 2005 focused precisely on this critical indicator, investigating the outcomes of 10 professional development programs in 42 primary schools and 28 secondary schools from all education sectors across Australia.

According to educators at the Critical Issues in Urban Special Education institute, recent research shows that early intervention and high - quality preschool programs can improve special education students» outcomes Education institute, recent research shows that early intervention and high - quality preschool programs can improve special education students» outcomes education students» outcomes later on.

For example, the articles do not address the professional preparation of the teachers in middle - grades schools compared to those in K — 8 schools, although NCATE's [National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education] recent report on teacher preparation highlights the critical connections between teacher preparation and student outcomes.

School textbooks have been found to play a «critical role» in improving education outcomes in developing countries, but limited access to these learning materials is hampering student progress.

Employment upon graduation is a critical outcome from initial teacher education.

The money allocated to privately managed charters and vouchers represents a transfer of critical public resources to the private sector, causing the public schools to suffer budget cuts and loss of staffing and services as the private sector grows, without providing better education or better outcomes for the students who transfer to the private - sector schools.

The outcome from taking an online course — gaining the skills to succeed in a digital environment and perhaps become more self - driven — is valuable in a world in which postsecondary education and work - force training are increasingly done online and lifelong learning is critical to people's lifetime success.

Council of State Governments Justice Center released a school discipline publication that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

«We have chosen four school districts that understand how critical school leadership is to improving student outcomes,» said Eva Chiang, Deputy Director of Education Reform at the Bush Institute.

National Board Partners with Mississippi Department of Education to Boost Early Literacy Instruction for Mississippi's K - 3 Students ARLINGTON, VA — The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, with the support of a $ 2.4 - million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), will work to strengthen literacy instruction and outcomes for students across Mississippi in the critical early elementary years.

that documents how five states — CA, CT, IL, NC, and TN — reduced their reliance on suspensions and encourages policymakers and education leaders everywhere to take the critical steps needed to move toward a more comprehensive vision of school discipline reform — one that ensures efforts to limit disciplinary removals also foster supportive learning environments that keep all students engaged in school and improve student outcomes.

Denver's SchoolChoice System shows consistent improvement in participation and outcomes, but critical obstacles remain for some families A + Denver and University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) release third - year findings of Denver's unique school choice system Denver's pioneering school choice system is working remarkably well for families, but gaps remain in the availability...

Ultimately, public education needs to be focused not necessarily on preparing them for any particular outcome such as diving into the general workforce, but on basic skills, critical thinking and problem solving.

«Performance Matters, an operating company of Weld North Holdings LLC, was created with a clear focus on understanding and positively influencing the critical relationship between professional development and student outcomes, which perfectly aligns us with TalentEd's commitment to empower talent and elevate education,» said Adam Klaber, CEO of Performance Matters.

This is a critical moment for education policymakers and administrators to transition from the compliance - based efforts of the past to authentic, outcome - based parent engagement programs, and to adopt a measurement system to track their progress.

He notes, for example, that one of the critical uncertainties identified in the book — whether the outcomes of education will be standardized or differentiated — is currently playing out in the «movement to national common core standards» being countered by critiques from «Sir Ken Robinson and Daniel Pink who argue that standardization is exactly the wrong direction to go.»

Hosted by Leora Wolf - Prusan, Ed.D. (School Climate & Student Support Specialist at WestEd) and Lara Kain (Senior Director of Transform Schools at Los Angeles Education Partnership), this webinar covers the foundation of what a trauma - informed instructional model means, the competencies that are most critical for all teachers to know, and how school leaders can best support their staff in leveraging this powerful model to improve outcome for all kids.

An infographic highlights the four critical opportunities states have when «developing student - centered assessment systems» that have the «potential to increase engagement, provide real - time feedback on student learning, and improve equitable outcomes across our education system.»

Such differences in students» economic outcomes make the availability of data and research linking K - 12 education systems with information on college enrollment, persistence, and completion critical.

Empowering parents to choose a school that best meets their child's needs is critical to improving academic outcomes for all students and is a catalyst for necessary changes to the public education system.

Low - performing public schools have become a critical battleground between corporate - backed initiatives that remove local control of schools and favor the privatization of public education, and proponents of community schools who assert that parents, teachers and students — in short, the public — are the greatest asset in restoring strong educational outcomes.

Enhancing Academic Achievement and Transition Outcomes Using Technology (September 2005) NCSET Information Brief It is critical that innovative curricula emerge that combine standards - based academics with transition planning to facilitate access to general education, including multiple - outcome measures and learning supports.

The Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education conducts empirical research, disseminates scholarly information, examines research - based best practices, addresses critical educational issues, and strives to produce research that makes a difference which informs the development of practices, policies, programs, and scholarship impacting educational and workforce outcomes among African Americans.

And quality assessment plays a critical role in achieving equity — empowering education stakeholders with the knowledge they need to help improve education outcomes for all.

«Carissa is an exceptional leader for CCSSO at this critical moment, when state leaders are shining and working to achieve better outcomes for all students in America,» said Jeremy Anderson, President of the Education Commission of the States.

The consultations highlighted critical issues for agreement making directed to economic and social development outcomes, including the need for: effective community decision making structures and community engagement with the process; adequate time and resources for capacity development; creative ideas for sustainable economic development; support for outcomes beyond the legal framework; positive relationships; and underlying infrastructure such as health, roads and education to be guaranteed by governments.

Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated system that connects families to needed resources to enhance the development of vulnerable children.

ECA believes there is a solid research base that suggests that these two components are critical to achieving quality education outcomes for young children.

Leading divorce coach in Toronto, Deborah Moskovich, of The Smart Divorce ® provides critical divorce education and guidance you need to make smarter choices for a happier, healthier outcome and future.

The reason public schools have not reached their mandate is that they have not emphasized purposeful, effective teaching to have students acquire the critical social - emotional skills necessary for any academic outcome, not to mention the broader outcomes public education is mandated to achieve.