Sentences with phrase «difference for urban students»

One of his first stops was at Denver's Math and Science Leadership Academy (MSLA), a union - designed, teacher - led public school that is making a difference for urban students within the Denver Public School System.

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For example, a recent study conducted in urban middle schools found that there were more similarities than differences in the reading profiles of struggling students from non-English-speaking and English - speaking households, and that low academic vocabulary knowledge, a major component of advanced literacy skills, was a shared source of difficulty.
In this paper authors Marguerite Roza and Cory Edmonds examine 12 urban district budgets for FY 2014 to determine the percentage of each district's total resources allocated on the basis of students and discuss the similarities and differences in their student based allocation...
While urban students overall do better in charter schools than in traditional public schools — a conclusion found by rigorous studies that account for any potential differences in the students going in — the gap varies tremendously from place to place.
In this paper authors Marguerite Roza and Cory Edmonds examine 12 urban district budgets for FY 2014 to determine the percentage of each district's total resources allocated on the basis of students and discuss the similarities and differences in their student based allocation formulas.
Phoenix Charter Academy Network has an exciting new opportunity for individuals seeking to enter the world of urban education and make a difference in students» lives!
«Until now, we didn't know if urban school districts could offer high - quality summer learning programs for low - income students and whether they would make a difference for children,» said Will Miller, president of The Wallace Foundation.
The analysis from the charter school association, which used data collected by the Michigan Department of Education, concluded the largest gaps were found in the MEAP reading scores — as high as 9.3 percentage points difference in eighth grade; with 43.6 percent proficient for black urban students in charter schools, compared to 34.3 percent proficient for black urban students in traditional public schools, said Buddy Moorehouse, spokesman for the state's charter school association.
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