Sentences with phrase «direction as a school community»
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The democratic - populist current was largely submerged, as the interests of parents of current students trumped the interests of the community or the nation as a whole and as competition among schools overrode any willingness to share ideas or to move in untried directions.
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They also learn what they need to know and be able to do as a change agent to provide the guidance and direction to their school community, moving steadily from small wins to substantial gains.
The SPI's various responsibilities include acting as chief spokesperson for public schools, providing education policy and direction to local school districts, and working with the education community to improve students» academic performance.
Under Ms. Hill's direction as the district's executive director of family and community engagement, Cleveland schools are in the midst of a cultural shift when it comes to parents.
«We look at those things as very strong evidence that our community and our families are very happy with our school corporation and the direction that we are headed, and that we as a community do not have an interest in a charter school,» Wilcox says.
As education became formalised and standardised it moved from the centre of the community to the separate physical learning space of the school, and took place under the direction of educational specialists.
From those who left school at 16 and feel they haven't yet realised their true potential to those with extensive career experience looking to further develop their skill set or take a new direction — as well as graduates hoping to return to higher education to study for a Masters or PhD — the mature student population is a richly diverse and integral part of the student community.