Sentences with phrase «diverse kinds of schools»

It's not all that surprising we're seeing a lot of operators who want to use their flexibility to create more diverse kinds of schools,» said Rausch, although he also praised schools that have mostly «a low - income student population that have also produced some great results for kids.»

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This kind of broad association is of particular value to a society like ours, one in which people are increasingly tribalized and segregated and even a laudable value like diversity can be trivialized, as when a mother brags about how her child attends such a «wonderfully diverse» prep school, what with the boy from Senegal whose dad is a UN diplomat and the girl from Sri Lanka whose mom is an officer with the World Bank.

My argument here is that a «diverse provider» environment (where an area has an array of operators running an array of schools) allows for a very different kind of accountability system.

One is that London is better at assimilating and educating those kind of children, it has got a very diverse population and its schools in recent years have got quite good, and maybe London for one reason or another is a better environment for those kids to thrive.

Alexander Russo wrote about these kinds of «Diverse Charter Schools» and the movement behind them in the Winter 2013 issue of Education Next.

We aim to explore both the current realities and the rich possibilities that exist for including the arts in all kinds of educational settings with a wide range of students — across age levels, in and outside of schools, across diverse cultural contexts, and across all artistic domains.

Mindful that regulations come in many forms and flavors, it's also possible to examine which kinds of regulation (if any) are particularly vexing to private schools and to investigate whether specific regulations are more troublesome to some segments of the diverse private school universe than to others.

This kind of information would enable school districts to: 1) thoughtfully address segregation issues, 2) allow schools to purposefully locate in areas that need more diverse schools, and 3) hold states publicly accountable for their effort (or lack of it) toward economic integration

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Rather than treating schools as part of a system in which control and authority are clearly defined, it may make more sense to view the system as a collection of diverse constituencies who have access to different kinds of information, expertise, and authority and who can come together to pursue their interests in many different ways.

These interview questions allow teacher candidates who use SWAP in different kinds of teacher preparation courses to hear from practicing professionals in diverse school contexts about various aspects of secondary writing teaching (e.g., how to respond sensitively to ELL writers, how to connect beliefs about writing to instructional practices, and how to use assessment to plan subsequent instruction).

But, as Rep. Clark pointed out, reams of research, including studies of every kind, demonstrate the enormous and diverse benefits afterschool programs provide to students, families, schools and communities.

«This move could be further strengthened by also allowing charter public school teachers flexible pathways to professional certification, so that more students in every kind of learning environment have access to excellent and diverse educators.

We already have many different kinds of academies and free schools, and grammar schools have a place in that diverse system along with other types of school.

In a first of its kind program, educator preparation programs at three Michigan universities are partnering with diverse K12 Michigan school districts to build understanding and communication on assessment.

Research has previously shown that differences in cultural and social capital can have repercussions in areas as diverse as use of language by the time children enter school, preferential access to grammar and faith schools, the type of characteristics parents value when choosing schools, the kind of studies children undertake and their access to more prestigious universities, or even the adoption of cultural practices linked to substantial cognitive gains like reading for pleasure.

Claud is the creator and promoter of Black Angel, a culturally diverse black and minority ethnic lesbian (and their friends) club night playing Bhangra, RnB, funk, soul and old school; the first night of its kind outside of London based in Manchester with events across the UK.

This diverse experience, played out on the vast spaces at Wave House Sentosa, makes this the perfect venue for all kinds of gatherings, ranging from private events like birthdays, to school trips and corporate parties.