Sentences with phrase «dramatic gains in achievement»

At O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School, one of the first charters to open after Katrina, the mostly African - American student body has turned in dramatic gains in achievement.

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These children made dramatic gains in math achievement when they engaged with the math app,» Berkowitz said.

Since reformers claimed that the mere presence of choice will bring about dramatic improvement in schools, the expectation has been that the simple fact of having an alternative should yield demonstrable gains in academic achievement.

The gains in schools that received «high - dosage tutoring in math were dramatic,» and the study found that although the tenets of the program worked together to produce strong overall results, tutoring was, on its own, «highly effective in increasing achievement.»

The guide, «Turning Around Chronically Low - Performing Schools» (ies.ed.gov / ncee / wwc / practiceguides), cites teacher collaboration as a frequent approach to improving instruction in 35 chronically low - performing schools that achieved dramatic turnarounds (substantial gains in student achievement within three years).

The prestigious Blue Ribbon Schools Program (BRS) honors public and private K - 12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement.

While many charter schools across the state achieved impressive gains, charter schools in San Diego County and in Oakland Unified School District experienced the most dramatic student achievement gains relative to their neighboring public schools.

Early adopters of the practice report dramatic declines in school discipline problems, as well as improved climates on campuses and even gains in student achievement.

Kingsland, blogging this year on the Education Week website, sparked controversy by challenging superintendents of struggling school districts to relinquish their systems instead of trying endless reforms: «Rid yourself of the notion that your current opinions on curriculum, teacher evaluation, technology, or anything else will be the foundation for dramatic gains in student achievement.

As reflected in Figure 1, achievement gains for students identified as having disabilities have been dramatic in many grades, with no decrease or even plateauing of performance among the general student population.

The Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes elementary and secondary schools that have demonstrated dramatic gains in student achievement while serving an economically disadvantaged population of students.

Innovation Zones are typically used when rapid, dramatic improvements in student learning are needed to close achievement gaps and prior efforts within districts have not led to large enough student learning gains.

Demonstrate a record of producing dramatic student achievement gains as a teacher in a tightly disciplined setting

Using a value - added model to analyze performance data from 179 high - need charter schools across the country during the 2008 - 2009 school year, EPIC identified 22 schools that have made the most dramatic gains in student achievement.

They are asked to effectively lead inexperienced and less - qualified teachers whilst making dramatic gains in student achievement.