Sentences with phrase «driven educational accountability»

A decade ago, the No Child Left Behind Act ushered in an era of federally driven educational accountability focused on narrowing the chasms between the test scores and graduation rates of students of different incomes and races.

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And, while the artistic language that once surrounded school - based practice has not been totally eliminated, mainstream educational discourse is now driven by words and phrases like accountability, achievement, school success, and recovery.

While it is now widely recognised that social - emotional wellbeing is a protective factor for wellbeing and mental health, as well as a key to educational success, the current emphasis on academic achievement and data - driven accountability in schools tends to relegate social and emotional learning to one side.

While states, districts, and schools have long collected certain education data for accountability purposes and in an attempt to be more data - driven, there is growing interest in leveraging new digital learning tools, online services, educational «apps,» and other technologies in the classroom.

increased capacity to improve the effectiveness of governing boards in line with the «Competency framework for governance» (particularly boards» ability to provide strategic leadership and data - driven accountability for educational standards and financial performance)

Topics to be explored include how organizational culture influences such things as making staffing decisions, using data driven professional development, understanding the barriers to organizational reform, managing and changing culture, understanding governance structures for public and private schools and other organizations, and creating principles of equity, diversity, inclusivity, accountability as well as researching future educational visions.

Are we ready to make the changes necessary to establish a system of educational accountability that is structured to drive continuous improvement (CI)?

Developments in the 1960s and 1970s brought schools under fire, but the driving force behind the modern standards and accountability movement was the linking of educational to economic concerns in the 1980s.

In contrast, the Republic Party platform demands the end of federal involvement in the American educational system in favor of «choice - based parent driven accountability.»