Sentences with phrase «educational challenges in our schools»

The other benefit that comes out of any serious gathering of educators is that of self - reflection; being challenged to think critically about different ways to approach educational challenges in our schools and organizations for the benefit of kids.

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In a curriculum series for church leaders published by The John Lloyd Ogilvie Institute at my school, Fuller Theological Seminary, I detailed some of the educational challenges we are facing and some potential solutions Christians in particular can undertake in addressing those challengeIn a curriculum series for church leaders published by The John Lloyd Ogilvie Institute at my school, Fuller Theological Seminary, I detailed some of the educational challenges we are facing and some potential solutions Christians in particular can undertake in addressing those challengein particular can undertake in addressing those challengein addressing those challenges.

As the oldest child in a stable middle class family, Luther endured a childhood of strict discipline at home, school and church that left him with a sense of inferiority, and emerged into university life at a time of great intellectual ferment that challenged the entire educational system as well as the corruptions of a politically powerful church.

We hope that what happens at Emory over the next few years will stimulate discussion, debate and creative ideas at other graduate schools, leading them to take up these challenges in their own ways and build other educational models for preparing practical theologians.

Carolyn is currently an educational therapist and educational consultant helping students, parents, and schools meet the challenges of gifted students with learning challenges through her offices in Santa Monica, California.

She is a leading expert appearing in Race to Nowhere, a documentary film examining the achievement - obsessed culture permeating America's schools, and serves on the advisory board of Challenge Success, an organization that supports schools and families in reversing and preventing the unhealthy tolls assessed by our current educational system.

If you can get a feel for what academic challenges he'll face in the upcoming school year, you can possibly tailor some summer educational opportunities around them.

«The underrepresentation of some minority groups in New York's Specialized High Schools is indicative of a larger set of challenges that face this city's educational system today,» said Bronx Assemblywoman Jeff Dinowitz in a statement.

The underrepresentation of some minority groups in New York's Specialized High Schools is indicative of a larger set of challenges that face this city's educational system today.

Commenting on the proposed National Funding Formula for Schools and High Needs, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The delay in publishing the consultation on the national funding formula for schools indicates that even the Government recognises the scale of the challenge involved in creating a funding formula which enables schools to secure the educational entitlements of all children and young Schools and High Needs, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The delay in publishing the consultation on the national funding formula for schools indicates that even the Government recognises the scale of the challenge involved in creating a funding formula which enables schools to secure the educational entitlements of all children and young schools indicates that even the Government recognises the scale of the challenge involved in creating a funding formula which enables schools to secure the educational entitlements of all children and young schools to secure the educational entitlements of all children and young people.

Recognizing the educational challenges represented by children in poverty, who are not fluent in English or have other special needs, the Bloomberg administration — even as it relentlessly encouraged the growth of charter schools — built a citywide methodology designed to look past simple comparisons of average school scores on state tests.

Our educational system faces some of the toughest challenges it has met since America's first public school opened in Boston in 1635.

Furthermore, schools of white segregation — as well as those that concentrate students of color — do not provide the educational opportunities for students to learn to challenge stereotypes and live and work in a diverse society.

However, real reform and significant progress in improving the quality and equity of Australian schooling depend on tackling our deepest and most stubborn educational challenges.

The PELP faculty team invited, through a competitive process, urban school districts to partner in the design and delivery of an innovative executive education program tailored specifically to meet the actual challenges that educational leaders are facing.

U.S. Schoolchildren Tumble in International Reading Exam Rankings, Worrying Educators (The Washington Post) Marty West discusses the impact the Great Recession may have had on school systems and what that means for improving educational outcomes for the most challenged students.

I would, therefore, ask Hanushek and Lindseth to stop tilting at windmills and to join with me in instituting a dialogue in major areas in which we do agree, like the fact that courts can and should hold states and school districts accountable for better performance, and that «school funding policies must recognize the underlying heterogeneity of students and their educational challenges and ensure that all schools have the means to succeed» (Hanushek and Lindseth, Schoolhouses, Courthouses, and Statehouses, page 218).

But, at the same time, it taught me the limitations of those strategies, how it's impossible to achieve our educational goals with our current «schools alone,» undifferentiated approach in dealing with learners who face vastly differing challenges.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court last week let stand a ruling in a special - education case that school groups fear will result in more parents challenging the decisions of administrators over educational plans for children with disabilities.

The @PennGSE program will partner with professional educational associations in the coming months including @NAESP, @NASSP, @AASAHQ, @NAISnetwork and others around applicable leadership challenges for today's school leaders.

The Leadership Development Programme allows them to become outstanding classroom leaders in schools in challenging circumstances, committed to leading in their classrooms and tackling educational disadvantage.

In 1996 the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future challenged the nation to provide every child with what should be his or her educational birthright: «access to competent, caring, qualified teaching in schools organized for success.&raquIn 1996 the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future challenged the nation to provide every child with what should be his or her educational birthright: «access to competent, caring, qualified teaching in schools organized for success.&raquin schools organized for success.»

This challenge also has a supporting competition suitable for the whole school to take part in with some amazing prizes including a paid for 2 - day educational experience at a Sustainability Centre, a MyMaths subscription for winners and iPads for students.

Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert's increasing frustration with educational policies that favour «no excuses» and «compliance», and that ignore the broader issues of poverty and inequality, is shared by many others across the sphere of education — and this widespread disaffection has led to the assembly of a diverse cast of teachers, school leaders, academics and poets who unite in this book to challenge the status quo.

It is equally a global educational challenge especially in developing countries that children in schools get little quality education.

Along the way, public schools there have struggled to keep up with swelling class sizes and teachers feeling the strain amid perpetual educational funding challenges that even prompted ridicule in the comic strip Doonesbury.

For public school educators who want to jump start this process, like Scott Spector, the Los Angeles Unified School District's director of educational technology, the challenge will be to find the right champion in the right department within the many overlapping schools and institutes of a university seschool educators who want to jump start this process, like Scott Spector, the Los Angeles Unified School District's director of educational technology, the challenge will be to find the right champion in the right department within the many overlapping schools and institutes of a university seSchool District's director of educational technology, the challenge will be to find the right champion in the right department within the many overlapping schools and institutes of a university setting.

The plans aim to tackle those inequalities and ensure Britain is a country that «truly works for everyone» by looking at the experience and outcomes for children who face the most challenges in mainstream school - including those at greatest risk of exclusion - such as those with special educational needs (SEN), children with autism or children in need of help and protection, including those in care.

This will greatly contribute to practical educational models where students learn practical skills in schools and set up sustainable businesses and also come up with solutions to their developmental challenges.

Real reform and significant progress in improving the quality and equity of Australian schooling depend on tackling our deepest and most stubborn educational challenges, writes Professor Geoff Masters AO.

Using the project - based learning (PBL) design principle of an authentic audience, below you will find high school English teacher, Melissa Meyers, describing both the promise and the challenge of integrating educational technology in to our classrooms:

A careful assessment of skills, rigorous recruitment of trustees and appropriate training will result in a school board that is equipped to deal with the challenges facing modern schools, leading to a more stable, well ‑ planned school environment for the ultimate beneficiaries, the students, to achieve educational success.

They recognised the challenges in engaging young people in this era of smart phones, and wanted to create a product that not only offered excellent educational value and unrivalled service, but one that would have a lasting impact for visiting schools.

The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) supports urban school boards, fosters effective school district leadership, and addresses the educational challenges that exist in our nation's urban centers.

Located in medium - and large - sized school districts, the schools confront many of the educational challenges found in low - income urban settings.

(a) In grades kindergarten through five, the program shall be designed by a certified school counselor in coordination with the teaching staff, and any appropriate pupil personnel service providers, for the purpose of preparing students to participate effectively in their current and future educational programs, to provide information related to college and careers, and to assist students who may exhibit challenges to academic success, including but not limited to attendance or behavioral concerns, and where appropriate make a referral to a properly licensed professional and / or certified pupil personnel service provider, as appropriate, for more targeted supportIn grades kindergarten through five, the program shall be designed by a certified school counselor in coordination with the teaching staff, and any appropriate pupil personnel service providers, for the purpose of preparing students to participate effectively in their current and future educational programs, to provide information related to college and careers, and to assist students who may exhibit challenges to academic success, including but not limited to attendance or behavioral concerns, and where appropriate make a referral to a properly licensed professional and / or certified pupil personnel service provider, as appropriate, for more targeted supportin coordination with the teaching staff, and any appropriate pupil personnel service providers, for the purpose of preparing students to participate effectively in their current and future educational programs, to provide information related to college and careers, and to assist students who may exhibit challenges to academic success, including but not limited to attendance or behavioral concerns, and where appropriate make a referral to a properly licensed professional and / or certified pupil personnel service provider, as appropriate, for more targeted supportin their current and future educational programs, to provide information related to college and careers, and to assist students who may exhibit challenges to academic success, including but not limited to attendance or behavioral concerns, and where appropriate make a referral to a properly licensed professional and / or certified pupil personnel service provider, as appropriate, for more targeted supports.

Educational savings accounts are an end run around that challenge because they offer the funds directly the parents, who can then use them in a variety of educational expenses, including tuition, tutoring and school supplies.

By focusing their efforts primarily on improving schools for black and Latino students living in urban communities, has the education reform movement missed another group facing economic challenges and in need of better educational opportunity?

«In concert with colleagues and pivotal players in the education sector, I plan to continue the critical work of insuring our school's relevance and impact in addressing the seminal educational issues and challenges of our day, for «to whom much is given, much is required».&raquIn concert with colleagues and pivotal players in the education sector, I plan to continue the critical work of insuring our school's relevance and impact in addressing the seminal educational issues and challenges of our day, for «to whom much is given, much is required».&raquin the education sector, I plan to continue the critical work of insuring our school's relevance and impact in addressing the seminal educational issues and challenges of our day, for «to whom much is given, much is required».&raquin addressing the seminal educational issues and challenges of our day, for «to whom much is given, much is required».»

Over the course of the 20th century, some of the most persistent challenges in public education — from the dropout problem in the 1950s, to educational disadvantage in the 1960s, to school discipline in recent years — have been reframed in psychological terms.

Some 11 years after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Texas's system of financing public schools, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund has launched a new challenge in state court, charging that the finance system denies students in poor districts equal educational opportunity and should be declared unconstitutional.

The Kentucky Department of Education can set an appropriate example for each school in the state by faithfully seeking students who will challenge our educators to address the pressing educational needs of today.

«The president doesn't believe that vouchers are a long - term answer to our educational problems and the challenges that face our public school system, where the vast majority of — of students are educated in this country.»

We are that network of people, professionals, and the practitioners out in the field who are doing the work to ensure that our students are preparing effectively, and that they are ready for their educational challenges once they leave high school.

The Educational Administration programs provide in - depth study to prepare administrators and school leaders to meet the challenges of a diverse and demanding educational environment.

This 3 - D School provides comprehensive dyslexia therapy services by identifying children with the characteristics of dyslexia and providing an educational environment designed to include appropriate, multi-sensory, research - based interventions, academic enrichment, and positive experiences that challenge students and build the necessary skills for success later in life.

The challenge of overcoming educational inequality in the United States can sometimes appear overwhelming, and great controversy exists as to whether or not elementary schools are up to the task.

Most recently he co-authored two CRPE reports on the challenges of public oversight in cities with large charter school sectors — «Making School Choice Work: It Still Takes a City» and «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cschool sectors — «Making School Choice Work: It Still Takes a City» and «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cSchool Choice Work: It Still Takes a City» and «How Parents Experience Public School Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cSchool Choice» — and «Measuring Up,» a look at educational improvement and opportunity in 50 cities.

This specialty school provides comprehensive dyslexia therapy services by identifying children with the characteristics of dyslexia and providing an educational environment designed to include appropriate, multi-sensory research - based intervention, academic enrichment, and positive experiences that challenge students and build the necessary skills for success later in life.

We offer therapeutic services to those students experiencing social, emotional and educational challenges that can not be met in their local or regional school districts.