Sentences with phrase «educational outcomes for student in»

Program, she examines how TFA regional staff and corps cultures — specifically staff and corps member engagement and inclusion — can catalyze efforts to improve educational outcomes for students in each local context.
In Chicago and Kentucky, local school councils were created to improve educational outcomes for students in their respective jurisdictions.
We create schools of excellence by developing highly effective teachers and transforming educational outcomes for students in the lowest performing schools.
Leading Charlotte foundations formed a funding collaborative to support a five - year district turnaround initiative to dramatically improve educational outcomes for students in the West Charlotte High School corridor, one of the city's lowest - performing feeder zones.
Governor Pence has a proven record of accomplishment when it comes to advancing educational choice and innovation, which are critically important to improving educational outcomes for all students in America.»
The Chicago Teacher Residency seeks individuals from all backgrounds, who are passionate about transforming the educational outcomes for students in the lowest - performing schools, and are open to coaching and feedback.
«Myrna brings decades of experience in education to Great Public Schools Now, especially the ways that charter schools have helped to improve educational outcomes for students in need,» said Bill Siart, Chairman of Great Public Schools Now.
The Capitol Riverfront staff takes pride in delivering excellent educational outcomes for students in a nurturing environment with small classroom sizes, high performing test scores, and extended learning opportunities.

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These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.
What we mean by that is that our food system and our educational system are set up in ways that produce different and worse outcomes for students of color and low - income students.
Lucky for us, we have a left leaning school board who do support our efforts and who understand that this is an investment they make in our students which pays big dividends in terms of better focus in the classroom and improved educational outcomes.
At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.
Current research on mindfulness, brain science, and education suggests that mindfulness-wise application of neuroscience in the classroom may improve social - emotional and educational outcomes for students.
Jasmine's doctoral research as well as her clinical experience in the educational setting demonstrates a commitment to working collaboratively with students, parents, teachers, and school personnel to promote a learning environment that achieves the most beneficial outcomes for students.
In Making school meaningful for Indigenous learners Ailsa MacFie uses a body of research, plus her own experiences as a teacher in a high Aboriginal population boarding school in the Northern Territory, to provide practical tools for teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous studentIn Making school meaningful for Indigenous learners Ailsa MacFie uses a body of research, plus her own experiences as a teacher in a high Aboriginal population boarding school in the Northern Territory, to provide practical tools for teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous studentin a high Aboriginal population boarding school in the Northern Territory, to provide practical tools for teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous studentin the Northern Territory, to provide practical tools for teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous students.
With guidance from Harvard faculty and district and community leaders, participants study best practices in family engagement and identify strategies they can use to promote student learning and improve educational outcomes for all.
More recent research has examined non-test score outcomes, uncovering differences by race / ethnicity in teacher expectations for students» educational attainment and subjective evaluations of students» academic ability.
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.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.
An increasingly important issue within the education sphere is the acknowledgement of the role that culture plays in improving educational outcomes for Indigenous students.
It is valuable for both students and tutors and shows in practice how educational technology is progressing so that it can show not only the past performance but also forecast the future of a student's learning outcomes.
Dinham also tackled common misconceptions of how students learn, including the learning styles myth, the danger of pigeon - holing students as being «gifted» or «not bright», and the findings of a project in New South Wales he was involved in looking at leadership for exceptional educational outcomes.
In class, I considered ways public policy could be influenced to improve educational outcomes for students.
Researchers from RAND studying the first year of Vermont's implementation of portfolio assessments for fourth and eighth graders found that the development of portfolios (work was selected by students with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on studestudents with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on studeStudents and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on studestudents spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on student work.
When Jill Biden convened a gathering of researchers and university faculty to mark the five - year anniversary of Operation Educate the Educators last spring, they also celebrated significant policy gains, like the enactment of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, which smooths transitions by eliminating conflicting state educational requirements, and the «military - student identifier» provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires states — for the first time — to track outcomes for these ststudent identifier» provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires states — for the first time — to track outcomes for these stStudent Succeeds Act, which requires states — for the first time — to track outcomes for these students.
Online learning holds the potential to create a student - centered educational system that can personalize affordably for students» different learning needs at different times — a key to allowing all students to maximize their success — if policy moves away from regulating inputs and toward focusing on individual student outcomes and other conditions are put in place.
«Inclusive education strengthens all students and communities by reducing educational fragmentation and providing a school environment in which all the resources are used to improve outcomes for all the kids,» said Riley.
ESSA wisely eliminates cost - by - cost testing for SNS, a practice which discouraged schools from spending Title I funds on comprehensive services and perversely encouraged spending on add - ons (like pulling students out of academic classes to work with paraprofessionals) that met compliance standards but were not necessarily helpful in improving educational outcomes for low - income students.
Comparing two teachers» expectations — one black and one white — for the same student at the same point in time eliminates the effect of other aspects of the educational environment on teacher expectations and student outcomes.
Fryer, the Henry Lee Professor in the Department of Economics, is a bold researcher who has focused his work on race and education, testing theories and evaluating policies aimed at expanding educational opportunity and improving outcomes for disadvantaged students.
Citing several dozen sources, Mathison and Freeman said all agreed that the «positive educational outcomes» for students in an integrated - studies program include
The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.
However, educational outcomes in reading and math, as well as graduation rates, for students with disabilities continue to lag.
In «Eliminating Ableism in Education,» Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturer Thomas Hehir describes the effects of ableism in education and outlines ways to begin improving educational outcomes for students with disabilitieIn «Eliminating Ableism in Education,» Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturer Thomas Hehir describes the effects of ableism in education and outlines ways to begin improving educational outcomes for students with disabilitiein Education,» Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturer Thomas Hehir describes the effects of ableism in education and outlines ways to begin improving educational outcomes for students with disabilitiein education and outlines ways to begin improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities.
The Bureau of Federal Educational Programs provides technical assistance, program support and monitoring to local educational agencies that will lead to improved academic achievement outcomes for students who are disadvantaged, migrant, neglected, delinquent, at - risk, or homeless; or in rural and low - income schools.
We then examine if there is any relationship between greater representation in the educational bureaucracy, and more favorable educational outcomes for Latino students.
While finding that «students in the hybrid format pay no «price» for this mode of instruction» in terms of educational outcomes, the researchers» cost simulations find that substantial savings would result from the hybrid course model, primarily reflecting reduced professorial compensation.
His plea for greater integration as the road to improving educational outcomes for poor and black students closely echoes that recently made by Gerald Grant in his Hope and Despair in the American City: Why there are no bad schools in Raleigh (see «Tale of Two Cities,» book review, Spring 2010).
Creating a Formula for Success: Why English Language Learner Students Are Dropping Out of School, and How to Increase Graduation Rates This report analyzes the educational outcomes of English Language Learners (ELLs) since the implementation of new graduation standards in New York State and assesses the implementation of promised improvements in the education provided to ELLs.
Identify current conditions of inequity in our educational systems and the role of teachers in changing systems to increase equitable outcomes for all students.
► Improved educational programs, opportunities, and outcomes for students from low - income families, students of color, students with disabilities, English Language Learners, students living in temporary housing, LGBTQ students, and students involved in the child welfare or the juvenile or criminal justice systems.
Under this plan, state education agencies would be granted flexibility in meeting certain NCLB requirements in exchange for «rigorous State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction» (Department of Education, October 2011).
Charter schools exist to improve educational outcomes for students and are awarded autonomy in a variety of ways to allow this to happen.
The Topic: Educational experts agree that quality teaching is the single most important factor in improving educational outcomes for all students.
And there are many in our ranks who believe central offices add no value whatsoever to improving educational outcomes for students.
The draft accountability rules, to be released this summer, will encourage states to identify high - and low - performing teacher preparation programs across all kinds of educational models, not just those based in colleges and universities; urge a transition from current input - based reporting requirements to a focus on more meaningful outcomes; and likely limit program eligibility for TEACH grants — which are available to students who are planning to become teachers in a high - need field in a low - income school — to only effective teacher preparation programs.
The bottom line is this: If we are serious about eliminating long - standing academic achievement gaps and improving learning for all students, we can not ignore the critical role of school district central offices in improving educational outcomes for all students.
In 2016, Jared Bissen accepted the position of Director of Special Education for Gem Innovation Schools and continues his passion to improve the educational outcomes of students with disabilities as he coordinates services throughout the network of schools.
This inclusive community effort resulted in higher educational outcomes for low - income students and African - American students.
Even the most visionary districts can make the mistake of over investing in one metric of success, and educational researcher Michael Fullan says, «In most of the schools and education systems we have observed, the only student learning outcome measures available for accountability purposes are measures of curricular content mastery.&raquin one metric of success, and educational researcher Michael Fullan says, «In most of the schools and education systems we have observed, the only student learning outcome measures available for accountability purposes are measures of curricular content mastery.&raquIn most of the schools and education systems we have observed, the only student learning outcome measures available for accountability purposes are measures of curricular content mastery.»
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