Sentences with phrase «educational outcomes of students in»

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The achievement gap between low - income and wealthy students has grown significantly, exacerbating socioeconomic and racial tensions and heightening the sense of inequality among various underserved communities, as large achievement gaps in educational outcomes based on race and ethnicity remain, or by some accounts, even worsen.

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.

``... well - implemented community schools lead to improvement in student and school outcomes and contribute to meeting the educational needs of low - achieving students in high - poverty schools.

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.

The experimental design of the D.C. evaluation, while a methodological strength in many ways, makes it difficult to connect the context of students» educational experiences with specific outcomes in any reliable way.

Nevertheless, the mere offer of a scholarship, in and of itself, clearly has no impact on the educational outcomes of students.

Yet, educational software has been slow in adopting nudges as a way of improving student outcomes.

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.

The five - year - old document is a public recognition of how race and ethnicity play out in students» educational outcomes, and a call to narrow achievement gaps.

School Wastage Study - National Absenteeism in Armenia «The term, school wastage, can be broadly defined as lack of demonstrated school success or realized educational gain (or value), measured as output of student achievement, outcome of social and economic returns, from provided educational services, finance, and other schooling related consumption of resources.

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.

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.

The Coleman Report examined the availability of educational opportunities in public schools as well as the factors associated with student educational outcomes.

This practice is supported by the available research; there is little evidence that either streaming by ability or having students repeat years of school is effective in improving educational outcomes.

In light of these statistics, we began to wonder whether offering students additional educational options might reduce bullying and its tragic outcomes.

Moreover, prominent voices in teacher preparation continue to question whether clear - cut measures of student outcomes — such as graduation rates or test performance — are legitimate measures of educational performance.

First, educational opportunity is better defined in terms of student outcomes.

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.

Given Hattie's research1, that greatest influence on student performance and educational outcomes is the teacher, it is vital that we support our primary teachers in the teaching of science.

«With everything we participate in on a school level, we need to be able to articulate the impact on the student learning experience and what NT Learning Adventures has achieved is having the tourism operators directly inform the schools of the outcomes and clearly identify the educational purposes behind a tour to the NT,» she said.

They found that «an increase in the share of independent - school students improves average performance at the end of compulsory school as well as long - run educational outcomes.»

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.

In 2012, Anders Böhlmark and Mikael Lindahl performed a time - series regression analysis on the educational outcomes of virtually every 9th grade student in Sweden, across multiple cohortIn 2012, Anders Böhlmark and Mikael Lindahl performed a time - series regression analysis on the educational outcomes of virtually every 9th grade student in Sweden, across multiple cohortin Sweden, across multiple cohorts.

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.

Still, I decided to conduct a more direct test to rule out the possibility that improvements in educational outcomes were due to migration of high - performing students into APIP schools.

Despite admitting there are some instances around the country where the implementation of Gonski funding has improved outcomes in schools, Federal Education Minister Simon Birmingham said the government does not believe increased funding automatically improves educational and student outcomes.

The outcomes include both school - based achievements, such as students» course - taking and their level of educational attainment, and students» later experiences in the labor force.

Another study examined kindergarten teachers» ratings of their student's prosocial skills (e.g. kindness, sharing, and empathy) and discovered a strong correlation to adult outcomes such as higher educational attainment, stronger employment, and better mental health, in addition to reduced criminal activity and substance use (Jones, Greenberg, & Crowley, 2015).

The Commission will examine factors that impact spending in education, including: school funding and distribution of State Aid; efficiency and utilization of education spending at the district level; the percentage of per - pupil funding that goes to the classroom as compared to administrative overhead and benefits; approaches to improving special education programs and outcomes while also reducing costs; identifying ways to reduce transportation costs; identifying strategies to create significant savings and long - term efficiencies; and analysis of district - by - district returns on educational investment and educational productivity to identify districts that have higher student outcomes per dollar spent, and those that do not.

That same conventional wisdom also suggests that the type of community in which a student lives and attends school will exert a strong and pervasive influence on a variety of educational outcomes.

Much of the debate has turned on whether or not school - choice programs yield improved educational outcomes and what happens to students who are left behind in schools struggling to cope after tax dollars have been diverted elsewhere.

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.

We create schools of excellence by developing highly effective teachers and transforming educational outcomes for students in the lowest performing schools.

Participation in these types of programs can improve students» English language proficiency, which in turn has been associated with improved educational outcomes.1 The percentage of public school students in the United States who were ELLs was higher in fall 2015 (9.5 percent, or 4.8 million students) than in fall 2000 (8.1 percent, or 3.8 million students).2

This important book, featuring a chapter by NCTL's Jennifer Davis and David Farbman, explores how education time can be expanded, reimagined, and reorganized in an effort to enhance the educational opportunities and outcomes of disadvantaged students.

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.

Initiate and engage in professional discussions with colleagues in a range of forums to evaluate practice directed at improving professional knowledge and practice, and the educational outcomes of students.

One commentator, reviewing dozens of studies of the educational benefits of desegregated schooling, found that the studies have provided «remarkably consistent» results, showing that: (1) black students» educational achievement is improved in integrated schools as compared to racially isolated schools, (2) black students» educational achievement is improved in integrated classes, and (3) the earlier that black students are removed from racial isolation, the better their educational outcomes.

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.

[6] To deal with this selection issue, we make use of the within - school, across - grade variation in the volume of entering refugees to explore the effects on the educational outcomes of existing students including test scores, disciplinary incidents, and student mobility across schools.

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).