Sentences with phrase «educational progress of»

Standardized achievement tests have long been a routine part of our efforts to measure the educational progress of students.

The educational progress of Hispanic youth in North Carolina.

+ Commitment to accelerated educational progress of children.

In the classroom, as on the playing field, public schools should have policies and procedures in place to protect the physical safety and facilitate the educational progress of students reasonably suspected of having sustained one or more concussions.

While most educators would agree that ESSA is a vastly improved federal law to guide and assess educational progress of U.S. students, a self - described progressive educator such as Martin says that he is «sympathetic to those who think there is an overload of testing in our schools.»

«The Cambridge Checkpoint exams, together with the progress checks, give schools, teachers, parents and pupils an educational diagnostic tool to monitor the educational progress of our Dutch bilingual pupils in multiple subjects.

This report finds that retention impedes the educational progress of children and leads primarily to lower achievement and higher dropout rates....

The Schott Foundation for Public Education, which tracks the educational progress of black males, plans to step up its efforts to see that graduation - rate gaps are closed.

A community of trust encourages a healthy conversation between school systems and community members that moves from fear - based to fact - based about the school practices and educational progress of students.

For more than four decades, the National Assessment of Educational Progress has provided the best available information about the academic achievement and educational progress of the nation's students.

Although the political conditions may not be ripe for major policy reform in special education this year, there is a growing consensus that we can and must design a better system for diagnosing, educating, and verifying the educational progress of special education students.

Importantly, in 1998, the Ohio Board of Regents began tracking the educational progress of entering students at its 45 public colleges, based on information from applications, college transcripts, and standardized tests.

The relationship between inspired environments and inspired teaching experiences goes a long way in the educational progress of pupils.

«Evidence shows that poor housing and homelessness impacts adversely on the educational progress of children and young people.

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«It's a farce to claim to be offering «free college» to employees when what's being offered is simply the chance to pursue a degree at one specific university, only online, only if you enroll full time and work at least 20 hours a week,» Dr. Sara Goldrick - Rab, professor of educational policy studies and sociology at the University of Wisconsin, told Think Progress.

While the primary purpose of a quinquennial General Conference session is to conduct business, it is also a celebration of Adventism and its progress; a «fair» where church publishers, departments, educational and medical institutions and unofficial «self - supporting ministries» show their wares and garner support; an old - fashioned revival meeting; and a «family gathering» where church employees, in particular, meet former schoolmates and colleagues.

The final chapter of this book gives Whitehead's reasons for thinking that social progress depends on a new educational system, one that will give equal importance to «appreciation of the concrete» and «facility with abstractions.

Project objectives include: 1) analysis of assessment data to prioritize sustainable winegrowing criteria and practices; 2) development of educational materials and web - based resources; 3) planning and facilitation of 20 + targeted education events; and 4) measurement of and reporting project progress.

Specifically, for fathers, higher expectations about their children's educational level, and greater level / frequency of interest and direct involvement in children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational outcomes for their children, including: • better exam / test / class results • higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) • higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review of all this research, see Goldman, 2005).

During the period of participation at a school, the charter school student must demonstrate educational progress as required in paragraph (b).

The parent shall provide for an annual educational evaluation in which is documented the student's demonstration of educational progress at a level commensurate with her or his ability.

Requirements for a private school student to participate, including, but not limited to, meeting the same standards of eligibility, acceptance, behavior, educational progress, and performance which apply to other students participating in interscholastic or intrascholastic sports at a public school or FHSAA member private school.

Continuation in a home education program shall be contingent upon the student demonstrating educational progress commensurate with her or his ability at the end of the probationary period.

The fringe, «Reclaiming the Promise for all Children and Young People» heard how the educational progress and achievements of children and young people have been blighted by rising poverty, and by education policies which have fostered inequality.

«Over three million children in the UK live in poverty, a key inhibitor to educational progress, and experience every day the harsh realities of cuts to welfare, specialist services and support, education grants and the wider effects of the recession.

Also at 10 a.m., The Educational Conference Board, a coalition of major statewide education organizations, will hold a news conference in the LCA Press Room to release a report, «Turning the Corner: With an improved fiscal condition, New York can lead the way for sustainable educational progress.»

Any country that aims to transform itself into a modern productive player in the global marketplace must get its educational policies right, adding that the countries that have made rapid progress around the world put education at the heart of their development.

«In stark contrast, under Mayor Lovely Warren's leadership our city has seen an unprecedented period of growth and progress with construction and investment, not only throughout downtown and our center city, but more importantly throughout our neighborhoods as well... Mayor Warren's careful fiscal stewardship has resulted in two bond rating upgrades for the City, she has brought hundreds of millions of dollars in investment by the state and federal governments along with progressive policies always focused on bringing more jobs, safer more vibrant neighborhoods and better educational opportunities to every resident of Rochester.»

While these differences are not problematic in and of themselves, they may explain broader trends that do have a much bigger impact on a student's educational progress.

The Department of Education accused the UFT of trying to «politicize» the issue after it argued that the lower scores undermined the mayor's claims of educational progress and showed that the DOE had not done enough to train teachers for the new standards.

It allows researchers to measure the effect of health care policies, the penetration of educational opportunity, and progress towards gender equality.

Its study draws upon data from two states, Florida and North Carolina, that allow researchers to track the progress of students through the system and beyond and possibly correlate it with the contributions from individual teachers and specific educational practices.

Says Lott: «An important component of the educational process» — not to mention of scientific progress — «is uniqueness and flexibility.»

However, even if it were possible to analyse every child's genetics, no single genes for IQ or educational achievement have yet been identified, says Sarah Norcross of the Progress Educational Trust, a UK charity that promotes debate on genetics and reproduction.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress should be broadened to gauge how American youths are faring on a range of academic, social, health, and cultural indicators, contends a report that calls for new measures of educational outcomes and equity.

Outstanding Progress The following three awards are presented to the schools that have made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase in the educational performance of theProgress The following three awards are presented to the schools that have made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase in the educational performance of theprogress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase in the educational performance of the school.

We think that this represents gross neglect, and we compliment those states and policymakers who are trying to collect longitudinal data and base educational policy on a more careful assessment of the trajectories of children's intellectual progress over their school careers.

Washington — Charging that an emphasis on multiple - choice tests could «undermine many of the educational reforms which the governors and President Bush wish to achieve,» a coalition of three dozen education and civil - rights groups last week urged those leaders to use alternative forms of assessment to measure progress toward national goals.

They must learn the basics of negotiation, how to write letters and create paper trails, and how to measure their child's educational progress with norm referenced testing.

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.

Mary: Even when the legislative environment is inclusive and extends educational opportunities to refugee learners, as we see in the Kenyan context, national security threats can roll back any progress made by refugee students in gaining access to national schools, as fear and xenophobia trigger government crackdowns on relocating urban refugees back to the camps or their countries of origin under the guise of «voluntary repatriation.»

At the time, he was referring to the forward thrust of educational progress, but his adage could just as easily capture the art of delivering effective feedback.

The lasting benefits of out of the classroom experiences to educational progress simply can't be overestimated.

The study was carried out by Education Datalab and found that schools in the North East had the highest scores in the country for 2015, on the grounds of «contextual value», which assesses pupils progress in addition to factors such as gender, ethnicity, depravation, special educational needs and whether English is a second or first language.

Parents of pupils who, for a wide range of reasons, make attainment and progress at a slower rate, including those with special educational needs, deserve to have accurate information about how their children are doing at school.»

Since the dawn of education, scribes have been creating educational resources by means of the written word, which have transformed into the creation of printed paperback and hardback books as time has progressed.

These groundbreakers support innovative efforts so that schools and other educational institutions contribute to peace, progress, social development, developing opportunity, understanding and the expansion of all human capabilities and talents.

This information can be used to identify starting points for action (for example, what students are ready to learn next), to monitor learning progress over time, and to evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions and initiatives.

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.

«Functioning democracies require citizens who have all been educated to work with others in improving their communities and with her focus on advancing the educational opportunities of the most disadvantaged, Emiliana is playing a critical role in advancing the work in progress which is democracy, justice, and the rule of law in Latin America.»