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Bring innovative, research - based practices into classrooms and schools for equity, high expectations, and excellence for all students as our goal

Additionally, both parties must fully understand the role they can play in ensuring excellence for students as well.

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It maintains the same standards of academic excellence as the traditional Ph.D. while providing a delivery system designed for students currently engaged in missiological work in a North American context.

As one of the first and most comprehensive perinatal organizations in the world, CAPPA is respected for its longevity, stability, and its commitment to excellence in both education and unsurpassed student and member support.

Let's take for example, every university is established to promote excellence as excellence comes with hard work, diligence, academic culture, decency, probity and accountability and if these things were lacking before I came, I have ensured that we go back to academic culture where we have respect for one another, academic culture where we are honest, academic culture where students are mannered.

In a letter to her staff announcing her retirement, Fariña said she had accepted the job as chancellor «with a firm belief in excellence for every student, in the dignity and joyfulness of the teaching profession, and in the importance of trusting relationships where collaboration is the driving force.»

2010 Lynford L. Goddard is honored as the first recipient of the AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science for exemplifying an early career scientist eager to share his excitement about science and demonstrating excellence in reaching high school students with activities in electrical engineering, while simultaneously pursuing a competitive research career.

He was recognized this year by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his outstanding contributions as a student counselor and also by Arizona State University for his excellence in teaching.

However, this shift has not been reflected in schools, where ATAR is often seen as the ultimate goal for students and their families, a marker of school excellence and an indicator of course quality at universities.

In Against the Odds: How «At - Risk» Students Exceed Expectations (Jossey - Bass Publishers; Publication Date: December 1998), Janine Bempechat, an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, examines the lives of children who seem to defy the odds, giving parents, educators, and anyone interested in the well - being of children hope and inspiration as they strive for academic excellence in all our children.

Kamras: A quality teacher, in my view, is someone who: 1) knows his / her subject matter with great proficiency; 2) has the demonstrated capacity — as measured by quantifiable student achievement — to share that knowledge with children; 3) holds all children, regardless of background, to the highest of standards of excellence; 4) leads by taking full responsibility for his / her students» achievement; and 5) inspires students to pursue dreams they never imagined.

As such, I thought it would be an apt name for an online endeavor which aims to challenge students toward intellectual excellence through competitive activity.

«Nicole Paulet Piedra embodies the qualities that distinguish students in the International Education Policy Program: professional excellence, passion for education as an avenue towards greater justice, and the relentless creation of avenues for global collaborations on behalf of empowering students to become architects of their lives,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

Recognized in July 2005 by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the «New Voices» in higher education, Long has received numerous awards and recognitions including the National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2002 - 2004 and the Robert P. Huff Golden Quill Award for excellence in research and published works on student financial assistance in 2008.

Above all, we need a new policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling on achievement even as it also lifts the floor.

«Alyssa Chan exemplifies well the qualities that distinguish students and graduates of the International Education Policy Program: a strong commitment to expanding educational opportunity for the most disadvantaged children around the world, an extraordinary ethic of hard work and rigorous pursuit of academic excellence, and an understanding of leadership as service to others,» says Professor Fernando Reimers, director of IEP.

Achieving a vision of excellence for all students continues to elude most districts, even as we learn more about what such change looks like at the classroom level.

The only force standing in their way is the teachers union — «the champions of equity,» who «define solutions that drive excellence and success for all students,» as described by former NEA president Dennis Van Roekel in his keynote address to the Representative Assembly in July 2014.

To illustrate, the Milken Educator Award, given in the United States, identifies and selects outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers «as evidenced by effective instructional practices and student learning results in the classroom and school» or as evidenced by «accomplishments beyond the classroom that provide models of excellence for the profession» (Milken Family Foundation, n.d.).

Nonetheless, absent a more perfect method for identifying teacher excellence (e.g., teacher effectiveness indices as measured by teachers» effects on student academic growth), the research team chose to accept the risk of equating national teacher awards with teacher excellence.

As the recipient of six individual grants from the U.S. Department of Education (totaling $ 33.6 million), as well as three CDFI awards (totaling $ 3 million), CSDC has partnered with charter schools to develop over 6 million square feet of safe, affordable, state - of - the - art educational space across the country, providing access to academic excellence for more than 66,000 students so faAs the recipient of six individual grants from the U.S. Department of Education (totaling $ 33.6 million), as well as three CDFI awards (totaling $ 3 million), CSDC has partnered with charter schools to develop over 6 million square feet of safe, affordable, state - of - the - art educational space across the country, providing access to academic excellence for more than 66,000 students so faas well as three CDFI awards (totaling $ 3 million), CSDC has partnered with charter schools to develop over 6 million square feet of safe, affordable, state - of - the - art educational space across the country, providing access to academic excellence for more than 66,000 students so faas three CDFI awards (totaling $ 3 million), CSDC has partnered with charter schools to develop over 6 million square feet of safe, affordable, state - of - the - art educational space across the country, providing access to academic excellence for more than 66,000 students so far.

[provided as PDF and linked here] We invite you to join us on this journey to Build a Community of Trust through Racial Awareness with the hopes that this experience will lead you and your participants to a greater understanding of race, a deeper need for advocacy, and eventually to a passionate drive to take action to improve school experiences to provide equity and excellence for each and every student.

This marks an important step along the path to implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in a way that allows the law to live up to its potential as a tool for enhancing educational excellence and equity.

The Broad Center, an organization at the forefront of expanding excellence and equity in urban public education, has recognized our CEO Ana Ponce as a leader who is working to produce real results for students and families.

As our students excel in Advanced Placement courses, thrive in dual - enrollment classes at local community colleges, and consistently reach an increasingly higher academic bar, they prove that there is no reason for alternative schools to expect anything less from their students than academic excellence.

The third and final phase of Kamras» plan is excellence, not only for the students, but the educators as well.

As an ambassador and educator, her goal is to inspire lifelong learning in her students, facilitate leadership and efficacy among her peers, and be an advocate for excellence in education.

«NSBA applauds lawmakers in the House and Senate for their commitment to passing a modernized law that preserves important federal cornerstones, such as equity and excellence, while establishing a «new federalism» in education policy — upholding local governance and creating a new federal - state - local partnership to ensure that states and local school board members are better positioned to provide all students with a world class public education,» stated Thomas J. Gentzel, Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.

As part of its vision to promote excellence in middle and high school leadership, NASSP, with financial support from a number of partners, annually recognizes principals, assistant principals, schools, students, and advisers from across the country for their leadership and for making positive, significant differences in our schools and communities.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today recognized 337 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2014 based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.

Now a K - 10 program garnering national recognition for excellence, it serves 446 students and expects to educate 700 as a K - 12 program by 2018.

The new evaluation system, which the TEA has been piloting for over a year, would replace the 20 - year old method known as Professional Development and Appraisal System, which consistently produced results reflecting over 95 % ratings of excellence among teachers in spite of student achievement.

During his tenure as a middle school principal, his school was recognized as a Michigan School to Watch for its academic excellence, social equity and developmental responsiveness, and for demonstrating significant gains in student learning.

the unification of New Orleans» schools offers yet another opportunity for the city to serve as an example of excellence in its lasting commitment to students.

Through the lens of both a teacher and school leader, I see RISE as a way to work as a team to recognize excellence and improve instruction for our students.

TDS provides onsite facilitation or contracted technical assistance to school leaders and teacher teams in creating a culture of high expectations for students as well as staff — one of collective commitment to excellence and shared responsibility for decisions, interventions, and outcomes.

The working draft of the framework defines teacher leadership as follows: «Teacher leaders transform their classrooms, schools, and profession, activating teacher growth and achieving equity and excellence for students.»

We also believe that we, our schools, districts and other committed partners in this work are equally responsible for ensuring quality and excellence as the standard for the services we provide our students.

Inland Empire School District Repeats as Finalist for Academic Prize The Corona - Norco Unified School District was named as a finalist Thursday for the prestigious Broad Prize, which honors academic excellence by minority and low - income students in urban districts across the nation.

«Meemic Insurance Company is honored to recognize Laura Chang for her passion and the endless contributions she has made in supporting not only student excellence, but also her role as a teacher - leader,» said Pamela R. Harlin, Director of the Meemic Foundation.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today recognized 269 schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overall academic excellence, or for making progress in improving student academic achievement levels.

These problems require concerted, science - informed, evidence - based efforts to adopt more personalized models for instruction as a component of strategies to promote excellence for all and mitigate the effects of adversity on student outcomes.

As the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), this law prioritizes excellence and equity for all students and educators.

Studying hard as a young woman is what prepared Michelle Obama to face the world's challenges, the United States» first lady told students Monday at a public school that Chile's government hopes will become a model for educational excellence in the...

Southern Education Foundation: Founded in 1867 as the George Peabody Education Fund, the Southern Education Foundation's mission is to advance equity and excellence in education for all students in the South, particularly low income students and students of color.

While DCFT struggles to find continued relevance as a privileged middleman between teachers and district leaders, the Board of Education now looks to shake off the AFT - organized backlash and focus ahead on reforms that raise the bar of excellence for students, and improve communication with parents.

Alexandria, VA (3/20/2014)-- ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, announced today the new Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model that is recommended as a strategy for improving students» health and learning in our schools.

Dr. Vladovic continued his quest for excellence as an administrator in the LAUSD Narbonne / San Pedro Cluster by working closely with school and district personnel to improve student achievement.

As Congressman Jared Polis crowed in a press release at the time, the meeting with Rhee was «an opportunity for Members to hear first - hand Rhee's experiences implementing reforms at the local level, discuss priorities moving forward, and collaborate on ways to better incentivize innovation and excellence in our schools to prepare students for college and jobs in the 21st century global economy.»

At MCPS we recognize the criticality of student and staff safety, and this report provides the road map for building on our existing infrastructure and practices as a part of our overall district plan for continued operational excellence.