Sentences with phrase «excellent education for students»

The state of Texas is required to provide an excellent education for all students.

This year's conference title is Onward: Excellence and Equity, grounding our conference offerings in the connected themes of excellent education for all students and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

AROS's work to organize for educational justice that guarantees excellent education for all students has already experienced some early wins that show real promise for further expansion.

However, the court could have taken this opportunity to remedy growing inequities that have resulted from the unwillingness of the state to pick up its share of the cost and provide excellent education for all students.

Addressing the state's persistent achievement gaps and ensuring a pathway to excellent education for all students, particularly those who are most vulnerable, led the Board's discussion about the new accountability system and new charter school regulations, which will be voted on during the Board's October meeting.

Unfortunately, decades of student achievement data reveal that the increasingly costly U.S. district school system does not provide an excellent education for all students.

With income inequality continuing to rise and wealth becoming increasingly concentrated at the top of the income distribution, it is more critical than ever for districts, states, and the federal government to take seriously their responsibility to provide an excellent education for all students.

Our conversations did not end with verbal reflection, but rather she provided a space to develop a genuine community of learners where we could learn from each other and have the difficult conversations that often impede a unifying understanding about the purpose of education and how to provide an excellent education for all students.

We know many schools that don't offer AP courses but offer an excellent education for their students.

Steve Fleischman reflects on how using research and evidence to provide an excellent education for every student was as important 50 years ago as it is today.

Having accurate and more reliable data will be integral to school board members as they craft policy to ensure an excellent education for every student.

Moving forward, we must all hold our community and elected leaders accountable for ensuring the promise of an excellent education for every student in New Orleans.

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Figueroa has provided an excellent, real - time model for ways knowledge of different food options can be a huge education opportunity, especially for lower income students.

Our aim is to ensure students have an intellectually rigorous, inspiring and excellent computer science education that equips them for progression into further education and a professional career.

In reality, there are many excellent special - education programs around the country, programs that provide highly qualified teachers for students with disabilities.

Equity - oriented groups that want as many students from disadvantaged groups as possible included in the accountability system, including the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Education Trust, have advocated for states to adopt a minimum n - size of 10, whereas since revoked Obama - era accountability regulations allowed states to choose any n - size up to 30.

It also opened my eyes to the tremendous power of hybrid leadership teams with both education expertise and business know - how to innovate and deliver excellent educational opportunities for students.

«My intense desire to see my school excel comes not only from an unwavering belief that all students deserve an excellent education, but also the unique role Sousa played in the civil rights movement,» said Kamras referring to a challenge to segregation at Sousa that culminated in Bolling v. Sharpe, the 1954 Supreme Court case that paved the way for the desegregation of all DC public schools.

Middle and high school students must be able to exceed standard reading levels in order to compete successfully in a 21st century global economy, says a report by the Washington - based Alliance for Excellent Education.

And nationally, the economic impact is clear: A 2011 analysis by the Alliance for Excellent Education estimates that by halving the 2010 national dropout rate, for example (an estimated 1.3 million students that year), «new» graduates would likely earn a collective $ 7.6 billion more in an average year than they would without a high school diploma.

This latest project has been an excellent example of collaboration between the public and private sectors and we look forward to working with the Education Funding Agency to deliver state of the art facilities to support its objectives for creating outstanding learning environments for students.»

Excellent resource for ELL, ESL, nonverbal, special education, and students with executive functioning issues.

Project Appleseed, a nonprofit advocacy organization for parent involvement in education, provides an excellent primer on the many types of performance assessments and their advantages, as well as strategies for improving student performance.

Among the pluses: Florida's excellent accountability system for schools; a longitudinal database containing student data from pre-K through age 20; a strong charter - school law; special - education vouchers; and a tax - credit program for corporate donations to private - school scholarship programs.

Maria Izolda Cela Coelho, the secretary of education of Ceará State in Brazil, says the seminar was an excellent opportunity for her to reflect on relevant issues of public education improvement, such as the promotion of high - quality learning among students, performance gap reduction between different social groups, and the implementation of curricula focused on the development of 21st - century skills.

This is not to say that ATAR is an ideal measure for selecting teacher education students; some applicants with relatively low ATARs can make excellent teachers.

Education Hell: Rhetoric vs. Reality is an excellent book study for school leaders and educational teams working to increase true student achievement and dispel the misinformation about schools so often disseminated as truth.

This internship offers an excellent opportunity for students interested in journalism and education policy to gain focused, supportive training and professional experience.

«It's imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,» says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education.

Description: An article co-written by Robert Lenz, cofounder and CEO of Envision Schools and Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former West Virginia governor, for the Huffington Post about how all students can meet the deeper learning bar set by Common Core.

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In her role as chief academic officer for Boston Public Schools, she is committed to eliminating racial achievement disparities while improving student learning results so that students of all races and cultures receive an equitable and excellent education that enables them to thrive and experience success in college, career and life.

Yet recent AIR research for the National Center on Education Statistics adds to the mounting evidence - base that shows students from poor and minority backgrounds are systematically shortchanged in their access to qualified, experienced, and excellent teachers.

What that demographic tends to seek for its children's education — besides the universal desiderata of «a solid core curriculum... an emphasis on... STEM education, and the development in students of good study habits, strong critical thinking skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills» — is schools that «offer vocational classes or job - related programs.»

In «The Common Core Takes Hold,» Robert Rothman of the Alliance for Excellent Education acknowledges a number of McShane's concerns: states» shrinking budgets will likely impact the funding necessary for implementation; there is little to no quality monitoring of the new resources that are being created; the new assessments — and the technology required to implement them — are hugely expensive; the public at large is poorly informed and their support for the standards is waning; and a significant drop in student test scores following implementation of Common Core - aligned assessments is a real concern.

In a brief we wrote with Christen Holly and Gillian Locke for the Center for American Progress, Giving Every Student Access to Excellent Teachers: A Vision for Focusing Federal Investments in Education, we suggest four ways the federal government can dramatically increase access to excellent teaching and transform the prExcellent Teachers: A Vision for Focusing Federal Investments in Education, we suggest four ways the federal government can dramatically increase access to excellent teaching and transform the prexcellent teaching and transform the profession:

We are an independent nonprofit committed to improving public education and advocating for excellent educational opportunities for all students.

The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC — based national policy, practice, and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, particularly those who are traditionally underserved, graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship.

For our 1.1 million students we hope that translates into ensuring our education system provides each child with the support and resources that they need to excel, and that teachers receive the professional development, autonomy and meaningful feedback they need to provide an excellent education for all our childrFor our 1.1 million students we hope that translates into ensuring our education system provides each child with the support and resources that they need to excel, and that teachers receive the professional development, autonomy and meaningful feedback they need to provide an excellent education for all our childrfor all our children.

The Alliance for Excellent Education report indicates that teachers are more likely to change their teaching practices and improve student learning in the presence of effective peers.

Throughout her career, Melissa has been dedicated to empowering both students and teachers to grow to ensure an excellent education for all.

Educators for Excellence envisions an equitable and excellent education system that provides all students the opportunity to succeed and elevates the teaching profession.

Students from disadvantaged communities are more likely to attend schools with substandard Internet connections, according to a November report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, nonprofit education policEducation and the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, nonprofit education policEducation by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission, nonprofit education policeducation policy groups.

«On behalf of the Board of Education, I congratulate our 17 commended schools, which we have recognized not only for their excellent levels of student achievement but also for closing achievement gaps and attaining high participation rates on state assessments.

With technology and creativity to enhance the learning process, students graduate with leadership skills and excellent preparation for continued education.

Join the Alliance for Excellent Education on December 7 for a series of panel discussions about the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), important lessons to learn from PISA 2015, and PISA's impact on the education systems of various cEducation on December 7 for a series of panel discussions about the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), important lessons to learn from PISA 2015, and PISA's impact on the education systems of various ceducation systems of various countries.

The Alliance for Excellent Education and the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy released a new case study on how three school systems are using the OECD Test for Schools, an assessment developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to monitor students» academic outcomes and inform shifts in policy and teacher practice to meet students» learning needs.

Manning, who has taught for 18 years, believes creating connections with students is essential to providing an excellent education and encourages her students to overcome their fears and seek out new experiences.

Notify each teacher, via e-mail, of each item in the General Appropriations Act and legislation that affects teachers, including, but not limited to, the Excellent Teaching Program, the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program, liability insurance protection for teachers, death benefits for teachers, substantive legislation, rules of the State Board of Education, and issues concerning student achievement.