Sentences with phrase «flexible school choice»

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«They are also penalised by the negative culture in too many schools towards requests for flexible working and the punitive financial impact of accessing their pension before 68 mean teachers have little choice but to work until they drop.»

He said: «It is our view that the choice of subjects should be more flexible to allow schools to have greater freedom in how they tailor the curriculum to the individual needs of each pupil.

73 percent of respondents said they would be more inclined to support the requirement if the subject choice was more flexible, and 74 per cent indicated that their school does not have enough teachers in the EBacc subjects, highlighting the current issue of teacher shortages across the country.

The blended - learning environment in Los Altos schools allows for seamless targeted intervention and flexible groupings, as well as real collaboration among students — all of which allows them to exercise their own student voice and choice.

On the importance of government, for example, Brian Eschbacher, executive director of Planning and Enrollment Services in Denver Public Schools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confiSchools, described policies and systems in Denver that help make choice work better in the real world: a streamlined enrollment system to make choosing easier for families, more flexible transportation options for families, a common performance framework and accountability system for traditional and charter schools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools to ensure all areas of a city have quality schools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools, and a system that gives parents the information they need to choose schools confischools confidently.

The RAND study focuses on three key variables that schools focused on to varying degrees — flexible pacing, student choices to personalize learning, and evaluation based on evidence of proficiency.

What teachers need to know is that school choice does not threaten the teaching profession but improves it — creating more professional environments in which to work, flexible schedules, or opportunities to teach in a less bureaucratic setting such as a charter school.

Baumgartner, Lipowski, and Rush (2003) studied a program to improve reading achievement among elementary and middle school students using differentiated instructional strategies, including flexible grouping, student choice of learning tasks, self - selected reading time, and access to a variety of texts.

At this middle school, technology facilitates self - paced learning, flexible grouping, and greater student choice in presenting learning.

Expanding school choice for all families would shift how we presently fund public education from the «taxes - > public schools only» model to a «taxes - > families (in the form of education savings accounts (ESAs) or flexible vouchers)- > one or many educational options» model.

Reflecting on the school's work toward this goal, Principal Hazel Joseph said, «The challenge is to create a flexible schedule that gives students more choices while providing additional support to students that need it.»

John Parker is Digital Learning Specialist at Buncombe County Schools in North Carolina where they have embarked on a journey that is designed to transform their school library media centers into flexible learning spaces that are earmarked by designs that encourage choice and voice for our students.

They are students seeking credit recovery, wanting to improve their qualifications for scholarships, working to graduate early, taking a class unavailable at their local school, looking for courses specifically designed for students with disabilities or learning challenges, pursuing career goals, struggling with health or family problems, seeking flexible schedules, needing classroom choices, supplementing their regular classes, and working toward a GED as an adult.

These marketing techniques not only discourage (and in some cases, preclude) some students from even applying; they also paint a dishonest picture of K12 academy schools as flexible, successful alternative choices to district schools, despite the troves of evidence to the contrary.

The solutions that are evolving are beginning to look more flexible and accommodating to different preferences and approaches to research than the book - or - database choice I was introduced to in law school.

Everything about the class from the easy to understand and humorous lessons to the flexible format in completing the class makes choosing MyImprov.com as your traffic school the obvious choice.

Qualitative research studies suggest numerous ways to improve access — defined as the opportunity for children and families to participate and fully experience the benefits of a programme, affordability, suitability and sufficient quality — to early childhood services for Aboriginal children and their families.24 Some examples include: provision of transport; locating services in areas where other daily activities occur (eg, schools); provision of low - cost or no - cost services; employing, training and retaining Aboriginal staff; provision of culturally competent and secure services; community involvement in the planning and delivery of services; and provision of flexible, comprehensive and continuous services.24 Although some Aboriginal families prefer to use mainstream instead of Aboriginal - specific services, choice is another facilitator of access.24 Furthermore, it remains unknown as to whether mainstream early childhood services with proven effectiveness in non-Aboriginal populations confer the same benefits to Aboriginal children.