Sentences with phrase «for underserved students»

First of all, I feel incredibly fortunate to have an amazing and supportive wife who shares my passion for improving educational opportunities for underserved students.

These programs are typically for underserved student populations (first generation college - bound, low - income, and underrepresented minorities).

Across our states, we fight to ensure that the policies and investments made on state and local levels are focused on improving outcomes for underserved students.

Because of this system, there is little incentive for districts and schools to focus on raising achievement for underserved student groups.

In particular, charter schools provide high - quality options for underserved students.

The goal of the curriculum is to produce graduates who exhibit rigorous teaching in combination with critical and innovative thinking in order to identify and close opportunity gaps for underserved students around the world.

Additionally, they will investigate the role of community colleges in facilitating increased access and success in postsecondary attainment for underserved students.

When states create statewide academic standards, collect information about whether students are meeting those standards, and use that information to improve outcomes, they can get better results for underserved students.

Add to the equation a site that accommodates two schools focused on academic performance for underserved students, and you have a recipe for success.

As with much of his other work, the study added nuance (and a reality check) to conversations about how education policy can effectively expand opportunity for underserved students.

Alum Ethan Gray's interest in education reform led him to The Mind Trust, an organization, as he says, «dedicated to dramatically improving public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs...»

We recently released our report highlighting the top schools for underserved students in the Bay Area.

But his interest in education reform led him soon after to The Mind Trust, an organization, as Gray says, «dedicated to dramatically improving public education for underserved students by empowering education entrepreneurs to develop or expand transformative education initiatives.»

In just one of many examples, Matt Barnum, an education reporter for Chalkbeat, described on Twitter how he tried to get some questions answered from DeVos and her entourage when they visited Indiana for a convention of school - choice advocates and a drop - in at a parochial school for underserved students.

In the 25 years since Minnesota passed the first charter school law, these publicly funded but privately operated schools have become a highly sought - after alternative to traditional public education, particularly for underserved students in urban areas.

In seeking to remove achievement barriers for underserved students, Camp Summit includes the following components:

Both schools have been incubated by The Mind Trust, the Indianapolis education nonprofit that aims to expand educational opportunity and educational equity for underserved students in Indianapolis.

Strong, recent research shows that increased funding by the states has contributed to both improved student performance and lifetime outcomes, especially for underserved students (Jackson, 2016; Lafortune, 2016).

Consistent with that, Cohn said all four hires have what he and the board want — «a passion and commitment to equity and serving the underserved and a belief in the right drivers of reform,» including improving instruction, building collaboration among teachers and administrators and rapport with parents, and focusing on services for underserved students.

Because of the organization's ability to investigate innovative research questions, educate policymakers and key constituents on a wide array of topics, and demonstrate consistent leadership in the field, IHEP is recognized as a formidable advocate for underserved students.

In a statement, Fisher said he supports charter schools «because I want to increase public educational options for underserved students as well as to strengthen the overall public - school system.»

Since its inception 20 years ago, CSDC's mission has been to support quality school choice for underserved students by developing and financing affordable charter school facilities.

Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC) is a non-profit charter school management organization designed to significantly increase college entrance and graduation rates for underserved students in Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.

The Urban League, Project GRAD, Centro Hispano and Knox County Schools worked to promote advocacy and engagement efforts generating deeper support for educational equity, opportunity and excellence to improve educational outcomes for underserved students of color in Knox County.

CT3's work has influenced best practices in turnaround education and increases educational access for underserved students.

Yanov's words reached Harrison, «at the heart,» he says, and subsequently led to a shift in his career from marketing to student advocacy for underserved students.

The deputy chief of equity for Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, Calif., discusses improving school ecosystems for underserved students.

The Council's eighteen members from academia, industry, and policy assessed current practices in early education and elementary school teaching and have designed a professional development «blueprint» to advance the use of effective digital media in teaching and learning, with a special emphasis on instruction for underserved students.

Last year, thousands of parents and community groups across California used our district report cards to learn how their districts stacked up against the state's top performers for underserved students,» Dr. Arun Ramanathan, executive director of The Education Trust - West, said in a statement.

X State aid for underserved students, such as low - income and English learner students, must reflect actual costs.

Their commitment to increasing educational access and improving educational opportunities for underserved students often drives their dedication to working with Steppingstone Scholars.

Improvements to the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act must be made for underserved students, argues E4E co-founder Evan Stone (The Hechinger...

She lives each day with a reminder that «Si Se Puede» and sees no barriers to what the future holds for underserved students who also believe in higher learning.

The city should implement that proposed regulation, although it shouldn't wait until middle school because by then, as Alina writes, it's too late for underserved students: they've lost their shot at educational equity.

This is most important for underserved students and those who don't fit our traditional definitions of giftedness.

Access to a more rigorous curriculum for underserved students can bridge gaps by equipping students with the deeper learning skills they need to be college ready.

He led art education programs for underserved students through Queens College and local community programs, and implemented a groundbreaking model for teaching art in prisons.

In 1968, he begins teaching at Queens College in the SEEK program, which offers academic support for underserved students.

The Magna Awards, supported by Sodexo, honor districts across the country for programs that break down barriers for underserved students.

The problem with the direction Sizer wants is that, for a variety of reasons, good intentions and localized accountability have proved an insufficient guarantee of equity for underserved students.

Strong, recent research shows that increased funding has contributed to both improved student performance and lifetime outcomes, especially for underserved students (Jackson, 2016; Lafortune, 2016).