Sentences with phrase «growth of any urban district»

Her tenure was marked by consecutive years of enrollment growth, an increase in graduation rates, improvements in student satisfaction and teacher retention, increases in AP participation and pass rates, and the greatest growth of any urban district on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) over multiple years.

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The CORE Districts are a collaboration of large urban school districts in California that began measuring social - emotional skills, including Growth Mindset, as part of an innovative multiple - measures data system under a No Child Left Behind flexibilityDistricts are a collaboration of large urban school districts in California that began measuring social - emotional skills, including Growth Mindset, as part of an innovative multiple - measures data system under a No Child Left Behind flexibilitydistricts in California that began measuring social - emotional skills, including Growth Mindset, as part of an innovative multiple - measures data system under a No Child Left Behind flexibility request.

In a new paper, «Stress in Boom Times: Understanding Teachers» Economic Anxiety in a High Cost Urban District,» [3] authors Elise Dizon - Ross, Emily Penner, Jane Rochmes and I, build on an economic survey of Americans conducted by Marketplace Edison Research to better understand the economic anxiety of teachers in San Francisco, as a case for better understanding the impact of fast economic growth on professionals in fields in which salaries do not keep pace.

Over the past seven years, the district has posted record enrollment increases (with a higher rate of enrollment growth than any other major urban school district in the country) and increased its four - year graduation rate by over 25 percentage points.

And a still - newer 2015 CREDO analysis, examining charter schools in 41 urban communities, found them, on average, achieving 40 additional days of learning growth in math and 28 days in reading compared to matched peers in district schools.

Among the 21 mostly low - performing urban districts participating in the urban NAEP test in recent years, Detroit experienced growth that was below the group average growth, even though many of these districts were not undergoing any major governance reforms.

The appeal for a fair funding formula that accounts for the growth of mostly urban districts that are less affluent and more diverse is the strongest call yet to fix a problem that started three decades ago.

This report highlights growth in U.S. Latino students» reading scores over the last decade, using scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading assessment to compare progress across states and major cities, and for some major urban school districts.

The districts on the list range from systems in growing suburban pockets, to countywide districts that cover huge expanses of territory with wide disparities in income and resources, to crowded urban districts that have to cope with both the deterioration of aging facilities and the construction of new schools to accommodate growth.

While the growth of charters has mostly been in large urban districts, in 14 of those cities, such as San Antonio, Detroit, and Philadelphia, charters now enroll at least 30 percent of children in public schools.

Beginning with the introduction of charter schools in the early 1990's, along with the expansion of choice options in many urban districts, a growing community of parents and educators seeking alternatives to conventional public schooling continues to fuel exponential growth in the public Montessori sector.

Located in one of Catalonia's busiest trade fair areas, the Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel is an urban retreat in the midst of a district of momentous growth and activity.

For while the large urban public defender and district attorneys offices have been a mainstay of employment for graduates of American law schools since the war on crime began in the late»60s, the long war may be winding down (at least in growth terms).

* Urban, suburban or rural * Commute time * School districts * Desirable neighborhoods * Proximity to the airport * Proximity to restaurants and retail * Access to major highways and thoroughfares * Access to public transportation * Health care facilities * Parks and recreation * Length of time you plan to live in the home (I am knowledgeable about growth trends and projections that could affect your investment.)

General Growth Properties Inc. is emphasizing its expansion in street retail in top U.S. shopping districts with its biggest urban deal, the purchase of half the Crown Building on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.