Sentences with phrase «happening in a given school»

There's a strong correlation between lower socioeconomic status and lower test scores, so critics say the rankings are more a measure of poverty than anything else, and that test scores alone fail to tell the whole story of what's happening in a given school building.

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I agree that entrepreneurial education happens outside the school, but college, in addition to the education it gives you, also opens up a huge network of business contacts.

Rather, the court had struck down the Rhode Island statute primarily because of its own model of church - state separation and its own unsupported views of what was likely to happen in Rhode Island parochial school classrooms — although the record gave no indication that entanglement difficulties would accompany the salary - supplement program.

Give it a rest, because even a bully in a school yard would know that out of nothing nothing happens, but of course it would take the nerd to conceive what the bully would not get even perhaps at a ripe old age, that what was always before the something which lead to the «thing» on the bully's hand was the Infinite and that what's on the bully's hand can be infinitely divided, or that between the bully's pinky and thumb exists an infinity in itself, as is between the number 1 and another number 1 (one unit and another unit), which make 2, or that the bully's hand will at one infinitely minute point in time disolve into the INFINITE, give it a rest Tom, Tom with the spelling, since you can not comprehend what lays between the fine letters, let alone conceive the truth, and distill knowledge from the ore your inadequate imagination fails to mGive it a rest, because even a bully in a school yard would know that out of nothing nothing happens, but of course it would take the nerd to conceive what the bully would not get even perhaps at a ripe old age, that what was always before the something which lead to the «thing» on the bully's hand was the Infinite and that what's on the bully's hand can be infinitely divided, or that between the bully's pinky and thumb exists an infinity in itself, as is between the number 1 and another number 1 (one unit and another unit), which make 2, or that the bully's hand will at one infinitely minute point in time disolve into the INFINITE, give it a rest Tom, Tom with the spelling, since you can not comprehend what lays between the fine letters, let alone conceive the truth, and distill knowledge from the ore your inadequate imagination fails to mgive it a rest Tom, Tom with the spelling, since you can not comprehend what lays between the fine letters, let alone conceive the truth, and distill knowledge from the ore your inadequate imagination fails to mine.

It's a blast to give high - fives, participate with your kids and other kids in their day, and learn about what happens at school.

Support from other home schoolers can help us with this on - going learning, and when you have a more challenging day (which happens once in a while), it is also very useful to know other home schooling parents, who can help you with ideas and give you encouragement.

Whether you have concerns about school lunch or child nutrition happens to be a passion for you, joining your school districts local wellness policy committee could give you the opportunity to have a positive impact on school food for all of the school children in your area.

«We do not feel the University of Vermont study gives an accurate portrayal of what's happening in today's school meal programs.

He's cuddly and snuggly, he still gives me a kiss and a hug wherever I happen to be saying goodbye to him, even at school in front of his friends.

It is to give schools some time to adapt to the 1,353,675,343,543,843 changes that have happened in school lunch, breakfast, snacks, professional standards, and wellness policies that has happened in the past TWO YEARS.

He also spoke of a need for unity in New York City, where the privileged and disadvantaged alike are given a fair shot at economic success, good schools, affordable housing, and safe neighborhoods, and where people «don't have to worry about being stopped and frisked because you happen to be the wrong color.»

«What's happened is people have said they have had quite enough of austerity politics, they have had quite enough of cuts in public expenditure, underfunding our health service, underfunding our schools and our education service and not giving our young people the chance they deserve in our society.»

Picnic At Hanging Rock grips one like a vise, and is full of superb epiphanies: the thunderbolt moment when Michael, after searching the Rock alone, recovers from subsequent catatonia just long enough to thrust a piece of torn lace, from a girl's dress, into Albert's hand; the sudden, nervous volte - face when timorous Miss Lumley hands in her notice; the visit of the apparently recovered Irma, clad all in red, to the school gym, where her friends greet her first with hostile silence and then with a barrage of questions about what really happened, giving way to uncontrollable mass hysteria in the process.

«What's happened, in my opinion, is that there was little information given to locally elected school board members about these two issues,» said state schools Superintendent Sandy Garrett, who proposed the rule at a state board of education meeting on April 24.

When you start hearing parents talk that way and then they say, «But it's because of what happens in their school and because of what they're asked to do in their school and what they're given the opportunity to do in their school that their experience is not good enough and rich enough,» then you'll get the parental demand that will really drive all this.

This will only happen if we give people the right tools to become effective leaders and put in place in every school the best possible practice.»

«Having this essential piece of equipment in the school gives us the confidence should something unexpected happen and allows us to do our best in that situation.»

Education sociologist James Coleman is most often remembered for his 1966 report on the Equality of Educational Opportunity — a study that popularized the notion that students» family backgrounds and peers mattered more for their success than what happened in school and gave new momentum to efforts to desegregate America's schools.

«Given what is happening in the world today, it is high time that there is a Buddhist school that is focusing in a serious and significant way on peace,» Mr. Toyama said.

A study by Matt Chingos and Paul Peterson that was published in Ed Next in 2009 looked at what happened when for - profit firms, including Edison Schools, were given control of some public schools in PhiladSchools, were given control of some public schools in Philadschools in Philadelphia.

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What's happening is people in Murray Bridge want the experience that things like the school shop gives them, and they love that enterprise focus.»

The California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) has stood out, however, as one group trying to fill the data gap about what's happening in California's schools — and it's done its work in a nuanced way that gives a reasonably meaningful picture, not just high - level aggregate numbers.

In addition, he wrote, «Even the most careful research on a handful of campuses and a handful of matched schools could not give us a picture of what happens when models are used in hundreds of schools.&raquIn addition, he wrote, «Even the most careful research on a handful of campuses and a handful of matched schools could not give us a picture of what happens when models are used in hundreds of schools.&raquin hundreds of schools.»

Sitting on these committees can require a lot of extra time and effort, but give the teachers a voice in what is happening within their school.

Performance Matters brings together educator and student data in one integrated platform, giving you a holistic view of knowledge transfer happening inside every classroom and school in your district.

There is NO way a single general ed classroom teacher can give those kids the one - to - one assistance they MUST have, yet that is the picture of inclusion that is happening in some schools.

Accordingly, and also per the research, this is not getting much better in that, as per the authors of this article as well as many other scholars, (1) «the variance in value - added scores that can be attributed to teacher performance rarely exceeds 10 percent; (2) in many ways «gross» measurement errors that in many ways come, first, from the tests being used to calculate value - added; (3) the restricted ranges in teacher effectiveness scores also given these test scores and their limited stretch, and depth, and instructional insensitivity — this was also at the heart of a recent post whereas in what demonstrated that «the entire range from the 15th percentile of effectiveness to the 85th percentile of [teacher] effectiveness [using the EVAAS] cover [ed] approximately 3.5 raw score points [given the tests used to measure value - added];» (4) context or student, family, school, and community background effects that simply can not be controlled for, or factored out; (5) especially at the classroom / teacher level when students are not randomly assigned to classrooms (and teachers assigned to teach those classrooms)... although this will likely never happen for the sake of improving the sophistication and rigor of the value - added model over students» «best interests.»

Information is smoothly gathered from across member schools and sites, giving your district one central portal to collect and share all that is happening in your district.

As it happens, in nearly every state with tax - credit scholarships, at least one of the largest SGOs makes scholarships available to all or gives priority to lower - income students, including Arizona School Choice Trust, Georgia GOAL, Step Up for Students in Florida, the Network for Educational Opportunity in New Hampshire, and the Children's Scholarship Fund of Pennsylvania, among others.

«What's happening in New Orleans is you have schools that won't give up on their kids,» he said.

Every few weeks, WUWM education reporter Rachel Morello scans through her notes and gives us the scoop about what's happening in schools around the greater Milwaukee area.

This academy gave attendees the opportunity to meet and share with other charter school folks what is happening in their school, what challenges they face and what successes they have had.

Every few weeks, WUWM education reporter Rachel Morello will open up her notebook to give us the scoop about what's happening in schools around the greater Milwaukee area.

Every few weeks, WUWM education reporter Rachel Morello flips through her notebook to give us the scoop on what's happening in local schools.

Teachers should be given the resources to identify and prevent school violence before it ever happens, not be armed in a misguided effort that endangers even more bystanders as they attempt to shoot unstable students in a gunfight.

He asked Ms Ruane: «Given the fact that there is going to be a gap between 2008 and 2011, how does she intend to give some assurance to school principals and to parents as to what will happen in that period?»

This academy will give you the opportunity to meet and share with other charter school folks what is happening in your school, what challenges you face and what successes you have had.

By giving students school experiences and opportunities where more learning happens, they will have a greater chance to confidently and successfully navigate the transitions and challenges in their future, whether they matriculate from high school and go on to college or go straight into the workforce.

I suggest that there be some teacher adviser positions which serve to give feedback on what happens in a classroom, school building and how whatever topic is being discussed would... more»

Shortening teacher preparation into 30 instructional hours and 100 classroom hours certainly makes it easier for these schools to recycle teachers at a rapid clip while not having to worry about regulations requiring them to retain teachers whose preparation experiences make them far more likely to want to stay in the profession — and whose accumulated coursework and classroom experiences may give them ideas of their own about how teaching and learning happen that might contradict the in - house model.

Given the local influence on education in the United States, local policy is key to shaping what happens on the ground in school and communities.

In September, the state board will take an important step forward by establishing a new way to measure progress and identify problems in our schools and districts, giving parents, teachers and community members a better idea of what is happening at their schoolIn September, the state board will take an important step forward by establishing a new way to measure progress and identify problems in our schools and districts, giving parents, teachers and community members a better idea of what is happening at their schoolin our schools and districts, giving parents, teachers and community members a better idea of what is happening at their schools.

Anyone who thinks about assessment will recognize that a child's performance on any given assessment is the cumulative expression of all their prior learning, not just what happened that year or in that school.

PIQE provides in - depth parent trainings that help raise awareness about what is happening in their child's school, and gives tips — like how to request a translator or be effective at teacher meetings — that help move parents from awareness to active supporter for their child's learning.

The annual LEAD Conference gives school and district leaders a chance to share and discuss effective practices happening every day in Tennessee schools.

They gave examples such as, well, they felt like they were more aware of what was happening in the schools, they felt like there was better communication among the school's staff and with them about the activities involving their youngster - their youngster's progress, and they felt like they were more connected to that academic program with more engagement.

Au contraire, it has led education policy makers to come up with ever - more - costly and damaging changes in educational practices to what is ultimately a non-educational problem — a problem that can not be solved by the schools no matter how much money Congress or state legislatures vote to give local school districts in the name of equity or compensation for the low - income students they happen to enroll.

Everything that could possibly happen or go wrong at any given moment in a school falls on the shoulders of the principal.

Better action happens in schools where adults can share their practice, give and receive useful feedback, work collaboratively, and expose, explore and reshape deeply held ideas about students, teaching and learning, and the purpose of schooling.