Not exact matches
All this despite the fact that private schooling doesn't actually yield better outcomes
for students, according to a recent Statistics Canada report (instead, the apparent
academic success of private school
student is due to their socioeconomic backgrounds).9 A UBC study also found that
students from public schools scored
higher in first - year university classes than their private school counterparts.10
WESTCHESTER & UPSTATE EF Academy International Boarding Schools 582 Columbus Ave., Thornwood, NY 10594 www.ef.edu/academy (914) 495-6028 EF Academy prepares
students not only
for academic success, but also
for true global citizenship through critical learning and unparalleled intercultural immersion in what amounts to a diverse United Nations - style
high school community.
Since 2003, Challenge
Success has partnered with over 150 middle and
high schools to implement policies and practices that increase
academic engagement and well - being
for their
students.
Our findings underscore the need
for supportive services in
higher education to integrate
student veterans into campus communities and refer them to mental healthcare resources toward improving their
academic success.»
Today, The Chronicle of
Higher Education ranks CCNY # 2 among public colleges with the greatest
success in ensuring the social mobility of our
student body; at the same time the Center
for world University Rankings places it in the top 1.2 % of universities worldwide in terms of
academic excellence.
A growing body of evidence suggests that providing
students with simplified information, reminders, and access to assistance during critical junctures, like FAFSA completion and the summer after
high school, can help
students navigate challenging bottlenecks and transition into collegiate environments where they've already shown the potential
for academic success.
The
success of the Massachusetts approach has important implications, especially as states roll out the new Common Core standards
academic goals
for what
students should be able to do in reading and math at each grade level to ensure
high school
students graduate ready
for the demands of
higher education and the 21st century workforce.
College - and career - prep curricula might look different, but the basic
academics required
for success in postsecondary life must be embedded in whatever curriculum a
high school
student pursues.
Kevin Hall: At a minimum, a
high - quality charter school produces a vast majority of
students who meet or exceed
academic standards regardless of their ethnic or socioeconomic background and who are well prepared
for postsecondary
success.
While PISA is a test of everyday knowledge, TIMSS measures performance on the sorts of
academic disciplines
students are normally taught in school, and which are often required
for success in
higher education.
Their children attend schools that are close to their homes, have
high academic expectations and provide the environment
for student success, and often enjoy a
high rate of parental involvement in the life of the school.
They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible
for the
highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad
success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand
for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways
for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school
students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim
for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible
for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in
academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.
; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible
for the
highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad
success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand
for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways
for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school
students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim
for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible
for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in
academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.
Annually measures,
for all
students and separately
for each subgroup of
students, the following indicators:
Academic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student succ
Academic achievement (which,
for high schools, may include a measure of
student growth, at the State's discretion);
for elementary and middle schools, a measure of
student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide
academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student succ
academic indicator;
for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency
for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or
student success; and
This meta - analysis of studies of
high - quality afterschool programs across the country illustrates the
academic, behavioral, and other gains
for students and their families and explains the factors that advance their
success.
They understand and actively work to eliminate gaps in school
success between different groups of
students, as measured by
academic achievement,
high school graduation rates, and preparation
for college and other postsecondary pursuits.
Academic Gains, Double the # of Schools: Opportunity Culture 2017 — 18 — March 8, 2018 Opportunity Culture Spring 2018 Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — March 1, 2018 Brookings - AIR Study Finds Large
Academic Gains in Opportunity Culture — January 11, 2018 Days in the Life: The Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader — November 30, 2017 Opportunity Culture Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — November 16, 2017 Opportunity Culture Tools
for Back to School — Instructional Leadership & Excellence — August 31, 2017 Opportunity Culture + Summit Learning: North Little Rock Pilots Arkansas Plan — July 11, 2017 Advanced Teaching Roles: Guideposts for Excellence at Scale — June 13, 2017 How to Lead & Achieve Instructional Excellence — June 6, 201 Vance County Becomes 18th Site in National Opportunity Culture Initiative — February 2, 2017 How 2 Pioneering Blended - Learning Teachers Extended Their Reach — January 24, 2017 Betting on a Brighter Charter School Future for Nevada Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017 Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support: Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix - area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of Higher Growth: N.C. Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
for Back to School — Instructional Leadership & Excellence — August 31, 2017 Opportunity Culture + Summit Learning: North Little Rock Pilots Arkansas Plan — July 11, 2017 Advanced Teaching Roles: Guideposts
for Excellence at Scale — June 13, 2017 How to Lead & Achieve Instructional Excellence — June 6, 201 Vance County Becomes 18th Site in National Opportunity Culture Initiative — February 2, 2017 How 2 Pioneering Blended - Learning Teachers Extended Their Reach — January 24, 2017 Betting on a Brighter Charter School Future for Nevada Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017 Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support: Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix - area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of Higher Growth: N.C. Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
for Excellence at Scale — June 13, 2017 How to Lead & Achieve Instructional Excellence — June 6, 201 Vance County Becomes 18th Site in National Opportunity Culture Initiative — February 2, 2017 How 2 Pioneering Blended - Learning Teachers Extended Their Reach — January 24, 2017 Betting on a Brighter Charter School Future
for Nevada Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017 Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support: Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix - area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of Higher Growth: N.C. Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
for Nevada
Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017
Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support: Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix - area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of
Higher Growth: N.C. Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas
for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities
for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
for State Leaders — July 29, 2016
High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies
for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools
for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the
Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround
Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision
For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Differe
For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing
High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Different?
Bridging the gap between
high school and college by using
high school assessments
for admissions and placement, providing feedback to
high schools on the college performance of their graduates, and holding postsecondary institutions accountable
for the
academic success of
students they admit;
A third report, Small
High Schools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy
for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with
student success: intermediary support, personal and
academic support, effective instructional practices, and college preparation.
i. Lahaderne, «Attitudinal and Intellectual Correlates of Attention: A Study of Four Sixth - grade Classrooms,» Journal of Educational Psychology 59, no. 5 (October 1968), 320 — 324; E. Skinner et al., «What It Takes to Do Well in School and Whether I've Got It: A Process Model of Perceived Control and Children's Engagement and Achievement in School,» Journal of Educational Psychology 82, no. 1 (1990), 22 — 32; J. Finn and D. Rock, «
Academic Success among
Students at Risk
for School Failure,» Journal of Applied Psychology 82, no. 2 (1997), 221 — 234; and J. Bridgeland et al., The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of
High School Dropouts (Washington, D.C.: Civic Enterprises, LLC, March 2006), https://docs.gatesfoundation.org/documents/thesilentepidemic3-06final.pdf.
Expressly designed
for the secondary teacher, Reading
for Academic Success will show you how to turn average and below - average
students into
high - achieving, thoughtful readers.
The goal of this study tour was
for participants to learn about schools that incorporate rigorous
academics, deeper learning experiences,
higher order skills, and innovative and effective practices to create personalized learning experiences and prepare
students for college and career
success.
English is introduced gradually into the curriculum, and all
students receive
high - quality instruction centered on
academic success through the integration of the Spanish and English language instruction with the goal
for students to become bi-literate by fifth grade.
The science continues to show how
high quality, nourishing food sets
students up
for academic success, helps improve attention and focus during the school day, sow a greater appreciation and respect
for food, and most importantly lays the foundation
for life long healthy habits.
Celebrating its 15th year of
success, this STEM - focus charter school has
high academic rigor and expectations
for students while providing a well - rounded college - preparatory education.
El Camino Real Charter
High School (ECRCHS) is dedicated to providing support
for student success in our
academic programs.
Central to this cause is support
for effective implementation of
higher academic standards in English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and other subjects that reflect the knowledge, skills, and practices that
students need to be prepared
for success in college and careers.
The
high performing public charter school sets a
high academic bar
for students, and believes — given the right tools — all
students can achieve
success.
High academic standards are critical
for the
success of our
students and to ensure we prepare them to compete in a global marketplace.
Holding all
students to
high academic standards that prepare them
for success in college and careers.
Research shows clearly that
high quality teachers make a very large difference in the
academic success of their
students, more so
for low income
students.
Overview The goal of this study tour is to learn how schools are integrating more robust
academic content,
higher - order skills, and
academic mindsets practices with career education as they prepare
students for postsecondary
success.
«Extensive research has shown that
students who build strong biliteracy skills (in English and one or more other languages) have
higher academic success, a foundation
for increased salary earnings, and stronger cognitive skills as they grow older,» Jan Gustafson - Corea CEO of the California Association
for Bilingual Education said in a press release supporting Lara's bill.
Both educators and the public are beginning to better understand that
success for our
students, beyond
high school and through college and careers, means that teaching and learning must focus on more than just core
academic content — and that
students do not gain social and emotional competencies at the expense of rigorous
academics.
Acero Schools
High School / Teachers know that they are responsible
for the
academic growth of their
students, and they are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure
success.
The mission of East Light Academy is to prepare its
students for success in the modern society through English - Mandarin bilingual education that features language immersion,
high academic expectations, and cultural diversity awareness.
She hopes to pursue an
academic career and also continue to do research on programs and interventions in
high school and college contexts that promote
academic persistence and
success for low - income and working class
students of color.
As a member of the task force, I am excited
for the opportunity to join my colleagues in making recommendations to craft a new structure to improve California's education system focused on inclusive education practices,
high expectations
for students and education leaders, and providing evidence - based instruction and learning supports so that all
students have an opportunity to learn the standards in all core subject areas, which will ultimately lead to increased accountability and
academic success for all.
After Generations of Failure, a School and Its
Students Head
for Success Jordan
High has made big strides in
academic performance.
Prepare
students for academic success in
high school and post-secondary education.
The mission of KIPP Vision Primary is to empower all
students with the character, scholarly habits, and
academic skills critical
for becoming leaders in their communities and essential
for success in top quality middle schools,
high schools, colleges and the competitive world beyond.
YPI Valley Public Charter
High School's mission is to prepare students for academic success in high school; as well as, post-secondary education and careers, prepare students to be responsible and active participants in their community, and enable students to become life - long learn
High School's mission is to prepare
students for academic success in
high school; as well as, post-secondary education and careers, prepare students to be responsible and active participants in their community, and enable students to become life - long learn
high school; as well as, post-secondary education and careers, prepare
students to be responsible and active participants in their community, and enable
students to become life - long learners.
To download a free copy of Men of Color: Ensuring the
Academic Success of Latino Males in Higher Education or to learn more about IHEP and its other programmatic efforts helping to increase college access and success for underserved student populations, visit the organization's Web site at www.ih
Success of Latino Males in
Higher Education or to learn more about IHEP and its other programmatic efforts helping to increase college access and
success for underserved student populations, visit the organization's Web site at www.ih
success for underserved
student populations, visit the organization's Web site at www.ihep.org.
Nor did Vallas mention the Mentoring
for Academic Achievement and College
Success (MAACS) program, a long - time effort in which «MAACS pairs
high school
students in all three Bridgeport public
high schools with college mentors from local colleges and universities.
Our Vocabulary Workshop programs are the leaders in their category, known as trusted resources that help
high - achieving
students expand their vocabularies, improve word acquisition skills, and prepare
for standardized tests and
academic success in college.
The Alliance
for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC - based national policy and advocacy organization that works to improve national and federal policy so that all
students can achieve at
high academic levels and graduate from
high school ready
for success in college, work, and citizenship in the twenty - first century.
Known
for its «
high expectations» and strict disciplinary practices, the
academic outcomes of
Success Academy
students have indeed been remarkable.
EL has 20 years of experience developing the capacity of new and veteran teachers to strive
for the expanded definition of
student success - a vision that combines rigorous
academics with critical
higher order thinking skills - laid out by the Common Core State Standards.
Therefore, a well - resourced classroom is critical
for developing positive qualities such as perseverance, internal locus of control, and
high self - efficacy that prepare
students for better
academic performance and life
success.
Project LIVE & Achieve is a comprehensive program bringing schools, community groups, and faith organizations together to promote non-violence,
academic success,
high expectations and community involvement, with the main goal being to decrease violence impacting New Orleans youth and to strive
for higher academic outcomes
for students.