Sentences with phrase «high poverty communities»

A new landmark study finds that community schools are effective at improving educational outcomes for children in high poverty communities.

Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of early language and literacy interventions for children from high poverty communities.

I served for 37 years in public education, serving students in inner city high poverty communities.

82 % of schools closed are in high poverty communities.

Better Education Institute, a non-profit organization focused on effective education programs in high poverty communities across New Jersey and founded by philanthropists David Tepper and Alan Fournier, is acting as the lead financial sponsor of the program and has committed more than $ 3 million to JCLI to date.

The lower court ruling last September — which failed to require full funding for education — has ironically opened the door to destructive state budget proposals that would undermine schools throughout Connecticut, including in numerous high poverty communities.

CEA leaders said that teacher evaluation should reinforce the goal of respecting the potential of every student, recognizing a teacher's desire for continuous improvement, and avoiding unintended consequences — such as discouraging the recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers in schools that serve high poverty communities.

Building bridges from high poverty communities, to schools, to productive citizenship: A holistic approach to addressing poverty through exceptional educational leadership.

One significant victory in that battle was last year's passage of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act which, among other things, uses Medicaid data to directly certify children for free and reduced price meals; helps states improve the certification process for school meal aid; allows universal free meals for students in high poverty communities; and expands USDA authority to support meals served to at - risk children in after school programs.

When students in high poverty communities are three times as likely to be taught by an unsatisfactory teacher than a student in a low poverty community, this is a fight for equity.

We went from 2 schools over 800 to 14 schools over 800 in the highest poverty community in this valley.

With support from our generous donors, we recruit, train, and develop teachers to expand learning opportunities for kids in some of our highest poverty communities.

Our high school serves approximately 300 students from all Wards in Washington D.C., but with a high population (85 %) of students from Wards 7 and 8, traditionally underserved and high poverty communities in the District.

This finding flies in the face of mounting evidence of poorly funded and resourced public schools throughout the state, especially in high poverty communities.