Sentences with phrase «high school curriculum under»

The State Scholars Initiative has been a pet project of President Bush's and could guide the Department of Education in defining a «rigorous» high school curriculum under a bill now pending in Congress.

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The endless national initiatives, an overloaded and prescriptive curriculum and the range of high stakes national curriculum tests alongside the pressures of school performance tables have led to many feeling under constant pressure.

In the mid-1960s, David was instrumental in developing a high - school engineering literacy curriculum under the auspices of the National Science Foundation and in collaboration with colleagues from both academia and industry, according to the family statement.

However the letter to ministers warned that the risks for players aged under 18 are high, with many schools in the UK offering contact rugby as a compulsory part of the physical education curriculum from age 11 and upwards.

Under his leadership, Pomona created new academic departments and a new general studies curriculum, launch sustainability efforts, and increased outreach efforts to high school students from historically underrepresented groups.

Under the leadership of Charles Eliot, president of Harvard University, the committee undertook a broad and comprehensive exploration of the role of the high school in American life, concluding, significantly, that all public - high - school students should follow a college preparatory curriculum, regardless of their backgrounds, their intention to stay in school through graduation, or their plans to pursue higher education.

Notwithstanding the requirements of clause (b) of this subparagraph, members of the professional development team employed in or representing a school under registration review, pursuant to subdivision (p) of this section, including but not limited to teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists and parents, shall not be designated for appointment as prescribed in clause (b) of this subparagraph but shall instead be recommended by the chancellor for appointment by the board of education of the community school district in the case of community school districts, and appointed by the chancellor without being designated by any other party in the case of high school divisions, special education divisions and the chancellor's district.

In higher - performing districts, leaders did not expect improvement in lowperforming schools to occur merely by means of inputs required under federal and state policies (e.g., school choice, tutoring, prescribed needs assessments and schoolimprovement planning, curriculum audits, advice from external consultants).

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The agriculture incentive program, which subsidizes educational agencies that provide farm - based curriculum to some 74,000 students in 315 high schools statewide, is actually facing a nearly $ 8 million cut since local districts must match state funding, according to Aschwanden, a former member of the California State Board of Education under former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In our monograph entitled Building Towards Mastery, which is part of a series capturing practices and tools that support deeper learning for overage and under - credited adolescents at transfer schools across New York City, we share how Bronx Arena High School developed a mastery - based curriculum that empowered students to take ownership over their own learning, overcome their challenges, and achieve success in college and careers.

Last year, the New York Daily News illuminated the murky language of the pre-K debate by explaining that «high quality» typically denotes public school system - connected programs involving certified teachers who hold Bachelor's degrees, and operate under a state - approved curriculum, as opposed to the Obama administration's pre-K system of choice, Head Start.

According to FairTest, «(H) igh - stakes testing is far more likely to lower the quality of curriculum, instruction and school climate in schools serving children of color: Facing high - stakes test - based accountability under NCLB and state laws, schools narrow curriculum by reducing or dropping untested subjects.