Sentences with phrase «highest academic gains»

As a result, her students see some of the highest academic gains.

As a Los Angeles native, she is determined to help the community reach higher academic gains to close the achievement gap.

Even higher academic gains were evident among student subgroups if their schools had more library staff, larger library collections, and greater access to technology, databases, and the library itself.

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Some of Canada's highest - earning professionals have been reaping large tax gains for decades by splitting income with their spouses using private corporations, but the practice has fallen into a «dark corner» of tax rules and has received little government scrutiny, according to a new academic study.

The period which followed, initiated by well - meaning and believing administrators of the first generation, was a time of high morale, because academic standards and aspirations were on the rise, funding and prestige were up, and the residual religious atmosphere was durable enough (even somewhat more sophisticated) to reassure the reformers that the intellectual gain had been without religious loss.

The academics also observed: «Interestingly, most interviewees felt that a high proportion of players who ultimately gained professional contracts compensated for technical, tactical or physical limitations through being mentally tough, and thus mental toughness, rather than technical skill, was a better indicator of who would progress.»

Fathers» involvement in parenting is associated with positive cognitive, developmental, and socio - behavioural child outcomes such as improved weight gain in preterm infants, improved breastfeeding rates, higher receptive language skills, and higher academic achievement [33].

On topic questions included: what defines a «community school», whether community schools are only located in low - income neighborhoods, whether there is a plan to extend universal pre-K to three year olds, how much more expensive community schools are to operate than «regular» schools, why was the UFT not at this announcement, whether academic gains are expected from community schools and how will such gains be measured, what programs are added to «regular» schools as they are converted into «community» schools, potential changes to the admissions process for specialized high schools and whether the seats announced today are new programs or new spaces.

In this article, experts from academic, government, and industrial settings describe the skills in highest demand and techniques for gaining the best job.

Typical fears underlying academic performance anxiety or exam performance anxiety are: Fear of not gaining admission to a high profile University, fear of disappointing parents, fear of failing in life, fear of accomplishing less than our friends or siblings etc..

This follows IFS research which found that support for a one - year breakfast programme in disadvantaged schools delivered similar academic benefits to universal free school meal provision (though the gains were higher in Year 2 than Year 6).

The federal government's own comprehensive analysis of Title I, mandated by Congress, conducted by RAND among others, and published in 2007 after several years of NCLB experience, found the largest academic gains since 2000 and 2003 among students in high - poverty schools.

Within a single academic year, these high school tutors show, on average, two years of reading gains.

Each school will be given grades in six areas: (i) pupil academic progress (gain scores); (ii) pupil attainment (of particular academic goals); (iii) the narrowing of gaps of high and low pupils in particular categories (low SES, minority, gender); (iv) parent opinions of the school's quality; (v) teacher and staff opinions of the school quality; and (vi) pupil opinions of the school quality.

Despite facing higher academic standards and budget cuts, urban schools are continuing to see gains on assessments in reading and mathematics, a national study released last week has found.

Children who attend high - quality state preschool programs with well - trained teachers make significant academic gains, regardless of their families» economic status, according to a new study.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

But skeptics warned that the academic gains made by retained students would diminish over time and that they would ultimately be less likely to complete high school: nationwide, students who are unusually old for their grade are far more likely to drop out.

But a new study from SRI Education suggests a dramatic pass - through effect to students as well: When new teachers are part of a high - quality mentorship program, their students experience major academic gains.

Those with the highest «grit» scores, as she calls them — with the most persistence — turned out to be the best teachers, based on the academic gains of their students.

The proposal, which would be rolled into the administration's still - emerging plan for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, would for the first time link the law's flagship Title I program to a push for higher academic standards that has gained new national momentum.

Linda Nathan is a former teacher and the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy, an arts - focused public high school that has gained widespread attention for its unconventional methods and strong academic record.

A 2017 study in Germany has shown academic tracking school students with «considerably higher intelligence score gains» than their non-tracking and comprehensive school compatriots.

Under Dr. Avossa's four years at the helm, Fulton County Schools achieved dramatic academic gains, earning the district the highest graduation rate of Georgia's large school systems.

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.

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They also measure high on innovation meaning they have a diverse array of school models, and on quality meaning their charter schools are showing strong academic gains.

All of the available data provide a wake - up call for researchers and policymakers to renew their commitment to high school students and ensure that the academic gains that elementary and middle schools have produced are not squandered.

The report outlines that students who fully participate in high - quality ASES or 21st CCLC after school program gain the equivalent of up to an extra 90 days of school, and experience positive impacts on academic achievement, attendance and positive behaviors, health and nutrition, STEM learning, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

«The [Tulane] authors also report that the [academic] gains were not equal across groups: white students gained more than black students from the reforms,» according to the NEPC, also noting that a large - scale out - migration of higher income students may have resulted in inflated growth scores for the charter schools.

2003 — CEI - PEA launched Project BOOST to provide academic, social and cultural enrichment to under - achieving fourth through eighth - grade students with the ultimate goal of helping them gain admission to quality high schools.

Naturally, schools with high test scores show the smallest academic gains, while schools with low test scores show the largest academic gains.

The network has already gained some high profile supporters including, among many others, Dame Alison Peacock, Chief Executive of the newly formed National College of Teaching, and leading academics from Cambridge University.

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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.

While some gains in students» academic outcomes have been achieved, no schools have budged much higher than the bottom five percent and the school takeovers have rankled parents who say that management has failed to get community support or take the time to truly understand the needs of their students.

Research also shows that the academic gains students achieve with high arts participation are greatest for struggling, low - income students at the most risk of academic failure.

The annual scholarship report from the Louisiana Department of Education found that the Scholarship Program continues to successfully empower parents to choose educational options best suited for their child, scholarships children are making academic gains, and accountability standards are working — ensuring children attend high - quality schools.

While experiencing great gains in student academic achievement, Reynoldsburg Junior High School has also gone through a significant organizational transformation.

While there is not a clear causal effect between a teacher's own academic record and his or her ability to achieve the kinds of learning gains that help students excel, most studies do find a correlation between higher GPA and teacher effectiveness.43 Taken in aggregate with other factors, such as experience and rank of undergraduate school, some studies have found larger positive impacts, especially for math achievement.44 For this reason, a high GPA should not be the only factor that determines entry into the profession.

With high profile turnarounds operated by charter schools that have shown record gains or modest but steady cultural and academic improvement, the argument that charters can't serve local communities is ebbing.

Internal Teach For America data show that teachers who demonstrate a high W - 1 proficiency level are significantly more likely to achieve significant academic gains with their students than teachers who demonstrate a lower W - 1 proficiency.

They found students of compassionate or «high facilitative» teachers made «greater gains on academic achievement measures, including both math and reading scores, and present [ed] fewer disciplinary problems (McEwan 2002, 33 - 34).»

He raised his differentiation practices to a higher level by gaining intimate knowledge of each student's strengths, learning style, academic needs, affective needs, and the student's readiness for the tasks at hand.

Career and Technical Education (CTE)-- A set of learning experiences — both in and out of the classroom — that helps students gain the skills, technical capacity, academic foundation, and real - world knowledge they need to prepare for high - skill, high - demand, high - wage careers.

These full - time professionals bring experiences from a wide array of higher education areas (including student affairs, academic affairs, health and wellness, development, admissions, financial aid, and professional schools) to their coursework and gain the theory to complement their practice.

«Today's report boasts academic gains for children who were previously trapped in underperforming schools and holds scholarship schools to highest standard.»

Second Look: For schools below the first three criteria, CCSA offers a «second look» process whereby schools may submit additional evidence of student academic gains that may demonstrate higher levels of growth than what is seen at other schools.

Almost every high - performing charter network in the country, from KIPP to Achievement First, uses significantly more scheduled time to achieve impressive academic gains, and many public schools, spurred by local initiatives, innovative state policies and federal leadership, are also adopting this promising practice.

In 2011, the school's Academic Performance Index (API) score shot up 82 points — a mammoth gain on the state's rating scale for schools, which goes from a low of 200 to a high of 1,000.