Sentences with phrase «huge achievement gaps»

Huge achievement gaps at the middle and high school level in particular show need for changes in policy, teacher training... read more

«The continuing story is that only about 40 percent of our students are on track and there still remain huge achievement gaps,» state school board President Andrew Smarick was quoted by The Baltimore Sun, when the PARCC scores were first released over the summer.

«We didn't know it was this bad»: New ACT scores show huge achievement gaps washingtonpost.com/local/educatio...

But we still have huge achievement gaps.

There is a huge achievement gap because schools are being pressured into doing well on the test and not worried bout our kids learning the basics of all core areas.

Not exact matches

And given the high cost of college and the huge gaps in achievement between those who make the most of their time as undergrads and those who flounder, the stakes for getting it right are pretty high.

At a time when other federal and state policies are focused on achievement, school results, and the narrowing of learning gaps, why do we carve out a huge subpart of K — 12 education for a program that's still centered on inputs and services?

The impact of this simple intervention was huge, with a precipitous drop in student stress and an associated 40 percent drop in the achievement gap between African American and European American students on the test.

«That's the first time they looked at pre - and post-test data for the summer and found, «Oh, this is a huge problem for our kids and it reflects an achievement gap that we know exists,»» a city staff member recalled.

«During my internship, I learned about the huge Latino and black achievement gap.

So, with New York City public school students returning next month, * the question is: Why isn't more being done to bring students of different races together in the most racially and ethnically diverse city in the country, one where the public schools have had little success closing a huge racial achievement gap?

We have a huge opportunity and moral imperative to better serve our most vulnerable students by addressing achievement gaps that fall along lines of race, income and learning abilities.

Thanks to the efforts of educators like WEAC Region 6 member Nick Meinel, Washington Elementary School in Whitewater has made huge strides in closing the achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students, one of the ongoing goals of public education.

We still find huge gaps in achievement between white students and many students of color, between the children of college graduates and those of high school dropouts, between students in the Northeast and those in the South, and between students learning English and those who are not.

Huge Spending Gaps Between School Districts, Report Finds Vast inequities still exist in education funding across the nation, contributing to an academic achievement gap that separates the students at well - funded schools from those who attend campuses with fewer resources, according to a report released Tuesday.

And therein lies the root of many of our problems — in particular, the huge divide between rich and poor students that we call the achievement gap.

As we celebrate women's social, economic, cultural, and political achievements this International Women's Day, the Indexed Annuity Leadership Council (IALC) wants to raise awareness that when it comes to savings, the gender savings gap is still huge.