Sentences with phrase «impact of school reform»

Weaver and Dick (2009), Khourey - Bowers et al. (2005) and McGee III (2006) examined the impact of a school reform initiative, which included unspecified teacher leader practices in addition to other forms of support to teachers, on teachers» implementation of instructional materials.

In a study published in Education Next earlier this month, Doug Harris looks at the impact of school reforms on student achievement across the school district in New Orleans.

The Education Research Alliance (ERA) at Tulane University has a new web feature on their site summarizing their eight main conclusions about the impact of the school reforms in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

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ACEs Connection is a social network that accelerates the global movement toward recognizing the impact of adverse childhood experiences in shaping adult behavior and health, and reforming all communities and institutions — from schools to prisons to hospitals and churches — to help heal and develop resilience rather than to continue to traumatize already traumatized people.

As a clinical psychologist, a mother of three and a co-founder of Challenge Success, a Stanford birthed project focused on school reform and parent education, I have seen the impact of excessive parental oversight and intrusion into every aspect of children's lives.

Scholarships should be allocated directly to English schools to reduce the impact of tuition fee reforms, Simon Hughes has proposed.

At the same time, the findings from the study, by the Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, show that health centers working in restrictive states are hampered in their outreach and enrollment efforts and are significantly less optimistic about the impact of health reform in their communities.

A new report by the Geiger Gibson / RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) examines the impact of health reform on community health centers (CHCs) and their patients.

Whereas business - driven educational reform has largely focused on the K - 12 years, recent studies, including one by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), have now shown that the quality of care infants and toddlers receive can significantly impact their cognitive and social development through elementary school — and even beyond.

Special coverage of district and high school reform and its impact on student opportunities for success is supported in part by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

In three new articles published in Education Next, researchers with the Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (ERA - New Orleans) at Tulane University, directed by professor of economics, Douglas Harris, show the impact of the reforms on student performance; consider to what degree the city's system of school choice provides a variety of distinct options for families; and take a careful look at the city's unique centralized enrollment system.

Don McAdams, founder of the Center for Reform of School Systems, says that philanthropy typically involves modest dollars but can have an outsized influence because of its agility and public impact.

Remember, the i3 investment probably amounts to a third or more of school reform investment in the U.S. this year, and the follow - up $ 500 million will increase its impact even more.

A Progressive Policy Institute study of D.C.'s charter experience summarized the situation perfectly: «There is no clear evidence that charter schools have had a direct impact on student achievement in DCPS schools or otherwise driven systemic reform.»

In a new forum for Education Next, Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, and Shavar Jeffries, president of Democrats for Education Reform, debate how Trump's policies his first year as president stack up, and whether the impact of his administration on the nation's schools and colleges has been for better or for worse.

On June 26th ~ the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) ~ the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) ~ the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) ~ The Alliance for Excellent Education ~ and the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform held a briefing on Capitol Hill ~ Absenteeism in the Middle Grades: The Prevalence ~ the Impact ~ and Turning it Around.

And if student testing has an impact on reform, it will be due to the better information parents receive about the amount of learning taking place at each school.

Shanker saw chartering as a way to create perpetual - motion reform machines that would change school systems from within, a response to the necessary but slow - moving impact of the top - down standards movement.

«Clearly, there is a great need for rigorous evaluation research, which should focus both on the impact of school discipline reforms and on their potential unintended consequences,» the authors note, emphasizing that reducing suspensions is a starting point in effective school discipline reform but that changing school culture can have «spillover» effects on teachers and peers which raise important questions for further study.

A study by Matthew M. Chingos and Paul E. Peterson on the long - term impact of school vouchers on college enrollment and graduation won the 2016 Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Prize awarded for Best Academic Paper on School Choice and Rschool vouchers on college enrollment and graduation won the 2016 Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) Prize awarded for Best Academic Paper on School Choice and RSchool Choice and Reform.

Her research focuses on educational policy and politics, and urban school reform, including the development and implementation of education policy and the impact of policy on the educational opportunities for at - risk students.

Though this work centers on Minnesota schools, the CSC's impact — in terms of school - reform research and policy formation — reaches well beyond that state's borders.

Similarly, in Revolution at the Margins, Frederick Hess reports that limited competition had little impact, but the threat of serious competition from charter schools and vouchers in 1995 - ’96 led Milwaukee Public Schools to reform with Montessori options, decentralization, tougher graduation requirements, more transparent school report cards, advertising, and empowerment of their more innovative principals, who had previously been treated with coschools and vouchers in 1995 - ’96 led Milwaukee Public Schools to reform with Montessori options, decentralization, tougher graduation requirements, more transparent school report cards, advertising, and empowerment of their more innovative principals, who had previously been treated with coSchools to reform with Montessori options, decentralization, tougher graduation requirements, more transparent school report cards, advertising, and empowerment of their more innovative principals, who had previously been treated with contempt.

In a series of essays, Michael Petrilli has raised concerns that applying disparate impact theory to school - discipline reform is an unsound overreach by the federal government and will cause chaos in the classroom.

«To be chosen for this medal by the Harvard Graduate School of Education, which has had such a profound impact on my life and on education reform across the nation, is a deeply felt honor,» Canada said.

A new report by Public Impact's Daniela Doyle and Tim Field, The Role of Charter Restarts in School Reform: Honoring our Commitments to Students and Public Accountability explores a variation on school closure in which a charter school's operator and board change, while the school continues to serve the same stuSchool Reform: Honoring our Commitments to Students and Public Accountability explores a variation on school closure in which a charter school's operator and board change, while the school continues to serve the same stuschool closure in which a charter school's operator and board change, while the school continues to serve the same stuschool's operator and board change, while the school continues to serve the same stuschool continues to serve the same students.

If CCSS were to enhance public knowledge of the performance of local schools as compared to schools elsewhere in the state and nation, the impact on the school reform debate could be substantial, especially (but not exclusively) in those districts that are ranked below average nationally.

But as pundits and practitioners thrust and parry over these issues, they may be overlooking the potential impact of CCSS on public perceptions of school quality and public support for school reforms.

«Kemple's work examining high school reform efforts and assessing performance trends in New York City led to the design of rigorous impact evaluations, the results of which help city leaders better serve students and families by more meaningfully assessing school and student performance, effectively allocating resources, and identifying both positive trends and areas for improvement in schools.»

Commenting on the report, David Laws, chairman of EPI, said: «For too long the debate about «academisation», the possible roles for local authorities in school improvement, and the impact of structural reform on our school system has been dominated by political ideologies, half - truths and hunches, rather than by evidence and careful analysis.

An article in the Fall 2013 issue of Education Next looks at the impact of Wisconsin» s collective bargaining reform on school districts.

There are now a record number of good or outstanding schools in England - a testament to the hard work of our excellent teachers and the impact of our reforms.

In the initial analysis, I assessed the impact of these reforms on the chance that students would graduate from high school and enter college.

The problem is that often the forest gets lost because the leaves aren't counted: the authors describe a CREDO report's conclusions on the cumulative advantage of urban charter schools for poor African American students but give the reader no sense of how trustworthy they deem the report to be nor how significant the purported charter - school impact is — compared, for example, to results of any other major school - reform strategy.

«Reform in education is set to continue and in the current economic and employment climate, it is increasingly important for education providers, whether academy groups, FE colleges or schools, to understand the impact that this may have,» says Claire Purchase, head of public services at FreshMinds.

While at ED, she co-authored the 2004 Report to Congress on the Implementation and Impact of the Comprehensive School Reform Program, and contributed to the 2001 Title I report High Standards for All Students.

Just as California school districts are facing new pressures to implement the Common Core State Standards and other key educational reforms, many of them are struggling with what some officials are calling the early impacts of a long - feared teacher shortage.

There is little research about the impact of school closings on student achievement, according to Barbara Gross of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, a nonprofit educational research and policy group that has been giving technical help to the actischool closings on student achievement, according to Barbara Gross of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, a nonprofit educational research and policy group that has been giving technical help to the actiSchool Reform, a nonprofit educational research and policy group that has been giving technical help to the activists.

This final report on the scale - up of Success for All, funded by a federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant, examines the implementation, impact, costs, and expansion of this whole - school reading reform.

A recent study on the impact of school financing reforms beginning in the 1970s highlighted the importance of adequate funding for children's — especially low - income children's — success in school and later in the workplace.

As policymakers consider the design, expansion, or reform of private school choice programs, they should carefully examine not just a program's likely impact on short - term metrics such as test scores, but also how it might shape long - term outcomes, including college enrollment and graduation.

The Fellowship provides hands - on experience to enhance students» understanding of critical issues impacting education reform and expand their skill sets to prepare them to be change agents and effective leaders within the charter school sector.

By gathering a critical mass of leading researchers focused on education reform, the Department of Education Reform will be uniquely positioned to have a meaningful impact on education policy research and the quality of screform, the Department of Education Reform will be uniquely positioned to have a meaningful impact on education policy research and the quality of scReform will be uniquely positioned to have a meaningful impact on education policy research and the quality of schools.

BOULDER, CO (February 15, 2018)-- The Academic and Behavioral Consequences of Discipline Policy Reform: Evidence from Philadelphia, published by the Fordham Institute, investigated the impact of a reform in the School District of Philadelphia that eliminated suspensions for certain low - level misbehaReform: Evidence from Philadelphia, published by the Fordham Institute, investigated the impact of a reform in the School District of Philadelphia that eliminated suspensions for certain low - level misbehareform in the School District of Philadelphia that eliminated suspensions for certain low - level misbehaviors.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

The school reform movement has made schools very noisy and unstable in many ways, but they have had little impact of measures of learning.

At a recent panel discussion held at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. and sponsored by the organization, Broader, Bolder Approach to Education (BBA), panelists called for policy reforms to address the impact of poverty on schools, students, families, and neighborhoods.

A report from the Fordham Institute investigated the impact of a reform in the School District of Philadelphia that eliminated suspensions for certain low - level misbehaviors.

As the AEI authors write, it would be deeply disappointing if major reforms of schools and schooling moved the needle on test scores but didn't have a lasting impact on kids» lives.

Evaluations of discipline reform should not be limited to the impact on students who are at risk of being suspended, but also assess the impact of new approaches on school safety and quality of the instructional environment.