Sentences with phrase «impact on closing the achievement gap»

The truth is that NCLB has failed to prevent millions from falling behind, and has had very little impact on closing the achievement gap; instead, its main effect has been to instigate ever - increasing emphasis on standardized test scores and superficial, formulaic essay writing.

EdSource: When you started out with No Child Left Behind, didn't you have some expectation that this would have had more of an impact on closing the achievement gap?

Jed Wallace, CCSA's president and CEO, discussed charter schools, the movement's growth over the past few years, charters» impact on closing the achievement gap, and AB 401 on KFMB - AM's Mike Slater Show.

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Magnet schools work to close the achievement gap, improve racial harmony, and make a positive impact on the lives of children @ [Insert Senator / Representative Name] #schooldiversity

The purpose of this program is to provide competitive grants to applicants with a record of improving student achievement and attainment in order to expand the implementation of, and investment in, innovative practices that are demonstrated to have an impact on improving student achievement or student growth, closing achievement gaps, decreasing dropout rates, increasing high school graduation rates, or increasing college enrollment and completion rates.

National Assessment of Title I: Interim Report to Congress (2006) provides preliminary findings from the congressionally mandated National Assessment of Title I. Volume I contains findings on the implementation of the Title I program under the No Child Left Behind Act, and Volume II presents early findings from Closing the Reading Gap, an evaluation of the impact of supplemental remedial reading programs on achievement of 3rd and 5th grade students.

Volume I contains key findings on the implementation of the program under the No Child Left Behind Act, and Volume II presents a report on follow - up findings from Closing the Reading Gap, an evaluation of the impact of supplemental remedial reading programs on achievement of 3rd and 5th grade students.

Based on the success of Project Bright IDEA 1, a pilot intervention program for closing the achievement gap, Project Bright IDEA 2 was awarded the grant to «upscale» the program to more schools and to research the impact on gifted programs from underserved populations.

The School Library Learning Commons can have an impact on not only closing the summer achievement gap but actually opening up new learning potential.

Closing the achievement gap in math is a priority for our schools and I am excited to see the impact it will have on our students here.»