It's aiming to substantially
improve academic readiness and family stability for nearly 20,000 children in Marion County on the Oregon Health Plan.
Not exact matches
Other initiatives in their school improvement plan (PDF) included Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), an operational framework for implementing practices and interventions to
improve academic and behavioral outcomes, and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), a college
readiness system with research - based methods for elementary through postsecondary students.
The MIT authors conclude that previous findings of strong MCAS performance in middle school are consistent with later measures of
academic success, specifically those that are indicators of
improved college
readiness.
«I have been privileged to work with some of the brightest college students, yet it pains my heart to see so many students foreclose on college for a slew of reasons,» he says, expressing his commitment to
improving college
readiness, retention rates, and
academic success, as well as striving to create more equitable systems for all students.
The Common Core State Standards arose from a simple idea: that creating one set of challenging
academic expectations for all students would
improve achievement and college
readiness.
Furthermore, research indicates that high - quality, evidence - based programs and policies that promote social and emotional skills among students can
improve academic achievement as well as positive behavior, physical and mental wellbeing, college and career
readiness, and economic productivity.
The plan sets a target of 66 % of working - age New Mexicans earning a college degree or post-secondary credential by the year 2030 — a rigorous goal given the current attainment rate of 45 %.1 The plan also sets a vision for New Mexico to be the fastest growing state in the nation when it comes to student outcomes, with a goal to increase the percentage of students who demonstrate
readiness to more than 60 % on the state English language arts (ELA) and math assessments.2 These efforts are significant considering New Mexico's historically lower student
academic proficiency rates compared to other states and to national averages3, and demonstrate how leaders are driving a sense of urgency to
improve.
This study in two localities will show whether an
academic boost from a six - week school
readiness program in the summer right before kindergarten is a cost - effective way to
improve outcomes (and prevent summer learning loss) for children who have been in preschool during the regular school year.
During our final year of helping students build college and career
readiness, we found associated improvements in their
academic - related perceptions, beliefs, and strategies; positive personal achievement and goal orientation; rising perceptions of college;
improving trends in
academic performance; and stronger perseverance in high school when compared to a control group.
One school board will be selected for its excellence in establishing and executing policies, practices and strategies that promote and enhance equitable conditions, increased access to quality instruction and
improving academic outcomes and career
readiness for African American students.
Our systems help educators to assess their students» progress toward college -
readiness and to organize and
improve their schools» operations in compliance, finance and
academics.
Our student achievement is measured in many ways, and we continuously strive to
improve by studying results of not only the STAAR tests (State of Texas Assessment of
Academic Readiness), but also of district - level ongoing assessments, PSAT, SAT, and ACT.
«
Improving academic achievement is the true promise of a new funding system, which has enormous potential for our students, for their
readiness for college and career, and for the future of the state's workforce.»
The foundation says that Houston outperformed peer districts in
academic achievement; increased its graduation rate faster than other urban districts; narrowed the achievement gaps for low - income and Hispanic students; and
improved college -
readiness levels.
Houston was recognized for its students»
academic achievement gains, its ability to increase the district graduation rate faster than any other urban district in the running for the prize, and its progress in narrowing the achievement gaps for low - income and Hispanic students and
improving students» college -
readiness, among other achievements.
Access to high - quality preschool will significantly impact the lives of millions of children by
improving school
readiness, which is essential to later
academic success and high achievement.
«The evidence - based approaches contained within the SSS programs hold great promise for
improving the cognitive engagement, behavioral engagement, and self - efficacy capabilities of school - aged youths, thus leading to enhanced
academic performance, and college and career
readiness.
Campus and district leaders attribute these outcomes to
academic gaps compounded throughout K - 12 and low levels of
academic ownership and agency.Spring Branch leaders believe that shift to student - centered blended learning will
improve the outcomes in both areas, therefore
improving postsecondary
readiness.
The stated goal of the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program is to «increase the availability of inclusive early education and care for children aged 0 to 5 years old» in order to boost school
readiness and
improve academic outcomes for children from low - income families and children with exceptional needs.
Houston Independent School District (HISD) needed a solution that would address these gaps and work towards
improving student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of
Academic Readiness (STAAR).
By assuming a comprehensive approach to
academic content that holds students to high expectations, institutions of education can expand student learning and subsequently
improve readiness for, and success in, a wider variety of postsecondary and career endeavors.
Educators can help
improve the
academic achievement and life
readiness of economically disadvantaged students by creating healthy environments, supportive schools, and targeted instruction.
WriteToLearn provides English language learners (ELLs) the opportunity to focus on fundamental writing skills, while
improving reading comprehension and expanding their
academic vocabulary — key components that align to the College and Career
Readiness Standards and promote acceleration from ELL classification.
Teaching students to be mindful of signs of
academic stress and to use self - regulation techniques to manage their stress levels can
improve their learning
readiness and equip them with useful strategies for high school, college, and beyond.
The Foundation is currently focused on the access to justice crisis; legal education — and more specifically the delta between
academic training and market
readiness; and how to harness technology to
improve legal access and delivery, especially in the «retail» market segment.
IY program goals include:
Improved parent - child interactions, improved parental functioning, increased parental social support and problem solving, prevention and treatment of early onset conduct behaviors and emotional problems in children, and promotion of child social competence, emotional regulation, academic readiness and problem
Improved parent - child interactions,
improved parental functioning, increased parental social support and problem solving, prevention and treatment of early onset conduct behaviors and emotional problems in children, and promotion of child social competence, emotional regulation, academic readiness and problem
improved parental functioning, increased parental social support and problem solving, prevention and treatment of early onset conduct behaviors and emotional problems in children, and promotion of child social competence, emotional regulation,
academic readiness and problem solving.
(2017) Useful to: Parent Centers, preschool personnel, and parents of preschool - aged children Supporting parents» efforts to help their children develop during the preschool years
improves child school
readiness, reduces child behavior problems, enhances child social skills, and promotes
academic success.
From newborns to teenagers, we have classes that help parents and caregivers learn skills that are proven to enhance cognitive, social and emotional development;
improve executive function and impulse control,
improve school
readiness and
academic performance while reducing child abuse and neglect, drug and alcohol abuse and a wide range of other risk factors for children.
Access to high - quality preschool will significantly impact the lives of millions of children by
improving school
readiness, which is essential to later
academic success and high achievement.
Designed to narrow the gap between disadvantaged children and their more affluent peers, Head Start provides comprehensive programming during the preschool period to
improve children's social competence and
academic readiness for school.
This study in two localities will show whether an
academic boost from a six - week school
readiness program in the summer right before kindergarten is a cost - effective way to
improve outcomes (and prevent summer learning loss) for children who have been in preschool during the regular school year.
Twenty years of research have shown that the this model helps to increase parent involvement and
improve children's
readiness for school, classroom behavior and attendance, test scores, and
academic performance.
Say a new superintendent or principal arrives, boldly announcing a critical new
academic program she will implement for
improved college
readiness skills — perhaps project - based learning, advisory programs or responsibility training.
She has translated this research into an intervention to
improve the school
readiness skills of children at high risk for poor
academic and social adjustment: the Kids in Transition to School (KITS) Program.
Research shows that early education programs can
improve children's school
readiness and later
academic achievement, particularly for those children most in need.
Texas Comprehensive Center (2005 — 2012): The Texas Comprehensive Center worked with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and the state's 20 education service centers to build staff capacity to
improve student
academic achievement, including school
readiness and early childhood education.