Sentences with phrase «improve public middle school»

Laura Staich is executive director of All Points North Foundation, a small, private foundation dedicated to measurably improving public middle school education and teacher training through funding innovation programs in underserved communities in the U.S.

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Dr Eric Rimm, senior author on the study and a Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, said: «As well as improving sexual health for middle - aged men, there is another important benefit linked to heart health.

WEST ORANGE, N.J. — Mohnish Sabhani, a 7th grader at Park Middle School in Scotch Plains, N.J., designed a gaming app for Android devices to benefit Kessler Foundation, a public charity that improves quality of life for people with disabilities.

The paper suggested that if the program were working and the system improving, those numbers should be decreasing and more middle - income parents would be sending their children to Chicago public schools.

As readers may recall, I'm in the middle of a series of posts about ways we can improve our schools beyond changing public policy.

Currently, she is focusing her efforts on improving middle - school literacy outcomes in partnership with other Boston area researchers and the Boston Public Schools.

According to surveys conducted by the Attleboro Public Schools, retention rates — holding students back — in grades 2 - 8 decreased by more than 43 percent, special education referrals dropped by more than 55 percent, and discipline and suspensions — especially in the middle schools — declined significantly, while attendance rates improved for both students and teSchools, retention rates — holding students back — in grades 2 - 8 decreased by more than 43 percent, special education referrals dropped by more than 55 percent, and discipline and suspensions — especially in the middle schools — declined significantly, while attendance rates improved for both students and teschools — declined significantly, while attendance rates improved for both students and teachers.

The National Library Power Program promotes the creation of new public elementary school and middle school library programs that improve the quality of services for children.

«If you want to keep the middle class in public schools, you must give them a chance to improve the school.

Other projects created during the class include an organization that will provide free public libraries in India; an online platform to help students make more informed decisions when applying to college; an app that gives students fun, game - based content that shows what real scientists are like; a cellphone - hosted service for rural teachers in the Philippines that provides direct training and tips; and a nonprofit that will train and employ parent liaisons to develop stronger bonds between families and middle schools in an effort to improve dropout rates.

Currently, she is focusing her efforts on improving middle - school literacy outcomes in partnership with other Boston - area researchers and the Boston Public Schools.

This school year, teams from nine public NYC middle, high, and transfer schools are working closely with Eskolta facilitators Alicia Wolcott, Jessica Furer, and Katie Gleason using improvement science methods featured in Anthony Bryk's book Learning to Improve: How America's Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better to help their students develop habits, skills, and beliefs for confronting challenges and achieving success in school anschools are working closely with Eskolta facilitators Alicia Wolcott, Jessica Furer, and Katie Gleason using improvement science methods featured in Anthony Bryk's book Learning to Improve: How America's Schools Can Get Better at Getting Better to help their students develop habits, skills, and beliefs for confronting challenges and achieving success in school anSchools Can Get Better at Getting Better to help their students develop habits, skills, and beliefs for confronting challenges and achieving success in school and life.

* Charter middle schools that hold lotteries are neither more nor less successful than traditional public schools in improving student achievement in reading and math.

Thanks to a partnership with Seattle Public Schools, Seattle Housing Authority, Aki Kurose Middle School and Asa Mercer Middle School, over 100 Seattle Housing Authority students from Aki Kurose and Asa Mercer Middle Schools either had perfect or improved attendance during the month of March.

Winners of the «Schools to Watch» program will host visitors from California and around the world who are looking for «replicable practices that will help them improve their middle grades schools and close the achievement gap,» according to a press release from the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom ToSchools to Watch» program will host visitors from California and around the world who are looking for «replicable practices that will help them improve their middle grades schools and close the achievement gap,» according to a press release from the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Toschools and close the achievement gap,» according to a press release from the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson

Helen Ladd, Susan B. King Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, Duke University, on «Returns to Teaching Experience: Improving Student Achievement and Motivation in Middle School» at Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis seminar series.

The award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or for their progress toward significantly improving student academic achievement levels.

After several unsuccessful turnaround efforts and years of chronic low performance at Cameron Middle School, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) decided to try something different to dramatically improve student outcomes: gradually convert operation of the school from the district to a charter management organizSchool, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) decided to try something different to dramatically improve student outcomes: gradually convert operation of the school from the district to a charter management organizschool from the district to a charter management organization.

The conviction jump - started the much - needed discussion over expanding inter-district public school choice and forced a new discussion about ending zip code education practices that condemn poor and minority children to the worst American public education offers (and keeps middle - class families from improving their own options).