Sentences with phrase «improved at any particular school»

«In England's system, not only can you go to a web site and pull up any report over time, they are very precise and very frank and to the point about what is good and what can be improved at any particular school.»

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That research in particular inspired his 2008 book Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness, coauthored by Cass Sunstein, now at Harvard Law School.

At the beginning of every year I do that — I have a substantial session, not just with teachers but with the entire staff and it's on school improvement and what we're doing to improve particular areas of the school.

This book takes a fresh look at programs for advanced studies for high school students in the United States, with a particular focus on the Advanced Placement and the International Baccalaureate programs, and asks how advanced studies can be significantly improved in general.

The New Teacher Project (TNTP) recently looked at professional development in large school districts and a charter school network and concluded that «We found no evidence that any particular kind or amount of professional development consistently helps teachers improve.»

In sum, while principals believe that districts prioritize improved instruction, variations appear in responses to particular questions about whether principals receive clear guidelines and support for making changes at the school level.

David Nagel describes how teacher teams at a New York charter school target precisely what skills students need to improve and require all students to stay an hour after school for help geared to their particular lacks.

There is also evidence that it is not only teachers» overall experience that improves student outcomes, but also that consistency and continuity in teachers» experience at a particular school matters.