Sentences with phrase «improved outcomes for kids»

It highlights positive policies and practices that have improved child health and development and features stories from several states on advocacy efforts that have improved outcomes for kids and families.

As Randy says, it isn't about making the dads feel good (though that would be a side benefit), but rather improving outcomes for kids because they have the benefit of more involved fathers.

It's not about a quick fix, it's about sustained intervention that's going to build and improve outcomes for kids.

I told this story to a group of two dozen or so of my fellow ed reformers last week at an American Enterprise Institute convening on «race, social justice, and school reform» because I wanted to make two simple (some will say simplistic) points: our expensive and aggressive ed reform efforts still focus far too little on what kids do in school all day; and we don't all have the same ideas about what it means to serve the cause of social justice — or whether it is even appropriate to place social justice issues at the heart of our efforts to improve outcomes for kids.

• Do all this while maintaining a high bar and ensuring states are taking steps to improve outcomes for kids.

[Families are] therefore very powerful sources of improving outcomes for kids.»

«Rather than prescribing a particular way of doing it, let us ask them to provide evidence that the homework policy the school is adopting is improving the outcomes for kids.»

Many challenges surround efforts to improve outcomes for kids: systemic inequity, poverty, and scarce resources.

None of those words independently improve outcomes for kids,» he said.

Hosted by Leora Wolf - Prusan, Ed.D. (School Climate & Student Support Specialist at WestEd) and Lara Kain (Senior Director of Transform Schools at Los Angeles Education Partnership), this webinar covers the foundation of what a trauma - informed instructional model means, the competencies that are most critical for all teachers to know, and how school leaders can best support their staff in leveraging this powerful model to improve outcome for all kids.

«Our hope is that our new partners will integrate family engagement into their work by piloting a specific family engagement strategy that will improve outcomes for kids,» added Stevenson.

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program puts families first to strengthen communities and improve outcome for kids and their families.

Our members in Mississippi are informing state lawmakers that evidence - based approaches to education, such as high - quality preschool programs and school safety policies that reduce suspensions, can improve outcomes for kids.

Not exact matches

«That is not only unfair, but it's a policy mistake in that those [low - income] kids would be the ones who would benefit the most,» Marr said, adding that a large body of research has found that extra income for poor families improves their kids» health, education, and career outcomes.

The one policy that has arguably done more to improve education outcomes for kids in New York City over the past decade has been the systematic effort to close the City's giant failing high schools (i.e. drop out factories) and replace them with new, smaller high schools.

A new, wide - ranging review of available research shows parents and caregivers can improve health outcomes for kids by using mobile - phone apps and text messaging.

«We have made significant strides in cancer treatment but for some kids, especially those with metastatic or relapsed disease, even the most advanced, proven therapies have not been able to improve their outcome.

«[I thought recruiting an associate] would be really good for our staff... to have someone who's really passionate about improving kids» outcomes and who was a high achiever in school.

«Inclusive education strengthens all students and communities by reducing educational fragmentation and providing a school environment in which all the resources are used to improve outcomes for all the kids,» said Riley.

Program knowing that we really need to improve the public school system to provide better outcomes for kids.

The reality is that Mr. Obama's opposition to school vouchers has to do with Democratic politics, not the available evidence on whether they improve outcomes for disadvantaged kids.

«It's not only about technology all the time, it's about improving learning outcomes for kids,» he said.

High - quality early education programs can improve outcomes and narrow achievement gaps for all kids, particularly children from low - income families.

Indeed, there's essentially no evidence thus far that vouchers and charters improve educational outcomes for white or non-poor kids.

But it's also not a success like the RSD or ASD — both of which are improving outcomes, albeit slowly, for kids.

There are therefore several things to think about as we further explore the AEI study: long term outcomes do indeed matter a lot, especially for poor kids; if large test - score gains don't eventually translate into improved long term outcomes, it is a legitimate cause for concern; and we must stay open to the possibility that some programs could help kids immensely over the long haul, even if they don't immediately improve student achievement.

The proposed reforms, outside and inside schools — to reduce the test - score gap between whites and poor minorities; to help poor minority families increase their income through steady work at livable wages and then their children's test scores will improve; to establish research - proven reading programs for every single, poor, or minority child; to give each kid a laptop computer — are endless and uncertain in their outcomes.

This isn't to say parents don't need to take power and fight vigorously for improving education for their kids, nor should it be said that good parenting and strong family structures can't be helpful in improving educational outcomes.

At Flamboyan, we work at the intersection of education, government, strategic philanthropy and the non-profit sector, equipping leaders, teachers and community members to improve educational outcomes for kids through catalytic, results - driven collaboration.

Each plan is part of the state's broader effort to ensure better outcomes for students, and I look forward to seeing how states will work with their stakeholders to successfully implement these plans and improve education for all kids.»

I love working at CCSSO and consider myself so fortunate to work at an organization with talented, bright, goal - oriented and kind people who share my passion for improving the educational outcomes of kids of all backgrounds.

The «skinny» budget also strips states and districts of flexibilities available under ESSA before they can ever be used, limiting the ability of Chiefs to affect meaningful change that will improve teaching and learning and lead to dramatic progress in academic outcomes for all kids.

Going forward, our work to improve and increase great educational opportunities for kids and communities will be much stronger because of the ability to link practices to outcomes.

While not every dollar a school spends directly improves academic outcomes, a new report from Rutgers school - finance expert Bruce Baker finds certain kinds of money very much do matter: extra funding for higher teacher salaries and more equitable distribution of resources between rich and poor districts, for example, are correlated with higher student achievement, especially for the neediest kids.

About ConnCAN: ConnCAN: the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now is leading a movement to improve education outcomes for Connecticut's kids.

Abolish tenure, reward teachers for excellence in the classroom and reward principals for improving the learning outcomes for kids.

In a recent study, we calculated the consequences for economic growth, lifetime earnings, and tax revenue of improving educational outcomes and narrowing educational achievement gaps in the United States.1 Among other results, we found that if the United States were able to raise the math and science PISA test scores of the bottom three quarters of U.S. students so that they matched the test scores of the top quarter of U.S. kids (and thereby raised the overall U.S. academic ranking to third best among the OECD countries), U.S. GDP would be 10 percent larger in 35 years.

ConnCAN, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, is leading a movement to improve education outcomes for Connecticut's kids.

With the help of literacy, math, and leadership experts, TCSD created a vibrant adult learning community focused on improving practice and outcomes for kids.

Teton County School District created a vibrant adult learning community focused on improving practice and outcomes for kids.

Extensive research shows these efforts improve life outcomes for parents and ensure kids are prepared to succeed in school and are less inclined to become involved in crime.

NSW Kids and Families works to improve health outcomes for young people and is a Raising Children Network content partner.

The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success (PDF - 1,628 KB) Annie E. Casey Foundation & KIDS COUNT Focuses on the importance of using an integrated and comprehensive system of services and evidence - based programs to address the varied needs of all children, birth to age 8, and their families to support improved educational and related outcomes for children, now and into adulthKids a Foundation for Lifetime Success (PDF - 1,628 KB) Annie E. Casey Foundation & KIDS COUNT Focuses on the importance of using an integrated and comprehensive system of services and evidence - based programs to address the varied needs of all children, birth to age 8, and their families to support improved educational and related outcomes for children, now and into adulthKIDS COUNT Focuses on the importance of using an integrated and comprehensive system of services and evidence - based programs to address the varied needs of all children, birth to age 8, and their families to support improved educational and related outcomes for children, now and into adulthood.

May2013Washington State Kids Matter Framework: Improving Outcomes for Children in Washington State» The following illustrations of system building shows differences in how groups demonstrate their wor...

Involved fathers can help improve positive outcomes for kids, so it makes sense that they can also help prevent negative behaviors.

Community organizations partner with Rhode Island KIDS COUNT to host the Data in Your Backyard presentation, and audience members participate in discussions about how to improve outcomes for children in their communities.

Results indicated that the addition of BPAM to Cool Kids did not significantly improve outcomes for the child or the parent compared to the Cool Kids group at posttreatment or at follow - up.

Joan Cole Duffell, Committee for Children's Executive Director, says, «It's already well - established that social - emotional learning improves life and learning outcomes for kids.

Our members are working to improve outcomes for Tennessee's kids, especially at - risk children, through smart investments in programs that work to strengthen families, bolster the workforce, reduce crime, and improve national security.

We also presented some strategies that fatherhood practitioners like all of us on this call can use to engage with local schools and districts to increase father involvement in schools and improve the educational outcome for kids.