But in public schools, parents retain some power of choice if, for example, they can afford to select their place of residence to place their children
in a particular school district.
Thus, what
students in a particular school system or classroom should know and be able to do with respect to soft skills requires conscious and thoughtful decisions by teachers and school leaders.
And even apart from the issue of meal debt, many children are teased just for eating school meals, which can be associated with
poverty in particular schools.
These school ratings generally predict the standard of
education in a particular school, which in turn, usually helps determine whether a neighborhood is a good investment bet.
Without standardized tests, how would we even know if disproportionate numbers of low - income children and children of
color in a particular school or community are behind?
For students of color as a
group in a particular school or district, the initial goal might be to reach and exceed state - level averages for white kids.
The ugly truth is that districts group high - needs students together
in particular schools while other district schools have virtually no high - needs children.
I personally believe in giving what's called sibling preference, in giving priority to a family who already has a
student in a particular school is a priority that we ought to create.
But few data points can paint a picture as well as parental satisfaction, especially in schools of choice where parents must choose to enroll their
child in that particular school.
To calculate the ACGR, states identify the «cohort» of first - time 9th
graders in a particular school year, and adjust this number by adding any students who transfer into the cohort after 9th grade and subtracting any students who transfer out, immigrate to another country, or die.
Demonstrates exceptional leadership
in a particular school program; is respected by students, colleagues, parents, and the community at large; and sets high expectations for school staff and students.
Despite all of the great things going
on in that particular school, I am sorry to report that while I was on my school tour, a day after my visit, the county education board voted to shut it down at the end of the current school year, citing budgetary reasons.
From 2016, the level will be set based on Progress 8 — the new accountability measure, which shows how much progress pupils
in a particular school make between the end of primary school and their GCSEs.
While salaries, greater accountability and general working conditions contribute to teacher attrition, building level administrative support has a huge impact on a teacher's decision to leave or
stay in a particular school.
The maximum CRI value is 100, which means that every 12th - grade student during the 2014 - 2015 academic year
in a particular school took and passed at least one AP test before or during his or her senior year.
We should go back to teachers and school boards making the decision on how best to educate the
kids in that particular school district and they'll always do what's best for the kids,» said Collins.
The result is a little like knowing the number of students and distribution of
grades in a particular school, but having no idea if the student who sits in the third row actually likes math.
Because educational needs are higher on average for children in low - income families, the concentration of poverty
in particular schools tends to increase their financial and programmatic burden.
In most research and student assessment, this Wheel applies to school generally (i.e., motivation and engagement at school) or
in particular school subjects (e.g., in mathematics, English, history, and science).
The Principals» Center programs are designed to support school leaders throughout their career development, as well as
in particular school contexts.
The apparent absence of educational triage in one state does not invalidate documented accounts of the
practice in particular schools, nor encroach upon other arguments to modify NCLB's proficiency - based school rating system.
We looked at whether 7th graders
in a particular school performed better than the same school's 8th graders (relative to the national average for their respective grades) when, on average, the 7th - grade classes were smaller than the 8th - grade classes.
Despite this, the impact of having an effective teacher (one at the 85th percentile)
in a particular school versus having an average teacher (one at the 50th percentile) is several times larger than the differences we typically observe between a novice and third - year teacher.
I am not arguing over the policy approaches however if the bulk of the «long tail» are
occurring in particular schooling areas or particular socio - economic situations (I don't know myself) then more targeted policies may be appropriate.
One Ohio Republican wrote separately in dissent, and another dissented on procedural grounds, objecting that the trial judge had erred in bifurcating the suit into constitutional issues and others that alleged statutory
violations in particular schools.
Complementing these overall trends are more than 400 studies that have searched for a connection between spending and
achievement in particular schools, districts, and, occasionally, states.