These findings are in stark contrast with what the researchers
found in conventional schools, where low - income children, and those with lower executive function, performed worse than their peers.
Teachers in green schools report that they are more satisfied with their school environments than
teachers in conventional schools, which helps to improve teacher retention.
These days however it's regarded as a precursor to both Expressionism and Cubism, although scholars say that El Greco's art is so unique that it can't be classified
in any conventional school of artistic thought.
The new speaker of the state Assembly, Carl Heastie, has been against the co-location of
charters in conventional schools, but he hasn't opposed charters in general.
Counter-organization and outreach to groups that will benefit from reform (particularly parents of children doing least
well in the conventional school system) can counter opponents» initiatives.
Innovative new research funded by the Walton Family Foundation suggests that students of online charter schools had significantly weaker academic performance in math and reading, compared with their
counterparts in conventional schools.
The program, informally called the Harvey Milk School, is one of 39 «off - site educational services» provided by the New York City public schools in conjunction with community - based organizations to serve youths who have
problems in conventional schools, according to Joseph Mancini, a spokesman for the school board.
From what we know so far it does appear that, where teachers work in collegial groups, their attitudes and behaviors differ remarkably from those we
see in conventional school settings.
It also enrolls students with a wide range of abilities, from those who would be categorized as failures or potential dropouts to those who would be regarded as academically
able in any conventional school.
Ben Humphries, director at architecture firm Architype, which is designing the Harris free school in Sutton, claimed that pupils felt «more alert» because rooms did not have «the stuffy feeling that occurs in afternoon classes, generated by artificial heat and
light in conventional schools».
I'm trying to say that you have lots of people
[in conventional schools] who aren't ready for the «radically different.»
For example, instead of professional development for
working in a conventional school, they need professional development for working collegially to design and run a school.
Students at New Orleans charter schools show more academic growth than their
peers in conventional schools, according to a new study from Stanford University.
This, coupled with my experience in imparting
knowledge in conventional school and for after school activities, should go a long way in making me eligible for an after school teacher's position.
While this initiative allows all students to receive support to meet their
potential in a conventional school environment, research has shown that pupils with ASD can find inclusion anxiety - provoking, particularly at secondary level (Browning et al. 2009; Humphrey and Lewis 2008), highlighting the need to develop initiatives within schools to support inclusion.
Analysis by Mathematica revealed that online schools «on average provided students with less live teacher contact time per week than
students in conventional schools had in a day.»
In the first example, teachers have far more power than
in conventional schools, but students and parents still have virtually none; whereas in the second, everyone who attends the meeting, regardless of age or status, has an equal voice.
The rest were alternative schools, most of them charters and all specializing in education for high - risk students who couldn't make
it in conventional schools.