Achievement First boasts a number of highlights
in the educational performance of their students, as well as longer school days, character education, and intense literacy environment.
Historically, there has been a significant
gap in educational performance between children of low socioeconomic status and those of high socioeconomic status.
Many community activists and school administrators talk about race as a big
factor in educational performance, and others mention economic issues — and those are factors.
Outstanding Progress The Outstanding Progress Award, presented individually for Independent, Primary and Secondary schools, is presented to the school that has made outstanding
progress in educational performance.
Data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) again show that differences from country to country in per - pupil spending do not help in understanding
differences in educational performance.
Rhee was particularly influenced by economic studies predicting that the nation could reap outsize gains
in educational performance simply by dislodging the worst 5 to 10 percent of teachers.
For instance, Sweden's catastrophic decline
in educational performance on PISA since its introduction of for - profit free schools has taken it away from the high performance of other Nordic countries and towards England and the United States, with declining equity and stagnated student achievement.
The theory behind Bush's No Child Left Behind Act was that the federal government could catalyze school reform by demanding that federal monies yield quantifiable
results in educational performance.
Outstanding Progress The following three awards are presented to the schools that have made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase
in the educational performance of the school.
Outstanding progress The Outstanding Progress Award, presented individually for Independent, Primary and Secondary schools, is presented to the school that has made outstanding
progress in educational performance.
Independent sector In the independent sector, the Award for Outstanding Progress, sponsored by Espresso Education and Channel 4 Learning, will be presented to the UK Independent school that has made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase
in the educational performance of the school.
OUTSTANDING PROGRESS The Outstanding Progress Award for an Independent School, sponsored by Rathbones, will be presented to the UK Independent school that has made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase
in the educational performance of the school.