Sentences with phrase «in higher student achievement»

A huge body of research shows that parental involvement in a child's education results in higher student achievement, both academically and behaviorally.

Gov. Phil Bredesen said it's important that parents and educators form strong partnerships that will result in higher student achievement.

Research suggests that intensive mentoring in the first two years of a teacher's career not only improves their practice and increases retention, but also results in higher student achievement.

Make Parental Involvement a Priority Every important study on the subject has found that parental involvement in their children's education results in higher student achievement and more effective schools.

Increased school spending per pupil does not necessarily result in higher student achievement, as measured by «the nation's report card,» concludes a report from the American Legislative Council.

Reform efforts such as school choice, charter schools, reconstituting schools, and reducing class size all rest on the belief that changes in structure or governance will result in higher student achievement.

While autonomy certainly helps, the lessons in this book are relevant for anyone in any system interested in higher student achievement.

The Delhi Public School: A Case Study in High Student Achievement, David Marsh, University of Southern California and Judy Codding, America's Choice, Inc..

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A more recent study is even more striking: «The achievement of students in Catholic high schools was less dependent on family background and personal circumstances than was true in the public schools.»

The term «Gifted» is defined by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.

Their enthusiasm and consistent benchmark of excellence has resulted in countless student - athletes reaching the highest level of individual athletic achievement, while establishing a critical foundation for personal life - long success through sport.

The College Board has long claimed its gold standard AP Program can help students succeed in college, narrow the achievement gap and level the playing field for traditionally under - served high schools and students.

High Achievement New York, a business - backed group that is supportive of the Common Core standards, is pointing to the «opt - in» rates of students in the state's urban areas.

«Two days of testing is a natural next step, as long as the assessments continue to cover the material needed to truly measure every student's strengths and challenges, and the changes are implemented carefully and with the input of educators and communities,» High Achievement New York, which advocates for higher standards, said in a statement.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the Buffalo District Parent Coordinating Council, educators, community advocates and High Achievement New York are urging students in grades 3 - 8 to take next week's ELA state assessment.

He encouraged them to set their own high goals and standards for student achievement, to be caring, and to use data as a powerful tool in intervention and guidance.

Parents worry about funding and standards for their public school students and remain least concerned about the amount of testing in classrooms, a survey released by High Achievement New York and Achieve found.

Here in the Ctiy of Buffalo this year a report from the Council on Great City Schools on Improving the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language iAchievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language iachievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated language instruction.

The groups, including High Achievement New York, point to a report that found up to $ 5 billion education funding would be in peril annually — about $ 2,000 per student.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — With the new school year underway, Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino today re-issued his challenge to all Westchester County students in grades 6 through 12: Win a free season pass to Playland by earning high achievement in the classroom.

In addition, Borough President Katz will recognize the nine Queens high schools that were recently designated as «Reward Schools» by the New York State Commissioner of Education for having made the most significant progress or have the highest achievement in the state with no significant gaps in student achievemenIn addition, Borough President Katz will recognize the nine Queens high schools that were recently designated as «Reward Schools» by the New York State Commissioner of Education for having made the most significant progress or have the highest achievement in the state with no significant gaps in student achievemenin the state with no significant gaps in student achievemenin student achievement.

She managed the historic introduction of universal pre-K and oversaw significant gains in student achievement from test scores to high school graduation rates.

«Study: High - stakes tests a likely factor in STEM performance gap: Findings suggest that changing how instructors assess students could help close the achievement gap in introductory STEM courses.»

This drive for academic achievement leads to high attainment in international academic assessments but has contributed to the curtailment of nocturnal sleep on school nights to well below the recommended eight to ten hours of sleep, putting students at risk of cognitive and psychological problems.

In recent years, the achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new studIn recent years, the achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new studin the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new study.

«Students with higher intelligence had better grades and test scores, but those who also enjoyed and took pride in math had even better achievement.

A new report from the Royal Society on improving U.K. science and mathematics education contains a lengthy wish list: Upper - level students should take a lot more science and math; more college graduates with science degrees should go into teaching; current teachers should continually upgrade their skills and have a larger voice in the educational process; and the government should de-emphasize the high - stakes tests used to measure student achievement.

«Maintaining and improving school integration is important, as previous research has shown that students of all races who attend diverse schools demonstrate higher academic achievement in reading, language, mathematics and science,» reported Frankenberg.

The authors concluded that successful public charter high schools in low - income neighborhoods can have beneficial health effects, and could help to close the growing academic achievement gap between wealthy and poor students.

The turnover of high - performing teachers is a challenging problem but, in DCPS, we find that the exit of high performers generally has small and statistically insignificant effects on student achievement.»

He earned his MBBS, (the equivalent of the MD degree) in 1967, at the age of 22, from Punjab University Medical College, in Amritsar, where he was named «Best Medical Graduate» for that year, winning the Pfizer Award and the Gold Medal for highest achievement as a medical student.

It provides research - based technology programs, supplemental instructional materials, and high quality literature that support students» achievement in grades pre-K through high school.

But only when data is tied to action do we see increases in student achievement and high school graduation rates, as well as more dollars and resources directed to low - performing schools.

Some of these states have been rewarded with record high graduation rates and an uptick in student achievement, with major gains among students who have traditionally been furthest behind, including students with disabilities.

Test - based incentive programs, as designed and implemented in the programs that have been carefully studied, have not increased student achievement enough to bring the United States close to the levels of the highest achieving countries.

The members of the Koret Task Force are certainly correct that student achievement in America is not as high as it ought to be.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Benefits to School Life Looking at the lasting impact of LOtC experiences in terms of academic performance, Learning Away's recent research found that school trips resulted in higher academic achievement, with 61 per cent of students achieving higher than their predicted grade following a school trip based on the subject area.

While the word «accountability» never appears in Risk, its call for higher academic standards and its focus on student achievement as the main barometer of quality laid the intellectual groundwork for the rigorous curricula and tests envisioned by the promoters of standards - based -LSB-...]

This isolation, in turn, is shown to increase the likelihood that low - income children will be in classroom settings with behavioral problems and high student turnover — both of which take away from instructional time and lead to lower educational achievement.

The EEE program started in 2011 as a way to bridge a growing achievement gap for students in an increasingly diverse district, which spans the high - income suburbs outside Washington, DC, and the immigrant - rich, economically challenged communities farther from the capital.

Students in the experimental group scored significantly higher on the science achievement test compared to students in the controStudents in the experimental group scored significantly higher on the science achievement test compared to students in the controstudents in the control group.

According to the American Psychological Association, students with a more positive and connected relationship with their teachers will attain higher levels of achievement than those students with more conflict in their relationships.

Evidence on the achievement effects of desegregation by income is limited by both an absence of detailed information on family income (including indicators for severe poverty or high income) and the difficulty in separating the effects of students» own circumstances from the influences of peers.

Tenth - grade earth science students who engaged in PBL earned higher scores on an achievement test as compared to students who received traditional instruction (Chang, 2001).

Participants scored at least 10 points higher in achievement tests than students who did not participate.

Many pundits point to the fact that in the United States, teachers tend not to be drawn from the top of the academic - performance distribution, as is the case in countries with higher student achievement, such as Finland, Korea, and Singapore.

Rather than saying that PBL raises or does not raise student achievement compared to other approaches, the most defensible stance from our research is that PBL can raise student achievement in high - poverty communities.

Perhaps it's because white students score higher on achievement tests and graduate at substantially higher rates that many of the loudest voices in this debate aren't troubled by asking for patience and time to get things exactly right before proceeding.

A team of researchers created and tested four social studies units that improved achievement among students in high - poverty schools.