As Connecticut seeks to overhaul its education system so that all children have access to a quality education it is important to determine whether charter schools are the primary reason students score higher or whether charter schools score higher because they are «creaming off the highest performing students»
in urban school districts.
Lisa Marie Lacy was a former Special Education teacher who taught for six years
in an urban school district in a large metropolitan area in the southwestern region of the United States.
Classroom Assignment Practices
in Urban School Districts Using Teacher Level Value - Added Systems
Mrs. Teso is a National Board Certified Teacher committed to serving children
in urban school settings.
Place your student teachers in highly - effective urban music programs where they have the opportunity to see vetted master teachers bring culturally relevant music education to students
in urban school districts.
Teach for America training starts with thick packages of readings and then five weeks co-teaching a summer class, usually
in an urban school district, with students who have fallen behind and are taking remedial coursework in order to advance to the next grade.
Having worked
in an urban school in another state, I saw how blatantly the school manipulated the statistic.
His research has examined: 1) how school reform intersects with equitable community development, with a focus on school and community leaders and 2) how geography influences educational opportunity for children of color
in urban school districts.
Dr. Jackson holds a Master's in Leadership and Administration and a Doctorate in Education in Policy Studies
in Urban School Leadership from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The Broad Residency identifies and supports the transition of talented professionals into full - time management roles
in urban school districts, charter management organizations and state departments of education.
Do any parents
in urban school districts ever wonder why they don't read in the newspapers about a rush of educational reformers salvaging the suburban school districts?
A large percentage of students
in urban school districts also arrive speaking their home languages: Mexican American Language / Chicano English, Hawaiian American Language / Pidgin English, and American Indian Language / Red English respectively.
As a new principal
in an urban school on the north side of Pittsburgh, I look to this process as a tool to improve teaching and learning together, collaboratively.
He testified that 22 percent of new teachers in California leave the profession after four years and that the percentage of teachers who transfer out of high - poverty schools is twice that from low - poverty schools, He said 20 percent of new principals
in urban school districts leave after just two years and pointed to the Oakland Unified School District as an extreme: There, he said, 44 percent of new principals leave the field after just two - years.
A NewSchools Venture Fund Research Study determined the effectiveness of CT3's No - Nonsense Nurturer ® Program coupled with the Real Time Teacher Coaching ® Model in multiple classrooms (grades 3 — 12)
in an urban school.
The Relationship between Performance Pay Indicators and Student Achievement
in an Urban School District
The focus will be on teacher recruitment and retention
in urban school systems.
«Developing Teacher Leaders for Increased Student Learning»: Led by education consultant Wil Parker, this institute will examine how high teaching standards and effective instructional strategies can produce teacher leaders
in urban school districts.
His publications address the motivations, beliefs and pedagogies of teachers of color, particularly
in urban school settings, and seeks conceptualize and foreground teaching and learning practices that improve student engagement and performance in school.
In the following chapters, I will explain how the CREATE model allowed me to achieve this startling success — and how it can help other teachers
in urban school districts see similar results.
As much as this frustrates
us in urban school leadership, districts have benefitted from it to a certain degree.
The Success Highways intervention was developed based on 20 years of research at the University of Wisconsin and a seven - year pilot program
in an urban school district.
Chosen students represent some of Baltimore's brightest and most motivated students, a group who some worry is too often ignored
in urban school districts.
«In presenting these excellence awards, CUBE is not only celebrating the success of these school boards but providing the nation with a showcase of excellence and achievement
in urban school district management, says Micah Ali, chair of the CUBE Steering Committee.
When seeking employment, or being recruited, to work
in an urban school, there are some elements to consider.
HISD is a finalist for the broad prize — an award for overall performance and improvements
in urban school districts.
This report, prepared by Public Impact for the Cleveland Foundation and the George Gund Foundation, analyzes common themes among eighteen promising programs to attract and prepare teachers and principals for success
in urban school systems.
Posted on October 22, 2012 · HISD is a finalist for the broad prize — an award for overall performance and improvements
in urban school districts.
Providing embedded professional development within curriculum materials is a necessary and transformative educational mechanism to counter professional development constraints that challenge teachers who adopt and implement reform - based science curriculum
in urban school systems (Fishman, Marx, Best, & Tal, 2003).
With over 50 partner organizations (including Teaching Matters, which works to develop and retain great teachers
in urban school districts), the new coalition, known as TeachStrong, offers a nine - point prescription.
Dr. Moody earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette University, a master's degree in education with an emphasis on teaching and curriculum from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a doctorate
in urban school leadership from the University of Southern California.
No longer can charter advocates make the false claim that their approach to education is representing the collective desires of families of color
in urban school districts.
This book describes, analyzes, and synthesizes the impact of technology
in an urban school with the objective of offering solutions for successful strategies and addressing organizational challenges and pitfalls.
In The Urban School System of the Future, Andy Smarick contends that the traditional structure of urban public education has failed, and that it must be replaced with an entirely new one defined by choice and competition.
As I noted in an earlier blog post, «Communities of color have chosen — no longer can charter advocates [and their funders with «dark money» pockets] make the false claim that they are representing the majority of families of color
in urban school districts.»
Orr students generated excitement and opened dialogue with their unconventional video dispelling pervasive myths and countering negative stereotypes about youth
in urban school settings in America.
A friend of mine from the US recently shared a story with me about a program coordinator
in an urban school district.
Urban school boards are diligent about their own professional development, so that their board members are well prepared for the immense challenges and complexities of policymaking
in an urban school district.
Given that the LSP is the first statewide voucher program systematically studied (other rigorously studied programs serve smaller samples of students
in urban school districts), the program's scale may have played a role;
We studied the training and ongoing inservice education of Reading Recovery teachers
in an urban school district.
Artistic Verses allows our English and creative writing students to visit a local art museum in our city, which singularly provides an experience many of
in our urban school district have.
Her career started as a Teach for America Corps Member teaching both Kindergarten and First Grade
in the urban school district of Miami - Dade County Public Schools in Florida.
Insight in Action
In an urban school setting, full - time teacher leaders worked with elementary school teachers to help them improve their instruction.
This program takes a look at the specific hurdles faced by leaders
in urban school districts and presents equally nuanced strategies to addressing these challenges.
Teaching
in an urban school is the most rewarding work I have known.
«No doubt there is a sense of urgency that needs to be created around the gaps that exist
in urban school systems,» he explains.
As the first noneducator to take the helm of a large urban district, Vallas inspired a trend
in urban school reform across the nation.
I first wrote about it in «Wave of the Future,» extended the idea in «The Turnaround Fallacy,» and filled out the argument
in The Urban School System of the Future.
An earlier EdNext article looks at the impact of charter competition on policy and practice
in urban school districts.
Superintendents Prepared, a popular program that trains educators for the rigors of the top job
in urban school districts, has fine - tuned its approach to provide more intensive training and additional support for its graduates in the field.