Sentences with phrase «including higher academic achievement»

Research has shown that these programs have positive benefits for students including higher academic achievement and increased cognitive abilities.

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Educators and the education policy community will be familiar with his work on topics including homework, extra-curricular activities, remediation in higher education, and the impact of part - time jobs on academic achievement.

In tackling this task, Feinberg says, they «backed into» the five essential tenets of the KIPP model: High Expectations (for academic achievement and conduct); Choice and Commitment (KIPP students, parents, and teachers all sign a learning pledge, promising to devote the time and effort needed to succeed); More Time (extended school day, week, and year); Power to Lead (school leaders have significant autonomy, including control over their budget, personnel, and culture); and Focus on Results (scores on standardized tests and other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character development).

«In every class in this building, you have kids of all levels of prior academic achievement,» says Principal Dan St. Louis, including kids who are «high flyers,» kids with Individualized Education Programs who are receiving special education support, students with disabilities, and English - language learners.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).

They include Emily Callahan and Amber Jackson, who are using their skills and intellect to turn oil rigs into coral reefs; Nate Parker, the activist filmmaker, writer, humanitarian and director of The Birth of a Nation; Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity Water, whose projects are delivering clean water to over 6 million people; Anthony D. Romero, the executive director of the ACLU, who has dedicated his life to protecting the liberties of Americans; Louise Psihoyos, the award - winning filmmaker and executive director of the Oceanic Preservation Society; Jennifer Jacquet, an environmental social scientist who focuses on large - scale cooperation dilemmas and is the author of «Is Shame Necessary»; Brent Stapelkamp, whose work promotes ways to mitigate the conflict between lions and livestock owners and who is the last researcher to have tracked famed Cecil the Lion; Fabio Zaffagnini, creator of Rockin» 1000, co-founder of Trail Me Up, and an expert in crowd funding and social innovation; Alan Eustace, who worked with the StratEx team responsible for the highest exit altitude skydive; Renaud Laplanche, founder and CEO of the Lending Club — the world's largest online credit marketplace working to make loans more affordable and returns more solid; the Suskind Family, who developed the «affinity therapy» that's showing broad success in addressing the core social communication deficits of autism; Jenna Arnold and Greg Segal, whose goal is to flip supply and demand for organ transplants and build the country's first central organ donor registry, creating more culturally relevant ways for people to share their donor wishes; Adam Foss, founder of SCDAO, a reading project designed to bridge the achievement gap of area elementary school students, Hilde Kate Lysiak (age 9) and sister Isabel Rose (age 12), Publishers of the Orange Street News that has received widespread acclaim for its reporting, and Max Kenner, the man responsible for the Bard Prison Initiative which enrolls incarcerated individuals in academic programs culminating ultimately in college degrees.

When the researchers controlled for demographic variables (for example, wealthy suburbs offer more physics courses) and others, including overall academic achievement, high school physics contributed little more than one point.

The aims are to build a strong evidence base that will support four key Learning Away propositions, ie to demonstrate that high - quality residential learning: has a strong, positive impact on academic achievement and a wide range of pupil - level outcomes, including emotional well - being, learner engagement, behaviour and personal, social, employability and life skills; can transform the learning experience of pupils; can help to transform schools; does not need to be expensive.

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

Annually measures, for all students and separately for each subgroup of students, the following indicators: Academic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student succAcademic achievement (which, for high schools, may include a measure of student growth, at the State's discretion); for elementary and middle schools, a measure of student growth, if determined appropriate by the State, or another valid and reliable statewide academic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student succacademic indicator; for high schools, the four - year adjusted cohort graduation rate and, at the State's discretion, the extended - year adjusted cohort graduation rate; progress in achieving English language proficiency for English learners; and at least one valid, reliable, comparable, statewide indicator of school quality or student success; and

Our experienced consultants have helped schools and districts, including First Nation schools, create culturally relevant, engaging, standards - based curricula that motivates learning, boosts academic achievement, and increases student efficacy, creating a foundation for a high - quality education for all students.

According to research sponsored by the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), they include (1) feelings of safety among staff and students; (2) supportive relationships within the school; (3) engagement and empowerment of students as valued members and resources in the school community; (4) clear rules and boundaries that are understood by all students and staff; (5) high expectations for academic achievement and appropriate behavior; and (6) trust, respect, and an ethos of caring (Bryant & Kelly, 2006; Elfstrom, Vanderzee, Cuellar, Sink, & Volz, 2006; Perkins, 2006).

Poring over school records, he noted a pattern of significantly higher scores on tests of academic achievement and cognitive ability, including IQ tests, up to four years after the program's end.

A high - powered commission appointed by Gov. Terry E. Branstad issued wide - ranging recommendations last week for change in Iowa's schools, including a call for measures of academic achievement that all districts would be required to report for their students.

Moving students from a belief in the limits of intelligence can counter the argument for tracking by increasing academic achievement for all students, including high needs subgroups.

Education scholars like Kahlenberg, one of the nation's leading advocates for economic integration, note droves of research papers that cite the positive impacts of diversity in K - 12 schooling, including enhanced critical thinking, higher academic achievement, greater civic responsibility, higher college - going rates and more lucrative jobs.

Early intervention effects include lower rates of retention, higher levels of academic achievement, fewer special education services, and a stronger commitment to graduating from high school (Stegelin, 2004).

Although Gaetz's bill does not include fiscal expenditures, as noted in the main text (§ IV, supra), in reviewing the start time / academic achievement studies undertaken by fellow economists, Columbia University Assistant Professor of Finance and Economics Jonah Rockoff and the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Education at the University of Michigan, Brian Jacob, concluded that delaying middle and high school start times «from roughly 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. -LSB-,]» will increase academic achievement by 0.175 standard deviations on average, with effects for disadvantaged students roughly twice as large as advantaged students, at little or no cost to schools; i.e., a 9 to 1 benefits to costs ratio when utilizing single - tier busing, the most expensive transportation method available.

The EOCEP encourages instruction in the specific academic standards for the courses, encourages student achievement, and documents the level of students» mastery of the academic standards.To meet federal accountability requirements, the EOCEP in mathematics, English / language arts and science will be administered to all public school students by the third year of high school, including those students as required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and by Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

The primary purpose of Title III is to «help ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop high levels of academic attainment in English, and meet the same challenging state academic content and student academic achievement standards as all children are expected to meet» (Title III, Part A, Sec. 3102).

NCSECS advocated and helped influence the law including a provision raising the bar a bit higher to ensure high standards for special education students by limiting their participation in tests based on alternate (lower) academic achievement standards to 1 % of students tested (and not just limiting the reporting of their scores on such tests, as was done under NCLB).

President Barack Obama released his fiscal year 2017 budget request to Congress today — the eighth and final of his presidency — which includes investments to improve academic achievement, empower students with the computer science skills needed for a 21st century economy, and expand access to high - quality preschool.

They found students of compassionate or «high facilitative» teachers made «greater gains on academic achievement measures, including both math and reading scores, and present [ed] fewer disciplinary problems (McEwan 2002, 33 - 34).»

While federal legislation calls for «multiple up - to - date measures of student academic achievement, including measures that assess higher - order thinking skills and understanding» (NCLB, Sec. 1111, b, I, vi), most assessment tools used for federal reporting focus on lower - level skill that can be measured on standardized mostly multiple - choice tests.

It is also true that high intrapersonal ability, which includes qualities such as persistence and self - discipline, can have great impact on academic achievement, and that low interpersonal ability — severe shyness, for example — can impede classroom performance.

However, most of these tests are multiple choice, standardized measures of achievement, which have had a number of unintended consequences, including: narrowing of the academic curriculum and experiences of students (especially in schools serving our most school - dependent children); a focus on recognizing right answers to lower - level questions rather than on developing higher - order thinking, reasoning, and performance skills; and growing dissatisfaction among parents and educators with the school experience.

The bill requires tests to include multiple measures of student academic achievement and assess higher - order thinking skills and understanding.

Work on the Jasper project with students has been successful in «measures of mathematical self - efficacy, academic interest in, and value for mathematical content and problem solving,» including higher standardized achievement scores (Nicaise, 1997, p. 453).

Studies of students who attend high - quality programs for a significant period of time show improvements in academic performance and social competence, including better grades, improved homework completion, higher scores on achievement tests, lower levels of grade retention, improved behavior in school, increased competence and sense of self as a learner, better work habits, fewer absences from school, better emotional adjustment and relationships with parents, and a greater sense of belonging in the community.

Oakland Unified has some of the top charters in California, including Aspire Golden State College Prep, whose entire 2012 graduation class is college - bound, and Lighthouse Community Charter High School, which received the Title I Academic Achievement Award earlier this year.

Being «on - track» in ninth grade (earning five full - year credits with no more than one semester F in a core class) is more predictive of high school graduation than any other factor, including race, gender, socioeconomics and prior academic achievement, combined.

The Superintendent shall develop regulations for formally acknowledging academic achievement for graduating seniors, to include the student (s) with the highest GPA.

The only measures a State may include within its Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and Academic Achievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 aAchievement indicator in addition to the required measure of student performance on the statewide reading / language arts and mathematics assessments under ESEA [Education and Secondary Education Act, of which ESSA is the latest version] section 1111 (b)(2)(B)(v)(I) are the two optional measures: (1) an achievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 aachievement index or similar measure of student performance in reading / language arts and mathematics at multiple academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and academic achievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 aachievement levels above or below proficient (see question B - 10 and B - 11); and (2) measures of student growth in reading / language arts and mathematics for high schools (see questions B - 14 and B - 15).

This work includes supporting high - quality professional learning for educators, school leaders, and administrators to personalize learning and improve academic achievement.

Reach has as its core mission the improvement of student achievement outcomes as predictors of success in college or career in the 21st century, bringing attention to high - leverage instructional practices, including LDC, that empower teachers with effective practices, and a focus on a set of core habits (student engagement, academic learning behaviors, differentiation, intentionality, data analysis, and language and thinking development).

Benefits of the program include: lower absentee and tardy rates, fewer morning nurses visits and behavioral problems, and higher academic achievement.

Academic achievement at all levels increased markedly during this time — including 70 % of elementary schools, 100 % of middle schools, and at the high school level national recognition for achieving the highest ACT scores of any large district in the country.

These KPMs include «measures of academic student success,» such as advanced reading and mathematics achievement, UC / CSU A-G course completion, and exhibiting 21st century skills, and «high leverage support measures,» such as high quality teachers, parent participation, and attendance.

Our public comments highlight specific provisions in ESSA for which New Leaders thinks that departmental regulations or guidance (including regulations or guidance specifically on the role of school leaders) will be needed if the new law is to deliver on its promise to strengthen teaching, especially in the highest - need schools, and accelerate academic achievement and other outcomes, particularly for our most vulnerable students.

The work of school leaders must include coaching leaders and teachers in how to support students in firmly establishing personal high bars for their own achievements — academics and otherwise.

Such assessments shall involve multiple up - to - date measures of student academic achievement, including measures that assess higher - order thinking skills and understanding.

In May 2011, a written curriculum management plan was approved by the Board of Education that supports high levels of academic achievement for all students and which includes the following components:

For example, compared to controls at post-test, pupils in SEL programmes demonstrated superior SEL skills and prosocial attitudes, higher levels of prosocial behaviour, reduced levels of conduct problems and emotional distress, and enhanced academic performance including up to an 11 percentile gain in school achievement.

He has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Pfizer Award for Research Excellence, AVMA Animal Welfare Award, Red Cross Hero Award, AAEP Distinguished Service Award, Legend of Academic Medicine Award from Kansas State University, the U.S. Congressional Achievement Recognition Award, and the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Achievement Award - the school's highest honor.

While there he earned numerous academic awards including the Scholarship for Highest Academic Achievement in Veterinary Macademic awards including the Scholarship for Highest Academic Achievement in Veterinary MAcademic Achievement in Veterinary Medicine.

Graduates are expected to have a good record of academic achievement, including grade B in maths at A Level / Scottish Higher level and at least a 2.1 degree result.

Along with the name of your school and degree, include any achievements, such as a high GPA or any academic awards (such as making the Dean's List).

Include anything significant as an academic achievement, such as a high GPA, being a member of a school club or organization, or any academic awards.