Founded in San Francisco in 1978, Breakthrough's goal was not only to
increase academic opportunity for underserved students, but also to inspire and develop the next generation of teachers.
Not exact matches
Capacity: The new two - story facility, with a capacity of 1,600 students (an
increase of 400 from the former campus), allows for the standard middle school configuration of Grades 6 - 8 on one campus... which provides sixth - graders with greater
opportunity for
academic rigor, fine arts and career electives and athletic and extra-curricular activities, as well as 30 additional minutes of instructional time each day, compared to an elementary schedule.
And second, the program establishes and promotes an
academic support network for women students by
increasing communication
opportunities for women from under - represented groups.
But are
increasing opportunities sufficient to keep aspiring
academics at home?
Our facilitator - led support sessions provide
opportunities for students to collaborate with peers while learning necessary skills for managing stigma, strengthening campus support and relationships, and assessing readiness to
increase academic and social demands.
Increased understanding of the developing brain and how deviations from normal development can
increase the risk of neurological and psychiatric diseases has created a rich landscape of
opportunity for collaborations between leading
academic medical centers and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies dedicated to identifying new drugs and other interventions to help children.
Service learning can have positive effects on students» performance on subject - matter examinations and assessments and creates
opportunities known to improve
academic achievement, such as giving students the chance to act autonomously, develop good relationships with adults and peers, and
increase personal self - esteem and feelings of self - efficacy.
Learners leave our course with
increased self - confidence, improved understanding of the importance of a healthy lifestyle, enhanced
academic abilities and a broader understanding of the
opportunities available to them.»
Increasing each teacher's capacity to redesign and assess their own practice demands new ways of thinking,
opportunities for deep collaboration and the willingness of school leaders to engage with
academic and professional partners who will challenge, reflect and provide evidence for each school to create its own evidence - informed practices and protocols.
It is very effective and
increases the various
academic opportunities.
Such interventions focus not on improving
academic skills or knowledge, but on changing students» mindsets about learning — combating negative feelings, or
increasing a sense of belonging, or reframing failure as an
opportunity for improvement.
«This is a great
opportunity to
increase the responsiveness of regular - ed kids to visually impaired students without compromising attention to
academic standards.»
, we invite agency professionals, clients and
academics to discuss and analyse
opportunities and challenges for the future of brands in a technology - driven reality, defined through
increasing media convergence and connectivity.
At minimum — in the one - size - fits - all No Child Left Behind era — her tenure reminds us of the real genius of the federal system, the
opportunity to try many different approaches to a shared objective:
increased academic achievement for all students.
The program affords the
opportunity to bring attention to teachers who successfully employ strategies to
increase academic success and narrow the achievement gap among a range of students.
Academic Gains, Double the # of Schools:
Opportunity Culture 2017 — 18 — March 8, 2018
Opportunity Culture Spring 2018 Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — March 1, 2018 Brookings - AIR Study Finds Large
Academic Gains in
Opportunity Culture — January 11, 2018 Days in the Life: The Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader — November 30, 2017
Opportunity Culture Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — November 16, 2017
Opportunity Culture Tools for Back to School — Instructional Leadership & Excellence — August 31, 2017
Opportunity Culture + Summit Learning: North Little Rock Pilots Arkansas Plan — July 11, 2017 Advanced Teaching Roles: Guideposts for Excellence at Scale — June 13, 2017 How to Lead & Achieve Instructional Excellence — June 6, 201 Vance County Becomes 18th Site in National
Opportunity Culture Initiative — February 2, 2017 How 2 Pioneering Blended - Learning Teachers Extended Their Reach — January 24, 2017 Betting on a Brighter Charter School Future for Nevada Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining
Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017 Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support:
Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix - area Districts to Use
Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of Higher Growth: N.C.
Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins
Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of
Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016
Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Different?
Despite decades of
increased funding, these students are far too often left behind in the traditional system, and we need to make sure they have more
opportunity to succeed — and that those
opportunities are available from the outset of their
academic lives.
As
increasing focus is put on college and career readiness, we're working hard to better understand the evolving landscape and adapt to ensure that we are providing students with the
opportunity to learn
academic and fundamental skills like teamwork, critical thinking, and problem - solving in order to achieve success in credit - bearing two - or four - year colleges or workforce training programs.
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states now have the
opportunity to support and encourage
increased attention to SEL and the development of a positive school climate by including measures of students» social - emotional, as well as
academic, development in their accountability and improvement systems.
Fund (LDF) of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), highlights the continued need for greater educational equity, and warns that race and gender disparities in
opportunity and
academic achievement lead to high dropout rates, limited job
opportunities, and
increased risk of poverty for African American females.
The NYS Charter Schools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; •
Increase learning
opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of
academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional
opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational
opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results.
These trusting relationships also provide a great
opportunity for teachers to create
academic partnerships with families that will further
increase student learning and success.
The Attendance Peer Learning Network offers local schools the
opportunity to
increase student attendance — and consequently,
academic outcomes — through the use of disaggregated data, peer - to - peer learning, coaching, and technical assistance using evidence - based prevention and intervention strategies and continuous improvement tools.
«By making the work of [the Office of School Reform and Innovation] in promoting innovation pilots and authorizing autonomous schools a part of the work of the chief
academic and innovation officer, I am also excited about the
increased opportunities to promote and share innovation and best practices across all our schools, regardless of governance type.»
By making the work of OSRI in promoting innovation pilots and authorizing autonomous schools a part of the work of the Chief
Academic and Innovation Officer, I am also excited about the
increased opportunities to promote and share innovation and best practices across all our schools, regardless of governance type.
With the passage of ESSA, local and state policymakers can leverage federal funding to strengthen principal preparation and development, an investment that can reap significant dividends — both in the form of
increased teacher retention and the improved
academic opportunities that come with a strong instructional leader.
As a member of the task force, I am excited for the
opportunity to join my colleagues in making recommendations to craft a new structure to improve California's education system focused on inclusive education practices, high expectations for students and education leaders, and providing evidence - based instruction and learning supports so that all students have an
opportunity to learn the standards in all core subject areas, which will ultimately lead to
increased accountability and
academic success for all.
Subcommittee Chairman Duncan Hunter (R - CA) linked the positive effects of parental engagement — including
increased student achievement and
academic focus as well as better attendance and behavior — to state efforts to «ensure parents have additional
opportunities to make decisions not only about where their children attend school, but also about what happens during the school day.»
With an
increasing minority student population, Prince William school officials knew it was critical to open
academic opportunities to all students, especially those who historically did not take advanced classes.
In addition, the high degree of personalization in CBL models helps
increase student engagement, opens new pathways to graduation, and takes advantage of learning
opportunities available outside of the
academic environment.
Further cross-referencing with teacher and special educator standards, a focus group, a stakeholder group and research in the field
increased the
opportunity for
academics and special educators to critically reflect on the emerging demands placed on special educators and the attributes that are needed to be professionally effective.
Educators will
increase their knowledge of summer
academic models and have an
opportunity formulate programming to for implementation in their own summer program.
This outcry came with concerns that
increased career
opportunities for women meant fewer teachers with stellar
academic qualifications.
In their view, dual enrollment is presumed to lead to a long list of positive outcomes for all participating youth, including
increasing the
academic rigor of the high school curriculum; helping low - achieving students meet high
academic standards; providing more
academic opportunities and electives in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and
increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for students.
Our Students develop
academic and character habits to
increase learning
opportunities through embracing a culture of high
academic expectations.
This approach will make it possible to scale impact and provide approximately 2,400 classroom teachers with the kinds of meaningful professional growth
opportunities that will help them improve their craft and
increase academic outcomes for more than 40,000 students.
The legislation recognizes that achieving excellence in American education depends on providing access to
opportunity for all children, and that
increasing inequality within external social, economic, health and community factors — traditionally viewed as outside of the domain of schools — have a significant influence on
academic outcomes and a persistent achievement gap.
Charter public schools offer all students best practices and innovative learning
opportunities designed to
increase their
academic success and ensure they are ready for college and career.
Charter public schools offer all students best practices and innovative learning
opportunities designed to
increase their
academic success and ensure they are ready for college...
Our goal since then has been to use the arts as a vehicle to create new learning
opportunities and enhance existing learning
opportunities in order to
increase academic achievement for all students.
Amongst the student - related findings of the Banks study, the panel recommended that «schools should provide all students with
opportunities to participate in extra - and co-curricular activities that develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes that
increase academic achievement and foster positive interracial relationships.»
The
increasing number of state legislators, auditors, comptrollers, parents, students and
academic institutions that are calling for more accountability in the charter sector are right: If we are committed to a public education system that strives to serve all children, with the understanding and the expectation that each and every one matters, has potential and deserves the resources and
opportunity to succeed, then we must rein in the current growth model of charter expansion, and insist instead on a well - regulated and equitably resourced system of public schools that works for all children.
Age appropriate and inquiry / project - based learning methods; dual enrollment classes; focused tutoring to less prepared students;
increased learning
opportunities; relevant professional development
opportunities; faculty leadership
opportunities; community outreach; small school environment; surveys each year (parent, student, faculty); striving for
academic excellence; Charter Counts character education program implemented; teaching critical thinking skills.
We believe that the Success Academy's growth must be accompanied by
increased public accountability to ensure that all NYC district students have fair and equal access to its
opportunities for
academic enrichment, as well as to ensure that the network is not abusing public funding that traditional public schools unquestionably need.
This law has
opportunities for states to set their own accountability standards and for school districts to incorporate social - emotional learning in professional development and in the classroom; a recent meta - analysis shows an average
increase of 13 percentile points in
academic performance for students with SEL exposure over their non-SEL peers.
Each year, SDSU provides more than 35,000 students with the
opportunity to participate in an
academic curriculum distinguished by direct contact with faculty and an
increasing international emphasis, preparing them for a global future.
Initiated in 2012 by the National Park Service National Capitol Region Urban Ecology Research Learning Alliance (UERLA) and George Mason University's Center for Climate Change Communication (4C), the internship program is designed to create
opportunities for students of diverse
academic and personal backgrounds to gain skills and experience in the synthesis, interpretation, and development of science communication products while
increasing knowledge about climate change and its effects on parks.
They will miss out twice: first, on an excellent
opportunity to
increase their understanding of the scientific issues surrounding climate change, especially Dr. Mann's preferred branch, paleoclimatology; and second, a gracefully - written memoir of an
academic career unexpectedly subjected to the most intense political rough - and - tumble imaginable.
While there will always be
opportunities for pure legal theorists, especially at the most elite and established law faculties, there is an
increasing willingness among the
academic community to not only train their students on the use of technology in the classroom, but also participate directly in the development of this technology, often in an interdisciplinary relationship with other faculties (for example, the work we're doing with Duke Law).
Due to the
increasing number of high school, college, and university enrollments, employment
opportunities for
academic advisors are expected to grow.