Sentences with phrase «increase academic progress»

Do NYC families, especially those of color, eagerly sign up for non-neighborhood schools in order to increase academic progress for their children?

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This is a noteworthy effect, equivalent to roughly a 50 percent increase in the academic progress students typically make in a school year (see Figure 1).

Those who say tenure should be based on student academic progress increased from 49 percent to 55 percent between 2010 and 2011.

Raise the bar by ensuring that every Pell Grant recipient has access to a minimum of 20 hours per week of on - campus employment: they will gladly work to earn the support, and increased college contact has positive benefits for their academic progress as well.

Scoring outcomes are designed to show progress along a continuum of access to academic content via reduced levels of assistance and increased accuracy.

Academic progress in Boston increased steadily under his leadership, with Boston's 4th and 8th graders handing the 65 - year - old Boston native a nice farewell gift by coming out on top in math improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 assessments among ten participating urban districts (see Fiprogress in Boston increased steadily under his leadership, with Boston's 4th and 8th graders handing the 65 - year - old Boston native a nice farewell gift by coming out on top in math improvement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2005 assessments among ten participating urban districts (see FiProgress (NAEP) 2005 assessments among ten participating urban districts (see Figure 1).

Over four decades, the achievement gap decreased: black and Hispanic students made academic progress while the scores of white students also increased.

Being intentional about investing students in a fun school day and providing strategic support for a variety of needs that may arise can increase student attendance, influence academic progress, and contribute to the growth of a school towards meeting its mission.

Among all district students in grades 3 - 5, reading proficiency as measured by the standard Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) exam was up 9 percentage points over four years to 45 percent, including a 3 percentage - point increase over the past two years.

With an increased push towards personalized learning, this is certainly one way to gauge the social - emotional progress of the students and reflect academic progress and concept mastery.

The law allocates a 20 - percent funding increase for services to homeless students, and strengthens reporting mandates to track academic progress.

Listed below are several steps that should be taken to increase the probability that students» screening scores will accurately reflect their achievement level and their progress across the academic year.

Houston was recognized for its students» academic achievement gains, its ability to increase the district graduation rate faster than any other urban district in the running for the prize, and its progress in narrowing the achievement gaps for low - income and Hispanic students and improving students» college - readiness, among other achievements.

Recent data suggest marginal progress in relation to the goals of increasing both the diversity of the new teacher pool and the academic profiles of those entering it.13 But a new question has emerged: Are the two goals compatible?

We order new textbooks, address curricula, concentrate professional development efforts on ways to increase student achievement, investigate new strategies to enhance students» academic progress and improve their behavior, and meet throughout the year in our professional learning communities to discuss what is and is not working.

We also wanted to increase our scholars» trajectory toward college readiness, as measured by the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP).

Nearly three years later, the results at P.S. 123, with its 530 students, offer a small window into what the city's larger initiative is seeing: an increase in student attendance and family participation in school activities, a drop in chronic absenteeism, but uneven academic progress.

Kentucky's plan includes ambitious interim and long - term goals on which to measure progress including increasing academic achievement significantly for all students; cutting the achievement gap for each student group in half by 2030; and increasing the graduation rate significantly for all students and each student group.

The elements, in addition to the tracking their progress throughout the year aims to increase academic achievement in reading and development authentic engagement and ownership of the content in the class.

In their blended learning pilots, the district is increasing data transparency with students and providing differentiated and timely support in reading through a personalized stations rotation model in K - 5 reading classrooms and increased personalized in 6th grade reading classrooms in order to see improved academic outcomes and an increase in student progress ownership.

He has also increased the grade levels covered by the school's dual - language program and will continue building on this progress until all students in grades Pre-K — 8 have access to this rigorous an academic experience.

Fellows typically work in schools several days a week for a full academic year with increasing teaching duties as the year progresses.

The school saw significant progress, including an increase in attendance stability from 86.8 % (SY 13 - 14) to 91.4 % (SY 15 - 16), and an impact over two years on State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness Results in Math (20.2 % gain), Science (18.4 % gain) and Writing (20.8 % gain).

«Since implementing the DreamBox program, my students» scores on the MAP test (Measure of Academic Progress) have increased an average of 40 points!

Poor environmental conditions can thwart academic progress by making it harder for students to concentrate, causing or exacerbating illness in students and staff, increasing absences and lost work days, and diverting school funds to pay for costly repair and remediation projects.

Increasing accountability with dashboards that provide detailed reports on student and classroom progress towards meeting challenging academic standards.

Academic research from Simon Burgess, a professor of economics at Bristol University, recently showed that pupils with additional languages tend to make more academic progress than other groups and that good exam results in London «did appear to be accounted for» by the increased number of pupils with English as an additional lAcademic research from Simon Burgess, a professor of economics at Bristol University, recently showed that pupils with additional languages tend to make more academic progress than other groups and that good exam results in London «did appear to be accounted for» by the increased number of pupils with English as an additional lacademic progress than other groups and that good exam results in London «did appear to be accounted for» by the increased number of pupils with English as an additional language.

The long - standing K — 12 academic standards developed by individual states have come under increasing scrutiny and criticism because of the standards» varying quality and the resulting wide disparities in student proficiency as measured under No Child Left Behind and highlighted by National Assessment of Educational Progress scores.

States are allowed to choose their own indicators of Academic Progress and School Quality or Student Success, but the chosen measures must be supported by research as likely to increase student learning.

Spurred on by the campaign's non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as by think tanks and academics, 2014 saw notable diplomatic progress and increased awareness in capitals around the world of the challenges posed by autonomous warfare, but there were few signals that national policy is any closer to being developed.

• Developed and implemented broad based curriculum that increased student achievement and provided assessment initiatives to document progress and provide academic awareness to parents and teachers.

YMCA and Education Station After School Programs, Westport Academy, Baltimore • MD 2005 — 2007 Educational Reading and Math Tutor Developed and implemented broad based curriculum that increased student achievement and provided assessment initiatives to document progress and provide academic awareness to parents and teachers.