The fact that parental perceptions track actual school quality more closely than those of other citizens, but the perceptions of homeowners do not, suggests that direct interactions with a school may be a more important factor than simply having a vested interest in acquiring
information about local school quality.
Taken as a whole,
information about local school rankings has a less substantial impact on public thinking about teacher policy than it has on thinking about school choice policies.
But we find little evidence of a public backlash against Common Core and test - based accountability, at least on the basis of new
information about local school district rankings.
Similarly, if parents want
information about local schools, they might go to GreatSchools.org.
When asked about the school their oldest child attends, 74 % said they would give the school an A or B, suggesting that those who have more
information about local schools rate them more highly.
Not exact matches
Post
information about our window and building exterior cleaning company and the services we offer on bulletin boards in places like
schools, libraries, and
local coffee shops et al
The
school nurse provides students with clear accurate
information about the full range of contraception and STIs and details of
local services....
Information about activities and services is also posted all over the borough — especially in places where fathers go such as job centres, post offices,
schools, nurseries, a
local football club, a recycling depot, the bus station and the fire station.
Also, several players from Canada speak French and have made appearances at
local high
school French classes to help students develop their language skills and share
information about their culture.
For more
information about the kinds of help Network partners can provide, visit their website: http://vermontfarmtoschool.org/our-work For contact
information for all statewide farm to
school partner organizations, and for the
local farm to
school organization serving your region of Vermont, go directly here: http://vermontfarmtoschool.org/our-partners
De-registering a child from
school — what to do if your child is in
school Getting started — what to expect in the first months of home educating Different styles — These will depend on your personality and preferences Mailing list
information — links to home educators» online mailing lists General links — links to general sites
about home education
Local group sites — links to mailing lists or sites related to British home educators» groups GCSE guide — how can home educators take GCSEs if they wish to?
Getting angry and motivated to act is not
about townsfolk arming themselves with pitchforks and storming the
local school — it's
about parents arming themselves with
information and taking control of the food they and their kids eat.
In the very small number of
local authorities where there is
information on religion,
about 31 % of home educators belong to a faith group, although that may not be the reason they have chosen an alternative to
school.
Local authorities will remain responsible for all the funding that independent schools receive for children and young people with SEN.. More information about how local authorities should discharge their responsibilities for children and young people with SEN in independent schools is set out in the SEND code of practice, in particular paragraphs 9.131 to 9
Local authorities will remain responsible for all the funding that independent
schools receive for children and young people with SEN.. More
information about how
local authorities should discharge their responsibilities for children and young people with SEN in independent schools is set out in the SEND code of practice, in particular paragraphs 9.131 to 9
local authorities should discharge their responsibilities for children and young people with SEN in independent
schools is set out in the SEND code of practice, in particular paragraphs 9.131 to 9.136.
Contact
local middle and high
schools with
information about teen dating abuse.
States that want to help parents become more savvy education consumers should consider contracting with third - party validators who can provide parents better
information about their children's
schools, and also about other resources that are available to families through organizations like Communities in Schools, which works to develop partnerships between schools and other student service providers in the loca
schools, and also
about other resources that are available to families through organizations like Communities in
Schools, which works to develop partnerships between schools and other student service providers in the loca
Schools, which works to develop partnerships between
schools and other student service providers in the loca
schools and other student service providers in the
local area.
Analysis of the new survey data show that when the public is armed with
information about the
local district's national ranking, the share assigning an «A» or «B» grade to the
local schools falls by 11 percentage points.
Information about the program (and area
schools) is available at health centers and
local preschools, and a partnership with 27 branches of the
local library system helps parents get connected to
school services — in addition to registering them for library cards to encourage reading at home.
Visit www.glp-e.org.uk for more
information about the GLP and how your
school could benefit from the funding,
school - led training, curriculum guidance, resources and
local network support available.
For starters, parents in the 23,500 - student district felt that they didn't have enough
information about local elementary
schools and the process for registering their children.
The chief complaint Duvall said he hears from
school public relations directors is dealing with television reporters, who often have no background
about the district and incomplete
information, because most
local stations don't have education reporters.
The authors hypothesize that if state and
local governments empower parents to choose the
schools of their choice, a «spontaneous education order» — a state in which parents seek
information about schools and in which
schools make available the necessary
information without public officials» intentional intervention — will arise.
If the new
information surprises respondents by indicating the district is doing less well than previously thought, the public, upon learning the truth of the matter, is likely to 1) lower its evaluation of
local schools; 2) become more supportive of educational alternatives for families; 3) alter thinking
about current policies affecting teacher compensation and retention; and 4) reassess its thinking
about school and student accountability policies.
Information Fuels Support for
School Reform Facts
about local district performance alter public thinking By Michael B. Henderson, William G. Howell and Paul E. Peterson
While
information about local district rankings shifts evaluations of
local schools downward, it has little impact on assessments of the nation's
schools.
After analyzing the content of samples from
local wells for a project
about the quality of drinking water, fifth - and sixth - grade students at Shutesbury Elementary
School display their
information on a large map of the town and look for patterns in the data.
If CCSS is fully implemented as proposed by its most ardent adherents, including the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State
School Officers, it can be expected to alter the
information Americans have
about student performance at their
local schools.
Information about local district rankings increases public support for
school choice programs, including charter
schools, parent trigger mechanisms, and, especially,
school vouchers for all students.
Other groups were given specific
information about the performance of students in their
local public
schools.
Currently, a simple Google search pulls up a wealth of
information about student performance in one's
local neighborhood
school, truly a revolution in transparency.
Yet despite the increase in the supply of
information, critics allege that many parents still don't know enough
about local schools to take full advantage of
school choice.
Three decades of experimentation with
school choice demonstrate that making it work requires careful attention to such tasks as ensuring that parents have good
information about school quality and suitable transportation — responsibilities that skeptical
local bureaucrats may dodge.
Third, our results suggest that online search tools such as GreatSchools can be powerful mechanisms through which to provide families with the
information they need to take advantage of choice programs and
about local schooling options more broadly.
When
information about current spending is coupled with a question
about whether taxes to fund
local schools should be raised, lowered, or kept the same, the gap between teachers and parents soars.
Our results indicate that parents respond to increased
school - choice options by collecting more
information about the quality of
local schools.
Our new GreatSchools Summary Rating offers expanded
information about important aspects of
school quality — including student access to advanced courses, student progress
information, and equity data to help parents see whether or not all students are being served similarly — that parents across the country can use to support their children's education and take action to improve their
local schools.
Private
schools that provide special education services must provide
information about what services will be offered, and must contrast that with the special education services provided by the
local school system.
Find
information about guided
school tours, learn
about outreach programs for
local students, or enroll in our teacher workshops or the summer Teacher Institute.
For
information about the costs of each programme, please look at our What we offer
schools page or speak to your
local Teach First team.
The findings reported above represent the first systematic evidence that Americans» perceptions of the quality of their
local public
schools reflect publicly available
information about the academic achievement of the students who attend them.
Howell and West find that these differences in opinion based on exposure to key
information are consistent across a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds, views
about the
local public
schools, and political ideologies.
They speak
about the amount of time that is invested in developing the
school «s vision, gathering research
information, and then applying it to the
local setting.
Chicago, IL: A new coalition of
local and national parent and advocacy organizations today raised questions
about how private student
information is protected by
school districts, after new revelations concerning a database vendor moving into Illinois.
A new coalition of
local and national parent and advocacy organizations today raised questions
about how private student
information is protected by
school districts, after new revelations concerning a database vendor moving into Illinois.
Local school divisions» Special Education Departments should be contacted for specific
information about their programs — see the public
school division directory.
The U.S. Department of Education is once again emphasizing the benefit of diversity in its competitive magnet
school funding process, and
local officials should build on New York City's history of magnet
school success to bring home more of that federal funding (For more
information about magnet
schools in New York City, see a recent New York Times piece on this issue: «Do Magnet Schools Still
schools in New York City, see a recent New York Times piece on this issue: «Do Magnet
Schools Still
Schools Still Matter?
This document contains a brief, tailored overview of The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)-- the 114th Congress's effort to update the antiquated NCLB — for
school board members with key
information (e.g., effective date of existing waiver terminations)
about how Congress has overhauled the law in favor of restoring
local governance and community leadership in public education.
An association of independent
schools in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest offering
information about local independent
schools, including profiles, enrollment figures, dates for
school open houses, employment opportunities, and contact
information.
For further
information about whether your
school is eligible to partner with Teach First, please contact your
local Teach First team.
The Committee has been an active participant with the Kentucky Department of Education and other stakeholders in creating a new accountability system for the state that sets ambitious goals for student learning, educates and empowers parents with
information about schools, and provides state and
local education leaders and policymakers with data to help make more informed decisions to improve opportunities for each student.