In 2004, 60 % of New Orleans students — some 40,000 kids — went to a school that performed in the bottom tenth of all Louisiana public schools, according state -
issued School Performance Scores (SPS).
«Teachers have a clear picture of what they're supposed to be doing in the classroom,» says Beber, who is in his third year running the school, which has gone from a D to a C on state -
issued school performance reports, despite the disruption wrought by the storm.
Not exact matches
In each case, the
issue was compulsory
performance of a flag salute by children in public
schools, a sign of patriotic loyalty to the nation that implied obligations to defend it.
Many community activists and
school administrators talk about race as a big factor in educational
performance, and others mention economic
issues — and those are factors.
Some tasks include: Review, clean out, and notify me of important emails on a regular basis; Draft responses to important emails upon discussion and review with me Review daughters
school blogs and notify me of all important dates, projects,
performances; Assist in responding to emails and drafting emails to teachers on
issues related to daughters Track daughters
school grades and academic
performance on a regular basis via a website.
I want to thank the reporter, Claudia Feldman, for taking time to speak with me about
issues I — and most of you — care so much about: trying hard to feed our kids well in a less - than - healthy food environment; improving
school food; and yes, my pet peeve of food in the classroom for birthday treats or
performance rewards.
While counselors might have to spend a lot of time focusing on individual education plans, testing, and other educational
issues,
school personnel should also be available to talk with children about emotional
issues that affect their
performance and demeanor at
school.
The
issue of breastfeeding ought to be more of a priority in our country.It covers several major problems all in one.Healthcare, economy, environment, jobs (alot more would be created from an increase in nursing than from formula production) our children's
performance in
school and the rate of college attendance, obesity, and less unwanted pregnancies (sounds harsh but most of our world problems are connected to an exploding overpopulation and a lack of adequate resources).
Senate Republicans plan to cover a range of
issues with mayoral control, includnig student
performance, graduation rates, and «the effectiveness of having a single person accountable for the public
school system as compared to the previous community board system.»
Senate Republicans plan to cover a range of
issues with mayoral control, including student
performance, graduation rates, and «the effectiveness of having a single person accountable for the public
school system as compared to the previous community board system.»
As if anticipating that attack, Cuomo released a 250 - page book listing his positions on
issues of the day, including a strong defense of charter
schools and the use of student -
performance data in assessing teachers.
While Cuomo received almost 62 percent of the vote, Teachout's strong showing demonstrated voter unhappiness with the governor's
performance on
issues like
school funding and hydrofracking, and disappointment in his Moreland Commission scandal.
De Blasio's prospects of getting the Legislature to renew his control of New York City's
schools were thrown into doubt yesterday, when the leader of the State Senate, John Flanagan,
issued a statement harshly criticizing the mayor's
performance at a hearing on the
issue.
The lieutenant governor also told the protestors that many of the
issues the state faces stem from federal policies that link funding to
school performance.
Beginning at 9:00 pm host Gary Axelbank will talk with Peter Murphy, the Policy Director of the New York Charter
School Association, and Dr. Jessica Shiller of the Department of Middle and High
School Education at Lehman College about student
performance, a cap on the number of charter
schools, funding, teacher's union
issues, and more.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's prospects of getting the Legislature to renew his control of New York City's
schools were thrown into doubt on Thursday, when the leader of the State Senate
issued a statement harshly criticizing Mr. de Blasio's
performance at a hearing on the
issue.
He says his vision will help alleviate the city's long - standing
issues with poverty, public safety, vacant properties, and poor
school performance.
Given the claims by the District, it seems reasonable that someone would have studied the
issue of
performance of students from the various
schools within New Rochelle.
It's definitely not a huge
issue for Will Gerard (Nicolas Cage, in a now - uncharacteristically subdued — one could argue bored —
performance), a high
school English teacher and an avowed pacifist whose wife Laura (January Jones) is physically and sexually assaulted one night on her way home from music rehearsal.
Possibly the last of their kind, moving from town to town and still working out some serious parent - child
issues (not the least of which is their approach to handling their prey) Gemma Arterton literally vamps it up, putting on a prostitute pose to seduce lowlives and cops, while her daughter, plays more
school girl, a more subtle and melancholic
performance by Saoirse Ronan.
There isn't a rote
performance or flat character in the whole movie — even supporting players like Peter's decathlon teammates feel like real teenagers at a real high
school, struggling with their own teenager
issues.
After the proposition passed, state union representatives immediately lobbied the state attorney general to
issue a «clarification» explaining that
performance pay actually meant an across - the - board bonus for every teacher in a
school or district, regardless of
performance, and that funding classrooms directly actually meant passing the funding through the district first so the district, rather than the
school, can make the major funding decisions.
In the maiden
issue of the Journal of Character Education, a team of researchers reports on a study of the relative academic
performance of
schools in California that described themselves as having substantial character education components.
«We want every young person to grow up feeling confident about themselves and their future - but too often mental health
issues can have a lifelong impact and affect their
performance at
school, careers and ultimately their life opportunities.
At the dynamic Education Fast Forward 12 Debate on January 19, I spoke with Stefan Dercon (Chief Economist Department for International Development in London) and Andreas Schleicher (Special Advisor on Education Policy OECD in Paris) about their opinions on the
issues raised in the «Turning
School Performance to Economic Success» discussion.
The research units conduct and coordinate original research in areas such as student
performance standards, assessment, curriculum, commercialism in
schools, and language policy
issues.
As Thomas Kane and Douglas Staiger point out (see «Randomly Accountable,» in this
issue), test scores bounce up and down from year - to - year for a variety of reasons that are unrelated to actual
school performance.
So, in response to this we pulled together a debate between an eclectic panel of education experts including: chair of the Education Select Committee Neil Carmichael MP; a head teacher who turned her own
school's
performance and ability to recruit and retain its staff around 180 degrees; an ex-tutor from an FE institution who left teaching due to work load
issues; and an academic completing a PhD on the topic of work strain in the sector.
«Accountability for student
performance is one of the two or three - if not the most - prominent
issues in policy at the state and local levels right now,» says Richard F. Elmore, a professor at Harvard University's Graduate
School of Education (Quality Counts, 1999)
In a wide - ranging discussion, Murphy talks about the problem with interpreting the
performance data of EAL children too simplistically,
issues with «immersion» programmes and the lack of support for
schools in helping EAL children in the classroom.
Throughout her 25 - year career as a network leader, instructional coach, teacher and consultant, Hillary has drawn on her social and emotional skills to help organizations,
schools, and teachers improve
performance by framing
issues, building teams, leading difficult conversations, and facilitating problem solving.
School closure, in other words, has become an answer to falling enrollments, poor
performance, and safety
issues — or a combination thereof.
In the past 20 years, the
issue with the waves of
school reform have been basic skills, graduation stands,
performance and the accountability movement.
Among the more salient conclusions are: 1) that what children bring to
school is vastly more important than what happens thereafter, as the Coleman Report found; 2) in examining all of the variables that impinge on student academic
performance (teacher effectiveness, socio - economic advantage, appropriate evaluation criteria, etc.), none is demonstrably more significant than time spent learning «one - on - one»; and 3) that only an individualized computer program can address all these
issues effectively and simultaneously.
There seems a growing recognition that value - added gains are a fair and important indicator of
school performance and they address an
issue that has crippled education reform for decades: Poor alignment between teacher training, teaching practices, and public policy.
For example, dissatisfaction with
performance in a charter middle
school that is not captured by test scores (such as discipline
issues or a poor fit between the student's interests or ability and the curriculum being offered) could lead parents to choose to send their child to a traditional public high
school.
The article continued, «Rigorous testing that decides whether students graduate, teachers win bonuses, and
schools are shuttered... does little to improve achievement and may actually worsen academic
performance and dropout rates, according to the largest study ever on the
issue.»
In the Fall 2011
issue of Education Next, June Kronholz wrote about
Performance Learning Centers (PLCs), high
schools use blended learning to help at - risk kids recover credits and make their way to graduation.
The dismissal of the «professional judgment» approach eliminates a rational way of thinking about a hypothetical situation when research and statistics have not addressed the
issue with any definitive conclusions.The authors are more supportive of the «successful
schools» approach because it is based on some evidence of relative
performance.
Price: The Annenberg Institute for
School Reform issued a study a year or so ago that documented that constructive community organizing can contribute to improved student performance, strengthened support for better qualified teachers, and heightened school - community
School Reform
issued a study a year or so ago that documented that constructive community organizing can contribute to improved student
performance, strengthened support for better qualified teachers, and heightened
school - community
school - community trust.
I promise that if you make teacher walkthroughs a priority, you will see significant changes in
school climate, teacher diligence, student
performance, and many of the «
issues» that pull you back to the office will disappear of their own accord.
Further, little is being done to ensure that the tests being devised for the new Common Core State Standards do not introduce a break in the continuous stream of accountability information essential for the evaluation of
school and teacher
performance (see this
issue's forum, «Examining High - Stakes Testing»).
As part of the Programs in Professional Education (PPE) institute, Improving Quality in Education Systems: Building Quality
Schools, participants spent two weeks tackling tough issues like how to build sustainable schools, design effective systems for monitoring and evaluating student and school performance, and define quality s
Schools, participants spent two weeks tackling tough
issues like how to build sustainable
schools, design effective systems for monitoring and evaluating student and school performance, and define quality s
schools, design effective systems for monitoring and evaluating student and
school performance, and define quality
schoolsschools.
Two years into the presidency of Ronald Reagan the National Commission on Excellence in Education
issued a report, «A Nation at Risk,» to highlight the low, declining
performance of U.S.
schools.
The Spring 2014
issue of Education Next includes a study looking at the impact of the Kalamazoo Promise program on the
performance of high
school students in the district.
As instructional leader ~ the principal must keep a pulse on all aspects of the
school including: academic
performance ~ finance ~ safety ~ personnel
issues ~ etc..
A decade later, restarts are providing charter
school boards with an opportunity to effectively and proactively address poor academic
performance well before charter renewal and closure become
issues.
Charlie Makela, from Arlington Public
Schools, in Arlington, Virginia, says, «The copyright
issue was an easy one because, usually, the
performance rights that accompany most music and plays do have stipulations concerning recording the
performance.
«We're trying to look at the outside
issues [that affect
school performance],» said Buckney.
A typical eleventh grade student with a 2.7 GPA that suddenly begins failing three classes has some outside of
school issue impacting his or her
performance.