Sentences with phrase «leverage over school districts»

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De Blasio's allies also see leverage over Skelos in school funding, where microscopic changes can drastically impact which school districts — including those on Long Island that Skelos holds sacred — get what.

One disappointing element of the task force's report vis - á - vis accountability is its weak endorsement of the No Child Left Behind Act - such as its dissatisfaction over the act's «relatively slow timelines,» Washington's «scant leverage over states and districts,» and the «few real consequences on educators whose schools fail.»

The scaling of high - performing CMOs provides one of the highest levels of return and leverage for philanthropic funds, particularly when you consider that CMOs tend to deliver much higher student achievement than the local district; these schools will continue to serve students in a high - quality way over time; and there are few investments in K — 12 that have consistently yielded this level of performance.

But causing a district or state — even a single school — to alter its accustomed ways to any significant degree over the long haul takes more leverage than philanthropy can muster.

Over its decade - plus history, CSDC has provided or leveraged millions in capital financing and facilities for charter schools in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

We believe that districts can get the biggest benefit by intentionally focusing on high - leverage indicators — those that are highly predictive of outcomes that matter to us and that relate to aspects of students» lives over which schools have some influence.

«We have used this process to re-engage with many of our schools, districts and stakeholders across the state over the last two years to get feedback on how our current education system is working.The conversations were deep and very helpful to the department and other stakeholders as we work collectively to leverage ESSA to improve outcomes for our highest need students in Colorado.»

It's a debate that includes disputes over whether charter schools — untied to neighborhood boundaries — should be leveraged to help integrate public schools racially and socioeconomically, whether poor students benefit more from diverse classrooms, and whether charters are indeed less integrated than their district school counterparts.