Sentences with phrase «lower classroom sizes»

After months of budget negotiations, Silver, Pataki and Bruno agreed to a massive new education package that would lower classroom sizes and spend roughly $ 1.5 billion a year on statewide pre-kindergarten programs.

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More than 32,000 teachers walked away from jobs in NYC classrooms in the last 11 years, with a substantial number leaving for jobs in nearby suburban systems that have higher pay, lower class sizes and better teaching conditions.

Noting the low level of evidence security, it is calculated that using learning styles within the classroom (for example, to match teaching style to learning style) has a low impact with an effect size of 0.13 or two months» worth of learning progress.

Districts and charter schools could use the extra dollars to lower class sizes, improve classroom technology, or target teacher training in grades K - 4.

Illustrative of this, when we divided teachers into five equal - sized groups based on the average prior academic achievement of their incoming students, we found that roughly three times as many (29 %) of the teachers with the least prepared incoming students were identified as low performing based on classroom observations relative to teachers with the most prepared students incoming students (11 %).

Some 450 sophomores enroll in the class each semester, but individual section (or classroom) sizes are low due to an institutional commitment that caps the faculty - to - student ratio at 1:18 per class.

By the time the class sizes are reduced to their lowest levels of 18 in kindergarten, 16 in first grade, and 17 each in second and third grades, WCPSS will need an additional 587 classrooms.

Our small class sizes, low student / teacher ratio, multi - age / multi-grade classrooms, and personalized instruction are designed to meet the needs of each learner.

Nevertheless, Committee members found the evidence on the impact of high - quality pre-K and third - grade reading so compelling that members recommended making difficult choices to prioritize these areas even at the potential expense of other K - 12 funding priorities, such as lowering class sizes, investing in teacher professional development, and improving classroom technology, that have not been shown to correlate as strongly with improved student outcomes, particularly for high - need students.

Changing some conditions, such as teachers» classroom autonomy and faculty member's schoolwide influence, appears to be less costly than increasing teachers» salaries, professional development, or class - size reduction — an important consideration, especially in low - income settings and in periods of budgetary constraint.

He added that as funding improves and initiatives requiring lower class sizes are implemented, the district will have to invest to create more classrooms.

«This year it's the top issue on our list as school districts across the state are scrambling to meet the General Assembly's mandate to lower class sizes, while at the same time trying to protect thousands of art, music and PE teachers and create hundreds of new classrooms.»

Your classroom course may not have more than 40 students in it, and the size may be lower depending on your market and — more importantly — the maximum occupancy allowed by the fire marshal.

In addition to our standalone articles covering the latest news and rumors at MacRumors, this Quick Takes column provides a bite - sized recap of other headlines about Apple and its competitors on weekdays.Wednesday, March 28What Wasn't Announced at Apple's EventYesterday, we shared a video recap of everything Apple announced at its education - themed event, including a new entry - level 9.7 - inch iPad, a new Schoolwork app for classrooms, and other education - related software updates.Apple's invite made it very clear that the event would be focused on education announcements, but there were still quite a few hardware and software possibilities that had a slim chance of being — but ultimately weren't — mentioned: Lower - priced MacBook Air: KGI Securities analyst Ming - Chi Kuo said a

In addition, programs need to be staffed at a level that allows for teacher - child ratios that are appropriate for the age of the children and the size of the group, such as those required for programs accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.44 Low teacher - child ratios enable teachers to focus on the individual needs of the children and engage them in meaningful interactions.45 This means having both an adequate number of teachers specifically assigned to a classroom, as well as providing sufficient substitutes or floaters to cover for breaks, planning time, and paid leave.