Sentences with phrase «marked academic improvement»

One year into an aggressive, expensive school turnaround initiative, some of Denver's lowest - performing public schools are showing marked academic improvement by providing an education nearly identical to that of the highest - performing charter schools in the country.

The result: the new formula appears to actually penalize schools in which the majority of students were already achieving at or above grade level, unless that school continued to show marked academic improvement.

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When students have a voice, self - worth, active engagement, and purpose they are more likely to show marked improvements in academic achievement, social awareness and making positive contributions to their school community.

When teachers have the necessary time to engage in high quality professional learning — coupled with the supports to use that time well — such professional learning can result in marked improvements in student academic growth.40 This is why the National Education Association's Foundation for the Improvement of Education includes «adequate time for inquiry, reflection, and mentoring» as one of the components of high - quality professional development.41 When teachers have time to plan, practice, collaborate, and learn, both teachers and students benefit.