Not exact matches
It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty
in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not
in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to
meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated
in relation to the school's official «
academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a
high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.
The 1986 Carnegie Report made a case for the idea that the economic challenges the nation would face
in the years ahead could not be
met unless students were held to much
higher academic standards and the nation did what would be necessary to fully professionalize its teaching force, much as medicine had done a century earlier.
In addition, they likely include some of the estimated 165 competitive «examination schools» like Stuyvesant High School in New York City, a district - run school that offers accelerated academic programs for students who meet rigorous entry standard
In addition, they likely include some of the estimated 165 competitive «examination schools» like Stuyvesant
High School
in New York City, a district - run school that offers accelerated academic programs for students who meet rigorous entry standard
in New York City, a district - run school that offers accelerated
academic programs for students who
meet rigorous entry
standards.
The programs included
in title I are designed to help disadvantaged children
meet high academic standards.
At the same time, the convention delegates narrowly defeated several proposals that would have permitted some freshmen to participate more fully
in athletic programs even though they did not
meet the
higher academic standards scheduled to take effect
in August.
Center for American Progress / Public Policy Polling found that eight
in 10 voters (79 percent) agree that we should create a set of
high quality
academic standards or goals
in English and math and let communities develop their own curriculum and strategies to
meet these goals.
Migrant education funds support
high quality education programs that
meet the special needs of migratory children to help them succeed academically
in a regular school program,
meet the same
academic and content
standards that all children are expected to
meet, and graduate from
high school.
Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership
in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for
high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements
in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to
meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers
in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41
Only 2 percent of Texas
high schools report that 75 percent their ELL students
meet or exceed
standards on their state tests
in all
academic areas, according to IDRA's analysis of the most recent Texas Education Agency data.
He began by modeling his belief
in students» ability to
meet high academic standards and by stating that he expected the faculty to believe the same thing.
The EOCEP encourages instruction
in the specific
academic standards for the courses, encourages student achievement, and documents the level of students» mastery of the
academic standards.To
meet federal accountability requirements, the EOCEP
in mathematics, English / language arts and science will be administered to all public school students by the third year of
high school, including those students as required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) and by Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).
The primary purpose of Title III is to «help ensure that children who are limited English proficient, including immigrant children and youth, attain English proficiency, develop
high levels of
academic attainment
in English, and
meet the same challenging state
academic content and student
academic achievement
standards as all children are expected to
meet» (Title III, Part A, Sec. 3102).
By advocating for implementing
higher academic standards such as the Common Core State
Standards, students know that by
meeting them, they will not need remediation
in college.
While they've made
academic gains
in struggling communities, KIPP and other large charter networks have come under fire recently for
high student attrition rates, discipline issues and failing to
meet states»
standards.
«By incorporating
high academic standards and clear expectations with plans for greater student engagement and achievement, Alabama stands ready to
meet the rigorous demands of preparing students for the work force and for their roles as citizens
in our democratic system.
While the field of teacher preparation has made significant advances
in recent decades — creating stronger clinical partnerships, developing better performance assessments, making better use of newly available data sources,
meeting more demanding state approval and national accreditation
standards, and developing new models and patterns of preparation — not all of these advances have been universally adopted at the program level.3 To consolidate the gains and to overcome challenges to implementing universal
high standards for admission and
academic rigor
in teacher preparation, states, school districts, and teacher preparation programs must work together to enact key policy changes.
Our work fosters growth
in teachers as instructional leaders,
in parents as support partners, and
in students as learners who can
meet the challenge of
high academic standards.
Fewer schools
in Michigan
met federal benchmarks for students»
academic progress this year, and state officials blame the slide on
higher standards required by the federal government.
By providing key tools, training and support, our programs are designed to foster growth
in teachers as instructional leaders,
in parents as support partners, and
in students as learners who can
meet the challenge of
high academic standards.
In the second decade of the 21st Century, public schools are evolving to
meet the economic, social, and political demands of a new technologically - connected era by adopting
higher academic standards and infusing technology into classroom practices.
What they have
in common is their dedication to ensuring that students are not just held to
high academic standards but are supported
in meeting those
standards.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program provides federal funding for the establishment of community learning centers that provide
academic, artistic and cultural enrichment opportunities — during non-school hours — for students, particularly those who attend
high poverty and low - performing schools, to
meet state and local
standards in core
academic subjects such as reading, math and science.
The PARCC tests measure whether students are
meeting new,
higher academic standards and are mastering the knowledge and skills they need to progress
in their K - 12 education and beyond.
In their view, dual enrollment is presumed to lead to a long list of positive outcomes for all participating youth, including increasing the academic rigor of the high school curriculum; helping low - achieving students meet high academic standards; providing more academic opportunities and electives in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for student
In their view, dual enrollment is presumed to lead to a long list of positive outcomes for all participating youth, including increasing the
academic rigor of the
high school curriculum; helping low - achieving students
meet high academic standards; providing more
academic opportunities and electives
in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for student
in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing
high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for students.
Math Community — There are various Math Communities that help districts and schools with
high numbers of disadvantaged children
in meeting challenging learning
standards by providing additional
academic support and opportunities.
The Legislature defines quality education
in establishing
high academic standards but it hasn't provided enough funding so that all students can
meet those
standards, Mayer said.
It would prove that all teenagers — not just malleable young children or middle schoolers who demonstrate
academic mastery — could move past challenging life circumstances and socioeconomic barriers, rise to
meet high academic standards, and secure economic stability
in their futures when provided with the right educational environment.
Programs such as Linked Learning, which according to its website, «integrates rigorous
academics that
meet college - ready
standards with sequenced,
high - quality career - technical education, work - based learning, and supports to help students stay on track,» have seen positive outcomes for students.51 A seven - year longitudinal study comparing students who participated
in Linked Learning to those who did not showed that the program completers were less likely to drop out and more likely to graduate from
high school.
The Recovery Act provides $ 10 billion
in additional Title I, Part A funds to state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to support schools that have
high concentrations of students from families that live
in poverty
in order to help improve teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to
meet state
academic achievement
standards.
The new ambitious outline for learning is staged to help England
meet the
academic standards of some of the
highest achieving countries
in the world, but is also designed to help keep the students as educationally prepared as possible to go into the
higher maths and sciences at the secondary school level.
Universities, colleges and other
academic and research institutions are expected to
meet the
highest standards of excellence
in all of their activities.
Provide resources targeted to national goals
in early childhood education and to help states and localities assist special populations, such as economically disadvantaged children, children with disabilities, and children whose native language is other than English, to
meet high academic standards and develop personal, health, and social competencies;
This OSEP symposium will address the factors that drive
high expectations, such as child, family and other stakeholder engagement; how to support each child and family
in establishing and
meeting those expectations; working towards each child having access to an education that
meets her or his unique and individual needs; how
high expectations relate to State
academic content
standards; and incorporating evidence - based practices
in the IEP.