Sentences with phrase «meet some academic standards under»

Private schools in the state's voucher programs would be required to conduct background checks before hiring staff and would no longer need to meet some academic standards under a bill the Senate approved Wednesday.

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The Four Corners states had consistent failings in the eyes of the NACSA raters: None of the states» laws had a renewal standard tied to academic performance or a default closure provision, under which a school would lose its charter «by default» if it did not meet a minimum standard of performance.

But at the same time, those numbers are tainted by some districts who, under pressure to meet federal standards, simply lowered the academic bar to help more students reach it.

Programs under title I are designed to help disadvantaged children meet high academic standards.

For school leaders who have been under pressure to meet standards and improve academic achievement, December provides a time to reflect on the past few months -LSB-...]

A brief in the Wall Street Journal highlights what ESSA means for school testing, noting that under ESSA «states will set academic standards and determine consequences for not meeting them.»

In order to be eligible for the TCEP grant, the charter school must be accredited, qualify as a «charter school» under the federal definition, and meet the following academic and financial accountability standards:

Gifted student — A student who is exceptional under section 1371 of the School Code (24 P. S. § 13 - 1371) because the student meets the definition of «mentally gifted» in this section, and needs specially designed instruction beyond that required in Chapter 4 (relating to academic standards and assessment).

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.

As documented under Section 1115 of Title I, Part A of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA), a local education agency receiving Title I funds «may use funds received under this part only for programs that provide services to eligible children under subsection (b) identified as having the greatest need for special assistance... Eligible children are children identified by the school as failing, or most at risk of failing, to meet the State's challenging student academic achievement standards on the basis of multiple, educationally related, objective criteria established by the local educational agency and supplemented by the school, except that children from preschool through grade 2 shall be selected solely on the basis of such criteria as teacher judgment, interviews with parents, and developmentally appropriate measures».

The U.S. Department of Education has blocked an attempt by Pennsylvania's Education Secretary to evaluate state charter schools using a more lenient method for calculating AYP, the «adequate yearly progress» measurement that determines whether schools have met the minimum academic standards under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).