Not exact matches
The
Higher Achievement Evaluation will examine whether out - of - school programs can help students meet the new Common Core standards by pairing an analysis of
Higher Achievement's impact on academics
with an examination of program fidelity, service contrast, and the extent to which
mentors» instruction supports Common Core Common practices, standards, and learning strategies.
Turnaround Arts empowers
high - need schools
with innovative arts, dance, theater and music programs, arts integration across subject areas, arts resources, musical instruments, and
high - profile artist
mentors as a proven strategy to help address broader school challenges and close the
achievement gap.
Nor did Vallas mention the Mentoring for Academic
Achievement and College Success (MAACS) program, a long - time effort in which «MAACS pairs
high school students in all three Bridgeport public
high schools
with college
mentors from local colleges and universities.
Furthermore, Fletcher, Strong, and Villar (2008) established a mentoring -
achievement link, noting that more hours of mentoring yielded
higher student
achievement gains compared
with others teachers who spent less time
with a
mentor.