Sentences with phrase «most talented school»

The most talented school administrators will have proactive strategies in place to prevent the fires from starting in the first place.

Not exact matches

Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

Despite heavy spending by a handful of top universities for the most talented, grant - winning researchers, most schools aren't seeing big wage pressures, largely because teaching jobs are in high demand.

Coach Chris Vasser is one of the most talented coaches in high school football.

MSU started recruiting him before any other school did, and the talented kid went from a 3 star to a 5 star recruit according to most services in a short time frame.

To create the most talented, well - rounded and exceptional high school football lineman in the country.

The Rams» senior class has the potential to be the school's most talented in years, though it has daunting challenges and plenty of games to play before making that determination.

At the high school and grassroots level, Williamson is by far the most talented player on his team.

Sopak, who coaches Tudor and DeCosta for his AAU national - champion CalStars club team, also calls this year's St. Mary's team «one of the most talented» he has seen in his years as a club and high school coach.

Often what we see of the high school game is that many of the most talented and athletic players on a team tend to be placed in positions where they have more touches in a game (e.g. 8 - man, scrumhalf, flyhalf).

Announcing the scheme today, schools minister Andrew Adonis said the programme was designed to give gifted and talented pupils the confidence and skills needed to apply for the most academic institutions.

Moskowitz also spoke about the perceived failings of the public school system, saying even the most talented teachers «are really working with their hands tied behind their backs and their feet tied together,» due to teachers» union restrictions.

Aware that even the most talented students failed to receive Ph.D. s and find employment in science and engineering, Hrabowski created a system in 1988 to mold high - achieving minority high school students into elite researchers.

The story follows a collegiate baseball team through the final weekend of summer, centering on a new pitcher named Jake (Blake Jenner), one of the most talented players at his high school, who finds himself navigating this unfamiliar, deeper pool of talent and competitiveness.

This leads me to wonder whether students of classical music, who show particular promise, are encouraged to apply for scholarships at specialist schools, as the state system is simply not tuned up to provide the high - level teaching required for the most talented?

Cheyenne, winner of NBC's America's Most Talented Kid at age 12, recording artist, and star of her own MTV show, is just one of many high - profile Americans whose educational choice is home schooling.

At a time of continued recruitment challenge, we know that schools in low income communities that are most in danger of losing out on talented individuals who could make a real difference.

It's great that so many schools are rated as «Outstanding» by Ofsted, but how will one outstanding school compete with another outstanding school when trying to attract the most talented staff?»

EP has brought thousands of talented people into the world of K — 12 schooling and has built lasting partnerships with our sector's most influential organizations.

The research team used data from more than 1,300 8th graders attending 32 public schools in Boston, including traditional public schools, exam schools that admit only the city's most academically talented students, and oversubscribed charter schools.

Still, I worry that, in the current policy environment, most schools serving poor kids have little incentive to offer gifted - and - talented programs and other mechanisms whereby to boost the prospects of poor but brilliant kids.

And once the program takes hold at Harvard, the aspiration is that other higher education institutions will offer similar fellowships for their most talented students, not unlike the Master of Arts in Teaching Programs, which started at the Ed School in 1936 and is now offered nationwide.

Indeed, by removing some of the most talented students and involved parents from P.S. 121, the busing program contributed to the school's severe decline in quality in the ensuing years — a pattern repeated in many urban schools with low - income, minority student populations.

The subject is particularly strong in independent schools that typically have not felt the brunt of the cuts and are attracting some of the most talented teachers.

The Greenville, Tennessee — based Niswonger Foundation, for example, offers the most talented college - bound students full scholarships to postsecondary schools of their choosing in exchange for commitment to return to and work in their often - rural eastern Tennessee communities for the same number of years they receive the scholarship.

Hinds said:» It has been an absolute pleasure to meet the talented and hardworking teachers at St Andrew's and meet school children benefiting from a school which is inspiring them to make the most of their lives.

Some of the smartest and most talented individuals in our nation are working on school reform.

And some of the most talented spurn their school's programs in favor of club soccer teams and community orchestras, arguments that budget cutters sometimes cite for trimming extracurriculars.

The Campaign for the Harvard Graduate School of Education will enable the school to strengthen its capacity in a number of areas including its ability to attract the most talented students to education and prepare them to be transformative leaders, to recruit world - class faculty to build a knowledge base about what works in education, to encourage entrepreneurship and partner with the field to implement innovative solutions, and to leverage the convening power of Harvard to improve educSchool of Education will enable the school to strengthen its capacity in a number of areas including its ability to attract the most talented students to education and prepare them to be transformative leaders, to recruit world - class faculty to build a knowledge base about what works in education, to encourage entrepreneurship and partner with the field to implement innovative solutions, and to leverage the convening power of Harvard to improve educschool to strengthen its capacity in a number of areas including its ability to attract the most talented students to education and prepare them to be transformative leaders, to recruit world - class faculty to build a knowledge base about what works in education, to encourage entrepreneurship and partner with the field to implement innovative solutions, and to leverage the convening power of Harvard to improve education.

No longer selected largely for their popularity, the new cheerleader, organizers of the activity say, is more likely to be one of the most talented athletes at school.

From the first day of school I found myself mixing with one of the most talented and intelligent group of people, from across the globe, from different creeds and cultures, all congregating at this one school to lead educational institutions and systems that benefit all children.

The U.S. still has a lot to learn about attracting the most talented teachers and school leaders to the most challenging classrooms and communities.

School is mandatory only through junior high, and, in previous generations, only the most talented son — or, in rare cases, daughter — was sent to high school and coSchool is mandatory only through junior high, and, in previous generations, only the most talented son — or, in rare cases, daughter — was sent to high school and coschool and college.

NPR's All Things Considered looks at a middle school in Nashville that is allowing its most talented teachers to lead multiple classrooms and mentor other teachers.

After four days of intensive dancing, acting, concertizing, painting, sculpting, or otherwise demonstrating their artistic prowess during a competition week in Miami this month, 36 out of some 150 of the most talented high - school students in the nation were awarded the title of finalist and a $ 3,000 unrestricted cash award by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts.

The way we distribute funds and staff to schools ensures that the most talented teachers end up working with more advantaged students.

Charter schools that are open to any child are far more public than magnet and criteria - based schools that select based off of the highest test scores, best attendance, most talented interviewee, and most astonishing presentation by student applicants.

Findings from the first nationally representative survey of school districts» human capital practices indicate that most districts have not yet adapted their human capital systems to the modern market, despite the increasing importance of attracting talented teachers.

However, we believe the survey provides school leaders and community partners with a rare opportunity to specifically target resources to meet teachers» biggest needs so that, as a city, we can retain our schools» most valuable resource — our dedicated, talented teachers.

«Michigan's charter schools are home to some of the most talented and innovative educators in the country, and these awards allow us to honor the best of the best,» said Dan Quisenberry, President of MAPSA.

The repeal threatens some of the most talented young people in America, and efforts to dismiss them would hurt our communities and schools.

A spokesperson for the DfE said the schemes «help the most talented young actors, dancers and musicians attend specialist schools» and are worthy of investment «because a child's background should be no barrier to pursuing a career in the performing arts».

For example, they can be more intentional about selecting and training principals who can serve as «turnaround» leaders, redeploy the most talented teachers and leaders to targeted schools, and provide principals with the flexibility to make necessary staff changes (Player, Hambrick Hitt, & Robinson, 2014; Council of the Great City Schools,schools, and provide principals with the flexibility to make necessary staff changes (Player, Hambrick Hitt, & Robinson, 2014; Council of the Great City Schools,Schools, 2015).

The renowned faculty accept only the most talented, driven, dedicated educators join them in learning how to transform struggling schools in high poverty, minority neighborhoods.

Working your way down the list of schools within MPS, you'll see a variety: lots of what most people refer to as «traditional» public schools, some charters, language immersion, gifted & talented... and a handful of Montessori programs.

The 1993 federal report on the status of the education of gifted students notes that «Most academically talented students have already mastered up to one - half of the required curriculum offered to them in elementary school» (U. S. Department of Education, 1993, p. 19), not an appreciable improvement from the 1930s (Hollingworth, 1942).

Funding to help the most talented pupils get a place at private music, dance and drama schools has been extended, but unions have warned the majority of children are missing out on the arts.

That conclusion accords with other research finding that better teachers can have profound effects on how much students learn, since the schools with the smallest classes and the highest salaries can attract the most talented instructors.

In schools in impoverished neighborhoods where principals have the most trouble hiring and retaining talented teachers, Teach for America staff would be more likely to have an advantage over their colleagues.

If this is like most years, administrators at top schools such as Harvard and Stanford will try hard to find talented high school students from poor families in a push to increase the socioeconomic diversity on campus and to counter the growing concern that highly selective colleges cater mainly to students from privileged backgrounds.