They often
narrow academic achievement gaps, create social capital, and foster democratic behavior — including adult voluntary activity.
According to the California Department of Education news release, «The 2013 California Distinguished Schools Program directly focuses on the right of California's students to an equitable and rigorous education, and recognizes those schools that have made progress in
narrowing the academic achievement gap.»
The 2014 California Distinguished Schools Program recognizes schools that have made progress in
narrowing the academic achievement gap.
Research and evaluation are inextricably linked to all of the Educare's work to
narrow the academic achievement gap for children in poverty.
Research and evaluation are inextricably linked to all of the Ounce of Prevention Fund's work to
narrow the academic achievement gap for children in poverty.
Not exact matches
During his eight years as Deputy Superintendent and then Superintendent in San Francisco, Carranza drove progress in
academic outcomes, outpacing gains in the state and
narrowing the
achievement gap.
Bloomberg has long patted himself on the back for
narrowing the
gap in
academic achievement between the city's white and Asian students on one hand and blacks and Latinos on the other.
The program affords the opportunity to bring attention to teachers who successfully employ strategies to increase
academic success and
narrow the
achievement gap among a range of students.
Unlike income
achievement gaps, the racial
academic achievement gaps have declined significantly over the past four decades, the researchers said, so the recent
narrowing of the racial readiness
gap among kindergarteners is merely a continuation of the trend.
The
achievement gaps in
academic performance between students grouped by socioeconomic status and race / ethnicity have barely
narrowed in the 50 years since this data has been collected in the United States.
Schools actually
narrow the
achievement gap; it's what affluent children get before they start school that gives them significant
academic advantages over the children of the middle class and the poor, according to the research.
SEL creates a positive school climate that supports learning and
academic success while
narrowing the
achievement gap.
I plan to change the current conversations regarding strategies on
narrowing the
achievement gap and create more opportunities for the
academic and social advancement of black male students.
Study Links Brain Anatomy,
Academic Achievement, and Family Income MIT News, 4/17/15 «In recent years, the achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new st
Achievement, and Family Income MIT News, 4/17/15 «In recent years, the
achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new st
achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as
gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have
narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the new study.»
The foundation says that Houston outperformed peer districts in
academic achievement; increased its graduation rate faster than other urban districts;
narrowed the
achievement gaps for low - income and Hispanic students; and improved college - readiness levels.
Houston was recognized for its students»
academic achievement gains, its ability to increase the district graduation rate faster than any other urban district in the running for the prize, and its progress in
narrowing the
achievement gaps for low - income and Hispanic students and improving students» college - readiness, among other
achievements.
Using publicly available data from the California Department of Education (CDE), the results show that charter schools are making significant gains in
narrowing the
achievement gap, with African American students consistently earning higher
Academic Performance Index (API) scores and proficiency rates statewide in many urban districts and across subjects.
With bilingualism linked to enhanced
academic and social skills, educators say dual - language programs can be used to
narrow the
achievement gap and equip underserved students for a future in a competitive workforce.
A Learning Policy Institute study on the impact of the LCFF indicates that changes to California's funding system have led to improved
academic achievement and graduation rates and
narrowed achievement gaps for low - income students.
When James Coleman, the great sociologist of education, analyzed the school characteristics that had the greatest impact on educational
achievement and equity, he found that schools with greater
academic intensity — a persistent, goal - directed focus on
academics — produced not only greater learning, but also
narrowed the
achievement gap between ethnic groups.30 That such academically focused schools would raise general
achievement is obvious since an intense focus on
academics is self - evidently the most likely means to raise
academic achievement.
Districts
narrow the
achievement gap and see remarkable
academic growth within one year of launching our student - centered tools.
A 2016 meta - analysis of 78 studies published between 2000 and 2015 found that schools with positive climates
narrowed income - based
achievement gaps and
gaps between students with different
academic abilities.60
While
narrowing achievement gaps and ensuring all students are proficient in
academic subjects is at the core of our educational policy and practice, strategies designed to accomplish those goals don't work for all students.
We know that one of the most effective ways to promote faster and more widely shared economic growth is to raise
academic achievement and
narrow socioeconomic - based
achievement gaps.
In a recent study, we calculated the consequences for economic growth, lifetime earnings, and tax revenue of improving educational outcomes and
narrowing educational
achievement gaps in the United States.1 Among other results, we found that if the United States were able to raise the math and science PISA test scores of the bottom three quarters of U.S. students so that they matched the test scores of the top quarter of U.S. kids (and thereby raised the overall U.S.
academic ranking to third best among the OECD countries), U.S. GDP would be 10 percent larger in 35 years.
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) present both challenges and opportunities for English language learners (ELLs) to raise their
academic performance and
narrow the
achievement gap.
More students have met rigorous
academic standards, and
gaps in
academic achievement have
narrowed in many schools.
Among the goals of the guidelines are increased educational equity and a
narrowing of the
achievement gap between students at well - funded and poorly funded schools; enhanced parental and family influence on and engagement with homework practices; and a rebalancing of students»
academic lives with their extra-curricular, family and community commitments and their developmental needs as children and adolescents.
High - quality pre-K programs produce both short - and long - term benefits for children and can also contribute to
narrowing the
achievement gap through building increased
academic skills among disadvantaged groups.
Additionally, high - quality pre-K programs can contribute to
narrowing the
achievement gap through building increased
academic skills among disadvantaged groups.
SEL creates a positive school climate that supports learning and
academic success while
narrowing the
achievement gap.
In Useful Writing Exercise For Helping Students Develop Self - Esteem and in Simple Writing Exercise Said To «
Narrow Achievement Gap,» I talk about what studies have found about its effect on student academic achievement and, again, how I apply it in my
Achievement Gap,» I talk about what studies have found about its effect on student
academic achievement and, again, how I apply it in my
achievement and, again, how I apply it in my classroom.