Sentences with phrase «of access to effective teachers»

The key to improving schools is giving students consecutive years of access to effective teachers.

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The state should ensure that all students — and especially the groups of students that have been disproportionately assigned to the least effective teachers — have access to strong and diverse educators.

Data released by the New York State Education Department on the distribution of teacher quality reveals inequitable access to highly effective teachers in New York City.

Citing the 1954 Brown decision, Judge Rolf Treu, in Vergara v. California, declared the laws in violation of the equal protection clause of the California state constitution because they limited minority access to effective teachers.

The U.S. Department of Education has just asked states to demonstrate the ways in which they are ensuring equal student access to effective teachers.

Caroline Wright, BESA director said, «British teachers are world - leaders in the use of educational - technology in the classroom so it is of great concern that pupils are being denied access to innovative and effective digital learning because of poor internet connectivity in more than half of the UK's schools.

It will take a lot to make public schools more effective for all students: greater academic rigor, higher standards of conduct, more parental involvement, meaningful professional development for teachers, stronger incentives for the students themselves, and, of course, more access to health and social services for the many students who are in need of such.

For example, the idea that the success of LEAs will be determined based on: «the number and percentage of participating students by subgroup who have daily access to effective and highly effective teachers» is problematic in the way that it potentially limits the innovative staffing models possible to serve students if educator is defined as one being co-located with the student.

This page give access to an archive of studies and summarizes a variety of research including findings on National Board certification and teacher retention; National Board certification and effective teachers, and impacts of National Board certification.

Teachers will have more time to support students who are not progressing, have access to real time data of student progress and be able to tailor effective, subsequent learning experiences to suit the students in their class.

Second, provide access to and appropriate funding levels for digital courses and schools, which are increasingly able to offer materials tailored to the capabilities and progress of each student when used with the careful guidance of effective teachers.

Because we know that when low - income children of color have access to high expectations, effective teachers, and quality schools, they can perform equally as well as their wealthy, white peers.

Dyslexia, the most common type of reading disability, affects millions of students across the U.S.. However, many myths and misunderstandings around dyslexia impede teachers» and parents» access to information and effective interventions.

Developing a large pool of highly effective educators requires building aligned human resource and development systems for attracting, preparing, developing and retaining educators so that all kids have access to effective teachers and leaders.

This month, the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation released a comprehensive review of their teacher fellowship training program, Answering the Call for Equitable Access to Effective Teachers: Lessons Learned From State - Based Teacher Preparation Efforts in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, anteacher fellowship training program, Answering the Call for Equitable Access to Effective Teachers: Lessons Learned From State - Based Teacher Preparation Efforts in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, anTeacher Preparation Efforts in Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, and Ohio.

Networked Improvement Communities for Improving Equal Access to Effective Teachers: Initial evidence of effectiveness

Does the school employ effective strategies such as providing all teachers with professional development about the unique needs and strengths of LM students, implements strategies that provide students with access to multi or bilingual support as needed in core content classes, and including LM students in all aspects of the academic and social life of the school?

Without effective teaching assistants many of our students would find accessing learning challenging to say the least, and it's down to teachers to utilise teaching assistants effectively.

(i) Ensure the equitable distribution of teachers and principals by developing a plan, informed by reviews of prior actions and data, to ensure that students in high - poverty and / or high - minority schools (both as defined in this notice) have equitable access to highly effective teachers and principals (both as defined in

Mr. Jackson said the fortunes of students and, by extension, the nation, can be improved by providing access to early childhood education, highly effective teachers, a college - preparatory curriculum, and equitable financial resources to schools in every community.

The system is designed to help teachers be more efficient and effective while helping students achieve academic growth by providing access to thousands of content related questions.

The plan, required by the United States Department of Education (USED), will suggest district's use evidence - based strategies ensure students have equal access to effective teachers instead of just moving teachers around

It will be up to the districts to examine their placement of teachers and use the plan to make sure that all students have equal access to effective teachers.

Based on input from a wide range of stakeholders, states looked at ways to utilize federal supports to ensure students have access to the most effective teachers, and teachers have the tools they need to be successful.

This report provides a broad overview of state efforts, as of the 2011 - 12 school year, to monitor equitable access to qualified and effective teachers among schools; develop and adopt multiple measures of teacher performance to rate teachers among at least three performance levels; and implement targeted strategies for promoting equitable access to qualified and effective teachers.

Topics include: need - based funding formulas, equity lawsuits, students» access to the most effective teachers, local budget battles, fraudulent and wasteful spending, and the persistence of «savage inequalities» among schools and districts.

If we accustom preservice teachers to accessing learning communities during their formative years, they will have the appropriate disposition to make effective use of them after graduation.

Title I provides flexibility in developing plans to support the development and implementation of school improvement activities, and state and local districts are strongly encouraged to use Title II, Part A funds to improve equitable access to effective teachers.

These are the very communities that most need access to well - trained, supported and effective teachers» said Ama Nyamekye, Executive Director of E4E - Los Angeles.

Now, increased access to technology and evolving blended learning strategies offer teachers more effective ways to meet the individual needs of ELLs — and all students, for that matter.

A former preschool teacher and school board member, Murray went on to address areas of the law that are not effective for many of our nation's students, suggesting greater efforts to close the achievement gap, especially among students in underserved communities; to reduce redundant and unnecessary testing; focus on preparing students for college and their career; ensure accountability; and also expand access to preschool programs.

So yes, if we could get many of these students access to targeted, high - quality and effective after - school programs, that would be a great help to teachers in challenging classrooms like hers.

The laws are not promoting the elevation of the teaching profession or serving students by insuring each student has access to an effective teacher.

Suburban schools: While suburban schools have access to a larger pool of potential hires, there are often gaps in the distribution of effective teachers among schools.

To address the question of how to increase access and scale effective programs nationally, panel members urged continued federal funding for AP course and exam access for low - income students as well as for teacher training, mentoring, and retention in the accelerated programTo address the question of how to increase access and scale effective programs nationally, panel members urged continued federal funding for AP course and exam access for low - income students as well as for teacher training, mentoring, and retention in the accelerated programto increase access and scale effective programs nationally, panel members urged continued federal funding for AP course and exam access for low - income students as well as for teacher training, mentoring, and retention in the accelerated programs.

TAKING ON TEACHER EQUITY: Today, the Obama administration is asking states to create plans ensuring that all students have access to effective teachers — and it will publish profiles of all states that will include information about where children from minority and low - income families aren't getting their fair share of these teachers this fall.

And at a White House press briefing Monday, during which Duncan outlined a plan to ensure all students have access to highly effective teachers, Duncan said he was «trying to stay out of local union politics.»

«Among the group's other recommendations in its two reports released in January are that new teachers should be given access to teaching mentors in navigating the challenges of working with students who have experienced trauma or are considered at - risk, as well as developing effective curriculum.

Some of the options other than academies that are available to fund are teacher residency programs, induction programs, improving equitable access to a diverse teaching staff and effective teachers, integrating technology into the curriculum and instruction, and — yes — even establishing, expanding, or improving alternative routes to certification.

However, the State School Board is concerned that the low number «might indicate an unwillingness to identify ineffective teachers at the local level so (the Utah State Board of Education) will develop a plan for ongoing monitoring of effectiveness data and equitable distribution to ensure equitable access to effective teachers for all students,» the plan states.

Effective use of data from multiple assessment measures allows teachers to make good decisions about what they are teaching their students so that they don't necessarily teach students what they already know, but they really focus on the things they don't know, and identify, especially with struggling students, students who are not accessing grade level content well, helping teachers identify where those gaps or holes are in their needs.

With the help of Vail's ongoing professional development, Beyond Textbooks partners are trained on: the philosophy and practices of the Beyond Textbooks framework; effective implementation strategies; and the technical facilitation of the Beyond Textbooks electronic delivery system (including how to access all of Vail's digital curriculum calendars, unwrapped documents, formative assessments, and teacher created resources that are congruent to selected essential standards, as well as how to contribute to the digital resources that are accessible to all Vail and Beyond Textbooks partner teachers).

Teach Plus aims to improve outcomes for urban children by ensuring that a greater proportion of students have access to effective, experienced teachers.

But the teachers» complaints go far beyond compensation, and when viewed in the context of their other demands, it's clear that the strike gets at the heart of some of the biggest issues facing America's children: access to effective teachers, high - quality learning materials, and modern facilities.

«The harm to California's low - income students of a short gap without a state standardized test score is dwarfed by the life - long effects that millions of low - income and minority students nationwide will experience as a result of the Department's failure to monitor and enforce their right to equitable access to qualified, experienced, and effective teachers.»

Promoting More Equitable Access to Effective Teachers: Problem and Root Causes (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education).

An NCTM (2008) statement on the role of technology in mathematics education asserted that «with guidance from effective mathematics teachers, students at different levels can use [technology] to support and extend mathematical reasoning and sense making, gain access to mathematical content and problem - solving contexts, and enhance computational fluency» (para. 1).

«The bill as introduced represents a strong and critical step forward in supporting effective teachers across California and ensuring that every public school student has access to the great teaching and quality education that he or she deserves,» said Ben Austin, policy director of Students Matter, in an emailed statement.

The purpose of this activity is to allow preservice teachers to examine critically the resources available at their placement school, to obtain perspectives from teachers regarding effective uses of technology, and to determine the level of technology support available to teachers and how teachers access that support.

We are guided by the research which has shown that the community organizing approach to school reform has led to successes such as increases in education funding, more equitable distribution of education resources, greater access to college preparatory curriculum, and more effective teacher recruitment and retention in hard - to - staff schools.