Not exact matches
Dr. Ganz was active in
academic outreach throughout her time at Cornell, mentoring undergraduate students, co-teaching a weekly computer science course to a
local high school chapter
of the National Society
of Black Engineers (NSBE) Jr., as well as a five - week mini-course on experiments in chemistry and biology to
local elementary
school students.
The state's landmark 1993 Education Reform Act introduced not only
high academic standards, accountability, and enhanced
school choice, but curriculum frameworks with a subject - by - subject outline
of the material intended to form the basis
of local curricula statewide.
Academia has a set
of standards that you move up based on the number
of articles that you get published in the
highest ranked publications, which cater to an exclusive audience
of other
academics that doesn't include the general public, community educators, and the people on the ground at
local schools.»
While early - college
high schools link students with
local colleges, Schwartz says another option is to directly link
high school students to business, like existing career academies, which started in 1969 in Philadelphia in collaboration with Philadelphia Electric Company and Bell
of Pennsylvania, and talent development
high schools, which allow struggling students to play
academic «catch up» before learning about specific career paths.
We've worked with the
local authority to meet this growing demand, by expanding Year 5 at Chantry Middle
School by 30 places from the beginning
of the next
academic year, and if demand remains
high, Newminster will also take on an extra 30 pupils in Year 5 from September 2019.»
Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and
school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense
of purpose,
academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary
school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study
of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a
local school district focused on
school choice policies to examine equity and access to
high quality
schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.
By shifting money to pay for more
academic counselors and librarians next year at the lowest - performing
schools, administrators
of East Side Union
High School District in San Jose have revised the district's draft three - year
Local Control and Accountability Plan, incorporating key recommendations
of parents and teachers.
In addition, the main thrust
of the report's criticism, that the state's ESSA plan is not sufficiently similar to what it would have been had No Child Left Behind remained in effect, assumes the test - based accountability strategy that these reviewers have made their careers pursuing had been effective, which it has not; and therefore, when coupled with the false claim that California has
high - quality
academic standards and assessments, which it doesn't (California's standards being based on the Common Core, which leaves American students 2 - 3 years behind their peers in East Asia and northern Europe), California's families remain well advised to opt out
of state
schooling wherever and whenever possible, until the overreach from both the federal and state capitals is brought to an end and
local schools that want to pursue genuinely world - class excellence can thrive.
The paper begins with an outline
of the obstacles impeding the
high school to college transition, which is rife with
academic and non-
academic hurdles for students and inefficiencies for
local and state governments.
Local secondary
schools including: Whitmore, Twyford, Bentley Wood, Harrow
High, LAE Tottenham and St Dominic's are invited to attend all
academic lectures (on a wide variety
of subjects) held at Harrow
School.
The funding from Title II, Part B from the U.S. Department
of Education supports a competitive grant competition for projects that increase the
academic achievement
of students in mathematics and science by encouraging state education agencies, institutions
of higher education,
local education agencies, elementary
schools, and secondary
schools to participate in programs that improve instruction and upgrade the status and stature
of mathematics and science teaching.
For example,
high - scoring countries tend to recruit and retain talented teachers and help them continually improve their classroom skills; they also combine clear, ambitious
academic standards for all students with a strong degree
of autonomy at the
local school level, argues Schleicher,
of the OECD.
Despite
local and state governments devoting considerable resources to these programs, only about 25 percent
of the students enrolled in them earn a
high school degree, and because the programs typically emphasize process (attendance and following instructions, for example) rather than
academics, virtually none
of the graduates acquire the learning typically expected
of high school graduates.
In a post featured on the Huffington Post's Education page, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel explains how «
local teachers unions are stepping up to the challenge
of raising
academic performance» in
schools serving
high populations
of poor students.
Title I Part A provides financial assistance to
local educational agencies (LEAs) and
schools with
high numbers or
high percentages
of children from low - income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state
academic standards.
In passing the district's first
Local Control and Accountability Plan, the trustees
of the East Side Union
High School District agreed that the LCAP needs more details to meet the commitment to improve the
academic performance
of African - American students.
Title IA is a federally funded program providing financial assistance to
local educational agencies and
schools with a
high percentage
of children from low income families to help ensure that all children meet state
academic standards.
The Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) program awards discretionary grants to
local educational agencies (LEAs) to support the implementation
of SLCs and activities to improve student
academic achievement in large public
high schools with enrollments
of 1,000 or more students.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program provides federal funding for the establishment
of community learning centers that provide
academic, artistic and cultural enrichment opportunities — during non-school hours — for students, particularly those who attend
high poverty and low - performing
schools, to meet state and
local standards in core
academic subjects such as reading, math and science.
Federal Sources - Title I, Part A (Title I)
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA) provides financial assistance to
local educational agencies (LEAs) and
schools with
high numbers or
high percentages
of children from low - income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state
academic standards.
In Japan, our group
of technical
high school students studying bookkeeping bested the
local academic school in a debate competition.
Dr. Klein Friedman has served New York City students since the mid 1970s as a teacher
of special education and reading in elementary, middle and
high schools; staff development trainer; principal; director
of literacy and social studies; regional director
of academic intervention services and
local instructional superintendent; director
of secondary
school reform, director
of academic intervention services, director
of a Supplemental Educational Services program internal to the New York City Department
of Education (NYCDOE); interim superintendent; and currently as executive director
of literacy and
academic intervention services at NYCDOE.
In addition to its frequent
local accolades, the
school has been recognized repeatedly in the U.S. Department
of Education's National Blue Ribbon
Schools program, which honors schools for their academic excellence, and has been featured on «Best High Schools» lists provided by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek and Busines
Schools program, which honors
schools for their academic excellence, and has been featured on «Best High Schools» lists provided by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek and Busines
schools for their
academic excellence, and has been featured on «Best
High Schools» lists provided by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek and Busines
Schools» lists provided by U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek and Business Week.
The Recovery Act provides $ 10 billion in additional Title I, Part A funds to state education agencies (SEAs) and
local education agencies (LEAs) to support
schools that have
high concentrations
of students from families that live in poverty in order to help improve teaching and learning for students most at risk
of failing to meet state
academic achievement standards.
At Civitas Law, we offer representation to
local authorities, students, parents, teachers and
academic institutions (including
schools, academies and institutes
of higher education) in a variety
of Education law matters and provide training on new developments in education law.
Elspeth, who also sits on the Board
of Bright Light Relationship Counselling, has a background in
academic teaching and, as Director
of Lothians Equal Access Programme for
Schools (LEAPS), led a team working with staff in local schools and universities to support young people disadvantaged by economic, social or cultural factors into higher education c
Schools (LEAPS), led a team working with staff in
local schools and universities to support young people disadvantaged by economic, social or cultural factors into higher education c
schools and universities to support young people disadvantaged by economic, social or cultural factors into
higher education courses.