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In one of the many experiments cited in Paul Tough's new book, Helping Children Succeed, a group of middle school students received this message on a Post-it note, attached to a paper their teachers were handing back.

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In Erie, PA, students at twelve elementary schools and one middle school will be receiving breakfast - in - the - classroom (BIC) for the 2014 - 15 school year; breakfast is already being served in five of those elementary schools, as well as the middle school.

At the event, parents and principals thanked Senator Klein for securing $ 700,000 for the program which works to expand the education elementary and middle school students receive through extracurricular activities in a number of Bronx schools.

Middle school students who received a computer - enhanced PBL unit had a better understanding of science concepts and felt more confident about being successful learners (Liu, Hsieh, Cho, & Schallert, 2006).

Under such policies, taxpayers can receive tax credits worth between 50 percent to 100 percent of their donations to nonprofit scholarship organizations that help low - and middle - income students attend private schools.

During multiple six - week sessions over the summer, college and high school students become teaching fellows, working with the middle school students while also receiving guidance from professional educators, part of Breakthrough's «Students Teaching Students» and «Teachers Training Teachers»students become teaching fellows, working with the middle school students while also receiving guidance from professional educators, part of Breakthrough's «Students Teaching Students» and «Teachers Training Teachers»students while also receiving guidance from professional educators, part of Breakthrough's «Students Teaching Students» and «Teachers Training Teachers»Students Teaching Students» and «Teachers Training Teachers»Students» and «Teachers Training Teachers» model.

In the least regulated circumstance, called the Louisiana Tuition Donation Rebate Program, private donors receive state rebates for up to 95 percent of their contributions to approved non-profit scholarship funds, which in turn award scholarships of up to $ 4,000 for elementary and middle school students and $ 4,500 for high school students.

Of the elementary and middle schools the survey respondents rated, 14 percent received a grade of «A,» 41 percent received a «B» grade, while 36 percent received a «C.» Seven percent were given a «D» and 2 percent an «F.» These subjective ratings were compared with data on actual school quality as measured by the percentage of students in each school who achieved «proficiency» in math and reading on states» accountability exams during the 2007 - 08 school yeaOf the elementary and middle schools the survey respondents rated, 14 percent received a grade of «A,» 41 percent received a «B» grade, while 36 percent received a «C.» Seven percent were given a «D» and 2 percent an «F.» These subjective ratings were compared with data on actual school quality as measured by the percentage of students in each school who achieved «proficiency» in math and reading on states» accountability exams during the 2007 - 08 school yeaof «A,» 41 percent received a «B» grade, while 36 percent received a «C.» Seven percent were given a «D» and 2 percent an «F.» These subjective ratings were compared with data on actual school quality as measured by the percentage of students in each school who achieved «proficiency» in math and reading on states» accountability exams during the 2007 - 08 school yeaof students in each school who achieved «proficiency» in math and reading on states» accountability exams during the 2007 - 08 school year.

With 257 tutors in nine schools in the first year of the program, middle - school students in Apollo schools received approximately 215 hours of tutoring, and high - school students got about 189 hours.

PASA's Club AfterZone, located in Providence middle schools, gives students the flexibility to alternate their on - site enrichment activities with an additional «learning time» session, during which students receive individual help on schoolwork from volunteers, many of whom are students at local colleges.

A study of elementary and middle - school funding in the 2007 08 school year found that the 18 smallest elementary and middle schools received 28 percent more dollars per student than the six largest: $ 10,900 compared to $ 7,800.

These disparities extend through primary, middle, and high school, where black students comprise 16 percent of all enrolled students but 34 percent of students suspended once (and 43 percent of students receiving multiple out - of - school suspensions)(see Figure 2).

Beginning with the 2006 - 2007 school year, a limited English proficient student enrolled in school in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) for less than one year as of a date determined by the commissioner and who received a valid score on the NYSESLAT may be counted as participating in an elementary or middle level English language arts assessment.

Figure 2 shows the correlations between school - average social - emotional skills and key indicators of academic performance (GPA and state test scores) and student behavior (the percentage of students receiving suspensions and average absence rates) across CORE district middle schools.

Middle level and high school students deserve to have access to the same high quality education that they receive in the early grades, and the failure to meet students» needs in the latter years of their educational experience often translates into lower performance and higher drop - out rates.

With 17,300 students, the district receives an abundance of information, including data from PARCC tests, districtwide pre - and post-common assessments in all content areas, Measures of Academic Progress in elementary and middle schools, Eureka Math and Achieve 3000 achievement scores, and professional - development surveys given to all teachers.

The students are thriving and EJE has received WASC accreditation for both schools, as well as a National Excellence in Urban Education Gold Award from the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST), California Distinguished School Middle, and the 2015 Seal of Excellence Award from the California Association for Bilingual Education Award.

But perhaps the most intriguing bit of the mayor's lengthy list of proposals was a demand that the state change its law to allow students who attend a charter elementary school to receive preference in the lottery to be admitted to the middle and high schools operated by the charter school.

In the 2014 - 2015 school year, elementary school students should have received an average of at least 150 minutes per week, while middle school students should have received an average of at least 225 minutes.

We are a charter school in Washington, D.C. starting our second year of middle school, with 52 % of our students receiving free or reduced price lunch.

After receiving her master's degree in education from John Carroll University, she served as a middle school language arts teacher, a dean of students, an assistant principal, and a principal before becoming the founding instructional leader of the National Inventors Hall of Fame ® School... Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Leaschool language arts teacher, a dean of students, an assistant principal, and a principal before becoming the founding instructional leader of the National Inventors Hall of Fame ® School... Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics LeaSchool... Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Learning.

KIPP LA Prep is an independent public charter middle school that serves a primarily Latino student body and was one of only two schools from LA Unified to receive the honor, along with Wonderland Elementary, a traditional district school.

Participants will also receive a copy of Activators: Classroom Strategies for Engaging Middle and High School Students.

In Cobb County, Georgia, elementary and middle school students receive an entire week of early dismissals due to these conferences.

Even loonier, just last year, a middle school student in Ohio received a ten - day suspension for «liking» a picture of a gun on Instagram.

Linkage Schools: Middle schools with smaller concentrations of at - risk students receive smaller investments (between $ 50,000 and $ 240,000 per school in the 2014 - 15 school year) and are expected to focus on fewer strategies (e.g., reducing the percentage of 6th and 7th graders not on standard inSchools: Middle schools with smaller concentrations of at - risk students receive smaller investments (between $ 50,000 and $ 240,000 per school in the 2014 - 15 school year) and are expected to focus on fewer strategies (e.g., reducing the percentage of 6th and 7th graders not on standard inschools with smaller concentrations of at - risk students receive smaller investments (between $ 50,000 and $ 240,000 per school in the 2014 - 15 school year) and are expected to focus on fewer strategies (e.g., reducing the percentage of 6th and 7th graders not on standard in math).

The intensive six - week summer program for rising seventh, eighth, and ninth graders is a key component of Summerbridge's effort to ensure students are receiving academically rigorous instruction through middle school and upon entering their first year of high school.

In fact, Achievement First Hartford Academy led in Connecticut for the highest percentage of elementary (32.5 %) and middle (49.4 %) schools students receiving in - school or out - of - school suspensions and expulsions.

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Achievement and Assessment Institute (AAI) at the University of Kansas has received a $ 212,000 award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a prototype web interface that would allow students, parents, teachers and researchers to understand the relationships among mathematics topics by exploring the KU - developed Dynamic Learning Maps ™ (DLM ®) tool for mathematics taught in middle - and high - school grades.

We are parents of students at Hamilton Elementary Middle School, which received some much - appreciated positive attention due to its selection as an «Opportunity School» by an organization called MarylandCAN («City's low - income students among highest achievers,» May 22).

To apply for the American Theatre Wing scholarships, middle and high school students who can demonstrate talent and ability in theater arts but who lack of resources to receive high - level training prior to college, must demonstrate their skills through an audition video or portfolio.

«The schools» failure to receive the January payment may ultimately result in the schools» bankruptcy and closure and the relocation of over 16,000 students in the middle of the school year,» according to the document filed by attorneys for BESE, the state Department of Education, the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and several individual charter sschools» failure to receive the January payment may ultimately result in the schools» bankruptcy and closure and the relocation of over 16,000 students in the middle of the school year,» according to the document filed by attorneys for BESE, the state Department of Education, the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and several individual charter sschools» bankruptcy and closure and the relocation of over 16,000 students in the middle of the school year,» according to the document filed by attorneys for BESE, the state Department of Education, the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools and several individual charter sSchools and several individual charter schoolsschools.

As the oldest teacher recruitment program in the country, South Carolina's Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement, or CERRA, facilitates a variety of programs that aim to recruit, retain, and support highly qualified teacher candidates.64 CERRA recruits middle and high school students, college students, and career - changers by offering an array of programs across the state.65 For example, the Teacher Cadets Program is a high school recruitment program offered at nearly 160 schools in South Carolina.66 As Teacher Cadets, high - achieving juniors and seniors who express an interest in teaching complete field placements in classrooms and learn about curriculum development.67 The South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program, another one of CERRA's recruitment programs, is one of the most competitive scholarship and loan programs in the state: Through the program, select high school seniors who display a strong desire to pursue teaching receive a forgivable loan to attend college.68

Notably, Achieve3000 also received a «strong evidence» of efficacy rating for middle and high school on the Evidence for ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) website.

The discussion - based Middle School Program includes the Real Voices videos and lots of opportunities for student interaction, so teens don't just receive lessons — they engage with them.

The streamlined MSTC program application process for the 2018 - 2019 school year continues to focus on reinforcing the quality of mathematics instruction in middle schools and ensuring that at - risk students receive a solid foundation in mathematics.

As part of an accelerated approach, can middle school students take high school courses and receive credit towards high school graduation?

For example, as a result of advocacy and collaboration between community partners and the District, George Washington Carver Middle School was selected as an «Innovation School» for the next three years, meaning we will receive additional dollars to support our students» vast needs.

They can receive scholarships of up to $ 8,452 for elementary and middle school students and up to $ 12,679 for high school students.

Since it is known that receiving low grades in elementary school is a predictive factor for dropping out during middle school and that receiving more than one failing grade in a core academic course during ninth grade is a predictive factor for dropping out during high school, tutoring can make a difference.29 Providing access to tutoring to improve students» grades before they are at risk for dropping out could help them to complete further schooling, which, in turn, increases their likelihood of finding employment and earning a family - sustaining salary in adulthood.

High - quality tutoring can meet each student at his or her individual level, 22 a level of differentiation that is impossible for even the most dedicated of teachers to provide.23 Essentially, every student with an educated, engaged parent has access to one - on - one tutoring at home, which is perhaps one of the reasons why homework compounds the advantages enjoyed by middle - class children.24 For students who, for a variety of reasons, may not have access to that kind of academic assistance at home, receiving more tailored instruction from their schools can help to level the playing field and close achievement gaps.25

Middle school students will be getting the same model of Chromebook that high school students received last school year.

BRIDGING THE GAP Before receiving funding in 2010 to open a small public middle school in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City, principal Nadia Lopez envisioned her students crossing the Brooklyn Bridge.

In exchange for the award, students agree to teach at a public pre-school, elementary, middle or secondary school level in West Virginia for two years per every year of award received.

She attended The Art Students League of New York in her formative years, received her BA from Columbia University in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, and her MFA from School of Visual Arts, NY.

This mixed methods study included 6th - and 7th - grade survey responses from 706 students at 11 middle school schools receiving a sex education intervention, as well as interviews from a subset of 33, 7th - grade students from the larger sample.