Sentences with phrase «on curriculum rigor»

For the first time, charters at the high school level were also judged on curriculum rigor, graduation rate and college - readiness.

For the first time, charters at the high school level are also judged on curriculum rigor, graduation rate and college - readiness.

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Last year, at their national summit, 16 governors agreed to work with Achieve, Inc., a national nonprofit organization, on setting lofty standards for high - school graduation, increasing the rigor of high - school curricula and tests, and aligning standards and tests with the demands of work and college.

Just two states offer eighth - grade math curricula standards that matches up to that of the top seven performing nations on the PISA exam of global student achievement; the math curriculum standards in all but 11 states fall short of the rigor now being set by the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

High School Allotment: Provides $ 275 per high school student in additional funding to districts to prepare students to go on to higher education, encourage students to take challenging course work, increase the rigor of academic courses, align secondary and postsecondary curriculum, and support promising high school reform initiatives in grades 6 through 12.

Teachers worry * the new Common Core tests still rely heavily on multiple - choice - type questions that don't reflect the rigor of the IB curriculum or, for that matter, the Common Core standards.

With an eye on increasing rigor and building more nonfiction into the curriculum, policymakers replaced the six Bush - era competency goals with 20 standards for reading and ten for writing.

Through the infusion of federal dollars, educators and school administrators developed new anchors and focused on a Rigor and Relevance Framework, which is a tool to examine curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

The Academies of Pre-Engineering, Pre-Business, and Health & General Medicine at Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm provide qualified students with a curriculum of academic rigor, integrated with hands - on experiences in preparation for future endeavors in high school and college.

We also offer Academies of Pre-Engineering, Pre-Business, and Health & General Medicine to provide qualified students with a curriculum of academic rigor, integrated with hands - on experiences in preparation for future endeavors in high school and college.

[20] Milford's impressive performance might be due in part to the rigor of the public school curriculum, which is lauded by parents who review the district on forums like www.greatschools.com.