Sentences with phrase «on improving outcomes for children»

There is a stronger focus on high aspirations and on improving outcomes for children and young people

Develop and implement promising and evidence - based programs and practices focused on improving outcomes for children and youth of color.

The Foundation remains committed to this area of work and is even more aware of the importance of prevention and early intervention strategies and approaches in supporting parents with a focus on improving outcomes for children.

Progress monitoring can be made simple and straightforward and have a big impact on improving outcomes for the children in your early childhood program.

JEAN DESRAVINES (New York, NY), Chief Executive Officer of New Leaders, has more than 15 years of professional leadership experience working with parents and communities on education issues and community development, primarily focusing on improving outcomes for children in underserved communities.

«Jim Williamson serves as an inspiring example of how philanthropy, especially a local community foundation can have an enduring impact on improving outcomes for children.»

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According to its website, the foundation focuses on improving education and life outcomes for children.

She noted that there is strong research that indicates that the extra income the tax credit gives to low - income families has significant long - term benefits for the children, improving their educational, health, and career outcomes, on top of helping to mitigate immediate hardship.

The specific focus of the postdoctoral research training program is to educate the next generation of researchers on rehabilitation strategies for children with MS. Fellows who complete the training will be uniquely equipped to conduct rehabilitation - oriented research focusing on improving quality of life and outcomes for children who have MS.

«Research tells us that involving dads in scans and building on that contact to support their hands - on involvement through pregnancy, birth and beyond, we can improve outcomes for children and make families stronger.

A decade after Congress passed the No Child Left Behind law, educators are as divided as ever on the law's key goal: how to improve educational outcomes for poor children.

Results published in the American Journal of Public Health were based on evaluation data from Legacy for ChildrenTM, a public health intervention program designed to improve child outcomes by promoting positive parenting among low - income mothers of infants and young children.

Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, and National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, A Science - Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy: Using Evidence to Improve Outcomes in Learning, Behavior, and Health for Vulnerable Children, Cambridge, Mass.: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University, 2007.

Increasing awareness about SM and educating those who have an impact on the child's life is paramount to improving the odds of a successful outcome for children and their families.

The effects of breastfeeding on children's development have important implications for both public - health policies and for the design of targeted early intervention strategies to improve the developmental outcomes of children at risk as a result of biological (e.g., prematurity) or social adversity (e.g., poverty).

Lord Willets also highlighted comments from Sir Michael Wilshaw, the outgoing boss of Ofsted, who launched his own attack on the failure of grammar schools to improve outcomes for disadvantaged children.

Key Measures Special educational needs key measures include a single assessment process (0 - 25) which is more streamlined, better involves children, young people and families and is completed quickly; An Education Health and Care Plan (replacing the statement) which brings services together and is focused on improving outcomes; An offer of a personal budget for families with an Education, Health and Care Plan; A requirement for local authorities and health services to jointly plan and commission services that children, young people and their families need; A requirement on local authorities to publish a local offer indicating the support available to those with special educational needs and disabilities and their families, and; The introduction of mediation opportunities for disputes and a trial giving children the right to appeal if they are unhappy with their support.

A recent report from the Juvenile Law Center on how to improve outcomes for young people in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems underscores this point.

With # 15 million set to go to eight new Partners in Practice, to expand a peer support programme between local authorities to improve children's services, and the other # 2 million being invested in improving leadership in children's social care services, which will be delivered through the Local Government Association (LGA), the funding will deliver hands - on peer support to other councils, to help improve outcomes for more children and their families.

Specifically to: 1) collaborate with Crittenton Women's Union (CWU) to create video resources that demonstrate its family skill - building model as a means of building adult capabilities to improve child outcomes; 2) create an initial set of materials for practitioners and leaders of family service - provision systems to be used with caregivers to improve serve - and - return interaction as well as self - regulation and executive function skills; and 3) test these materials as part of a qualitative needs assessment of practitioners who wish to build the capabilities of adults who care for children birth - to - five, with an emphasis on birth - to - three.

The Scope of this project is to: - Provide seed funding and support pilot implementation of ideas resulting from the June 2014 design workshop on improving outcomes for babies in foster care; - Launch pilots of co-designed strategies for working collaboratively with parents in creating daily, regularized family routines in four sites and evaluate executive function skills, child development, child literacy and parental stress levels of participants pre -, during, and post-intervention; - Build a core group of leaders to help set the strategic direction for Frontiers of Innovation (FOI) and take on leadership for parts of the portfolio; - With Phil Fisher at the University of Oregon and Holly Schindler at the University of Washington develop a measurement and data collection framework and infrastructure in order to collect data from FOI - sponsored pilots and increase cross-site and cross-strategy learning; Organize Building Adult Capabilities Working Group to identify, measure and develop strategies related to executive function and emotional regulation for adults facing high levels of adversity and produce summary report in the fall of 2014 that reviews the knowledge base in this area and implications for intervention, including approaches that impact two generations.

More specifically, the proposed program will focus on framing neuroscience research for use by district and region - level decision makers who are dedicated to improving outcomes for young children.

The Center on the Developing Child's Frontiers of Innovation (FOI) initiative hypothesizes that significantly improved outcomes for children facing adversity requires transforming the lives of their parents and the environments in which they live.

My focus in the book is on what you can do to improve the odds of a good outcome for your child, without leaving North America.

Educating Students on the Autistic Spectrum by Martin Hanbury (2011, SAGE Publications) is a must - have resource for all practitioners working with children and young people on the autistic spectrum, this book will improve your inclusive practice and ensure positive outcomes for these children.

It is currently developing a meaningful way to collate evidence of the positive impact of play spaces installed by API members and will be submitting evidence to the new All - Party Commission on Physical Activity to highlight the role for play in tackling the physical inactivity epidemic and improving child health outcomes.

Focused solely on improving educational outcomes for children from birth to grade 12, the foundation is now partnering with the Ed School, specifically the school's innovative Ed.L.D.

For those association members working in the education market, the year ahead will be focused on providing the best possible advice to schools and settings keen to combine improving their playgrounds, outdoor classrooms and outside spaces with delivering positive learning and physical activity outcomes for childrFor those association members working in the education market, the year ahead will be focused on providing the best possible advice to schools and settings keen to combine improving their playgrounds, outdoor classrooms and outside spaces with delivering positive learning and physical activity outcomes for childrfor children.

«If you're going to move into leadership level positions, you need to be in a stance of a learner... Everybody in the school is responsible for the learning of every child in the school and in order to ensure the best outcomes for every child, we need to be continually improving and focusing on how we do that.

The review panel heard that the fundamentals for supporting all students do not change and personalised learning and teaching based on each child's learning needs, is effective at improving educational outcomes.

For example, Head Start has been and continues to be a leader in its focus on family engagement and comprehensive services, on children with disabilities, and on children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; in its commitments to accountability for program quality; in its investments in the professional development of the early childhood education workforce that led to the development of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievement gFor example, Head Start has been and continues to be a leader in its focus on family engagement and comprehensive services, on children with disabilities, and on children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; in its commitments to accountability for program quality; in its investments in the professional development of the early childhood education workforce that led to the development of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievement gfor program quality; in its investments in the professional development of the early childhood education workforce that led to the development of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievementChild Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievementchild outcomes, and reduce the achievement gap.

Over the past three years, despite extensive scrutiny and external challenge, Ian has focussed on reforming the organisation and improving the outcomes for the 35,000 children in our schools.

«We are pleased that our findings about what makes these urban charter schools successful and the challenges that remain have the potential to inform the work of many who seek to improve on educational outcomes for children.»

«Subtle» aspects of family involvement — parenting style and parental expectations, for example — may have a greater impact on student achievement than more «concrete» forms such as attendance at school conferences or enforcing rules at home regarding homework.144 Some researchers, policy makers, and practitioners argue that these subtle forms of family involvement are not easily influenced by schools.145 In contrast, we argue that the value of creating participatory structures in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.146

After all, as recent studies of the now - abolished No Child Left Behind Act has shown, focusing on socioeconomic achievement gaps improves outcomes for minority and White children (as well as struggling and high - achieving children of all backgrounds).

Today there is strong evidence that teacher residency programs are having an impact on student achievement and teacher retention, improving outcomes for high - need children.

Mrs Hims went on to say, «Increased attendance is reflected in improved educational outcomes for pupils which is what parents want for their child».

Avni Gupta - Kagan serves as an independent consultant, working to improve education outcomes for children in South Carolina and nationally on a range of issues including human capital management, leadership development, and K - 12 curriculum.

Under LaShawn's leadership, we began to focus increasingly on two levers for further improving outcomes for vulnerable children: leadership development, and learning partnerships in instruction.

As a not - for - profit organisation, we are committed to projects that will improve education and outcomes for children and young people, such as our recent work on teacher recruitment and retention, and our work on social mobility.

Halfon said the hearing would focus on «school funding and this year's changes to GCSEs», adding that he was «particularly keen to question the secretary of state on what the government is doing to improve the educational outcomes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds».

As advocates for the disabled rallied this week in Sacramento on state budget issues, federal officials unveiled a new grant program aimed at improving the educational and employment outcomes of low - income children with disabilities.

Any organization or group of individuals that wishes to develop an organization or program focused on building a sustainable practice where families and educators partner meaningfully with one another to improve outcomes for children is encouraged to apply.

Should an exceptionally successful school (on student outcomes) be put under pressure to improve staff wellbeing and development even if this takes the edge off their speed of improvement for children?

For at least a decade, the dominant idea about how to improve outcomes for children and youth has focused on control and compliance; holding adults accountable for raising test scorFor at least a decade, the dominant idea about how to improve outcomes for children and youth has focused on control and compliance; holding adults accountable for raising test scorfor children and youth has focused on control and compliance; holding adults accountable for raising test scorfor raising test scores.

The organizational mission is to «dramatically improve learning outcomes for all children in the U.S., with a special focus on students who are not served well.»

Supporting Inclusive Schools for the Success of Each Child: A Guide for States on Principal Leadership offers state leaders eight key strategies to establish a vision for and integrate effective, inclusive principal leadership into policy and practice to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

Keith Poston is President and Executive Director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on improving educational outcomes for all North Carolina children.

In this role, Holly directed a wide range of state and local policy initiatives focused on improving educational outcomes for children through promoting autonomy, accountability, and equity in New Orleans charter schools.

Kindergarten Entry Assessments: Helping Teachers and State Policy Leaders Improve Learning Opportunities and Outcomes for Young Children discusses opportunities and implementation challenges in states and features presentations from Arizona, Iowa, Missouri, and Nevada on the implementation of KEA in each state.