Sentences with phrase «on school autonomy»

Regardless, of the final outcome with the labor board, unionization would have dramatic negative effects on school autonomy and teacher flexibility in Alliance charter schools.

This interest coalesced in a major report by the Ministry of Education's committee on school autonomy and school - based management, which proposed sweeping changes to allow schools more freedom.

Although the LSP regulations explicitly state that they «exist to minimize the rare harmful circumstance rather than to regulate day - to - day conditions in participating schools,» [48] many schools have chosen not to participate in the scholarship program due to concerns about the impact of the regulations on school autonomy.

The net effects of these policies on school autonomy and differentiation are unclear.

«The EBacc is also a further restriction on school autonomy and another attempt to manage the education system through exam reforms and league tables, rather than investing in the resources that truly make a difference.

How do we facilitate some form of democratic control that doesn't constrain family choice, impinge on school autonomy, or replicate the shortcomings of traditional school boards?

Not exact matches

Since the autonomy structure is not really autonomy — just more streamlined collusion — and still does not permit schools to give athletes monetary benefits, it will have no effect on the lawsuits.

When children run into trouble in school, either academically or in the realm of behavior, most schools respond by imposing more control on them, not less, further diminishing their fragile sense of autonomy.

In the fall of 2015, Elm City Preparatory Elementary School in New Haven, Connecticut, one of the founding schools of the Achievement First network, introduced a wholesale redesign of its curriculum that includes an embrace of many of the beliefs and practices of deeper learning, including an increased emphasis on experiential learning and student autonomy.

The role and selection of school governors is now on the agenda as accountability issues come into sharper focus because of increasing school autonomy.

«The education policies of the previous Coalition Government, continued by this one, premised on extensive and excessive autonomy for schools and the obsessive pursuit of deregulation, have rapidly increased covert selection, often targeted at pupils from materially deprived backgrounds.

«Since 2010 there has been an obsessive focus on structural change and increased autonomy for individual schools and providers, which has compromised the values and ethos of the public education system.

«The abolition of national guidance on school charging policies and increasing autonomy for schools has allowed schools to charge for educational activities which were previously free.

On topic question topics included the mayor's proposed $ 20 million allocation for arts programs and whether this is all new spending, whether it's typical for elementary schools to have arts teachers, the mayor's proposed $ 4.4 billion capital spending to address classroom overcrowding, how many new classroom seats that spending would produce and where they would be located, whether all trailers used by schools would be eliminated, the definition of «problematic behavior» used in dealing with the Absent Teacher Reserve, what the state funding to be used for middle school after school programs would have otherwise been used for and DoE support for schools that will participate in the program providing increased school autonomy.

It's unclear whether academies will work in the smaller and much more numerous primary schools — of which so far around 10 % are academies; and whether primary heads and governors have the breadth of expertise and the time to take on the responsibilities of greater autonomy.

Clegg also accuses Gove — who was education secretary for the majority of the coalition government — of putting dogma ahead of the interests of pupils when he axed the Connexions careers advice service but refused to give schools instructions on how to compensate for it because he did not want to compromise their autonomy.

Schools could opt to offer the same schemes, but will have more autonomy over how to do so as the Department for Education (DfE) reorganises the way it funds projects to tie in with the coalition's emphasis on localism.

«It is unfortunate that DOE is trying to stifle the autonomy of charter schools when their time would be better spent on evaluating what great teachers and leaders in the very best charter schools, traditional district schools and nonprofit providers are doing to make pre-kindergarten an investment that pays off in increased student achievement,» Merriman said.

The book's focus on teacher autonomy and creative license is a stiff rebuke to the troubling overemphasis on standardized testing and rote memorization in schools, a perspective that may frustrate some readers — while inspiring many others.

CER could have been tougher regarding school autonomy, especially on Florida and states that mandate NNR tests, but in general the high marks were warranted.

Mandating the state test is certainly a greater infringement on private school autonomy — essentially dictating what is taught when and how — but the NNR tests are not cost - free.

Many senior school business management professionals find themselves on call long after 5.00 pm, are now working across groups of schools, are responsible for a wider range of school functions and larger, more dispersed teams, and alongside greater autonomy and responsibility, face greater scrutiny and public accountability.

Mrs. Bush is equally articulate about «backpack spending» (the institute is sponsoring a project on school - district productivity that includes 20 different researchers» papers); teacher autonomy («Obviously, if you are held accountable as the principal of your school and you don't have the authority to change anything, by either hiring or firing, or setting up another structure that your school district doesn't allow, then how can you be really accountable?»)

According to her analysis, schools with full pay autonomy may not be using this to increase the salaries of physics teachers — potentially because of «an aversion to within - school pay inequality» or because of the «overall squeeze on state school funding».

Commonwealth, 4/7/16» «On the whole, we haven't seen a vigorous embrace of autonomy that suggests substantially different forms of education,» [Professor Paul Reville] says of innovation schools.»

But based on the amount of student improvement, Hartford Public Schools administrators placed the pre-K - to - grade -6-school into the category of defined autonomy at the district level.

Already, some cities are finding political advantage in creating «hybrid» or «partnership» schools that have the full autonomy of a charter school but operate on contract with districts within district - provided buildings, generally created by state legislation.

NGA has devised four model SoDs, which represent a range of approaches: with academy governing committees; with academy councils; with cluster governing committees (reporting on a number of academies); and with so - called «earned autonomy» (variable levels of responsibility for academy committees, often depending on the school's performance).

In a new article for Education Next, David Osborne, director of the project on Reinventing America's Schools at the Progressive Policy Institute, finds Denver's pursuit of this strategy, which has increased school leader autonomy, has produced impressive gains in student achievement, leading to growing public support for the reforms.

For the most part, the Gates early - college initiative focuses on the motivation of students, hoping that greater autonomy and more challenging material will help keep them engaged and interested in school.

«In Singapore, the demand on school leaders to be effective instructional leaders is very high — schools have the autonomy to explore innovative teaching approaches, and tailor curriculum to meet the needs of students,» says master's student Haslinda Zamani.

His leadership also led to the district achieving its best - ever dropout and graduation rates, driven largely by attention to all students, a focus on adult performance, the promotion of choice and school autonomy, and intensive efforts to engage parents and the community.

In tackling this task, Feinberg says, they «backed into» the five essential tenets of the KIPP model: High Expectations (for academic achievement and conduct); Choice and Commitment (KIPP students, parents, and teachers all sign a learning pledge, promising to devote the time and effort needed to succeed); More Time (extended school day, week, and year); Power to Lead (school leaders have significant autonomy, including control over their budget, personnel, and culture); and Focus on Results (scores on standardized tests and other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character development).

To achieve these objectives, KIPP schools leverage strong student - behavior policies with rewards and sanctions; contracts between students, parents, and teachers; longer school days and school on Saturdays; substantial autonomy for principals; and close monitoring of school performance in terms of student achievement and college readiness.

That is why, after reopening, it is a good idea to speak to networks such as Freedom and Autonomy for Schools (FASNA) or Schools, Students and Teacher's Network (SSAT) who are on hand to offer advice and guidance to new academies.

On Monday Education Minister Christopher Pyne unveiled the Initiative which plans to make approximately 1500 public schools become independent by 2017 and follows an election promise by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to have greater principal autonomy and parental engagement in school matters.

Schools are taking on markedly more autonomy under the academies programme, multi-academy trusts (MATs) are springing up around the country, and all the talk is now of a «self - improving and school - led system».

But if school autonomy means more flexibility at school level to think of and react on the needs of the community by crafting curriculum, teaching and assessment so that they benefit all children, then I think more autonomy can really enhance both quality and equity of education.

We agree with Rick Hess, for example, that «through - course assessments» — high - stakes tests to be taken a half dozen times a year — will pressure schools to follow a particular scope and sequence — and that this is a serious infringement on school - level autonomy.

The plan also provides enough structure and support to help school leaders be successful without impinging on their autonomy.

On the one hand, schools need a high degree of autonomy in order to respond to the demands of parents — a prerequisite for competition.

Leora Cruddas, chief executive officer of Freedom and Autonomy for Schools National Association (FASNA), said: «The Public Accounts Committee is right to report on academy finances.

First, while state laws often prohibit SEAs from encroaching on district autonomy, because Barbero's office in effect is the district, she has been able to intervene directly in schools where the core curriculum was not working.

Weir went on: «While this has been a difficult sell with teachers who are used to exercising a high level of autonomy, it has been well received by the involved parents, and it becomes a little easier with each passing year as it becomes part of the school culture.»

The idea is diverting the majority of decision making to the school leaders who work with talent on their campuses to promote classroom autonomy.

Particularly where there is more autonomy in local decision making, schools facing stronger accountability pressures do better on international math and science exams.

It's important not only for the schools to feel a sense of autonomy but to also feel cared for and guided by the resources on both sides of this public - private partnership.

Fifteen years ago, having judiciously reviewed the record and the criticisms of charter schools (Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education), Finn and Manno were willing to render a judgment, arguing then that «schooling based on choice, autonomy, and accountability can undergird a new model of public education.schools (Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education), Finn and Manno were willing to render a judgment, arguing then that «schooling based on choice, autonomy, and accountability can undergird a new model of public education.Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education), Finn and Manno were willing to render a judgment, arguing then that «schooling based on choice, autonomy, and accountability can undergird a new model of public education.»

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By extending learning time, concentrating on school leadership, and giving many schools greater autonomy, the district made noticeable gains in reading scores and significant gains in math scores.