Sentences with phrase «opportunity gap follows»

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Following their elimination from the Europa League, all the focus will now be switch to La Liga, and having missed out on the opportunity to open up a nine - point gap over the bottom three, they may well yet find themselves dragged back into a relegation scrap.

Following Manchester City's shock defeat at Goodison Park coupled with Manchester United's victory over Reading just hours later the gap between the two Manchester clubs now stands at fifteen points, with Manchester United having the opportunity to extend that to eighteen in the early kick off against Sunderland.

The report follows the organisations publication of targets in 2014, which aimed to close the gap in opportunities and achievement by 2022.

The review process follows our rubric, which is based on the book Closing the Opportunity Gap as well as other relevant research.

Over four years, this heartfelt verité film follows the journey of students, parents and educators striving to make a difference in the futures of young people whose lives are stark representations of our country's education and opportunity gaps.

For these and other reasons, an extensive body of research suggests that small schools and small learning communities have the following significant advantages: • Increased student performance, along with a reduction in the achievement gap and dropout rate • A more positive school climate, including safer schools, more active student engagement, fewer disciplinary infractions, and less truancy • A more personalized learning environment in which students have the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with both adults and peers • More opportunities for teachers to gather together in professional learning communities that enhance teaching and learning • Greater parent involvement and satisfaction • Cost - efficiency Ultimately, creating successful small learning communities and small schools at the middle level increases the chances for students to be successful in high school and beyond.

Although the observations that follow are based mainly on UK experience, similar trends appear to be emerging across global education systems: increased public accountability in tandem with greater autonomy for schools; an urgent imperative to close the opportunity gap between affluent and poorer communities; national, public or state authority over schools being replaced by stakeholder communities or not - for - profit mission - driven organisations impatient with endemic failures of the status quo.

In response to what was lacking, I focused on planning strong mini-lessons addressing this gap, and also used the time I met with them in book clubs as an opportunity to strategically follow up on their specific need.

The following chapters from the book Updraft / Downdraft will serve as a framework for our Session II discussions on opportunity gaps.

Given the importance of school leaders to improving schools, closing student achievement gaps, and attracting and retaining effective teachers, states should consider leveraging the number of opportunities available within ESSA to invest in school leadership (see text box that follows).

This note contains a summary of key discussion points, major challenges, gaps, needs, opportunities and barriers as well as a summary of recommendations and issues for follow - up and further consideration, including possible next steps under the Nairobi work programme.

The lessons learned are critically analysed, and the opportunities for replication and scaling - up, and for filling in some of the gaps during follow - up interventions, explored.