Sentences with phrase «performing schools in the state»

In addition, Yamashiro continued to work on a project that he had begun during the school year for the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) of Michigan — a new statewide school system that was just beginning the process of taking over some of the lowest performing schools in the state, starting in Detroit.

This summer, Allen will return to New Jersey to work on a team creating plans for the lowest - performing schools in the state.

Arizona's Mesquite Elementary is one of the top - performing schools in the state but has one of the lowest per pupil budgets.

After teachers like Joseph - Charles and Philkhana began applying the Rutgers techniques in the classroom, students showed more interest in math, and the math test scores at what were among the lowest - performing schools in the state began to soar.

The schools assigned to AUSL for turnaround were some of the lowest performing schools in the state.

It had been ranked as one of the worst performing schools in the state.

And we have people like Andre Agassi, who's a high school dropout, creating a charter chain, even though his own Andre Agassi School is one of the lowest - performing schools in the state of Nevada.

States must identify schools as «priority schools» if they are among the 5 percent lowest performing schools in the state or if their graduation rates are below 60 percent.

Additionally, more than 80 percent were lifted from the bottom 5 percent of schools in the state, yet, due to funding shortages, the DPI office had only been able to intervene in 79 of the nearly 600 low - performing schools in the state.

Prior to joining NCTR, Carrie supported School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools, which rank among the lowest 5 % of performing schools in the state, to implement the transformation model for school improvement.

The Associated Press reports in the Tribune Review that the upcoming state budget would increase the funds available to the existing EITC program and create a scholarship program that would assist school children in the lowest - performing schools in the state.

«Although more families have been choosing charter schools in Arizona, funding for charter school students has gone down significantly over the past five years — deeply impacting many of the highest - performing schools in our state,» added Sigmund.

Albiery's assigned district school in Phoenix, Arizona, earned a D on the state's report card system, meaning it was one of the lowest - performing schools in the state.

As Barbour pointed out Wednesday, low - performing schools in the state are disproportionately serving low - income and minority children.

Eight years after they found themselves lumped in with some of the lowest - performing schools in the state, Mobile County schools such as Mae Eanes Middle School and Grant Elementary are now regularly making Adequate Yearly Progress on state exams and have become turnaround models for educators around the country.

District as it grows its efforts to turnaround the lowest performing schools in the state.

Freeport Intermediate has been transformed from one of the lowest - performing schools in the state to a national model for academic achievement.

As one of the highest performing schools in the state, Mission emphasizes global education, teaching students to view themselves as citizens of their local communities and the world.

In addition to being one of the highest performing schools in the state, this charter school has a very high teacher retention rate, in part because leaders include teachers in every aspect of their decision making.

These five charter schools are among the lowest performing schools in the state, have not demonstrated substantial growth over time, and have consistently ranked near the bottom of state and local measures of academic performance.

Just one bill became law, in Louisiana, and it was referred to as the «reverse parent trigger,» letting parents send low - performing schools in the state - run Recovery School District back to their local system.

ECOT is one of the worst performing schools in the state, and thanks to taxpayers, ECOT's owner is a very, very rich man.

It must be well planned and part of a comprehensive reform — exactly the kind of change that «priority schools,» the lowest - performing schools in a state, need.

Today, Nashville Prep is one of the highest performing schools in the state.

Not too long ago, California released its statewide 2012 annual school rankings, listing the top - performing schools in the state, based on the Academic Performance Index (API), which is calculated from standardized test results.

So if you're a parent in New Orleans, you can apply to send your kid to some of the worst performing schools in a state with one of the lowest achievement levels in America.

5) Michigan: The House recesses for three weeks without voting on a controversial measure backed by Gov. Snyder to let the state's Educational Achievement Authority take over the 5 % lowest performing schools in the state.

Yet given that achievement gaps are present in schools that are both high - and low - performing overall, a policy that restricts subgroup accountability to an arbitrary number or a percentage of schools — such as only the lowest - performing schools in a state — is not enough to address existing achievement disparities.

Nashville's school system began giving principals increased autonomy over spending in the innovation district — a group of some of the lowest - performing schools in the state — in the fall of 2013, which includes McVicker's school.

Even in a city hailed nationally for its gains in public - school student proficiency, Cohen stands out for its dramatic improvement from one of the most reviled, lowest - performing schools in the state to a «B» performance score in a mere four years.

It was at a 98 % poverty rate and I brought it to one of the top 25 % academically performing schools in the state.

The new schedule is the result of studying data, collaborating with teachers, and visiting with several of the top performing schools in the state and aligns well with our mission statement.

In math, the charter third graders tied for top performing school in the state, surpassing such high - end public school districts as Scarsdale.

A total of 20 schools — 14 district schools and six charter schools — that fall under the LA Unified umbrella are among the bottom 5 percent of low - performing schools in the state of California.

Schools were chosen for the Renewal program because they were in the bottom 5 percent of lowest - performing schools in the state, among other unwanted distinctions.

In areas of Boston like Mattapan, with some of «the lowest performing schools in the state, opposition to Question 2 ran deep,» [73]

All the schools had at least average overall performance on their states» math and reading assessments (although they were not among the highest - performing schools in their states).

Despite being ranked among the bottom ten performing schools in the state, New Haven Academy demonstrated a four year graduation rate increase from 71.4 % in 2013 to 75.4 % in 2014, a 17.3 point gain since 2009, and the highest increase of any Alliance District School.

With both a hospital and one of the top performing schools in the state, it continues to bring people from Oakland County looking for a slightly smaller pace with all the modern conveniences.

Not exact matches

What is to keep states from requiring medical students to learn to perform abortions as a condition to becoming licensed to practice medicine, from requiring medical schools to offer training in abortion, or from requiring public employees to subsidize abortion through health insurance?

Some parents come specifically for the religious instruction, but others seek an alternative to the utility - focused aims that typify many high - and low - performing schools in the United States.

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It not only opened up a path to the state final for the Matadors; it also set up the chance for Ionescu to perform on the biggest stage for high school players in California.

Her teaching career spans many decades, having taught in several Waldorf schools (including Green Meadow Waldorf School, where she taught for 30 years), and charter and home - schooling program; she has also performed on stages throughout the United States and Europe.

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Lawmakers in both houses in recent weeks have introduced bills designed to ease aspects of the education policies in the budget, ranging from a codification of students opting out of state tests to exempting top - performing school districts from the new teacher evaluation criteria.

Belluck has used his own Twitter handle in recent days to dog the State Education Department over the results of third - through eighth - grade English and math test scores that showed charter school students performing slightly better than their public school counterparts.

However, he noted that there are public schools in some regions of the state that perform better than others.

We look forward to showing you the 46 Success Academies that make up the highest performing school district in the state,» added Success Academy Chief Executive Officer Eva Moskowitz.

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