Sentences with phrase «policies in schools around the country»

Restorative justice has replaced zero - tolerance discipline policies in schools around the country following evidence that tough discipline in schools sends primarily poor and minority students into the hands of the justice system.

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Susan C. Miller, professor (research) of health services, policy and practice in the Brown University School of Public Health and lead author of the study in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, worked with colleagues to survey nursing directors at more than 1,900 nursing homes around the country between July 2009 and June 2010 to assess their knowledge of palliative care and their facility's implementation of key palliative care practices.

An acceptable use policy is a document that is present in every school district around the country.

Paulet Piedra enrolled in the International Education Policy (IEP) Program at the Ed School to follow that dream by developing a greater understanding of policy design and implementation processes in countries around the Policy (IEP) Program at the Ed School to follow that dream by developing a greater understanding of policy design and implementation processes in countries around the policy design and implementation processes in countries around the world.

Beginning in January 2015, Hill, along with the Center for Education Policy Research Senior Project Manager Barb Gilbert and Instructional Specialist Daniel McGinn, will observe teaching using Samsung tablets placed in 460 middle school classrooms around the country.

In addition, the fellows will have access to the unique network of more than 60 school agencies around the country with whom the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard currently works.

In their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomeIn their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomein Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomes.

I keep winning the competitions to perform the most important private school choice evaluations around the country, and regularly publish my results in the very best scientific peer - reviewed policy journals (see,, and here), Ravitch's ad hominem attacks notwithstanding.

By 2016, after just a few years under the new discipline policies being praised and copied around the country, Broward County schools had the highest ratio of cases involving weapons in Florida.

As North Carolina's school voucher program continues to be implemented, N.C. Policy Watch will continue to track similar models around the country to identify what could be in store for the state's taxpayers and students.

Although state laws vary widely in terms of the policies governing charter school oversight and accountability, these publically funded institutions, which receive freedom from the rules and regulations of traditional district schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],schools in exchange for meeting agreed - upon performance targets, now serve an estimated 2.9 million students in more than 6,700 schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],schools around the country (National Alliance of Public Charter Schools [NAPCS],Schools [NAPCS], 2015).

We cover topics such as Betsy DeVos» fake smile and bad policies, the bi-partisan nature of corporate school reform, the process Diane went through to switch from supporting corporate reform to opposing it, how the language of school «choice» is rooted in a racist history, the wave of educator strikes around the country, and advice for Bill Gates about how to not destroy our schools.

A nine - member review board of prominent education researchers, policy leaders, practitioners and executives from around the country evaluated publicly available student achievement data on 27 large established urban charter school systems and found that Achievement First, KIPP Foundation and Uncommon Schools had the best overall student academic performance in recent years.

As school districts around the country consider investments in technology as a way to improve student outcomes, this report from the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) finds that technology — when implemented properly — can produce significant gains in student achievement and boost engagement, particularly among students most at risk.

The program's approach of focusing resources and policy efforts on its most at - risk student population inspired work in school systems around the country, especially after President Barack Obama launched his My Brother's Keeper initiative, which focuses on the needs of boys of color.

In these sessions, based on your district size, you will have an opportunity to discuss with board members from around the country relevant and timely issues facing urban school districts and share best practices and policies that are working.

While many Americans may not follow the governmental guidelines, they do play a significant role in food - related policies around the country, such as school lunches and other nutritional programs.