Sentences with phrase «poor academic track»

It also needs to be able to say «no» to a charter school that has a poor academic track record, lacks basic financial competence, or would weaken an ongoing effort to put a strong school in a struggling neighborhood.

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Given Fisher's track record with quarterbacks and his ties to Alabama (he also coached at Auburn for five years), a recruiting bump would have been likely — difficult academics, poor facilities, and all.

He found kids fighting in the corridors, poor attendance, seven layers of academic tracking that placed students in classes ranging from college bound to vocational to disregarded — mostly along racial and socioeconomic lines — and a disheartened teaching staff.

The middle school years are a critical period in youth's academic lives, and for those who fall off track — especially in poor communities — it can be extremely difficult to get back on a steady path.

Coaches support schools in determining the root causes underlying poor academic performance and guiding schools in using data to identify actionable solutions and track progress, among other technical assistance activities.

The fact that poor and minority children are often shunted onto academic tracks that deny them rigorous college - preparatory curricula — even in the Fairfax County district near Dropout Nation «s headquarters — is one of the greatest obstacles to systemic reform.

She also had a track record of failing to complete her course and a poor academic record.