Sentences with phrase «poorly performing schools»

I also share the hope of those who advocate standards; namely that identifying poorly performing schools will produce more money, more parent involvement, and such.

If, according to the CREDO report, 17 out of 100 charter schools improve student outcomes, but 37 actually worsen outcomes, then the rapid expansion of the sector is creating more poorly performing schools than high - quality schools;

The two parties» visions for the law were miles apart: Alexander preferred handing control over education back to states, leaving it up to them how to deal with standardized tests and poorly performing schools.

The use of the Title I funds for vouchers that follow students to expensive private and religious schools as well as charter schools will further deplete the scant resources currently allocated to poorly performing schools.

As Evers and Alger note, it «gave poorly performing schools fistfuls of cash» in the hope that they would «turn themselves around and raise student achievement.»

Democrats argued that rescinding the rules opens loopholes that states can use to shield poorly performing schools from scrutiny, especially when they fail to serve poor children, minorities, English - language learners and students with disabilities.

Another interesting comparison: Over five years, state regulators removed 18 schools from scholarship programs, denying participation to 18 applicants, with sanctions on many others — a stark contrast to public school districts, which rarely (if ever) shut down poorly performing schools.

From overhauling No Child Left Behind to closing poorly performing schools and raising student expectations, the push for change is powerful.

Without a strong school leadership to tackle behaviour problems the cycle of high staff turnover will always hamper poorly performing schools.»

Calling the current pay model, which rewards longevity and educational degrees, «outdated and not connected to quality outcomes,» Bell announced support for a new model that rewards teachers based on performance, national certification, taking leadership roles, more difficult assignments such as bilingual or special education, and working in poorly performing schools.

Speaking in response to claims that free schools had improved standards in poorly performing schools, director of Education Datalab Dr Becky Allen said she did not disagree that neighbouring schools might have improved due to the threat of loss of pupils from a free school opening but was «unconvinced that Policy Exchange had demonstrated that free schools have successfully done that».

Currently, DPI can direct districts to change instruction or create an improvement council at poorly performing schools.

Once the policymakers determined a bench mark applicable to the greatest number of poorly performing schools and based upon an assumed principle that they were failing to maximise the potential of their pupils a number of difficulties are encountered.

Nashville believes that strong oversight, closing poorly performing schools, and encouraging replication of excellent ones, go together to create a robust charter sector.

Her comments coincided with the release of a Policy Exchange report claiming that free schools have improved standards in nearby poorly performing schools.

By then, the state - run Recovery School District had taken control of five of the city's poorly performing schools from their locally elected leaders.

The bill does not include sanctions for poorly performing schools, but requires a school board to submit an improvement plan to the DPI.

Rather than maintaining a system that uses narrow measures of student achievement to sanction poorly performing schools, the push is now to implement next - generation learning goals that encourage higher - order thinking skills.

An article on April 10 about Middle School 223 in the Bronx misstated the reasons the school does not qualify for some state financing earmarked for poorly performing schools.

Local Control: Reaffirm that educating students is predominately the responsibility of states and localities, especially in the areas of funding, personnel, and reviving poorly performing schools.

Notably, the Senate version did not include sanctions for poorly performing schools — a dealbreaker for Assembly Republicans.

That statute has been denounced for causing too much testing of school children, making teachers «teach to the test» to avoid penalties, and mandating the use of unproven improvement strategies for poorly performing schools.

While the racial, social, political, and economic consequences of poorly performing schools are innumerable and harsh, they won't be felt by Burris who earned $ 268,000 as a principal; or Ravitch who became a fierce public school advocate only after her children completed private school; or Valerie Strauss — another private school parent — who uses her Washington Post real estate to bolster all the drivel teachers» unions send her (without mentioning her connection to communication contracts with labor).

The secretary can not impose on states teacher evaluation systems, academic standards, or remedies for poorly performing schools.

NR: We currently don't have a formal relationship, and part of what I'm going to do over the next ninety days is to see if we can come up with informal ways of working more closely with groups like NACSA, especially since the discussion around quality is so focused on what authorizers are doing and how quickly they're shutting down poorly performing schools... Of course, it's very difficult to shut down a school that has a following, but I don't think our sector has done a very good job of explaining to families what a good, high quality school looks like and why it's so important to not tolerate poor performance.

These teachers do not have permanent jobs, «sidelined in most cases because of disciplinary problems or bad teaching records or because they had worked in poorly performing schools that were closed or where enrollment declined,» explains Kate Taylor in the New York Times.

However, dezoning allowed many dissatisfied parents, including many minority and low - income parents, to withdraw their children immediately from poorly performing schools.

Using rigorous non-experimental methods, a 2013 study of charters in 16 states by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes found that average charter school effectiveness increased overall, due in large part to closures of poorly performing schools.

At the end of the selection process, some 80 percent of NLP schools were located in LEAs in inner - city, urban areas, where the most disadvantaged and poorly performing schools in England are concentrated.

Supplemental services shift the focus from improving poorly performing schools to improving individual student achievement, but only for those requesting services.

The Supplemental Education Services report examines the ability of districts to implement the requirement that schools offer supplemental educational services to students attending poorly performing schools.

For instance, there is suggestive evidence that charter schools perform better in contexts where accountability is high (that is, where strong authorizing laws shut down poorly performing schools) than where it is weak or nonexistent.

In poorly performing schools, there are usually more challenges to contend with, such as demoralized staff (which often leads to high turnover), increasing pressures from district staff to meet adequate yearly progress targets on standardized tests, and physical environments that are poorly maintained and often unsafe.

With Mayor Richard Daley's backing, he had real power to effect reforms, including shuttering poorly performing schools, expanding charter schools, and using data in creative ways.

When the district had sufficient funds prior to 2011, it agreed to a series of wage increases for union employees, added remedial summer - school classes, reduced class sizes, operated underutilized buildings, and devoted extra resources to improve poorly performing schools.

His tenure follows the controversial leadership of former superintendent Cami Anderson, who led a series of unpopular initiatives in quick succession, including a new citywide enrollment plan and lottery that allowed parents to choose any traditional or charter school in the city, closures of underenrolled or poorly performing schools, mass firings of teachers and principals, and a new merit - pay program for teachers.

But they also appear sympathetic to the view that school choice can be a double - edged sword, allowing the children of well - educated parents to move to appropriate schools and leaving others in poorly performing schools.

Changes to accountability announced by education secretary Damian Hinds mean that poorly performing schools no long face forced academisation on data alone.

The main premise is simple: If every state has a data system in place, decisions will be based on hard evidence, which will help inform other core reforms such as developing effective teachers, improving standards, and reforming poorly performing schools.

The lack of better alternatives for parents in poorly performing schools may be an even greater problem in smaller cities.

Last summer, the state legislature passed a law saying that schools with selective enrollment — such as centers for gifted children — and those considered to be operating over capacity did not have to accept transfers from the poorly performing schools.

The remedies that the new leaders proposed and implemented were also similar: bringing in the best consultants, introducing new curricula, removing and replacing the principals of poorly performing schools, adding math and reading coaches, requiring summer staff training, bringing in charter school organizers to manage the worst - performing schools.

Asked whether his bill would make it harder to close or truncate poorly performing schools, Benjamin said it would simply require the city to make a better case to the community while possibly coming up with a more comprehensive plan that would satisfy local leaders and parents.

Walcott then added to what Black said, insisting that the city works in tandem with the state to identify poorly performing schools.

A sample of what I'm asking about is the interactive map we've built to show poverty zones in Chicago, location of poorly performing schools and locations of non-school tutor / mentor programs.

So far most of the government apps seem modest in scope (think: Mapping crime reports or finding out when the next train will come), but O'Reilly suggested that this is only the beginning and that the approach can work for big problems like rising health care costs, poorly performing schools, and climate change.

Many people would indeed be willing to put more money into New York City schools (or any poorly performing school for that matter) if they had any reason to believe that students» achievement would improve significantly.

Further, states would need to balance power between districts and schools; for example, districts should have the power to reject association with a poorly performing school.

When a school leader is attempting to turn around a poorly performing school, the task becomes even harder, although perhaps more critical.

The Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot Program, enacted in 2003, established a voucher program for a limited number of low - income, low - achieving students who had attended schools in any of 11 poorly performing school districts.