provides evidence of
the positive impact of school librarians and libraries on student learning, while confirming that when school librarian staffing is reduced, student achievement in English language arts (ELA) suffers.
Results based on simple comparisons like this are constantly held in the media as evidence of
the positive impact of school choice.
Now comes an even more comprehensive claim about
the positive impact of these schools: For, according to two law professors at the University of Notre Dame, Margaret F. Brinig and Nicole Stelle Garnett, inner - city Catholic schools are important factors in urban renewal as builders of «social capital» on inner - urban areas.
Researchers also saw examples of
the positive impact of schools adopting Indigenous cultural practices — including the adoption of smudging ceremonies, talking circles and eagle - feather ceremonies in Canada and an alternative approach to student discipline in New Zealand focusing on restorative practices.
The positive impacts of school choice are especially strong for students from low - income families and students of color.
If we had reason to believe that either non-observed factors on the front or back end were driving the generally
positive impacts of school voucher programs, it would cause us to question all of them.
Not exact matches
For example, our Institute for Sustainable Investing helps develop the next generation
of long - term - oriented business leaders, in partnership with INSEAD and the Kellogg
School of Management at Northwestern University, challenging teams
of graduate students from around the world to demonstrate how investing can go hand - in - hand with
positive social
impact.
It gives an Inclusivity Award to
schools which make a
positive impact to the unity
of the local community, whose students interact with and respect each other and actively reject prejudice and discrimination.
A traffic light labelling policy for food and drinks provided in some Australian
schools has had a
positive impact of children's health, a new report claims.
You
of course don't have to go that far, but it just shows you can have a
positive impact on Ava's
school.
And a 2014 study
of student performance at
schools in California and New York, conducted by the American Institutes for Research, found that attending deeper - learning
schools had a significant
positive impact, on average, on students» content knowledge and standardized - test scores.
Improved academic performance is just one
of the many
positive impacts school breakfast has on students, and test - staking season certainly highlights that aspect.
• The majority
of parents (53 %) are
positive about the
impact of schools collecting data on their child's academic performance and behavior.
PS 116's principal Jane Hsu told DNA Info that the
school «spent over a year «analyzing studies focused on the effects
of traditional homework» and decided that it was more important for the Pre-K through fifth grade students to do activities that «have been proven to have a
positive impact on student academic performance and social / emotional development» such as reading at their own pace and playing.»
This set
of 5 posters promote the
positive impact of father involvement on outcomes for children in
schools and learning.
The
ImPACT - NYSIR partnership is a giant leap forward in our endeavors to continually provide programs and services that protect our subscribers» student athletes, and a
positive step in the education
of school officials and staff about the risks
of sports related head injuries.»
Polk County Public
Schools have lot
of great programming, including breakfast - in - the - classroom (Polk County received Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom grant back in SY 2012 - 13) and a «What's That Wednesday» program where students learn about new foods; additionally, Polk has implemented CEP at 109 sites which has had a
positive impact on participation.
Whether you have concerns about
school lunch or child nutrition happens to be a passion for you, joining your
school districts local wellness policy committee could give you the opportunity to have a
positive impact on
school food for all
of the
school children in your area.
The evaluation revealed that the nutrition integrity project had a
positive impact beyond the
schools that participated in the pilot; once the benefits
of combi ovens were explained and publicized, other
schools wanted to follow suit, either through the program or by finding other creative ways to finance their purchases.
«The cost
of universal free
school lunch programs are modest and their
positive impacts on kids and families are well documented.
Imposing a Ban on Chocolate Milk in
Schools Could have Negative Consequences A team of researchers from Cornell University have revealed how imposing a ban on chocolate milk in schools could backfire and have more negative impacts than po
Schools Could have Negative Consequences A team
of researchers from Cornell University have revealed how imposing a ban on chocolate milk in
schools could backfire and have more negative impacts than po
schools could backfire and have more negative
impacts than
positive.
Sal Valenza
of the West New York
School District in New Jersey, which also serves primarily Latino students who overwhelmingly receive free and reduced lunch, has also had
positive feedback from the students and administrators, and says changes to nutritional standards nationwide could have a big
impact.
The
positive impact of the programme has given Kathy and the
school community the momentum and excitement to continue to promote and develop a whole
school approach to food.
The GLA is pleased to announce plans to set up two London flagship boroughs, intended to demonstrate the
positive impact of improving food culture in
schools and across the community on a large scale, as part
of the
School Food Plan.
Parents are seeing the
positive impact school meals can have on their child's eating habits and the value
of eating a good, healthy meal with friends at lunchtime.
A few
of the education items the governor did propose — such as funding for prekindergarten, mental health services, and after
school programs — have the potential to make a
positive impact on students»
He noted that the long standing relationship between the countries has yielded
positive impact in the upgrading and establishment
of Armed Forces Electrical Mechatronics Engineering workshop and
school (AFEME).
New studies
of what these infants hear and don't hear during their weeks in the hospital suggests that some may be missing out on the
positive impact of a mother's voice and heartbeat, and are instead training their brains to prioritize background noise over human voices, said Amir Lahav, an assistant professor
of pediatrics at Harvard Medical
School.
Previous reports document the
positive impact of ParentCorps on
school readiness.
«I knew we were increasing residents» lengths
of stay based on care coordination because
of the
positive outcomes we observed in several prior studies, and I thought the sensors also would have an
impact,» said Marilyn Rantz, Curators Professor Emerita in the MU Sinclair
School of Nursing.
J. Michael Murphy, EdD,
of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Department
of Psychiatry, senior author
of the JAACAP paper, notes that this is the first study to document the
positive impact of a large - scale pediatric mental health intervention using validated mental health measures and real - world benchmarks like end -
of - the - year promotion and
school attendance.
It's undeniable that
school trips have a
positive impact on children's lives, their academic potential and understanding
of the world.
It's little wonder that a new Department for Education (DfE) report finds that a staggering 95 per cent
of schools said that the Premium has had a
positive impact on the physical fitness
of students, as well as improving the skills and behaviour
of pupils.
«Our evidence and experience shows that embedding skilled mental health professionals in
schools, as part
of a whole
school approach, can have an enormously
positive impact for pupils, families and staff.
Evaluations
of career academies have shown a
positive impact (download) on academic outcomes such as high
school attendance, credits earned, grade point averages, and graduation rates.
Nine
of ten principals in
schools that offer service - learning say it has a
positive impact on students» civic engagement, personal and social development, and
school - community partnerships.
This issue is at the heart
of transformational teaching — finding ways to move effective educational practices and initiatives past the tipping point into the realm where teachers, administrators, and policy makers acknowledge their
positive impact and agree on the need to integrate them into
school systems.
This would allow the children to feel even more a part
of the
school's management and learn about how changes to processes and products can have a
positive impact.
Furthermore, the memorability
of the residential experience and the shared memories help to maintain the sense
of community developed once back in
school and to sustain the
positive impacts.
Fleur Sexton, a former teacher, is joint managing director
of PET - Xi, a national training provider working with hundreds
of schools across the UK to deliver intensive, immersive, motivational and inspirational interventions that have a
positive impact on learner progress.
The results
of the 2015 WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education) survey were released to coincide with the WISE Summit in Qatar - which included an awards ceremony recognising six trailblazing
school education projects that are making a
positive impact on students and communities.
Indeed, I find little
impact either
positive or negative
of winning a
school - choice lottery on criminal activity for the 80 percent
of students outside
of this group.
In her synthesis
of research on effective teacher professional development that has demonstrated a
positive impact on student outcomes, Timperley (2008) identified 10 key principles, including: providing teachers with opportunities to drive their own professional development, allowing teachers to work collaboratively to learn and apply evidence based practices, establishing a professional learning culture that provides a safe and authentic environment for professional enquiry and ensuring
school leaders take an active role in developing professional learning, and maintaining momentum within
schools.
The
positive impacts on reading achievement observed for voucher users therefore reflect the incremental effect
of adding private
school choice through the OSP to the existing
schooling options for low - income D.C. families.
There is some evidence, however, that the program had a
positive impact in
schools where teachers were few in number, an environment in which it may be easier for teachers to cooperate in pursuit
of a common reward.
In another Pew study, while nearly three - quarters
of high
school teachers admit that digital research tools can have a
positive impact on student performance, 87 % also say that digital tech has resulted in a generation
of teenagers who are far more easily distracted than teens
of the past.
Even if a tidy randomized trial shows
positive impacts for a digital tool, it is still important to consider how any given tool fits into the entire instructional program
of classrooms and
schools.
The three studies find neutral to
positive impacts of private
school choice on college enrollment and graduation, but with some variation:
He is also a PhD candidate at the University
of Melbourne, Melbourne Graduate
School of Education studying trauma - informed pedagogy,
positive psychology, and their
impacts on workplace meaning.
In The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban
Schools (Brookings, 2002), we and our colleagues reported that attending a private
school had no discernible
impact,
positive or negative, on the test scores
of non-African-American students participating in
school voucher programs in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Dayton, Ohio.