Sentences with phrase «program improves academic performance»

Figlio and Hart, 2010, found that the scholarship tax credit program improves academic performance in public schools; and Figlio, 2011, found that students using the scholarships to attend independent schools are also benefiting academically.

Access to after - school programs improves academic performance, decreases dropout rates, reduces drug use, and improves classroom behavior.62

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The center provides enrichment programs that help improve children's academic performance and become confident, well - rounded and independent learners.

Research clearly demonstrates that school breakfast programs improve students» academic performance and health.

panel, where panelists discussed all of the great things about serving breakfast in the classroom: improved academic performance, reduced tardiness and absences, lower obesity rates, opportunities for growing school food programs, and most important of all: it's the right thing to do.

Academic performance can be improved by encouraging your preteen to join clubs like the Girl / Boy Scouts program, language clubs, chess clubs etc..

Programs aim to increase student attendace, improve academic performance, and provide the necessary support for growth and success.

A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to boost academic achievement has improved performance in math and reading among low - income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

If this is so, then character education programs should improve academic performance.

Whatever parents are seeking for their children — improved academic performance, more engaged teachers, social acceptance, freedom from bullying, special needs programming, and so on — they are more likely to find it when they have more than one choice.

The evidence suggests that the theory holds true: that the A-Plus program has been successful at motivating failing schools to improve their academic performance.

It isn't just the annual contest that improves academic performance, of course, but the program as a whole.

The evidence demonstrates conclusively that STC programs fund low - income students, and that these students improve their academic performance.

A 2005 NCREL report draft (which we received special permission to cite for this article) finds «new evidence supporting the apparent effectiveness of online programs and schools and generally demonstrating the potential of online learning as a promising instructional intervention that can, when implemented judiciously, and with attention to «evidence - based» practices, apparently improve student academic performance.»

The researchers analysed results from the international measurement of student achievements, the OECD's Program for International Student Assessment, concluding that classroom discipline could hold the key to improving academic performance.

Participation in afterschool programs is influencing academic performance in a number of ways, including better attitudes toward school and higher educational aspirations; higher school attendance rates and lower tardiness rates; less disciplinary action, such as suspension; lower dropout rates; better performance in school, as measured by achievement test scores and grades; significant gains in academic achievement test scores; greater on - time promotion; improved homework completion; and deeper engagement in learning.

People are seeing the results of after - school programs, which have been shown to keep children safe, reduce crime and drug use, and improve academic performance.

PSA's findings demonstrate that Citizen Schools bridges the transition from middle school to high school and improves performance in core academic courses and high - stakes tests well after students graduate from the program.

Gary Riekes, the program founder, is a former Stanford University football player who believes that the center can be thought of as a «secret school» that uses a wide array of athletic equipment, coaching expertise, and coordinated arts, music, photography, and nature - study programs as incentives to improve academic performance.

This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).

Such programs have been shown to improve students» social skills, reduce aggression and behavior problems, improve attendance and academic performance, and reduce depression.

The PBIS programs have reduced rates of bullying, improved discipline and academic performance and created a better and healthier climate in the schools utilizing them, Bradshaw said.

This report presents findings from the second year of the Enhanced Reading Opportunities (ERO) study, a demonstration and random assignment evaluation of two supplemental literacy programs — Reading Apprenticeship Academic Literacy and Xtreme Reading — that aim to improve the reading comprehension skills and school performance of struggling ninth - grade readers.

Two major scientific studies found that our programs improve students» social and emotional competency, their academic performance, and the classroom climate.

Expanded learning opportunities complement classroom instruction with programs that build lifelong skills, improve academic performance, and inspire young people to discover their individual passions.

Two major scientific studies found that Morningside Center's school - based programs improve students» well - being and behavior, their academic performance, and the classroom climate.

«It is important to note that the common thread among all these studies is not just that the programs intentionally tried to improve academic performance and therefore offered academic support, but that they combined it with other enrichment activities to achieve positive academic outcomes,» she said.

The available empirical evidence on these private school choice programs makes it clear they positively affect the academic performance of participating students, while doing so at a lower cost than public schools and benefitting public school students, decreasing segregation, and improving civic values and practices.

BRADENTON, Fla. (Sept. 6, 2016)-- Manatee Charter School has been awarded a $ 150,000 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant to reinforce enrichment programs geared toward improving academic performance and enhancing family literacy development and parental involvement.

«CAP chose to ignore the most recent research on the academic performance of voucher programs, including the recently released study showing improved academic achievement for Louisiana Scholarship Program students.

In 2016, an estimated 360,000 students participating in AmeriCorps state and national programs showed improved academic performance, and an estimated 152,000 students showed improved academic engagement.31 A majority of AmeriCorps» competitive grant awardees in 2016 were educational programs that reached schools and students in 41 states and Washington, D.C. 32 Additionally, state service commissions distributed more than $ 130 million from the CNCS — a significant portion of which likely went to education programming.33

The Quality Schools Program helps charter schools across the state improve their teachers» knowledge and skills, which results in improved academic performance.

A choice of customized quality programs for elementary, middle, and high school students improve their classroom performance; increase academic performance and confidence in one or more subject areas.

The research reinforces the fact that investments in high quality early childhood education and care programs for at - risk children is not only a solution for reducing achievement gaps and improving academic performance, but pays long - term dividends beyond school.

Ferryway is one of 19 Massachusetts public schools participating in ELT to improve academic performance and reintroduce students to enrichment programs that have too often been stripped from the school day.

The City has implemented a number of initiatives in the past three years to improve middle school students» academic performance, including expanded after - school programs, the School Renewal Program (providing the most challenged schools with additional funding), instructional resources and experienced leadership, and the Community School expansion.

Facilities and programs that encourage physical activity among students have the potential to improve students» health as well as their academic performance.

Students are able to navigate through post secondary program selection and admissions, possess the knowledge and skills to enter into and thrive in a family sustaining career pathway, and utilize strategies to resolve problems and improve academic performance.

• Use of multiple forms of evidence of student learning, not just test scores; • Extensive professional development that enables teachers to better assess and assist their students; • Incorporation of ongoing feedback to students about their performance to improve learning outcomes; • Public reporting on school progress in academic and non-academic areas, using a variety of information sources and including improvement plans; and • Sparing use of external interventions, such as school reorganization, to give reform programs the opportunity to succeed.

It also incorporates House plans for a pilot program granting school calendar flexibility for 20 rural districts, an apparent nod to academic research that suggests shorter summer breaks may improve student performance, particularly among low - performing students.

Renzulli Learning is a research - based program that promotes enjoyable, interactive online personalized learning that engages all students, saves teachers time, and enhances and improves academic performance.

Although Stamford has made great strides in improving their academic performance and reducing racial isolation in its schools, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence, Inc. sees an opportunity to cash in on Connecticut's charter school expansion program.

Offering teachers incentives of up to $ 15,000 to improve student test scores produced no discernible difference in academic performance, according to a study released Tuesday, a result likely to reshape the debate about merit pay programs sprouting in D.C. schools and many others nationwide.

Meanwhile, these districts are supposed to be implementing new programs to improve academic performance....

Studies of students who attend high - quality programs for a significant period of time show improvements in academic performance and social competence, including better grades, improved homework completion, higher scores on achievement tests, lower levels of grade retention, improved behavior in school, increased competence and sense of self as a learner, better work habits, fewer absences from school, better emotional adjustment and relationships with parents, and a greater sense of belonging in the community.

«The evidence - based approaches contained within the SSS programs hold great promise for improving the cognitive engagement, behavioral engagement, and self - efficacy capabilities of school - aged youths, thus leading to enhanced academic performance, and college and career readiness.

Youth Development Activities and strategies that involve youths in decision making, use youths as resources to implement programs, and build youth assets and strengths that result in improved academic performance and lower - risk behaviors.

The National Center on Intensive Intervention defines Intensive Instructional Intervention as additional or alternative intervention programs to the core curriculum conducted in small groups or individually with evidence of efficacy for improving academic outcomes for students whose performance is unsatisfactory in the core program.

The School Breakfast Program (SBP), by providing students with a nutritious meal, has been shown to improve academic performance and health.

This study suggests that these programs can effectively improve previously low - achieving students» academic performance by changing the way these students interpret academic challenges they encounter.