Sentences with phrase «public about the academic achievement»

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About the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University The Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) is a university - wide effort initiated by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to focus academic research, public education, and innovative outreach activities toward eliminating achievAchievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University The Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) is a university - wide effort initiated by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to focus academic research, public education, and innovative outreach activities toward eliminating achievAchievement Gap Initiative (AGI) is a university - wide effort initiated by the Harvard Graduate School of Education to focus academic research, public education, and innovative outreach activities toward eliminating achievementachievement gaps.

The addition of about seven public schools with McKay funding within five miles of a public school improved the academic achievement of special education students by about.05 of a standard deviation.

The findings reported above represent the first systematic evidence that Americans» perceptions of the quality of their local public schools reflect publicly available information about the academic achievement of the students who attend them.

The documented results of these programs, together with the growing research on public alternative schools (Kleiner, Porch, & Farris, 2002), provide a knowledge base about comprehensive approaches to increasing both academic achievement and high school completion rates — which generally go hand in hand.

«This... resulted in districts throughout Illinois holding high school students to different academic content and achievement standards in reading / language arts and mathematics... based solely on their zip code, and afforded inconsistent information to parents and the public about student achievement among districts in Illinois.»

Although there are mixed findings about whether homework actually increases students» academic achievement, many teachers and parents agree that homework develops students» initiative and responsibility and fulfills the expectations of students, parents, and the public.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to provide the public with a greater amount of information about how the academic achievement of English learners (ELs) and how they are progressing towards English proficiency, than its predecessor, known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

About a third of the state's public schools met goals this year for academic achievement and closing gaps in school performance between whites and minority students.