Sentences with phrase «pushing academic achievement for students»

«There is research and anecdotal evidence that the teacher in the classroom is the most important in - school factor for pushing academic achievement for students,» Shulman said.

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A Maryland school district's curriculum and classroom assessments represent what teachers need to help students reach ambitious academic goals and succeed on state tests, concludes a report issued by a group pushing for greater student achievement.

Many parents «don't push their children very hard when it comes to academics» Perry explains, because they «don't necessarily believe in the connection between effort and academic achievement, and don't believe that academic success is within reach of any student willing to work hard for it.»

President Nixon's administration pushed for a federal assessment to track academic achievement and a federal body to study the link between federal funds and student learning.

While the push for higher levels of academic achievement and accountability continues to increase, more people have realized that a single test can not provide a comprehensive evaluation of student performance.

The best study of this approach, using evidence from Charlotte, North Carolina (see «Solving America's Math Problem,» features, Winter 2013), shows that pushing students into course work for which they are ill prepared actually harms their subsequent academic achievement.

Her focus is on education, where the teachers unions have blocked meaningful reforms for years; protecting bad teachers from being terminated, promoting based on seniority instead of merit, taking over local school boards with hand - picked, union - financed candidates, attacking charter schools, prioritizing teacher compensation and job security over student achievement, and pushing a social agenda in front of academic fundamentals.