Sentences with phrase «quality outcomes for all students»

But evidence shows that high - quality teaching is the most important influence schools can have on high - quality outcomes for all students and closing the achievement gap.

«There hasn't been anything communicated from the secretary that would change our ability to go forward,» he said, adding that his goal is «to make sure that we have the best contract in place that's focused on high - quality outcomes for students and borrowers.»

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In addition, following enactment in the final budget of legislation that makes for - profit colleges eligible for the state's Enhanced Tuition Awards and STEM Scholarship programs regardless of their record on student loan debt and employment outcomes, stronger quality controls and student protections are essential.»

Even if we ignore the fact that most portfolio managers, regulators, and other policy makers rely on the level of test scores (rather than gains) to gauge quality, math and reading achievement results are not particularly reliable indicators of whether teachers, schools, and programs are improving later - life outcomes for students.

For example, the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act allocates additional funding to school districts with a high percentage of low - income students, who are more likely to have poor educational outcomes for reasons unrelated to school qualiFor example, the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act allocates additional funding to school districts with a high percentage of low - income students, who are more likely to have poor educational outcomes for reasons unrelated to school qualifor reasons unrelated to school quality.

Research indicates that quality transition planning can increase post-school outcomes for all students.

The download pack includes: - Key activities scheme, week by week learning activities - All worksheets which are ready to print or use on a whiteboard / projector / interactive whiteboard - Visual examples of final outcomes - What to look for in taking good quality primary resource photographs There is also a designers catalogue of contemporary artists / designers to allow students to look at different materials and how they have been manipulated.

Yet until very recently there was little rigorous research demonstrating the importance of principal quality for student outcomes, much less the specific practices that cause some principals to be more successful than others.

Despite persuasive evidence suggesting that a high - quality curriculum is a more cost - effective means of improving student outcomes than many more - popular ed - reform measures, such as merit pay for teachers or reducing class size, states have largely ignored curriculum reform.

For student outcomes, greater emphasis on the selection and retention of high - quality principals would appear to have a very high payoff.

If we want to nurture high standards, if we want teachers to take responsibility for the quality of instruction and for student outcomes, we need public policies and school organizations that demand that teacher unions behave differently.

A 2013 report from the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University found that Uncommon's schools «completely cancel out the negative effect associated with being a student in poverty,» concluding that «it IS possible to take innovation to scale and maintain a focus on quality.»

Handy set of 20 original photos to take the hard work out of searching for those perfect good quality images needed for assisting students with their outcomes.

Try to think of an education policy that 1) has been shown, in dozens of studies across multiple decades, to positively affect student outcomes; 2) has the overwhelming support of parents and voters; 3) reinforces many other policies and facilitates quality research; and 4) has been used widely at the district, state, and national levels for decades or more.

The new facility is allowing the school to provide a high quality, direct, post-16 progression route for its students for the first time, maintaining standards and outcomes far above national levels.

A recent OECD working paper Teaching Strategies for Instructional Quality «explore (d) the relationships between mathematics teachers» teaching strategies and student learning outcomes in eight countries, using information from the TALIS - PISA link database».

The report recommends how states considering such policies can ensure that high - quality courses reach as many students as possible and how to stage the implementation of Course Access in smart ways over time to achieve desirable outcomes for all students.

In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at largeStudent Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at largestudent learning at large scale.

Given that there is no technically correct set of standards and given that expert judgment about the quality of standards has never been validated by better student outcomes, there is no reason for Arkansas to defer to the small group of national experts who drafted the Common Core standards.

Boosting college quality and success for high - scoring Hispanic students Recognition program facilitates targeted higher - ed recruitment, improves outcomes

Federal and state officials collect data about the characteristics of students with disabilities and certain outcomes for those students, but little is known about the quality of education they receive, according to a report from the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center.

Most have chosen to grow slowly, to ensure consistently high - quality academic outcomes for students across their schools.

Satisfied and energetic teachers spend their time focused on students and quality curriculum; exactly the outcome I was looking for at our school.»

Why doesn't accreditation improve the quality of teacher preparation programs as judged by measurable increases in learning outcomes for the students in the classes of their graduates?

For example, IES provides the foundations of factual information and research with the collection of clear, consistent, high - quality data through the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).1 It is through the efforts of IES, which conducts its work free from political influence, that we are able to understand trends in our student populations, schools and universities, and an array of inputs and outcomes that span early childhood to adult educatiFor example, IES provides the foundations of factual information and research with the collection of clear, consistent, high - quality data through the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).1 It is through the efforts of IES, which conducts its work free from political influence, that we are able to understand trends in our student populations, schools and universities, and an array of inputs and outcomes that span early childhood to adult educatifor Education Statistics (NCES).1 It is through the efforts of IES, which conducts its work free from political influence, that we are able to understand trends in our student populations, schools and universities, and an array of inputs and outcomes that span early childhood to adult education.

«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.

Our data on students» adult outcomes include earnings, college attendance, college quality (measured by the earnings of previous graduates of the same college), neighborhood quality (measured by the percentage of college graduates in their zip code), teenage birth rates for females (measured by claiming a dependent born when the woman was still a teenager), and retirement savings (measured by contributions to 401 [k] plans).

This new framework recognises that outcomes and teaching quality differ not just by university but also by course, and will allow students to look behind provider - level ratings and access information about teaching quality for a specific subject.

For example, research has shown that a merit - based aid program in Massachusetts that can only be used at in - state, public institutions harmed student outcomes by encouraging students to attend lower - quality institutions.

The main course of lessons requires quality time for students to consume learning outcomes, and for teachers to coach and guide.

The new building, which is now under construction by Foremans, will allow the school to provide a high quality, direct, post-16 progression route for its students for the first time, maintaining standards and outcomes far above national levels.

«There's been a lot said about the importance of teacher quality in delivering better outcomes for students, but government has actually failed to invest in the most important resource in that equation and that is the staff in our schools,» she said.

Nevertheless, the near - consensus of high - quality research indicates that these choice programs improve student outcomes for both participating students and — through increased choice and competition — for students who remain in their assigned district schools.

The U.S. Department of Education has invited each State education agency (SEA) to request flexibility regarding specific requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction.

This brief and related report synthesizes findings from 143 rigorous research studies and finds that community schools can improve outcomes for all students, especially those facing lack of access to high - quality schools and out - of - school barriers to learning.

The panelists will discuss high - priority problems of practice — the need to develop and sustain a high - quality teaching force and improve the educational outcomes for low - performing and diverse students.

States like Louisiana and Utah are pushing this even further, as they have created course choice provisions that unleash a wave of opportunities for students at the level of individual courses — and pay providers in part based on student outcomes, thereby creating a marketplace centered around quality.

The nation's primary K — 12 education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires states to provide richer information on outcomes for all students, produce high - quality public reports, and rethink their accountability systems to provide transparency and value to the public.

This report, which synthesizes findings from 143 rigorous research studies, finds community schools can improve outcomes for all students, and especially those facing lack of access to high - quality schools and out - of - school barriers to learning.

Recent policy debate has centered on defining measures of teacher quality, including student outcomes, and structuring incentives for teachers based on performance.

Many states utilized School Quality and Student Success (SQSS) indicator within ESSA to include CCR in accountability structures — and to incorporate completion / outcomes in addition to simple access to CCR opportunities.6 For 35 states, the approach to supporting CCR at the high school level involves a menu of readiness options that are factored into final accountability scores.

Through the Fellowship Program, graduate students who are committed to improving educational outcomes for students have the opportunity to directly impact the quality of the charter school sector.

«For student outcomes, greater attention to the selection and retention of high - quality principals would have a very high payoff,» note the authors, Gregory F. Branch, Eric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin.

Making reading practice a system - wide objective may be one of the most important things we can do for our students» long - term outcomes, especially when we combine it with high - quality instruction and effective reading curricula.

Under this plan, state education agencies would be granted flexibility in meeting certain NCLB requirements in exchange for «rigorous State - developed plans designed to improve educational outcomes for all students, close achievement gaps, increase equity, and improve the quality of instruction» (Department of Education, October 2011).

Operationalizing the goal and the promise of a 21st Century education must lead to higher quality of life outcomes for students of Future Is Now Preparatory.

The authorizing mission of ACNW is to ensure quality academic and environmental literacy outcomes for students in Minnesota by conducting effective oversight and evaluation of its authorized schools, providing strategic support to schools, and making informed and merit - based decisions about its portfolio of charter schools.

Based on student outcomes, I - DEA continues to rank among the top schools in Idaho and is looked to as a model for quality education; not just among distance learning schools.

This policy report, co-released by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) and the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO), discusses trends in enrollment, funding, and quality standards, as well as English Language Learner and Special Education students, in state - funded pre-K between 2001 - 2002 and 2011 - 2012.

Since ESSA requires states to adopt evidence - based interventions for the lowest performing bottom 5 percent of schools, and school diversity is a research - supported strategy linked to improved student outcomes, (when appropriate) states could use this mandate as an opportunity to invest in these schools by turning them into high - quality racially and socioeconomically diverse magnets.