Sentences with phrase «raise public school achievement»

8 — length, in years, of study of Milwaukee's school voucher program that found that vouchers did not raise overall academic performance and failed to raise public school achievement through competition, as many conservatives had claimed they would.

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The budget's landmark achievement was a commitment to raise the state minimum wage in New York City to $ 15 an hour by 2018, but the budget also contained other good news for New York City and its public schools.

Our results indicate that, on average, New York City's charter schools raise their 3rd through 8th graders» math achievement by 0.09 of a standard score and reading achievement by 0.04 of a standard score, compared with what would have happened had they remained in traditional public schools (see Figure 3).

New York and Texas see a connection between their early decisions to raise expectations for public schools and the progress their students have made toward closing gaps in academic achievement.

Despite 15 years of earnest efforts to improve public schools and raise student achievement, states haven't made much progress.

In March 1996, the nation's governors met in Palisades, N.Y., and called for an «external, independent, nongovernmental effort» to measure and report on each state's annual progress in raising student achievement and improving the public schools.

During the two - day conference on June 18 and 19, funders, activists, practitioners, public school officials, and policymakers focused on research findings that provide further insight into raising achievement levels while working to close the achievement gap.

A 2013 quasi-experimental analysis found that, «on average, extended learning time (ELT) tutorials at Match Charter Public High School raised student achievement on the 10th grade English language arts examination between.15 and.25 standard deviations per year.»

Whether these practices can be replicated in traditional public schools or raise academic achievement across the full range of traditional public - school students remains to be seen.

The existence of more private schools gives parents who want to raise their children's achievement the opportunity to choose whether to send them to a particular private school or to a public school.

It alleges that a review of the research on charter schools leads to the conclusions that, overall, charter schools: 1) fail to raise student achievement more than traditional district schools do; 2) aren't innovative and don't pass innovations along to district schools; 3) exacerbate the racial and ethnic isolation of students; 4) provide a worse environment for teachers than district schools; and 5) spend more on administration and less on instruction than public schools.

In general, charter schools that serve low - income and minority students in urban areas are doing a better job than their traditional public - school counterparts in raising student achievement, whereas that is not true of charter schools in suburban areas.

By 2011, charter schools were roughly equivalent to traditional public schools in terms of their ability to raise academic achievement.

Three years of state assessment data in California now show that charters mirror the uneven pattern of garden - variety public schools: some charters are clearly raising achievement; others are mediocre or worse.

Despite years of education reform efforts, many urban public schools are falling short, unable to raise student achievement.

By focusing on raising student achievement through strong local governance and by actively engaging the community, school boards provide leadership for academic success in our public schools.

The nation's public schools can dramatically raise academic achievement among struggling students over the next two decades with a coordinated strategy that puts greater emphasis on accountability, urban schools, and early - childhood education, argues a report released here last week.

One may argue that public schools in the inner city are now doing such a poor job that the increase in the opportunity to choose only means that some will escape and raise their educational achievement.

Raising student achievement, of course, is not the only task we assign to the public schools.

When asked what the bigger priority for schools should be, 80 percent of black parents chose raising academic standards and achievement, according to the survey by Public Agenda, a nonpartisan public - opinion research firm in New YorkPublic Agenda, a nonpartisan public - opinion research firm in New Yorkpublic - opinion research firm in New York City.

«California's charter schools are raising the bar for student achievement and for public education.»

One of the few large - scale national studies of magnet schools found that magnet schools were more effective than traditional public schools, Catholic schools, and secular private schools at raising student achievement in reading and social studies.

Referendum 55 will improve academic achievement without taking money from public school students or raising taxes.

Take a break from your normal routine tonight and watch The Principal Story, a PBS documentary that chronicles the challenges principals face in turning around low - performing public schools and raising student achievement.

Not only are charters outperforming the Buffalo Public Schools, but they are also raising student achievement more quickly.

A New York Times story looks at Houston public schools experimenting to see if «techniques proven successful in high - performing urban charters can also help raise achievement in regular public schools.

He is effectively leveraging charters as an equal partner in raising student achievement and bolstering Indianapolis» public school sector.

As head of the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, he led a system of 17 urban public schools, serving over 15,000 students — and worked with parents and educators to raise graduation rates by 60 % and improve student achievement at a faster rate than any other school system in California with more than 10,000 stuSchools, he led a system of 17 urban public schools, serving over 15,000 students — and worked with parents and educators to raise graduation rates by 60 % and improve student achievement at a faster rate than any other school system in California with more than 10,000 stuschools, serving over 15,000 students — and worked with parents and educators to raise graduation rates by 60 % and improve student achievement at a faster rate than any other school system in California with more than 10,000 students..

These locally and state approved K - 12 public charter schools are raising the bar on student achievement while responding to community needs.

As the mother of three children of color who attend Denver Public Schools (DPS), I appreciate the district's commitment to equity — raising the achievement of all...

«These school districts have made notable progress in raising student achievement and engaging the community while confronting some of the most challenging conditions in public education,» says Van Henri White, president of the Rochester, New York, school board and chair of the CUBE Steering Committee.

Here's how education reform was phrased in the poll question: «The education reform bill passed last year by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor takes essential steps to close Connecticut's worst - in - the - nation achievement gap, raise standards for educators, allows immediate action to improve failing schools, increases access to high - quality public school choices, and improves how education dollars arespent.

Virginia's system of support for schools and accountability for student outcomes includes a commitment to informing the public of the progress of schools in raising achievement and improving teaching and learning.

In public schools we spend over a third of our budget on teacher salaries, yet we tend to view teacher compensation as a separate issue from raising student achievement.

Example projects: Ms. Hargrave's work includes co-authoring the forthcoming The Secret to Sustainable School Transformation: Slow and Steady Wins the Race, and co-authoring Teachers Supporting Teachers: State Policies for Non-Classroom-Based Instructors; Growing a High - Quality Charter School Sector: Lessons from Tennessee; The Achievement School District: Lessons from Tennessee; Student Achievement in Charter Schools; Raising the Bar: Why Public Charter Schools Must Become More Innovative; and The Conditions for Success: Ensuring Great Public Schools in Every Neighborhood.

NEA's Priority Schools Campaign is working to significantly raise student achievement in struggling schools, and we need your help to create a pipeline from public schools to college caSchools Campaign is working to significantly raise student achievement in struggling schools, and we need your help to create a pipeline from public schools to college caschools, and we need your help to create a pipeline from public schools to college caschools to college campuses.

If the low - performing school is public, he said the proposal process would also allow the same public school administrators to apply, but with a different plan to raise academic achievement.

The team at New Visions for Public Schools is made up of staff with experience as teachers, principals and superintendents, bringing first - hand knowledge of New York City's public schools to our work helping to raise student achievPublic Schools is made up of staff with experience as teachers, principals and superintendents, bringing first - hand knowledge of New York City's public schools to our work helping to raise student achieSchools is made up of staff with experience as teachers, principals and superintendents, bringing first - hand knowledge of New York City's public schools to our work helping to raise student achievpublic schools to our work helping to raise student achieschools to our work helping to raise student achievement.

«The intent (of the statute) was to raise student achievement by improving the quality of instructional, administrative and supervisory services in the public schools,» write researchers Celeste Carruthers, David Figlio and Tim Sass.

Innovate Public Schools profiles New Leaders Eric and Katherine Acosta - Verprauskus — a husband and wife who are successfully raising achievement at two high - need schools in Richmond, CaliSchools profiles New Leaders Eric and Katherine Acosta - Verprauskus — a husband and wife who are successfully raising achievement at two high - need schools in Richmond, Calischools in Richmond, California.

We seek to raise public expectations for high achievement by highlighting high - performing public schools and leaders.

The Springfield Public Schools and the Springfield Education Association are committed to raising overall student performance and closing the achievement gap.

Among those raising concerns about the Achievement First Inc. project during the public portion of last night's meeting were Dave Cicarella, the President of the New Haven Federation of Teachers and Keisha Hannans of the New Haven School Administrators Association.

One of the more enduring education - policy myths is that public - school teachers are «underpaid» on average, and therefore that raising teacher pay across the board would improve student achievement.

REALITY: Chicago Public Schools has reserved teaching vacancies for graduates of fast - track alternative certification programs, despite that such graduates overwhelmingly report that they are ill - prepared for the reality of schools, and have not shown to be more effective at raising student achieSchools has reserved teaching vacancies for graduates of fast - track alternative certification programs, despite that such graduates overwhelmingly report that they are ill - prepared for the reality of schools, and have not shown to be more effective at raising student achieschools, and have not shown to be more effective at raising student achievement.

A compelling PBS documentary, THE PRINCIPAL STORY portrays the challenges principals face in turning around low - performing public schools and raising student achievement.

«The education reform bill passed last year by the State Legislature and signed by the Governor takes essential steps to close Connecticut's worst - in - the - nation achievement gap, raise standards for educators, allows immediate action to improve failing schools, increases access to high - quality public school choices, and improves how education dollars are spent.

Imagine, the question informs voters that the Governor's legislation «takes essential steps to close Connecticut's worst - in - the - nation achievement gap, raise standards for educators, allows immediate action to improve failing schools, increases access to high - quality public school choices, and improves how education dollars are spent.»

For each year of attendance in middle school, we estimate that Charter Schools raise student achievement.09 to.17 standard deviations in English Language Arts and.18 to.53 standard deviations in math relative to those attending traditional schools in the Boston Public SSchools raise student achievement.09 to.17 standard deviations in English Language Arts and.18 to.53 standard deviations in math relative to those attending traditional schools in the Boston Public Sschools in the Boston Public SchoolsSchools.

The name «Rocketship» embodies the speed at which the schools raise student achievement and the precise engineering necessary to deliver a high - quality public education to students of all income levels.