Sentences with phrase «rather than traditional schools»

Maybe some students achieve more through online courses rather than traditional schools.

Not surprisingly, one result is that a substantial number of New Leaders end up running charter schools, small schools, start - ups, or education organizations rather than traditional schools, especially in Chicago.

It also offers programs in career and technical education, such as business education and technology education, for students interested in focusing on those subjects rather than traditional school subjects such as science and mathematics.

Not exact matches

Holberton was announced last month as a project - based school that aims to teach the software - engineers - of - the - future how to attack problems and how to think using a project - based format, rather than traditional degree work.

Part of the problem is educators» adherence to traditional thinking, and schools» reliance on pedants rather than innovators to deliver entrepreneurship education, Blank says.

The school's curriculum is traditional, ordered toward the end of nurturing faith and reason rather than preparing young people to climb the greasy pole of meritocratic status.

A party for those whose priorities include the Welfare State, workers» rights, trade unionism, the co-operative movement, consumer protection, strong communities, conservation rather than environmentalism, fair taxation, full employment, public ownership, proper local government, a powerful Parliament, the monarchy, the organic Constitution, national sovereignty, civil liberties, the Union, the Commonwealth, the countryside, grammar schools, traditional moral and social values, economic patriotism, balanced migration, a realist foreign policy, and a base of real property for every household to resist both over-mighty commercial interests and an over-mighty State.

Pensions and health costs for teachers and other staff are substantially higher for the traditional, unionized public schools compared to charters, which offer their employees 401ks rather than more generous defined benefit plans.

even cocoa nibs My daughters even agreed to take these as their snack at school rather than the traditional granola bar.

Using 70 mm to film interiors and close - ups rather than, as was traditional, expansive vistas and landscapes was a stroke of genius, but The Master «s images and the old school inventiveness of Night Across the Street «s sepia tones and rear projections and Moonrise Kingdom «s crystal - clear storybook aesthetic all come up short versus the «throw the camera on a fishing boat and see what weird horrors and beauties surround us» aesthetic of Leviathan.

Rather than bouncing around from one education fad to another, our schools had no choice but to remain steadfast in their dedication to «back - to - basics» curricula and a traditional «no - excuses» culture.

Under this program, tens of thousands of students were required to attend summer school, thousands who did not master basic skills were held back rather than being promoted as was traditional in most school systems, and more than 100 schools were put on probation for low test scores.

This pattern provides strong evidence that the smaller gains made by these charter school students are indeed due to the quality of the schools they attend rather than to any unobserved differences between charter school students and students in traditional public schools.

For starters, the school district's computer couldn't accept SOF's narrative - style report cards, which evaluated students» proficiency in the core competencies rather than giving them traditional numeric grades in individual subjects.

«It had to end,» she says, adding that her daughter was beaten down by a traditional high school that had no tools for accommodating Yuki's learning style, which tends toward hands - on learning rather than memorization.

A traditional secondary schooling model normally focuses on content, compliance and control rather than engaging students in the learning process and encouraging them to become lifelong learners

Meanwhile, for those students for whom online education shines, we are starting to partner with schools and school systems to provide avenues to allow appropriate students to take their math classes from us rather than in a traditional classroom.

«Rather than following a more traditional professional - development model — where you take teachers out of their school or out of their classroom and «train'them and then send them back without follow - up or support — this is an entirely different process,» said Michael Patron, the headmaster...

The report ignores the judgments of parents and students, uses bizarre definitions of such terms as innovation and accountability, compares charter schools with the ideal school rather than with traditional district schools, and presents confusing and out - of - context discussions of such admittedly complex matters as school finance and student achievement.

And when Kansas school officials found they could reduce new teacher attrition if teacher candidates had more in - class experiences with master teachers before stepping in front of their own classes, Wichita State offered education majors the option of spending ten to fifteen hours a week for two years in schools rather than the traditional one semester.

Rather than become a diploma - granting institution and directly compete with traditional high schools, FLVS chose to supplement the brick - and - mortar high school.

Although a few members have been prominent supporters of charter school expansion, the group has tended to support traditional public - school interests like greater funding for struggling schools and pay raises for teachers rather than choice proposals.

Graham's article includes quotes from professors at traditional ed schools who are critical of the idea of training teachers to focus on practical challenges of teaching rather than being able to grow over time by drawing on theories to reflect on how to teach.

The KIPP schools we observed emphasize teamwork and assuring success for all («team beats individual»; «all will learn «-RRB-, encouraging more - advanced students to help their peers rather than just fend for themselves, in contrast to more individualistic traditional public schools.

These schools resemble traditional schools more than charters: LAUSD, not an independent nonprofit board, retains governing control of the school; all employees are paid by LAUSD and subject to union agreements; and the schools» funding flows through LAUSD rather than from the state as with most Independent Charters.

Other school characteristics associated with better student achievement included: more time spent on English instruction; teacher pay plans that were based on teachers» effectiveness at improving student achievement, principals» evaluations, or whether teachers took on additional duties, rather than traditional pay scales; an emphasis on academics in schools» mission statements; and a classroom policy of punishing or rewarding the smallest of student infractions.

He believes a lack of information about charters leads many in the traditional public school world to feel a sense of competition rather than teamwork, despite the shared goal of shaping children into the best, brightest, and most successful versions of themselves.

Charter schools draw fire from teachers» unions and other education groups, who say taxpayer money should be spent to fix traditional public education system rather than creating schools that have less oversight from state and local officials.

DPS» adoption of the LLN allows the district to shift more toward an authorizing body and service provider rather than a traditional command - and - control school system that emanates from the Superintendent's office with a focus on ``

DPS» adoption of the LLN allows the district to shift more toward an authorizing body and service provider rather than a traditional command - and - control school system that emanates from the Superintendent's office with a focus on «one best system» which we know does not work if you want a diverse set of great schools.

Many advocacy groups now position charter schools as competitors — rather than collaborators — with traditional public schools.

Traditional teacher preparation programs are not equipped to develop teachers to fill this kind of national need, as historically they have lacked a real connection to school districts as the «client,» focusing on academics rather than practical application.

High school teacher and instructional coach Tony Winger laments how traditional classroom grading practices lead to grades becoming a distraction from learning — a commodity students feel they work the system to attain — rather than a clear message to students and parents.

In schools following year - round schedules, instructional days are distributed across 10, 11, or 12 months rather than the traditional nine - month calendar.

Charter schools are tuition - free public schools operated independently rather than within a traditional school district.

Minneapolis also will be putting its school resource officers (SROs) in «soft uniform» polo shirts rather than traditional uniforms, a practice St. Paul already has put in place.

Some school districts use «private placement» to sell bonds rather than using a more traditional method of selling bonds in the primary market to many investors.

They operate independently rather than within a traditional school district.

Of the 321,056 or so Idaho K - 12 students, approximately 20 percent attend a school of choice rather than their traditional neighborhood school.

Rather than operating under a traditional school district, charter schools follow the terms of an independent charter.

They argue the money could be better spent on bringing innovations to traditional public schools, rather than picking «winners and losers» and propping up a specific few nonprofit charter operators, whose «schools of hope» could essentially replace failing neighborhood schools.

They're operated independently rather than by a traditional school district.

Alternatives to charter schools (such as the Travis Heights Elementary School, sometimes referred to as an «innovation school,» rather than as an in - district community charter school) are worth investigating as a means to forestall school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and paSchool, sometimes referred to as an «innovation school,» rather than as an in - district community charter school) are worth investigating as a means to forestall school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and paschool,» rather than as an in - district community charter school) are worth investigating as a means to forestall school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and paschool) are worth investigating as a means to forestall school districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and paschool districts imposing traditional charter schools on their students, teachers, and parents.

And the bill would require that the property taxes collected for charter schools be listed separately on tax notices, rather than diverted from district coffers, something advocates of traditional schools have requested for several years.

Furthermore, the authors note, as the charter movement gained momentum and other states passed similar laws, a more market - driven vision of charter schools emerged that emphasized competition as an incentive for traditional public schools to improve, rather than the idea of charter - tested innovations that could boost public school practices broadly.

But voters thought funds should be directed at traditional public schools rather than creating new charter campuses, with 59 percent favoring investments in traditional public schools over increasing the number of charter schools.

DeArmond, Jochim, and Lake (2014) looked at how the issue of governance affects both charters and traditional public schools in high - choice cities and found nearly eight agencies — including school districts, charter authorizers, and other state and local entities — responsible for oversight in the typical municipality, «making patchwork governance the norm, rather than the exception» (p. 15).

As schools of choice, charters, like magnet schools, could be accessible to students from across a geographic area, rather than limiting enrollment based on what neighborhood a child's family could afford to live in, the way many traditional public schools do.

Proposed to empower teachers, desegregate students, and allow innovation from which the traditional public schools could learn, many charter schools instead prized management control, reduced teacher voice, further segregated students, and became competitors, rather than allies, of regular public schools.

Most district administrators have the mentality that charters are taking students, money and facilities from the districts and therefore fight charters rather than appreciate that they serve students that need a different environment from what is offered in traditional public schools.